New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
NETWORK CITY.

Avenue Railroad yesterday WoIniHR.
Awnings made their appearance by hundreds
yesterday on hotels and private buildings.
JTp West Broadway is the notice over door
Gents, Ladies and Family linen are washed
hear" This Is not good sign.
The trial of Captain Alexander 8. Williams, for
using improper language to a clerk IN the Police
Department. Will be called at 10 a. IN. to-day.
The Szegcdin Relief Committee reports the re-
coipt yesterday Of 500 60, making me total SUD-
scriptiOns up TO the present time $lI,l10 20.
Ii would be well for the Council to prescribe that
there shall be at least two feet between the trains
of the elevated roads, even when they are III a
hurry.
Maggie Hennessey, age ten, was committed TO the
House of Refuge yesterday for picking pockets.
She has been before the court before and is said to
be an old hand at it,"
The bows who are playing "PinafOre" have
added a new character in Aapt Penelope. 1t is aw-
full to think what W. 5. Gilbert would say about
such dcsecratiOn If his name were Charles Reade.
The body of a man found drowned on Sunday, at
tie foot of West Twenty y-hitl-st has been idenll-
fed as that of Peter Rich. age thirty-siy, lock-
smith, who has been missing from No. so Sheriif-st.
since February II.
Two Brooklyn artists while sketching near Bay
Ridge Saturday were driven INTO the street Dy
the farmer owning the land, who SAID Nobody
shapt draw nothing Oh TINS land onless they pay
fer It. cS had tu."
Yet the warm weather has its drawbacks. Potato
bugs in large numbers have already made their APP
pearancc in Queens and Suffolk Counties and Their
early advent eXcites fears that they Will be more
destructive this season than ever.
An amateur dramatic performance will be given
at the Union League Theatre May 10, for the bene
fiji of the Poor Chlldreu's Summer Home at Bath,
L. ]. This entertainment takes place under the
auspices of the ladies of Grace Church.
The Board of Managers of the Cotton Exchange
has ordered the seat of Charles Walsh, ir., who
failed on March 24 10 be sold on May l6 by super
ntendcnt Powers. The proceeds of the sale Will be
divided pro-rata among the creditors OF Alr. Walsh
The steamers Rio de JaneirO and Old Dominion,
" : afternoon,
into collision off Governors Island. and the former
had her starboaTd bow damaged about ten feet
above the water line. She returned and anchored
of the Battery
$. c. Lusk, cx-President of the National Temper
ance Institute claims that the trouble III the exec
utive board OF that body last Sunday was only
was no discrepancy in the financial report and that
Charles Stone was elected president.
Five rifle matches Will be shot at Creedmoor to-
ards: All Corners" 100 and 200 Yards; ''AIl
ComeTS,n 200 and 800 yards Winchester Rifle"
100 yards. and National Rife Association" for
members only, at 500, 900 and LOCO yards.
Work has been resumed on the coffee house of the
LADIES' Bible and Fruit Society, in East Twenty
sixth-st. 1t was suspended for time because the
original sum OF $4,000, winch had been collected
for the purpose, was exhausted subscription of
$1,000 by John j. AstOT will permit the compile
ton of the building during July.
John Garsa a Bohemian, age twenty-five, who
was stabbed IN the chest by his roommate in a
drunken disturbance at Watsky's beer saloon, III
Second-ave., on sunday night, died yesterday morn
ing at Bellevue Hospital Garsa had been in this
country three years and lived at No. 321 East Fifty
fourth-st. His murderer is under arrest
There has been the regular PiDafOre and the
Church PinafOre, the cOOred Pnafore and the infant
PinaiOre, but no one has yet produced Chinese
PinafOre, an Indian PinafOTe PinatOre performed
wholly by persons over seventy, or q Plnafore OF
schooteaehers, of carpenters OF llinersor OF Jour-
nallsts. There are yet unexplored depths and
heights for Pinafore.
