New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-01
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.
Last weeks record: 1242 arrests. 557 deaths, 563
births aud 227 marriages
The ladies' fair for the benefit of st: Josephs
Church. at neutrality-suspicious. ana
Ninth ave. will close to-day.
The body of an unknown man, about forty years
old, of medium height and dressed like long
shoroman, was found in the East River at Pier No.
% yesterday.
meeting of the striking cabinetmakers and
yarnishers who had been employed by Potter ~
Stymus.was held Sdturday.and 1t was reported that
1875 men were now on strike.
Michael Lavitzki a Russian pedler, seventv-two-
wears old hanged himself at lis home No. IS Suffolk
ST.. Saturday evening. lie was depressed by Dau
health and the infrmltles OF old age
The forty-ninth anniversary of the Polish Rcvo-
luton of 1880 was celebrated by the Polish resi-
dents of this city at Dramatic Hall, Houson-st.,
Saturday evening. Several speeches were made.
Drainage and contracts for the laying out of
streets the topics discussed at the special meet
ing of the West side Associat ON saturday evening,
Vielc, Dwight II. Qhnstead, aud John ID. Crimmins.
committee of the Westchester Polo Club. con-
sIstng OF James Gordon Bsnne, Angus an b7ioI,'
Herbert. has selected grounds at Fifth;ave ana
ne-hundred-and-tenth-st where clubhouse VIII
be erected.
The total (estimated) amount Of grain on the
canal from Buffalo and Oswego coming toward tlde,
water on Saturday noon was: Wheat lav'on0
bushels; corn. 273.0O0 bushels; barley, 91,o0o
bt shells rye, 900 bushels peas l2.2OO bush
els The canals will be closed officially on Satur-
day.
The Socialistic Labor party met at the Germania
Assembly Rooms Saturday evening, ana several
speakers spoke of the condition OF the working-
men, Resolutions adoptel protesting against
The alleged attempts of the Capitalists ami their
hrengs, the paid politicians OF CahiOrnla, 10 Nlo-
late the rights OF the people,"
The Tammany committee 70 investigate the
OCallaghan- Haskin trouble III the AlAth Assembly
District met Saturday night. A characteristic let,
ter was received from Mr.. Haskm in which he tired
10 show that OCaliaghan had proved treacherouSto
the Tammany organization. aid asked tDat lie DC
expelled The subject will next come up before the
Committee on Organization.
The inmates of the Roosevelt Hospital were glad
dened Ivy the gift which came to them on Thanks,
giving Day from the Church of the Covenant, Of
which the Rev. DIR. Vincent is pastor. These con.
sisted of bouquet for each patient sixteen pots Oh
flowers barrel Of bananas, apples and oranges
key of Malaga grapes, three boxes OF eIapes. SIX
baskets of choice fruits. twelve dozen lemons, DoA
of oranges and a box Of pears.
Information has been received in this city of the
arrest III fIankfort-On-the-Main OF Alfred Eugene
LagIave, who Is famous for having swlndicd prom
inen firms in NewYOrk Boston aud philadelphia
in 1871. At that time he fled TO Canada, and
thence went 10 Belfast. He was subsequently ar
rested III London. but was discharged. Again he
ives arrcsie, III France and brought to New York,
having about $50 900 in his possession and was
again dischai ged. He Is now in custody on charge
OF forging medical certificates and diplomas.
BROOKLYN
The payment Of taxes Will begin to-day.
During the year ending September 80, the Brook,
lyn FlaIOush aud Coney Island Railroad carried
and its expenditures S155,32S OF.
Mrs. Barnes, age fifty, living in South F1ith-st
was seiz d with a fit OF sickness while walking
through Fourth-st. last evening, and died while
being taken to st. GATHERINGS Hospital III an
ambulance.
Three burglars were discovered in a grocery store
nj Livingston and HOyt-sts, Saturday morning, by
Il, Warns. lie caught and held one of them until
the arrival of the police. The burglar gave his
name as George Watson, OF No. 70 bdyard-st.' New
York.
Justice Centrum, of East New-York has COM
mi:ed to the Penitentiary for thirty days the Rev.
David Tbner, "a colored preacher, who was charged
with assaulung his wife, and whose excuse
that she had gossipped about him among th'ls
ueighbOrs.
Twenty-hrst Wards held meeting saturday night,
at Broadway and Myrte-ave:. to protest against the
use of steam motors on the broadway hMifOtd A
committee OF seventeen members was appointed TO
take proper measures.
The ST. Matthew's English Lutheran Church
Society which formerly worshipped IN Safest,
near Hoyt-st. has secured the of the church at
Clinton and Amty -sts. and dedication services
T wsle hep by tue Rev ort Of NcwYor The
Rev NJ. ". HANNA is the pastor OF the church.
George W. Beilby, of No. 426 Gold-St, who WIS
arrested on Thanksgiving Day on a charge OF per
inry has been admitted To bail. He sued " lillian
f. Wallace aud william Lombard by whom he had
been employed as travelling agent, for breach OF
contract dischargng hun without paying nm
ms salary Tor the balance of the aud recovered
a verdict of $500. The defendants have made
joint affidavit that Belby swore falsely.
JERSEY CITY
hearing in the contest over the SIS 900 left by
DAVID Leach the misery rag-picker who died
wear ago was held IN Jersey City on Saturday IN
the Hudson County Orphans Court. Mary j. DAVIS
testified that she was a of the dead miser. and
exhibited some articles which he had given her.
Patrolman Thomas Flynn, of the FIRST Police
morning lie was on dnty Thursday night, and
returned to the statlOD-housc Friday morning WIN
his clothing soIled with mud and his nose bleeding.
III was alleged that he had been beaten. Chief OF
Police Murphy says the officers death was caused
by congestion OF the brain.
AT the last meeting of the Board of Education OF
Jersey City the salaries Of tue principals were re-
duced 1923 per cent, those of the other teachers 10
per cent, and those of the lanltOTs l|'4 ier cent
superintendent Dickson's salary was reduced from
50 500 10 81 500, and that OF the Clerk OF the
Board from 81 500 10 II 200. The reductions VIII
take effect from to-day.
NEWARK.
August Book, boy employed in E. Simon x
Sons trunk factory had his skull fractured sat
urday by an iron bar, which another boy dropped
upon his head through an open hatehway. lie was
III dying condition yesterday.
The body of young man. well dressed was
found lying near the track at the coal dumps on the
Pennsylvania Railroad below Broad Street Station
early yesterday morning. IL was shockIngly mu-
tilated the head being crushed and almost entirely
severed from the body. HE name cOuld not De as
certaIned.
MIR. Dodd. president of the Newark Savings Insti-
tuition whIcn suspended over year ago, states that
within the last few months the securities held by
the bank have advanced IN market value over
81 900 900, and that the time is not far distant
when the manage will be able 10 pay dollar for
dollar, and continue tue business as OF old.
NEw-JERsEY
WEST HOBOKEN.-Francis Wenser, age fourteen
years and living at West Hoboken, has been missing
Since last Thursday morning when he went hunting
Oh the Seacaucus meadows.
EIIzABETH.-George Meyer of Menlo Park, acct
dentally killed hs tbirteen-year-old son Friday af
ternoon. He was cleaning a shotgun, not knowing
that loaded, and II went on, the charge en-
teIing the boys mp ana thieh, lie Dieu 10 dea'n