New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-26
NETWORK CITY.

| for the sick mission, Children's Aid Society,"
The Erie Railway has made q special rate for
| members of the Grand Army of the Republic who
| desire to attend the encampment at Ithaca July
| 20 Tickets for the round trip ~.
While james Ouse a rag-picker was making his
rounds In Marlon-st. yesterday, he found the dead
| body of a male child lying III the gutter opposite
| No. II. The child had lived for day or two after
| birth.
| BY order of General Patrick no more mch cows
arriving by the Hudson River boats will be allowed
| To land at the foot OF FTanklin-st New yards have
been built recently at the foot If FIfty-ninthst.,
North River, and hereafter all stock must he landed
| there.
| Louis House. a-frenchman, died suddenly at No.
| 81 Greenwich-st yesterday. His wife left him in
| his usual health when she went out 20 work in the
! morning, and on returning about D. m. she found
him lying dead on the floor. There no lndica-
| tons OF suicide.
In consequence Of the change in the limits Of the
| XXth Assembly District by tie new apportionmcnt.
| the Republican AsSocia lion ~ being reorganized.
! The enrolment of members remaining within the
present bounds OF the district began last night and
| will be continued this evening.
Blanks have been prepared by the Bureau of Flee
tions at Police headquarters for the use of persons
who desire 10 be appointed pOl-cerks for the cleo
| ton next November. The applicants who fill out
| the blanks required to state which political
party they belong to and to designate their business
| and residence.
A strong movement Is in progress TO add 300, 900
| to the endowment of the University OF Rochester.
| IT, three days President NJ. b. Anderson Obtained
100000 in three suJscTi ptlOgS of which John III.
| Deanc. of this city, gave $4,000, John B. 1renOr
| SO, 900. and jeremiah Mhlbank $4,000 An i'm
| mediate effort wall be made to raise the other
! 100000
Subscriptions to 81 600. OO0mortga gage bonds of the
Wabash Railway Company, recently offered for
| sale, closed yesterday. The bonds are a part
of the isSu" of -, 900 900 authorized at special
meeting OF the stoclhOl ers OF the company held az
| Toledo Nav H. They bear per cent interest and
! have thirty years TO run. The whole amount was
awarded at price not made pubic. The total sub
scIiptionS exceeded $l,jO0,OO0.
BROOKLYN.
Mayor Howell Is still very i'll. His disease is de-
clared. however, not TO be iuCurlbc. lie Is unable
| to see any visitors.
A fire. causing a loss Of 81 800 in stock and fix
turc~, and $500 on the building, occurred at No. 90
| WIlloughby-,t., early yesterday morning. The
| building, owned by Henry Corr, was occupied as
| hotel by L. l.. Either.
! Unemployed laborers are anxious that the gancs
| Of men for street repairing snould be appointed.
The number of men to DO employed for the work Is
| $50. Pre4ident Massey, of the Board OF City
Works, IL now out OF town.
The persons sick from eating rancid ham. at No,
11G SkllmaD-st were oil recovering yesterday. All
except Mrs BlmStead were able TO be out. The
health authorities say the meat was spoiled Lock
lit 4 Co.. from W HON the meat was purchased, I'm a
card declare that the ham was not spoiled when
sold.
man called at No. 1s1 Adephi-st., where Mrs.
SamuclS keeps boarding house. yesterday after
noon, and representing himself as en- officer of the
Custom House. showed shipping bill for n case OF
ornaments consigned to Henry Thackeray, who
boarded with Mrs. Samucls. The duty on them
50 o. and to pay this Mrs. Samuels gave the man
$40 bill to get changed. But she neither the
man nor the money again.
Application was made yesterday to the Board of
Health, on behalf Of the Anatomical and Surgical
Society of Kings County, for permission to dssect
human remains at its rooms at Franklir-ave. and
Madison-st. About six months ago dissections
made there and much complaint was made by resi-
dents i'm the vicinity The Board of Health then or
derod discontInuanCe, and before changing the
der will hear all persons interested on Tuesday al
II III. at the Office Of the Health Department.
JERSEY CITY.
The body of Timothy Sweeney. an insane man.
| who lived at Henderson and Tenth-sts.. Jersey
CITY, found III he water AZ the foot of Seventh
ST. Yesterday morning. Is Is believed that he COM
| mitted sui de.
Robert f. Laird. the Justice Of the Peace who was
recently convicted OF conspiracy, yesterday was
! GtrrctsOn said he not imprisoned because he
! had a wife aud several small children.
Chief Nathan, of the jersey City Police, yesterday
issued general order 70 poiice.aptains nstructng
them 70 prevent the erection OF the poles of the
! American Union telegraph Company In the streets
Of ne city until permission was given by the Board
| of Aldermen.
No. % Wakcmau-Gve.. at noon Yesterday, and stole
q box containing money and valuable articles.
A movement is on foot in Irish Nationalist cir
Giles to raise fund for the mother of the late Ed
ward O'Kclly. the eXiled Fcnian. She Is in Ireland
IN destitute circumstances.
| Complaint is made that the Fourteenth Ward
and the lower portion of the Ninth Ward are al
most constantly permeatcd with offensive odor
| caused by several sewers in the neighborhood.
Ira ". Oakley, a detective has been arrested on
a. charge Of perjury, preferred BY Thomas Arm
| PamrapD. who was recently convicted on Oakleys
testimony OF selling liquor on Sunday.
NEW-JERsEY.
BsYovNE CITY.-The wife Of William Noe, OF
Avenue y, has been missing since Thursday. She
left note Tor her husband saying she never should
return. She deserted her husband in the same way
! three years 20 and came back.
| PATEKsON-JOse Miller harness maker who
worked for ChaIlc. Gomer, has been missing for
two weeks. TIE night before 20 left the place he
was much disturbed at the contents of letter
which ho received by mail. lie left his clothing
and some valuable tools in Paterson.
LoNG ISLAND
| MOSrAUK.-Pleuro-pneum still prevails
among the cattle IN different places at the east end
OF Long Island. Professor Law for few days has
been engaged in making another examination Of
thehundreds Of cattle grazing on the reservation
| lands at MOntGuk. Several head of cattle found
suffering with the disease have been killed.
STATEN ISLAND.
| sTArLrT0N.-The Richmond County Police Com
missloners held meeting yesterday at Headguar-
cfs to try the charges of cOwadce against several
officers who were duty during the ii ght between
New-York ruilians at Elm Park, on July 4.
PoRT RIcHMoNp.-As the ferrybOat West Point
running between Port Richmond aud Bergen Point
yesterday was on the $3.50 m. trip to Port Rich
m?ad she broke her crank The BOAT thus disabled
dlutcu ABOUT tne NILS I'LL tugDOHV lowed her TO
the slip. The trustees of school No. have re-
moved Mr.. Thompson, the principal aud MISS EN-
ina Haggerty one of the teachers. ABOUT month
ago the trustees voted TO close the school only dur
ing August instead of July and August as In former
years, and TO pay the teachers no salary for the
vacation. This met with much dsapproval among
the teachers, and 1t is said that Mr.. Thompson and
Miss Haggerty were active In opposition.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
PoUGHKFEPsIE.-The Metropolitan MONTGOMERY
Base BAH Club, OF York, yesterday played its
The score stood at the closet Poughkeepsie Club,
8; Montgomery, 3.