New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-23
NETWORK CITY.

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| pale blue bunting.
Watorles are the latest flowers at florists, and
| are also sold on the streets.
| New lot combs at Daniels, are in the shape Of
| horseshoe, with balls of cut jet attached.
Dresses for LITTLE girls at Arnold. Constable *
! Co.'s, are of unbleached muslin, trimmed WIN
/ bandanna plaids.
II is stated that Samuel ]. Tllden wishes to rent
| the house and grounds owned by John L. waning Ill
WaTburtOA-ave., 1onkerS.
The strikers among the 'Ougshoremen who lately
renewed their strike have again given up thor at
tempt. Most Of them have resumed their work.
The new elevated railroad joint station in White
hail-st., near South Ferry, is nearly completed.
| Long covered platforms Tor passengers nave peeh
/ built.
The cigar-makera in the employ Of cigar mann
facturer named Jakely. in BroOme-st., VINO struck
| for an increase in wages from 30 90 to @lO per
! thousand, have been successful.
Tie lighter Engineer, loaded with lime. stranded
upon the Hogs Back, in the East River, opposite
| Ninetv-sixth-St., on Saturday night, ana was
| burned about a. m. yesterday.
Michael Doherty, a painter, living at No 10
BleeckeT-st., shot himself in the temple to end lie
/ of sickness and suffering, two weeks ago. 1ester-
| day he died at st. Nincents Hospital.
! The new iron steamship Rhynland, of the Red
Star Line arrived at this port Yesterday on her hfs
| trip from Antwerp. This Is The second new yeSsel
Of this line which has arrived here since juno l.
| TIE Cotton Exchange decided by ballot on Satur-
day TO take July and as holidays i'll addition 10
! July 4. The Produce Exchange Will vote to-lnOr-
row the question of having July as holiday.
| J. l.. Paulding the Remington CreedmOor-
! rife in a 200-yards match at CrcedmoOr on Satur-
| day. Captain A. NJ. Miller won the prize IN the
handicap match presented by Major James ii. Jones.
Rear Admiral Peyron, of the French Navy, who is
| in command of the Atlantic fleet, Friday re-
! turned the official visit OF Commodore Nicholson,
! commanding the BROOKLYN Navy Yard, and after
| being entertained at the COMMANDMENTS house was
saluted with thirteen guns.
! United States Comm issioner Deuel. on Saturday
| received from Shipping commissioner duncan
1927 10 the amount due TO SIX seamen or TIE snip
| Hattie NJ. Howes, of Providence, X. l. The men
| died of Haytlan fever on recent voyage to the
/ West Indies, and the money awaits the clam Of
| their friends.
! The body of a man found on Friday in the Har-
! lem River. near the Fourth-ave. bridge, has been
identified as that of August Mercheda young man
employ ed in Shaw's flower store, on lh1rd-ayc
near Sixtieth-st A sunstroke year ago unseated
his reason, and he often threatened 10 commit sui
eide. He disappeared on June 10
The lighting of Madison Square Garden with the
Keith electric light has been postponed until We'd
nesday evening, by that time il Is expected that all
the arrangements will be perfected. One light with
revolving globe OF glass OF different coors is to be
placed in front of the cascade 10 cast cOntln-
ually changing cOored lights upon the water.
Among the immigrants on the Weser, which ar
rived from Bremen on Friday, was young Austrian
named Conrad Knauss, who, in order to emgrate
and avoid CONSUMPTION, as he was liable to DO mill
tary duty, dressed himself girl, and pretended
to be sister OF ore Oh 4e Ts dISss fE
male attire on the Castle Garden steamer.
The fund for the relief of Archbishop Purcell has
been increased largely within the past week. 1t is
hoped that 100000 will be collected in this city,
GIFTS made voluntarily by rich and poor alike
The Archbishop and his secretary Will remain here
probably two weeks Longer, They are now the
guests of the Christian Brothers, OF Manhattan Col
/ legc, Manhattanyilie.
The regatta of the Columbia Yacht Club will take
place to-day with the following entries: Peerless.
