New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-10
NEW-YORK CITY.


of Russian MennOnitos who are going to Nebraska
In the absence of the Waterman IN William r..
Peyton's dry goods store. at Nos. 20 ana ~
Eehth-ayc., on last Sunday, thieves, who had been
secretcl IN the cellar stole two pieces OF SILK Naued
at 800.
The omploy6s Of NJ. & II. Schrcnkcisen's furniture
mandatory few days ago demanded an increase
in their wages Of 10 per cent. Yesterday they re-
suned work, the employers having offered an ad-
vance of 10 per cent, which was accepted.
Francis Alvanv. alias "Joc" Lewis or I" Hungry
Joe" was arrested YESTERDAY by Detectiye Rogers on
the charge OF swuding man by the banc0 game.
He was remanded to q cell In the Central Oihce
until the complainant arrives in the CITY,
The German Roman Catholics of Staten Island
have raised bv suhscrntiOn several thousand dol
lars toward building a German Roman Catholic
church. A deputation was lately sent to Cardinal
McCloskoy 10 obtain his consent, which, however.
has been refused.
Officer flaming. of the Tweutv-ninih Precinct
yesterday morning saw two men enter the dwelling
No. 90 Fourth-ave., one floor OF when ~ occupied
by his family. He walked INTO the house and ar
rested them coming down the second-stOrS stars
with skeleton KEYS in their pockets
The following s n comparative statement OF cases
of contagious diseases reported for the two weeks
ending september g. 1879:
wc.e rypnus Typhoid Scarlet SPINAL men. D,2A small
s A%sSo . Is 81 L i =
A passenger by the steamship CITY of Montreal,
recently arrived from Liverpool. attempted to send
n small bundle ashore by messenger boy. Inc
Darlage WAS al hy customs oulcfIs anu WIS
found to contain a snit OF clothing. II IT had
been landed in the passengers baggage ~ probably
would have escaped payment oil duty ana cOhnsca-
ton.
Among the passengers by the Algeria, which ar
rived Yesterday. was The Rev. James A. Sturgeon.
vonn rer brother of Charles Sturgeon. and assistant
pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London. lie
was formerly pastor of the BaDfist Church, SOuth-
ampion, England. but for several years has lived In
London, and has been connected with spurgeons
Pastors College.
The Executive Committee of the International
Dairy Far held its regular meeting yesterday.
The announcement was made that pie Of $500
will be offered AZ the colnr fir for the best butter
salted with the Ashton salt; also ,hat n prize of
$50 will he offered for the best creamery butter,
and prize of $50 for the best Dairy butter manu-
featured IN Chautauqua County.
Two little bcvs, william and Charlor Quinn. were
found CRYING in the street yesterday morning, and
were tqken to the Central Office They said that
their father musician playing in band ON
Coney Island, and they were unable 80 tind their
way home. One IF the boys carried violin. lhe
police were unable 70 discover their homes In the
Bowery, in which the children said they lived
At the Tombs Police Court yesterday. before jus
tice Ottcrbourg, John kegcl. a German cmig'ant
who arrived on Saturday by the steamer Germaaic,
was held for trial on complaint of fellow plssen-
ger named David Koch. who charges Kege, with
the larceny of Sl5S IN 2Ofranc gold pieces, a cold
chain. pipe AID revolver IN RhnehardPs Hotel
on Saturday last. Ecge was held in default OF bail
for examination.
The door of Ernest 4. Neldham's grocery store, in
fourth and One-hund cd-and-twentvff h-Sts. was
found open carly Yesterday morning by police
officer. On The floor. conveniently near heap of
barrels and soap-bOxcs. was n box filled with rags,
shavings and old cloths soaked IN turpcniine.
Once before, not more than two weeks ago at
tempt was made to bnrn this store.
At the annual session Of the . Great Council Of
the Improved Order Of Red Men" Yesterday Mt
Irving Hall rho reportof he presiding officer Morris
Gorham of Philadelphia. WIS read. II advised that
some plan shOnld he adopted by which fund cOlld
l., rroI tn a tha al nd mon az
order The ong talk If he Great Chief of Records"
Joshua Mars. of Wilmington. Delaware. was also
received. In the evening there was a reception at
Irving Hail.
An excursion of more than thirteen hundred per-
sons came 10 this city on Monday from Niikesharrc
ord Scranton over the Delaware. Lackawauun and
Western Railroad. II is under the ausniccs OF tho
Ross Street Methodist Episcopal Church # tie for
mer city, md Providence Methodist Episcopal
went to West Point TODAY II viii VISIT Long
Rranch: Tomorrow it will make the tIip to
Bridgeport. Conn. returning home on SATURDAY.
Frederick Betz, retired baker living a. No -
ft. The body was taken 10 tie Moreue md thorgc
to nh undert akrr's shop ~ HE bowerv pending The
arrival of the dead mans brother from Moravia.
Cavuca County. Hetz was known TO have some
little means enabling him to live quietly IN lii old
aqe without working. Whom his room was exam
med Yesterday the Coronors Office" found mortgage
papers notes and a handbook with BOO To his
credit.
At the meeting Of tho Board Of Health Yesterday
= complaint received from tenants at No. 100
Brnome-st.. Of the dangerous condition Of tho rear
walls of he house. Notice also sent to the De-
partmont of Buildings that the honSe in the of
No. IL Fifth-st. must be prllad down. The com
plant of residents about tho carly ringing of the
bells in the Church OF 81. Mary the Virgin was
sdered by the Board, and statement of the case
ordered to he sent to the trustees Of the church
for thor action.
Juice Michael Dclha,ti. Of Long Island City, was
I'm this city last SATURDAY., aud while riding In n
ThiTd-aye. ear was jostled rudelv by two men who
covered that bis gold watch valued AZ $3.50, had
been stolen. The men arrested last evening
by Sergeant NealIim and Detective Conuor. They
were identified by judge Defiant last night. They
gave their names nc Matthew D0Nncy, Of No G5
West Housion-st.. and William Moore, of Broome-
st. and the Bowery.
The John Hancock Insurance Company ernplovs
an agent in Harlem who canvasses The sur
rounding district to get parents 10 insure their
childrens lives Of 10 cents week. Among those
who took out policies Mrs. Patrick Callaghan,
Of One-hundred and-t wenty-ninth-st and Eagle
ave. When her husband came 10 hear of his wife's
Investment, however. be failed 10 see any advantage
he caused the arrest of the agent. Henry c. lirsc-
man. on charge of fraud. llirschman sub
sequently discharged by Justice kilbrcth in the
Harlem Police Court.
ENGINE No. 245 of the Elevated Railroad on
Third-avo. WAS drawing an upward-bound train
toward the Observation-Disclosures -ifth Street
Station about 3 y. NJ. yesterday. when misplaced
switch at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES twenty fourth-st caused
it to pass over to the down-track down-tran
drawn bv engine No. III wa moving away from
the station a. the same time. ard the enrnes
crashed together before they could b. stopped
Fortunately both trains were moving slowly and
no person injured. The engines were badly
damaged, however. and delay TO travel Of twenty
minutes was caused.
Seventeen hundred shares Of stock. the most Of It
that of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad were bought in under the rnle vester-
day at the Stock Exchange. for the account of A.
g. Wood who had failed 10 make delivery of the
stock. No official announcement Of the failure was
made at the Board, aud il " presumed the differ
ences will he settled. Mr.. Wood whose Office is at
No. Exchange Court has been member of the
Exchange many years. He was president of the
Glee Climb when II was iirst formed and Is still
Inenhor. lie has met once twice before with 70