New-York tribune., 1874-08-13
NEW.YORK CITY.

The Museum of Natural History in Central
Park has Just received 20 cases OF minerals wmch WI"
be unpacked and placed exhibition as soon as space
for their display ID found
The Luavrans and Bavarians OF this city
and its neghborhood WILL is customary celebrate tue
Saustatter yoeksest at JOness Wood on the loh loI
and nth OF next month.
The clothing store of Isaac Hart ut NO. "a
Murrayst.. was broken into by thieves some tme & We
tween Friday night and MONDAY morni"g aS i,a'' ""u
trousers and waistcOasts worth s2j2 i6 were stoeh'
Commissioner Van Mort reports that the
contract for paving worh-st. and nersectins streets
in the vicinity OF the Five Points" has been signed
and executed, and that work upon II VIII Dc Oesu "'
once.
The oppressive weather of yesterday in
duced many take short trips to suburban resorts aud
various excursions and pleasure boats to those
pleasure parties in Central Park
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company pro-
pose adopt rule requiring either the Captain or hrst
officer OF their steamers to be on deck during the night
and thus II possible prevent arecuIrence OF such dSas
ters as have happened to Of the French and En-
glish European lines
Capt Petty of the Fifth Precinct, was in
formed yesterday by Louis Baleu Keeper OF store at
No 16 walker-st, that Leonard Bernbamer employed
by the latter as messenger had disappeared ana that
$3.50 bcOn gng to the firm missing TIE police nave
not vet succeeded in arrestng the accused.
The officers of the Peabody Home and Re-
formed Relief Association inform their outdoor bene
ciares that orders for weekly allowance Of bread can
he had at Ihe residence OF the Trea surer NJ ~ Baker
NJ D. No East EIghteeDthst. at the once Ol the
Association, at Thrtythird-st and LeXngton-ive'
William Edwards, who is charged with rob-
hing the leterbox at the corner of Nneteenthst and
Ffth-ave, before Commissioner Shields yesterday
for examination. Officer Winner who arrested Ed
wards. testified that he caught im IN the act oi hreak
iug the lock of the box The accused introduced no Wit
ucses in his behalf aud lie was committed 10 await
the action OF the Grand Jury.
The weekly meteorological reports furnished
the Bureau the Central Park having been missing for
two weeks TRIBUNE reporter called at the obserya-
tory and informed that the omission 10 furnish the
reports due to the Illness OF Prof Daniel Draper
The assistant in charge refused to furnish the statistics,
alleging want of authority for 80 doing Prof.. Draper
Is expected back III about two weeks.
Coroner Eiclhoif held an inquest yesterday
on the body Of John Flaherty who found drowned
at PIER No. 10 East River the 9Th inst, with cut
over his left eve. II was shown as evidence that the
wound was the mcrest scratch aud that the deceased
had fallen from the tug boat on which he was
employed aud received the scratch IN falling. The III
quest was postponed to obtain further testimony.
Eighty carloads of teas and silks are now
on their way to New-York from san Francisco These
goods will come via Kearucy, ST. Joseph, Hannibal.
Iouisana III and Chicago. The first nsaliment, which
consists OF Is cars passed Hannibal on the last Ts
~, ,n, and ~ The Grs mi cargo that has pas,ed from
Pacific 10 the Atlantic coast by the overland route
One thousand mothers and children sailed
mp Hudson yesterday the fourth excursion OF the
Floating Hospital OF ST. Johns Guild over go OF the
babies were sick with cholera infaRum. while the re-
malnicr were suffering from various diseases. Inc
food, OF which there was great abundance
and sail delightful and lnygoratu uG, 10 10 tue
mothers and their offspring. To-day ihe h excursion
wao s235.
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner
Elckhoff. in the case OF Mary Ganigan who was run
over aud killed by engine the Hudson RIVER Rail
road AT the crossing of Tnircth-st. and Tcnthave. on
sbn rbaf no fla rtpuu wa AZ
his post. Dut without his hig, ana when ne "a" the
woman being run down by the engine he eapcd aiter
her 20 drag her back and himself injured by the
engine while trying to her. The jury, however,
thought should nave had hi- ag displayed 10 warn
her against attempting 10 cross, ana dccOEduSy cen
sured him.
The tickets for the ninth excursion for poor
children were distributed yesterday by George F. VIII
alns the manager at the Tenth Precinct statonhousa
in Edrjse-st At o'clock the entire block Was filed
with Young children, the ages ranging from tol4
GERS the children assembled IN line and n they
passed the ratIOr house door Mr. Elllns gave each
there hundreds VINO were without them: They
Informed thar If they we're on haod at O'Clock 10;
that about 1890 children will @ on the excursion
BROOKLYN
Officer Rouhan of the First Police Precinct
was dismissed from the force yesterday for iuOXicaton
while on post.
The employing plasterers, at meeting held
az No. IA Hoytst determined TO employ non-society
men whenever their interests require it, protect
from the assaults aud attdcks OF members Oh tue
Union.
The Supply Committee of the Board of
Supervisors yesterday. aud the clerk was ordered
to advertise for further supplies needed IL the county
institutions
DockmaSter Hayward complained yesterday
to the Board of City Works that the scows and vessels
belonging to L s-Ohl Contractor Clerk at the Waabort
Basin seriously .truct navigation. IL was toll 10
cl q
w. s. Leach, Silus Sullivan, and John
Becker, Commissioners for the Extension OF Gr,vesend
ave. to Coney Island. rave nearly completed the List
the awards ald assessments railroad WI! he lad
along street connecting with the line irOn Hamilton
ave. Ferry
Ceo. Derrick, age AZ, pcddlcr by occupa-
ton and living at No. s3 Desrawst has been drunk for
several days and last evening found dead In his
An empty hottie labeled " laudanwn" was found
by his sde and he was snn rrI Yesterday from The
dependency OccasIonei By liquor, u is supposed that
be look overdose oi audauuiu, which resulted IN his
death.
Robert A. Bonner, carpenter and builder, OF
No. SO Thrd,t L. D.. charged with giving worthless
checks TO different persons. among whom are o. " Ho
comb Mr.. Hardenburgh. Coer.'s Sons, Thomas Angel
John C. Atwdter. aud J. 4. Mowry. Arthur NrQuadc *
have unsettled CI'tm against him, ana others
have been victim zed. Mr. BonLer has disappeared and
IL j. rumorcd that he has TO Soath America. The
total amount OF the claims against him Is about s2,JJ
Politicians are already beginning to lay
their plans FOR the political campaign III November.
Most OF the centcred IN the election OF Alder
men, who will IN January. 1875 be called upon ap
polnt three Police Commissioners. three Cjmms>Ioners
of CITY Work. three FIRE Commissioners Park Com
mi i.-lOuer, Tax Collector, aud Cty Treasurer. The
@"mmon Council now consists OF 10 Democrat, aud II
Republicans SIX of the former ami five OF the latter
will retire this year.
LONG ISLAND.
MERRIcK-The original plan Of the Long
Island Camp Meeting Association contemplated the
closing OF the annual meeting here to-day. In
ouence Of the heavy storm OF Friday, Saturday and
sunday, however, many people who desired to attend
wcre deferred from doing aud The committee having