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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19
SUBURBAN NOTES.

The Roman Catholics OF Irvngton have decided to
dispose of their old church edfce by rattle in the
course of the ensuing month. They propose to sell
1000 chances or tickets ut 81 each.
II il proposed by some of the prominent
residents Of Tarrytown to erect new monument
there in the present to designate the spot where
Major Andre the British spy. was captured
The projectors of the Newark (N. j. soup house
are proud of their first weeks work. They have
dispensed over 1000 loayes OF bread and 900 gallons
of soup to over $500 persons, two-thirds of whom
were children.
The contest for the Law Judge ship of Essex county
n. j.. has narrowed down to three candidaes--Wil
lam b. Guild, Jr., Ludlow McCarter and Judge Fin
ley A. johnson. The appointment is in the gift of
Governor Mcclellan, subject to the approval of the
Senate.
Mrs Mary Doyle who was burned about the BODY
by the explosion of can Of kerosene oil, which fluid
she pouring on a fire, at her residence No. 1877
sackett street. Brooklyn, on Friday died from the
Hospital yesterday.
James J. Mccormick appeared before Judge Elliott
in WILLIAMSBURG Yesterday morning. and entered a
tent to kill preferred against him by George Quinn
II was alleged that during quarrel on Tuesday
night last Mccormick shot at Quinn.
Mr.. Rowland Hill, the Wall street wine merchant
who was missing from his home, No. 35l Tenth
street. South Brooklyn. sent telegram TO his wife
yesterday from Jersey City in which he stated that
he was all right and would return home soon. Mrs.
Hill Immediately notified the police of her husband
safety.
The tua propeller John Croker was secured 10 the
dock at the Franklin Avenue Bridge. on Newtown
Greek, Friday night and lett. was imagined. in
perfect safety. At cbb tide. however. she caught
under some projecting timbers OF the dock. and at
the food Saturday morning. was firmly held
by them that the tide rose over her deck that she
filled and sank
Henry Gibbons aged thirty-six years residing at
No. ~ Flatbush avenue. Brooklyn. slipped on the
sidewalk on Hudson avenue. on Friday evening. and
picked up insensible and taken to the Tenth pre-
cinct station house. During the night he became
violent. and Captain Mackellar summoned DIR.
olenvy. who yesterday morning. on examining Mr..
lint MI had bsep fra. mod
He thercupon removdd to the Long Island Col
Lana Hos tfut
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PORT OF NEW YORK. JAN. IS, 1879.
ARRIVALS.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD
wHrTBWoSE TELEGRAPH LINE.
Steamer Algeria 1Br Watson Liverpool Jan and
Queenstown 9TH with mdse aud passengers to &C Franck
steamer Holland DR. Heeley London Dee - and the
Downs ast. with mdse and passengers to F W Hurst
. Is a lon % ship
Lincoln, from New York for London;
lavrs 9Th with mdss and . passengers Kunnardt
Jan H m s s's"E sss
=; 18th Ia. t4a Ion 81 s. steamer Nev"da tBr fro"
Steamer city, Darrett, savannah days. with mdse
SHIP O%Ga si, HALL csSa ss days with sugar to order
loe 81 aa heavy Wv gales sf Ils .t.s.
Is, With mdso 10 Howe, Goodwin kCo. Passed Cape Of
wsMG from Calcutta for London
with md-e order: vessel to Warren co Crossed The
Equator Oct T. in Ion g 40 - days OUT was days e.
sails &c,
% :. aps Of Good Hone to es m &
q s sSs a. "% $ & -ssts ship
bark ns's"s s e% New
ds 81 gS f. rs
Caleutts for London no date, lat lon y - bark
LAT Il ~ S. bark Camilla Ger. from London for New
Theo Robinson; vessel 20 W Grace 4 Go. Had fine
~s sp w 70 1Hs a M"as London Il
davs. In ban TO J EweII Had heavy
snunp main ward and lower topsail yard; Jan H. lat ri
lon "a passed vessels spars with sails rigging
tacbei nppnrontly but a short time In the water.
Ship Cornelius Grinneil Rurland London Nov ~ via
Portland H. with mdsc - Grinno Mnturn Go. Was =
DAYS Of Iatteras with strong NE. Sc and NV gales
Shin and Antoine 0icr tiundcrscn London. AZ
in ballast to Funch Edye n Co.
Shin Florida tof Richmond, Me-. Sparks. Bremen GO
DAYS wit barrels W EIwel Co. Was
days of iatcrns with NV gales Dec Is lat ~ %.
Ion ~ 26 spoke ship Northern Empire tBr,
from Hamburg for Tybee. IL 9th.
LAT IL ~ Ion ~ Ez ai,cth Dutch, from
~ days out; Jan D. lat -. Ion
60 10: schr sawyer from New York for Martinique
DAYS lith lat 81 49, lon rs H. ship Data via m from
Calcutta for New York 1iS days 18th lat ~ 10, Ion
II 90 bark Geo Washington uRD, Manila for New
York who reported, same date In squa carried away
foretopsail, retopgalant sail and mantopsal yard
shin ATLANTA tNor Christanscn Rotterdam II days. in
ballast, to Tobias Co
Bark John Clerk of Camden Me- Connnt. Sourabaya.
via Batavia so days with sugar and coffee To Drexc Nor
gan Co; vessel to Lunt Bros Passed the Cape of Good
Hope Nov H. and crossed the Equator Dec ~ In Ion :
had fine weather
Bark Edward Percy (of Liverpool, Russell, Singapore
August with mdse to ORDER vessel ~ & Wright Go.
Experienced Sc winds Ne far ,aspar; thencc to Java
Heads light SE winds and fine weather. AMER sept
10: caught the SIC trades Sept ~ OF Java Heads expert
enced good trades until sept -, when they were
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OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ASrwrrr. Jan i7sailed, ship Tscrnorora (Br), Hilton
United States; bark Bragg Nor, Hansen. do.
BoRprsrx. Jan t6--Arrvcd. barks vladimir NOR Hal
vorscn New York; Liberals AUS. visn do. Lovspring
(Nor Bach Philadelphia; supreme (ItaD Marassa Bait
more; Virgo Nor. Mikkicsen, do; Temple Bar a,r,
Vaughan. do.
Sailed 18th, ship Gaatea, FilIsbury Savannah; bark
whiting t,r). Groves. United States
C,prz, Jan i4-saicd bark Henry Knight, Pendlcton
Seville and New York.
GtoucrsrrR Jan i7-sailed. bark Bsrden tRus). En-
strom, United States.
GIBRALTAR. Jan i2-saled. bark Byfogcd christensen
tNorl. Thorsen from Pnn,a). New York.
lIAvRs Jan i3-Arrvcd. banks Enor Nop Thorsen,
Galveston; l7th Drugi Dubrovacki LAus). Tcrsch New
York.
Sailed i6,h bark Osanna dab. Garguo United states
18th, steamer France tFr), Trudcllc New York.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 17-Arrivcd. ship Shakespeare N'cr,
Iecsc san Francisco barks Lara Br, Currc Savannah
Minnie Carmichael Br Taylor do 18TH brig Arc'as tBr,
Robarts. Galveston.
Also arrived 18TH steamers Arisocrat B. Ureaves New
orleans; Laplace tBr). schofcld. New York
Sailed 18th. ship Romsdai ,Bp Jsrman. New York.
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A MODEL PUBLIC SCHOOL.


