New-York tribune., 1879-08-27
NETWORK CITY.

workmen on the Elevated Railroad structure at
| Kngsbridge and at No. 67 Greenwlch-st Ihey
| were sent to the MOTgue
| T.. Il. Tweedle, shipping his horse on the steamer
Charlotte Vanderbilt. yesterday, at Plet 34 Norm
! River. route for the CatskIls, fell from the
| gang-plank INTO the river, and was nearly drowned
An elevator IN the Leslie publishing house in Col
| lese-pace fell yesterday, thG wire rope oreahIng
with sudden snap. John McCa6e, printer, was
| in the car, aud his leg, was broken. lfc was To-
| moved to his home i'm Morrsana.
Charles Hyllested & Co., cotton brokers, of No.
! 63 StOne-st.. who suspended payments two weeks
/ ago, resumed business again yesterday. When the
| announcement made on the Cotton Exchange
\ il received with cheers by the members.
4 man who calls himself George Graham was ar
| rested Yesterday while TRYING 10 pawn valuable
gold watch and cham in Bowery pawn-shop. On
| the watch is the monogram II. g., and lOcket at
| tached TO the chain contains "A ladys portrait.
Several " sections of the Socialist wOrkingmen
are making arrangements for a celebration in mem-
ory OF Ferdinand Lasae the Socialist agitatOr who
died in 1864. The celebration is TO come off on
August 30, at the Germania Assembly Rooms.
| The grain trade of the Produce Exchange will
action such alteration of the rules may be re-
quiTed by the adoption OF the " GENITAL" system
and other amendments as may be deemed necessary.
DIR. White, of the Sanitary Bureau, and Inspector
Brennan caused the arrest yesterday of John
lummcll, of No. 3if Seventh-aye., for selling adul-
terated milk in his store, and of John North,
milkman, for bringing adulterdted milk over the
jersey City Ferry.
Thomas Devoe and Jacob Lindenberger both en-
ployed by Mrs. john Briggs at her estate tue
fordham Landing room together. On Monday
morning Lindenberger arose, stole his sleeping
comrades watch, boots and clothes, ard ran away.
The police are on bis track.
Edward Mitchell, bricklayer, was charged in the
Yorkylle Police Court Yesterday with knocking
down his aged mother and then kicking her and
calling her vile names. lie asked her TO forgive
him, but she refused TO withdraw her complaint
and he was sent to the Island for nine months
William Lewis, a retired merchant living at
West iOUStOU-st.. himself
head yesterday, while alone in his bedroom, and he
lies now in a critical condition at ST. Vncent,s
| Hospital, with the bullet still IN his head. 1t
Is believed by Nlr Lews's friends that no shot HIM
self accidentally.
As q tram of the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad
was leaving the Rector-s station at l p. IN. yeSter
day, the engine jumped the track at the switch and
ran about fifteen feet on the guard rail be-
fore the train could be stopped. A delay of
quarter of an hour caused. during which
danger signals were displayed on the street below.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has purchased
through DR.. Birch, of the London Museum, two
small cylinders and tifty-One small tablets which
came from MOsul, IN Asiatic Turkey They are iu-
scrlhed with cuncitOrm characters the records of
of loans and purchases made by them during the
Sixth Century before Christ.
The hearing in the case of Commissioner Wheeler
before the Mayor was postponed last week 10
o'clock yesterday, but at that hour neither Mr.
Wheeler nor bis counsel appeared Allowing fifteen
minutes grace the Mayor announced further post
ponement until / o'clock on Tuesday the ID day of
September The decision of Judge Van Brunt on
the motion for writ Of prohibition has not yet
been rendered.
At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before JUS
tce rdcll, Charles KOehlar, of No. 16l Grand-st
was rrai~Icd ON Corpl9nt Ann Fltlgrrald of
No. MOtt-st., for Layiao .rst open the door of
her room, and for hay.g seized Ier and
tIr' yn her against a window in endeavOriug to re-
COW possession Of a sewing machine upon which
an i'stalmeut of $40 had been paid. He was re-
quired to furnish bonds in $500 TO answer.
