New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-08
animation win be continued on Tuesday evening at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.

evening at the FOrtythlfd street NJ r. Nnui0H' III M
| CITY Remarks were made by tho Rev. Messrs. d. IL
Ianabergh and Philip Germond, after when the t hcn
DR. Rust corresponding secretary OF Ine 81, No ror
| Cincinnati, gave all interesting account Vi 'n0 WI"
done during the past year
Superintendent Walling was informed yes
terday that Deectivc Kcrns of the Central Once ahu
O0cer Ho,t Of the Fourth precinct succeed dlate saur
dav night in arresting welkrOwn thieves who haa
roibe1 Ivppe Foret OF Hartford Conn. The names OF
me are Mary Harris Frederick W. schocn
! William Gibson ana Andrew GancHn lhese pi''o
/ were locked III % await mdentlhcau'n'
/ State Senators Turner, Marvin, Harris,
rInrbes Jacobs. st. John and I3omis; Gen. D. d. Wyle
and Quarantine Commissioners McQuade Judd ana OAK
lev, on saturday made tour of inspection OF the quar-
ntjuo grounds and Islands. At Hoffman ana swInDuhe
Islands IL was found that IT would require &
DAY and ,lso TO nat the buildings In good order Inc
Shin Iincls also requires renOvating and coppcrins'
! detectives DOrcv and MudOOn, of the Cen
ro Office at the funeral OF General DeVin on sa'u""J
nj the church of st. Francis Xavier, III SN'ech'us
near Fif-avc arrested three notorious female PICK
| nockcts whose pictures adCm the Rogucs' Ga'leFS'
When brought to the Central Office they gave the names
of Margaret Bell, alias Sweeny age oS md
C1errys;. Mary MullCn alias Leonard OF 10 20 90,
sousf and Della Donovan age flttyIVe OF jersey Wy
Saturday was the third day of the Spring
book trade sale. Bidding lively ana prices
ntt,e below the regular wholesale prices Puoilca'o"
were sold Of Robert Brothers, John GWcs CaNto rem
sen Usfelfngcr George ROutiedge sons ana IT, I"'
naus Sous, Bayard TaylCs %Gik; SGd r Wf
volumes twenty OF WE'VE Aloo'' az" '"''
the Highways Of Europe"
A national ffteen-ball pool tournament for
the championship of the United States will be opened
this evening at OCOnnoIs Union Square Billiard hoos
Money prizes Of the value Of $3.50. will be divided INTO
four purses of $3.50 $3.50 500 and 500 The following
entries are recorded: Wahstrom, RndophS, D nOh
Brothers, Sexton, sosson Knight, MiSIm' Iyd NV
MARBLE and Wilson, and the second by "ahislrom anu
RudOlphc.
The recent hard times have caused many
masons belonging to the Brickayers SOcle'y 10 worn "
less than the established price, and last week the foo"
inc notice ,r,s issued by the society: Brlcklayers
working for less than 50 per day are hereby ordered
In strike for the same on and after Monday April 81 M
RYAN the president OF the society sild that SUM
would take place to-day III which al Itsuinl ~
,yoI min Tor those who not active members ol
lhe society favored its plans Inc society hu'no'i'
about 1000 members
The chattcl mortgage on the furniture and
D.tipcs of the Grand Hotel, originally given for
sG5 1913 So has been reduced by payment to $GeG0 60
leaving sos l66 &C, with interest from December -
now due President Andrews, OF the American DlSuc'
Telegraph Company fearing that some readers OF Eat
urlay's TRIBUNE might conound the New lGLK Pn,gt
Trerraph Company, on which there is chatter mort
gage with his company, states that the American De
trct Telegraph Company has no Oohucu' iHOIt-"SC VI
floating debt OF any description
The hydraulic elevator in the Post Office
Bpilding. at the Beekman-st. entrance, which should
have been ready for last November II is now stated
will not be open to the public until some time ID May
These elevators which have proved very costly expert
ment for the Government, are now pronounced ny me
corner has been constantly ont OF repair. As an III
stance il was late Friday morning when the cnginCGio
and machuis ia the building were an. 10 compete TIC
repairs to the check valve after "A nights work.