WHERE THE HEATING. LIGHT AND VENTILATION
ARE PERFECT AND THERE Is NO ovERcRowD-
ING.
The model public school building of the city is
Grammar School No. GA. at Fordham. 1t was built
by the money of the taxpayers of West Farms before
the new district in westchester county was annexed
1t was fortunate that this SO. else the people
of that region might have to be content with build
ing constructed on the plans of the superintendent
Of the Board of Education. The building stands of
the main road to Fordham from Harlem Bridge
and has an imposing and picturesque appear
ance. 1t is built on an irregular rectangular
plot of ground, 100x;i0O feet, which is about
three times as great space as is devoted
to the schoolhouses in the oler wards or the clty
Every class room is twentysix 10y twenty-four feet
and the ceilings fifteen feet high. There are
three large windows opening from each class room
directly the outside into the air and light ana one
smaller one opening into the hallway which runs
through the centre of the building. On the third
floor there is main assembly room siNty-hve feet
square the ceiling being twenty feet III the clear
The janitors apartments, in place of being ON the
first floor the third, and thus the smells from
cooking stove and washtubs avoided in the class
rooms There is ample open air playgroundf Tor fair
The water closets are entirely removed from the
building a distance of hundred feet. The
ventilation is thorough and is by means of registers
set in tho walls well by the windows. The
building is heated by steam radiators, which are be-
leved furnish the best system of heating In each
class room OF the upper grammar grade the principal
allows only forty-eight pupils. though according to
he rule of the Board to the allowance per capita
of cubic air space, he might put IN sixty
two There is no such thing a. Overcoming.
There are seventeen available class rooms, and the
building constructed with to the exgencies OF
the future, has easy accommodation for 200 chill
dren The system of teaching in mixed classes OF
success The principal is Mr. William j. kennard,
who is assisted by eleven other teachers.
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HERALD MARINE CORRESPONDENCE.

