New-York tribune., 1879-04-11
NEW-YORK CITY.

Fourteen years ago this week cheers and bunting
were very conspicuous in this country.
Edward W. Gould and Maurse Seigman were
elected Yesterday members of the Stock Exchange.
A depressed immigrant at Castle Garden tried to
commit suicide yesterday by jumping from the per
A baby was smOthered to death while nursing
at its mothers breast. in the Charity Hospltai yes
terday.
Gustav Bechtold age twenty-seven, is missing:
IL ne will call at No. 65 First-st. he VIII hear or
something to his advantage.
1t is now proposed to hold the great far OF 1ssg
in tle suburbs-far enough for air and near enough
for profit, etc.-especially the latter.
Phoebe Conton. aged twenty-six, died Yesterday
at No $40 West Twenty-seventh-st., having cut her
throat while suffering from insanity.
1t is probable that the cars will be drawn over
tlA East River Bridge by wire traction instead OF
horses or locomotives. The engineer has lh0ucI OF
the way IL Will work.
Joseph Birch, who robbed Mrs. DR.. ,Sayre in East
Seventeenth-st., of her pocHet-6ook, containllng
S173On Tuesday. was cOmmittod Tor trlai yesterday
in default of &3, 600 bail.
II Won approve of moderation in the use Of stimu-
lants observe the call for meeting OF me DusIneSs
Mems Society at ChIckerng Hall tonight. lhere
is TO be interesting talk about It.
The New-Yorl1 Ferry Company, operating me
Grand Street Ferry to Williamsburg, yesterday
bought anew the same ferry francsise nn Tor ten
years. at an annual rental OF SlS,eoZ %.
Officer Christopher Bolton, of the Broadway Squad,
while irving TO raise fallen horse at Canal-st. and
Broadway yesterday morning. was run over by
stage No. 4s4, of the Fifth Avenue Line, and was
severely injured.
evening in aid of the Szcgedin fund was Sll,-
O35 30. The actors attached TO the 5ermanla
Theatre will play Goethes Egmont aV the
Academy of Music April 20 in aid OF the fund.
The Westchester County commuters on the line
of the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Rall-
road are congratulatinR themselves and eaeh otler
of payment for their tickets, which will go into
effect on Nav !.
The Committee on Railroads Of the Board of Al
dermen listened yesterday to further statements In
regard to a Broadway railroad. Theodore A. lOm-
Iinsop Charles Il. Shaw and John Ii. Strahan pre-
sented their views. The committee will meet again
next Thursday.
Not a flicker of sunlight yesterday. Morning,
onous drizzle. 1t seemed moi ST expression OF the
yernal equinox Pedestrians ducked along under
all kinds of shelters; an Italian might have called
II 81. Umbrellas Day. Come, gentcel Spring
The rope of an elevator at the Gramercy Park
Hotel broke yesterday morning. and the elevator
fell to the basement, crushing George Brochard,
ape fOTty-iye the engineer of the hotel Brochard
was taken out dead, and his body has been re-
moved to bis late home, No. $50 East twenty
fIst-st.
p. T. Barnum thinks Old Probabilities has
grudge against him. His great spectacular pro.eses.
sion did not yesterday, but Will to-day, II 1t
is pleasant. " If these weather prophets, he says
in disgust, " could only tell me what's to be the
weather three days in advance I'd give 'em
S1O00Ow
NJ Marchfeldt, an artist. living at 400 East
Fourteenth-st., is reported as missing He is sixty
years Of age, and has been in ill-health for some
time He went out to walk last sunday, and has
not since been heard from. He is OF medium height,
has gray hair and moustache, and wore dark clothes
and a round fur cap.
Hereafter member of the Fire Department must
be spry lively and lean not more than thrty years
of age citizen of the United States, able to read
and write and a resident of the state for more than
one year. He must be at least five feet seven inches
high and must not be more than moderate user
of tobacco and intoxicating liquors.
