New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-03
NETWORK CITY.

Controller Green received yesterday S41o,-
CTS a. and discussed $1ss,346 16
Mayor Havemeyer received visit from
several members Of Common Council OF Charleston
g. c., yesterday
John KEELING age 1S, of No. 1,417 Second
ave was drowned while bathing In the East River OH
the foot of Soventy-third-st. last night
Bishop James is seriously sick. 1t is not
likely that he will be able to oicate at the dedication OF
the Seminary at Hackettstown next week.
Five swans nests, each containing over ~
eggs were recently broken up Central Park and In no
instance were thieves who stole the eggs uetecteu
About $500 were paid yesterday as taxes
on personal property. City Chamberlain Lane mas COL
ected from the banks for interest on August balances
A.962 70.
Charles Sheldon, the officer who effected the
arrest Of the murderer Gill, has been detailed by capt
Ieary of the City Hall Precinct to special duty IN the
Mayors office.
William Moore, age 43. of No. 435 West
Thrty-ninth-st, committed suicide while Temporarily
Thirty nnth-st. into the North River.
Charles Klaer of No 1877 Forsyth-st. was ar
rested and released it 5000 bail IN suit against him
nv Juus Brudenein OF No. GO Delanceyst TO recover
damages for inducing his wife and children "
leave him.
Henry linn. the auctioneer against whom a
complaint made at the Mayors office for mlsrepre
sentng the wares sold has made restitution to Mrs
McGnn the complainant of s35. the amount of which
she claimed to have been defrauded
Henry B. Hyde, who for long time has
been VIce-President Of the Equitable Insurance Com
pany was elected yesterday TO the office OF President
The Office having left vacant by the death oI COL
William c. Alexander on Sunday, Aug. 49,
Alderman Morris states that the proper
authorities will soon begin an unsparng warfare against
all banners signs and other advertisements that are
displayed IN the the stoOp line IL Is said
that the owners such sigus can be fined els day.
Capt. Noel of the British brig Peerless was
arrested yesterday by the shers officers and held in
$4,000 bail in suit brought against him by one OF his
while a voyage from the West Indies to tins port
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
met yesterday, and account OF the absence OF
quorum adjourned till IL ~ to-day, when the question
of building n armory for the 9Th Regiment VIII
come up. The Board of Aldermen Will meet this after
n0on
The Fire Commissioners at their meeting
Yesterday awarded the contract for building an engine
house in East sxty-seventhst TO Thomas Duffy price,
S. 100 The contract for furnishing the Department Win
coal and wood until Jan 1910, was AWARDED " samuel
j. Freund at sl56O5.
The usual Thursday evening reunion will be
held at the Free Training School at No II East Tenth
st. at o'clock this evening Mme dc Ryther will sing,
Mrs Dr. J. j. OBrien will read humorous selections,
and Dr. Hull will make address. All workngwomen
are invited To be present
At a meeting on Tuesday of the Board of
Directors Of the National Rife Association 1t was
decided to make the price of admission to the
Creedmoor after Sept TO- cents and 50 cents the
day OF the International match. The time Tor opening
the prizes has been changed to Sept. 49,
There were 100 fires during August, involv
ing loss of s3sO5 upon which there an insurance
OF $3o05OO The loss buildings amounted to s5l45;
insurance. 1907 upon stock, slG Insurance, s9iSoO
In August 1873 there were l0i trcs, involving loss
of SIS 9i2 upon which there was an insurance OF s9S5O
The sidewalk of East Twenty-third-st., near
ngon-ave, is in condition most distressing to
needless pedestrians The iagsones overlap in such
manner as to trip unwary feet. gentleman measured
ward lady with child IN her arms bruised herself by
falling IN the same place
Patrick Reardon, age %, of No. 113 Baxter
ST. IN quarrel with James Claig at Hester and Eliza
bethsts Iastinght, shot at by HIM and narrowly
eaped instantaneous DEATH The bullet struck the side
of his head and glanced OF, inllcting severe scalp
wound. Craig escaped. Ponce Surgeon Crane dressed
Reardons wound and then had the man conveyed home
At a hearing in the case of Winship, the
defauer yesterday by Levi "A. Fuller, referee Frede
rick Ogden, banker testified that in october, 1870 he
was Assistant Auditor IN the Customhouse. and pad
thereGproSaby about $4,000 the profits OF the
business large but the losses also were consdera
bic.
An inquest was held yesterday in the case
of George Sherman, age c. who by Third
ave- car on Aug 2 while attempting to steal a ride.
The Jury exonerated driver and conductor of the
ear, aud recommended that railroad officials and the
police authorities measures to prevent the habit OF
small boys OF jumping on all parts OF car 10 steal ride
OF a few blocks.
Yesterday was the third day of the Bavarian
Festival at the Harlem River Park. The only new
feature OF the merry making the opening OF the
Dockauer Bank for the bebett OF the German Hospital
III Seventy -nutl-st. To those who deposited dollar,
interest of 1000 per cent, which is to fan due when
Bismarck becomes Pope OF Rome
A correspondent of q statistical turn of mind
complains OF people who smoke the front platform
of Second aud Thrdave cars and concludes with the
and August | rode three lines 80 times, and on
$50 OF these occasions saw smoking In about 25
OF 80 cases called the conductors attention
smokers but no effort was made TO stop the nuisance
The largest company of Mennonites which
ever landed in this country arrived yesterday by the
steamship Teutonia from Hamburg. The number arrv.
ing by the steamer 1.OlO and about 100 came
Inv Tie Coina also from Hamburg. SO heavy were the
demands made upon the steamship company that an
extra steamer was supplied the reutonia being that
steamer. The MennOnes remained in Castle Garden
last night and will leave the city FOR Dakota to-day.
William ii. Tillinghast of Burlington, n. j.,
came to tins city with his son. William Tllinghast age
Is, yesterday and after taking his son to friends
house, departed to transact some business The son
hi, way. wandering through she city until night
fall lac accosted officer of the Fifteenth Precinct and
informed him that he was lost The officer took the boy
TO Police ReldquarterS where up 10 a late hour last
night he had not been reclaimed BY his father.
A meeting of the Importers and Grocers'
Board of Trade held at the OF the Association
yesterday afternoon. The President VIM A Booth,
occupied the chair. W. II. Moses elected a men,
Der of the organization, and the following Standing
Committees appointed
COMMITTEE Canal. Railroads aud Internal
F. Humphreys Solomon Townsend b. r. Buter r. b.
Thurber Poage shipping Whnves, Docks and
Qmrlutine-D. A. Tafnare, ". II. FOs william C. Boo L. b.
Mnurn. Harvey harrington
Nearly 800 convalescent patients OF Bellevue
Hospital had their excursion yesterday At GA. H. the
steamer Bellevue took them on board and steamed
away Harris Island At the school ship salute was
fired ana the boys manned the yards in honor OF their
visitors Warden Brennan ubiquitous, and to his
exerOus the OF the trip is In tho MAN, due
He that luncheon was bountifuy distributed aud
many "a HES sing WAS shoWered upon him kind