New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
Last night beng Fcstnacht, number ot
German societies and clubs annual masqueTadcs
The Rev. DIR. OrmistOn will lecture this
evening Ia Westminster Church on " Europe Ee'ls
ted"
The number of deaths in this city last week
from contagious diseases was So from scaIlatlna'
% from dlphtheria, 10 from whoopns-eough, -
Commodore j. Vi. j. ClitZ, of the United
states Navy. and Lighthouse Inspector OF the Third
District rcpors that the automatic fog siCDalhuoy of
Fire Island has disappeared; hut ihat u VIII DC re-
placed by another buoy as soon as possible
Collector Merritt has forwarded to the Treas
ury Department his bond for S2OOOO0 as Collector OF
hop,rt Tho securities are Marshall O. Roberts Simeon
T. Chttcaden william Walter Phelps and Hugh Allen;
The same gentlemen who were on hIs OoHd as "cuhE
Collector.
Officer David Harvey, of the Eighth Pre-
cpcr charged with nficng probable fatal Injuries on
william Manly a horsc-car conductor. at Prnce-st ana
South Fnhave last Ctrstmas morning. was Yesterday y
morning admitted to hail at me Coroner ONCE III Foo''
TO await the result Of Manlys injury
Further contributions to the destitute lam
uv of Ir Harding, at No. % Thompsonst: B ID.
Castle rersonal note TO Mr.. Harding 81; j. W. Whee-
Ter S. "s H., -; @. C. White. ir, SO; "R NJ A."
81; Tarrytown, SO; "Lady,g $ji Mrs 49, ,,s. "
"A LADY" S.
In the Court of General Sessions, before
judge Gfdersceyc number Of yloators Of the EXelse
law pleaded guilty Yesterday. Tony" lhrig' OF NO
13O GreenwIcll-St was fined $50 Valentine Bauer OF
No 3J7 BOwcry, fnCd so; John GIlmths oi 10
3o7 TGirdavo S3o ana eeineI n obm n'oI Rcpycn Of
One-hundred-audt enty lrSst. and sec0ndaVe', Was
suspended.
4 meeting relative to the commercial rcla-
tlons Of Mexico ard South America with the United
States Will be held at Cooper Union Thursday even
md he ~
will address the meeting: Don Manuel de Hanacoa,
Mexican Minister TO the United sdstSs sHdysG|r % Ge
eral Cyrus Bussey president OF the New-OFeals tIh-
bcr OF Commerce. Colonel David y Wmins d MeIesn ISh
Laudcsmau, OF this city, and others.
BROOKLYN
Eight building permits were issued last
week.
The Supreme Court has given the trustees
Of the Church OF the Pilgrims the privilege OF selling
their old chapel property WarTcn-st, near Hcks-s
The trustees of st. Joscph's Roman Catholic
Church. in Bercenst, obtained permission from Judge
Pratt Yesterday to mortgage their church property ior
$4,000
The Sixth District Court, in which Justice
Ludwig scmer presdes, to be removed on May from
It's present situation Mt Fulton and haronsts TO Lex
mgtOu Hail. at Gates and EeidaYes
The Common Council yesterday rcappointed
Patrick Tormcy Keeper OF the City Hall. Mr. Tormey
has held this position for number OF years, and has
proved a efficient and obligng officer.
Charles +. Tones was confirmed Yesterday
nv the Board OF Aldermen member OF the Board OF
Education in the place Of George L. FoV who recently
resigned Mr TONES is IA -four dealer IN the Thirteenth
Ward.
Mary Medley, q coored woman, who was
sent TO the Jail for twenynine days for disturbing wor-
ship In the Brooklyn Tabernacle. brought before
Judge Moore Yesterday writ OF baheas corpus. The
commitment found defective, and the woman WAS
discharged.
II. Jacobs's cigar-stOre, No. G94l2 Fifth-ave,
was robbed during Sunday night Of 5000 cigars. A
man named Albert Mott. age twenty nine, OF No. 80
Futonst. arrested by the York street Police and
the bundle carried by him vas found to contain cigars
which recognized by Mr.. jacobs as his property.
Thomas Carter and William Johnson, who
were arrested about two weeks ago on the suspicion
that they were burglars. arra gned in the Court Of
Sessions yesterday Abundant evidence against them
pad neen discovered anu hlhe ihucl,neutr n"u u1cn
found TO two Of these they pleaded guilty. Judge
Moore sentenced each OF them 20 len years pllsOh-
ment on the Hrst charge and to five on the second.
William j. McCann, who had been confined
in the Fatbush Asylum for the Insane, was allowed to
go 10 his brothers house 40. 1875 Spencers. about
month ago. 1t being supposed that he nearly
cred On Sunday however, bis madness returned. and
he went out upon the roof with basket OF bricks and
stones Having secured the scutie, he began TO huri
the missiles al persons passing In the street His actions
attracted large crowd. lie was at length secured by
police officers who reached the roof by means OF
ladder He was sent back 10 the a. luln
The resolution adopted by the Common
Council January 49, appointing committee Of five
to investigate tho construction OF the Thrd-avenuo
sewer and ascertain II money taken from the city
fraudulenty the contract vetoed by the Mayor
on January n. Yesterday the resolution carried
IN spite OF The veto by thirds vote. n the debate
thai occurred there some lively salleq by Alder
men OHeilly and Ray, which caused the lobby 10 APP
paud loudly. Mr. Ray said that the Board listened
with modification aud Indignation 10 the Mayors
top. which were not written by him, but emanated
from tho same source as his message
Mayor Howell on January 20 vetoed the
following appointments. made by the Aldermen Jan
uary 9: Charles T. Chapman. keeper; Mrs. Ann l..
Chapman, matron and John Matthews. wachman. Of
the Eastern District Bath Patrick Canavsn keeper;
Mrs Mary Canayan, matr0n, and Richard Mcclure,
watchman, Of the Twelfth Ward Bath; Clark ID. Rhine
hart clerk of the Third District Court; Lewis Cook,
Waterman of tho Bridge street Bath Herman schlOsH,
watcnInan, and Benjamin Bryant, farmer OF the Truant
Home Yesterday, the resOu 0nr making the appoint
meuts were carried over the Mayors yotocH Alderman
O'RelIy 0nd), voting with the sixteen Republicans,