New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-09
NEW YORK CITY,

| Inc committee on anu VA Wv
Board OF Aldermen will hold a mcetn. on Monday at
D. H. to hear renonsfranccs from all persons opposed
to the erection OF ablttors ON ThlryiourtosI' ano
| Fifty -ninili-st., North River
The body of still-bOrn infant was found
last evening in the cellar OF house, No 1874 Fifth
ave. ana ion appearance must have been there FOR
| several days Coroner WO,tman was summoned 10 III
| vcsiigate the facts Of Ike c-.se.
| The funeral of the late Judge james L.
Roosevelt took place at Grace Church yesterday morn
ing. The services conducted by the Rev MORGAN
DIX d. d., AMI tue R.v. Wan. krkus The body oil Judge
Roosevelt placed IN the family vault Ia Greeh"oou
Cemetery.
Sarah Marselbaum, age IS years, of No. 1S9
Madisonst, fell In ii, yesterday afternoon, IN inc
street. opposite No 1876 Mliisons. and before assist
ance could be rendered she expired Tue body Wts
taken to the Madison Street Police Station 10 await TIC
| action Of Coroner Woltmau.
John Wilrige of No. GS Wille:t-st. fell
through the wheel Of the Nottingham, at the
foot OF Cast seventst, YESTERDAY into the ISL RIVER
w!lrigc was AT WORK on teInpotary stAs,1g ,haE r.
pairs upon OF tue dishers vi Inc p.Cue-"neci S
| was rescued aud taken home.
| A Military Examining Board, consisting OF
liaj Gen. Woodward. Col. Ward Of the 23i Regimeh'
aud Col. Scott Of tie 9Th Regiment. " Co. convene
the office OF the Inspector General at No 2? Patts,
ON April 90 for tie examination into the ataniitnts
character Of any officers OF the National Euau "ho
| inay bc brought before II.
William Reitmeycr age years, died yesterday
at No 523 East Eieventh-st, and Peter M'riz oe'
~ %.
OF smallpox among children were found Yesterday IN
the double boUsc. N0.. ~ AID 2n Ca'yse-s', TO VI
proving fatal Tie cases were referred to Coroncrs
WOltlnau ana kesslor iOr investigation.
Valentine Hocke age 81 years, German, commit
ted suicide yesterday afternoon By hanging himself TO
hook IN lis room first l,or OF the rear building
No Thir:-st The widow stated that she had noilced
mat FER husbands mnd lad been visoiy an eteu TO-
some time past. Coroner WOliman III investigate Inc
case.
At the spelling match at Association Hall
last eveoiIg the coutestants were volunteers from
tire audience. The Hon. Egastus Brooks acted as CHAIR
inan and gave out The words to be spelled. Hamilton
Wilcox, Of NewBrrgh.On Staten Leland was au'nise"
the wiurer and received prze acOpy OF Macauley1
work.. copy of webster. unaDridseL Dct"nar! Was
AWARDED TO George W. Walton. as second prizi.
Officer O'Reilly of the Seventeenth Precinct
police arrested nn for dsorderlg conduct last even
Ing, and was taking him TO the Fret Avenue Police,
Station, when Peter McGraun assaulted the orlScr.
8nd struck him on the bead win Drick causing MN
10 let his prnonrr 20. Officer ]. nv, however cue
cecded Ill ceVtnTlng McCrai and he was loekei up ior
assIuitins tho off er whc 10 tne discharge oil MS DUTY
The o:oer prisoner escaped.
William Pursaw OF Stamford, Conn.,, was
arrested yesterday a charge OF intoxlcation and
oched up the Nineteenth SIbPreciOct Police Statlon
Soon after h. had been taken TO hi. cell The daorinan
disrov red that nc lying on the l)pr In sch Is posi-
CELL founi mat Purshaw neatly dead, and he
WAS taken To Bellevue Hospital
A delegation OF Frccmasons from Philadel-
oac tho ptonncnt hotels headquarters for the
PbillG .pia fraternity the OccaiJI OF the dedcs
ton Of the Temple June q Grand Master E!wood T.
