New-York tribune., 1879-04-03
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
A relic for old furniture hunters-a spinning
wheel used IN ew-England for spinning flax l3o
years ago-is displayed in the window of Broad
way store
Controller KclIv's monthly debt statement shows
that the total bonded debt of the city, less sinking
fund, was S115, ,125 ,292 on March 81. an increase
of $500, i II during the last month.
Judge Cowing has appointed Henry Welsh. Presl-
dent of the XXIst Assembly District Republican
Association, an assistant clerk of the Court of
General Sessions in place Of John ID. Coughln
The representatives of the Long Branch Pier and
Navigation Company and the Ncw-fork ana brlgh-
ton Beach Steamboat Company have agreed upon
the mutual use of Pier No. l, North River, Tor the
landing of their boats
The meeting of cgarmakers at No. 01 BowcTy
yesterday to adopt measures for the protection OF
their interests consisted of six Germans, VINO sat
around table and drank beer for two or thTre
hours while waiting for reinforcements when d'u
not come.
Harlem have elected Mrs VandenhoH president,
Mrs Smith treasurer MISS Burns recording secre-
taIy Mrs q. w barrett corresponding seGTetairy, iy,
and one ycc-prcsdcnt from each OF the chuiche'
in Harlem.
This is the seventh week of the receptions of the
"Midgets" at Masonic Temple, Iwenty-thrd-sl.
and Sxth-ave.. to daily Increasing audiences.
special reception Will be helu on saturday morning,
from 10 10 T. in addition to the usual eVccs IN the
afternoon and evening.
The scaffolding which has obstructcd the side
walk at the scene of the late fire at Broadway ana
Grand-st. for many weeks. has been removed. IN"
walls left standing afterthc fire have all been taken
down. A fine building is to be erected on the site
by the Brooks brothers.
The American shin Three Brothers is loading at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard with boilers and machinery
for the Monitors Moh,can aud Nonadnoek' now re-
board Thousand tons of anthracite coal Tor the
naval vessels on the Pacific Coast.
The S2ogcdn Relief Committee at the Stats Ze-
tung Building up TO last evening had received for
3 t,a Of he S.Ut
This includes Sc. 900, the rcccipts of the Sunday
evening concert, not yet actually III the hands ol
the Committee. The money Will be sent 10 Slegedlh
on Saturday.
Ada Hughes, of No. 3s Market-st., and Katherine
Eagan, of No. 19S MadIson-st,, both OF tins city,
who ran away from home Monday night, were ar
rested in Uobokcn. last night. in lagerbeer gar
den at First and Garden-Sts hey are only i0ur-
teen wears of age, and left home so that they
= wOuld have more freedom"
The following Is a comparative statement OF cases
of contagious disease reported for the two weeks
ending March 20, 1879:
Typhoid Scarlet ceTe6rosPaa ,,.,o, IGIs DiPs-
%s%s4 %s%s$ S$% sS g.. : 35iSS 3 g g
Havrc passed on February 90, in latitude 40 1G'
north. longitude IL SO west, vessel bottom up;
on March 9, latitude 800 north, longitude 49, l4
west. the Norwegian brig Fcx, and next day. IN at-
tude 90 13 north longitude ~ 90 west the Nor
wcgian bark AmbrOsla, both waterlogged and
abandoned,
The shin NlOhe sailed Yesterday WIN American
exhibits for the Australian Exhibition, to be held
at Sydney. New South Wales in October. The
cargo includes nine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS built at
Philadelphia, nnetv-nnc organs, 4O3 packages of
clocks, 9, 900 packages of tobacco, agricultural i'm
plements, scwlng-nachnes, Fairbanks scales, dem
tai goods etc.
At the meeting of the Dock COmmssoners yes,
terday Felix Armstrong, who recently preferred
charges of incompetency against Engneer-in-Chief
G. 5. Greene, appeared with counsel and demanded
fo know why he had not received an answer to the
M I'm
when the investigation was completed the Com
missioncrs would render report.
At the annual meeting of the Empire Yacht Club
the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year Commodore, A. !. Bruch; y!cc-commodore. d.
O'Bren rcar-commodorc, j. $. McDuff; president,
n. Lockwood secretary j. MacCIymont assist
man measurcr, ID. Gain; heet-surgcon, f. Ruigcr;
udge-advocate, IL. Andrews; and chaplain, W. Ii.
Sharp.
general court martial for the trial of deserters
is in session at Fort Columbus, Governors Island.
The detail Of court for the trial of Colonel W. B
Haydcn Of the 9th Infantry, and Colonel d. ;;
Stanley of the 22d, is arranged and the trial will
be held AT Fort Columbus at the rising OF the Gen
era Court. These officers mutually charge each
other with cowardice and other conduct unbecOm-
ing soldiers.
At meeting Of tho Importers and Groccrs' Board
of Trade Yesterday, the president, George W Lane,
reported that at the recent hearing at Albany be-
fore the Assembly Committee appointed to lnyes-
tigate railroad determinations the delegates from
the several trade associations presented facts, and
that the committees report would be SO strongly
in favor of the Railroad Commissioners blll, that
there would be little opposition TO II at the next
session.
At meeting Of the Park Commissioners yestcr-
dav q petition signed by 1900 residents of the
Twenty and Twenty-fonrIh Wards was pre-
sentcd asking that the Morri@ania and FOrdham
Railroad Company be conceded the right 10 con
struCt track across Harlem Bridge. cOnlmunl-
cation was received from Secretary Evarts ac-
knowledgng the receipt of the collection of photo
graphs and reports, which Nj EvartS Will send
ha Dr.t, A lt ne req pt he Drk
Department.
According t. the quarterly report made by Gen
cal Graham Surveyor Of the Port. the duties coli
lpctcd during the three months ending March 81
or cabin uasscug'I> baggage amount 80 ~, ,O70 90.
Included IN THIS sum are %i16 IS paid Oh cigars.
The duIcs collected during the corresponding
previous year to %3.li1 90. The number of cabin
nasst1 gers arriving during the quarter was 4,45f,
while 003 arrived IN the same months III 1873
and ., 1876 IN 1871
BROOKLYN.
Surrogate DALEY aud Chief Clerk FaTcll started
Yesterday for Texas, where they viii remain
month County Judge Morse will perform the
duties Of the oiico duIiur the SnrrOgates absence
In order 10 build Sunday school room the pew
oWncIs ol the BushwIck Reformed Church III Bush
Wick-ayc., near North seC0nd-Nt., nave voted 10
remove The bodies in tHc buryins ground in the
rear Of the church TO the vaults under The church
OF elsewhere. Permit was obtained from the Board
OF Health yesterday.
George Bale of No 81 Tenth-st attempted 10
commit suicide by cutting his throat with
yesterday morning. lie was employed as lamp
lighter and recently received beqHest Of $4,000
nj the death of his mother. Dependency is as
signed as the cause Of this act He died at the
Eastern District Hospital in the afternoon.
The Nrw-York and Brooklyn Association of Con-
greCatl0na Ministers convened yesterday in the
East Cougre gational Church, at Iompkns-ave. and
KOscGshO-St. Tie moderator WAS the Rev. i. R
Slcer. Among the clergymen present were the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the Rev. Drs. II. NJ
StoTrs. Edward Bcccacr, ThwlHg and the Rev
MesSrs. Halliday and Virgin. An address was de
llvered IN the afternoon by Mr.. Bcecher on Mans
Power with God"