New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

| James NCCreery * Co. VIII close th'r stoIe OF
| Saturday during the months of July and August
| at ~ o'clock.
New lingerie is of colored percale lined with
| white and embroidered III cOOrs matching the COL
OTs IN the percale.
Gavlv striped grenadines trim the rough straw
hats that are so popular; large crushed roses ana
sometimes bright tips are aided.
The Police Board yesterday accepted the resigna-
| tion of Patrolman Tullv, of the Fifth Preclnct,
who convicted of assauting Roundsman orr'
Hats for country wear are made of any of the cot
ton materials IN favor this sumner, anu o.r are
| worn and when parasOl of the same material Is
! carried the effect is striking.
! The body OF an unknown man, about sixty years
! old. with gray hair and side whiskers was i0und
| floating i'm the Harlem River at the foot of One
hnndred-and- hirty -ffth-st yesterday. The cloth
| ing that of laborng man.
The Tammany Society held special meeting
last night and initiated seventeen members, part
| of the famous 1f7 against whose initiation an ~
| function was obtained last Winter. Seventy OF the
members have now been initiated.
The employees of r. II. Macy e. Co. will 60 on
tn cir fourth annual picnic to-day to Oriental Grove
where ARRANGEMENTS have zen made for games,
faces, pedestrian efforts. etc, and number of
prizes will be distributed among the successful COM
petitors. The store will be closed at noon.
The Police Commissioners at their meeting yes
terday unanimously decided to make their future
meetings public. Commissioner MacLean offered
the resolution. The action of the Commissioners
caused much surprise at Police Headquarters. as the
meetings of the Board have been private for three
| years.
No freight has been shipped on the Eric Canal
for nearly week. On July . a break occurred at
AiIndenylllc about sixty miles northwest OF Albany
Subsequently another break was discovered near
Buffalo. News received Mt the Produce EX-
change yesterday that the breaks would be repaired
by to-day.
AT the meeting of the Tompuns Square Union,
an association for the protection and improvement
of IOmDkInS Square last evening. President IeTIs
reported that measures Were being taken by the
authorities to supply the square with gas. lhere
has been gas furnished TO the square Tor several
months
Coroner Flanagan yesterday held the inquest in
the case of Thomas J. STANDBY, workman on the
Metropolitan Elevated Railway, who was killed on
the night of July by being struck by a down
train at Worth-s while he was trying to flag an up
train. SIX members of the jury gave verdict that
Shandleys death accidental, hut the other four
Jurors censurcd the railway company.
A team of horses driven by j. Slattery, OF the
| House OF Good She pherd, ran away yesterday at
noon in Second-ave. At second-st. lamppost
was broken. Sister Mary f. Shepherd was thrown
violently ont upon the pavement, and her right leg
was fractured. She was sent home to the House OF
| the Good Shepherd III an ambulance.
! The wheat market was very unsettled yesterday,
opening with prices from l To 1i2 cents lower with
| q decline from which later there was a recovery.
| There was a good export demand for Winter and
| red wheat. largely for September delivery. Corn
was dull and q tribe lower, with shippers disposed
| a shade lower Oats were dull and y cent lower.
| FO. Hill the superintendent of the Eastern
| DIVISION of the New-YoTk Lake Erie and Western
Railroad has issued an order prohibiting the break
| men of the trains from flirting with Young women
along the line Of the road. II is SAID the order was
| issued on the complaint of an Orange Comfy
farmer. who sent the superln'endent letter alleg-
ing that the breakmen threw kisses TO his pretty
daughter.
Captain Washburn. of the Twentieth Precinct,
at Police Headquarters Yesterday, and preferred
charges against Patrolmcn Lcddy and Phcan, Of
his command. They were the officers who were
called by G91tier. the Eighth-aYe., baker, when
recocniZed Mccarthy, but did not attempt TO ar
rest him. Tie complaints lodged against them by
Captain WashbuGn are that they tailed 10 arrest
burglar because the man was Fellow Policeman.
Some of the conductors Of the Third Avenue
Railroad Company have for some time been Ge-
fraudng rhe company by tampcring with the lndi-
Gators. which are supposed 70 register the iares
received. hey inserted small piece OF wire IN the
TOP OF the machine, and thus kept the indicating
hand from moving around the dal, although the
bell rang 40 usual. As soon as the directors Sus-
pected anything was wrong they began invest ga
tiun and about thIIty-three conduc tors found i'm
piicated in the scheme were discharged, no other
action beng taken in the matter. 1t was found
that the drivers had nothing to do with the dis
honesty. TIE conductors did not seem inclined to
say much on The subject. yesterday, except mat 1t
served the company right because 1t paid It's EN-
plOyes 50 low wages.
BROOKLYN.
Music az Prospect Park from to 9. p. III. to day
by Cuntcmo's Military Band.
John Spear who was a conductor on the Broadway
Railroad. and who was severely injured on July
by being thrown from car while attempting 10
keep passenger from falling of, died from his in
jules Thursday night at the City Hospital.
Two boys, William Folgcr of No. 101 Throop-
ave-. and Joseph Poloth, of No. lS9 Ihroop-aye.,
each twelve years of age, were PLAYING with ps-
fol at Throop aud Park-ayes. Thursday night when
the latter accidentally discharged the weapon.
Folger wounded, but not seriously, by the
charge.
G. w. II. Griffin, an actor died of consumption on
Ghurday evening, at his home, No. 2l6 Smth-st
l.. chin .,
Hooley, of Hooleys Theatre, and for long time
acted as stage manager at thus theatre. He was
also at one time the manager 81 Harriean and
Hart's Theatre. lie will be buried by the Order of
Ellls
Mrs. Ann Morrow, age about siXtv-fye, a home |
less woman attempted TO put an end 10 her life by
Jumping into the river at the foot of North
Eleyenth-st. yesterday. She was rescued and
fakenm charge by Officer Quinn. She told the police
that she had no friends, no home, and 10 money to
buy food with. Justice Elliott sent her TO the |
Pcutcntiary for ninety days on charge of va
Prancy.
Mrs. Race. Of No 225 North Seventh-st. about
midnight on Thursday discover a fire in the hall
of the thrce-story frame tcnemcnt-house adjoining
her hon e.. She gave nm ALARM and the fire pun
ont before much damage had been caused. 1t was
discovered that the wood-work OF the ball had been
saturated with kerosene OIL, which had also been
poured on the floor Of rear extension. number
of families occupy the house.
Judge Nelson, of the City Court. has granted a
decree OF absolute divorce IN the suit OF Charlotte
Jones against james II. Jones lhcY were married
IN Toronto twenty years ago, ana &fierward re-
moved 10 Brooklyn, where the defendant kent a
dry goods store In GTdnd-st. After her husbands
iutdclitieS became known 10 her, Mrs. Jones opened
a fancy goods store ~ Atlantic-ave She is now
carrying on this business. Jones was compelled To
suspend business some time ago.
The bodies of two unknown men were fonnd i'm
the river by the police yesterday and taken To the
Morgue. One was at the foot OF Forty-uiuth-,I
II was that of stout man, . feet , inches In
height, with smooth face black hair gray trousers
and a wnIte handkerchief around the neck The
other picked up at the foot OF Van Brunt-st.
Tins man was aboul twenty years of age, D feet