New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-13

port make nm earnest appeal for aid. The asylum
has fund for its support, money LOT SUSTAINING
il having been raised manly by colectlons ~ tho
managers aud by fairs. Gifts may he sent to tne
secretary, Mrs. Daniel W. FISH, No; lo4 eouIh
Oxford-st., Brooklyn. or TO Mrs; &. W. Johnson
treasurer, No. 90 Penn-st, Brooklyn, Il. DE-
The nineteenth anniversary of the Baptist sunday
schools of this city Will be celebrated TO-DAY.
About thiry-seven schools will participate, meeting
at tho Berean Sixteenth Street, Calvary, I'm,
manuel, East, Fifth Avenue. Central, Sixth StTeet
and West Farms Churches. The exercises VIII
consist Of singing and addresses; On thursday
evening the public meeting VII De deiq h I'm Ie Rev
DIR. BrdQman, the Rev. i. A. X. Gesoler, and Dr. Z.
Il. Blackale
The escape of Red" Leary has convinced the
Sherffthar Lddlow Street Jail is insecure lie mas
sent a letter 10 the Commissioner OF PuDlc WoThs'
in which he asks that the necessary repairs be I'M
mediatcly made so as 10 render II at least Temporal
riy secure" and adds The tenement adlIlnG tne
Jail offers every facility TO professional aDreakors
TO enter the jail at any point III the WALL an, sIhce
its interior construction has been EXPOSED, ~ Is
clearly evident that it is absolutely unsafe anu III
secure, and that unless measures 70 strengthen u
are taken promptly others, aided by accompllceS on
the outside may escape in the same way
The annual dinner of the, Chamber of Commerce
will he eaten at DemOnicO's this evening. Secie-
tary Evarts will attend if he is not detained by
urgent official duties Congressman A. .McCOok, OF
this State and X. L. Gibson, of Louisiana, VIII DE
present President White, of Cornell University,
now Minister to Berlin, will respond to the toast OF
Commerce and Diplomacy" Daniel Dougherty,
of Philadelphia, will speak for . Invited guests
I eS for the Bench and barr Among others
who will respond to toasts will be the Rev Drs.
Bellows and Potter, C0ngessman = B Chittenden'
James o. Putnam, of Buffalo, and Edward AtknsOn,
of Boston. oer,r,,
The Eastern District Library building, in South
Flghth-st. was sold at auction yesterday Tor
SS 300 1t was bought for library in 1896 for
$4,000.
Mrs. Catherine O'Yeil, of schenck-st;, who was
badly burned recently in an unsuccessful 9ite4 ti
City Hospital Sunday night from lockJa" causeu
by the burns.
Damage amounting TO $1,000 was caused at 2 a.
groyy-st near Ralph-ave. II was owned by Pat
rick Cnmmnps of East New-Yorll, and occupied by
Charles CrestOn and Edward Brennan.
The semi-centennial anniversary of the Brooklyn
Snnday-schoo Union will be celebrated on May u
at the Rink in CermQnt-aye There VIII pc NJ No.
dresses by Governor 4. II. Coqnit, OF Georgia inc
Rev. Dr. Cyrus ID. FOss the Rev. DR.. ), ii, lying,
jr.. and others. On the following day the annual
parade of the schools connected with the Union VIII
take place.
The sixth week of the trial of Messrs. Flaherty,
Bennett and Milne of the Board of CITY Works, on
charge of conspiracy TO dcfraud the city OF ToOoOO'
was begun yesterday, Ira Shafer summing up LOT
the defence. He declared that the proceedine53
thieves. General Tracy is expected to address the
jury to-day.
A quarrel occurred on Sunday night between
Constable Taylor, of East New-lOrk and man
named Stewart in a saloon at ATLANTIC ana Georgia
ayes Stewart threw beer glass at Taylor, which
struck with such force that it broken in pieces,
and il was feared that TaylO's skull was fractured.
TAYLOR drew a pistol and attempted TO shoot MS as
sailant. but was prevented from doing so. Stewart
has not yet been arrested.
George A. Tyson was arraigned before Justice
Elliot yesterday on the charge of abandonlng his
wife, Mary, of No. 1SS Calyer-st, in October last.
Mrs Tyson said that her husband told her that he
was gong to study for the ministry and that 1t
would take him seven years, during which time ne
was compelled TO dismiss the case, as there was no
corroboratipg testimony, remarked; God help
the ministry If he is a type of the students