New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-12
NETWORK CITY.

Further subscriptions for the Stewart
family, "S. c." 81
The dogs seized on the steamship City OF
NewYork were released yesterday payment $50 10
in duties. The dogs appraised at 80 each.
John F. Scott, of tho firm of William Is.
& Coz yesterday was elected secretary OF the new"
York Mining Exchange, place off, Wyman Norris re
| signed.
| At the cigarmakers' mass meeting last
night three plans OF organization to resist more enec
Iallv the reduction Of their wages by tho manuiac-
| turerS were discussed.
Coroner Flanagan yesterday committed 10
| the Tombs Martin Gross. charged with causing tho
! death OF Jacob sletght age ffy-four a saloon on
! Coolest, on Monday night
An entertainment will be given in ST.
Peters Hall. Twcntcthst., between Eighth ana MINI
| avcs Tomorrow evening. Edson's monograph micro
phone and telephone Will he exhibited by Professor
| Holden in connection with the other exercises
Tcto Tcdesch, accused Of cutting and stab
bling two men No "a Parkst, on the night OF feoru-
ary T. 1873 fortunately without killing either pleaded
guilty before Judge Cowng yesterday, TO sta5olns one
with attempt To Kill nln' ana was sehteHCeu w 0
| Prison Tor five years
| Chief Bonner and the fOremen of Engine Com
panies Nos 49, aud Hook and Ladder Companies
Nos and o. testified before the Fire Commissioners
Yesterday, that her" was no delay IN ine WORK at sao
the force work better Tue investigation will be contih
ued on Thursday.
Collector Merritt returned from Washington
Yesterday. Ia regard to prospective changes III the
Custom House force he said, al present he was not pre-
| pared auything ss no plan OF examination nau
been agreed upon. Among the callers on The Collector
| Hon. Il. {. Mccormack aud ex-senator Lent
The following is a comparative statement or
eases Of contagious disease reported for the two weeks
! ending February s, 1879;
Typhoid Scarlet cs1sSTo sP.a M.,, ,6 RRs
f HSS e.. ~ I G. g
swindlcr Yesterday drew q crowd in Bar
clay-st and sold three boxes which he said contained
money TO a man evidently used to city life. who. on
opening them, found pieces of postage stamps over
tapping the edges of the boxes but no money lie pnT;
sued the swndlcr aud overtnklnH liu chohcu n ui''i
| he returned the - he had obtained
The stockholders of the Washington and
| Ncw-Orlcans telegraph Company yesterday elected
Norvin Green Augustus Sche. o. H. Palmer, Hamilton
| Mex Twombly, Charles r. Wood, r. r. Rochester
Samuel f. Barger and c. Livingston directors snbse-
uuently directors elected Norvin Green president
and H. Rochester secretary and treasurer OF the co
! paiY. -
The Bureau l'Tit0s report the following
marine disasters for December. 1873 steamships re-
| po,fcd lost 10 English, . Brazilian, French, l
swedish: sailing vessels reported lost or missing AZ
| English q American, - German. 10 French, Nor
| wcgian, Italian. Creek, D swedish Danish, .
| Russian Austrian, Dutch, Portuguese ana Unknown
! purn spanish aud Argentine Republic each; total
Mrs. Jane DanfoIth n stout lady, Thirty
five, years OF age, with auburn hair wciidrtsed ana
wearing a plain gold and diamond ring. Is mss'nc.
SEe has been boarding time at No. 7Ol sixth
ave John Mcdonald, age forty-nye, left his home, No
| tzo Frsr-aye on February Q, having with him a sum
| of money Thomas Bates, age siXty-seven, oil no u
| Duaucst.a man OF medium heigu' Win ti"' nun AZ"
| beard j. also missing
| At the annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF tho sixth Avenue Railroad hed yesterday the Follow
ing directors were elected for the ensuing year Richard
] n, p.V sfpr
than Thoruc r. T. Butler, Abram r. Van Nest. Edward
| vtpturu r. I. woodward, Henry Demarest, William
! Krycr " y Mortimer Albert ". Greene I. j. Macy.
The only director j. theodore l. Macy i'll the pdcc
! ~ Tho late stephen Wrhy.
Mayor Cooper has received within few
days two letters calling attention to the fact that pools
were sold in progress In South Carolina at
40 Barclay-st. This Information having reached the
ears OF Inspector Dks. four officers we're sent yester
DAY morning No. Barcayst. investigating the mat
tn They JON scan.on, the prorit t3l' VINO 40,
sured hem that pooi-acng at ms esiOIIsHnIeu' N"u
| ceased and wOulu not be resumed
AT the meeting of the Commissioners for
Licensing Sailors Boarding Houses yesterday, several
amendments made to the bylaws, IN order TO pro
tect captains from the complete terrorism 10
which tuey are subjected at the hands Of runners,
who virtually take possession OF vessels upon their al
rival nm port Captain Charles Wilson resigned the pres
Idency OF the board BECAUSE OF Ill health, and captain
Richard Luce wac eccied 10 lbs place
The Committee on Public Charities met
.
TRINITY III Fory.tnird-st, settle It's business. Among
The clothing collected there much that WAS useess
this wac rags and the proceeds taken to buy
| provisions. TIE total number Of garments OF all de
scrptlons collected was - 743. No wages were paid
to any one except Mr. Everett VINO was a.
! constantly, day ana M ht. He received - ddy'
j. IL. Fuller, of Cambridgeport, Mass, Of
feed prize three boys WAC should save tie most
money III the bank OF the New boys' Lodging House III
January. stephen Brady saved s2O OF, aud received
t,tfy. In. Mo-, we'd ..
me - prze Robert >uorte saved - 49, and took he
II prizc .uhdrcd ana ten boys saved S2o3 % IN
inherent amounts Iom - cents upwaids Inc lhsiIU-
don pas ihC boz cent rest on thtlf savings
The Canal Board will give a hearing TO the
representatives OF the Boat owners Association, at At
vany tomorrow. Efforts viii be made to have tue tolls
on the canals made uniform at EdmiiI nile for each
ton OF East-bouud freight and quarermIl mile on
Mest bound freight. TINS Will icidh revenue aVerhS-
mg 800 a ooat round trip 1t VIII be IecOn-
,at coal ami petroleum be put on the rye ms,
III years, and yielded revenue OF $4,000
III Tolls.
4 number of the friends of Supervisor George
Russell OF tue Fourth War visited hun at his residence
Monday night and presented hun with 4 goa badge Oh
| Office.
The 32d Regiment celebrated, on Monday
nlghi the eleventh anniversary Of its organzstlon
Ih,g, Was reception aud battalion IeNle" ~ Bflear
dlcI-ticncrl Ira h. Becbe.
Mis-. Hester Angus was thrown down stairs
at 40 1J5 FTospect-t, Monday night by her husband
Thomas Angus WHO was under tho influence OF liquor,
and Of ncr bones were broken Angus WAS locked
W.
Mrs Johnson, of No. 1913 Union-st., started
for Stephens Roman Catholic Church, at Hicks ana
sulunllt-sts on sunday, with $3.50 rolled up IN her
eloyc NAc Ou her way thther sue lost the glove and
tnc money
The observatory which was erected last
summer by Andrew K. Culver, near the Coney Island
terminus railroad OF which lie Is the president,
uas sold 10 The New York and Coney Island Obser
Sutury and signal Company, for S3O,OOo
Eleven complainants appeared i'll Justice