BROOKLYN.
Fannie Calvert, fortyfive years of age,
widow, with two BOYS, on account Of their undal con-
duct jumped into the East River from the dock at the
foot OF North Tcntlst, last evening, but was rescued
AsJ. w. Bywater, Ncw-IOrk lawyer, who
lives at No 80 Iync-s, was crossing Atantcaye near
the Howard House Friday night he struck by the
motor Rcd'ord His skull fractured and 1t Is feared
that ne viii not recover
George Walsh and Michael Donohue. while
amusing themselves upon some logs near Cob Dock FIJI
day. fell INTO the water. DOnohue saved himself by
graspiuC one OF the logs TO whchc cling uuiltsCued
! Walsh, however, being unable to swim was drowned
The game of base ball at Prospect Park, on
Saturday between the amateur Polytechnic Institute
! nine and a strong picked team, mostly from the semi
professional Hudson Club, witnessed by about 1000
spectators The game was won by the picked nine Dy
! score Of 10 to 3.
/ Alfred Williams of No. 11S WcSt-st., and
two companions attempted yesterday, TO break into
George FIELDS saloon Franklin and EagIe-sts where
meeting Of the Turn Society was being held while
they hciuG elected Williams was shot III the Knee,
| as he says, by Fed, who was arrested
Mrs Bridget Shannon, the wife of the late
Alderman Shannon, applied to Surrogate. Daley on
Saturday for letters OF administration her husbands
estate The personal estate she said about 900
! Mr.. Shannon owned Two saloons, at Nos. H. and %
| Bridgc-st, but the latter is heavily mortSagcd.
1t is reported that an attempt was made last
Friday on the Prospect Park track TO run horse
100 mes in ten hours. At the end Of the seventy fifth
mile the horse dropped the track and carried of
on stretccr. The stakes are said to be 5000 SIDE
aud the will have two trials before the dtch
| is lost.
JERSEY CITY.
Michael Murphy, an old resident died yes
! tcrday morning at his home on Stcubcn-at
Henry ]. HOppcT, the Democratic candidate
for Mayor gave notice to the committc, appointed to
watt upon him, Saturday, that he accepted The nonina
tiOn.
James s. Compton, Of Newark, the propric-
tor of the Newark aud Jersey City line aud George
Anthony one Of his drivers. were arrested yesterday,
orcc Of The violation Of the state sunday law by run.
Ming public conveyance on sunday. The charge was
made by Lawrence Connicn. formerly the proprietor OF
! u rival line
The City Republican Convention WIS held
| eaturdgy John y. Coles, Peter Henderson, the sec
dealer. ard Colonel John r. Tofey were nominated to
succeed Mayor Charles sedcr, but they declined the
cianation MT scder IS travelling in the South but
before he left the city he positively declined renomina
ton.
BEFORE Judge Depuc, Saturday, argument
was made TO quash the indictment for perjury against
BENJAMIN Noyes, George NJ lOJcson and 4. q Kca5by
auuCarng for Noyes and Prosecutor Abee for the State
/ Drcsion was reserved
Mrs HeiniSCh, OF East Orange, attempted to
cross the track Of the Morris and Essex Railroad
Scycuth-s crossing, saturday afternoon when foot
caught in rail-, and she fell upon the track right III
front of an advancing freight train. young, man
dragged her from The track when the engine OF the
tram was within few feet OF her.
Franz j. Kastner, proprietor Of a large
v DAVID yf HoSTGgr Rc nd a Fl c
wifes right OF dover was assumed by another woman
has made q settlement with Mr. HolzwOIth who had
begun SUIT recover her share In the property 1t IA
pOgsblc that settlements VIII he made by others who
now hold the property IN dispute cOnyeyances from