New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-20
NEW.YORK CITY.

for Mrs Miller, who was recently elected from her
house IN Muberry-st.
| Charles Hass and John Barry, iron workers,
fell from scaold at Washington and Desbrosses-sts
Yesterday afternoon, and received serious injuries
Narrow pipings of satin are on some OF the
jmported costumes az Lord & Tayor's. Two or three
pipngs OF different of edge the basque, cuff
aud collar OF the dress.
A very beautiful and odd looking necklace,
worn by st. Louis lady at wateringpace, Is composed
OF silver quartedoars washed with gold with raised
| monographs riyeted in
A new design in iewelry at Starts is n bar
OF gold with wide spread fan resting on the middle OF
il the earrings open FANS the handles OF which pass
| through the ear ana fasten'
Walter Thompson, employed by the Street
Cleaning Department, knocked down and seriously
injured in Maiden-aue yesterday morning by passing
| wagon. lie was taken home
The total subscriptions yesterday to theB4
per cent loan were 245 900. Of which $10OOOOO was
taken By the First National Bank An order for $780,
600 was n led for a savings bank out OF the city,
Complimentary promenade concerts will be
given by DOdworhs Band OF this city, TO the passengers
OF the Boston steamer Rhode Island, OF the Providence
Iine on the evenings Of "Wednesday ana Thursday OF
this week
The new board of directors OF the Indian
| apolis bloomington and Western Railroad Company,
perfected the plan o. yesterday. aud will
send Il 20 the stockholders the solicitor Judge
| Thomas /. Upton arrives from the West.
James Garvey, age twenty-eight, of No. 8
JameSst quarrelled with stranger in front OF No. IL
Jamesst yesterday. and stabbed in the hip by the
| man, who escaped GaryeY went TO the Chambers
| Street Hospital and had his wound dressed.
Secretary Sherman left the city yesterday
morning for Mansfield Ohio. where he has directed all
mail matter 10 be forwarded. On Saturday he was
called upon by several bankers who urged him 20 pay
out gold for current Indebtedness as soon as possible
The receipts of wheat by railroad to mid
night Sunday for the previous fortyeght hours, were
525 900 bushels. The number OF cars was ll69, OF
which GAO we're brought by the Hudson River Railroad
39l by the Erie aud 1873 by the Pennsylvania Railroad
John Thornton, age TWENTY-FIVE, of Second
ave- and Forty nrsst. Brooklyn fell from the track OF
the Metropolitan Elevated Railway at Rector and New
Churrhsts. early yesterday morning and was severely
injured. He sent TO the Chambers street Hospital
Judge Van Brunt, in Supreme Court Cham
bers referred yesterday tho divorce suit Of Cecilia New
man against Isdore Newman TO A. H. Johne. The wife
saws she was married 10 the defendant In 1868, at
Posen, IN Prussia aud that be has deserted her ior
Miss Belcnner
Officer Clinchy Of the Western Steamboat
squad found the body OF an unknown yesterday
floating water at the foot OF West Elevenhs II
WIS that % forty years old. dressed in flannel
shirt and dark trowsers. The body had been In the
water a long time and was much dccomposed.
James f.. Halsey, Commissioner of Deeds
for Mississippi at No. 1Oi DuaDest., this city. has
ceived Tor the relief OF the Grenada sufferers from yell
low fever S26 Frank Brothers, No 232 FuOn-st giving
SOS aud jeremiah Cronin OF sxty-seventhst, 81. The
money has paid TO the Adams Express Co., VINO
will forward u Immediately.
The first bale of Carolina upland cotton was
exhibited yesterday 10 front Of tho Cotton Exchange IL
was iuvoioed TO Hnson Cunning by Holmes Durham,
OF Charleston = c. TO whom 1t had been shipped by the
planter. !. -. Marsh Of Branchyile IL was sold at
noon by John II. Draper & Co. TO Gwathney Co., Of
this city, at l4is cents pound.
Car No. SO of the Fourth Avenue Line was
run into yesterday by truck loaded with meat, and be-
| -
Frst-iye one Of the panels was damaged. and passen
gers the much frightened The driver Of the
truck was looking for an Indication OF rain IN the SKY,
aud thus did nor see the car His case was reported
A horse attached TO light wagon was be-
ing driven across Greenwch-st, at Clarksonst yester
day morning when Il took fright at elevated train
ana ran away. The animal down Clarkson-st a dis
lance of several blocks causing much excitement among
VINO was driving was thrown ont OF the wagon aud had
leg broken. He taken to ST. vincents Hospital.
Thomas Walker, Thomas Smart, James Muir
ply Michael Madison, aud John Connors, atlas Pallen
Connors alias Sullivan, who arrested suspicion
OF being implicated In burglary vessel In the har-
Dor, were arragned yesterday at Essex Market Police
Conrt The arrest Of Connors made at $3.50 a.
yesterday by Officer Brady, opposite GeOgghans saloon
70 the officers head. For lack Of evidence all were dis
charged except Connors. weiknown ruihan, who was
remunded.
John Fitzgerald, age twenty, who described
himself as a native OF New-orleans, was before Justice
Murray yesterday. charged with rObbing William COch
ran OF satchel containing S2Oi July 20 Cochran
was ascending the steps OF the Elevated Railroad at
Thirty third-st, when the satohe snatchrd from
area where the fleeing highwayman had thrown IT, The
was put in Officer schmittbergers hands, and he
arrested the man. though his only clew the color OF
the mans He Identified, and was held IN de-
fault Of ~ 900 bail.
Two burglars were caught about / a. m.
yesterday the residence OF John II. Burchlll at No.
r1,ne NINr huI atIp1
Tor Europe, and the house closed Two young men
were found upstairs and taken to the statonhouse.
trunks had been broken and attempt made
to pack together clothing, linen lace curtains and sill
vefware valued 49, 900. The burglars arragned
at the Fyseyenth Street Police Court, and were com
united In default OF $4,000 bail each They gave the
names OF James Murphy age twenty, OF No $40 Tenth
ave, plumber, ana William Mcclure, age twenty-One, Of
No. 81 East Twenty-tourth-st car-driyer.
BROOKLYN.
Mrs. Joseph Sands and her family, of No.
7O2 DE Kslbaye., poisoned yesterday by eating
blackberry jam, cooked in brass KETTLE which proved
to be lined with verdlgris No died from the effects
OF the poison.
Joseph Powers, brother of James j. Pow
ers SANITARY Inspector Of the Brooklyn Health Board,
reported yesterday that while returning at noon from
No 459 Henry-st where he had been to collect debt
| OF - 3d. he was set upon by two at Henry and
Dougasssts, beaten and robbed lie said that ne drew
pistol and fired sc his assailants An INVESTIGATION by
the police failed TO show any proof of the alleged
assault. No one in the negh6orhood saw the act No
cause can be assigned TOT MI fO"eIss sudhsc hCuoh
The certificate of incorporation of the New
| York Sea Beach and Coney Island Railroad Company
was Yesterday filed In the County Clerks Office OF Kings
County. The line begins FOrtysxth-s ruus along
Gowanus Bay point where it connects with the Bay
Ridge branch OF the Manhattan Beach Railroad Com
pany. It's length II three miles, aud It's capital stock
$4,000 IN shares OF $500 The directors John W.
| Bgeow Alexander Mcdonald, Charles X. Clark, Ed
ward T. Hunt, W. II. Blgelow, A. Hayward, s. r. Platt
Clinton WAGNER n H. Davis, w. y. Siegris and Thomas
| III. McGratb