New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-17
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
In dense fog on the North River. carly on Satur-
day morning the llobokcn ferry boat Weehawken
and the schooner G. Mathews came into collision.
The Wechawkcn had "A part OF her cabin torn away
The amount Of grain on the canal from Buffalo
and Oswego on saturday. aGo coming toward t nno
bushels; oats. 10000 bushels barley, 100000
bushels rye. $4,000 bushels.
The new pilot-boat Columbia which was built to
take the place of the Isaac Webb, lost nearly year
AGO nj sea. was launched at the foot of Brdge-st,
brooklyn. yesterday. She il - feet IN length ON
the water line 2l feet beam. go tons burden, and
of the ual pllot-boat liz.
Two dividends amounting TO 60 per cent have
been paid 10 the deposiOrs of the SiXpenny Savings
Bank winch failed in March, 1873. large part of
the assets of the lnsolycnt bank consisted OF mort
cages real estate. The receiver expects to pay
FINAL dividend of - per cent within a few months
Frederick Rockwell. Waterman at the ferry
the foot Of East Sevenih-st., heard n pstol-shOt
carly Yesterday morning, and soon after saw some
one spring into the river at the foot of Eighth
st. lie called Olic'r Donneily, OF the Eleventh
Precinct. and they ran to The spot, but could see
nothing IN the wafer. On the shore were an old
black fel. hat and pair Of congress CATERS
The Committee of the State Board of Charities
which has been engaged III investigating the affairs
of the lt0HSe of Refuge Resumed ITS labors Satur-
day. beginning It's examination on that day 81 th'
persons now connected with the institution. super
iutcndcnt Israel {. Jones was the hrst witness
The sessions OF the committee are now held at the
House of Refuge
Inc week ending on Saturday was remarkabe Tor
the large number of vessels arriving nj this port
from foreign ports. the total, $40, being greater
Than was ever before recorded on he Custom House
books. There were 81 steamships - Shils. 100
harkS IS brigs and 81 schooncrs. OF those which
carried The American flag, were steamships, >
ships. 81 barks Il brigs and 26 schooners.
The Rev. Robert Coyer, in his sermon YESTERDAY
upon anger" Said: The one thing which makes
ire sister cities of Ncw-lork. and esDecIay
CMcago proud of this great city, Is the grand anger
which was kindlcd here when. ~ the time Of rings
null wa l,eI
10 do about il" This impudcut inquiry aroused the
iu,l anger OF Ncw-lOrk and famed II TO white
heat, and III her wrath she accomplished a Work
which won the admiration OF the whole country"
The appearance of V. &. Burnap. the popular
manager of the Manhattan Beach Hotel, in the set
Element of tIe affairs of the Chicago merchants
Stcrtaucr Brother has given rise 10 the rumOr that
lac has retired from the management OF the faNorte
watering place of the metropolis MI Burnap has
long been professional expert accountant of this
city, and l. one OF the iessees of the hotel above
named. which lac manages during three months oi
the year. He and his ptrtnoIs have long lease of
TINS Llg mint Tor mOney-nahing.
Walter :. Pierce. Il cotton broker. failed several
weeks ago win large Liabilities. and on Saturday
his seat at the Cotton Exchange was sold for The
benefit OF hi creui,ors }. d. Ileston was the pur,
chaser for II $50, which with the transfer lees Will
increase tine cost to S1.79O. II is less than two
years since seats were oil ned ~ $500. The same
advance has been seen in the Produce Exchange.
Seats that could have been bought six months ago
Tor $500 cannot now be bought Tor $50.
The 'ong.horcmcn belonging Ia the several pro-
1T Ncw-BowcrN and Jancs-st. on saturday evening
and resolved that unless tlcir pay was Increased
from 30 20 10 cents an hour to-day, they would 90
Oh strike. Agents of the steamship companies are
disguised with these frequent strikes by the long
shoTemen, AMI say that tncy will not give the in
crease her will there he any del lay OF annoy
aucc III loading vessels If the police do their duty
and prevent interference with nOn-uniOn men, OF
whom there are sufficient to hil all vacancies.
