New-York tribune., 1879-09-17
NETWORK CITY.

| Ex-Governor Fcnton VIII deliver the ahnu1i nv,
dress before the CattaTaugus County Agricultural
/ Society this week. -
Mile. La Blarche Davenport, soprano, and Mlle.
Anna De Belocca. conralto. members OF StIahos.Is ~
Italian Opera Company, arrived yesterday by inc
steamer Scytha.
The steamship Wyoming landed 523 immigrants
nj Castle Garden yesterday; the Hcrder 3Oo; the
Pcrcire 100. and The Acadia u. making t0ta Oh
1,009. and 2.417 since Saturday.
a homeless Polish woman twenty-three years
old, named Katharine koska attempted to destroy
her lie Yesterday by jumping into the North kvrr,
at the foot OF Bink-t. She was rescued and sent to
ST. Ninconfs Hospital.
8. Crehcr, one of the immigrant passengers ON
board of the ste lnshp Hcgder whch arrived yes
tcray, died shortly before thc vessel rcachoG quar-
nnfInc. lie was n tailor bY trade, native Oi AIS
tria, and fort ty-cight years old.
The propricors of the jefferson House. In
Chatham-st, yesterday afternoon found Charles
". Spcai, a commercial traveller, Niue inscnsi"le
the !iour Oi has ROOM lie Wa, Thought To be SUI
fci.ae With a sight attack OF paralyS's' ana was
| scu, 20 the Ncw-ioTk Hospital.
II having been decided to appoint twoutv-vc ad-
dit onal letter carriers competitive examination
was held YESTERDAY. Ihlr'y-ouo candioaies pre-
soutcd Themselves. but the result " III not hc maze
| public for u few DAYS. A.iOtncg lot OF applicants
! VIII be examined ON saturday.
Rudolph Banker age foriy-one. who tried to com
init suicide 10y hanging himself win a clpthe.-iin',
| hecauso nc Was on Of work. appeared ~ The Essex
! Market Pole" Court yesterday, ny lace very red
and a blue mark around ais neck. lie was coinmlt-
/ ted To the care OF thc Comm ,sone 81 Charity.
The following l. a comparative statement of cases
Of contagious diseases reported Tor tie two weeks
| ending Sopt. l3, 1879:
Week Tygsqs rsqa fe,ret ,2 5g9 . men En- m Pgh snail NAL
ssssPplI.fs II g i Is 10
A ,vel-dre-scd man about twcnty-ci ght yenr@ old
! registered as John Schcuman nj trc NeN-Englaud
Hotel ON the Bowery, early on Monday evening AMI
was shown to q room. Yesterday at ernoon hc was
Uncovered living on tine bed partly dressed with his
throat cut. A bloody mzpr also lay oil the bed.
! Scheuman was still alive but was unconscious lie
was sent to II. Nncents Hospital.
Al the Investigation of echarges against Sheriff
! Reilly yesterday, no witnesses were examined, ard
! no action wa taken IN the case except that an
agreement WAS made bet rocn the couf -c to alan-
don the reading Of documcl,s attached 10 tho nu-
merUus executions, ana i"rego The eXaDlnation Of
dcputy->heris f1r The purpose oi asccrtaining how
the amounts realized on tho sales were disposed OF.
A man who appeared 10 be much under the infu-
encc OF liquor, staggered INTO the saloon of No 06
SiXth-lve about q. "a yesterday. ana sank into
chair In Few moments bee Tolird 10 the floor, and
when the proprietor % the saloon went to raise him
he was dead. lie was recognized - Robert Il. DnE-
ham. resident Of l'roohiy1 whose wife dIeG about
two weeks apO. II Su' asa nedth was behcNed 10
! be due to heat disc a-e.
Charles Connolly Wllisr stuart and Peter Cody,
alias Charles Hamilton. IN hlrgiars arrested sev-
etal daVs ago hy Officer W son OF tho Twenty
ninth Pr.cinci for prcGf - iDtO the dwelling of
Frederick X. Lclicrts No. - West Ihriy-sevrnth-
-. tir.,1, trf-i.ucd ,.forc JUS ice Hixhv at
te jefferson Market P,sirc Court Yesterday morn
nr anG uppn the evidence adduced they
nc>ed up lor trial in deilult OF $1,000 bail each.