Tie managers Of the New-Yorll Bible and Fruit
fl .frFff5
bn. say they are still greatly in need of bedroom
1ud kitchen furniture, household linen and domestic
81 promptly acknowledged if sent 20 Nos 42O and
40 East Iwenty-siXth-st. Mr. aud Mrs. John j.
Astor and not w liam Astor, as previously stated
contributed largely 10 the erection OF the coffee
Iou,e established by the mission.
4 little fiye-yeaT-Old daughter OF Thomas j. Quns
Ian. who has an awning factory at No. 27l Third
yesterday took advantage of her mothers alb
scnce from the room 10 take bottle OF whiskey
from a table where her father bad left it. and TO
lfink nearly half pint of the llGuor. he child
war sent TO Bellevue Hospital, where emetlcs were
administered. In the evening she still uncon-
sciuus. and her recovery was doubtful. How the
chd could swallow so much liquor puzzles the ply
Nci1ns.
I'm the Yorkyiile Police Court Yesterday Justice
D Z. rendered hls decision IN the cases OF Benjamin
D,.,cls and d" Nike Murray, the alleged gamblers
whose arrest was caused by Dr. Cr0sby's society.
In Nurray'S ease the Justice sald he could ind
thing III the evidence sustaining the charge that
he sept the gambling house at No. l3 West Twenty
eig .tl-st., aud be therefore discharged. The
,y cnce against Daniels showed probable cause
t'.. he had been the proprietor OF faro bank at
hU. j22 SXtl-aye and he was held Tor trlal at the
Spe jia Sessions
Two United States naval officers sailed yesterday
OF ne steamship Arizona, their destination beng
Alexandria, Egypt and their mission to bring TO tins
country the obelsk called Clcopatra's Needle, the
sister TO the one that was recently seq up on the
Thames embankment London: These officers are
Llcucuant-C commander Henry VI. Gariugc aud has
Assistant Lieutenant, SeatOn Schroeder. RoebhnS
& sons, of Trenton, are making the machinery
winch will be used to place the o5elsk on board
snip, and 10 raise IT after It's expected arrival about
Jai udry l.
Coroner Croker Yesterday took the ante-mortem
sta ement of Edward Brannick, who was beaten by
join Mc(iinnis two weeks ago HIS jaw was
III ken, and the physicians have been unable to
Il * tie hcmmOrrhage resulting from his wounds.
Bl mick states that he met MCGinnis on the night
Of Lusust ., ID FOTty-lttl-st, ana was made tar
,c for ms sarcastic remarks by reason of his ill
success in the liquor business, having recently
opened a saloon IA Eleyenth-aye. Angry words
were exchanged, and McGunis struck him. he be-
hcyos, with brass knuekles.
BROOKLYN.
The funeral Of the late John T. Shearon, Clerk of
the Board OF Elections. took place yesterday morn
ing at the Church OF the Assumption OF the Blessed
Flgn Mary, at York and Jay-sts.
Patrick Kilbride who shot and seriously wounded
Nj hael Kelly, at Fort Hamilton on Sunday MORN
ms was arrested ia New Utrecht yesterday after
noon, and committed By Justice Church to await
Is mutation.
lere has been so much fatality connected with
~. rs of whOOpng-cOugh of late, no less than lO9
d tbs resulting from II in the first months OF
ia, year, that the Board of Health has concluded TO
class 1t among contagious diseases and 10 require
cases of 1t to b. reported IN the same way as dIph
Cd, ria aud scarlet fever
In consequence Of the verdict of excusable hom-
icIle" rendered by the CoroneIs jury. inqunng
il tue cause OF the death of Michael Kelly, of No.
..b HamiltOn-aye., who was killed on Sunday by
Ia clidoWn blow gwen by Edward ID. Ryan, the
lat cr admitted TO bail in the sum OF II 900
o-terday morning, before Justice Ferry, IN the
st District Court.
Thr funeral services over the remains of the late