New-York tribune., 1879-03-12
NETWORK CITY.

New carpets at SlOan's are OF dark rlch
colors in small Moorish patterns.
A son of the late Ex-MayOr Westervelt,
Aaron j. westervet died Monday night, at No. 63 West
Forty eighth-st
Dennis Dargon, the young burglar who mar
rowly escaped being shot by J. p. Richards Sunday
night. at No. 3O5 East Eghtysixthst, was Yesterday
held for trial at tho General Sessions in $1,000 DaiL
The directors of the Atlantic and Pacific
Teegrap ph Company yesterday declared the third quar-
tety dividend of of per cent The statement OF the
secretary shows surplus of 100000 after the dividend
paid
In the case of John Schnetzer, the muir
dered Harlem butcher. the inquest WAS concluded yes
t., ~, and the Italian, Louis Palmero, was charged
VIII. murder He IL In the IomDs 10 await tic
action OF the Grand Jury.
DR.. Ewing reports that the niece of the jan
itor OF the public school at
and lying sick with scarlet fever may be re-
moved by Friday and that the school can then DO re-
openrd without danger to the pupils.
James Conway. of No. 33 East Sixty-frst-
st. charged James McGill with violation OF the Lot
terry law at No. 1876 Front-st by selling him ticket
for 46 cents in q lottery. He held in default OF
81 900 bail at the IOmbs Police Court
Collector Merritt will place at the disposal
OF German singing societies. which are making prep
the obsequies of Bayard Taylor the rev.
cutter Grant, in which committee VIII meet the
steamship Gellcrt Oh her arrival III the pay
Commissioner Lyman yesterday rendered
his decision in tho the OF Special Deputy Marshal
Cosgrove charged with making false certificates In re-
gard the labor performed his subordinaes on reg
istratiou and election days. The Commissioner dis.
charges Cosove holding that the certificates were lot
made in bad faith.
Paul Veitner, a merchant, of No. 219 Pearl
St. Yesterday morning was rudey ordered by cOnduc-
tor on the Third Avenue Elevated Road to leave tie
platform and stand inside The car. Mr. Vetner knocked
hm over the head with his umbrella. The police mag
Istrate discharged MI Vrituer, but reprmanded him
Tor taking the law into his own hands.
James Burns, alias Miller, and a stranger
engaged in dispute Monday night in the office OF the
Coleman House. fight resulted, in which large plate
glass window fronting on Broadway. broken. When
the clerk demanded damages lie was threatened with a
loaded pistol Two shots were fired in the ARRAY that
ensued, but Burns arrested The stranger escaped
The following is a comparative statement of
cases o. contagious disease reported for the two weeks
ending March 8, 1879:
Week Typhoid Scarlet ceIebro spinal. ,,..,o. ,ph Dph
MaFcR MaTeR g.. 5..' i5s ii5s 81
Judge Blatchford granted injuDctions yester-
day against the deiendents in the suits OF the United
States Nickel Company against the Manhattan Brass
Company, J. II. White, J. Ii. Crane. H. l.. Coe and
against william II. Jackson & Co. These are the
motions which Senator Conllng argued behalf Of
the defendants last Autumn In the United state Circuit
Court.
The committee having charge of the prep
aratlons for the removal of the Union League Club into
Fnth-avc., met last evening at the clubhouse, at
Twentysixthst. and MadsOn-square. An informal dis
cussiOn took place. but nothing decided Fletcher
Harper chairman OF the committee, said that the arcn
ecs plans had been sentln put none ha Decn accepeu
yet.
The trial of Samuel T. Perry. for shooting
Charles II. Dorens, which began Monday before
judge Gdersleeve ended yesterday with verdict Of
guilty, and sentence to five years in State
ri.o ding fo he
on entirely unproyoked but did not result in honi.
cde the conviction was only for feonious assault
and battery.
Collector Merritt returned from Washington
Yesterday He was called upon during the day by
Thomas Nimo r. Chief Of the Statistical Bureau, and
H. p. James. United States Commissioners Of Customs.
Collector Merritt yesterday received an official cir
cuar announcing the enforcement OF the law which
adds the North Snore of Kill Won Kul tho Collection
District Of the Port Of New-lOrk.
The BOwery Branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association, at No. 1874 Bowery has most
perfectly organized method OF relieving worthy dest
tute neI and the same time OF preventing the fire.
quent interruptions to which business men are exposed
by the opportunities OF beggars. The method Is set
forth in circular hlch Will be forwarded to any adj
dress application To the secretary.
Isaac Meteor, age fourteen, of No. 53 Ed
ridgest was lost Monday morning and returned home
last night to tell wonderful story Of being kidnapped
from CnsOn and Heserss. by rude men in broad day
light gagged and carried on he street cars TO Jersey
CITY into den of burglars He says he starved for
hours and that then he walked out of the
den unmoescd. HIS father believed his tale, and made
him repeat IL last night at Police Headquarters.
In the suit of the New England Iron Com
pany against the Metropolitan Elevated Railway Com
pany and the New-York Loan and Improvement Com-
pany before Judge Friedman, at the close OF the plain
tif.' testimony MI AShbcl Green, OF counsel for the
Loan aud Improvement Company, moved 10 dismiss the
complaint against the Loan Company, and the PLAIN
TINS counsel consented 10 this motion with costs ana
disbursements to be taxed.
BROOKLYN.
The Board of Health yesterday sent COM
muuicatlon the Board OF City Works complaining that
the contracts for removal OF oal garbage etc,
not properly carried out
Twenty eight building permits were issued
last week One was for "A factory OF the Deyoe Manu-
featuring Company o Manhattan-lve.. near CONNER
cal-st. II viii be of brick, four stories In height
While DIR. COrcoran, of No. Alb kent-ave.,
was attending the funeral OF his George nine'
VINO died from dphtheria Wednesday his second
John one year old attacked with the disease,
and ms death occurred IN few hours.
John GuilfOyle, well-knOwn contractor,
died Oh Monday at hs residence. No. $50 Highest He
WAS forty-sx years of age. ie performed much work
for the county, having built tie female prison OF the
P,ucntiary and done the mason work for the Inebrl
ates Home Fort Hamilton. lie was "a Democrat IN
politics. and active IN the Fifth Ward the funeral
Will take place tomorrow.