New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-05
NETWORK CITY.

! Judge Gildersleeve has been elected cnalr-
man of the Honorary Committee for the Third National
sharpshoOting Festival.
The German section OF the SOcaistc Labor
party yesterday resolved to dispose Of the fixtures OF
the Socialist Cooperative Printing Committee, by sale
| at auction.
BENJAMIN Mcclure was appointed treasurer
of the Michigan Central Railroad Company yesterday
TO I'LL vacancy. The annual election Of officers Will
| take place next week.
The statue of Zenobia, now for sale by E.
H. Ludlow & Co. was purchased of Miss Hosmer in 1863
and not in 1873 as stated yesterday. The statue does
not belong TO A. G.. Griswold.
Joseph Murphy, age six, of No. 66 Spring
St. who was run over by a truck Monday night, died
yesterday morning. at the Chambers Street Hospital
John Stafford, tine driver Of the truck mas been helu III
| $500 pail.
The property at the northeast corner of
Fourth-ave and Eghteenth-St. was mortgaged yeser-
day by vrginius b. Matthews and her husband to the
New-York Life Insurance Company for one year. for
100000
A Coroner's jury yesterday, in the case of
John Carn and Hugh Murtha, the stablemen who were
sufocated by the falling OF the floor OF the Sixth Avenue
Horse Car Depot May 25 rendered verdict OF ac-
cdenal death.
An unknown man, about fifty years of age,
dressed in blue coat and wascoat and mixed trousers
died suddenly in Sixth Avenue ear at soyenteenth-st,
at IL a. m. yesterday The body was removed to the
Twcntynint Precinct Police Station
Alexander Campbell jumped on a Hudson
River Railroad train Monday night, and announced
himself as "a Commune, summoned to Philadelphia by
Gabriels trumpet" Tie conductor had him arrested
and yesterday In the Jefferson Market Court he was
committed for medical examination.
Many college students visited the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Yesterday in consequence OF a published
announcement that there would be a meeting Of the
InterC oegiate Literary Association. No such meeting
had been arranged for however and the officers OF the
Fall.
The New-York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company has mortgaged property on Sixty
nth and SiXtysiXthsts west OF Eeventhave, for two
years, TO the Metropolitan Gas Light Company for
S15OOO0 the amount for which the property was
company.
eThe actual mortality for the week ending
May % reported by DIR. Eagle, was 452, which is
Az per below the average number OF deaths for
corresponding weeks OF the past five years. Last week
the Sanitary Bureau made l,l79 inspections, and the
Dnfcctng Corps visited thirtyeight places where con-
tagous diseases had been found.
In the case of Owen Graham. the bOatman
who was drowned in the North River April %, Coro
uers jury yesterday disagreed. The testimony showed
that there ground for suspicion that Gahams wife
was cfimnally intimate with William Fanning, from
whose Graham fell into the river. and That the two
duarreed on the night Of Grahams death Tanning
was held IN 5000 ball
The steamer William Cook, which brings
milk from Rondout TO this city ashore at Fort Wash
ingtor Point the way up, yesterday morning. and
Aoated OF at nigh water with slight damage Owing to
the dense fog Monday night she did not reach her
pier the North River until $50 a. M Yesterday three
hours behind time she driied into several schooners,
but sustained no material damage
The ninth annual Spring games of the New
York Athletic Club which were postponed from May 30
and June /. on account OF the weather Will take place
on July 4. Competitors tickets for May 80. will hold
goodor July Entries will be reopened TO allow those
TO Withdraw VINO wish, also for the reception OF addi
tOnnl entries. ana close again saturday uhe ~ Win
W. r. Whtmoro secretary, +. o. Box, 3lO3.
George Arnold recently purchased ticket
OF Henry L. Lawyer agent OF the Hudson River Rail
road Company and few days afterward brought back
to the Office counterfeit - 30 United States gold coin
Lawyer denied that he gave him the piece and refused
TO return IT, Arnold caused his arrest and yesterday he
was taken before United States Commissioner Shields
who allowed him 10 20 on his own recognizance to APP
pear Tor examination to-day.
Officer Chiardi, of the Society for the Pre-
ventlon OF Cruelty Children yesterday Bridget
Beam of ForysXth-st and Firsave., staggering along
second-ave., with her ten days old baby in her arms
The ehllds eyes were closed from disease and neglect
and an ocust said their sight had been nearly ruined
The woman who had been drinking; was sent with her
baby to the Ffty-seYenh street Police Court Prison.
unt inquiry can be made about her.
At meeting of the Personal Representation
Society Monday, It was resolved that the name Of
the association DO changed TO Minority Representation
Society,"" and the following officers elected for the
ensuing year: President, Simon sterne; Secretary
Charles H. Marshali Treasurer. Alfred Pelli Executive
Committee: Edward Cooper David Dudley Field, Wen
dell Phillips GARRISON Mahlon Sands Robert b. Mnturn,
Charles III. Marshall and NJ. ". FOrney.
Among recent gifts to the Seaside SANTA
rum for destitute sick children ROckaway Beach are
the following II. Won Hoffman & Co.. 800 George A.
Clark & Brother 500; 8. W. Pomeroy, S2j Roger
Winthrop 800 ; T.. Kissam, sos. Gifts may be sent
TO Henry Bergh' Iwenty.secondst. and t0urthaye;
Caswell Hazard CO.. Erin Avenue Hotel; D9ndas
Broadway or Henry King, No 30i West Twenty eighth
1t.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors
Of the National Rife Association yesterday, letters
read Assistant Adjuant-Gcneral Keitar, OF the
Department OF the Pacific and Others promising to send
teams to the proposed International Military Match.
Mr. schermerhorn reported IN favor of using Creedmoor
special occasions for nonmembers upon certain con
ris was elected honorary director. Major Fulton pre-
sentcd resolution, which was adopted that the next
international match should be shot at CreedmOOr
The parade of the police force takes place to-
day The column will march in four battalons, ofeight
companies each, twenty-five files front including guides
and will he under the command OF superintendent Wal
ling withInspecors Dixie McDemott, Thorne and Murray
in command OF the 1st ID 3D. and 18th bataions respec
lively Theprocession will start from the Battery at am
The route up Broadway TO Fourteenth-stto fourhave
To Twenty thrdst to MadlsOnaye., TO Twenty-siXth st.
the lire will be reviewed by tie Mayor. Board Police
and heads OF the Municipal Departments
At the Coroner's Office yesterday, inquests
wcro held In tho following The child of Mary
Caroln, Of No. 50 Bowery, found to have been still
born; IN the Of Patrick Barry, supposed to have
injured by jumping from against pillar of
the Elevated Railroad. at TwcntysIxthst. and Third
ave, May 81, the verdict accidental death from
being run over by Third Avenue ear; David White
age four years, declared TO have been allied acct
IDENTIFY by Ayenue-B car ut Ne 40i East Fourteenth
st.; In the OF Edward Mckcnna killed by the falling
OF girder OF the Elevated Railroad ut No. 80 Bowery
the jury deemed the accident unavoidable, but recon-
mended that additional rope be used to prevent
similar accidents
BROOKLYN.
The receipts at the Post Office for May were
no