Inorne has received information tLa Eunl'cr OF EiFo
pean Mssous nave scuifed tGelr intention To be- present.
passasc hsv,ng already hcen engaged Continental
oaae ~. 2s7 decided 10 taGe pare IN The rdcatoty
ceremonies oftnc Temple ana ". II. Heriaon o. Carter
has tie matter Ia charge.
The Commissioners Of Public Charities and
Correction appointed Dr. Henry +. Walker mem
Der the Medical Beard of Bellevue Hospital in the place
of Ernest krackowizer, u ID resigned. resolution
adopted yesterday providing that when any vacan
ccs in the Medical Board that board mus: sed TO
the Commissioners all nominations made and in no in
etanre less than tSO names for each vacancy. Tie Chc
quence oi the death OF izhc Stern 10 grant no passes
iii future 10 persons admitted TO The natin!ty wards
| Until. they should nave been properly discharged.
The Directors of the POuchkeepsic Bridge
Company led several meetings in tins city recent
" ior the purpose OF reoanz ton. in order to relieve
II from the control OF the persons connected with the
Pennsylvania Railroad. DAVID Solomon. Strickland
Kneass A. j. Cassett. and n. Franklin bave resigned
theIr positions IA Directors, and Messrs H. a. NclsOn
j. 0. Wniteuousc Geo Il. Gaylord. AMI o. H. Booth OF
Putghkcepsic, ANA john 4. Clark Of Boston have been
change In the Board has not yet been cOmpieed but II
pccei that other designations, already presented.
viii be acted upon snorty.
The work of changing the gauge of the ele-
waited Railroad COMPANY continues rapidly ana will De
completed mex, wceE. AT present there are over 20
mechanics engaged IN making the alterations, while
many Others are engaged changing the wheels OF mo
locomotives ard ears to tit the track The road
VIII reduced from cet 10 inches to feet q inches
| At Twen,y-sevanth-,t. three new iron columns have
bceu put up and others Will follow quickly posi-
| bic Tuey mucn stronger than the ola ones. SIX
new car are TO be placed on t road as soon as lt Is
| rcoucucd ana two dummy engines will also be
p.ted 10y that time. proposal has Dctl lnaGc 10 TIE
Mcst Sas ASSOCIATION to the effect that # III. officers
tuat Association VIII contribute certain amount OF
capital. they Will engage to extend the road 49, FAR rs
seventy seventies. by september next Ii thought that
| the proposition VIII De carried out.
The Commissioners of Public Parks held q
meeting yesterday, with Col! II. q. sIebbus presiding
A document received from TIA Board OF Estimate
and ApportiOnment requiring statement OF what sur
plus existed from the appropriations OF 1874 ia excess OF
the amount required Eve horses were ordered TO
| ne purchased for the park works. Thomas
Burns was appointed draU-tender Of tie Harlem
Bridge 1hlrdavc, at salary OF 500 per year.
tra,: was awarded to J. II. Perkins to furnish
curIc yard, OF Drolon tone for ae replying OF nc-
anan,z roads Ia the Twentyhrd aud Twenty fourth
WARTS. e 81 - per euSc yard contract was also
for th park keepers ~ Sii 20, bOuses at 80 so, and
pdnialO0ns at Sc IS caca. committee OF property
owners waited Oh the Comnis toner's relative to the
Harlem RIVER la preyemcnts ald II was agreed that
conference between the Commissioners and the com
mice snorli ne held on SATURDAY, April H. After the
transaction Of the usual rOutine business, The Board
adjourned. ,oor,,,,
Henry Varley addressed large congregation
in the Hanson Place Baptist Church yesterday morning.
This is his last appearance III DrJohyn before leaving
for Boston.
Louisa Edwards, who was sentenced last
October to 81 years in the Penentiary, pardoned
Yesterday by Gov Tilden. condition that she leaves
lie country a. once.
The examination in the case of James W.
Fllon ths broker woo charged with having passed
worthless check DENNIS Fay, was adjourned yester
day until week.
The Sumter Club will celebrate the 10Th an
piycrsary OF the second raising OF the flag Fort sum
ter at the residence Of Camden Ddke, on Columbia
Nights on the l7th INST.