New-York tribune., 1879-08-26
NETWORK CITY.

Nassau, Is to re stopped LOT Several Guys "ilo 'no
| new pavement is laid.
John McGrath age nineteen. Of Belfast Island.
seaman on the bark John A. Haryie, from Belfast,
was drowned at sea August 10.
| Timothy Shannon, q homeless 1ongshoreman.
drowned himself in the East River yesterday at
| Pier No. 81. He was intoxicated at the time.
A large and fine crayon portrait of Mrs. Nellie
Grant Sartoris which han gs door at Broadway
and Ninth-st., attracts much notice from passersOy
One hundred and eighty-two thousand and six
persons visited the free baths last week. About one
third of this number consisted OF women ana chll-
dren.
Among other improvements at the College OF the
City of NewYOTk steam heating apparatus has OGen
introduced in all the rooms III place Oh tho Old uoI
air pipes.
Two horses attached to Knckerbocker Ice Com
pany wagon 139, were run INTO by street car at
South ami ROoseyelt-sts. about y. m yesterday
Both horses were injured; one had his leg broken.
The divers of the Coast Wrecking Company were
employed yesterday in examining the position ana
condition of the British ship Barbadoan, which cap
sized III the squall at Upper Quarantine on eatur-
day.
A complete gamblers outfit, for use in the game
of faro was seized yesterday by the police in rear
room of Joseph EyerSs liquor store at No. - BOW
eTy. Evcrs was arrested for violation OF the EX-
else law ON Sunday, and was held in 300 bail
A meeting of the With Assembly District Repub'
licau Association was held at No 81 ClutOu-pace,
last evening, for the purpose of appointing standing
committees. Several new members signed the roll,
and about twenty-five new members were proposed
The hope that smallpox had been stamped out by
the energetic sanitary measures OF the Burke lam
Ily at No $40 East Thirty -rst-st., crowded tene-
ment-housc where 1t first appeared woek ago, was
disappointed yesterday. Ellen Burke, age fourteen
years, fell III with the disease, and was taken TO the
smallpox hospital
The lard and provision trade of the Produce Tx
change will meet on Thursday 10 adapt the
rules Of the trade 70 the "Cental" system,
communication was received from the Board Of
Trade, Portland, Oregon, stating that the Genital"
system in operation In the transactions OK the
ard u 9s -IIpTpu
A heavy hammer fell from the elevated railroad
structure in the Bowery below Canal-st where men
were working yesterday afternoon upon iho head
of stephen Flynn, age hlteen OF No. ZZ3 ElzaDcIh-
st. who was passing. Flynn sustained compound
fracture of the skull, ana was taken TO the St. fIn-
cents Hospital by the police unconscious.
The body Of man found in the North River at
Pier No. @, on Sunday evening, was partly identi-
fed yesterday by letter found IN pocket as that
of Timothy Kelly, OF Blackstone, Mass. The letter
was from his daughter, 5lIs. Mary Ann W OTtn, VINO
then lived at No. 173 Narlck-st. and it, contents
suggested that poverty and want drove Ler father
TO suicide.
The seekest spTyest span of horses seen every day
on Broadway are the small gray ana bay that lily
about with the most important vehicle m the ser
vice of A. T. Stewart & Co., the cash wagon.
1t is a hight express wagon the sides are strongly
defended by heavy wire work, and four men of re-
markaby good character, Tor muscle and honesty,
usually sit inside.
At the Tombs Police COurt yesterday afternoon an
examination ook place IN the matter Of the charge
preferred by RafaeO SteraccO cOrnet player OF the
Rockaway steamboat Grand Republic, against
Apollo Zanchel leader OF the band and COrnet
player at the Mountain House, Englewood, \. D.,
of having sent him "A challenge to hight duel on
August 10. Zanichel was held for t ial
Charles GaryIn, age eighteen years, of No. 32S
East Iwelfth-st, was arTaIgued at Essex Market
Police Court yesterday, for assaulting l5 mother,
Catherine GaTvin, on Sunday He struck her In the
face with his clenched fist. 1t was established that
TINS was the second offence. Justice Smith said
he regretted the law dId not permit him to Impose
| a heavier penalty than twelve months Oh Black
| Wells Island.
