New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-08
NETWORK CITY.

General J. r. stoneiouse OF Albany park AreaUs Hotet-
YORK Hotei-John 5. McCalmont. of Franklin. Penn
NETWORK CITY.
The schooner Merrill, which arrived yesterday
from Fernandira, Fla passed large vessel bottom
uD about fifty miles south Of Hatteras.
The assignment of Thomas Morton 10 William
NJ. Akcy was filed in the C0unty Clerks once yes
terday. There were no preferred claims
william A. Boyd, Corpora ton Attorney paid 10
the Controller yesterday 1892 %, penalties collected
during July for violations of city ordinances
Sparks from the engines on the Metropolitan Ele;;
waited RAILWAY Yesterday caused the destruction Oh
valuable awnings at Nos 457 and 459 Sixth-aye.
Daniel McCadden, age fihy-six, Of No. sol Pearl
ST.. ana William p. Scott, age sixteen, OF Middle
town. n. j. were reported to tue police as missing
yesterday
Thomas Murphy. ex-Colector of Customs and a
member of the state Senate, yesterday received
discharge IN bankruptcy III the United States DIS
trct Court.
Elizabeth SMITH,, a cook at No. Is Liberty-st,
was badly scalded by the accidental upsettlng OF
dish of boiling grease yestel day. she was sent 10
the Chambers Street Hospital.
During the first six months of this year 1880
German emigrants were landed at Castle G9idei,,
which is an increase of about 5000 compared WIN
the corresponding period of last year.
second-ave above Twenty-third-st., for con-
siderable distance, is being rcpayed with nTstcass
paving Il mes. The old pavement is irregular ana
in very bad condition..
Yesterday morning the yard of his residence.
No. 2O2 East Forty-second-st., unconscious from
injuries t. his head lie had fallen out OF second
story window during the night IN his SLEEP.
The first bale of new croO' hops arrived here yes
terlav, consigned 10 a. j. Luce & Co. They were
grown in Montgomery County, and the quality IS
CHOICE 10 IS estimated That the present crop
will be less than last years growth.
Augusta Ahrens, a domestic in the employ of
FrancIs b. Blanchard, living in One-hundred-and-
eglW-second-st., kingsbndge, Yesterday afternoon
packed mp all the sverware IN the house and
started out to look tor another place. She was ar
rested, and the stolen articles were recovered.
The Superintendent of the Castle Garden Labor
Exchange reports that during the past month Isl
applicants were provided with employment-1,29S
men and 523 women. OF the the former. 1,l9l
were employed as farm laborers. The women were
with few exceptions provided with situations IN
this city.
As the steamer State of Nevada was proceeding
down the bay yesterday morning on her way 10
Glasgow two OF the sailors were knocked overheard
nv The breaking OF me Inc steamer teamed A b r 4n
Staten Island ferry-bOat Middletown, which was on
its way TO New-Iork.
The greater part of the structure of the Second
Avenue Elevated Road Is nearly erected as Tar as
Tnirty-fourth-st At this point the columns, winch
were being put up yesterday are between forty ana
fifty feet long, and will raise the ROAD trach hlgh
enough to allow the cars of the Third Avenue Branch
Line to the Thirty FOURTH street eTres u cIoss oo
meath.
The new Marine Hospital, Of the Gov
eminent on BedlOe's Island, WILDE ready
for receiving patients Monday steam
Iaunch is now running between the Battery and the
island and yesterday furniture, bedding, ETC., ror
hospital uses were placed IN the 9ulldng; SnIgeon
G., n EllinwOOd, of the Marine Hospital service, Is
the senior officer IN charge.
The Executive Committee of the New-York Vol
unteer Life Saving-SOciety has made permanent ar
rangements for the ainienanGe OF the assoclaIioh
and a new crew. consisting Of Joseph Finlan, Peter
p HAYS Thomas Cady and John Harrington, VIII
patrol the East River front. from the Battery TO
Corlear's Hook, from p. M to mldmght dairy,
These young men formerly belonged to life-saving
crew.
The license of George W. Cusck, engineer OF the
ting White Fawn, hae been revoked by the United
states Local Inspectors OF steam vessels on COM
plant of the agent of the vessel Cusick got drunk
and a Ilowed the boiler of the tug to be destroyed
through neglect. The license of John Russell, mas
fer of the tug Sarah c. Hager has been revoked for
six months. lie deIloeIaleiy ran nto dhoUhei Jug
bout
The bodv of John Glazer, vino has been missing
ica sunday from the sugar refinery at the foot OF
Nnrth Sncoud-st was found floating in the water at
the foot of Grand-st. yesterday.
A bundle of coats valued at 800 was stolen from
the clothing store of E. VI. ReicheIt No. l45 Even
st. yesterf tg Iea aTh rean gan ne wspaper
John McKelvev, are thirty-fve, car-driver,
siding at No. 1919 FnltOn-st, was arrested yeser-
day for brutay beating his WIFE, she was found
in great suffering By the police. her husband having
gone to work, and was ta ken to a hospital, where
she is In "A critical condition, The husband was
placed in jail.
In reply TO the communication of the Commits
sioners of Pilots to the Brooklyn Board Of Health.
calling attention to the nuisance Of filth being
thrown in Wallabout Bay, the secretary or the
BOARD has sent letter setting forth that the Board
Is unable to substantiate the charges, and denying
some of the allegations. The evidence upon which
the positive assertions made is asked for.
An attempted prize-fght in New-Lo Wednesday
evening. was broken mp by rhe police; The spec
tators were from Nrw-Brook lyn aud New-Lots.
/ he principals were Thomas McNally and Joseph
H. Madden, both of East New York. The second
round was in progress when the police appeared
and secured Madden and several witnesses The
others escaped in the confusion. Madden was taken
before Justice Gertum and lined 30 Yesterday.
warrant for the arrest of NcNally has been issued.
An attempt at arson was made early yesterday
morning in u house III Herkimer-place, near Nos
traud-aye., in which four cOored families live. The
flames were seen by }. A. Iappan, who lives in the
next tenement, and were extnguished before much
damage was done. Ii was found that a pile OF shaw
nps had been died IN the hallway ana set on fire.
Four alarms of fire were given Yesterday before
IOaIn In the te ement-hOuse No. 1877 Patchen-ave.,
and i'm each case the flames were found TO have
originated in Old clothes IN diherent rooms.
JERSEY CITY.
Roundsman McHorney, formerly captain of the
FIRST Police Precinct. WAS suspended yesterday Tor
drunkenness and lnsuborilnatlon.
Chancellor Runyon having decided in favor of the
company IN the suit brought by tho employee, of the
New jersey Midland Railway 10 recover $50 900
due for back pay, the suit will be carried to tue
Court of Errors aud Appeals.
NEWARK
Margaret Dillon, aG, fourteen, has been missing
from her home in East Newark since July 81.
Coorse Miller, age seven. of No. no Academy
St. was drowned III the Morris Canal on Wednes-
day night.
Speaker Schuyler b. Jackson, of the New-Jersey
Assembly, Is confined to his house with illness of a
malaral nature.
The Celuloid Manufacturing Company has sunk
an artesan well, $50 feet deep, which furnishes
500 gallons OF water per minute.
John Coles, of Jeferson-st.. while cunning on the