New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-07
NETWORK CITY.

Births last week, 489; marriages, 125 !;
deaths, SIG; arrests 1,517
The Bureau of Street Cleaning reports 2,176
miles Of streets cleaned during September 6l4S4 loads
Of ashes removed $4,000 loads OF street dirt and 02S
loads OF garbage
The Board of Excise granted 332 licenses in
September and deposited with the City Chamberlain
gI3535 From October TO October 5, inclusive, thirty
four licenses granted aud $3.50 received In Tees
A postal convention of publishers will be
held in NewYork on October o. to take steps 10 secure
the passage of the bill before Congress relative TO
the classification Of mail matter and the postage thereon
Two tramps who came begging to the door OF
St. Johns College, in FOrdham, and were fed repaid the
kindness by searching the clothes Of number Of the
boys who playing baseball and taking away three
watches and all the money they coud hnd
James Hayes, cook at the Hanson House,
and Charles Buckley, of No. 327 sprngst, drank to-
gether repeatedly Saturday night, and then began TO
fight. Hayes fired pistol at Buckley and the pail
wounded his head slightly. Hayes mas Deeh helu III
81, 900 bail for trial
Officer joyce, Saturday night, found a party
Of tramps unoccuped store at No. 325 Avenue-A
making merry Gag Of beer which they had stolen
from bar-room near by. An aged tramp was toastihg
Ben Butler ana the Greenbackers" when the onicer
surprised them.
The police are looking for O mysterious
stranger reported lost by the firm of Whitemore, Cabot
& Co., Of Boston, The mans name cannot be ascer'
taned and nothing is known about him OUTSIDE police
mtted suicide while out OF his senses
John Manning and John Kane quarrelled
Yesterday morning in Water-st and Manning sezlng
soda water bottle beat his opponent with 1t SO badly
that he was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical con COZ
dOn. Two riDs were fractured Kane hvesa t NO. OIL
Water-st and is nearly fifty years old
The Inman steamship City of Richmond,
which sailed for Liverpool on Saturday, TOOK In add
ton to other cargo $50 tons of fresh beef the National
Line steamship Heveta 20 horses and 53s quarters OF
lAipauC $50 he
quarters OF fresh beef and the Sorrento 800 head OF
sheep.
Arrangements were made Saturday for hold
ing a public meeting at early date at the Cooper In
stute 10 consider the treatment Of political prisoners
in England The proceeds will be given toward the tes
tnonal funds TO the released prisoners, Condor aud
Melody. They win make statements OF their treatment
while In prison.
Ferdinand Behringer, his wife and two chill
dren arrived from France in the steamship ST. Laurent
September 8. On September IL Behrnger engaged
rooms Oh West Twenteth-st, paying two months rent
in advance. Since that time he has not been seen HIS
wife fears that he has been murdered or that nc has
gone of with another woman.
There were exposed for sale on Saturday,
In Washington Market three species Of fish, rare IN these
waters caught of Seabright the day before aladyfsh
about two feet long, resembling in appearance striped
bass an abecore resembling bonita, but twice as long
and broad q creature somewhat like Lafayette hsh,
but twice as broad and heavy, with u rounded nose
Francois Boucher. the proprietor of the st.
Felix Hotel at No. 159 Beecker-st died suddenly on
Saturday night in great pain His death was attended
with circumstances that seemed suspicious, and DIR.
Fontaipe the family physician, informed tho police, who
summoned the The autopsy Yesterday revealed
that died OF rupture OF the hear ana hus dis
posed OF all suspicion
During the progress of the wake at the house
of Mrs Mary Delaney at Tenthave, aud one-Hundred-
and-twenty-f ourth-st John ConrOy interrupted tue
harmony the proceedings by remarkng that he could
whip the entire crowd: John Delaney rebuked him
EOo pkpd
of Yesterday Judge Kasmire committed Conroy In de-
fault Of 81 600 bail.
There was brisk demand for Government
bonds on Friday and Saturday especially for per cent
bonds The First National Bank Saturday subscribed
for 81 100000 of the popular loan to meet demands
from Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg and st. Louis, and
very large order Kentucky The total bond opera
tons OF this bank alone FOR Friday ana Saturday were
in excess OF S1,OOO,OOO.
Michael Dohohue and james Bingham, two
inmates Of the House OF Refuge resolved 10 take the
life of Thomas H. Mullady. keeper. Donohue having
secreed knife approached Muady stealthiy from be-
| hind and plunged the knife into his back. The two
boys told Judge Kasmire yesterday that they intended
10 (nIl Mnllady There were committed without bail
Mullady will probably recover.
II was thought by many riflemen that the
match for the Sharps 1e Company's prize OF $3.50 in
gold at Creedmoor would perpetual one as the winner
must lead all other competitors at the three long ranges
800 900 and 900 yards. II was wOn however. on
Saturday by Frank HYDE with Sharps rife on score
of 2O6. j. L. Paulding won The Turf ftetd and Farm
badge at 200 yards with score OF iortyS1 IN posi-
| Die fifty.
Norman c. Martin, alias George Warren,
alias Samuel Warren, arraigned at the Tombs on
Saturday alleged completely in the forgery of the
S64 600 check on the Union Trust Company in the early
part OF 1877 The only evidence against hm being tnal
Office OF George W. Chadwick about the time OF the di-
tribuOn OF the proceeds OF the forgery Justice KbTeth
discharged him.
Henry X. Stevenson, Mrs. Mary Brown and
Monroe Fields all coloicd, started in row-bOat TO cross
the East River. BY Encouragement the boat was
inset aud all were thrown into the river Stevenson
deavored to save MIS- Bow1 when as NE NE Nay GAYS FSd
20. and she was drowned The men were rescued by a
| were taken, held them for further inquiry.
William Rahlesen, proprietor OF n variety
theatre at No s12 Eighhave. tried Saturday in
tho Court Of Special Sessions for violating the section of
the Excise Law which orbids the sale Of liquor in any
place where there theatrical performance Rahle-
sen was found guilty and sentenced to fine Of $3.50 and
imprsonment Tor three mouths. stay for the purpose
corpus obtained with the same object returnabe
| to-day in Supreme Court, Chambers
A suit for 100000 damages has been begun
by Friedman Co., OF No. II Broad-st, against the
| Gold and Stock Telegraph Company. The plaintiffs
claim that they doing brokerage or exchange
business similar to that done in the Stock Exchange,
but ON smaller scale, TO which the stock and gold iud
Gators were an absolute necessity and that before
ness hours the Telegraph Company on September 80,
removed their instruments aud refused TO return them
This case grows OF the effort OF the company 10
| break up the so-caed " blackboard shops"
A ballet dancer named Amelia Hook. who
has for several months past lived in unirDished
ret at No 3Ol Mulberryst, arrested recently on
charge insanity and Saturday last was sent to the
Island for one month by Justice Morgan. Miss Hook
WAS born in Germany, and TO this country four
| dye.years ago, appearing IN the well-knOwn Black
| Crook" spectacle In prominent part Recently she
has been without plOyment IL Is said she par
smOnOus, and denied herself the necessities OF life.
A private exhibition was given Saturday in
the Aquarium at Coney Island, OF number of trained
American horses which TO be exhibited at the