New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-18

the NeN-lOrE Hospital. Inc ucdlH VI wiz
destroyed Mr.. Bailey's reason.
Thomas Gerrity, age fiffy-fve years, painter,
living in Second-ave., near seventy, i0urih-st az
work painting n cornice Yesterday ieh from INC
scaifOld and was Instantly killed.
Considerable establishment was created about the
CITY Hall yesterday by the publication of a runOr
that Mayor Cooper was about to be suspended. The
rumor probably arose from The talk Of some AMI
Iilden Democrats that the Mayor would he
suspended as soon as Governor Cornell was IN
augurated.
The police have not been able to find any trace of
Matnlo Migllo the Italian raCpicker of No. III
Jersey-st. who killed his infant son with an iron
hook on Thursday night while attempting to strike
his wife, The mother of the child is said to be IN a
ptiable state Of restitution She has no relatives
In This country Her neighb0Ts on Saturday col
lected SI2 and had the child buried III CalveTy
Cemetery.
The sixth annual contests of the intercollegiate
Literary Association will take place on Thursday IA
the University of the City of Newlork. 10 X eX-
pected that all of the eleven colleges IN the assOca-
ton VIII he represented IN one or more 81 te con
tests, which consist of competitive examinations IN
mental science. mathematics, Latin Greek aud es-
sav-writnq. The contest in oratory does not take
place until January.
The Johnson Street Methodist Church. one of the
oldest societies of that denon nation in the city,
Sunday celebrated its fortieth anniversary. There
love feast in the morning a memorial meet
ing in the afternoon, and praise meeting in the
evening. At the memorial meeting addresses were
made by the Rev. DR.. A. :. Graves and the Rev.
MeSsrs. Thomas stevenson, {. T.. Glover and
William McAiliSter
Dr. Alfred Dana Yesterday reported to the Board
Of Health Che death OF Louis Tossl, age six months,
at No. 2l1 Greone-st., from acute bronchitis result
ing from neglect 10y its parents. The medicine pre-
scribed by him for the child had not been given To
il. David Major, twenty days old, was reported 10
have died at No. III Third-ave. from gangrcne,
caused by bandage tied too tightly by an Ignorant
nurse
II is proposed to open "the American Horse Ex-
change in tins city, probably some where near
Central Park, about March |, 1850. Leonard Jer-
ONE. William X. Irayers, William X. Vanderbilt.
William JAY. August Belmont and other prominent
citizens interested III fine horses are among the in
corporaioIs. The plan proposes a very large estaD-
lshmont the plan of the London Tattersals.
The cooperative principle for subscribers and The
increase in the foreign trade IN American horses Will
be prominent features.
Angus, Beksc. of No. 81 Pcarl-st.. Hartford,
Conn, brothcrin-law of The insane barber, August
hanged himself, came TO this city yesterday and
identified the body. He told Deputy Coroner Miller
that Woeher had Tor wears suffered from Il disease
Of the liver. He had not been on speaking terms
with him for a long time. Minnie k0ole bOaTdcr
at the Putnam House, and Arthur Lynch, the ele-
Waterman. testified to the finding of the body
rhe brig Wandercr, from Oporto, reports that on
October : the French bark dAlembert from the
Gulf OF Mexico Tor lIavre, was spoken about 300
miles to the southwark of the Azores short of proy-
siOns and water. with four OF her crow III hospital
with scurvv while others were suffering from the
same disease. The d'Alembert, owing to light and
adverse winds, had been q days ut sea. Potatoes,
cines and two barrels of water We're furnished Ia the
French bark by Captain Cath ham, of the Wandcrcr,
who received letter expressing the highest apire-
citation for his humanity from Captain Henri Noun
Ter.
Owing to the increase of paupers, lunatics.
cripples and criminals sent to this country bv the
poor authorities of foreign governments the Com
missionors of Emigration called the attention of
Secretary Evarts 70 the need of National law
which would authorize the prompt return of all
such people. Mr.. Evarts in n letter to one of the
commissioners. lie cOncurS Inc opinion rs 10
the character of this attempted abuse of hospital
Ity which should be checked by proper legislation.
To that end il would give him pleasure 10 con-
tribute in any way which might be in his power.
Miriam T.. Llewellyn. age twenty-four years
came to this city on November from seymour,
Conn and found board at II. c. Harris house. No.
az VarIck-st. On the same day she disappeared
leaving her trunk behind. She seen on the next
day riding III cToss-iown car. deputy sheriff
from Seymour is searching for her. The police
also requested Yesterday to look for Edward Sull-
van age fifteen years. of No. Us CherTy-St.; Zelda
A. Hnchman, age fifteen years OF No. 40 West
ThiIty-second-st, and Mary Ellen Berg, age six
teen wears, who has been missing month from her
home in Eiehteenth-st., near Flrst-ave
The Hon. J. b. i. Roche, of Ireland. who was re-
ported killed by the Sioux a few months ago. at
the Brevoort House His hunting expedition was
very success full. The story of hs death originated
in this way: lie set out from Fort Custer IN june
with party of fifteen. One day they were attacked
by Sitting Bulls band, ami a French Canadian
guide was killed. The party Immediately divided
and scattered. and when the body of the guide
fOunU bN announcer party IL WAS touCllutu lndl MI
Roche and all his componions had been massacred
Mr. Roche thinks that the buffalo have been re-
duccd number To about 3OO,OOO animals, ard
that buffalo hunting will soon be an obsolete pas
time.
Civil and criminal suits have been begun against
the members of the firm of f. W. Todd Il Co., the
proprietors of a bucket shop" on Broad-st. which
failed i'll September. In the complaint it is charged
on information and belief that they are common
swindlcrs and have done business under various
aliases: that they received money TO the moment
,..a1h l.ttf
and that the failure was fraudulent. The two
brothers ] odd who constituted the firm were ar
rested but afterward were released under bail The
suits are brought by Arthur W. Barnard who claims
to have deposited with the firm S3l5 as margin on
the dav of the failure.
Julius b. Pings, of the firm of Pings & Primer,
kid glove importers Of No All Broadway, appeared
before United States Commissioner Shields yestcr-
dav and waived examination on the charges pre-
feTred against him by the Custom House authOrI-
ties of having Imported goods on false and fraudu-
action of the Grand jury. Civil sut also com
menced against the firm III the United States Dis
portations in 1871 and 1872. This suit has
nothing 10 do with the criminal proceeding. The
stock OF the firm has been seized by the Custom
House authorities on the criminal suit proceeding.
The Third Avenue Railroad Company has under
taken to heat ITS this Winter by patent pro-
cess. Under each seat. and protected by wire net
ting are run terra Gotta pipes, to be filed at the be-
ginning of each trip with hot salt water, At each
end of the car is placed a cylinder. opening upon
the platform, into which, every trip will be placed
a large red-hot iron slug, heated In furnace at the
station The windows have been provided with
strips which stop drafts through crevces and pre-
vent reckless passengers from opening them. BY
these means II is believed that the cars can be kept
of a comfortable temperature Most Of the cars
have already been furnished with this heating APP
paratus
BROOKLYN.
Mayor Howell is said to have gone TO Colorado to
visit mine In which he is interested. He will re-
turn about December /.
The Aldermen yesterday referred to their Railroad
Committee the matter of the centre-bearingr
rails laid by the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pany and directed the work Of laying the rails 10
be stopped until the rights of the city were ascer-
tanned
The tug-boat Ida l.. Tebo. owned by William NJ.
x,,.s ra.ai v.u, a NJ wafar In rho