New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
NEW-YORK CITY.

passed a vessel of about 100 tons, dismasted,
water-logged and abandoned.
The Board Of Managers of the Produce Exchange
! has instructed the Building Committee 60 secure
! a site for new Exchange, which shall be III that
! part OF the city not above Wall-st. and east OF
| Broadway.
The nude body of an unknown man, about thir-
tyfye years OF age, tall, brown-halred ana slightly
bald. was found yesterday in the Hudson River at
| the foot of West Seyenty-eg hth-st., by Olncer
| Buck. IL removed TO the Morgue.
| In an alteration at No. All East Twefth-st.
| yesterday, Hugh Goggns, of No. 1913 FiTst-aye.s
| threw handful of black pepper into the eyes OF
John Bell of No. 100 Third-aye., seriously inJur-
| ing them Bell was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
James n. Riley, a Waterman at the elevated rail-
road excavation ut Nnety-ninthst. and Second-aye.,
was struck on the head by stone by John Eagle
son. and seriously injured early yesterday morning
He was taken to his home, No. 544 East Lightly
scventh-st., aud EagleSon was arrested.
The decrease In the death rate during the latter
part of last week. when cooler weather set IN, was
fully One-lalf of that during the earlier part me
whole number of deaths during the week was 40.
Thrty-niue persons died of scarlet fever. IheIe
were 40i births and 10Y marriages during the week.
l.. Decker 81 Co, billiard table manufacturers.
| No 1926 Bloadway made an assignment on Sallr-
day 1Or the benefit of their creditors The llabnues
arc not believed to be heavy. The firm failed In
1876 and a settlement of their debts amounting to
nearly $40 900 made at p cents the dollar.
Two Italian immigrants, who arrived at Castle
| Garden on the White Star steamship Republic on
| Friday, charged an agent at HayIe with having
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! their tickets. Superintendent Jackson has called
the attention OF the French Consul to the complaint,
| who will investigate the matter
The annual report of the death-rate for 1873,
| Just completed. shows that / 1854 out of 21129
deaths occurred In teuement-hOusC5, against 10
| 763 of 2J,5G0 in 1877. The greatest number OF
/ No. 30 BlXtcr-st. At No. G7J East Iwelfth-st aud
| at No. 100 SuliiyaB-st there we're deaths. In
each OF four tenements deaths occurred.
! Robert Bonner's horse, Edwin Forrest, on satur-
L dad. D. x fla FAFgF
| thUee-quarters OF mile, on blr. Bonners farm
| near Tauytown. The first quarter was made In
32l2 sec, the hall in 1:Ojl2 the tAreo-quarters IN
| 1851 About a year ago the horse made a public
record at Hartford, when he trotted mile IN 2:l4l2.
IL Mr. BJnncrs intention to show the morse again
| IN public
! DR.. Edwin D. Morgan, whose residence In this
c' Is at 40. 4l3 Flith-ave. was reported on Sat
; riJy to he IN dying condition, at his summer
nome, in Suieid. Conn lie has been sun ring iOr
Two years Win Bngh's disease OF the kidneys, nut
it was not until recently that his condition became
critical. lie went IN the early part Of June TO sur
| field, where he has been spending his Summers for
number OF years. Inquiries were made at his resi-
deucc last evening as to MS condition, but no lur-
/ ther intelligence had been received. DR.. Morgan IS
| the son Of Ex-Governor Morgan, and has had an
extensive practice in this city for several years.
BROOKLYN.
John ]. Corners, OF No. 81 Broadway, was ar
rested Saturday night for selling tickets OF the Ken
lucky State and Louisiana lotteries.
Mayor Howell is said 10 be somewhat better. His
physicians declare that no is in no danger and tIat
the nature of his disease is form of nervous pros
tratiOu, caused by oyerwOrk ana worry
Elizabeth Chapman. OF No. 1928 Atlantic-aye.,
was arrested Yesterday Oh warrant Issued by JUS
ice Senior charging ner with setting fire TO two
story frame house on Herkmer-st.. near Nostrand-
ave-, on the morning OF August Z.
The shoe store of 4. G. Brown, No 81 Fourt,-5t.,
Eastern District was entered by BURGLARS on Friday
night, and shoes valued at about $50 ana 80 m
money were TAKEN Some valuable stock close TO
what stolen was undsturbed.
