New-York tribune., 1879-10-15
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
There are seventy patients at the recently estap-
lished hospita ais on Bedloe's Island.
The slver-platers employed in various shops have
given notice to their employers that an advance OF
25 per cent in their wages will be demanded.
A meeting of pano-makers was held at No. 200
Thirl-ave. yesterday, and il was reported that III
several factories wages had been advanced lately
10 and 20 per cent
g. II. Cook and Samuel skinner, two boys who
ran away from their parents III Providence, X
L. and who arrived in New-iork on Monday morn
ing. have been arrested and sent to Police Head
quarters
The excursion of the ew-Jersey Association and
its guests, which to have taken place to-day.
has been postponed until October 80 owing to the
fact that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
Its annual inspection next week. and some OF the
improvements are not completed yet
At the Metropolitan Hotel last evening, George A.
Hussey presented TO j. Z. j. Langbein hand
somely engrossed copy of resolutions adopted by
the officers of the 9th Regiment as token of ap-
preclation of Mr.. Langbeinsservices III the Assembly
IN behalf of the National Guard. After a collation.
several pleasant speeches were made.
The following Is n comparative statement of cases
of contagious diseases reported 10 the Board of
Health for the two weeks ended October IL, 1879:
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The opening exercises of the Missionary Confer
ence of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
Church. The annual sermon was delivered by
Bishop Williams. of Connecticut. To-day the in
troductory address Will be delivered by Bishop
LittlejOhn.
The trial of Joseph Conroy. charged with the
murder of John Gallagher, was concluded in the
Court of General Sessions yesterday with verdict
Of m ,nsaughter i'm the third degree. Judge Cow
ing said that the jury had certainly been very mer-
clfu toward tie prisoner and had gwen hlm the
benefit of every doubt. He sentenced Conroy 10
State Prison for four years, the full penalty of the
law.
Mark A. Walker and Leffert L. Laidlaw made
assignment yesterday TO Thomas L; Hall William
A. Grav formerly in business under the name of
John Gray's Sons. assigned to christopher Meyer.
There were the following preferences in the latter
case: CHRISTOPHER Meyer. $4,000: Brook lyn
Bank. 81 500 National Exchange Bank. $1,000;
c. 4. Wilson ~ Brothers, $1,000; q. NJ. Smikc.
$1,000.
Imnrovemrnts are in progress in the Post Office
Bnilding The increased business in the registry
department demands mere ON, and the gallery of
the registry Office is beng extended twenty feet.
Engines and ar-blowcrS are tn he put IN to improve
the general yentilatio, The corrldors ana the IN
side walls of the building are receiving ncw coat
of paint. The halls are TO be tinted and the IRON
work bronZcd.
Pedestrian contests after thcmanner fthc Madison
Sunarc Garden matches take place nightly in Wash
inston Park. On Sunday evening, between and
ectcd near the fountain and started a number of
lads III pedestrian competition. Inc turbulent
crowd blocked up the pathways and disturbed the
whole nrIghborhOOd with IT'S noise. lhe same
thing took place Monday night.
The regular Fail meeting of the Bar Association
was held last evening al their hui ding, No. West
Twenty-ninih hist. The ncw members elected were
] Saudford Potter, lTcadwell Cleveland. stephen
Fhilbin William f. Morgan Wm W. Ladd jT., and
j. V. Olcott. Elliott +. Shepard made motion for
the appoint mcnt of committee to inquire To the
pussibilIty of securing room exclusively for the
use of lawyers at the Court House, this carried.
truck bearing Robinson transparency was at
tackled on Monday evening at ODe-hundrcd-lnd-
rlghtcenth-st. and Sccond-aye. by IA number of
grown up-boys, and entirely demolished The driver
oi the wagon, William Johnson, sought safety in
0irht Onccr Mckenzie. of the Twelfth Precinct.
arrested one of the assailantS, pamed Terence
Armand, and Justice Wheeler III the Harlem Police
Court Yesterday, committed him for examination.
The nolice were informed yesterday of the dsap-
pcarancc on October 3 Of Bernard Baer, German,
employed by Morris Rinado. at No. 3G2 Grand-st:
Bank the property of MIR. Rlnaldo and about 500
I'm Nancy. Mr.. Rnaldo yesterday showed no Incli-
nation to suspect Baer of dishonesty, but seemed 10
fhlnk that he had met with some accident. Bacr is
thir y-one years old, aud has family ut No. 800
HenTy-st.
Martin Morrison. a hard-working man. of No. 553
West Tnrt y-nint-st., WIS attacked on Monday
night near his home bv two rough-looking men.
who demanded his money. In a struggle which
ensued he was beaten and cut III The throat;
John Cannon, alias Brassy, age twcnty-onc, and
Francis Keunan age twenty-scven, who were
identified by Mr.. Morrison as his aSsailants, were
arrested Yesterday, and Teinanded TO await the
suit OF MOrrsOns injuries.
The Sixth Avenue branch of the Mercantile Lii
brary near Fortv-second-st, which has been eStab-
lishrd for the convenience Of members IN that
ton of the city. has now been opened IN the
ing and is thus open from a. III. to p. IN. The
Office is connected with the Library by telephone.
besides having an independent store Of more than
| 300 books. A. the brauch Is SIMPLY intended for
the convenience Of members. no extra charge Is
made or the OF ITS facilities.
No clew leading to the detection of the assassin
of James Crawford has yet been discovered. Mr..
Crawford, while sitting quietly the steps AT No.
176 FOrsy th-st. on the morning OF October 10.
stabbed by passing stranger, either an Italian
.
lowed them up by stabbing Crawford and his
panIon, boy named Mark Simon. Crawford died
I'm the Chambers Street Hospital early yesterday
morning.
Jane Mccormick, of No. 427 East Twenty
seventh-st.. arrested Yesterday, charged with
stealing money from the clothing of patients IN the
New-York Hospital, and also from the medical at
temdants. These petty thefts have been carried on
since last july, and 1t Is estimated That over $500
in small sums has been taken, The woman was
only detected by piece of marked money winch
was found. upon her person. Justice Blxby; at the
Jefferson Market Police Court. committed her Tor
trial IN default of 1000 bail.
julius Meiere, one of the oldest employees of the
New-YOrk Post Office died AT his home III this city
on Monday night at the age of ninety yeaIs. Mr.
Mecre was employed IN the Foreign Mail Depart
ment and was at his post on Friday last. lie was
at one time professor IN Trinity College, Dublin,
and after his arrival III this country lie was made
professor of modern languages at Annapolis Mr..
Meiere served under Napoleon and in the
famous retreat from Moscow. He retained all his
faculties ut the last, and his death occurred unex-
pcctedy.
Commodore J. NJ Is. Clitz. u. S. n, informed the
Pilot Commissioners yesterday that he had been aI-
thcrized to define the foureen-foot channel for the
use of towboats by placing TWO red buOys on the
starboard and two black buOys the port side 90
ing out. Inspector Conway reported that scow
loaded with sand ballast, weighing about 200 tons,
belonging To Mclaughlin d Quinn. had capslzed
near Wallabout and that the fault was due TO the
scOw being leaky and overloaded He added that
the majority of scOws thus employed were i'll bad
condition. On Saturday last five scows in tow of
the Alanson g. Sumner were discovered dumping
the dredgngs of the Dock Department inside OF the
limits OF the bay.
The examinatin of the baggage of the O'Dnn-