New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-06
NETWORK CITY.

| NETWORK CITY.
The schoolship Mercury arrived at Hunts
Island yesterday from ITS Summer cruise.
BY the steamer Russia, Yesterday, 21,4oO
letters dispatched, and a,40o were sent by the
| DOnau.
A small quantity of early sweet potatoes
arrived in this market from the South, and
being of good quality. realized a high price,
Nearly 200 dogs were killed at the pound
Yesterday About have been sufocated since the
establishment OF the pound, and yet there seems 10 De
| as many dogs as Oe1ore.
There are no new developments in the
whisky debented by the Internal Revenue authorities
The matter has been reported to Washington, and all
| further information must come from therc'
James Reef, age 80, of No. 165 Houston ST.,
was accidentally in the side yesterday morning by
Vim. Coxord. at No. Al Centrest, while the latter was
cleaning gun. Reef was taken TO the Para a1splta
| and died In q few moments Coxford was arrested
DR.. A. V. Etting, district physician of the
Twenty.fourth Ward, has offered his services gratu-
jtousy "a surgeon charge OF the reception hos
pta to be erected at fremont and they have been ac
| cepted by the Commissioners OF Charities and Cor
| rectiOn.
| The schooner Onward, from Calais for this
| port came in collision with unknown vessel IN Vine
ward Sound the morning OF Aug The Onward lost
her mansai, broke her mangan and BOOM ana started
the bulwarks on both sides. Repairs VIII De made ~
| Edgartown.
The new steamer City of New-York, of Messrs.
F. Alexander Sons line Of Havana steamers, made her
| last trip from Havana New-York in days and IL
nOTs The the y Of New York made her previous two
trips in days III hours AMI days aud - hours respect
| lively.
Manhattan Market was sold at auction yes
terday at No Ill Broadway The bidding began at 5000
and after a brief contest Henry g. Harrison was
declared the purchaser at s26,956 ~. That does
include the interest on the nrst mortgage he cO
the auctoneers fees all OF winch must % adueu 10
|
The annual Book Trade Sale at Leavitt's
salesroom will begin Monday, Sept TO- and will con-
tnue throughout week. The first three days of the
sale will be devoted TO the Offering Of large invoice OF
who intend reinquish their stationery department.
| They will close out their entire stock.
At q meeting of the Central Committee OF
the German Liquor Dealers Association 1t was resolved
TO petition Mayor to appoint inspector to see that
the beer and ale kegs supplied by the brewers are OF
the capacity fixed by law, complaints have been ade
by dealers that many kegs in which beer is sold to them
| contain less than the required nuhOet vi gallons
Ellen Eikel, age 81, while looking out OF a
back window in her home No. 2Os West Fiftiethst
| yesterday, struck by largo stone which was
thrown with great force through the window and had
her right leg broken received other INJURIES 1t
| subsequently discovered that several workmen had
been engaged IN blasting rock at broadway anu FIFTY
rstst, and that the stone which entered the WINDOW
came from that direction
John Miles, age S. of NO. j12 Broadway,
while talking with James Gordon OF Towsontown, Nd
in saloon Broadway and Fnton-st last night struck
him on the leg playfuly with cane The cane struch
charged The bullet entered Mlless thigh INJECTING
severe wound. The wounded taken TO the
| then taken TO the Commercial Hotel by friends
A large quantity of miscellaneous goods, in
40 lots which remain unclaimed at the Public Store,
sold at auction yesterday under the provisions OF
the law regulating the storage Of merchandise by order
! OF the Collector OF the Port Of New-York John IL.
|
The attendance Of buyer. very large and the bid
ding spirited All tho different lots were valued III n
according to their worth in the foreign market
| at the time OF Importation.
The regular monthly meeting of the Import
ers and Grocers' Board OF Trade held yesterday,
| WIN. A. Booth presiding. A communication re-
ceved company at Indianapolis, requesting to be
furnished with particulars 20 the working OF the city
| railroad system in this city. The secretary lu-
structed send the annual reports OF the different rail-
| way companies. Lyman X. Green Was elected mem
| Der of the Board and c. D. Gotenhoier an honorary
| member
| At "A meeting of the German property-0wners
of the Eourth Ward at No 263 Wliamst last night the
following. motions carried: To appoint Committee
TO consult with counsel the best means 10 abolish
dsorderly houses In that Ward; appoint Committee
! 10 petition the Police Commissioners 10 appoint a.
Inspectors of Elections IN the Fourth "drd ruc persons
| they recommeudedi 70 petition the lax C2maniS-
siOners to reduce the Tax on properly III tAe io.h
| Ward 20 per cent.
Coroner Woltman held an inquest yesterday
! in the case OF John Damn, who Was drowned while
bathing of Wards Island on july a. -Four young men
| ,rbo were boating near Duln aC the time he
drowned had been arrested the Coroner suspicion
| of being accessory his death, bat tue testimony
showed that the tide was running strongly al tat
point aud that the could not ninagr the boat Ihe
Jury rendered verdict OF accdentai drowning aud the
! prisoners were discharged
The body OF an unknown man was found
floating IN the Hudson River of the foot Of o0ehundred
and last night and twas conveyed to
the Thirty-seconj Precinct Police Station 1t Is sup
posed that the deceased's name was Charles Edward
ME,i P!drr;" at the S. Denis H5tcl PTers" dis
anpc ne from thc hotel Saturday last and his coat
was found the banks OF the HUDSON ON Tuesday near
| tJs spot where the BODY was found last night The
Belgian Consul received letter from Wolf on Monday
| as;ieclaring his intention OF committing suicide.
The first excursion of the floating hospital
of ST. Jonn's Guild took place yesterday morning The
bar,e Harvest Home left the foot OF Tentst, f. r., IN
TOW of "A steamer at a. H. Five hundred poor, sick
children accompanied 10y their mothers, were on board
plenty OF good whoesO food provided Tor them,
both IN the morning and evening, The excursion was
! IN rharee OF the Rev Avian Wiswell, daster oi the
Gnd. The bani OF the Union homc ana SCHOOL Tor SOL
drrs and Sailors orphans volunteered their services
under the direction OF D. D john soh. Dr. Wm ihons
acted Chief OF the medical STAN anu attended aSSidu
lance no The sound Is entire $3.50. Tie
excursion will take place on Friday, Aug. :.
Fresh cases of smallpox are reported from
Harlem almost daily Nos. lOS no. and il2 East One
hundred-and. nneteenthst. all infected, and a
| case is reported at No 225 East Northumberland
twenty-drst-st. A skrmsh between the health author
itie aided by squad Of police from the Ooe-hundred
and-:wenty station, ana the residents OF the
region known Snake Hill took place outside the
| cabin of II named CahAi IN One notwithstanding
teeuIh st. between Third aud Fourth ayes yesterday
for possession OF the body Of smallpox patient the
fact OF death had been kept secret Dr. Fowler
Inc District Health Officer beng refused Abundance to
the elbin led tile assault by smashing the windows,
the corpse finally secured Tue doctor says be
Is resolved the contagon nom tls nest OF
suuaor even II pail down all the III til
| ueighborhOod
Thomas Barrett, the patrolman of the Sixth
Precinct Police who the symptoms OF hydraphobia