New-York tribune., 1879-11-07
NEw-YoRK CITY.

August Stillnacker, charged WIN sel,ine hie " ~
committed for trial without bail Yesterday m9rnina
bv Justice Flammer at the Jefferson Market Ioice
Court.
n companinn, BiancO, in quarrel over game OF
cards on Wednesday night ut No. 300 BI9ome-st;
was arrested Yesterday and held to await tue result
of Bianco's injuries.
Ar the Castle Garden Labor Exchange, during
the last month. / $40 persons were provided with
employment. ,3O2 men and o6S women. vi ths
men 221 were employed at various trades ana
I.Osl ms farm workers and laborers. Most of the
women were employed rs house-serVahts III 'no
city.
The New-York Circus, at No. 72s Broadway, con-
tinues to attract great numbers oi patrons, inc inc
skilled riders. acrobats and gymnasts and the
trained horses and ponies are sources of amusencnt
To all who attend. Matinees are given every Wed
nesday and Saturday.
President Hayes has accepted an invitation TO he
present at the opening of the 9Th Regiment Far IN
aid of the new arm0ry at 3 p. m on November II,
ard n is exnccted that he will be accompanied by
Secretary EvaTts and other members OF the CABINET
The 7th Regiment will parade and escort the fIesi-
dent from his hotel TO the new armory.
Antonio Herrera, age twenty-thTee, a native of
Mexico, who was employed at the Gllsey House as
"A waiter attempted TO commit suicide last evening
by shooting himself twice IN the left side wth
small revolver at his bOarding-house No. 224 East
Twenty-irst-st. Melancholy, resulting from a
recent illness. was SAID to be the cause OF his Mt
tempt. His wounds were dressed at Bellevue
Hospital, aud the surgeons said he wonid recover
The Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, assisted by the Rev. II.
r. IIitchmgS conducted the funeral of William J.
Thrlwall. The chlme-rnger of Trinity Church, at
2:30 p. Yesterday. The funeral was held IN the
church, and was in charge OF tic Puritan Lodge OF
Free Masons, No. 339 of which Mr.. Ihrlwa was
a member MIR Thirlwall was nephew of James
Ayliffe the old chme-rInger of Trinity, and had
filled the position held by s uncle since the latteTs
death, year ago.
Professor Richard A. Proctor, the English astron-
omer will deliver course of four lectures on
astronomy during the present month at Chickering
Hail. The dates and subjects of the lectures are as
follows November 10. The Poetry of Astronomy;
or the Beauty and Glory of the Heavens - Noven-
Der 13, The lmmensity Of Space November II,
Worlds and Other suns The lectures will be
illustrated by the oXy-hydrogen lantern.
The marriage of the daughter of Oliver b. Bunce,
Miss Lille Bnnce. to George Titus Ferris took place
last evening at the residence of the brides father.
Among those present were the Rev. Robert Collyer,
r. H. Stoddard. Miss Mary l.. Booth. Mrs. A.
Wright. the Hon. Edwin De Leon, Seymour A.
Mack G. = Reinhsrdt, Miss NJ. &. Cleveland and
Mrs. Lamb The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Flagg The presents were rich and beau
tiful
The Society for the Prevention of Crime yester-
lay elected officers for the ensuing year. followsi
President, the Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby; Vice
PFesdens Peter CooRsr and szMay0r william H.
William F. Mott, Erastus ID: Culver. 5. lrenaeus
Prime David J. Whitney, William B. Prentice,
John II. Hinton. Frederick A Booth; Howard
Crosby, Benjamin latham, Aonzo Tollett. Oscar
+. Schmidt, George G. Wneelock. William A. Hard
ing. George II. Lockwood. l.. B. Iibbals Peter
Cooper, William III. Wickham and John X Voorhls.