Thomas II. Landon was appointed referee yester-
day by Judge Van Trunt, in the Court of Common
Pleas TO try the divorce case of Charles Palmer
against Agnes Palmer. alias Agnes llayens The
defendant, who married to the plaintiff April
7, 1871. il CHARGED with adultery with many men.
There no children.
The Seaside Sanltanum at Rockaway has received
and cared for 20 900 sick children and their moth
ers II s proposed 10 extend its facilities by erect
ing beach barracks for use during the Summer. For
this PURPOSE contributions are solicited. which
may be sent to Henry Bergh, Twentv-sccOndst st. and
Fourth-aye.; Robert BeGgs. No. 3s1 Eighth-aye.;
Dundas Dick x Coz No. 30 WOOster-st., or to
Henry King, No. 3Ol West Twenty-eiphth-st.
The managers of the Produce Exchange at
meeting yesterday approved of the amendments TO
the cheese rules provldn Tor an inspector OF re-,
iected cheese. They also approved of additional
provision rules which provide for settling
price" on lard and PROVISIONS, 10 be made daily on
the bases of the prices OF the rst and last calls to
govern calls for margins and settlements Of con-
tracts.
Mrs Annie Owens, of No. $50 Madison-aye., was
on a FOuTth-ave car Yesterday, and saw man at
tempt TO pick the pocket of Mrs a. B. Cornell. who
was standing in the centre of the car. She caught
hold of his arm, but he broke away from her and
ran. He was arrested. and Mrs. Owens went Ia
court and made n complaint against him. The man
is known as Fatty Smith," aud Is a well-known
pickpocket.
The bark John c. Smith, which arrived from
Matanzas on Wednesday night, sighted the
schooner Henrietta Hill on April /, in "A disabled
condition. and rescued the caDtan aud crew. The
Hill was from Pensacola for New-iork, with lu'n-
ber, and encountered q gale on March 30, which
caused leak. Captain Hill bad his shonlder dislo
Gated, and was landed at Delaware Breakwater
with three of the crew. Three seamen were
brought to New-Nork.
The rife range at Creedmoor has been opened,
and the Natonnl Rifle ASSOCIATION has arranged
with the Long Island Railroad Company o run trains
out to the range at $3.50 a. and ! p. H., return
ing at 1:10. 3O5 and ?; m. on Tuesdays, Wednes-
days aud Saturdays. The first regular competi-
tions under the auspices of the association will be
on Wednesday next, the fifteenth competition for
The Turf Field and Farm challenge badge at 200
wards: and the "Running Deer" match for a VIM
chester repeating rifle, presented by General q. W.
WIngatc Other matches will be shot on Wednes-
days and Saturdays during the month.
Lawmakers should rouse themselves. There
offences that infct nuch loss and discomfort for
which there is no penalty: For instance; Patrick
McGrath, a messenger of the American District
Telegraph Company, being given 1890 circulars for
personal delivery, began the task with alacrty, but
when ne had delivered 800 he began to about
It, and said "NOw, what's the use Pm tired.
Them papers won't do n blamed bit of good-no-
body ever buys anything that is advertised that
way. | can make little money honestly. and go
to the dog-show this afternoon" So he sold the
other !. 200 circulars to wicked rag-man. Lo!
the cOnpany's detective saw him. The companys
vice-presldent Thomas NJ. FoOte. arraigned the
perfidiOus Patrick before Justice Duffy, who exam
ined the statutes and announced that there was no
penalty: flinging awav the circulars was mere
breach of trust. Mr. FOOte was much grievcd, aud
will draw up law for the Legislature. The com
pany employs 500 messengers.
The Produce Exchange looked decidedly dowdv,
not to say shabby yesterday. members having oure-
fully avoided wearing good clothes They as care
fully avoided taking sartorial observations, but
walked about with their noses elevated. talking
about the weather. Smith overheard Jones speak
ing of clothes" but before blow passed Jones
explained chat he was alludmg TO the "coseo of
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