NEWPORT. RI. Jan H. 1879.
Yesterday AM thick fog settled Marthas Vineyard
Sound At 9n the steamer Eeanora from New York for
Portland, went the Middle Ground about mile west of
West Chop light She discovered hour later by Us
cutter Samuel Dexter which hauled her OF and
she proceeded without having sustained perceptble
damage The cutter reports Vineyard Sound of Hedge
Fence Shoal, full of drift Ice
Schr Stout Collins Of the New York Coast wrecking
Co arrived At Block Island to haul OF sehr Eliza Hooper,
before reported ashore at that while in charge of
wreckers who had hauled her OF from Jones Inlet
Capt Harvey, of schr Orvetta o Charlotetown PEI in
dgnantly denies report that his vessel ashore
sido of Dutch Island
II reported in Fall River last night that the fine
three nasted schr David Anthony of that port had been
down by ice and sunk In Bay Letters
ceved to-day however from the captain dated January
H. PawtmSet River 40 miles below Baltimore dispes all
fears. aud states that she il cebound that place
steamer onanicus plying between Fall River and Provi
dence. while her the latter yesterday,
against cake of floating ice and hole in her
bow The steamer Bradford Durfee was placed on the
route In her place
The report that the steamer Equator Of the Clyde line,
from Philadelphia for Fall River put into Chester Pa
few days leaking denied by the agent of the line
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A HOME FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN

Early Friday evening last the ringing of the bell
of Old St Bartholomew Church. so long silent.
astonshed many of the residents of Lafayette place
and Great Jones street The property. which con-
ssts of nearly four city lots admirably situated had
changed owners, and is in the possession of the
Rev. Father lDrumgoole. who purchased it'in trust
FOR the Mission of the immaculate Virgin for the
Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children,
of which he is pastor and founder. The whole cost,
including mortgages taxes and interest was $6S9sI 30
4 he purchase money has been furnished from the
treasury of st. Joseph's Union, an organization es-
tablished by Father Drumgoole for the purpose of
creating fund to accomplish this object 1t is the
intention of Father Drumgoole to take down the old
church forthwith and erect handsome edifce suita-
BILE for the purposes Of the mission. The union con-
ssts of three hundred thousand members of all
grades. resident in the United States Canada Europe,
West indies and Australia
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

