New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-01
NETWORK CITY.

| NEW-1ORk ClI1.
A verdict of accidental death wac rendered yester-
dav I'M tbe case of Christian A. Iabrskle VINO was
run over by a railroad train at Central Moiri'Anl"
| recently.
The Board Of Managers of the Produce EXCHANGE
| Yesterday approved the Building COmmiLlee-
! elected by the members and authorized the Com
mttee on Rooms and Fixtures to cooperate with
| them when their services are DESIRED sixteen can
| ddates were approved as members of the Exchange.
| A paragraph in Yesterdays TRIBUNE has given
the impression TO some that the Mercantile Library
was about TO be closed until September /. This II
an error, The time of closing each day has been
moved forward one hour-to p. M but the Library
will be open every day Except Sunday during the
Summer
The steamer Thomas Hunt, running from the foot
of Whiehall-st to the North Shore ports of Staten
Island broke her shaft of Robbins's Reef light, on
her 4 o'clock trip yesterday. She was towed TO
New-BrghtOn, where her passengers we're Ianded
and subsequently transferred to the Pomona oil inc
same line.
II is stated that the Duke of Beaufort will accom-
pany the annual cruise Of the Ncwlork 1acht CluD,
which Will start August 6. either as guest OF
Dion B0uccault on the Shaughraun. or OF Lester
Walldck the Columbia. An unusually large
feet is expected to sail on the cruise this year,
twentyfOur schOOners sixteen sioOpS anu slAStodm-
ers having been named.
Pier No % North RIVER footof Murrayst., is being
Wldened to yield some nifty Oh sixty lect more
frontage on West-gt. The change is made by the
Fall River Line to enable it 10 accommodate IT'S
increased freightng business, which has resulted
from the Old Colony Railroad Compa1nE:s recent
ABSORPTION of the Boston. clinton anu IlltuDuib
and New-Bedford Railroads.
The immigration statistics at Castle Garden give
the number of arrivals Of immigrants during July
as Il. 4O8, against 1922 in July, 1873. The tota
arrivals January L, are GS,3OO, an increase OF
81 $50 over the same period last year. The records
of each month show an increase, t4at IN May Dcing
the greatest. when there were lo'3ZS arrivals
against II 400 in May 1873
The work of the New-York City Mission and Tract
Society for July represented in pat IN the figures
following: Forty city missionaries empoyen, o,oUo
visits made, 43l meetings held IoZ PieGge3 sigI I6
1873 families aided, 1G0O2 tracts distributed, l5O
children sent into the country. The receipts for
the month were $685. 10 the expenditures -
81 % the indebtedness remaining SlO,292 80.
TbIrtyfour failures were reported in this city for
the month of July, the total liabilities being $780,
JJ3 and assets 81 800. Compared Win tnS pre-
yiOus month there Is decrease OF FOUR IaiiInfs'
and the liabilities are Sl,353,324 less. In Jqy'
1873 there were sixty nine failures with total Ia
bilities of 5s5O,000 There were three failures
i'm the liquor trade. three in dry-goods three In
cigars and tobacco two in coal and two i'll publica-
tIon offices.
General W. s. Hancock, commanding the Military
Division Of the Atlantic, under orders OF me Seere
tary of War, made formal transfer of the build
ings on BedOe's Island to SurgeOn-General Hamlt-
ton of the United States Marine Hospital Service,
yesterday. The purposes for which 1t Is to De Ge-
voted those of "a marine hospital, etc, were fuhy
and exclusively explained IN The TRIBUNE on
Tuesday. Workmen and material were taken to
the island yesterday for the purpose or putting
everything in readiness for immediate occupation.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths in Brooklyn last week, 1856 births, 194j
marriages, 80.
The farmers of Bay Ridge are indignant
because the Highway Commissioners have allowed
| the Brooklyn City Railroad Company TO run steam
motors on Third-ave. to Fort Hamilton.
The game of base ball which played on the
Union Grounds yesterday between the Montgomery
! and Chelsea Clubs yesterday resulted IN victory
for the former club by score OF "a TO 2.
Charles Lowell, age ffty-two, who lives at Ham
| ilton-aye and Van Brunt-st was arrested WedneS-
day night on the charge OF committing an assault
on Nora Wagner girl thirteen years OF age OK No.
| 800 West enty-ninth-st., NeW-lork.
fillmore II. Hoerne, of No. 634 sixth-ave.,. was
seized with fit at midnight "Wednesday and fell
from the stoop Of his house. He struck his head
and became unconscious IN which condition he was
discovered at z a. III. yesterday. Two hours later
his death occurred He was thrty-six years Of age~
While on their way to q fire In the Undressing
factory of Alfred KOtzen, of No. 2O2 BOeruin-st,
yesterday morning, the hose tenders OF Two lire
engines came into collision ut Urallal-aYe' anu
MescrOle-st. Both were overturned, ana the men
riding on them thrown of. No one was in
jured, however The fire caused damage OF 5000.
Its origin not asceTtained.
Albert Sutton, who was employed rs q night
Waterman on the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, was
sitting near one of the excavations opposite the
Broadway Park, early Yesterday morning, when he
was struck OF the head by the step OI broadway
car ATTACHED to steam motor us shuI Was Irsc-
tured. He removed to the Eastern District
Hospital, where his recovery was deemed imposst-
BILE. His age Is thirty-nine and his home Is IN
Broadway near the city line.
William Watson, an East New-York lawyer. was
charged before Justice Gertum, In that village, on
Wednesday, with committing an assault and bat
terry ON G.. III. KrOnt, an undertaken. he assault
was alleged 90 nave taken place In Nrlghts saloon,
and KrOnt testified 20 the facts. WatSons counsel
commended that the plantIh bad failed To show mat
the assault was committed IN the State OF New-fOIk
and the County of Kings and that therefore the
| Justice had no jurisdiction. lbe justice decided
tue point to be we'll taken and dismissed the case.
JERSEY CITY.
Patrick Koran was committed to Jail by Judge
DAVIS, OF jersey CITY, yesterday, for beating his
| mother and threatening 10 Kill her
John Carey, a deck hand at the Jersey City Ferry
House of the Central Railroad OF New-JerSey, res
| cued young man who walked overheard Nednes
| day night While in stupor. Carey has rescued
! fifteen persons
| Mrs. Margaret Connolly died at l a. M yesterday
in the Charity Hospital, at Jersey City, OF injuries
| received two hours before by being struck by a
| train on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrison.
| She was a widow and leaves two children. one
! only seven months old.
Joseph Murphy, the boy who was drowned in
| Penn Horn Creek near Jersey Clty, wednesday al
! ternoon, was u son OF Michael Murphy, who was
twice sentenced 10 be hanged Tor the murder OF Mrs
| Huus, at Manuel, y. u, but was pardoneG. Muir
! PLY is without means. and a burial fund Is being
| raised by subscription.
NEWARK.
About 900 poor children were given a free ex-
cur,ion Yesterday from this city to Locust Grove.
! The Rev Father O'Connor has been transferred
! from ut. Colunba's 10 st. Josephs Roman Catholic
| Church.
Fraucis Corbett was arrested on Wednesday night
! on the charge OF being one of the persons VINO
veroly beat Policeman Wilde on july ID.
The employees of j. ID. Cutter & Co.. of the Bank
! ST. silk mil, Oh Wednesday were each presented
with an excursion ticket to Coney Island and re-
| turn.
lanes H. ONei of the firm of O'Neil g. Riordan.
of Harrison, gave bail on Wednesday before Justice
Otto to answer a charge of PERJURY preferred by l..