New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-22
NEW-YORK CITY.

| ing for his home in Massachusetts
THE TRIBUNE has received S25 from "Maud"
| and Jeannetten of which $13 has been sent 10
the Sick Mission of the Children's Aid Society," ana
$12 to the Seaside Sanitarium
The exterior of Wallacb's Theatre has been so
! changed that its best friend would scarcely recog,
| MIC II Yesterday the painters were at work, and
tbe result promises TO be q red brick edifce with
| many claims to grace and dignity.
George KotinGer who is charged with having
collected bills to the amount of $3.50. due Hugo
! Gorsch, of No. 215 Bowe1y, and escaping to ~.
Louis with the money! was brought to this city az
prisoner yesterday by Detective Ferris, OF Police
| Headquarters.
| straw pointing Indirectly toward the millennium
| may be seen near Bowling Green. IL is a large,
cleau-looLing ice-watcT tank labelled Help ycnr-
self, which liquor saloon keeper places on the
empty beer kegs 1T his door, Indifferent TO the de-
pressing effect it may have on his beer business.
The Bank for Savings in Bleecksr-st. was
| crowded Yesterday with depositors drawing their
scm-annual interest. So great was the throng that
the line extended down the bank steps to the side
walk. and eastward along Bleecker-st. as far az
| Mulberry-st. Most of the money thus drawn VIII
be deposited again to-day at least such is the eX-
perence of the banks officers.
Anunkncwn man. apparently about forty years
| of age was found ut | y. M Yesterday unconscious
upon the sidewalk in front of No. 80 Broadway: At
the Chambers Street Hospital, where u was said he
| could not live, he was found 70 be suffering from
confusion on the back of the head. lhe injury
| probably was caused by his fall upon the pave
ment. The man was meanly dressed.
Among the immigrants who arrived on the steam
ship Mo el at ms pOrt on SUnudN WIZ oOV ni'H-
nonites, on their way % YanSton, Dakota. They
| are all peasants from Krin, Southern Russia, ana
| ere said to be excellent farmers. Before leaving
/ Bremen they exchanged their rOubles Tor green.
| backs and arriycd here with q total capital ~
about 100000. There are sixty families with 2l3
! children.
In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, schedc
ules were fled in the matter OF the asslg Inents OF
| Duncan ID. II. Curre and John Cady to John >.
| Adams: and cf Theodore ConcanuOn 10 Patrick }.
| Handberrv. TIE liabilities IN the former case were
| MIA NJ So lO,bf
and real assets, 81 1879 90, in the other case ne
liabilities were Sl5,9l3 10. nominal assets, 9l3,-
! 800 2G, apd real assets T7,72l 60.
The Taxpayers Central Association, last evening
decided to petition the Mavor and Common Council
! that the reservoirs below the Harlem River be kept
| filed. Commissioner CampbcPs statement, made
not long ago. that the aqueduct running its full
| capacity, was denied by several members OF the
Association and one member asserted that only one
tn institute legal proceedings against Commissioning
Campbell whenever the supply of water was cur OF
from an entire hon-e on account OF the refusal OF
the tenant 10 pay ms water dues.
A beautiful collection Of geological specimens
! from Luray Cave, near Lurgy, Page County, va,
! has been placed on exhibition az Tiffany * Co.'s,
in Uninn-squaTc. II consists of specimens Of water
crystal of cacIte, nOdular staagmiteS, calcareous
tafa crystalline pavement. cave pearls aud several
varieties OF stallcttcs. These are SAID 10 represent
! only few of the great variety Of formations found
in the cave, hCh rs situated IN beautiful valley,
! about eighty miles southeast Of Washington 1t
was only recently discovered and IS reported to he
one of the most wonderful formations on the Ameri-
can continent. The accessible portions OF the cave
are about four miles in extent, requiring three days
| for a thorough exploration. There are parts sun
| unexplored beyond. The company IN charge Is
making preparations 10 illuminate the main halls,
| chambers and galleries with electric light.