Cbauncey NJ Depew and Engineer Curtis. repre-
senting the New-York Central Railroad, appeared
before the Dock Commissioners yesterday. asking
for permission to erect pier at SiXt ytifthst. and
North River for the receiving and shipment of
grain. As the lines for tho water front have not
been laid out above Sixteth-st., Engineer Greene
was instructed to prepare plan for the erection OF
such pier. Mr.. Greene was also instructed to pre-
pare a contract for the dredging of the twenty
third street Ferry slips to depth ot hiteen feet at
low water.
The Open Board of Brokers has adopted the Eng
lish contract systom OF dealing stocks, with fort
nightly settlements. All sales of from 10 to 100
shares of stock, unless otherwise stated. Will be
considered made for the account. The 1st and 10Th
of each month have been appointed as the days tor
the settlement of contracts. Walter Oakley has
been appointed trustee to receive deposits and diff
fcTences. contract committee. consisting OF five
members of the Governing Committee, has been
chosen also. A contract properly attcsted Is made
good delivery for stocks. The trading yesterday
exceeded 1000 shares.
At Essex Market Police Court yesterday. before
Justice Duffy, the complaint OF Warren &. Kellogg,
OF No. 36S West rwenty-third-st against Henry
f. Kerr alIas "F. Henry Kerr" OF No. II East
Seventeenth h-st artist tOr having by false rep
resentatIons induced the complainant 10 enter INTO
partnership with him in the Photo-Greecian paint
ing business, came up for hearing. II sets forth
that Kerr sold haii interest in his business to the
complainant for S3O4 III hand and prospective
payment OF $50 within the first year. and that at
the time OF the cOntraci he represented that he had
twenty-egh agents. and that his profits for August
Amounted 20 800 and averaged the same amount
monthly. The complainant, soon after entering
into business relations with Kerr. ascertaIned that
he advertised frequently for pupils to he taught the
art of PhOto-Greecian painting, and by that means
a number OF girls were induced To call on him.
These he pretended TO teach. requiring ~ so from
each TO pay for paints and promising them employ
ment at SO per week when they acquainted
with the business lie never performed his PROMISE
but discharged them OH some preteXt. The further
hearing was set down for thursday next.
BROOKLYN.
Thirty building permits ISSUED last week.
Deaths in Brooklyn last week, 23S births, 2O2
marriages. 70.
The directors Of several Brooklyn gas companies
will meet to-day for the purpose Of preparing Il cir
cular, to be submitted Ia their STOCKHOLDERS, in
reference to the proposed consolidation OF the CONF
panies.
August Metz age twenty-five. of East New-York.
while crossing Atlantic-ave near Nermont-ave.
Wednesday evening. was struck by rapid transit
motor and thrown several feet. One Of bis arms
was broken, and he was badly bruised.
The Van Brunt Street Police have in charge an
Italian who is thought TO be insane. He Is appar-
emily about twenty years OF age. aud says that he
HIS name he gives as Walter Baker.
John Mitchell an insane man, living at Butler-st.
aud Schenectady escaped from hls home early
yesterday morning with scaniy clothing. Subse-
quenty he was found dead IN a vacant lot not far
from his home. His death Is supposed to be due to
exposure aud cold.
Edward Smith. Of No. 1O7 Graham-st. got in n
Quarrel with his wife Yesterday. and ended II bv
striking her upon the head with cotton-hook, in-
llcting 50 severe "a wOnnd that she had 10 be re-
moved to the City Hospital. The rate husband
was locked up by the police, who took charge of
the unhappy couples two small children.
Michael Cody, a night watchman at the foot Of
Van Brnnt-st has caused the arrest Of Swedish
sailor named Severn NJ X. Benner, of the bark
Ferda. on the charge of firing a pistol at him on
Monday night. Cody claims that he was assisting
the swede. who, was intoxicated, on board his
vessel. when the latter tried to shoot him.
The will of the late Mortimer Tunison whose es-
tate valued al 100000. WAS filed in the Surro-
gates Office yesterday. The estate IL divided into
iiyc equal shares, and s bequeathed 10 the dece-
dents three daughters, his widow and bis brother.
g.t.u.l " Tuni<nu Singa uriIl