New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-14
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-1ORk CITY.
General Edward +. Beale, formerly United
states Minister TO Austria, and Jesse Grant, arrived
from Europe in the steamship Baltic yesterday.
The Rev. Edward Kenney sailed for Cuba,
Wednesday for the purpose OF establishing the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in Havana and other places on the
island.
Bishop Potter will attend the Lambeth Con-
ference OF the Anglican Communion. next month, in
London Bishop Seymour will attend to his duties dur
ing his absence
A homeless man, about sixty-nlne years Of
age known in the Eleventh Ward as Francis Murch, at
tempted commit suicide early yesterday morning, by
taking arsenic in n saloon at No. 232 Seeond-st He
was sent 10 Bellevue Hospital
Ladies in the country are sending generous
supplies OF flowers to the sick children Of the poor The
Rivington Street Flower Mission received and disrib
uted 800 bouquets yesterday among the tenements
hospitals. lodginghouses and Industrial schools.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
yesterday appraised the value Of the franchise OF the
ferry from tine OF Roosevelts to South sevents
Brooklyn Mt 5000. The hoard approved the altera
ton of the location OF Pier 40 North River and the re-
durtiOn OF its width TO seyenty-hVc teet
John c. Middleton, of this city, will conduct
Sunday school and Biblical Bazaar at the Round Lake
Sunday school Assembly this Summer The Assembly
will open July 49, and continue in session ten days
Mr. Middleton Is widely as successful manager
in the department of sunday-school requisites.
A new English steamer, the Circassia, ar
I'm Furness Is 500 feet In length ~ feet wide, and 80
feet inches deep She has two engines inverted com
pound directactng and surface.condensing she mas
three decks and Is Darkriggcd and cos over S4VVoOV
John Wright of San Francisco, Is having
picks Of the washoe Tool Company, to the amount Of
$40 COO shipped, which shows that trade il brisk in
some parts Of the country The factory Of the Washoe
fool Company, at Newark, was burned down about
year It Is now rebuilt, however ana running iu
time.
At the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, be-
fore Justice wanden Charles Lake. importer Of Japan
ese goods at No / Cedar-st who was detained on an
accusation Of committing unnatural offence with
woman who claimed TO be his daughter, discharged
from custody owing 10 tue absence OF evidence 10 su
tain the charge.
James f. Ward g. Co., agents of the
Havana steamship Company, have awarded contract
TO Messrs John Roach Sons for iron steamer, to
be ready in four months TO replace the Saratoga, which
was sold 10 the Russian Government Tho steamer City
OF Austin has been chartered to take the place OF the
Saratoga until the new steamer is built
Ii was reported yesterday, that conference
had been held between OF the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime and the liquordeaers Of the IXth
and XVIII Assembly Districts. In which the former
agreed not 10 Interfere with those quorde1lers WHO
hold licenses. The Rev DR.. Crosby denied that there
was any trulh ~ tle Iepoil hn wlou aseu ~ nT VU
the Society would begin proceedings against the liquor
dealers replied that the society working quietly and
the explosion would come IN time
The Manhattan Athletic Club will give
Eightb-aye aud Fifty-siXth-st. Saturday OF next
week The entries will close on June IS. with the
rotary, George ID. Parmly at No III sixth-aye The
games will consist Of One-me walk and one-nile run
each for gold medal a tug OF for light weights,
the prize TO b. set ~ cOlors and hanile Walk Tor
schooboys under sixteen years Of age. for handsome
medal The drst spring Meeting OF the cltb will be
given on Saturday June 20.
BROOKLYN.
A child named Thomas Dunbar, seventeen
months old killed yesterday by falling down stairs
at No. 332 Court-st
The new excursion steamer Grand Repub-
lie will make her trial trip tomorrow. She built for
the excursion business 10 RockAway, and is owned by
Il. Cornell White.
John 0hlsen, age twenty-seven, OF No. LOG
Tweuhst. attempted TO commit suicide last evening,
by drowning himself In the Gowanus Canal, near tue
Ninth street Bridge. He was locked up IN the Van
Brunt Street Police Station.
In accordance with the recommendation of
Sanitary superintendent Raymond the Board OF City
Works has to the saughter-house
and other nuisances situated Parsonage Creek one
OF the feeders Of the Hampstead Reservoir
On warrant issued by Justice Deft, of
Saratoga, Eliza O. Chapman arrested yesterday at
No 152 Lawrence-st on charge Of obtaining the sig
nature of Charles Decker to fouryears lease Of the
She was taken to Saratoga last evening.
George n. Chappell was killed on June l,
by n collision between the tugs Terror aud j. b. Whit
beck. At the inquest which held by Coroner No
the found that the corOn WIS cauhtu
lessuess carelcssuess and unsfil management on the
part OF the captain and pilot OF the Terror
r. Fulton Cutting, who gave $4,000 toward
freeing ST. AIMS Church from deb yesterday deposited
his check for that amount. The entire sum is now
surcd. The members OF the church and congregation
will hold jubilee meeting this evening Bishop Little
John who intends sailing for Europe Tomorrow, Will
preside At the meeting
Sergeant Golden, of the Third Precinct was
charged before the Police Commissioners with arresng
James +. Larkn without cause, on June g. and with
striking him the head with club several tunes fine
OF ten days pay imposed the sergeant yesterday
The Commissioners that members OF the force should
use violent measures only when all others fail
A new pubic schOol-hOuse has been erected
nj South Second and Tenth-sts; It will be formally
opened next Thursday. II Ia ftyye feet by ninety feet
i'm dimensions aud three stories in height There
The cost OF the building which
Is OF brick ~ 500 s0j new schoOlhOuse 10 be known
as Grammer School No II, is 90 besbu at KOscusk0st
The total cost Is not TO exceed $4,000.
A garden party for the benefit of the
Brooklyn Diet Dspensary held last evening on the
grounds OF A. s. Barnes, No. 633 Clnton-ave. The
grounds were brilliant with lights and pleasant
many OF about 1000 persons attended. Refreshment
tables were spread beneath the trees. Music fur
nlshed by ContemOs band. Telephones and micro
phone contributed 10 the general enjoyment.