Julius Is. Pings, of the firm OF Pings IL Primer, kid
glove IMPORTERS of No. iA1 Broadway, was arrested
an .fl ~ Ia lt tIs roy
special Treasury Agent Ncvins entered two COM
paints in each of which he charged Pings with
passing eight eases of gloves through the Custom
House Nv means of false and frau iulcnt invoices
pInas was held ia III. 900 bail on each charge, and
clvh suits are To he instituted at once All goods
belonging To the finn IN warehouse on bond nave
been placed under seizure. The amount of money
involved in the alleged frauds Is not known.
A. the fourth annual contest of the members of
the athletic club of the College OF the CITY of New
York SATURDAY., on TIE grounds OF the Manhattan
Athletic Cluo, at Eighli-aye. and Flity-siXl h-st
j. Sinclair 81 won the 9ne-nlie walk ana also ille
walk l.. \. Stuart the one-mil open walk y; j.
". Burton the one-mIle run l.. Balrd the running
high lump. and l.. A. Stuart the hurdle race. The
Seniors won the tug of war from the Juniors, and
the Freshmen pulled the >ophonores over the llnc
BROOKLYN.
There were forty-scvcn permits for the erection of
new buildings ISSUED last week.
Tax Collector Tanner reports that the NEGLECTED
taxes owing 10 the city amounts 10 81 ,GS2.3G3.
The body of IA man was found floating near Fort
Hamilton yesterday afternoon. Ii was that OF a
man about thirty wears of age, five leet four inches
IN height and nude. Part OF one OF the legs was
missing, and II Is supposed hc was killed by an
piOslOn
John l.. Platt who was found AZ St. Marks and
Fifth-aves was arrested Friday night Oh he con-
plant of William Wesley, a nurse III St. Lukc's
Hospital. New-lork, who charges him with having
cstranCed his wfc's affections and with attempting
abdnct his daughter, who Is fifteen years of age
Plat was held by justice Bloom Tor examination
to-day.
William Hobart, an undertaken of Auburn-p place
told Justice Fisher on Saturday that the pre-
vious day tLin, pae-faced, m lanch9iy young man
called at his house and offered to sell him a copy of
Shakespeare for $40. his enraged Hobart, who
kicked the boo.-agon; down the front steps. where
upon the latter ran up he steps aud struck Hobart
in the eye The Justice refused Ia Issue warrant,
as the bnOk-agcnts name WAS not known, and told
Hobart that lac had provoked the assault.
Mrs Catherine Cleveland, of No $50 Unlon-st.
was ascending the stOOp OF her house Saturday
afternoon. when young man grasped hcrarm aud Sc
ured POSSESSION of her pockctbOok, winch she held
in her hand, and which contained - 30. An alarm
was raised and several persons started in pursuit
OF the rorber. who ran INTO new building at Union
aud Smirlsts.. where he tried 10 pass himself of as
one of the worlLmen. He was arrested 10y Officer
Sbels, and gave his name asJolln GordOn, age TWEEN
ty-twO, of No. 80 Newark-ave. jersey City.
JERSEY CITY.
George Estey. the boy, Of No. 232 Clerk-st.
jersey City Heights, who had his skull fractured
ten days ago by Il stone thrown by an Italian
Estcy's companions. died yesterday OF his Injuries.
His assallaut cauuOt be found.
NEWARK.
Dr. Thomas A. Starkcy. Bishor-elect of Northern
Ncw-Jersey, preached at ST. Paups Protestant
Episcopal Church. Iiigh-st., yesterday morning and
evening.
The satchol-makers held meeting yesterday after
noon to effect an organization To cooperate with
the New-lOrk bag-makers III bringing about nm adj
vance IN prices of labor.
sneak thief entered the Office of George A. b.
dcnschalz, at No. 1913 Market-st on Saturday after
nOOn and stole an OvcrcOat containing "A wallet of
money and valuable papers.
Judge Depue has vacated the order of arrest in the
libel suit of Carl LentZ against General Franz Sige