New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-23
NETWORK CITY.

at Kurtz Hail. in aid of the French Benevolent Society
and the Society OF St. Vincent DE Paul. yielded pront
| OF $1,000.
The Cation Exchange revoked the license,
for yarehousing cotton OF Messrs Titus & Burdet No
40 Westst yesterday for absolute refusal to obey tue
Exchange rules.
LOYAL Becsley of Palisade-ave., Yonkers,
was found dead early last evening on Broadway, near
the YOnkers line. His body was taken 10 the lhr9-
fifth Precinct StatiOn-hcuse.
Escaping steam from the boiler of the tug
Sarah lying in the East River at the foot or sxeehth
ST. yesterday injured Lawrence CAIN fireman. so Sc
| verely that his death Is feared.
The ladies of st. AIMS Church, in East
Twelfhs. will assist in paying the church and paro-
cal school debt by giving fair, in Ferreros Assembly
| Rooms, beginning to-day and continuing untl May
A large force of wOTkmen was employed,
Yesterday In New Churchst., back OF Trinity Church,
constructing the inclined plane to the Gilbert Elevated
Railroad for the purpose OF transferring the cars To TIE
! tack
| The sale of the right to the use OF thirty
four piers and bukheads the North and East Rivers
did not meet with much yesterday Only SIX OF
the lots offered sold. bringing an aggregate Oh
$4,000.
A mortgage of 100000 for five years, on
land on Forty-fourth and Forty-hfth-sts., west OF
Eeyentlaye. ana in part under water, was recorded
yesterday 1t given by the Municipal Gas Lght ooin
The Range Committee of the New-Jersey
state Rifle Association will submit majority and a
minority report TO Governor Mcclellan. The minority
report Is said to favor range at Elzabethpor where
targets at l,50O yards may be placed II necessary
The following sign on a low groggery on the
East side In the vicinity Of the BOwery, attracts consid-
cradle ottcntion:
" John leavy Iiveth hcer
sells Good liquor, Cakes and Beer
The Rev. James Price will be installed pas
tor Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS street
United Presbyterian Church. between Second and Third
nyes Harlem this evening. The Reys Messrs Alexan-
der smith, OF Paterson AIr. Kidd and John kirkpatrick
will take part In the exercises
James Lewis, of No. $50 Sixth-aye., while
intoxicated In a disrcputable house in Grecne-st, on
Sunday night quarrelled with Kate Farrell and stabbed
her under the right eye lie asserted that the woman
fired plates AZ him, and he had to defend himself nc
st. Vinccnts Hospital will benefit tomorrow
by matinee performance at Waacks Theatre Lester
Wallack will appear in the Captain Of the Wach;"
Mr. Boucicaut has given his services in Kerry" Sew
ea other weknown actors ana actresses Will appear
James Marshall and Simon Little two sailors
the White Star steamer Britannia were held yester
day I'm $500 bail each by Justice Duffy charged with
hrtaly assaultnga fellow sailor. He was sick during
the voyage, aud, having 10 do his work they reVenged
themselves by beating him on their arrival III port
Hughes Brady, age seventeen, stole an over
coat because he told the justice lie wanted to be sent
10 state Prison. where he expected to have opportu
nifty to make little money by his working
was only $500 bail for trial FOR petit larceny.
Sherman ID. Barber, of Orange, n. j., was
arrested yesterday by detective Norris on charge OF
being fugitive from Justice Mrs Martha Ktssel OF
indicted in NeW-Iersev swearing that she owed MN
| money. Justice Duny fcinandtu inc prisoner uhuI
to-day.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children yesterday charged Jacob Abere. proprie-
tor OF the Tyo Theatre. with employing Betty Rhine
hnrdt eight years for the purpose OF singing also
netting under the trapeZe for the safety OF performers
! He was held on each charge In r3OO bail
Carlo Gattinoni, an Italian, of No. ~ Sui
Ivan ST. was committed yesterday by Justice Duffy,
charge Of trying to shoot himself. lie says he is
native Of Pava. aud medical student but becoming
penncss he lost hope and shot himself The ball shat
has "A passage ticket FOR Italy In his possession.
| Michael Kennedy, a tiagman for twenty-five
years nnwood Station, the Hudson River Railroad,
IN accord nce with orders attempted TO prevent
boys from playing bali at the depot by Selling the ball
The players thcrcupOn armed themselves with brckbas,
and Kennedy, tearing an attack, threw stone winch
James Iuney, age cghtecn on INC heau, lIuc-
| turing his skull.
William II. Moore was arrested in Brooklyn
on Saturday on the charge of having been implicated in
the obbery Of the Cambridge Bank IN Massachusetts,
He was brought before the Tombs Police Court sun
the Mulberry street station House. lie Will be brought
before the Court again hs morning. when II Is expected
y. y
April L. of the following additional contributions FOR
the relief OF the sufferers by the famine in China Sab
hath school OF the Fourth Presbyterian Church. $40 81
Iho" arpT sTooEyn G Sasn' !? NsnaI'% W.
Prescott 49, D. H. Downs: JamGs6arG, \; J 80
| edged ~ ,26S total, Sl,i57 49,
John j. Sheridan, A. Brown, John Allan,
John Smith George BOldcn and Peter Cuye, intending
Joke took the horses and carriage OF their neghbor
Patrick Mcmahon OF No 40 Fast Thirieenthst on sun.
day and drove toward High Bridge. Mcmahon did not
know that IL was Joke and caused kilograms to he sent
To every station-hOse the city. and In consequence
| hupdrcd-and-h fty -secOnd street Station House.
The celebration of the twenty-fifth anniver-
gary of Continental Lodge took place In Masonic Temple
last evening the large audience being welcomed by the
Master, William II. BENJAMIN. After an organ volun
tary by Mrs j. II. Morgan, the audience joined in sing
n the Anniversary Ode. The history Of the lodge was
given briefly by II. g. Carter, ana the Rev. Dr. D. r.
Forester Grand Commander of the Knights Tcmplar of
! Ncw.Irsey delivered the address. The remainder Of
the programme consisted maiDly OF music ana reclta
! tons.
Over 1000 books were given out by the
Mercantile Library its readers during the past week
This library still maintains its leading position among
the circulating libraries Of the country, and, IL Is
ncced will soon possess building better adapted to
| amounts TO over S75 900. The library contains more
than 1870 600 volumes, covering all the departments OF
science art aud literature aud to these are constantly
being added all the newest aud best books OF the day
ms soon ~ published. More than 10000 Tolunes were
added during the past year The removal OF the library
10 lower floor III its present quarters on Asor place.
/ meets with general appreciation.
| BROOKLYN.
Oliver COttcr found nineteen salOon-keepers
| violating the Excise law on Sunday.
Mayor Howell returned to the Aldermen,
without his approval yesterday the ordinance IN rela
ton TO fireworks saying that he thought no change of
| the law required
A human skull was found, yesterday after
poon in pile OF sand in lot between Richard and Van
Rruntsts Red Hook. by some boys who were at play
| The sknll was much decayed.
| William jackson nleaded guilty in the Court