New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-22
NETWORK CITY.


stantly.
During the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes
terday $40 OF was deposited IN the boxes placeu l
the post office To aid the orphans OF the vlctlms Oh
yellow fever at Memphis.
The police yesterday found the body of an un-
known man about 20 years old, with light halr ana
mustache, and dressed IN coarse working clOthes,
in the North River at Pier No. 20.
The body of a woman, with gray hair, and fea-
lures wrinkled with age, was found hOatlng III the
bay near Governors Island yesterday. torn calico
wrapper and one shoe was the only clothing on the
body. 1t was sent TO the MOrgue unIecoghzed'
Among the seizures made yesterday by Customs
officers was a piece OF cloth measuring "a yards.
1t was taken from box having false BOTTOM
which was part of the luggage OF an Immigrant by
the steamship Abyssna, from Liverpool The Off
cial return OF the seizure was signed BY nine IN
spectOrs.
The cigar-mabers in the employ of Levy & I'LL
man, No. 90 Bowerv, made a demand for an IN
crease of wages of % cents thousand In order TO
avoid a strike. The demand was granted by the
employers. The cigar packers obtained an advance
of 30 cents per thousand and they now earn 3l Tor
asserting each thousand cigars.
The Rev. DR.. Hutton, whose house, at No. ~ East
Nnth-st, was entered by thieves on Monday night,
returned TO this city yesterday An examination
was made of the house to find what articles were
missing Before he left New-IOrk. DIR. Hutton had
all his syerware, securities and other valuable
articles placed with the Safe Deposit Company. so
that there was very little left in the house to steal
1t was discovered, however, that the thieves had
taken a badge of the Cincinnati Society, seven
large silver forks four small silver forks ana lan
dozen large silver spoons, IN all valued at 3O.
BROOKLYN.
John Hoahan, age three, who was injured on
Monday at the Ninth-st. and HamiltOn-ave. bridge,
died yesterday at st. Peters Hospital Coroner
Slmms held an inquest.
The number of deaths In Brooklyn last week was
ZIG, being decrease of 40 from the record
OF the previous week. In the same time the births
numbered 2JS and the marriages 30.
An open-alr meeting of Socialists was held on the
City Hall steps last evening The red banners bore
the inscrptions' " Wake up Wages-Slayes," and
" Down with Rep. Robbers and Dem Thieves"
The speakers were Alexander Robb, John E. King
Charles SOtheTan and others. King also sang
" bread and water" song, rejecting on the utter
auces Of Mr. Beecher. About 300 persons were at
fracted TO the scene and listened to the principles
of the SOciallstic Labor party.
A patrolman Of the Ninth Precinct saw man
come out of the back yard Of No. III Monroe-st.
early yesterday morning and ran after him. The man
fled but surrendered when called upon. On HIM
was found an OyercOat which he had stolen from
the yard Of Thomas Gill, of No. 366 Gates-aye.
This was identified by paper in the pocket. The
thief gave his name us Webber at first but after
ward said it was Wooert, and that he had just
ended year at the Penitentary. His picture is in
the Rogues Gallery, No. 26S.
colOred boy Arthur Glover, age four, had a
narrow escape from being killed outright by a rapid
transit train on Atlantic-ave. yesterday morning.
He left his mother, who was walking beside the
track near the depot at AT lantic and Flatbush-
ayes and ran across the track just detached
car came along, which struck him. throwing HIM
twenty feet. In the fall his arm was broken aud
he sustained internal injuries. The ambulance
conveyed him TO the City Hospital. The conductor
OF the trau Elias Harding, was arrested for Grim
mai negligence.
The same colored swindler, who recently cheated
a coiOred woman IN tulton-St, by giving her SIX
pretended gold dollars for 80 bill, called at the
house of Mrs Miller No. 24l CarltOn-aye. yester-
day, and representing to the colored girl who came
to the basement door, that lie had only gold dol
lar and wanted to 90 1OnkeTs to his sick wife,
while the car conductor would not take the money,
induced her to give him silver dollar therefor.
The sO-called gold piece proved to be wholly worth
less. The swinder is five feet nine inches high,
dressed IN gray trousers and black coat, and blue
felt hat. ... ,...
The total expenses of the Centennial Celebration
of the battle OF Pau,us Hook we're 81 49,
The Jersey City Yacht Club set sail for south Nor
walk, Conn, yesterday on It's annual cruise The
feet Is commanded by Commodore Nugent.
Alfred Francis, of No. 4O3 Henderson-st, was ar
rested late Wednesday night while on the way TO
thervcr to drown his infant boy. lie IS insane, and
Judge Davis held him Yesterday 10 await the acton
of the county authorities.
Mrs. Joseph Wilkinson, of Suydan and Communi-
paw-aves., Jersey CITY, at a. N. yesterday, en-
countered a burglar IN the hall near her bedroom.
The man struck her on the shoulder with stick
and ran down stairs. An alarm was gwen, and it
was found that the house had been rausacked by
burglars and large quantity OF valuable clothing
and silyerware had been packed up ready for re-
mOva. There was nothing missing.
NEWARK.
The sanitary Improvement in the Fourteenth
Ward Is advancing satisfactorily. A large force
OF men is engaged IN widening aud dredging the
various Gi,ches ana opening new ones.
Henry LinhOH and John Hart were committed
for trial yesterday on the charge Of assault and
battery and attempted highway robbery preferred
by Charles W. Franks, of No. 1856 South Orange
ave.
Edward Shaw, of Centra-aye. and Newark-st.,
fell from heavily loaded track in Rvcr-st yester-
dav the wheels OF which passed over him and DIS
located his left nip. He was taken to 81. MchaePs
Hospital.
James Fox. of No. 80 Unon-st.. was arrested last
night on complaint OF JOhD Kingston, OF NO. II
Buudnot-st.. who charges chat he was sNindcd out
Of $3.50 and gold watch az gambNng-house kept
10y Fox IN MuiDeuy-si near Naraet-st.
NEW-JERsEl.
PATERsoN.-Chicf of Police Graul of Paterson,
succeeded Wednesday in capturing Samuel DunlOp,
the man who stole the valuable brood mare and Its
colt from the stock farm OF III. j. Chlttcuden, OF
NcW-lo rL two weeks ago Chief Graul found Dun
lop in Reading Penn, and Yesterday he was taken
to Paterson and committed for trial.. Miss Anna
f. Davenport who lives with her parents a farm
near Paterson shot hers II accidentally Wednesday
evening. She knocked a revolver of shelf The
weapon struck a basket OF wood aud was dis
charged, the bullet passing Into her abdomen. Her
injuries are 1ata.
LONG ISLAND.
WmTrsToNr-The body of Miss Lavinia Roach,
who committed suicide by jumping from the Sound
steamer Bristol ON Saturday nigh was still at the
undertaking establishment yesterday. Coroner
Burns received a dispatch from Lynn, Mass,
signed by }. c. Henley, asking If the body OF Miss
Roach had been buried. Mrs. Clayton, OF Phlla-
dclphia visited NhltcstOuc yesterday morning,
and viewed the remains. She stated that she was an
intimate friend of Mis-, Roach, and had come on
from Philadelphia to claim the body. She applied
10 Coroner Burns for the dead wOman's effects and
a permit for the removal of the BODY. Tne Coroner
granted permit. and the remains will be sent 70
Philadelphia this morning where they Will be
buried at the expense OF Mis-. Clayton.
STATEN ISLAND.