New-York tribune., 1879-05-01
NETWORK CITY.

broadway JtWtUcr, ~ u sliNci 'is"i'
You can fairly hear the buds bursting into bloom
i'm Central Park Ii sounds like iire-cTackers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott-Siddons will sail for Liverpool
on Saturday next by the Inman steamer City OF
Richmond.
Professor Nathan sheppard will lecture on and
read from Thomas Carlyles writings I'D Chlcherine
Hall this afternoon at 3 O'CLOCK
If Won will always enter and leave horse-cars on
the riPhthand side you will never get run over anu
killed by other horse-cars, or hardly ever.
On and after next Sunday, May d.. the free read
inC-room and library of the Cooper Union Will be
closed on Sundays until the first Sundayln OCTOBER
The Sinking Fund Commission yesterday
awarded the 100000 of city stock, Issued 19r the
BROOKLYN Bridge, TO the Emlgfant Industrial od'-
ings Bank at 1876.
Mary Keegan yesterday contemptuously hurled
the statue of n red man through the window OF No.
1473 Thrd-ave., and was arrested. lhe treatment
of the Indians IN this country IS Na'lohai ois'
grace.
A delegation waited on the Mayor Yesterday TO
ask him not TO aiix his signature to the warrants
for the payment Of employees OF the building De-
partment who had not passed the necessary eXalii-
nation.
The Hudson River the New-York, Lake Erie and
Western and the New-Jersey Midland Rallroads
have reduced their freight charge upon each can OF
milk from 90 cents to 40. Ihe reduction taxes
effect to-day.
The Committee on Cheap and Rapid Transit will
be in session for the next three days beginning 10
day from to p n in the ro9msot ne New-Jefsey
will be glad to receive suggestions from those III
terested.
The 'lonrshoremen assembled in large numbers at
Vauck Street Hall last evening, and Indignantly re-
jected the offer of the steamship companies to pay
% cents an hour for day work aud 80 cents an
hour for night work. They resolved to STRIKE thIs
morning for 80 cents an hour for day work ana 10
cents an hour for night work.
The first of series of three lectures on Ancient
Art in Modern Literature" was delivered last
evening by ". II. Goodyear at the Chapel OF the
Church of the Messiah, in Park-ave. Last even
ings lecture was devoted to sketch OF the,
career Of Wnckelmann, whom the speaker termed
the father of modern taste.'
Two men in a box-faotory at No. 523 West
Twenty-hrst-st. quarreled abOut which should use
the broom first, and finally got to fighting about it.
At last Andrew Barney stabbed his friend Mctfln-
MIS- and came very near killing him. le is held for
trial. They to have acted as ldlotcally as II
they were two great nations.
The range and prize committees of the National
Rife Association met yesterday aud adopted pro-
gramme of matches To be shot at CreedmO0r during
May. Ii includes popular competitions for every
Wednesday and Saturday in the month They have
arranged with the Long Island Railroad to run
trains at convenient hours to Creedmoor on the days
of the matches.
The Sisters of the Blackwells Island Good Samari-
tan Mission solicit aid for the benefit and comfort
of the inmates of the various institutions on Black
wells Island. Ood, clothing and hospital luxuries
are especially desired. Letters may be addressed
to the president, Sophia Lampe, at No. lob Ogden
ave. Jersey CITY, or to the headquarters of the Mis-
sion. Ctlic6 OF Charity ana correction, 1o0t OF
Twen!y SiXth-st., East River.
Two attempts at suicide were reported to the
police last evening The woud-be victims were
Mrs. Elizabeth Clnch age thirty. of No: 1.6S4 tg-
1919 Flovd-st. The former took Paris green after
quarrel ng with her husband; the latter tried to
Catherine's Hospital in dangerous condition.
Barwick's wound which was not Serious was
dressed at the City Hospital.
One of the streets In Washin gton.square is mass
N,al,p
ment, which renders II altogether useless as O
az Its use would break vehicles and
cripple horses. Why should not the, West Side poor
be authorized to tear up this alleged pavement and
burn itf Aud then the Aldermen that ordered this
and taxed the city for it can lay their heads to-
getheT and make a wooden pavement worth having.
At a meeting of the Dock Commissioners yester-
day. Counsellor Wolf, Oh behalf of Felix Armstrong
q former foreman of masons, who preferred charges
Of incompetency against hief-Engineer Greene, a
few weeks ago requested that Mr. Greene be sus-
pended from duty pending the Investigation. He
was told that Corporation Counsel Whitney had
not informed the Commissioners Of their authority
to call witnesses and take testimony.
The General Term of the Supreme Court issued
an order OIL January G. 1879, that all sales of real
estate under mortgage foreclosures should take
place in the rotunda of the Court House instead of
the rale The auctOneers and others made a strong
protest against this rule. 1t was finally postponed
until Nav l, 1879. An order was entered by the
General Term yesterday again pOstpOning the
execution of the order until July l, 1879.
At the Union Square Theatre yesterday afternoon
the benefit representation of The Lost Children"
rendered by Mr.. Palmer to the Founding Hos
pital. a notable success. Every seat in
the house was sold, and many stood up. The gross
receipts were something like 81 800, all of which,
by Mr.. PalmeTs generosity, COOS to the charity.
The audience a strkingly fashionable one 1t
was an agreeable recognition by the Lost Chill
dren "'of the found children.
A. meeting of the Lard and Provision Trade of
the Produce Exchange Yesterday the proposed
anpulments TO the rules In relation 70 tHe lnSDpp-
ton of pork and testing of lard were not cOncurred
in. Rule of the general rules was stricken ont,
so that instead of the seller being obliged to de-
liver goods where tie buyer may select at any
after purchase, The latter must specify at the
time Of purchase where the delivery is TO be made.
A romance of travel: Two Boston telegraph
messengers yearned to the metropolis saved
~ apiece came III boat; assaulted by wharf rats
on landing here and received frescoed cOunte-
nances; tired to replenish eXchequer by shining
boots 90 too much competition sought free
passage home again on boats and cars in vain
found by policeman, half starved, prowllng around
Harlem depot, and handed over 10 Commissioners of
Charities; wrote penltent letters 70 pa in Boston
no reply yet
Dr. f. Dittmar. age sixty, died suddenly yester-
day at No 100 Edridgcst., and the cause Is yet un-
explained lie was a resident of East Ncw-York
and had an Office at the above number vita DIR.
He appeared to be IN his usual good
health Yesterday, aud was left alone III the Office.
subsequently, morse was heard IN the room, and
the persons in the house, upon opening the door,
found Or DIttmar dead on the floor His head was
cut as if he had fallen against chair The COr0-
ner viii investigate the case.
The Rev. O. B. FrQthingham and wife sailed for
Europe at Yesterday, in the French Line steam
ship France A large number OF friends were at the
dock TO bid them goed-bye, and their stateroom
fragrant with flowers which presented as fare
well offerings. Among the flowers sent was basl let
from the attendants at the Sunday afternoon lee
lures for instruction IN regard 10 the Bible and the
Christian creed. Accompanying this was beautl-
iul pocket drinking cup of silver
Communication is reduced on the NewYork and
New-Haven Line 10 the following animal rates,
which may be- paid in monthly instalments: For
Mount Vernon, $50; Pehamyillo. SOS; New
Rochelle. @G7; Larchmont Manor, T1O; Mamaro-
neck, $72 Harrison, S75; Rye. fTS; Port Chester
$50 and the same adyautagcs of reduction III
rates OF commutation and system of monthly pay
ments are extended 10 the commuters of Green
w vich Cnnn md al the nt hor ailfnns enst of Now