New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-21
YEw-YoRK CITY.

old preferences, $4,000
Emory Lyons age ffty-one of No. Ga Broome-st;
was injured seriously by fall from tine elevated
railroad in front of No. 100 New-Cburchst., yester-
day.
George Funck, age fifty, of No. 141 Ninth-ave.,
while insane yesterday morning Jumped out OF
fourth story window into the rear yard receiving
injuries which are believed to be fatal.
Resolutions of thanks were presented yesterday
to joan h. Starin for the water excursion whch
he gave 10 post-c0mmanders aud delegates HOm
veteran organizations on June l.
Near Greenwood Cemetery there is saloon
keeper. whom proximity TO the graves has rendered
exceptionally candid, for he describes himself on
his sign as " Dealer in barley water ana poor o.
CARS"
The twentysecO annual regatta Of the Atlantic
Boat Club will be held to-day, OF Pleasant Valley
special steamer WIKI leave for he scene OF the re-
gatta from the foot OF Fourtn-st., hoDokeh' AT
1880 a. m.
AT meeting Of the German Machinists' Union
report Of the operation OF the free employment
agency. established by the union, was received IL
was shown that only three members were without
employment.
A boy four years old, named James Mcclure, was
playing with loaded pistol near Spuyten Duyyll
yesterday, when the weapon was discharged serl-
Ously wOundmg NOrah German, aged nine, III tue
left breast and arm.
Verdicts of suicide were rendered by COronePs
Jury Yesterday In the case Of Daniel Lehman, VINO
drowned himself IN the East River on August 3,
and in the case of Horace Reidc. who cut his throat
in the Aims House on BlackwelPs Island on
August A.
Ii. II. Hadey. secretary of the Business Mems,
Society for the encouragement of moderation, Will
represent the society at the temperance Jubilee AT
La Porte Ind, and will organize auXillarles III dt-
feTcnt paris OF the country where applications for
charters nave been made.
During the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes
terday, $27 O. bad been deposited IN the boxes
erected in the post office in aid of tue orphans OF
the yellow fever victims of Memphis. The previous
day SOL was deposited. The money Is forwarded
to Memphis by telegraph daily.
horse, ridden at furious speed, was going
through East Eghty-tfth-st, last evening when n
over Eva ROOmbs, four years Old, who was play
ing in front OF her home, at No. 353. The child
was knocked down and badly injured. Roman
Kemmer, the man who was riding the horse, was
arrested.
J. H. Daggett cotton broker at No 90 Pearl-st.
and sc Stone-st, yesterday, reported his inability
to meet his mercantile obligations He said his
failure was due to his Southern customers failure
to meet the calls for margins. He claims that his
liabilities with members of the Exchange are
small. and that he is his largest creditor.
The Furniture Workers Union Of cabinet-makers,
varnishers, poshers and uphosterers held meeting
last evening, when communi cation was received
from Chicago Announcing that the elght-hOur move
ment in that city had been failure, owing to the
duplicIty of some of the employers. As result OF
the movement, however, mandatory on the CO.
operative plan had been established.
While workmen were engaged digging trench
for water-ppes Governors Island. TO connect
with Castle William, on Monday, part Of the ske-
-
The bones were reinforced. They are believed TO
have been the remains OF one Of the persons 9 buried
there during the time from 1874 TO 1879, when the
island used torquarantlne purposes.
The Red Star steamship Rhvnand. will sail on
her second trip to Antwerp Monday next:
She has been, painted ana renovated
man deck. Her principal officers are Captain. w.
j. Randall First Officer. j. c. Jameson Purser,
Dr. Stockton. The new ,ventilating system, by
which each stateroOm can be regulated by the pas
senger from his berth, has been thoroughly over
hauled. The vessel will be open for Inspection on
Saturday, to those desiring to visit her.
BROOKLYN
woman called at the Police Headquarters yes
terday and stated that she lived in Maspeth l., l.,
and that her two children, August and Caroline,
had been missing since saturday.
Two BOYS, Francis Goodman, age fifteen, and
Francis Cross age eighteen, of No. S41 Jefferson
ST., supposed TO have run away, as they have
not been seen since tuesday. They both hayJrdark
haIr and were dressed IN dark suits with straw
hats.
Patrick Flynn, who was reported yesterday to be
dangerously burned by the explosion of n kerosene
lamp, died yesterday morning at the hospital
whittier he was taken 1t appears that he attempted
to extinguish the lamp by blowing down the glass
chimney.
The verdict rendered yesterday at the close of the
inquest IN the case of Giles Hawskurst OF Flat
lands. who was killed by train the Canarsie,
East New-TOrk and Rocksway Beach Raj lroad,
Friday night at the Mill Road crossing, recon-
mended that a tiagman be stationed at ROckaway-
ave-, and sign be placed at the Mlll-road.
William Mehberg, German school teacher, age
fOTtv-twO, was found drowned, near Grand Street
Bridge, IN the Newtown Creek, aoOnt pm. yester-
day. He lived IN East Williamsburg, Queens
County, l.. l., and has a family in Germany whence
he recently came. IL is supposed that he committed
suicide for "a hat, two drawing books and Il slate
were found on Tuesday upon the bridge, and are
supposed e. belong 10 him.
John Tallmadge, father of Assemblyman Daniel
w. Ialwadge, OF the IXth District, died suddenly
at his sons house, No . NeW-lOrl-ave., Yesterday
IN a. a ~ IL
viOus, and use yesterday morning aud went 10 the
BATHROOM where he found dead sitting in a
char 1T o'clock. He was born in Saratoga County
III l0OO Coroner Simms viii hold the inquest. DIR.
IL. :. Gilbert Mr.. Tallmadges physician, expresses
the opinion that heart disease was the cause of DEATH
Horace :, Cady age sixty, maChinist, was
making repairs upon The engine of the steamship
Ontario, which is lying in dry dock in the Erie
BASIN, South Brooklyn, yesterday, and was in the
" engine-plt" when the balance Wheel from the
crank of which the shaft was ungeared, started sud
denly and his head was caught between tine crank
and the bearing gear and torn from his body. No
was respons bic for the sudden starting of the
wheel. MIR. Cady sixty-fve years old, mar
rled man, and a resident of Albany. N Y. He has
been III the employ of the firm of Schuyler & Bah
cock, owners OF the vessel, for twenty years. aud
puIposed giving up active work yesterday and Te-
firing TO live upon the savings of his lifetime
JERSEY CITY.
On the arrival OF "a Pennsylvania train at Jersey
City yesterday afternoon, Louis j. Gull of Wash
mgton. reported TO the police that he had been
swlndled out OF all the money he had and a valu-
able gold watch by three card sharpers who made
him acquainted with the iutricacies of tLree-card
monte. Inquiry ELECTED the fact that ne men left
the train at Trenton after securing Mr.. ellis watch
lie was advised to lay the facts the case before
the company.
William Flannelly ard Richard Hunt of ,Jer-
sey City drank in Ryan's saloon. in West
eryelt-st.. on Tuesday afternoon. As Flan-
nelly empted his glass he dealt Hunt a
terrible blow in the face with it, shlvering
the glass; and cutting, his face badly IN several
places. When FIannelly was arraigned before JUS
tice Davis yesterday morning, he watched his op-
portunlty, slipped out a side door aud escaped
NEWARK
Mrs. Ellen Singleton, age thirtv-eiobt of M ~
Ferry-st., retired on Tuesday night in her usual
health ana was found dead IN her bed yesterday