New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-28

thanks to WaduGk Co. for liberal supplies OF bread
An adjourned meeting of the Atlanta and Rich-
mond Air Line Railroad held yesterday afternoon ~ 'ho
the Board of Trade No 1872 Broadway inc s'on
OF the railroad amounts 100000 and OF this amount
$4,000 900 represented. committee recommenuo'
that preferred mortga bonds to the amount OF
issued company from embarrassment ana put
order This accepted, ana IL was
az to give the bondhoers the opportunity TO pur
chase these bonds par As as the legal nght oo
tanned the mortgage bonds will be issued Among the new
directors will be Abram \. Hewitt and Eugene Kelly.
The Fourth Ward school-hOuse at Long Island
CITY, which being the OF tragedy last Fin
day has been examined and pronounced unsafe The class
and crowded with scholars the building
10 four frame st ucure aud the means OF exit are
wholly the third floor there three stair
ways each side and at the front The side en-
have three feet wide leading to
the staircase front Ia reached by passing
through hallway scarcely feet square, and the staircase
Is 80 narrow that two children cannoTpass abreast
The seventh annual report of the New-fork Dis
pensary for Diseases the Throat and Chest shows that
during the year 6sS patients treated for throat
diseases and 72s for chest diseases while the whole number
treated In the OF the institutions existence u
S0 At the meeting Of trustees Monday evening No. 10
West Twenty thrs the residence Of the president the fol
lowing officers elected for ensuing years Col Rush
G. Hawkins, President and Treasurer; John r. Flanagan
Vice President and John b. Pames Secretary Medical Off
csrsDr. A Ruppaner Physician In Chief anc Dr. o. Gee
earini Consulting Physician.
Thieves gained access to the residence Of DR.. c. F.
Mensch No. 200 Haseyst, early Monday morning and
stole 1927 worth Of jewrry.
The Brooklyn Mercantile Library is not exempt
from Of other reading rOomsthe newspaper bore
Eight FOUNDERS moDopoze the morning papers to the
exclusion Of the legitimate readers.
Officer Thomas Murray, veteran Of the Second
Precinct died at his residence on Myrteave on
Monday night The funeral which takes place on Thursday
will be attended by the members OF the MUTUAL ALLIANCE III
body.
James Keegan was arrested yesterday and identi-
fed az the rulan who wednesday afternoon knocked
down and robbed ewiSave Miss Clara Smith OF NO Z9o
He attempted deny the Identity but the
proof was strong against him. and he was held for trial.
Mayor Schroeder yesterday professed himself sur
prised at the action OF the Common Council in rejecting
President Of the Park Commission He SAID thaI
IL he had anticipated disposition OF the matter he Woud
the Of Messrs sranahan ana bayhss
The screams of n girl in tit, at School No. Il, on
Monday created pan among the 800 pupils the cres Oehg
mistaken Of fire. Despite the efforts OF the eaches
the children rushed the down the stairs and into
the street injured seriously but there was mol
iday thereafter for the frightened pupils
At the last meeting of the Common Council in
1876 the Board CITY Works authorized TO street
cleaning until contracts should be awarded fester
day Mayor the board notice that as sufficient
elapsed for the making of contracts after March
would decline recognize claims for WORK done uhde
the old resolution
The strike of the file cutters of the Eastern Dis
trct still continues At meeting Monday night they
agreed hold out until their employers adopted her TERMS
equally determined in their course and
the support Of the wOmen comes entirely from the
Union" it probable that they viii submit 10 the re-
duced rates before long
Three thieves attempted to enter the grocery store
OF Weeks & Burlng at COlumbast. and Hamltonave on
Monday night and frightened by the firing OF
musket by Robert Dillon who lives next door One OF the
burglars who gave John Stephenson was fonnd
soon after by officer concealed in an Clubhouse and was
committed yesterday Tor e3alnnauon
Michael Hosey has been reported to the Common
Council by OF City Works the lowest responsible
bidder for sreeceanng contracts in the Fifth and sixth
Wards rejected the motion Of Aldermen Kane and
shannon President that he knows OF no obJec
ton TO Hosey and he dscaims all responsibility for any
trouble that Ray arise from the action Of the Aldermen
The question has been raised as to the legal right
o present President pro tenn Otthe Common Council JOhn
French ocO member OF the Board OF Health and
draw the addition salary Of $1,000 Corporation Counsel DE
witt Yesterday sent TO Controller Burrel communication
in answer question which he answered in the negative
lie it. also a. his opinion tHa s f fr 9om GG 1 act
The WalkerClark horse-whipping case came up
again Yesterday Supreme Cour and in the absence OF
Judge Gilbert Catin and rctAttorney Britton in
stead arguing the inaged in personalities Gen Cat
lin accused Brton "acting in and using
his office to Cypress Walker and the District Attorney called
the General "impernent" Catin said he would hold
Mr. responsible for his action in the matter and call
him to account If he DistrictAorney" Yester
day afternoon Judge Dykman granted to Walkers counsel
wit of Labeas corpus returnabe this morning.
JERSEY CITY.
A denial of the reports that arrangements have
bcen mad for new pastor TIanafords Church was
published Yesterday, claiming that matters may yet he ar
ranged satisfactorily.
Anton Obcrisu, age 35, of No. 3 Wilow-st, work
ing in the freight the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad was run and instantly killed yesterday
by drill engine No. lO4. lie leaves wife.
James Thompson of HenderSOn-St was crushed be-
tween a locomotive the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
.tone wall between Warren aud Washington SITS, yesterday
lie had one leg broken very seriously injured
LONG ISLAND.
GREAT South BAY.-1he Board of Supervisors of
o County have notice the following acts for
the rrsaryton OF game will be reported Mt the an
mai meeting third Tuesday April: IL is forbidden
South Bay III SUFFOLK County any
net yke the purpose Of taking swimming hshtwlth
inches Any ees taken less IMAM
fourt,eu inches length shall he put back while aVe
these provisions will be punshe by hne
Of 500 imprisonment in tie County jan or
rot over thirty bOb Wild duck, geese or brandt
mali not he Killed May IL and Nov under penalty