New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-12
NETWORK CITY.


several new open excursion upon their road yeser
The 9Th Regiment Lieut.-Col. Kraeger COM
mandinq paraded Yesterday for battalion drill III
Tompkins-square.
John Laughlin, aged 49, of No. Ga Downing
st. attempted suicide yesterday by leaping INTO 'he
North River from Pier No. so. He was rescued ana
locked up.
The officers of the Anchor Line have received
no tdngs OF the steamship Trojan, which Is many days
overdue at st. Johns Her delay is attributed 70 as
abed machinery.
Nearly 1000 immigrants were landed at Castle
Garden yesterday The City .: Riehmond ana Adfiac'
from Liverpool. and the sieinmann ana Et9uAtR eVdi
Antwerp were the steamers arriving
Near the door of a wholesale liquor estab-
lishmcnt In this city posted, yesterday, large
sign bearing the following words. Churches, schools
hotels, aud steamboats, supplied wholesale ana retain
There left Albany and Troy on Saturday Is
barges and % canalboats in tow Of the America
barges 70 canabOats, schooners and so0ps IN VOW Oh
the Mcdonald and barges and Is canaDoats III 10" u
the Aida.
The sale Of property belonging to ex-Sena-
tor Henry W. Genet, which was to have taken place
yesterday to satisfy the judgments Of the ely agh;
HIN, adjourned for two weeks by order OF Dstrct
Attorney Phelps.
The New-York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company have offered reward OF 5000 Tor the
arrest of George Van Velser and Isaac Baxter who stole
from the Office or the 1fthhurer
Full descriptions OF the have been forwarded " jill
the police headquarters In the country
Direct mail communication between this city
and santo Domingo having been disturbed by the
troubles with the SANTANA Bay Company, private hrm
of this city has fitted ont the steamship Gulf Stream
for the purpose OF carrying the mails In addition 10
freight and passengers The Gulf Stream Will leave
Pier No. r. n. r., on Thursday.
Several of the pilgrims who are to sail on
Saturday by tho Pereire for Rome, via. Hayre and
Paris arrived in this city yesterday from different paris
OF the Union. Among them was q gentleman og wears
of age from Corpus Christi Texas. lie said that he had
long sed to the Holy Father, and could not aIo"
this opportunity TO pass.a
Fine musical services are announced for
Ascension Day. next Thursday, in Trinity Church Men
delssohns Niuty-eighth Psalm" Barnby's King All
Glorious" GOunod's Communion Service or hesse
soennce, and Mozarts Fourth symphony VIII Dc gwen
by a choir OF forty voices, under A. H. MesseF ana an
orchestra OF nearly many performers, under Henry
Carter.
William Macintosh, foreman Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company's local department OF
construction and repairs found few days ago break
in the Cuban cable about mile and half from the
shore The break appeared to have been made with an
AK, probably with view to releasing ships anchor
which had become enanglel Win IT, INC negess hf
repairs effected by Inserting 800 feet OF new coe
The Baxter Steam Canal Boat Transportation
Company dispatched the first boat Of their line for
Bu.o on Saturday afternoon and it arrived at Albany
at a. M yesterday. Itswaslthe City!of NewYorb. Tho
william BaXter-the prize boat-will follow In al rev
days inc COMPANY naNe I've IN y brt fine Rv mid
the Company hope to have at least twenty-five
boats Oh the canals.
eThe Flower Charity" which began Its
operations four years ago. distributing flowers among
the hospitals in the Summer and fruits in the FAIL
promises useful than ever the present season
Tho ladies who have work In charge received and
distributed flowers at No. $50 Fourth-aye. yesterday
morning About l75 bouquets were sent IN, "a huSu
Iarg
These were at once Forwarded TO te anay and
Thursday from 1914 m. 10 p. III.
Isaac Ackerson of No. 800 Gran3-st., and
George schnGtb, entered saloon ut No ii Ainty-St.
yesterday aud there made the acquaintance ofAndrew
Dempsey OF No. 95 Monroes who, after they had left
the place, followed them When on the Sidewalk he
forciby wrenched a diamond sbrt-stud valued at 5000
from the bosom Of AckorsOn but before he could get
away he c0lared by SchDath, and moment atter
surrendered 70 an officer OF the Fifteenth Prscmc. az
the Jefferson Market Police Court he was held IN 1900
bail TO answer. - -
The Directors of the Brooklyn Trust Com
pany have elected the following officers: President,
Ripley Ropes. Vce-Presdent Chas. r. Marrtni EXecu-
tive Committee, Chas. T. Marin, j. s. Rockwell, A. T.
Bayiiss a. NJ. White and Edward Harvey.
p. }. Gleason, n politician in the Eastern
District was arragned yesterday before Justice Elliott
and held in 500 bail, charge of assauing another
politician named Doyle. lie was also required to give
additional bail 5000 FOR alleged interference with
officer Damn. who was endcayorius to separate the
c0mbatanis. - $500
OYSTER BAY.-At "a recent town meeting very
stringent ordinances regulating the oyster trade were
passed. Persons not residents prohibited from
taking oysters clans, scolops, or any other shelhsh
from the waters shores belonging to the town" All
persons prohibited from bedding or planting oysters
where there is natural growth where persons can
wade in the water and clam and oyster at low tide"
linz he
drcdgc repealed the reason assigned for this action
being that dredging will kill the sea-stars which ines
the beds and nre the oysters. NOnresidents also
forbidden from setting eepots IN the town waters on
the sou!h side OF the town. and everybody forbidden
the setting and the rising of the sun. The South Side
Teachers Association have selected the
President Mrs Z. G. Bunce OF Pachogue Second Vice
charles sands OF Islip; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss sophia Edwards OF Patchogue; Treasurer, q. L:
Saith OF Blue Point First Critic Mrs. Wines OF
Patchogue Second Critic, c. II. Beale Of Bayport.
HUNTISGToN.-The Commissioners appointed to appor-
ton the personal property debts &C. OF the old town
tuted and the town OF Babylon, which formerly "A
portion Of Huntingdon havo just made their report. To
bills, bonds, notes &C., 1854 IL there
bills low due. sl9d; bonds outstanding $500. with
years interest April ls7Iaking the total obliga-
lions s53,s22 H. Amount paid. si5,7ss So; due.
7gi per cent se5Ol As; for Babylon 2O1 per cent
sl,O55 81.
GLEN CoyE.-Thomas FoGarty, living In Lincoln-st
was bitten on the hIp BY dog sunday, and subse-
qucnt Investigation proved that the animal mad,
aud he dispatched. The wound treated By DR..
Goodrich, aud everything possible done TO prevent
hylrophobia.
HEMPsrEAD.-A large band OF gipsles is encamped in
WashiDgtou-square. The men trade horses ana steal
children. ana the women tell fortunes. They have
valuable stock with them.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLEroN, Shaw and AdaleOte Hersch
gned yesterday before Justice Kassner in this
village and L. f. Bohme arraqned before Justice
Cort at New Brighton Tor violations Of the Excise
Law in keeping their places open Sunday. They