New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-08
NETWORK CITY.

| Only one case of sunstroke was reported yes
terday Eugene Bazeres age "a. of No $50 GreeDe-st'
was Frustrated at No. Grandst, and sent nome py 'ne
police
The President and Gen. BabcOck arrived IN
the city Yesterday morning from Washington and AFTER
taking breakfast at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL left for
| Long Branch
The Post-Ofice officials in this city report
that they knowledge Of the alleged postal car
of Mcclellan the postal car clerk who was re-
Gently arrested In Washington.
The steam lighter Gen. Franz Sigel was run
into by tug boat sunk off the Battery at $50 p IN.
Yesterday The accident involves considerable pecu-
mary loss but person drowned or seriously In
jured.
Suspicious of foul play were aroused, yester-
day. by the finding of the dead body OF an infant appar
emily several days old, in vase, with several stones,
in the North River at Pier No. &c. Coroner Young VIII
hold al inquest.
A number of gentlemen visited the Creed
Range yesterday to practice in preparation for the
Amateur Rife Club badge which Will take place to-mor'
The shooting was at 800 and COO yards and was re-
garded OF high order.
Since the sale of the stock and fixtures Of
| the VIM M. Tweed Club at No 1c5 East Broadway q
bill announcing that the house was for sale has been
posted. 10 has however, brought applications Tor
urchase though it has been up for nearly two months
| A correspondent complains of the swindling
propenstes of street peddIerswho as he thinks should
he banished from the city He cites the case OF John
"a
Gently lost 81 through investing IN worthless boxes of
periumery.
Two brown stone front tenement houses,
with stores underneath, building on the west side OF
Third.ave between Fortieth and Forty-nrst-sts Two
rows OF brick houses rising on Last Forty
nthst between Second and Tnird-ayes row OF nVo
bro wn-stOne front residences ~ apprOachne
In Forty hfth-st., between Broadway and EIghth-a'e
An adjourned caucus of representatives of the
Jewish Order X g. b. to the Grand Lodge was held al
Pythagoras Hail. In Canal.st, last evening. The meet
ing of the Grand Lodge is to take place Aug 49, when
the annual election Of officers Will be held and Ihe repre-
sentatives from the lodges OF this district VIII present
revised Constitution for adoption. Considerable inter
est Is felt in the final result
State-room robberies having become frequent
on the Albany boats, Detective McDougal OF Ponce
Headquarters detailed by Capt Irving to watcn LOT
the thieves fortnight ago. aud arrested YESTERDAY
German, who the name OF Henry sGhngIe9l On tnv
charge Of rObbDg the state-roOm OF i. "a. 1IPy %
Saratoga, who had just arrived on the steamer Dre"
The prisoner was locked up for examination
A notable wrestling match took place at
Hills Varieties Theater, in Houston-st yesterday III
the presence of a large audience. John hcManon'
known as "The Champion OF America" and Albert
Ellis as THE Champion of London" conteDded LOT
$500 side and the championship OF America. iney ooh
showed great power and activity, ouI algf 10 hous
the contest declared drawn game, neither having
been thrown
The police musket-drill was begun by Com
missioner Duryee and DrLCaptain Copeland at the
Germania Assembly Rooms, in the Bowery, at p. No.
One hundred men from different precincts
instructed in the manual Oh arms, Cen Dltyee
assuming command III person As rule the sOhcers
handled their weapons awkwardy, though many being
veterans OF the Police Brigade and the Union Army were
familiar with the movements.
The 10th New-YOrk Volunteer Infantry AS
ISOLATION elected the following officers last evening at
Eighh-ave. and Eighteenth st.. Major Chas W. Cowtan
presiding: President, Lieut. Frank NJ Clark first Vice
liam Hall third Vice President Edward ID. Van Mnkle
secretary Peter f. Murray Treasurer, Chares "; Cow
.I fha ENag \
Poor, Samuel Macdonald and Richard s. Garyey
A number of animals seized by revenue
officials Of the Government were exhibition, yester
day. at an auction in Hanoyersquare. They con-
sisted OF fine large tapir from South America, Is
monkeys. of varying sizes and lively dispositions rom rom
were all taken by Chathamst. dealer III BIRDS and am
mails at 81 rs each The musk deer started at low
price ami knocked down TO Joseph Stiner for IS so
each. The tapir was sold FOR $500
Bathing in the river is attended by fatal
results daily The Coroners were informed yesterday
Of the death OF Edward Fay, age 49, OF No 1877 East
Nnth-st who struck ms head against some hard sub
stance while he was diving in the East River and also
OF the finding OF the nude body OF an unknown man In
the North RIVER Pier No 81 supposed 10 ne mat OF
a man VINO seen bathing at that pier ON Monday.
Some clothing subsequently found pier taken
70 the LeOnardsI StatlOnhouse
The United German American Society held
a meeting last evening at the Germania Assembly Rooms
for the purpose OF reorganization. The name OF the
mems Association and constitution for the new socl-
ety was drawn up and partially adopted Whlle tnese
proceedings taking place, Dr. Ehren0erE au MS
assocates who were lately elected from the body OBJ
tanned services OF several street musicians anu ac
companied 10y dsorderly crowd when nad IoleeIed'
attempted to enter the nall Inc proprietor, ho"o'eI'
promptly locked the doors
BROOKLYN
Six hundred women and children were taken
on free excursion to Cauarsie by the Fresh Air Com
mittee, Yesterday and while there were furnished
substantial meal aud otherwise entertained.
The will of the late Sidney D0rlon was filed
in the surrogae's Office Brooklyn yesterday Ii leaves
ALI of the estate valued $4,000, to the widow, who 10
appointed sole eXecutx. The VIII is TO be admitted 10
! probate on sept. D.
The Board of City Works, yesterday, paid
Messrs Freel & McNamee $li l07. on the Myrte-avc
renaying account This firm has the contract for the
renavng but yet has only partially comdleted three
blocks, and in many places Is using the olu STONES lot
I'D. curb though it contracted to furnish new ones
| Jane f. Grannus recently ntr0duceds pro-
ceedIngs TO forecose a mortgage the houses owned
nv the late Charles Goodrich, in DegTawst, and Kate
stoddard made party TO the action, In anticipation
OF her claiming be the widow OF the deceased sle
however declares that she wants OF his property
| and has accordingly executed quit claim deed
The Executive Committee OF the East River
Bridge Company met yesterday, when the July receipts
were reported as being sl,i2i AZ, and expenditures
$3.50 49, Bills representing s775ls II were passed for
| payment. contract has been made with the Bodwell
Granite Company furnish 1870 cubic yards OF granite
for the New York tower at total cost ol s26oV o.
| that company being the lowest bidder.
The Health Board, at its meeting, yester-
day received from John T. Hildreth OF Frankin-ave
communication complaining OF the filthy cattle stables
at Franklnaye. and Skillmanst and the cruel manner
in which the animals there kept are treated. HE
number of deaths reported during last week was S5s,
| including ll3 from cholera nfantum, l6 from cholera
| ma INO W, 70