New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-08

will be paid 10 perfection OF detail in presenting
plays. scene painter from Europe VIII look a1tef
| the scenery.
The Electic Fire Alarm signals are ready for use
All that is now wanted is appropriation for TWO
| clerks at Headquarters.
The Wlloughby Avenue Mission has been incor-
pOraed, and certificate of the fact was hied yes
| terday in the Supreme Court.
The July Grand Jury was impanelled in the
| Court of Sessions Yesterday. Franklin Brown, OF
| No. 413 Pactc-st., is the foreman.
The Ocean Pier and Navigation Company filed
certificate yesterday giving notice that ITS caplta
stock had been increased from $3.50, 900 S2OO,OOO
| The fireworks at Fort Greene Park, which were
postponed the Fourth by reason of the ram were
| discharged last night i'll the presence OF large
| crowd of spectators.
| Judge DykmaD, in Brooklyn, Yesterday refused
| the application for amOny in the divorce SUIT OIL
Catherine Grifling against Frederick Gritbng. The
| couple have been married fifty years and i've III
| Clinton-ave.
Eliza Lewis, age seventy two of No. 1913 Highest,
while walking with her son and daughter late sun,
day night. fell to the sidewalk at Washington ana
! Concord-sts. When Ambulance Surgeon Plylnpton
arrived she was dead. Her body was taken to her
home.
| The special committee of the Board Of Super
| vsOrs which was appointed to investigate charges
that Superintendent of Repairs and Construction
| NaughtOn incompetent TO perform his duties,
| decided yesterday that the charges were not su5-
| tanned.
| The first gamo for the metropolitan championship
| between the Fy-Awny and New York Clubs, OF this
city, was played on the Union Grounds in BROOKLYN
| Yesterday. The game closely contested aud
well played throughout. and resulted III favor OF the
New-iOrk Club by score OF TO 8.
Edward Walsh, of Greenpoint has begun an nc
| tion i'm tho Kings County Supreme Court against
! Eckford Webb to recover s., 900 for injuries
tanned January 81, by falling into an excavation
made on property owned by the defcndant at No;
| 172 FranklIn-st Brooklyn. Tho PLAINTIFFS counsel
| is no less person than George, the Count Joannes
| The professional Flyaway Club of this city played
on the Union Grounds on Saturday with the strong
| emi-pTofcs,iOnal Domestic Club of Newark in tho
| presence of about 500 spectators. The Flyaways
won the game by their good batting in the third.
| sixth and eighth innings The score stood at the
| close: Flyaways, 10: Domestic, z.
Fully 5000 persons were present at Prospect
| Park on Saturday To witness the championship
| match game OF base ball between the Nameess and
Barrett Clubs. Tho fielding Of both clubs was
sharp and brilliant for the first five innings, when
the score stood to o in favor of the Nnmeles
Club. In the remaining four innings the Nameless
Climb batted hard and safe and adding eight runs TO
the came out the ylclOTs Dy score Oh IL 10 L.
In the Common Council Yesterday a motion was
made bv Alderman Konna (Dem to take from the
table the following nominations sent IN last week
by Mayor Howell General Slocum for CITY Works
Commissioner; Francis H. Pierce, W. B. IIurd and
Joseph Burger for Police Commissioners; Andrew
Cunningham for City Treasurer and w. II. Mutha
for Registrar of Arrears. The motion was lost, all
the Republicans voting agoiuSt 1t.
All the persons who wero made sick on Saturday
and Sunday by drinking milk purchased at Pap
pard's grocery store, Ill Colnmbla-st', nave Re-
covered. The analysis of the samples of milk
which were collected has not yet been completed.
The opinion Is expressed by some physicians that
the milk was not the cause OF the sickness and il is
claimed that tine heat and changes III the weather
may have produced tho symptoms attributed TO
poison.
Joseph Matthews, a tailor. of No. 752 Classon--
oye dropped dead from heart disease in front of
lis home on the Fourth of July: Sunday he was
buried. His death noteworthy from the fact that
he served eleven years In the sing sing ana clinton
| tf,
on September 13, 1865. lie was intoxicated at the
time. He was tried and convicted OF murder and
was sentenced TO be hanged. Through the efforts
of his wife Governor Morgan was induced to COM
mute lis sentence TO life imprisonment. Three
years ago Matthews was pardOned by Governor
lIlden.
JERSEY CITY.
An unknown man was found sick with smallpox
in the stables at Grove-st and Hoboken-aye, sun
day night.
Oscar Wilson, age four of No. 351 Grove-st., who
was accdenty shot by his father ON Friday, died
Sunday night.
Mrs. Jennie r. Smith fell in At late Sunday
night and was unconscious about half an hour. Yes
terday she much improved.
Receiver Williams began paying the first dividend
of 10 per cent yesterday afternoon TO the dep0s-
itors of the suspended Mechanics Savings Bank.
While some women and children yesterday morn
ing tearing down an old building at Bay and
PrOvOs-sts., the roof fell IN burylng a number OF
persons in the debris. No one was dangerously
hurt
Charles Burns and John Burns, two boys, were
arraigncd in Jersey City Yesterday morning on
charge of highway robbery, and were committed to
await an examination. They attacked Hugo
WaTtzenback and took his watch.
George Schlling was intoxicated Sunday night
and abused his wife. He seized her by her hair and
attempted to shoot her. Mrs. Schilllng succeeded
in getting out of the house and was seized by num-
Der of men just she was bout to jump in creek
Schllling also tried to shoot his wite's brother
| Friday. warrant was issued for his arrest.
| The National Association Hoyoke Base Ball Club.
of llOyoke, Mass, visited Jersey City yesterday
for the first time this season, and played match
game with the professional jersey City on the
grounds. The ninth inning closed with the score
tie, each club having made three runs In the next
| inning, the score remained unchanged. The eey-
enth inning began amid great excitement and after
the jersey City Club had retired without scoring
| the Iloyoke Club by good batting made one
and came out the victor, by score of to g.
NEWARK.
Several petty burgaries have been committed
within few days, and with the usual result OF no
| arrests.
| Edward Pennington, son of the late Governor
Pennington, has been elected assistant secretary OF
| the New-Jersey Society of the Cincinnati
| There was an unusually large number of deaths
among children last week. Ofeigty-iOur certlti-
Gates issued by the City Clerk sixty-tour were for
| children under ten years Of age OF the deaths
| twenty-five were from cholera infantum.
| Arnold Ritz age seventeen, of No. SIS Iock-st.,
| while walking on the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad bridge
at C9ntre-st., yesterday afternoon, was struck by
| and knocked into the Passaic River. He was res
cucd and taken 10 st. MichaePs Hospital, where it
| was found that his jaw was fractured and his head
| badly cut.
| Ex-Assemblcman George w. Patterson. of Mon
| mouth County. tue recently defeated Democratic
candidate for Senator who was recently convicted
of lbcling Henry ;. Little, Clerk in ChanceTy, in
| an article published in HE Esser Comfy Press
taken before the Court Of Quarter Sessions ycster
| day aud sentenced to pay fine Of $500 aud stand
committed until the costs and fine are paid.
NEW-JERsEY.
| HoBOKEN.--A young woman, who gave her name
rs IIllan Lelhlein WIS nIIesed NesteTdaX at