New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-17
NETWORK CITY.


The Rev. Dr. Stephen II. Tying, jr.'s. physician said
| last evening that if there was any change IN tne
condition of his patient it was slight improvements
A Gospel temperance meeting, will be held IN the
new Gospel Tent at Forty third-st. and Broadway'
| this evening.
| child's dead body was found in the gutter at
Ninth-ave and Seventy rstst.. and was sent 10 the
| Morgue yesterday.
found floating in the North River near the foot oil
Twenty-ffth-st. yesterday morning. IL was sent 10
| the Morgue.
Thomas McDermott, of No. 3O7 Seventh-ave:.
was thrown from his carriage in Thrty-second-st.
Yesterday and received serious injuries. lie was
taken TO the New-York Hospital.
The steamboat Laura. Of the Bridgeport Steam
boat Company is receiving new boilers and being
thoroughly overhauled preparatory to resuming her
place on the route with the Bridgeport
The French societies in this city. about fourteen
in number, have united to hold national festival
at .Jones's Wood Colosseum, on June - Inc pro-
ceeds will be turned over to the SOcleie frapfaise
dc Renaissance.
The assignment for the benefit of creditors of
Samuel Thaman to Morris j. Hirsch was filed with
SO 600 James w. Weston made an assignment
yesterday to Stephen +. Peet
Joseph Hi the burglar who was caught in Third
ave one night last week with the silver service of
ST Stephens Roman Catholic Church under his
arm was arraigned i'll the Yorkvllle Court yester,
day. He was committed for trial at the General
Sessions.
Robert Haskell has a coal office at No. III East
One MISUNDERSTANDING, and Joseph Eos
carl an Italian, living in East One-hundred-a and
tenth-st., SAYS that Mr.. Haskell induced him to in,
vest money in policy combination Mr.. Haskell
was arrested, aud failing to disproye the charge
preferred against him was held Yesterday III SoOO
bail to answer at the General Sessions.
Chief Engineer George Sewell and Passed Assist
ant Engineer George w. Stivers, the Naval Board
duty here for inspecting all foreign steamers ar
irving at this port, for the purpose of noting I'm,
provemens i'll machinery ventilation ana naval
construction generally, inspected the new steam,
ship Arizona Of the Guion Line, yesterday. and VIII
make their report to Washington
The quarantine steamer NelsonK. Hopkins, which
was sold few week ago for $4,000 is again on
the hands of the Quarantine Commlssloner. Inc
BROOKLYN purchaser declined to take the boat be-
cause of the long delay of the State Controller III
confirming the sale. The boat originally cost
S55 600 but as she badly out Of repair $4,000
was said to be her full value. She is TO be fitted up
for transferring passengers and mails from steamers
at Quarantine To the city.
Abraham Lincoln Post No. 10. G. A. r.. has COM
pleted its Decoration Day ceremonies at Greenwood
Vauderpoel and Mrs. DR.. Valentine Mott, who were
pital for wounded soldiers during the war and the
graves of Captain Peter Sutor and Captain benjamin
w. yanderpoel. detail from the Post also deco,
rated the grave of Mrs. Sarah VI. Forbes, of the
Ladies, Union Relief Association. at Cedar Lawn
Cemetery, near Paterson, y. j.
Mayor Cooper yesterday issued the annual dog
proclamation. The dog pound at the foot of East
Sixteenth-st. is designated the place of delivery
for captured dogs. The pound will be open from
a. m. TO p. M sundays excepted. The following
have been appointed dOg-cat chers: Thomas BIZ
mngham, Charles fIeleker, Charles Boyle c. j.