paris and the French People" is the subject of
lecture to be delivered on the 27th inst. in the even
ing at Chickering Hall, by Mrs. Anna Newell Mrs.
Newell has already delivered three lectures at Boston,
where she was well received.
Mary McCiraw, aged sixteen domestic at No. "a
West Fortyeighth street Iell from the second story
window yesterday and received fracture Of the
skull. She had been shaking mat, and. losing her
balance, tumbled out. The girl was taken to the
Roosevelt Hospital.
The thirty-second annual Lederkranz masquerade
ball will take place the Academy of Music and Nils
Hall on Thursday. February ID. 1879. Many nov
elites incident to the carnival season will be intro
duced The Cdrniroi Gdzstte. feature of the ball,
will be under the editorship of Mr. Keppler.
Mr. r. H. Lowry. president of the National Bank Of
the Republic, No. Wall street, having declined u
nomination. the Board of Directors yesterday elected
Mr. Henry W. Ford the cashier. to that position. Mr.
Ford during his thirty years service in the bank
has held the positions Of receiving teller paying teller
and cashier.
Professor r, A. witthaus. of the University of
Vermont. lectured last night to large audience in
Animal Force Tho venerable Peter Cooper
present and listened to the lecturer with evident
terest The learned professor treated first of the
general properties of matter and afterward of those
of force.
The funeral Of the late DR.. Nealis took place yes
terday from the Church Of the Holy lnnocents.
Thirty-seventh street and Broadway. The Veteran
Corps of the Sixty-ninth regiment. to which the
Doctor attached. acted as guard of honor.
Brennan Commissioner T. Brennan and many of the
medical profession. The interment was in Calvary
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hartman was yesterday going along Washing
ton street to the Phoenix Print Works, at No. $50.
which are owned by her husband. At the corner OF
GARRISON street man. who had been following her,
suddenly turned about and seized the valse she
red in her hand. which contained $500. Mrs. Hart
trihe startled by the suddenness and bold
of the attempt but she held on to the recepta
Gle and cried out for assistance. The thief tugged
for half minute, but without success. and then
dashed away the ladys cries caught the attention
of some by -passers
A regular meeting Of the humane society re-
Gently started in this city under the the New
York Life Saving Association will be held in the di-
rectors rooms of the Maritime Exchange Monday
afternoon at three O'Clock. The meeting is called TO
allow the subscribers in general to express their
views and tn elect regular officers. Captain Paul
Boy ton will be present with his three famous pro-
tegces. who will wear their regulation uniform.
1t il the intention of the members to tender the
nomination of the presidency to Captain Boyton.
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS.

Merchants shipping aud sbipmasters informed
that by teegraphng TO the HERALD London Bureau ad
dressing Bcnnett No ~ Fleet street, London 10 tho
Paris Office addressing "Bcnnctt ~ Avenue de rOpera
Paris the arrivals At and departures from European and
Eastern ports of American aud all foreign vessels trading
with the United States will cabled this
try free Of charge.
CAPITA n- arriving At aud sailing from French and Mcd
ports will lind the Paris ocr tho cconomi
cal and expeditions for tccgraphng news.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

