New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-02
NETWORK CITY.

Music in Central Bark to-day dJ 4 p uIuCl thV
| direction of G. >. Grafulla.
The strike of the pianomakers and many cigar
| makers in this vicinity still continues
miniature silver fan, on which is printed the day
of the week is the latest thing for the Ornamental
ton of regret cards.
The total number of emigrants arriving at Castle
! Garden last week was only 1880, faIlng-on ol
| 1.457 from the week previous.
Six cases of scarlet fever were reported at the
Board of Health Thursday. Yesterday no no"
| cases had been reported ND to o'clock.
l.. N Fowler of the we-known house of Fowler
| & Wells psychologists, has Just returned to New
York from London after an absence OF nearly nlhe-
| teen years. He will remain in America only about
| six weeks
Murphy & Mccormack, projectors of the Sea
Beach Railroad. the "short route TO Coney Island,
Yesterday sent passes TO every member OF the COT
! ton Exchange. The two gentlemen arc members OF
| the Exchange.
! Superintendent Jackson. Of Castle Garden, has
received notice of a state Far to be held at Lincoln
Nebraska, to begin on September and to continue
five DAYS. 1t will be open to the world and OF par
ticular interest to emigrants
The Board of Estimate and Apportonment yester-
day transferred to the account OF the heaItR
! Board unexpended balances to the amount OF
! ~ 1888 81 to paw for the employment OF thirty
policemen as sanitary corps.
Builders. renovafors and painters have upper
FIfth-aye. very much to themse Ives. Binding ma
| terial and debris seen ON almost every block,
and the side streets above Fltieth-st abound with
| the excavator, bricklayer and carpenter.
Corporation Counsel Whitney has furnished
| Mayor Cooper with an opinion that the recent
ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen over
! the MAYORS veto, reducing the license Zee on
hackney coaches carriages from 50 TO 50 and v,
| is imperative. because 1t is i'll conflict with the
statute.
William Bassford, n yOnng patient in the Epi-
| leptc Hospital on BIackwelPs Island. where he had
been placed by his father, foreman IN candy rae
! tory at No. 27 Vandewatcr-st., jumped INTO the
East River on last Friday while in an epleptc mt,
| and was drowned. Ills body was founo yesterday
near the island. An inquest will be held.
&" Big Mike Murray the alleged owner OF, the
| gambling-saloOn al No. 10 West wenty-eghth-st.,
presented himself in tire Yorzvlle Police COurt ac-
! companied by his counsel. Murray denied that the
/ house owned or conducted by him, ana deheu
the Society FOR the Prevention OF Crime to prove 10
| the contrary. The ease was then adjourned.
In order to give more ventilation to the basement
| Of the New-York Post Office, wOrllmen are engaged
! in cutting places In the middle of the sidewalk on
both sides OF the Post Office building. These open
ugs will measure three and half feet long by four
! teen inches wide, and arc TO De covered Dy IRON
gratings. There Will be fourteen or hfteen oil them
| in all.
In the grand Scent schooner" contest, a lager
beer seller in FOurh-st appears to have distanced
his rivals IN eXaggcratng the size OF his wares On
his canvas sign is painted street scene with
schooner in it. The schooner reaches from the
pavement 10 the roof of iiye-stOry house, on the
! cornice Of which two men are seated, comfortably
! employed in unloading the " schooner through
! straws.
| The Sui. Committee Of the United States Senate
| Committee on Civil Service and ketrenGhment,
| composed of Senators Wallace, Herman, Mcdonald.
Platt and Blair, has decided not to begin work IN
this city until Monday morning next at 10 O'Clock.
Their session will be held IN Room 100 of the Post
Office Buildiug. Senator Blair paid visit to Com
missioner Davenport at his office YESTERDAY. Inc
investigation of tine charges against Mr.. Davenport
was yesterday adjourned until August II, at D. M
On cross-tOwn car downtown the other day
great burly fellow Who was riding with the driver
ordered to the platform passenger who was smok-
ing within the car. As attention was paid to his
| rdo he A
minutes later a little boy jumped upon the rear
platform. As soon the bully caught sight OF the
boy he suddenly TO the rear OF the car, ana Win
a Tawhde whip dashed the little fellow severely
William Keegan, young man from Avenue
near Seventy -ffth-st.. while intoxicated on Thurs
dav night, tried to cross Uhrd-ave., at One-hun-
drcd-aud-twenty- hist, but caught by
passing car, and knocked down by the horses. His
body was caught In the brakes and machinery Of
the car. lie was not rescued from this position
until after being dragged nearly block, Tut lie
escaped with few slight bruises. Yesterday Justice
Wheeler fined keegan $40.
An old woman astOnIshed Police Headquarters
last evening by demanding, with much excitement,
the arrest of man who, she said, had robbed her
nineteen years ago OF clothes to the value of 30
cents. The recollection of the injury had embit-
tered her existence until life became unbearable.
Sine had just gone away when another woman APP
piled for the AID OF the police IN her eorts to find
her husband who had mysterlOusly disappeared
four months ago, and had since been working in
Washington Market defying all her attempts 10
coax him forth. Both women were sent to the
While several boys playing with pistol in
vacant lot in West Fifty-second-st. July 8, one
of them named Arthur Grimes. Of No. 522 West
FIfty-second->t, shot IN the back He was
sent TO the Roosevelt Hospital, where he died last
Monday from the effects of the wound. The fatal
shot had been fired by Edward Began, who was put
under arrest. Coroner Flanagan held an inquest in
the yesterday, and the jury gave verdict that
the shooting was accidental. The boy was dis
charged, but the father OF the dead lad declared
that it was a ease of wifu homicide, and expressed
much dissatisfaction at the result of the investiga
ton. oo,-,,
The new bridge over the Newtown Creek at Hun
ter's Point is now open to the public.
The running of the Annex boats to South sixth-st
has been discontinued for the present.
The Will of Ophelia G. Merle, who died recently
was admitted to probate yesterday 1t provides
that 81 900 shall be given to the American Biblo
Society.
Albert Sutton The Waterman who was struck by
n broadway train on Thursday, near tine Broadway
Park died yesterday morning at the Eastern Dis
trlct Hospital
Herman stahl, age sixteen, OF No. 233 Sixteenth
ST while bathing on Thursday evening at the foot
of Fiftv-secOnd-st.. south Brooklyn, was drowned
the body was recovered.
Captain john s. Perry, Of the schooner John
Howard, ON Thursday found the body of boy IN
the Bay, and towed 10 To the foot of Van Brunt-st.
Thence 1t was taken to the MOrgue. The boy
apparently about eight years Of age.
Alexander d. Carson, of No. 1876 Sixth-ave. went
TO Coney Island on Thursday, and while sitting on
the balcony at Cables Hotel III the evening was
robbed'of a heavy stem-windng gold watch and
chain and small lOcket, in all valued at $500.
Margaret Kneeland, two years of age, received
dangerous conclusion OF the brain by falling from
the front stOop OF No. 1917 Ewen-st., last evening.
.....Andrew duncan, n child of sixteen months.
was fatally injured last night by a tail from third
story window at No. 300 Floyd-st.
The Grand Jury visited the Raymond Street Jail
few days ago, and found that 1t utterly unfit
for prison IN 4 civilized community. NAM OF the
cells only six by nine feet IN size were found to
nm tnura and five oh
! tilatiOn was pronounced very inadequate.
. i McCanertN. chief clerk In The Wnter p1,r