Fedner, Herman Brunjes, John Gillen, James Nc
Loughn Edward Kennedy VILLAIN William pN Wi lien
James Healey, Thomas Daley and James Qulnlan
The following additional contributions in aid Of
the Seaside Sanitarlum for Destitute Sick Children
R Mys Ne See9 Gee 49, Wo T. cooE
Lauglon, 50; Frank Brothers. $50; Plumley &
Co., 500 August Roos SO; Ernest GableT, 50
4, ..al,tD oh
treasurer John 4. Parrish, $50; through IHE
TRIBUNE, in memoriam of Hugh l. Browg,, $40;
proceeds of bazaar by Louisa, lilly and Eleanor,
$l3 IL. Further contributions may be sent to
Henry Bergh, at Twenty and Fourth-ave.,
Robert BeQgs treasurer, or Henry King, president,
at No. 30l West Twcnty-elghth-st
The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange
yesterday appointed committees on grain and pc
troeum. The Committee on Gram is composed of
J. II. Herrick. q. G. Martin and j. NJ Hughes. rep
resenting the grain interest, ID; \; EdTidge repre-
senting the flour interest, and II. NJ Held represent
ing the shipping interest. the petroleum commit
tee is made up of T. C. Bushnell, T. =; B9wTnG,
for the Board and VIII lam NJ. HaBirshaw consult
ing chemist for the Exchange Appointments were
made to several committees to fill vacancies.
BROOKLYN.
The baccaaureate sermon at the Packer Institute
was preached last evening in the chapel by the Rev.
DR.. f. l.. Cuylcr He discussed the opportunities Of
women for usefulness i'll the world.
The overlooking of a tank in julius COINS var
nish factory, in North Eeyenth-st near Fourth-St.
yesterday, caused fire, which damaged the stock
TO the amount of $1,000. The damage TO the build
ing was 500.
An ice cart driven by Joseph Halleran, of No 1G7
Twclth-st.. ran oyer Owen Lamb, five years old at
the foot of Smth-st yesterday, Instantly killing
him. Haileran was arrested by the Van Brunt
Street Police.
Notice was given to the Fire Department yester-
day that the walls of the three-story brick building
Nos. 50, 50, "a and SO Sedgwick-st were in dan
gerous condition. The building is occupied by
Matthews ~ Co. as a pork store.
Joseph Hartford of No. 112 Walworth-st. was
arrested on Sunday night for cruelty beating his
three children. whose mother is dead. 1t IS SAID
that he compels his children to beg aud spends the
money they obtain In buying liquor.
A Democratic primary held in the Twelfth
Ward last evening TO nominate candidate for
Alderman in the place OF Daniel O'Reilly. Ex-
Alderman James Donovan received the nomination,
no opposition being made to him. The election
will be held on June 81. Ii is expected that Henry
J. Rourke will be an Independent candidate.
The Clam-degerS Protective Union of Canarsic
achieved a signal victory yesterday, inasmuch as
Hugh Thompson, one of It's members who was
charged by Jacob II. Vreeand with stealing the
latters oysters, was discharged by Justice Walsh.
No able to tell whether the stolen bivalyes
were inhabitants of Kings or Queens County and
on this technicality Thompson escaped.
quarrel occurred early Sunday morning between
Thomas Moore and Thomas Riley two Flatbush
pedlers. both of whom were intoxicated They
had attended rattle IN saloon near the city line,
and when going home they became involved in a
dispute and Moore stabbed Riley in the left side
with large clasp-kmie the wound is serious
one but it believed that Riley, who was taken to
Brooklyn hospital. will recover. The police are
in search pf Moore.
The Supervisors Jail Committee began Yesterday
to investigate charges made by some members OF
the Observation-Disclosures party against MessTs Frcel *
McNamee, the contractors for the new Jail wing.
The charges were that the granite was not cut in
Kings County, as required by the specifications
that 500 iron ss and lintels had been substituted
for granite ones and that the specifications had
been violated In other respects IL was admitted
by Mr. Frcel that the stone was not cut IN Kings
County Mr.. Mundcll, the architect stated that the
Specifications In regard to granite sills changed
. three days before the contract was awarded The