New-York tribune., 1879-06-11
NETWORK CITY.

| NEw-YORK CITY
| Lord Walter Campbell, son of the Duke OF Argyll
| sails for Liverpool to-day In the Scytnla'
TIE number of pupils registered in the pubic
schools during May was 123, ,G9j, the average daily
attendance being ll2,oo9
In burning stable at No. 526 East Fourteenth-st;
early Yesterday morning four horses were destroyed
and five were rescued from tho iames. The burned
horses we're valued at SiOO.
The Summer nights festival of the German Lie
derkraGz Society will take place, tomorrow night
Cne Of the most delightful entertainments OF the
season.
William A. Booth and George W. Lane two of the
newly-appOinted Bridge trustees for this city, nave
declined to accept the positions thus rendered Them
Inability to attend to the duties of the Office IS the
reason assigned.
There were two more cases of small poX sent 70
| the Riverside Hospital yesterday, from the nelgh-
bOrhood of Rivington Clinton and Attorney-sts ana
| one from Twenty -fourth-st. near Second-lVe. NO
deaths are reported
| communication to the Police Commissioners yester-
day, calling their attention to the TACT that there
| were on either river lor the reception ol
ashes from tugbOatS.
| match race between the schOOner-yacbts Oracle
| and Vision of the New-York Yacht Club, is to be
sailed on June a. twenty miles to the windward
| from Sandy Hook, and return. Large amounts nave
already been wagered on both boats
| The counsel for the Board of Healt has recon-
mendod that in the case OF the marriage by proxy
of Louisa Stahl to William Nletter, the application
for the cancellation of the record be denied, ana
| that the whole matter be referred to the District
| Attorney.
AT the meeting of the Police Board yesterday,
! General Smiths resolutions for the preierment OF
charges against police captains and inspectors IN
whose precincts desceuts made by other officers
on disOrderly places which they ought 10 nave sup
| pressed were adopted.
The United States torpedo boat Alarm admiral
Porters design) arrived here yesterday III tOW OF
the United states steamer laiap9osa from lamp !,
| ton Roads. She is commanded by Lieutenant H. NJ.
H. Brown, and will 81 to the Navy Yard 20 receive
| a new propeller wheel.
Several buildings at Division and Allen-sts. have
been purchased by the Metropolitan Elevated Rail
| road Company and torn down to allow the building
| of the East Side line without having short curve
| at this point. Foundations have been placed ell
| tirely outside of the street
Messrs Van Tassel Il Kearney will sell at auc-
Ion this morning, at No 81 tltth-aye., the entire
stock of carriages of the firm of Wood brothers,
III order to close the estate. The stock TO De sofa
| includes every variety of new pleasure carriages
Us well some secondhand wagons
The Rev. Father James W. iiayes was arraigned
in The Court of General Sessions yesterday, on an
Indictment charging HIM with assaultIng Frank
CassacZa, a pupil in st. AIMS School, OF which
the defendant Is superintendent. lie pleaded not
| guilty. The case was fixed Tor trial for to-day.
| The Pilot Commissioners received Il cOmmunca-
| ton from the Sailors BoaTdng-llOuse Commission
ers yesterday requesting that The pilots should DIS
tribute to the captains of incoming vessels copies OF
the law which iorbids boardng-hOuse runners and
others from visiting any vessel before she has
| landed at her wharf.
man, who rctuSc1 10 give MS name piOIlCa-
| tion, yesterday made complaint at Police Head
quarters that tie had been dubbed and otherwise
seriously treated by Ohicer Gerow, OF the twenty
scecud Precinct The complainant was in severely
bruised condition. This Is the second charge of
clubbing tins officer has had to meet.
The following Is a comparative statement OF cases
of contagious diseases reported for the TWO weeks
ended June 7, 1879:
Week Typhoid Scarlet spinal men, piph. small
S%Ss %a5#4l f.: 3 }ii iSi 3 g d g
Charles Reiche & Brother have received a telegram
| announcing the capture OF white whale, about
twelve feet long. 1t is in fine condition, has been
safely landed, and is now on Its way to AeW-lork:
immediately on receipt OF the telegram l0ree OF
men was set to work to enlarge the great seal tank
| at the New-lork Aquarium, where the whale VIII
| be on exhibition.
At meeting of the Board of Managers cf the
New-York Port Society on June 4, the following
officers were elected for the year: George w. Lane,
president james b. Wilson, JOHN W. &. Leycrldge,
Henry $. TerbcLl, Johq Crosby Brown, vice-presi-
| dents IheOplilUs \. Brouwer corresponding Sec
| retary Daniel j. Holden, recording secretary
| Richard j. Dodge, treasurer.
| The efforts made by the Warehouse and Delivery
Committee of The Cotton Exchange to break up the
ring of cotton sample thieves by the procuring of
| indictments against a number of them on Friday
! last, are approved by the Board OF Managers The
Board yesterday passed reSJl dtlOns commencing the
committee and instructing them to prosecute TO the
full extent OF the law the thieves.
Sanitary Inspector Observation-Disclosures to the Board
of Health that inspection has shown that the eStaD
liShmentS of l.. l.. COe. Nradc " Co. ana H. l. Pres
toms sons, Hunters Point, are still conducted III
an offensive manner, and that the OdOrs on Murray
I'LL have been traced directly to these, and other
! Hunters Point nuisances, over which the Board OF
| Health OF NcW-lO Ork mas no control.
Stephen G. Duryca yesterday dismissed from
| the position OF equity clerk III the County CLERKS
| Office, which he mas held for twenty-five years lie
| has been employed in the office continuously since
| he entered H. twenty-five Years ago. when Richard
| i. Connolly was County Clerk. The salary of the
| equity clerk - $500. An Antl-lammany man
named Church has been appointed to the place.
The condition of the Rev. DR.. Stephen II. Tying,
ir during Yesterday and last night was slightly lG
| proved. His attending PHYSICIAN Or. Plnckney,
! SAID that although the change was almost Imper-
| ccptlble il was Tor the better. There was sore
| ness m his throat which annoyed HIM considerably
| through the day but this did not affect his case.
| Owing TO the nature of the disease and the eX-
hausted state of the patients system the physician
SAID, the recovery would be very slow.
The annual Spring Exhibition Of the New-York
! Horticultural Society will open at Madison Square
Garden this evening. Premiums amounting IN the
| aggregate To than ~ 600 have been offered
for groups and single specimens of plants, cut
flowers, Ioral designs and fIuts. The display
promises 70 be varied and attractive in all its
features, and will be especially in the matter of
roses aud strawberries which are now at their best.
| About 100 members of the Central Com
| mittcc of the Grcenback-LabOr party of this
| city met last night in Clarendon Hall TO
| ganze for the next campaign. The members claim
that their party Is stronger now than ever and that
they expect 10 develop great strength in the State
| this year. They unanimously opposed any cOali-
| ton with any other party, and will instruct the
| delegates 10 the State Convention, which will meet
In Jtlca in August, to nominate straight ticket.
United States Commissioner Deuel. received yes
| terday from United States Shipping Commissioner
| Duncan the effects OF John Peterson, deceased
seaman of the American ship Sir Robert Peel, to
await the application of his heirs for the property
| ~ hp eff "A bank q Np1mgt's