New-York tribune., 1877-10-19
NEw-YoKK CITY.

81 A." sends 81 TO The lRIBUSE i0r the Iernan-
dina sufferers
Wallace Bruce will deliver his new lecture,
"Washngton Irving" at Association Hail this evening.
The number Of letters registered at the Post Office
in this CITY, FOR quarter, is Domesic 3662i for
cigu. 9,O72i official, fJ,i67.
Slxty-seyen canal boats passed Utica during the
twcny-four hours after a. Tuesday the majority OF
them the az to this city.
Foreign bound steamships sailing yesterday ear
ned mails consisting 2353 letters 35l registered letters
and City nine bags Of papers.
Cardinal MoCloskey administered minor orders to
number occesiastca yesterday connected with
the Church Of the Paul.st Fathers.
The VIII Ward Auxiliary Society to the Society
for the Preyeno on OF Crime will hold public meeting in the
Alexander Chapel, NOS and King st this evening at
s o'clock.
William H. Jackson, aged eight. ofNo. SIS Seventh
ave-, died suddenly Tuesday. Coroner Woman found
yoserdy a the result OF poison, but by whom
administered could not be learned
Daniel Sullivan. of No. % Cherry-st., was stabbed
by Michael IassO. OF 80 81 Mulberry ST. u tight yeser
day. receiving several wouud sullivan was removed
TO the street Hospital and Tasso was arrested
The formal assignment of William L. Gilman TO
Oliver DraSe smith, filed yesterday with the County
clerk IL October 5, before his conviction and is
in ordinary oru for the benefit Of all his creditors equally
The Cotton Exchange Committee plan Of life
insurance among members recommended yesterday that
immediate stcs should he taken have The charter Of the
lives Of members.
The schooner Azelda Laura, from Port Antonio,
Jamaica with cargo bananas which arrived at this port
SUNDAY last still detained al the Lower Quarantine as
two her sick with yellow fever Yesterday her
cargo hghtered up TO this city.
On the steamer Faraday, now lying Off Roberts
Stores Brook last evening experiments were made with
the electric light This threw out light so In
tense dazzle the Of people on the Newfork side
The electricity prcducodb powerful battery worked by
nd M
trcty the lamps by two wires having each
end carbon point When these joined there results
dazzling white Hight. The heat generated by the electricity
was melt piece Of gsss in about six seconds
The members of the Produce Exchange met, yes
eray to express regret the death OF Duncan
Mackenzie Remarks made by r. j. Corts anu several
meber and resolutions Of respect TO Mr. Mackenzes
memory and sympathy with his my were read. 1t was de-
cded future day to give substantial token to ms
family Of The regard which the dead merchant held
following committee appointed to represent the Pro
Exchange the funeral t0m0rrOw John q. Dale C. 6.
Franckyn H. j. Cortis f. Mcdonald, H. Taylor d. Bingham
Samuel Daily. Benjamin Logan. :. W. Cary A. Mum, James
Houghon J.. Phillips, j. b. Smu, J. T. j. Granger y. Under
hill A. Harris. A. Sinclair.
BROOKLYN
The Attn Regiment, under command Of Colonel
Brownel inspected the Union Grounds yesterday.
John +. Henry, the wholesale druggist, says that
ae not for the mayoalty; his business is exen
sye, and demands his whole attention
Mrs. Della Iiackett a widow age ifty-fiye, living
with her at No. l76 Graham st. committed suicide yes
tray morning by hanging heelf in her bedroom. She
recently discharged from an insane asylum.
man engaged i'll repairing the roof of Mr.. Hurl-
burts residence No 81 Remsonst yesterday accidentally
fen to the grouud instantly killed lie taken TO
the Morgue, but his could not be ascertained.
A special committee Of Aldermen met last evening
10 consider OF those railroads entering Brooklyn,
which are untaxcd Ii decided TO consult the
poraon counsel in regard making test case OF the Pros
pect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
Mrs. Sclg's brewery, at No. 2f2 Scholes-st., Will
amsburh last week for the Ostensbe purpose
Of manufacturing chemicals Yesterday Deputy Collectors
Cochen and ODonnc seized the property account OF the
Illicit which they found on the premises No arrests were
made, the tenants having fled.
The Aldermen's Railroad Committee last evening
gave permission following railroads
motors: Broadway Railroad from Flushing East
New York the BushwieK Avenue Railroad from Flushing
ave- along Myrtoaye the western of the Cypress
iis Cemetery the Middle Village
Railroad, from Broadway to the city line.
Two United States sailors named George Miller
and Matthew Norris quarTeled Wednesday night
loon aud Hudsonaye. In retaliation for blow
from Miller Norris knocked his opponent down Miller drew
and stabbed Norris in the right thigh. The n-
ured carried to his mothers residence No 2ls York
IT, and commit cd for trial by Justice Walsh
Iy order Of the Charity Commissioners Mrs. Cath
crime Mccormick, aged ay. Of Wiamsburgh sont 70
the Fabush Insane Asyum adjudged lunatc. neigh
Dor on "Wednesday visited the Asylum to Mrr. Mccormick,
bat she was not there had size been brought the place
The reported 10 the police authorities who in
vestigatng It, Of Mrs. McComicks relatives makes the
cAaordnary body has been sold for dis
secing purposes.
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