BERNUpA Jan 1O-Arrved, ship Syren Wood Honolulu
for New Bedford; banks Blne Birdar Mchener Caen
New York Midas (Brl. Mckenzie Hamburg do: Sefa
Tdn Utah Ssntu Hull for BALTIMORE brigJ Musson
man. IIigbee Havana for New York; Athea Charleston
for Seaford. Del tall In distress-see Miscellany
CUIDAD BOLIVAR, Dec 29-Arrived, schr Storm Petrel
IIerrck. New York.
HALIFAX, Jan 14-Sailed. schrs BENZ Croker Smith,
Vineyard Haven for orders
ISAGUA Dec 24In port, bark Clotilde Hayln for Bos
% sail about 2sth.
MrsauAsn, Nh Jan l3-Cleared, brig Milo (Br) wyman
Barbados >'' -
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The following letter was received few days ago by
q gentleman of this city
Boston. Mass, Jan. g. 1879.
DEAR SIR do not know as ought to- write you
10 decide bet, because you ought not to bet. But
a. set you right In matter OF history in which you
seem 10 he Interested. allow me to- say that In the
Democratic Convention st Charleston. y. c. in the
year 1860, voted ffty-seven times. AK remember II,
for Jefferson Davis, of Mississpp afterward Presi-
dent of the Confederate states candidate for the
democratic party for President. He before the
Convention az candidate. for my vote and that Of
one of my colleagues were the only ones he had. I
believed him To he representative man Of the South.
and subsequent events have shown that was right.
And believed then. and believe now that II he could
have been nominated for President and elected the
would have been saved and the attempted dis
union prevented. for he would have been CHOSEN to
b. President hirty-iwo States rather than ff-
teen. and my experience has been that the North
always got more consideration questions of human
liberty from southern statesman President be-
fore tho than IL did from Northern doughface.
and that remains true down to the present time.
BENJAMIN Il. BUTLER
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KILLED ON THE IL ROAD.

Henry Lampke. German mechanic, aged forty.
who lived at No. 3s9 Blocker street while at work
yesterday on the ~ track at Sxteth street Ninth
avenue, was struck by engine No. l. The unfortu-
nate mans body was crushed against the track his
wrist was broken, his thigh wrenched about, his
breast completely forced in and the scalp torn
from his head. His fellow workmen lowered him to
the ground speedily possibly and he taken
the Roosevelt Hospital but he survived there only
fifteen minutes.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

