New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY
Tho g and 10 n. m. boats on the Staten Island
Railway ferry at the Battery Will be discontinue"
until further notice.
Bishops Ireland and Spalding spoke last night at
ST. Stephens Roman Catholic Church in East
Twcnty-eigbth-st. ON Catholic colonization in 'ns
West
Notwithstanding the weather, Charles &. Waite,
tie proprietor Of the Brevoort House. passed very
comfortable day yesterday, aud last evening us
condition reported to be favorable to recovery
Officer Lynch. of the Fourteenth Precinct. was
the complainant at the Tombs Police Court yester-
day before Justice 0tterbouTg against Thomas
Meade whom he charged with striking him IN the
face. Meade was sent TO prison to await ria'.
Charles Featherstone, of No. $40 West Twenty
sixth-st was sta bbed four times and injured ser-
ously yesterday morning IN the nall OF NO. 90 u,
the same street by James Cassidy who was ar
rested. The iniured man was attended by a. police
surgeon and afterward taken TO the New YORK nos
pta Cassidy was arraigned at inc Jsf s MAR
LOUIS Schoeufcld, who keeps an employment
agency at No. is Greenwch-st., was before Justice
Otter6ourg at the Tombs Police Court yesterday,
charged with obtaining money from newly arrived
emgrants on pretence of obtaining work for them.
He has sent many of them, II is alleged to places
where more help was needed, after having re-
ceiyed fee from them. A full examinatlon VIII DC
had in the case as soon the attendance of some
important witnesses can be obtained;
The annual election of the Goethe Club for OIL
GERS for the ensuing year was held last Wednesday
evening az Delmonlco's. DIR. Ruppaner was re-
elected president and the other Off ers chosen are
fOlltXS. Frederick huenfc anu IuTkc OotNln,
vice-presidents; Oscar lcnnie. treasurer; w; IL.
Sinner secretary Merz Euiugcr, corresponding
secretary the Rev. o. b. Rockingham and l. L.
James, cOunselors. The treasurcrs report shows
the club free from debt with balance of $l27 %
in the treasury.
The ceremony Of laying the cornerstone of Father
Drumnoole's new Home for Destitute BOYS, at
Lafayette-piace and Great Jones-st did not take
place Yesterday owing 10 the bad weather. Ne
building will be eight stories IN height, ana the
cost viii not fall short of 100000. This Is apart
from the sum of $4,000 already paid for the site
The fronts will be constructed Of Philadelphia
brick and the basement of blue stone. All the
The house will be heated with steam and provided
with elevators.
Patrick MeCann, of No. s27 Second-ave., was
arraigned in the Yorkyille Police Court yesterday
on q charge of cutting the wires OF the
Bell Telephone Company which stretch over the
His counsel did not deny that Mccain had COM
mitted the act but held that the wires were tres
by on SIR rf Ddd Who said he Would not press
the charge this time. and the accused man was dis
charged. ,,oov,vy
railway carfoat for the use of the New-York,
Lake Erie and Western Railway was launched ON
Saturday at the foot of Smith-st 1t is 80 feet III
width and 100 feet in length.
TelIet Osten mate of the bark Hosten, lying at
the Atlantic Dock has been arrested on the charge
pf attempting 10 shoot George Dunn last Thursday.
Osfen was held by Justice Ferry on charge of
felonious assault.
A human skull was found on Saturday at the foot
of Thirty -sixth-st. 1t is supposed to have been
taken from the river at the foot OF Court-st. by
dredging machine in operation there. which dumps
nj the railroad dock at Thirty-sixth-st The skull
was taken to the Third Avenue Police Station, and
word sent To Coroner Simms.
The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Hompo-
pathic Hospital in Cumbsrand-st. was held Satur-
day evening. The report of the superintendent
shows that during the past year 344 patients have
been treated Of whom $50 were Pedestrians,
ninety-two Roman Catholics and two Hebrews.
At preseat there are fortyone patients in the hos
pital.
-Four men Lawrence Shields. George Z. Lloyd.
John TAYLOR and George Scbaffer became very dis
orderly in an Atlantic Avenue car, near Nevins-st.,
~. Galloway demonstrated they knocked him
down and beat him. and also broke some of the car
windows. They Were arrested and taken to the
Sixth Avenue Police Station.
JERSEY CITY.
Thomas d. McDermott thirty years, of
Marion. N j., a brakeman on the Pennsylvania
Railroad attempted to jump from train yesterday
ut Jersey City aud fell under the wheels. He was
instantly killed.
Thomas Storms of Paterson. was taken to jersey
G aa MP 10 awa an
charge of breaking into the Post Office at Haw-
thorne. n. j. He was arrested while tearing open
the letters.
NEw. BRIJNswICK-Two robberies were perpetra-
ted on Friday night in New-Bruuswick. A burglar
gained entrance to the house of MIR. MussiDan In
Church-st. through q rear window. Having ran
sacked the house and obtained considerable booty
he was about TO retire when he stopped az the win
inmates. Mr.. Mussinan sprang from his bed, but
the burglar had time TO make his escape The coal
office of Is. +. Smith was robbed of clothing and
change the same night.
NEW-JERSEY.
EAST ORANGE.--At the monthly meeting of the
Township Committee last week the report of the
Receiver of Taxes read. Ii showed the receipts
10 have been S2J,057 80, and the disbursements
Sl3.611 SO. leaving balance of$12.346.
CrIFToN-The police are investigating facts in
connection with the finding of the body of q female
child near the Quarantine Boarding station on
Tuesday last. The BODY wrapped in piece of
oilclotb, and had been in the water only short
time.
STATEN ISLAND.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Westervelt County Judge
of Richmond County, TO whom was submitted the
question as the legality of the claims presented
10 the Town Auditors of Middletown for carriage
hire aud constables' fees for conveying prisoners
committed by Justices TO the County Jail, has re-
ported that the charges are illegal.