/ 4 cation was received from the Con-
trollcr b. the Board Of Aldermen yesterday ccrti-
! iyiug that the Board of Estimate and Appnrion-
Incnt had made additionai approprallons ior
various purposes amounting TO $50 G13. The
! amount of The final estimate Is $27,7i7,75O 30,
GTccted bv law to raise and collect by iax tbs
wear. The communication was sent to the Finance
| Committee
A frc las evening IN SO. 2a5 pcarl-st. destroyed
STOCK fo e value ol abog ut 600 belonging TO Al
hcr Kelsey, C.aerln horse cot s hianLcts, robes,
/ and harD,-i. Mr. Kelsey uccHpirs the thrd story.
/ Artur Russell stocA ot sias' signs in tine sccon"
/ story was damaged some, Ia" lower nuol was Oc-
! cri,l i,v WIll.an ID Chnsr, manufacturer of yat-
/ nehos aud Japal-. aud james Wood x Sou.. un-
| hr.as who's. loss Will Ice chi iV tom water. The
/ building damaged about 800
No,i,c was sent 10 th" Produce tvchange hy the
Western ricgliiug Company, O. Buffalo. yesterday.
inc grain would -" increased from threecieHiis Ia
/ ssveii-ei.hihs nt cent bushci general protest
! wa, sent t0 thc company from the Produce TX
chanre - v,ar ae, when ii Increased its rates and
l while thor, is s.rrug i-"iing AGAINST IL now, tiIc
member ti'ai it would DE- useless 60 protest. Inc
cf,ci of the oilcr wii be- TIA, the buyer must pay
/ 20 much more for hi> gam.
The Fail trade sale Of books begins at Clluton
I'LL tins morning nt o'clock. An unusually large
attendance j. cXucctrd. the publications OF llough-
ton O,g ,nd * Co.. which comprise iOrfy-ihree pages
of the catalogue. viii begin Tic sale. Those of H.
! Worihinnil ln will close De-. Among Mr. NOrthing-
ions book, are offer d 5000 cope, of 1cnnysou's
| work.. 200 Of " thatfcrhoN' and 1000 of tine
! Koran besides go volume of Chambers "Eucl-
| clopeda." 200 of Lance ucrature and 25O of
! MNF1ulgFf ~ l4lghNO." iyN.Ilfi OsPopo ~ 70.
.fcrnyson'sn u total OF 1900 copies nt to-iays
srs.i0n of the sqle. The sale VIII last nine days.
The trustees of the College of the City of New
York Yesterday adopted the report Of the Executive
Committee, in favor of accepting the resignation of
Tutor James 1todwin, ana doi appointing George G.
nor vrar An estimate of %1ln 900 for the ncce,-
sary expcusc~ Of the college for 1850 adOpted.
Trustee Jefe moved TO amend She bylaws SO as to
do away with the Junior class exhibition. The mo-
! tion was referred 10 the Executive Committee. An
amendment 10 the bylaws was then carried. tnat
now no business BE- done at the meeting of trus-
| tees on commencement day save the granting Of
! degrees.
There are now confined Mt the TonLs eight or
nine persons on the charge of MURDER. OF these,
! Chastnc Cox the murderer of Mrs Hull. whose
case went over until October q stay of proceed
incs, Is no longer laxative and fond of seeing
visitors He Is very quiet and hnrdv Puy cnl-
era Porcelic who killed Michael Boleudcr, the
| German candy-maker. has become apparently r.
signed TO his position. aud awaits Ms trial next
month with stoldty. Among toe others are Joseph
| COnrOy held for the murder of Gallagher III iight
! in Sixteenth-st. IN July, and Conroy, Perry and
| Gillespie, charged with the killing of Waterman
Mcclure in liquor shopiat South and Gouveneur-
sts. In August.
On a. warrant issued by Justice pizby. at the JEFF
! fcrson Market Police Court, Untccf Kelly yesterdos-
mornrr n arprebendod Mrs. Augnot" L. 'Cuttis. a
guest ct the Fifth Avcnue Hotel 10 answer charge
ooiaid Inv hitting her IN the back. Mrs Curtis said
/ that Antoiuestc'' mind had been poisoned by con-
tact with other servants n the house who told her
| that they getting S24 "A month, and In cousc-
quencc abe had become dissatisfied and insolent
She paid her Sl2 month. but said that Antoinctte
/ had "A room good as hcr own In tho hotel which
with other items, cost her 81 day on her MAIDS
/ account. She denied the assault. The magistrate
! held Mrs. Curtis IN NSOO bail 10 answer
BROOKLYN.
Officer James W. Carman, of the Mounted Squad
ri the Tenth Precinct was thrown from his horse
while duty in Pacitcet. yesterday aud receiycd
serious Idurics
Two clerks in the Office of the Registrar Of Ar
reaf--kohcIt Glenn, of be Twenty-tlr-t Ward aud