The ship Princess Louise which arrived yester-
DAY from Liverpool, reports variable winds and
dense fOgs from the eastern edge or the Banks to
! Sable Island. On August IL she encountered
! hurricane which lasted three hours. During the
| hurricane the tore-tOpmast and top-gdllant-mast
! were carried away, knocking two Of tAe sailors
! overheard and leaving the snip helpless whue the
hurricane lasted,
! Under the auspices of the Bavarian Yolksfest
Association the Bayarian harvest festival was be-
| gun at the Harlem River Park, observation-disclosures
| twcnty-sXth-st. and SccOnd-aye., yesterday, aud
/ will be continued to-day and Tomorrow. The teS-
! tlNitics were opened with historical procession,
representing characters from the Bayar.an history
| and during the afternoon there was reception ol
| Philadelphia visitors.
! The Board Of Health met yesterday instead Of to-
day Professor Chandler wishing to 90 out OF town,
and transacted much routine business, the eAalnl-
| nation of tenement-nOuse plans, submitted Oy
| builders chiefly occupying the attention OF the
| Commissioners. number of complaints against
! dealers Who have been adulteratng milk viii be
! pressed the Inspectors having collected evidence
/
! The cabinetmakers and chairmakors in the en-
! poy OF the furniture mandatory OF Potter ~
Symus III Forty yesterday struck Tor an
| advance of wages, winch was granted by the hrm,
i'm view Of great pressure Of business and III order
| 10 AVOID a strike. he men obtained au advance of
| 10 per cent by nine hours work day. The men
were informed that they would De required 10 work
| ten hours . day, but further advance OF 70 per
! cent l. TO be demanded
| In the Yorkyilic Police Court yesterday Justice
| Duffy held for trial deaf aud dumb man named
/ Ia Nffs had ltAl al
committing burglary In the grocery store OF W Ill
| lam -. BRUINS, at No. 327 East Twenty-sIxth-st.
! He elected an entrance 10 The sore Dy sprhgng
the iOch, aud was leaving II Wlth about % III SILVER
! clutched IN his hand when he was arrested by
Officer Kern, OF the Eighteenth Precinct
Miss Emily l.. Austin, OF Philadelphia, has re-
Gently been eudeayOTlng 10 secure SlO,OOO iOi the
purpose of building schOUhOuse Tor colored people
| In Knoxville, Ienn., and through her efforts $500
OF che amount has been subscribed IN sums ranging
from % to . 900. She now appeals to friends OF
! the colOred race for the remaining Sl,4OO. Con-
| tubutiOns oi any amount viii be welcome, aud may
be sent TO her in of James - Cox, room No. 40,
| trinity Building, No. Ill BIOadway, this city.
| Corporation Counsel Whitney has furnished
opinion To- the Department OF Charities and COrrec-
ton to the effect that the law OF 1879 authorizing
certain sums OF money u be PAID 10 persons con-
fined III county peultentdrles upon lher discharge
| therelrOm" Is mandatory upon the department As
there - no appropriation at the service OF the de-
| partmcut out Of which such payments can be made
the Corporation Counsel advises that the state Con-
| troller be asked u advance it, the charge being
| upon the state ANA not Oh the county.
| Edward DOWd, age twcnty-iOur, who was COM
united tTal In default OF $1,000 bal on Sunday,
| al the lombs Police Court, for committing teou-
| ious assault on Ofdcer Weinberg while being
| res,s on saturday night, was arIalgned before
| Justice Waudcll yesterday, at the same court. on
| complaint oi O.. NJ. henser, the owner OF the
premises al No. ~ hottest, where the offence Oc-
| cur1ed. lie was held Tor trial that charge III
! default OF 81 800 oail Weinberg.was stabbed IL
| three places on tine breast.
! Arrangements for the new ferry from the foot of
II ia mint f.ra a.
yluced that it intended to the first trips on
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