New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-15
NETWORK CITY.

The Board of Excise, for the week ending
July 49, granted I91 licenses and received Ss,sl5.
"BOuouet de Wild Flowers" is one of the
seductive polygot sigs stand for the sale OF per-
fumery in Gilmore's Garden.
A. NJ. Swift, of St. Paul's School, who has
bceu very seriously i'll at No SO East Twentyrstst in
this city, is now out Of danger.
Boys Grammar School No. 80, in the Fiji
teenth Ward graduated this 10l who entered the
College Of the City of New-YOrk.
Mrs. Catharine Bowling, of No. 400 West
Twenty nf-st found yesterday morning male child,
about We months old in the hall OF her house. 1t was
sent 10 the Central Office
Importers are circulating a petition request
ing Secretary Sherman TO recall his order recently
Issued compelling every package to be opened and ex-
amined where damages are claimed
Hendrick dc Boeuf, young man in the
employ of Benjamin Fitch Of No 81 FIfthave has been
absent for two weeks from the home OF his employer,
who fears that some accident has befallen him.
There were registered at the Department
of Buildings last week. twenyone plans for the cree
ton of new buildings TO cost 1924 500 and eighteen
plans for alterations OF buildings, costing S42.57O
Mrs. Dickson mother of one of the three
runaway girls who wanted TO sing IN Egyptian Hail.
took two OF them back To Toronto last Saturday. The
third Lille Graham, will be sent to an institution
Coroner Flanagan held an inquest on Satur-
day in the of Frederick Gautzer who was found
dead in the rear OF NO 2l3 NcstSt. July g. Inc Jury
rendered verdict Of suicide by shooting with PISTOL
A match race between the new cutter yacht
MrewhOse trial has fully met the expectations Of her
owner and buder-and the voante is talked OF among
yachting men as probable contest after the August
cruise OF the New-1Ork Yacht club.
Richard NJ. Bent, receiver of the New-Am-
sterdam Savings Bank will begin paying to-day the third
aud final dividend Of IL per cent making n per cent
i'm ALL The bank suspended In September, 1876 with
about %, 900 depostOrs, having $4,000 deposits.
John j. Dunlap, eldest son of the Com
missioner Of Jurors. died last week In Luzerne, Warren
County N Y He was thirty-hve years of age and had
held positions in the snrrogntes and City Inspectors
offices. He had been suffering from lung disease for
considerable time.
John Kettleman, of SecOnd-ave. and East
Ifieths took the 10 train at Merose station for
New-York on Saturday, and in leaning forward from
platform lost his balance aud falling between the
instantly crushed 20 death. His remains were taken
TO the MOrrisania Police Station.
Charles Wilson, man of seventy, was ac-
cused Saturday. before Judge Kbreth, Of attacking
his step-sOns wife Mrs Doottle with poker. Accord
ing 10 his statements there was no use OF the poker and
what threats there To servant girl Justice
Kilbreth committed him for six months to Backwelps
Island
The fifty-ninth annual report of the Mer-
camille Library Association shows that its total number
Of books, exclusive OF pamphlets, is now l7slG7, G675
having been added during year. There III 1886
books distributed 1924 less than In the previous year
receipts were $4,000.
Officer Tanning, attracted by a noise in the
basement OF the paint store OF John H. Meade entered
and found illiam MoCabe, a boy eighteen years old,
apparently In a drunken sleep. Rousing him. he found
on him Jimmy and flask OF powder. The wire screen
Of the door had been broken Justice Smith Saturday
held him in $500 bail for trial
Patrick Mullane and William Ward, en-
ploy6s In Bnttens bakery Third-aye., near Forty
ninth-st, in drunken quarrel yesterday morning cut
each other the head and face In a horrible manner
The weapon used was dough-scraper. At the Fifty
seventh street Police Court. neither would enter
complaint, they were discharged.
Amos p. Hersey, a commission merchant,
was cited before Justice Smith, Saturday. TO answer
charge Of Abandonment preferred by his wife. few
weeks after their marriage, six years ago, they sep
arated her husband agreeing 70 pay her $40 n week
means she IVES forced to this proceeding The matter
adjourned.
John f. Patrick charged his wife Elizabeth,
before Justice Smith, Saturday, with threatening to
shoot him. Two years ago she complained against him
for abandonment he locked up, when she reented
aud he was released. Afterward he tried TO obtain
divorce but failed The Of the last complaint ap
pears TO have been jealousy Mrs Patrick was allowed
to go on parole.
The New-YOrk State Bar Association has
announced the subject Of the prize essay for the
present year, The American Constitution" The
pettOrs must be lawyers Of at least five standing
The 10 be signed With fictitious name, and sent
with sealed letter containing the right name TO Isaac
Edwards, chairman OF the Committee on Prizes on Or
before October /. The pf1Ze VIII be awarded NOYembe,
10, at Albany.
At q meeting of members of the Cor
nell Alumni Association in this city Saturday
mitee appointed TO raise funds for the freshmen
crew at Owasco Lake. practising for the with
the Harvard freshmen on Wednesday. Another com
mittee was appointed to prepare for supper OF the
alumni and one to revise the constitution aud bylaws
IL stated that the prospects Of the success OF the
Cornell oarstnen were excellent
Under the auspices of the German Socialist
Section, meeting OF residents OF the Tenth, Eleventh
and Seventeenth Wards was held Saturday night TO pro
against the delay in the Tompkinssquare improve
ment Resolutions introduced by Justus Schwab.
passed, commanding the Common Council aud Park
commissioners to take Immediate measures, necessary
proceed with the work OF restoration, and that the
work shall be done by days labor"
The heavy rains last week caused the
settling of the ground panks in Gbsonss lumber yard,
No. 40 Tenhaye., and on Saturday morning large
pile OF lumber fell over burying beneath IL two ramps
who sleeping there One man was terribly crushed
and was dead the other, who gave his name as John
Stokes, was uniDiured. Stokes was committed 20 the
House OF Detention witness until Friday next, when
Coroner Croker Will hold an inquest.
At the TOmbs Police Court yesterday, Ed
ward Horton, a real estate agent residing on Forty
seyenthst, charged with presenting counterfeit
check for $3.50 10 Aaron Hayes cashier of the North
River Bank, purporting TO be drawn by ]. T. Beokwth
deposition Of tho bank The cashier detected tho
gerry when officer Brooks attempted to Horton he
pulled out revolver aud aimed IL at the officers head
He committed for trial on the two charges Of for
gerry and felOnious assault in default OF $4,000 bail.
1t is stated that the owners of the brig
Kremln which lost by collision with the steamship
Golden Grove, will bring action for damages against
the owners OF the steamship. Captain Haskell whose
wife was lost board the vessel. went 10 Boston Fri
day night 10 confer with the ners. Their agents In
NewYork declared Saturday that they could not
until they learned the circumstances Of the collision
from Captain Haskell.
Superintendent Walling has been informed
by the authorities Of Plymouth. n H.. that Martin "
Dickey who on June 10 shot and killed f. H. Eastman