New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
NETWORK CITY.


| acs
Mayor Ely being absent from the city yes
terday President Roberts, Of the Board OF Aldermen,
| acted in his stead.
| Rachael Weiss, a girl four years old, fell
out OF a window the fifth story of No. 115
Divisou-st., yesterday afternoon, and was instantly
killed.
| In some of the drinking hydrants on the
East side yesterday morning, the water muddy
the most thirsty pedestrians refused to par
| take Of It,
| Charlie Green, the boy who confessed to a
great taste travel and sundayschool books sent
back yesterday the maternal roof in Buffalo. His
penses were paid by Justice Smith
The subscriptions Of the members of Com
pany X. 9Th Regiment, to the New ArmOry Fund now
amounts 50, ,600 and appeal Is made by the cap
tain TO increase this to the imposing sum OF S1O-
OO0
John L. Gerow died at his farm, Vineland,
n j. yesterday, OF dropsy, at the age Of sxty-eght.
He was for many years connected with the business de
partment of THE TRIBUNE cashier and in other ca
pacities.
Sixteen tons of fine silver bars, valued at
100000 shipped yesterday from the Assay Office
the Philadelphia Mint to be coined into silver dollars
Eighty OF bar silver valued at $3OOO0OO, are now
lying at Washington.
The residents of Harlem and YoIkvile and
the passengers the East River steamboats, complain
greatly about the number OF nude meu and boys who
bathe IN the river The police have received the com
plants but the nuisance has not been abaed.
Commissioner Campbell, of the Department
OF Public Works, and CmefEnglneer Campbell yester-
day started on tour OF examination into Connecticut,
to see If by some the supply OF water In the
Housatouic River could not be made available for this
! city
A swimming contest for the amateur cham
pionship will take place in the Harlem River on Satur-
day between I. f. Kitching and r. Wassnborn The
prze will be n gold medal, and the Will be over
two-mile The start VIII be made between ana
| p. IN.
While at work preparing rubber plates for
false teeth, at No. 225 Bowery Wednesday, Cyrenns
| Thompson oge twenty, OF Port Richmond, s. l., was
slightly injured the body by the bursting Of
"vulcanizer." He was sent to the Chambers Street
| Hospital.
The committee of bondholders of the South
en Railroad OF Long Island reports that assent the
reconstruction scheme has been received from holders
OF 100000 OF the sinking fund bonds being over one
half Of the entire Issue Proceedings IN foreclosure are
| 10 be Instituted at once.
In making one of the excavations in Chat
ham-st for the pillars of the Elevated Railroad the
workmen yesterday struck into OF the old fire els
Of years. the OF which was fonnd
In perfect condition. The cEteTn was large ana had 10
be filled iD before the foundation could he laid.
AS L. c. Love- clerk for a Brooklyn firm,
residing No. 81 Madison-st., about TO step on
board the steamboat Thomas Cornell at the foot OF
Franku-s yesterday afternoon he fell overheard and
drowned. The body was recovered py the deck
| hands and taken In charge by his friends
| The case of Horace IIeustis charged with
| passing counterfeit money. postponed yesterday
until September lG order give the accused man an
opportunity TO produce rs a witness, Captain Horace
Newton from whom. he lac received the bad money
Captain Newton IA In Canada ON fishing excursion
Pietro Cont, an Italian, who has been
living three years farmer In Ohio reported at the
Central Office yesterday that no came TO Newlork on
Wednesday bound for Italy. At the ticket Office Of the
White star Line ne met several Italians, who aterward
stole from him $3.50 No clue could 0e gained to the
| thieves.
John Cotton, of No. 500 Ninth-ave., on
Wednesday cautioned a neighbor Mrs. Jane f. Heitz,
against abusing his daughter The result that the
woman laid a cowlde ABOUT his head vigorously that
he bore the marks OF It yesterday IN the tyseyenth
Street Court. His assaant was held IN S4OO ball to
keep the peace.
| A sailbOat, containing three men and boy,
came into collision with sloop of the Battery yester-
day morning. aud was upset Several officers OF the
First Precinct the assistance OF the men, but
they were found safe In small boat They said they
were hshing party from Union Hill, NJ j., and could
| take care of themselves
August Eggert, age twenty-five, of Tenth
ave. near at work yester-
day afternoon tearing down the old Croou Aqneduct at
Ninh-ave and ehundredthst when large rock fell
upon him and bore him 10 the ground lie was crushed
30 badly that hc ded IN Few minutes Inc oouS was
| taken 10 the Nueiyninth Street Hospital
William ii. Ramscear, superintendent of the
Old Geutlemen's Unsectaran Home, at No. j2i East
one desires TO warn residents
of Harlem against who IA soliciting subscriptions
| 10 enable him 10 become an inmate OF the institution
Mr. Ramsccar says he If an lnpOstef ahd describes nun
as short, slender man, with inhaned eyes, ana about
| seventy-hYe years old
| Charles Mensler, of Walt0n-ave. and One
hundredand sixty lately brought over from
Germany Gustav Groth boy Of fourteen years. Gus
av took kindly the customs OF the country and also
TO the money drawer OF his employer and bencfactor
He sent yesterday to the House Of Refuge where he
| Will remain seven years.
III. ,N.n - II ...tI NnAn
| Jail has been very sick for few days past He
unable to leave his bed Monday and Tuesday and he
looks careworn and haggard His cheeks are sunken,
and evident that his imprisonment las greatly
affected hs health. He still engs 10 the belief that he
Will be pardOned Many names have been obtained iOr
his pardon through the lists distributed In the city, and
General Foster Will shortly send them on to the Presi
| dent
| Two young girls Annie and Mary Collins
| ran away from their home at No. 327 East Twenty
fourth-st, July 10. and trace OF them could be
found. The police finally discovered the girls on tie
Rockaway steamers where they earned money by sing
ing and dancing They slept at Mrs @ CrGigs lodging Lodging
before Justice Smith yesterday and said they did not
want 10 home. The Justice sent them tn the Catholic
| PrOtectOry.
| young man named John n. Hugo came
from Boston to ths city short time with his bride
and trunkul OF wedding gifts. Before returning to
Boston, gave the trunk TO George f. Ferry, Harlem
expressman for delivery at Pier No. 49, North River.
Mr. Hugo has the trunk since. Ferry, the
prrssman Says he left IL with the officials OF the Ston
ington Line but the latter deny that they have seen H.
Mr. Hugo values the trunk aud its contents at $500 lie
has had Ferry arrested he still looks IN vain for the
| trunk
A little fellow, ten years DID, named II. j. Dal-
yesterday taken before the United States Commits
soner for examination nineteen counterfeit hafdolars
having found In his possession by policeman The
lad said found them In chink IN the wall OF No.
20 santOnst His story straightforward that he
was dismissed. IL NOT claimed by the officer that
had been any attempt TO the false tokens No
20 stantOn-st was formerly occupied by disreputabe
| persons.