New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-02
NETWORK CITY.

with the honse of Il. 5. Jdilray * Co.
Nine. Ivan c. Michels will give series Of literary
and musical rectals al Cooper Institute, beginning
this evening. The rectals VII commune ever!
Thursday evening during the Fall and Winter.
The transfer of a considerable tract of real estate
I'm thr neighborhood of Icnth-aVe. and Onc-hun
dredand- forty-tirsf-st.. from the Emigrant Indus
trial Savings Bank TO Anthony MowbraYi WIS reg
istered yesterday. The consideration was $500
Professor Edward Benton Coe Is e. be nstar ed
this evening a. one of the pastors Of the Collegiate
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of this city.
Professor Coo is n son-iu-law of the Row. Richard =
Storrs ID. D.. who Will preach the sermon on the oc
casOn.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has paid is
monthly charges TO the Panama Railroad Company.
The published statement that u would pay ycsteT-
day $500 900 20 the Panama Company ON the prin-
cpel of Its debt was denied by the officers OF the
railroad.
Policemen Buclbce on Thursday evening went 10
arrest David Bernstein in NuTi.sauia. Berns. en-
struck the officer with an old musSet and Knocked
him down. lu the FOrCham Police Cont Nc-t'r-
day. Justice Wheeler COMM ted bernstein 70 answer
IA the General Sessions
An order went INTO effect yesterday on the West
crn Union Telegraph Comuauy's lines, reducing the
tara 10 all points where II has been over - o. -
for ten words. Beginning November l. all offices
of the company viii be made hal-rate Offices. only
the principal Offices are now hali-rate.
The returns of the Ncw-York Post OGice for tho
quarter ending september 30 show a total revenue
90 the Government, over expenses Of S0S3,39O 80
Zoe sale o. postage stamp, during ihe quarter was
=.
e1j.795. Tho expenditures were S2O32iS ~. For
The corresponding quarter last year the revenue
was S476,l9s 90.
The Grand jury came into the United states Cir
cult Court. criminal branch. Yesterday Judge Bene-
diet presiding. and presented a number Of indct-
mcuts Among the number was one against Fran
cls Bennett for having IN ns possession counterfeit
bills Oh the National Bank of Troy. motion 70
reduce the prisoners bail 10 $4,000 was granted
after argument.
An exhibition Of rare plants and flowers was be-
gun at the American Institute Far yesterday, aud
will coutinue until Saturday evening. he tables
containing the specimens on exhibition extend
through the main alsles, around the fountain, and
IN the wings near the music-stand. There are not
only many varieties Of plants. but also line
floral designs for weddings. funerals, dinners. etc
The examination into the alleged mock auction
sales conducted by Auctioneer Kramer was con-
tluued before john Tracy, OF the MAYORS once,
Yesterday. Augustus j. Brown testified ~ an ex-
Vert that the articles sold rs bgOuzes, ETC., were
imitation and were not worth. IN some Instances.
onetrnh the sums paid for them by Mrs. Moore, the
complainant. The examination was further adj
jouincd.
Coroner Fllinger was sent for Yesterday to take
the statement OF Heinrich LOrenz n Young cigar
maker, of No. 122 BrOOmc-si.. who was believed 10
he dying from injuries received on Monday at the
cigar factory in lhirty -third-st, near Ihird-ave
He said that the foreman assaulted him with
out cause, and threw him downstairs. Lorenz
Is suffering from concussion of the brain. broken
rib and several bad bru. ,es about the body.
A noteworthy sale Of real estate was made yester-
property being Nos. 131 and 1873 Nassau-st. measur-
ing 81 by 30 feet. Ii adioins the Nassau Bank and
forus an l. with the old Park Bank property ON
Beckman-st. and Thea re Alley which. Mr.. Kelly
also owns. Bv the new purchase Mr.. Kelly acquires
a very desirable site with frontage of 100 feet on
the alley, 30 feet Berkman-st. aud 3 feet on
Nassan-st. The price paid for the Nassau-st prop
erty was $4,000
The Fill term Of the Columbia College Law School
was opened Yesterday. Registration was the chief
business OF Ia. day. 80 seniors aud about 10 jun
Tors sicning the roll. The rcPuarcXrIcses will begin
to-day From present appearances il Is expected
that Inc Junior class Will number go. Judge John
+. On ~. OF the United States CIrcut Court, vino
was recently appointed to fiji the Professorslib Of
Real Estate and Equity jurisprudence will begin
hi duties ri the Law School this term.
