New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-03
NETWORK CITY.

| the 9TH as we'll as the 4th of July.
The bark Pride Of the Ocean, while sailing under
the Brooklyn Bridge last night pfoNe on i'' WV
mast =. 40
| New cases of smallpox are reported nj NOS. 4S
and 1872 Spring-st, at Nos. Al ana "a ouiii'""-S''
| aud at No Ii Flrst-ave.
Patrick RadIgan. tailor, who lived in Harlem:
| while intoxicated fell through skylght ~ No. VI
Barclay-st last evening and was instantly Killed.
| Messrs. Dtson & Co.. the music publishers, VIII
close both their stores Tetaii ana WnoieS ,h tn
music and piano trade VIII generally folio" ln'S
| example.
The Board Of Health Yesterday sent to Mayor
Cooper n letter in regard to the reception hospital
for contagious diseases at the fG0t OF E;lSt FIX
feminist. Ii is stated that such hospital VIII III
no way endangcr the health OF the neighDofhoou'
The affairs of Patrick OShca. the Catholic pub
Usher of No. 81 Barcay-st have been placed IN the
hands of j. Howard MONTGOMERY as receiver on the
application of CaaseI, Peter a. Galpln. M
OShea became embarrassed through real estate III
yestments.
Certain wholesale dealers in manufactured
tobacco in this city have united, WITH a
PAID PAID by by the trade on manufactured, to-
bacco on hand on May 1. 1879 in excess of the re-
duced tax as now liked by law.
| A good audience was present Yesterday afternoon
| at No East Twenty second-st. to listen to the
exercises and see the work of the graduating class
of the Nev-York Seminary for Kindergartners' I'M
der Professor John Kraus and Mrs. kTaus-BJelte,
| The class consisted of twenty -seven ladies'.
A drunken man who was being followed and tor
mented by crowd of boys in SecOnd-st on Mon
day night fell on the sidewalk and fractured his
skull lie died at Bellevue Hospital yesterday
while in a state of INCONSISTENCIES. No one rCcug-
nized the man. and his body remained unidentified
at the Morguc yesterday.
Minnie Bird nine years old, Of No. 8 Bayard-st;.
died Yesterday from fractuicl skull, and Jacob
Bocllman, a wood pcdler was held 10y Coroner
Flanagan 20 await the result of an inquest i'll the
case Bockman injured the child by ihrOwing upon
her some wood winch he was unloading. lie says
he injured her by accident.
The Grand Jury having fonnd indictments
against Jabcz A. Bostwek, proprietor Of an oil re-
iinery at Long Island City, and Louis G. KuOwcs,
who has fertilizer factory on Riker,s Island. for
creating public nuisanceS toe defendants vcstcr
their appearance when called upon.
A plan was adopted by the Park Commissioners
through Washington Square. Inc president was
authorized 10 designate suitable situation for a
free bath the Battery. protest signed by nearly
all the prOpcTt y-owHcrs in flty-nlnth-st against
an elevated road on that street, was received.
Police Captain BrJgan, of the Fourteenth Pre-
ciuct, yesterday made charges against DOorman
Brown, OF that precinct Tor demanding ana rcceIy-
| ing money from some liquor dealers who were ar
rested on Sunday evening last. lie charged each
prisoner 30 cents for the privilege OF staying all
night IN the corridors instead Of ~ the hot cells
The police of the Twenty third Precinct Tuesday
arrested john Damn. of 10. 3l7 East One Hundred
and Nlnth-st. in consequence Of stories circulated
by his ucghbJrs that he had caused his wifes death
by kicking hcf. Mrs. Dunn was taken TO Bellevue
| Hospital week ago, and died saturday. The
! physicians said that she had died from dehnum
| trcincDs.
Ata meeting of the Rubber Manufacturers Ex-
change Yesterday, price list adopted for
machine betting, steam packing, rubber hose,
bIeWcls nose, suction hose aud steam hose to take
! effect on August /. Heretofore the price list has
been very large, with discount of from 40 to S0peT
cent The newly adopted list shows lower prices
! and a less discount.
