New-York tribune., 1879-01-29
NETWORK CITY.

| 1Ilc customs OIllccfS NcStcTudy SclLcu -,oOo
smucCcd cgars of the choicest Havana brands They
had been secreed ia the cellar OF a saloon Broadway
Ihri-st
The Rev DR.. Schafl, of the Union Thcolog-
ica seminary will address the students of the German
Theological School NJ Bloomfield, v. j., on Thursday
! the day OF prayer for colleges and semlnarles.
James Parton will deliver an address upon
'The Coming Mans Religion" before the Ncw-York
Liberal League at Republican IIalNo - West Ihifty
! thrl-st this evening The lecture Will be free.
The New-York Society for the Suppression
Of Vice will hold its Gth annual public meeting this
| evening at Association Hail. AZ Twentythird,st. and
! Fourtll-avc All gentlemen are invited TO attend
| The Rev. Joseph Cook will deliver, by
special request his lecture on Does Death End Al y
/ in Association Hall, IN the Thursday lecture course
this week The prelude will be on "lragmentaiy Col
! legc Culture
The Executive Committee of the American
Temperance Union at meeting last evening at Cooper
t'non passed a resolution pctitonng the state LegiS-
ature to report The effects of the liquor traffic on the
! populace of the state.
The hearing of additional testimony in the
case Of Justice Pinclney will be resumed on Saturday
next The number Of witnesses viii he limited to the
wcntyseVeu fcrrcd To III the aldaF upon WHICH the
case has been rcopened.
Jacob Rulricht. of this city, while intoxicated
last evening attempted TO commit suicide by jumping
from the IGoboken ferrybost MorIistown He vas res
cued by James Lang adecs-hand taken 10 The Oboken
| polcestation and locked up Tor the night
! The Postmaster of GOnkers brought to the
Custom House yesterday box which had been stopped
in the mails suspected OF containing dutiablc mer
chandsc" when opened il was found to contain several
large slices o wedding cake II Was returned TO l0nk
| ers to bc delivered 10 the owner. free OF duty.
A horse attached to the butcher cart OF
! Solomon WoFdcnschag, of No j97 second-ave, became
frightened at Thtysccondst. Yesterday morning ana
in dashing along the avenue Knocked down and severely
injured Th0md~ Finn, six, of No. BIZ Eart lHlIiy-
thrd-st and George Roberts age seven, OF NO. 3ll
| East Thlrty-lhird-st.
ell, tive St1f1. ont
Of the cases of contagious diseases reported fer the two
weeks ending January %. 1879:
Week Typhoid Scarlet ceIebro SPINAL. ,,o,.,o, ,p Dph'
ending fever feSy6er meningitis Measles '"eris;
Jam: Jan: !s...: 9s...: rs rs q
The Inman steamship City of Montreal ar
rived yesterday from Liverpool having had continuous
gales ana terrific after leaving Queens
town. Last Friday the packing around the piston rod
blown out. causing delay ot about hrre hours:
the officers deny that any accident occurred to the lud
der.
In answer TO a call OF the National Temper
ancc Institute . meeting o, all friends Of law and
order" was held at Room No. 2i Cooper Union last
evening Twonty-one persons present J. V. Rcy
nOds MT. Parker ana others eaid lhlt inc IWS Mtle
instructed 10 report a meeting on February resOl
tons setting forth the purposes of the organlzation
At the meeting of the Pilot Commissioners
Yesterday, State Shore Inspector Hopkins, living at
Grayesend made complaint of the continued dumpng
of garbage ashes and street swccpngs IN Ncw-fork
Ray by the Police Department He feared that unless
decisive g, neSI e sn MJ tnnev Island 9nI Manl II aud
Brighton Beaches would suffer seriously next summer
Assignments with preferences fop the benefit
of creditors filed yesterday by John Bauer to Gott-
lob Bollet; by slcgmund Praegcr to Gabriel Praegcr
the preferences being over $1,000; and by Adoph !
Raurh and Henry Rauh Charles schang. the prefer
cnces amounting to $11bSi -. This firm filed cned-
sset - 0s H. John c. wacker states his Liabilities
at SI3,321 20 and his assets at $i,il3 -.
The members of the Cotton Exchange settled
the muclvexed question of trading after hours yester
dav by approving OF amendment which provides
that the hours of business shall be from 10 a. M to 3
H. N ,except Saturday when the Exchange VIII close
a; . p IN. All business, except that relating TO the
fer OF notices and orders and the delivery OF o"o
sod ON contract strictly prohibited ont Of hours, ara
any who violates the Snle Will be fined MOI less
than e1 nor more than 500 or ne may be si're%d"d' %
Contracts made after hours Will not be considered valid
The reunion of the Chi Psi Alumni AsSocia-
ton OF New-York City was held last evening at the
Union League Club The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. the Rev Dr. sl Tying
ir viccpresidents William Astor, Colonel sias W
Burt David II. Cochran, Hugh l." Cole. Elbridge l.
Gerry and the Hon. Robert Earl; secretary = r. Sag
den treasurer +. ID. Tappan Among the prominent
members present last evening besides tne officers were
White. Dr. Vedder, Dr. John Shrady, H. NJ RuggeS ana
f. +. GarrotsOn. .,,.
Seligman Recht, butcher of No. 53S
Grand-st has obtained from Judge Moore permission to
change his name Simon Wright.
The Stagg Street Police visited a policy
shop at 40 1873 Bushwick-ave. Monday night aud ar
rested Jacob Stevens, the proprietor and Henry lauer
The residence of Thomas Morgan, No. 22j
ITooprr-st was entered early yesterday morning by
al5''' saE5. who ''o'' ''"''' anu ''''''''' '' w
Charles Kindon, age forty seven, fell from
the secondstory window OF his residence, NO. CSC
Flushing ave. yesterday morning, and died soon after
ward.
Thomas Burke, age forty, of Washington
ave and Warreu-st found msensble On the side
walk in Dean-st. Mond night. He was removed TO the
city Hospital, where his recovery is considered very
doubtful.
A colorcd man, named Edward C. Mcguire,
Al years Of age arrested yesterday by the wash
ngton Street Pcllce on warrant Issued by Jn'liee
WASH charging him with blgany III marrying faDy
Tiucsley, OF 331 God-st when he had another VIE
living.
Several bills in reference to rapid transit in
Brooklyn having been presented to the Legislature,
the Common Council requests tlat no action be taken
in the matter, it claims 10 have exclusive jurisdiction
reference TO all local IL proycments uhdef the
amended constitution.
The inquest in the case Of Henry Radford,
the florist. who dropped dead on Hall-sr. Monday.
showed that his death due to apoplcxy Mr. Rad
ford was formerly furniture dealer. and Ia SAID TO nave
been worth at hG @ tiie os ns e
Henry J.. Wyckof' one of the Police Com
missioners of the town Il Hrw-Lots died yesterday
morning He a weatay farmer, ffty years of age.
and had always lived IL, farm where he died. Re
reutIy he contracted II cold which resulted in
pneumonia, causing his Dc ih. lie was Republican In
politics.
The six days walkinq match AT Adelphi
Hail. at Division ard Fif hist, between Mrs Louis,
of BROOKLYN and Miss Lec OF Newport, is exciting inter
est IN the Eastern District Mrs Louis had To elnquish
ncr walking Yesterday account OF severe spraln IN
her hips after making little more than 16 miles Miss
lee will keep the until Saturday. Last evening
| she had made over II miles.
Sanitary Superintendent Raymond sent to
,le Brooklyn Board OF Health yesterday comnunica-
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