New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-19
NETWORK CITY.

A side wheel steamer for the Havana trade
has been launched by John Englis Son. Greenpoint.
She $40 feet long and has 90 feet breadth OF BEAM
Messrs. Bischoffsheim a. Goldschmidt, and
Messrs f. H. Bederrnan Co.. whose litigation was de
tailed by THE TRIBUNE time ago, have amicably
adjusted their differences.
j. A. Bostwick e. Co., petroleum retiners,
have purchased the waterfront and part OF the old
Quarantine property, on Staten Island which they pur
pose using for storage and shipping purposes
The National Rifle Association has issued an
eghtpage circular giving full details Of the rules con
and prizes at the first annual prize meeting at
CreedmOOr on Oct 8.
At a special meeting of the Harlem Tax
Payers Union last evening, a committee was appointed
request the Mayor offer reward for the detection
OF the person who threw vitrol in the eyes OF Walter
Gibson and another 10 collect and publish facts relating
TO the annexation of the Westchester towns.
The police are searching for woman who,
Wednesday afternoon took at the Washington
HOTEL on Fourth-aye., registering her name as Mrs.
Hennessy, and who yesterday went away leaving
therein the body Of dead male infant When she en-
tered the house the babe alive and IN her arms No
one saw her depart, and no marks or violence were
found on the body, which was taken TO the horsue'
where a pOst-mortem examination Will be made
The Apollo Hall Executive Committee met
last night in Irving Hail. for the purpose Of reorgan
izng and making further arrangements for representa-
ton at the Convention Utica Robert b. Mooney pre-
sided. The following Committee were appointed
Organization: spsuding John Moore John Calvin
Mitchell Francis NJ BT6y samuel G. Couftny james D Mceind
Roswell D. Hatch Jones Henri Murray and Edward Jon
John McCoo. Geo T. PuTse, Joseph Monhem
Alexander Frear and Geo Hincken jE
The General Society of Mechanics and
Tradesmen best known to public, perhaps through
its Free Apprentices Library, announces that its free
evening classes in mechanical architectural AMI free
hand drawing and bookkeeping. will open at its rooms
No Az Broadway the first Monday evening IN OctO-
Der. Pupils will be received during the preceding week
tices and mechanics, and each pupil IS particularly IN
srcted those branches bearing most nearly upon the
trade occupation In which he Is Immediately engaged
In George A. Leavitt q Co.'S auction sale OF
books the yesterday the entire forenoon was &C.
cnped in closing out the balance OF the catalogue OF
Wednesday The sale in the afternoon began with the
publications OF George r. Putnams sons OF New-York
The remainder Of yesterdays catalogue embraced con
signments from j. b. Ford a. CO., Holt Williams, H. L.
DOdd & Mead. New York; Gould ~ Lincoln. H. A
Young d Co.. W. ii. Piper Il Coz and D. T.. COleswOrl1t
Of Boston, j. II. StOddart Co., W. Il. Evans ana D. H.
Butler Co. OF Philadelphia, and K. W Bliss Co., l. IA
Beknap, and Hammersley Co. OF Hartford.
Judge Van Brunt in June granted refer
ence 10 ascertain the Of the property OF George W.
Douglass in order that the suitable to be re-
quired OF him for the support OF his wife, Adelne H.
Douglass and her children in OF partial sepata
ton on the ground OF i'll treatment and haDtual drunk
enness, might be ascertained. Judge Fancher, IN S-
preme Court, Chambers, yesterday granted STAY OF
proceedings pending appeal by defendant from TINS the
Judgment holding that said judgment cannot DE
the statute does authorize an acton
by the wife for her maintenance by the husband as
distinct relief Independent Of the statutory grounds LOT
separation. .-.-. -.