The funeral services of Montagne Ward were
| held in Grace Church yesterday. Tue Rev. DIR.
! Henry G. Potter conducted them, and the pail
/ fts,pf. Ifal.l
! Bailey, - H. Schyaclm, Francis H. Riyes and Hugh
man present were B. g. Arnold, Is. Johnson, John
| MckessOu and james ". Gerard.
While a number Of laborers were engaged yester-
! day ia building the extension to the metropolitan
Elevated Railroad in The vicinity cJi Onc-hundred-
nd-ioIty-ttth-st. man armed with ls,ub sprang
| among them and Administered bloTs right and
| left. telling the men that he had lad enough of
| elevated railroads. When arrested he gave his
name as Richard Thomas. He was subsequently,
| committed Tor examination.
| The Naval Court of Inquiry which convened at
| the British Consulate to investigate tLe recent
| collision between the steamship City of New-York
and the British Bark Helen, finished its dcbcri-
lions yesterday. The decision was: No blame
! whatever attaches to those on the bark. Whether
| or not the steamer could have avoided the bark is
aquestiOn on which, IN the absence Of testimony of
those navigating her, We do not venture to offer
| opinion"
At the meeting Of the Board of Education yestrr-
| day, Arthur Blacl,ten. of Grammar School No 1S
! was recommended for the scholarship IN Cornell
Eirstein, of the With District was read. stating
that the appointment for the cadelshp ~ the Naval
| Academy would be made from the Tenth and Sew
| entcenth Wards. The applicants for the appoint
| ment will be examined at the Board of Education
| Building, Wednesday, July 8, at 10 a. m.
! Controller Kelly's debt-statement for July l
! have amounted to T2l,0l3ZS3 rs. stocks and |
bonds have been issued to the amount of Tli, &c.,
500. The bonded debt on June 30, rs represented
in stocks and bonds, less sinking fund Investments
and cash, amounted TO $lO6,2I3,0lO y, against |
| $I07 4GG,527 90 on December 81, 1873. Includ- |
ing revenue bonds issued IN ANTICIPATION OF taxes
the debt amounted or June 30 10 1913, G03 1856 ID
Officer Chardl, of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty TO Children on Tuesday took boy ten
years old, who said his parents had died within a
few days aud had left him homeless, TO Police Head
quarters, and placed hn under the Of MauOn |
Webb, who immediately recognized him. He had |
been placed IN her charge twice before and had |
been claimed by his father, who said he away |
from home frequently after stealing various art-
Giles. The boy escaped during the night from the
Police Central Onice.
Tho father of Travis Whitaker who died at |
Bellevue Hospital June 26. from spinal injuries |
| received by fall from the yard-arm of the ship |
SiTathau, has sent cable dispatch from Mauchcs-
ter England asking what had been done with his |
sons body. II had been buried at Eycrgrecns Gem
etery and will be dislnterred and sent To England
Mr. Whitaker ST., Is reported to be Il man of |
wealth, and the presence OF his son a. sailor
the Strathan was a wild freak, which was to have |
ended with this voyage.
The man found shot through the heart in Central |
Park on Tuesday morning still lies unidentified at |
the MOrgue. That he committed suicide is now be-
leyed to be beyond question. The only fact that |
gave rise TO any other suspicion the disappear
ance of the revolver. Yesterday morning Charles |
Stahl OF No. 22l East EiZhtieth-s gave 1t TO the
police, saying he had picked I UP about o'clock
on Tuesday morning, III the shru1bery directly IN
front. but across the path from the rustic seat
where the man shot himself.
BROOKLYN.
In BROOKLYN last week there were 900 deaths, 1876
| births and % marriages.
The cornerstone of the new building OF the Bush
wick Reformed Church SundaY-schoul will be laid
wit ceremonies