While the attention of the captain and crew Of the
vessel Five Sisters lying near the foot of bridgest.,
was occupied az tho bow yesterday afternoon,
uyer thief clImbod 40 the side, entered tie cabin
and stole the captains pistol. liz was seen 10y an
officer the shore, who gave the alarm, when the
thief dropped over the side and was picked up by
confederate IA boat. lie pistol was lTGd az the
officer, and the pair rowed for the Ncw-Iork shore.
Two men, Charles Fell age TWENTY-FIVE, OF No.
1G5 MOntrosc-ayc. ANA Nicholas Baker, age twenty
i've of No. 50 Aoutrose-ave., fell from the roof of
! the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in that
avenue, near Ewen-st., Saturday afternoon, to the
ground, a distance of forty-hye feet. Fell broke
both legs in several places and Baker received severe
/ internal injuries. They were removed 10 st. Cath
erne's Hospital. -
! Garrett J. Mead age seventy, who keeps n news
/ stand al the New-I0rk, Lake Erie and Western
Railroad depot was seriously injured on Friday b
/ being crushed between two cars.
Mrs. johnson, insane woman. living at No.
] 600 Omnge-,t., attempted to commit suicide
SATURDAY night by cutting her throat. She was re-
moved to The County Lunatic Asylum.
| The Executive Committee OF the State Agricul-
/ tural Society has decided to erect at the Fair
! Grounds a new exhibition building, two stories
high 100 feet long and 90 feet wide, for the articles
exhibited by women
! Frederick Webb. of No. 3s7 South Teath-st. was
! arrested on Saturday night for breaking Iuto ST.
! PauPs Methodist Episcopal Church and riding the
contribution box OF from SD TO $50: lie admitted
| his guilt and was committed 10 the County jail
| On Friday night, when Elisha b. Fielding re-
! turned 10 hs home No 800 BrOad-st.. he found an
empty house, not only his wife and daughter but
every article of furniture, having disappeared. On
Saturday it was ascertained that Mrs Fielding had
| made an application for divorce, and had gone 10
her fathers home at MiddletowD, Conn, taking her
/ daughter with hCr
At late hour on Saturday night Special Officer
/ Nathan heard cries of Help" In Malyeu-Jt.. aud
! found that a man had been knocked down. At the
| same time colOred man named James Wheeler was
| RAINING in the opposite direction, and refused 10
halt az tue officers command, whereupOn the latter
IL ed three shots al him. one OF winch took effect i'm
| his let side and brought him to a stauds.ill At
| Police Headquarters Ls wound was probed by
| Surgeon Read, and found 10 be slight. Yesterday
/ he was discharged from arrest, there being no
| charge made against him.
Peter r. Spear OF No. 1913 PlauC-st., was iastyu-
mental m securing the rejection Of john }. Haaley's
! application tor a license for saloon at No. 80
! Plaue-st. 1hereupon John Flood, of Nc. 30I Nor
! fOlk-st., a bartender for Haulcy published an
affidavit That several months AGO Dr. Speer brought
! a chlld under seven years OF age into the sa.0ou
/ and compelled n To drink some ale. On Saturday
/ Specr published a card denouncing Flood. and
stating that Ae had made an affidavit before Police
! Justice RECORD, who had issued a warrant for
Floods arrest.
! Vice Chancellor Van Fleet rendered an opinion
several days ago granting . divorce 70 Mrs Clara
| ". Warner from her husband, Bvzaed Warner. OF
! Elizabeth. On saturday, DeHdiug the arranging OF
the terms of tIe decree CX-,gy werner Bcdie counsel
for the defendant, made gFpt ION for reopruiug
of the case 10 Introduce newly discovered evidence
ne slated that the new proof consisted OF depos-
! tons and ahOus 100 letters ALLEGED % have been
! written 10 llrs. Warner by Ncw-York lawyer
named Walker which indicated Indlscretiou OF a
/ grave character on their part.
AiW-JERsEY.
! WEEHAwgEN.-An unknown man committed sui
eide ut Nprbalyt,n SATURDAY night bv iuuD.ug Of.