New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-10
NETWORK CITY.


The steamship Lafayette carried TO Europe
Saturday 5000 letters the Baltic, Tsnj Tue h'oSo
| 70 $50, and the Cuba, 1890
The Grand Lodge of the Jewish Order OF
Kosher Shell Barrel will begin it, annual session al Al
bany Aug. Is. number of delegates from TINS city
| Will be present
A large quantity of fine plums from Cali
| forna appeared IN the market Saturday ana were
| sold at such reasonable rates that the street
| vendors could dispose Of them by retail
During a quarrel John McKecvcr, age Is, of
No 40 West Thrteentlst stabbed In the left arm
by william Roden. age IT, OF No 30 Amy-s yesterday,
| aud severely wounded MckPcvcr taken home.
Rodcn arrested by Ninth Precinct policeman.
Arrests last week, 1893; deaths, 72l; births,
522; marriages. 15o showing decrease OF 80 deaths
and So births, and increase OF marriages. com.
pared with HE preceding week; 80 applications to tue
Excise Board for licenses to sell liquor for which s235O
received.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correc-
ton gave instructions Saturday the warder Of
Harris Island to have collected stone sufficient for the
building Of the foundation Of structure 20 by 800 feet,
| boys now on the scholarship Mercury.
| Special Agent Alexander seized "a kegs of
OF manganese (Which had been imported oxide
Of manganese at the store Of LOewenthal & Co. IN
Pear-st. The oxide is admitted duty free, but the
bOrac, being Manufactured Il subject 10 dty o ten
| per cent. The invoice is valued between $1,000 aud
| 1900.
A balcony in the rear of No. 445 East Twen-
tietst fell suddenly $3.50 yesterday. and Thomas
Murphy OF No. $3.50 Avenue A. who beneath it,
received a severe scalp wound. He was taken Belle
vue Hospital. John o. Hearn. age D. living III the
house vino was standing on the balcony had his head
severely cut.
| The great decrease in emigration to the
United States has largely diminished the demand for
lands some OF the Western Railroads as compared
with previous The Union Pacific, however has
Jared exceptionally well, the approximate statement
Coicia indicating the sale of $4,000 acres during July
| Tor sl0),55s.
John McGowan, age 80, OF No 70 Washing
ton-s while Respondent Saturday nght. attempted
10 commit by jumping from Pier No. 30 INTO the
East River He was rescued by Patrolmau Mcbride OF
! the Fourth Precinct, who saw him struggling ~ tue
water plunged III after him. aud with much dlIchlty
succeeded III bringing him to land.
| William Cunningham, a convict, escaped
from the Penitentiary Blackwes Island on satur-
day night by seizng guard boat and rowing TO the
Long Island shore Cunning CHAM is % old, five
feet SIX inches hight, mas fair complexion, brown
scar and a cross India ink his right arm aud the
| letters Wv. G." on the left arm
| A number of prize fighters and other rOwdies
from this city and Brooklyn departed last night for
Pittsburgh to witness the forthcoming prize fight be-
tween Billy" Edwards and SAN" Coilyer for the light
| weight championship OF America The disgusting exhi
bton will probably take place on Tuesday morning near
Collicrsvc, short distance from the boundary be
tween the States OF Pennsylvania and West Virginia
large c1ncoursr of those VINO take dcHSht IN such
matters Will start FOR the battle-ground by steamer
| early the following morning. The two men nave
mt twice before in the ring and each OCCASION Coli
| yer has been defeated.
August Zimmerman entered the Fifteenth
Precinct staiionhouse early yesterday morning and
informed the Sergeant that he had heard the footsteps
of persons crossing the root OF his house at No 100
Mercer-st and that he believed they were burglars.
Sergeant Murray FASTENED TO the house with SQUAD OF
policemen. Upon searching tue ROOFS OF heiEooint f
houses officers discovered two men lying on e roof
go and ken 10 the statiohost where they said
| tf.ir ~
the scuttc Of Zmmprnans house had been orOk'h open
| the prisoners were held charge OF attempting
burglary.
Three wears ago John II. Nanderburgh, age
| 90 sou OF exsherG yanderbureh OF Columbia County
left his home because of some family trouble saying
that he would return, but be had before gone
away under similar circumstance very little attention
was paid to his absence. Two years passed ana me
him few days ago A. Buchanan OF NJ 9o2 C'aesive
BROOKLYN, ha-au by request OF the father ot te MISSING
bow 10 search the the Morguc for some trace
of him. Among the first photographs OF the unlenl-
fled dead shown him Mr. Buchanan recognized thc iace
of young VLuderbureh. who. u was aoceTl"l4ti haa
been found floating IN Spnyten Dyyl Creek Oh Oct a.
1871. aud been buried III fOiters Field
at "A recent meeting of the directors OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company resolutions were
adoptcd authorizing the managing director to make ar
rangements for Instituting grade In the ColnPahS
fleet similar to that mldshpmen III the United states
navy The asprants for the rank thus created must oe
between ages OF Is and d. OF moral ciarar'cf ara
possessed OF good common enucdi lh'N r,uss
receiving 500 Tor tt ntst year s4- o
the second aud $40 for the tnlrd. TheS VIII mess win
Inc officers. and i intended that during thc turec
YEAR OF service they shall be instructed IN everything
p-ralulug to the practice aud hrorS oI nav "a,
slowing and delivery or carcOcS a. Al the ehd Vi c'eu
year they will Dc subjected to an examination
John G.. Tully, age 30, at one time mem
Der Of the Detective squad, died saturday night, at
his sisters residence Brooklyn Tue deceased, alter
six years service a. patrolmau. transferred to the
Central Office in 1870. He there remained FOR three
wears making several excellent arrests during that
tilr Nov q. 1873 Tor some undccolutaO'e rci
on c was transferred the Fourteenth Precinct and
assigned patrol duty. lie was ater~arG trduslrtt
10 lie Twenty Precinct and detailed for special
Gutv Wile cleaning his revolver, III the Chnrch-it;
house March last. he ACCIDENTALLY discharged
the weapon, and Tie bullet entered hl3 breast al1
used through his lungs. From the effect OF tnis
wound he recovered, aVg II u! .dsI caused MS
death. o,.,,
Mayor Hunter has not yet signed the Ordi-
nance ppropratiuc 81 10000 the continuance of work
ON the bridg,. not doubted however that lie Will
do 50 . a. he returns IRON the country
A mounted policeman was placed III Bedford
ave Yesterday to protect pedestrians from being ran
over by the numeio teams which race on sundays
mon that gnlare, aud also to catch tic thieves
wno are said TO infect that locality
AT meeting of the Commissioners OF CHAIR
tie. on saturday, Dr. JAS. A. blanchard was appointed
superintendent of the Lunatc Asylum Dr. Chas Corey
OF Is oUnllns dae made 5uperyi-ng Pnyscian ana
the position of boOkkeeprr amt foI eerk,llps were
aIoii.hed Further retrenchment Is promised.
Superintendent Crandell of the Broadway
railway has caused the arrest of Thomas H. Neal.
ccar maker on Atanticave who he charged with levy
ing blackma upon conductors 10y representing that he
q, as railway defective. Or spJtter ANA agreeing not
IN report their thes II they compensated nin Tor his
silence.
The German Roman Catholic Church III
Montrose-ayc. Brooklyn f.. D., is establishing hos
n,ta ia the Bu,hwick Boulevard between Ma'Jer and
Eyck-sts to be called 81. Catharine's Hospital
The ceremony OF laying the cornerstone was performed
IN the presence OF large number OF people. most of