BROOKLYN.
Oliver Cotter Yesterday preferred complaints
against tVcutYseycu hquOr-dcalers in various parts
| of the city, whom he charges with violating the
! Excise law.
Tho Metropolitan championship game of base
| ball on the Union Grounds yesterday, between the
Montgomery and Chelsea Clubs Of Brooklyn was
| witnessed by 800 persons. The Montgomery Club
came out victorious By score of 13 to B.
The Office Of the Williamsburg and Flatbush Rail-
road Company, which controls the Lee-aye. ana
Nostrand-aye. line of cars, was broken open be;
tween midnight and a. III. yesterday and robbed
! of 500 in money and a pistol worth -.
John II. Klatthaar, the chief officer of the Ger
| mania Schuetzenbund, was recently charged with
! the society, and with violating the laws of the
| society in other ways. These charges have been
substantated, and on Sunday Mi. kiatthaar was
dcpOscd from Office and expelled HON the society,"
! Patrick Kelly. five years of age. the of a
| widow living at Atlantic and Cyprcss-ayos, East
! New-Y0rk, was burned 10 death on saturday even
other boys had kindled fire in order 70 roast
potatoes, and has clothug set fire by the
flames, Mis- Callahan attempted to rescue the
lad, and was badly burned. The boy died within
four hours the lower part of his body having been
burned almost to crisp.
The dead body of man who had evidently taken
his life with Paris green was found on Saturday
under tree on the farm OF james Waters. near
| Bath post mortein examination by DR.. r. Is,
Newton left doubt TO the cause of
DEATH Coroner SImms held an inquest yesterday.
The body has. been removed 10 the Brooklyn
Morguc to await Identification. The man ap-
pareutly a German, about fifty years OF age five
feet eight inches in height, with sandy haIr chin
whskers and mustache. A carpenters line and
pair OF cOmpasscs were in his possession.
JERSEY CITY.
Preliminary surveys are being made for the pro-
noSad shin canal between Newark and NeW-lOIk
Bays. The surveys will cost about $1,000.
The tobacco manufuctoryo OF Z. Lorillard q Co.was
inspected yesterday by representatives OF the Board
of Health. No sources OF sickness were discovered.
new boat for the Pennsylvania Railroad ferries
is now bulldungat the foot OF 1OrkSt. 10 Is OF tine
same size as the old boats and will be named
Princeton.
John Jordan a photographer at Barclay and
Greeuwich-stS.. New-YOrk City, was arrested last
night on a charge Of attempting 10 kdnap the lit
tie daughter oi Louis Huss, OF No. OF DramhaIl-
The Kings County Super,is0 vera denounced
nj a gathering OF the Gieenbach Labor party in
front of the CITY liall last evening, Tor awarding
tie contract for the labor % couyics IN the peni
Tertiary 10 the Bay state Shoe ana Leather Com
pany.
The fourth match game of base bali between the
National Association Club of Springfield. Mass,
and the professional Jersey City Club, was played
on the Jersey CITY Club grounds Yesterday and Ic-
suited in favor of the Springfield Club, after eleven
innings by a score OF TO H.
NEWARK.
Mrs Abbie L. Il. Hanson died Saturday, IN the
eiQhty-seyenth year of her age. She was "a daugA-
ter of the Rev. DIR. Ira COndlt, and widow of DR..
Joseph Hanson, formerly prominent New-York
physician.
While bathing Al the tar dock IN East Newark
Yesterday afternoon, Willie Mapes, age twelve
years, of No. % Lawrcnce-st,, was taken with
cramp. and was drowned. The body was recoye cred
two hours atteTward.
The Board OF Excise held private session yester-
day afternoon and granted number of licenses
License Inspector Campbell was instructed TO in
form several dram-selleTs, who are selling without
license, that If they do not desst they will be dealt
with according 10 law.