STEAMER LoRp EeL.SGros .Br, from Phiadelphia for
ami@ed surveyors who report the badly dam
aged plates both hows and perhaps some framework
smIr BniraSNA tBr, Hamilton. from Calcutta for New
G pa, nG ssr%. sn is SHIRT of provisions &C.
f,r anchored in Two fathom Hole Bmn'nia Jan 10, with
had been fallen IL with 1--WE days previously by the sshr
port, understood to claim salvage
esussHr of sosaT which went ashore s a. s.
damage has been ordered to London tbs salvage was
settled at fiao mot foo although $1,000 had previously
BARK Isr sus,. from Hull at Delaware Breakwater Jan
u. lost foretopmasi and split sails.
Bresswate~ n Is reports ,T" jam nM "eras had h%rr
from wNw broke spanker boom and gnh aud split
BARK SATAN. rms, from Brahesedt ut Delaware Break
water Jan II days North of Iatteras with
BARK srErASISo GaD, Guita, from Hull for Baltimore,
pm! into bermuda Jan ic, with rudacrhe"d She
quired slight repairs
BARK BLUE BIRD Or, Kitchener. from Caen for New
York before rep1se spoken with loss 81 &C. put
sails. &c.
BARK GIoAxrs DR. lIartnet from Calais at Philndel.
phia Jan having lost starhoard anchor,
fathom Of chain, copper OF bow and lost and split sails
a. G ss% fer N ,ns yaS eSs
her times Al hopes OF saving her has been aban-
was insured in the Ocean, Of Halifax for 5000.
v x M.s OBJ from 4; for New
sides, mixxenmast sprung and in want of sails. &c.
s 3 a ~s for Sw snSsss
She subsequently, abandoned. For particulars SEQ
brig ALHnnrl-MrT Perkins mate of brig Aberti he
9Is a makes the .
,. %s barn.
sss hss a s' ais sss
os WV "a c Of On ean Ss
gro vessel continued sak5 and spp. on the
picked by bark ermine four hours nferward and
landed at Delaware Brea in destitute condition
fever swelling OF the throat and buried
Bfs 1 from Porto Rice Sa Ms
BRIc ErpoRus f Portland arrived at Apalachicoa Jan
from J.nns Pr lie, espsn Prince died o" the
ss which INTO IS at an sf G' Sf
is insured in New York for 500.
sSrn for ssafcs$ Del lost all
ing TO make Be"ada Jan II struck the reef. and sank
!"
scnH Conc sct M.ehiss Bunker from ,i,esra with 70
Is. leaking badly and would have to discharge
for New YORK put into With
sail, spankcr, &C. and foremost sprung in the head
%1s
ssaI: iS:'s
win probably ashore he next tide Joseph Ca
condition" er@wsd on III hand. and Knees 20 barn nosr
hi "sas Walking s.
os a. bad ne The
craft was badly stove and lies on the bench
sens Brsnnop " HUI. from New Orleans for New York
spirit sprung and haslcss her fcresa.
Scum Crsa sr from Arecibo for New York ashore at
s in the
head purchase to discharge cargo IS
scnn EVA, from Turks Island for Nsw York. which
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LONDON Jan i7-Arrved, bark Storohan Nor. Norsess
sen, Charleston.
Sailed 18TH banks Marquis of Worcester (Br Charles
United States; Sarah Chambers tBrI, Rutherford. do
MARsrILLEs Jan I6-Arrived, ship Island Home. Orb
Palmer. Philadelphia
MEssrSA Jan i2-sailed brig Nellie dtsD Longobardo
New York
NEWCASTLE Nsw. Jan 1s-sailed previously, ship Re
publi, Holmes, Hong Kong.
QUEENSTOWN Jan ls-Arrived steamer Abyssinis (BD,
Murphy New York for Liverpool and proceeded
sailed isth ii AM, steamer Britannia Br) Perry from
Li'erpoob. New York, having been detained by fog
houtN Jan l"-Arrved. bark Dsggry tNor christopher
SEN Baltimore; nth. sslome (Nor), Thygesen, New Or
leans.
ROTTERDAM, Jan ls-Saled steamer Mas Dutch Taat
New York via Plymouth.
81 MALo, Jan 15-Arrived brig Baltic CBr). Brinton
Philadelphia
TRIESTE Jan 14-Arrived bark Argonaut (Nor) Mos
Batimore Hien'met tNor. Ingemundson Wilmington NC
Jerbuen No. Svendsen do; schr knut Alison Nor Pc
dersen do TALL before reported without datel
VALENCIA Dec 3IArrived barked Nuova Chiarna 1t ALL
Astagnio, New York.
Sailed from -. Jan II. bark Carlotta Qtan Gallo
New York; brig Maria (Aus Magovetich United States
rived here yesterday from Baltimore had cargo damaged
by
LoxpoN Jan Is-Brg Eunice Cof Ardrossan TAYLOR
lowed in Nov to repair and sailed again Nov 49, bound
landed at Flushing.
WEATHER REPORT.
IO,YurAD. Ian IS-Wind NV moderate: barometav
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ANOTHER FIRE IN WORTH STREET

Al six o'clock last night fire was discovered on the
fourth hoor of the building Nos 50 and 81 Worth
street occupied by the large clothing establishment
u Springfield. Iricdlandcr n Go. II began under a
table in the centre OF of the workrOonis and was
spreading when discovered. The cause OF the ire
could not u. discovered.
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SAILED.

Steamers City Of Brussels fBr for Liverpoo England
lBrl. do; Circasss DIR Glasgow; Victoria Br) London
Rhine GER Bremen Alps tBri Port Az Prince Sc; Al
gers. New Orlenns; Hudson dos Rio t;raude Galveston
via Key West city Of Dallas Fern.ndna; CITY o. sava
Wilmington, Me-; Isaac Bell, Richmond, &c; bark Eliza
Barss
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Sailed from st Michaeis Dee 81. bark Com Norris Wins
low NIB to cruise.
Capt Xcrophon Rich has purcha scd the whaling schr
Agate Of Provncctown and will command her the coming
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