New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The Post Office Department issued new
nve-cen stamp yesterday The color is dark bine ana
the design consists of portrait OF Gen Zachary Iayor
with the words u g. Postage" above ana rive 'eh's
below.
The remains of the late Cbief-Justice Wood
ward OF Pennsylvania, who died recently in Rome ar
rived In this city Thursday, and were taken to Wilkes
barre for burial The funeral services Will DC heiu 'o"'
at p. IN -
Three cases of plush, imported by Schulhoff
Co. of Broomest seized for naturalization were re-
leased yesterday by the revenue authSs on ,e pai
the result Of the judicial Investigations
The newly-elected Board of Pharmacy have
ben the examination OF candidates to qualify AZ phar-
macists Six candidates examined yesterday four
of whom qualified the other two being rejected Inare
are few ah .G no sy Will wlp rnror them to tn.
bstricAttorncy foi prosecution The next eAa"ha'io"
will take place Aug. L.
The Select Committee Of the Assembly, con-
ssting of Messrs Schuyler, waehner Alvord, Gedney,
Sneaker Mcclure and vosburgh, appointed TO investt
gate Quarantine matters, met AT the Metropolitan hoei
Yesterday morning Speaker Mcclure Is tue chairlhah.
After going into executive session ana alloia's III,
| Waehner secretary the Committee adjourned To inns
morning when witnesses will be called ana examined
A badge has been received at the Office OF
The Arpy and Nary Journal to be presented 10 that com
many Of National Guard State OF NevYork which mahes
the best average with the state arm at zoo ana "o
yards under conditions prescribed ny COL W,ian =.
Church. il the gift OF the Natbliu
CITY Nevada. Five shots are to he allowed at each
| range The badge will be competed for each year.
A committee of ladies, admirers of the labors
OF the American Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty u
Animals are raising money to procure silkcn nag Tor
the beadGuartcs OF the Society II is proposed to have
N made Of white silk, with the weknown emblem OF Tue
Society embroidered In tie center Inc banner Is :" IN
20 feet long by II feet vile John aines o. e na.
consented at the request Of the Ladies' COMMITTEE 10 re-
ccive subscriptions
The last shipment of Indian supplies under
the appropriations current year will be made from
the stoIchousc at Nos. 80 and SO Whitest to-day In
estimating the amount of each kind OF supplies to be
bought for the Indians the price OF blankets, conce,
sugar tobacco. and dry goods year ago was taken as
otss and he amount money 10 be invested in each
was ixed in that estimate. AZ consequence OF the
chlnyc which has taken place In prices within inc ycr
Fan was int ndc, About 20 tribes aud parts of tribes
have been supplied from the New-i"rk storehousc
The Board of Managers of the New ork City
Church Extension and Missionary Society OF the Meth
odst Episcopal Church yesterday at No. s05 Broad
way j. b. Cornell in the chair. The annual reports OF
the Society were distributed. They show that the re-
ccipts for The year S4ssl3 20 aud the expenses
$is G3s 3D. leaving balan &c Of Sl73 ID In the prop
erty account the receipts were S272 % ana thc .h
Iendtures S22, l6j 76 The number OF chiicn.s anu
SUNDAY schools under the Of the Society Is II, with
membership of $50 1856 teachers, and 3'3 scholars;
PASTORAL and missionary visits made, 326o27 tracts
distributed. 90 peranre pie.i%es were onile
conversions were made
BROOKLYN.
There is to be music in Prospect Park from
4 TO p. IN. to-day
The sum of $775,470 was paid on account
Of the sen-annua interest OF the city debt yesterday
The National Guard organization, which has
been during the past three years AS the 18th Bat
Talon has admitted ~ the 9Th Brigade as regi-
ment.
John Fox, age A., labOrcr, was killed in
stantly by a stump Of a falling upon him while he
was working excavation at Bedforiave. and Ber
grn-st, yesterday.
An unknown man, age about 40, supposed
to be named Phillips instantly killed yesterday by
falling from - sca:iOd which he was working, at
TbrOOeave and liail-st
| In the suit of Oliver w. Barnes against the
Directors OF the Central Underground Railway Company
OF New-York Supreme Justice Gilbert granted an order
Yesterday for the dcenants to appca for examination
upon u charge OF having issued nnlawiuy 1000 SHARE
of stock themselves aud delivered 10 te plaintiff
for n valuable consideration under alleged false repre-
sentatOns.
The Aldermanic Committee on Parks and
Bridges which recently visited Chicago to inspect the
bgcs and tunnels of that city, intends to call meeting
Of property Of South Brooklyn TO consider plan
for constructing tunnels under Gowanus Canal, to take
the place OF the three draw brges in The tnn
il il argued woUld prevent the frequent obstruction
Of travel from the draw bridges, aud tend to Increase the
population and the value Of property In the southern
part VI the city.
The Registrar of Arrears has asked the Cor
poration Counsel for opinion TO The effect Of the
new charter amendment which provide that the rate OF
interest property sold for arrears " taxes assess
mcns, water rates, snail be only ID per cent, Instead
OF II per ccnt, heretofore. lie regard. the amend
nent post ydcfo but he will decline 10 receive the
reduced rate Of interest REDEMPTION of sales made
pror to ils passage until he shall have obtained legal
advice.
The wife of Roswell l.. Peabody of Spring
Held Mass, 10 whom lie WAS married about ten years
ago, abandoned hnl after they had lived together FOR
! two years He received her back but about month
ago she left him again. taking with her their child, boy
three years old. \ detective traced them To this city,
where the child found In bOiriing schoO on Full
ton-st., Bcdord-aye The child WAS taken before
City Judge Reynolds writ of hiDeis corpus ycser
day and given To its father the mother flaming TO appear
JERSEY CITY.
| James Whelan, age 10, was severely burned
by premature discharge of small yesterday