New-York tribune., 1874-06-13
NETWORK CITY.

heat and at night 1t was quite cooi'
George Giehle, who on Thursday, at p |
m began to walk 100 miles in 4s hours for bet OF s0o
ND at O'Clock Yesterday afternoon accomplished %
miles IN "a hours -. ,s., nm .ros,or
The dav was quiet at the City Hall yester-
\tay The Mayor absent. ana .he o's ... "
,nent and Apportonment. which was 10 h law NAs'
N m was postponed 10 to-day at the same houf'
The formal transfer OF the properly VI 'no
Narrasansett Steamship Company 10 inc oiu oo'on'
Railroad Company has been MADE AT tinr comnanv
III River line is now conducted by the latter copan
The schooner Matthew Kinney, with heaVy
~ coal bound for Eastern port ran ashore o
the hnIkhead bar on Thursday night. She was noated
subsequently, aud proceeded Oh her way "t'N 'N
Jury. , - a,on
The Committee on Incendarism and Arson
Of the National Board of Fire Underwriters at their
TO be held in this city on the lssa o for
the conviction of every lncenuiary'
Coroner Woltman will receive, on Monday, |
the testimony OF Dr. Doremus relative to his chemical
analysis of the stomach of the late Nathaniel G. Bishop
whose body was exhumed month ago on 'ne co"pain'
pi ms widow that he had been poisoned
Patrolman Louis Schlessner OF the Nine
,eeuth Precinct charged with the clubbing OF Patrick
lynch Of No. 427 East Fy.ninhs gave ball yesteI San
day before Coroner W0ma9 in doD OF Se
injured man is reported as unimproved
{ The freight barge Rockland, owned by the
Erie Railway and recently sunk by collision with Fall
River steamer, was raised yesterday by the wreeKng
tho hoat had suffered much damage. She tOwed TO
Jersey City dock, repairs viii be begun at once
A pleasing entertainment was given by the
Kindergarten school at the sundayschool building OF
DR. Tyngs church, at No. A East Forty 'thrds yeser-
day morning under the direction OF Miss T. NJ zoe re
principal over 100 children took part IN lhe eAer-
cises which consisted of singing, reeitatons dialogues
marching aud dancing.
One of the legends of the recent thunder
storm is that a woman ironing, and the lightning
struck the fatiron and her system such shock
that she became deraDged She aferward jumped IRON
she Gre-escape which she attempted to leap to the
pavement, but prevented by her husband
The commencement at Rutgers Female Col
lege will occur week. the programme TO De as lo
lows: Sunday evening, at 745, Baeeaaureate sermon
5n the Fifth-ave Baptist Church, by the Rev. Thomas
Armtage. DID; Tuesday evening, alumni meetng, IN
sIcises IN the chapel Thursday afternoon, at com
snencement exercises in the Church Of the Disciples.
Henry Whittle quarreled with his wife, Mary
Wbittle in at No 275 Iiudson-st last night
and at last stabbed her the and on the arm aud
hand with clasp knife. inGicng severe wounds. The
wounded woman taken 10 the Greenwich-st. sta
1ionlouse where wounds dressed and she was
ahep taken to Bellevue Hospital. Whttle was arrested
viii be hed until the character OF his wiies "ouhus
y determined.
The funeral of the late Horatio n. Wild,
formerly OF this city, Will take place to-day at Locust
Point n. j. which place he died suddenly on Thurs
day last from apoplexy at an advanced age MI via
was at one time extensively known prominent con-
hounds Durine the Know Nothing" excitement he
i6e Councimen Of this city. When that excitement
died out, Mr. Wild withdrew from politics aud devoted
most of friends TO mourn his loss.
In accordance with the results of the exam
inations recently neld for honors in the Senior Glass;
Columbia College, appointments have been made Tor
commencement. George Forrest Butterworth Will de-
liver the Greek sautatory oratOn He will also receive
the Alumni prize, being the most faithful ana de-
student Of ae S rP Wa Mnrehs
and the Engish Oratons IN order by Messrs. sands
shaw, Never storrs, and the Naedctcry by @; c:
Kobbe. Tne commencement exercises VIII pe heiu a'
rne Acadney OF Muse on June 2i
Commissioner Van Mort of the Department
of Public Works states tnat the free floating baths
ARE now ID position-One the foot o. West Eleventh
st. North River, and at the foot Of Ffthst East
Rver-and Will open for bathers tomorrow morning
Toey will be open daily from % a. m m p pn@ % nTs ana ON
Tuesdays Thursdays. SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS; and for
women girls on Mondays Wednesdays aud Fri
days The rules and regulations promulgated last year
remain force and require that no person shall remain
in the water than twenty minutes, forbid profan
ity and disOrderlY conduct and exclude spectators
A. b. Francis of the ship Illinois says, in
letter David A. Edgar Superintendent of the Sailors
Retreat at stapeon Staten Island, dated ska, Alaska
May H. 1874: On return to stka we picked up the
crew Of the United States schooner Margaretta, and
brought them here with such parts OF the wreck as the
Indans did steal. Tue Indians in sitka are now
cadcs of rocks the fight this morning three were
killed and wounded One steamer is anchored be-
tween tbe TWO parties, who fighting WITHIN so yards
OF the btacn. saw them. by the aid OF glass, burn
bodies of then dead The letter closes with this SIN
euiar statement The UEited States troops do not in
teIfeTe stop them for fear of trouble with them
BROOKLYN.
Deaths last week, l64.
A Committee of the Board of Supervisors
awarded contracts yesterday for supplies for county
Sudlngs at Fatbush to Aug to the lowest bidders.
The dry goods store of Smith, Buckle 81 Co.,
at No. Broadway, f. d., was entered by burglars
early yesterday and robbed Of silks valued at $780, The
police can find 10 clue TO the Offenders.
Workmen began repairs yesterday on the
bfidgebed of the Bridge-st. ferry building. George
Law the of the ferry, states that he s willing TO
renew lease If the properly owners will do their
share aud have the street put in proper repair.
The Board of City Works resolved yester-
day 10 cause an advertisement TO he Inserted in the
newspapers asking for persons demonstrating against
she dis.rct for the opening OF Bushst,
GO send IN their objections 10 the Commissioners
New arrangements have been made between
the NewYok and City Pos,-oices whereby letters sent
from The local Office before p: m on SUNDAYS viii
reach Washington early ON Monday. Heretofore they
have not reached their destination until Tuesday.
A meeting of the creditors of A. r. Samuells
Manager OF the Park Theater, held yesterday at
the Office of Register Wnsow for the choice Of
assigree. When the polls closed John g. Lattmer
ahead OF James Howeh,jr There were no other cand
dates. The election was adjourned at p. until next
Thursday.
The consideration of the cases of the liquor
dealers charged by Mrs. English with selling liquor
Sundays resumed yesterday and The boy Fred was
the principal witness The cases tried were those OF
George Hickey. o. J. McCue, John MeGoidrick, James
Myers aud James O'Brien. Most OF them we're repre-
sented by counsel. The decision OF the ConIns
k1ODers vas reserved
LONG ISLAND
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Samuel Peck. in at