William Gage, John DAILY, Patrick Gallagher,
James Thomas and George Parsons. who were ac-
cused OF having won about $1,000 from Walter X:
Barnard, IL gambling houses III this city, were held
by Justice Otterbourg in the Harlem Police Court
yesterday, in 81 900 bail each for trial at the Gen
eral Sessions The prisoners each had bondsman
in court and were allowed 10 go.
Captain w. w. Urquhart. of the ship Isaac Webb,
Of this port, rescued at sea on January 20 the
officers and crew of the British bark lsOlene, of
Falmouth England. In acknowledgment of Cap
taia Urquhart's services the English Government
forwarded to the State Department a gold and
silver beaker and at the request of Secretary
Evarts, Collector Merritt yesterday presented the
gift 20 Captain UrquhaTt
The question which arises is, Is it safe to be
obiging You may, in the simplicity of your heart
change 81 bIll for somebody. and then
find yourself before the great Judge Otter
bnurp to answer for the crime of grand lar
ceny-particularly II the man whom you accOmmO-
date takes the precautlon TO nave a confederate
with him to swear that II was 800. This sort
of trick is worth several of the pickpocket and
thlmble-rlgglng games.
The Rivington Street Flower Mission has already
begun its work of distributing bouquets and young
plants among the sick poor i'll tenement-houses and
hospitals, and among the children of the industrial
schools OF the Chldrens Aid Society basket of
beautiful flowers sent to the Mission yesterday
bv the Flower Mission of MOrrlstOwn, y. j. Dur
ing the past year 10000 bouquets were distributed
and the manager sollcits contributions of flowers
again from the country friends whose gifts have
been so highly valued heretofore.
Justice "TopyD Miller of Flushing had an as
sault and battery case before him day or two ago.
Dora Myers charged John McGOwan with throwing
stones at her. but when 1t became necessary for her
to make oath to the charge, she declined TO do So
as she was expecting 10 become a mother, and had
"a superstltOUs fear of oath-takug under the cir
cnmstances Justice Miller was a little puzzled at
first as to what to do, but finally announced bis de-
cision " This case is adjourned until the child is
born"
There were sixty entries and fifty starters in the
two hours go you pleas" race Tor amateurs
Saturday on the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds
at Eghth-ave. and Fitty-siXth-st. The attendance
was good, and the friends OF the competitors showed
much eaCerness for the success of their faYOrites
L. MeygTet, a waiter at the brunswick HOTEL won
the first prlzo gold medal, making 17SlO miles !;
I. ". Foster took the second prize, also a gold
medal. making 1873 miles and j. 5. RittenhOuse
took third prize with l03i miles.
Work has been begun on st. Paul's Cathedral
School, to be erected at Garden City, Long Island
The building will be made lreprOof, and will hav
accommodations for 800 pupils. 1t will be built of
brick and stone, after the Gothic style. This school
is not intended TO be u charity school, but it will
have several Tree scholarships. When this build.
ing IL completed similar one suitable for a girls
school. will be begun. A divinity school building
aud a residence for the Bishop of the Long Island
diocese also will DO built. The cost of the structure
will be borne by Mrs. A. 1. Stewart
General VI. II. Patrick has issued an order for
bidding the turning out of cattle for pasturage on
streets or lands other than enclosed premises, and
stating that the pasturage IN the enclosure of
cattle belonging 20 different owners can only be al
lowed when contagious disease exists or has
existed III the neigh hbOrhOod for months preced-
ing May l. when the enclosure is securely fenced
and when the owner who desires to send his cattle
10 such an enclosure viii make affidavit that all his
cattle are healthy and that he will report promptly
any sickness which may occur in his herd.
The May monthly social meeting Of Sorosis was
held at DelmOnicO's Monday. Letters were read
frnrn MIR. lnllnaInr- Mhn ~ Nm Enmn nul Mr. snnln