A meeting of the members of the Cotton Exchange
was held Yesterday 10 consider the suggestions made
by the Board of Managers IN relation To regulating
brokers commissions. They showed an aversion
to any mental labor on such hos day. and after
the routine of organizing aud readi q the order Of
business. member moved that the sui ject take
member. was pronounced carried 10y the CHAIR
man. who appointed Saturday for ballot OIL the
PRESTON.
The .oiy OF the nan who shot himself at Cypress
HI. Cemetery OH iucsdbN evening WAS identified
Yesterday a. hat of l.. :. Wedegc. of No. 46s
Eighfh-aVe. His occupation was that of n mann
facturcr OF fishing exile and ho lost hi wife several
months ago. Since that time ne had been very mel
anchov aud often had threatened 10 take his lite.
A few days ago he wandered of and nothing had
been heard OF him uaii the news OF his death was
side | hope 10 find rest"
Mr. Charles =. Bausher. of this city, received yes
terday postal card which had just made the cir
cuit Of he globe. lie mailed il IN New-York June
IL 1879 IL returned to HIM yesterday, having
taken Il DAYS tor the journey Ii was addressed
10 the postmastcrs of san Francisco, Hong Kong.
Singapore, Bombay, C0ustantluope. Paris Liver
pool and Newly Ork. On the other side was re-
quest to the postmasers 70 forward II on its course.
II hears the official stamps OF al the post Offices
named, and also that of Madras. Ihree 3-ccnt
stamps affixed to the card.
Edward p. Slevn has been appointed receiver of
the property John V. Hccker, flour merchant. OF
No POI Chcrry-st. Mr. liecker has become per
eonallV embarrassed by real estate and the hrm is
NOT affected IN any way, as Mr. llcckcr Withdrew
from II AK months ago Mr. liecker received much
real estate from his father, who died in 1874 aud
involved himself in undertaking TO improve IL. He
bnilt fifteen tenement-houses IN Monroe-st., and
the membranes against these amount 10
1859 900; tins is the total of his liabilities, and lie
thinks fhe property Will realize enough to nay OIL
all the mortgages.
Officer Carey on Thursday last received informa-
ton that French barber named Claudius BeTningc.
who arrived recently IN this country on the
steamer Peteire, had in his possession 40 glaciers
diamonds winch, with some other articles, he had
snuggled. On Saturday evening the officer met
Brrningc at Leroy and Westinghouse lie at
tempted to arrest him, hut Berningc caught tho
officers finger between his teeth and drew pistol.
Carley was forced TO let him go. and he escaped.
Tuesday evening he fouDd Berninge in saloon at
No. 1j9 Chnsiopher-st, and arrested him. lie was
taken To the Jefferson Market Police Court yester-
day, aud committed TO answer without bail.
Patrick Burns, horSe-dealeT of North Fork-ave.,
Highlands. Mass has been III NewYork since Fri
day last and having met his brother, sailor of the
ship Powhatan, AT No. 81 Pell.st.. III company with
a former shipmate named John Griffin, became in
toxicatcd. He found on Tuesday that he had been
roDOed of , 400 and mortgage for S755. Grf-
fin and man named Thomas Nerder, also seaman,
were suspected. Griffin was aTraIgned at the Iombs
Police Court yesterday and was committed for fur
Their examination. Thomas Burns was also arrested
and remanded. and warrant issued for the
arrest of Nerder, who was found and locked up
later in the day. Patrick Burns was sent to the
House of Detention.
BROOKLYN.
William II. Allaben. "A Republican clerk in the
Registrar OF Arrears ONCE was discharged yester-
day.
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