New-York tribune., 1878-07-24

NEW-YORK CITY.

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worn as chatelanes, in rivalry of the velvet pockets
| The latest extravaganza in stockings is to
have them III paetinted silk embroidered in frosted
sivery leaves and seed pearls.
A can of benzine took fire yesterday morn
ing the of Mrs oBrien. on the third floor OF
No. 413 FOurthaye. Mrs. o'Bren was severely burned
| on the arms and head.
The Board of Managers of the Produce Ex
change has decided to close the Exchange hereafter at
3 D. m and to have lightning rods erected on the build
Ing the flagstaff having recently been struck twice by
| lightning.
Henry johnson, age thirty-three, fell from
the third-story window OF No. 81 James-st. Monday
night and received compound fracture Of the skull.
from the effects of which he died soon after at the
Ira Bellows, of No 81 Oliyer-st was found
insensble at Oliver and Cherry-sts at a. yester-
day. with cut Oyer his eye He was ssnt to the Sha
who with him ON the previous night have
| been arrested on suspicion
The payments of silver at the Sub-Treas-
ury yesterday amounted to $4,000, mostly In small
amounts The demand for the silver dollars Is now
very small It is said, because they are not exchanged
| for the payment OF custom duties.
The gate at the entrance to the Eighty
fourth Street pier which down by the residents
Yorkyille in opposition to Mr.. Hogg. the owner has
been replaced by Captain Longsreet, OF the steamer
OsseO. The passengers now allowed TO 20 ON board
| the boat without moles
Edward b. Taylor, Joseph Z. Jewett, NJ. J.
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certificate Of incorporation OF the WldOwsand Orphans
Aid Association main purposes being the erection
OF home and the providing OF clothing, food and Odg
ing for needy persons Of the better class, who do not
publicly solicit charity.
a pot of molten iron was upset yesterday in
Conovers foundry No. 336 East Twenty -ninth-s, and
the metal the feet OF Richard Reilly Of No $50
East sixteenth-st, and Bernard Curran, OF No. 50i
Third ave, both wOrkmen IN the foundry They were
badly injured. Reilly sent TO Bellevue Hospital aud
Curfan was taken home.
George Armstrong, of No SO Mott-st.,
charged with throwing his wife from third story
window discharged yesterday by Justice Wandeil'
as tue testimony OF neighCOrs showed that Mrs. Arm
strong while intoxicated jumped from the window.
The woman is In 81 Nlncenrs Hospital, and, although
severely hurt, will recover.
The first bale of Texas cotton of the season
was cold yesterday Of the Cotton Exchange 1t
was raised by l.. +. Neuhaus, Of Hacklebury Lsvaca
County, Texas, and forwarded 10 Walter Krohn &
Co., Of this city, by Kaufman Rnnge. OF Galveston
Will be shipped 10 England
The steamship Holland, of the National
Line which sails to-day for London carries large
among which 325 head OF cattle, which sent to
England lated aud then killed. The other freight
prses 900 bushels Of gran 200 bales hops 207 bales
WOOL ia hOgshCads aud lJS tobacco 1000 bar
re Hour 100 cases canned goods and 300 boxes Of pro-
visions.
John Tyler, colOred man, was seen crawl |
ing out the Office window Of the steamboat City Of
New-York yesterday afternoon, while lying at her dock
on the North River. Ho tried escape but cap
tured by Officer Crtenden. A syeT-mouLted revolver
ige5 by Asa Tvler clerk Of the boat The prisoner
pleaded guilty, and was held tor trial.
A well dressed woman, accompanied by her |
father told lOng, rambling, ncoherent to Justice
smith at jefferson Market Court yesterday She
her name Mary Emma Towey, OF No. 639 West Forty
secondst said that persons trying poison
XII her She declared that she was heress to large es
tates IN Ireland The woman Is evidently crazy and
her fathers wits seem also To be astray.
Some mischievOus person placed two signal |
tOrpedOc tile horse railway track IN front Of the o
man House early yesterday morning Broadway
fired them much 10 the CONSERVATION OF the horses the
conductor and the passengers. Five blocks away the
report sounded Ike the discharge Of dou0lebarreed
shotgun. small crowd collected, and the SENSATION |
did not die out until the torpedo shells were found
About eighty boys from the training-shlp |
Minnesota of the foot OF Twenty fourth-s, East River
were marched sunday ening to Christ Church, the
Rev. Dr. shipman's, FitE-aye. and Thirty-nfh-5t
After sermon, the boys filed the church,
wItn great rapidity towards Park-avc. In a moment
more two other boys followed The nrst boy escaped
but thetWO latter were OYerbauled on MadisOn-aye
Bridget Brennan, the mother of twelve chill |
dren and six grandchildren, she paintiyey sad,was
arraigned on charge OF converting 10 her use
500 given her for safe keeping by John J. Leary
sailor OF the steamship Tennessee Mrs Brennan denied
the charge aud said she gave inc money pack 20 Ley
debaucn. She WAS held for trial In default OF $1,000
The record of vital statistics for last week |
shows an increase OF thirty-lhree deaths children
der one year OF age, thrtyour under years and
twenty under five years. and Increase OF deaths
from diarrh0al diseases Of tweny-four compared
with the previous week. The PRINCIPAL Increase In
deaths OF children under Ave years of age among
children OF American parenage those of German par
entage were next IN number or the AZ children under
ment houses aud twenly-one In public institutions.
The Board of Health yesterday received the
report the visiting corps OF physcians 1t shows
that during last week 1902 houses visited, 33076
families called upon, III prescriptions filled for
sick children aud GO3 excursion tickets given out for the
st. Johns Guild excursions, Particular attention
called the quantities of fruit sold from street
venders wagons showing the need OF fruit inspectors
The following fruit inspectors were appointed: Edward
Faulkner Thomas j. Hanly, States Barton, John Waters,
Thomas Flynn John j. Delaney, George lsaacs, Charles
Mckay, James 5. Murray Bryan Morrssey and A. W.
Gay.
Elizabeth NJ. Conkling, under the advice of
exJudgc Davies. executed to his son, Julian Davies
trust deed Of her property. retaining lie interest but
giving remainder to several OF her relatives After
t. charging Judge Davies with deceiving her. Judge
Van Brunt before whom, in supreme Court, Special
Term the tried, gave his decision yesterday
| He wholly acquits Judge Davies and his son OF any
deceit or failure TO properly advise the plaintiff but as
revocnble, he holds that her intent must prevail. and
| gives Judgment that the deco be annulled.
At the COrOners Office yesterday, in the case
of James NJ LOTUS six OF No 40 Motst, accident
ally drowned at the Hamilton Ferry July g. tine Jury
recommended better saylng precautions at that ferry
bridge. verdict OF accidental death rendered In
the cas-, OF Thomas j. Hodgkins, age seventy three.
| carpenter. killed by locomotive OF the Metropolitan
Elevated Railway South Fifth-ave and Thrdst, on
July G. In the case John Dobbins age two OF No So
Franklor-st who was run over by secOnd-ave car
Madison and Otversts. July 10 Thomas Maher,
driver the ear, testified that Otto Eher passenger
prevented him from putting the brakes and the jury
decided that the death due to the interference Of
Ehler.