/ Spray and Clara f., in the first class; Eureka,
! JOurneymau and Rambler, second class Empress,
| Lydia T. Gem, Katie. Vida and StanWiX, third
class The start will be made at II a. m. at Eighty
sixth-st., North River and the course will be tr
angular One that the race may be witnessed from
/ Riverside Park.
Spontaneous combustion nearly destroyed the
! lighter Engineer and her cargo of lime Yesterday
morning. fine lighter was lying OIL the Hogs Back,
| in the East River, and nj quarter before o'clock
was discovered to be Oh lire. The cargo, consigned
O {. Allison, of GOwanus Creek, was damaged 5000;
/ insured. The tighter Is the property of W. JARVIS,
OF No. 100 Tront-st. 1t was damaged $4,000, and
/ was uninsured
The Columbia Boat Club, of Brooklyn, rowed its
! annual regatta saturday over mile and a half
/ course. fouI-oared gIg race between the "red'
! and he blue" crews was won 10y the former IN
1898. The orange" crew carried of the Prize in
the pair-oared shells. defeating the purple" oars
/ men in 17;40. j. +. Boyd won the single-scull
Iflze for the third time, over two competitors. in
| 1919. A tub-race preceded dancing, which was
/ kept up until a late hour.
At mass meeting of the Socialistic Labor party
yesterday afternoon At Turtle BAY Park, to discuss
flr eig tcur movement, about 200 representatives.
OF the trade unions and labor organizations were
present with their wives and children. Il: II. Bar
hoOmee presided and spoke of the necessity fOs the
working Ia combine t. secure proper legislation
TO ad vance their interests. lie wanted law - be
| passed compelling masters not 10 work their en-
plOy6s more than eight hours day. Addresses were
also made in English and German.
Ann Brown. claiming to be the deserted wife of
! john thomas Brown, to whom sue was married in
London in o77. appealed recently 10 the Commits
! marriage she had about $4,000 in February last
her husband came to This country, aud a month
aiterward Sue followed him. On May 20 she says
lie took about El5O from her ana went away WITH
/ a woman. Superintendent jackson has secured
Mrs. Brown free passage to London.
The captains Of the brie Emma L. Shaw and the
! bark Suitaua, which arrived on Saturday, report
two vessels seen on ire at sea. Inc captain OF the
former sighted June IL, III latitude ~ ~
NORTH Longitude 42o AZ west. what appeared to be
vessel with cargo OF OIL on ilTe As the weather
was calm, he believes the crew must have escaped
! On the same night the captain of the Sultana
sighted another burning vessel In latitude 39O Ia
north, longitude 90 AZ west, aud suppOses II to
have contained Il cargo of OIL on fire. After living
for several hours TO render assistance If neces
sary, he continued on ms voyage supposlns the
/ crew 20 have been ros ucd
The steamship Britannia of the White Star Line,
! which sailed on saturday. had over Two hundred
passengers Among them were the Rev. Dr. John
fal of the Filth Avenue PreSbg terian Church, and
! his family the Rev. DR.. William NJ. Taylor Of the
/ l}IoeIwdy Tabernacle; the Hon. EDWARDS Plerre-
| pom, ex-Mnster to tue Court of IT. James; the
| Hon. George NJ Robson, eX-Secretary OF the
Navy Professor Willard Fiske, Of Cornell UDiy er
| sity; General James Grant Wilson, Clarence A.
! Seward, Elliott f. shepard. Char T.. Tracy and
Carl Rosa. Many fri nds of the departing tourists
crowded the decks of the steamship long before her
/ departure. The Rev Dr. Hall viii be absent sew
era. mouths, and viii attend the Evangelical ALI
/ ance al Basic.
The Manhattan Athletic Club games on Saturday
were open TO all amateurs, and many members Of
Tie athletic clubs of this city and the neIghbOriug
cities took part III the sports. Handsome gould med
ais were gwen TO the winners of the several con-
tests Alter numerous trial heats the decisive strug
pl- took place. IN the 44O-yards run j. T.. Carroll
OF the ScOtish-Amcricau Club, won the race III 523
| .cc with l. L. NNerr. of die Manhattan Clnh