New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-23
NETWORK CITY.

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the Show window of a store in Union Square and is
gazcd at daily By aGmiring crowds.
! Corporation Counsel Whitney has given an op,in-
ion that the COroncrs of this city have no lursdlc
tiOn over dead bodies found near Harris island ull-
less the deaths occurred IN this city.
The bark Kentish Tar, 100 days from Padang,
East Indies. arrived III port Yesterday after most
boisterous voyage. she brought as passengers the
four warrant officers machnst and three servants
from the U. $. Steamer Ticonderoga, at ST. Helena,
July |.
The North German LLOYD steamship Main. which
arrived from Bremen yesterday, brought l26 cabin
and AZ seerage passengers. Among the former are
g. Amberg. the leader, and portion OF the troupe
for the Thalia (Old B0weryl Theatre, and com
pany of boy musicians for one of the German gar
dcns on the BOWery.
The body of an unknown man was found in tn e
water Yesterday off the stone pier at the Battery.
by an officer of the Steamboat Squad. The body
was sent to the MOrguc. 1t was that OF IL man
forty years of age, with dark hair and eyes and
dressed IN n darl; suit Of Kentucky jean clothes
rubber cape was buttoned about his shoulders.
Evidently the man had been drowned some time
A Bowery museum has set mp figures of
Covert Bennett and Mrs Jennie smith, accused OF
the murder of Policeman Smith, and seems thereby
to have q very good hold on the public curiosity.
Elm the tabeau the bushy-haired and Hamlet-llke
Jennie Smith stands lovingly by with one hand on
his shoulder.
The poor fellows who get their daily sleep in the
benches of Union Square have to take Il by install
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give you much of chance SAID a stranger to
young man who bad just been awakened by tap
from poceman's club. % takes the cop twenty
minutes to git around here again." he replied as he
dropped of for another sleep.
The first Summer games of the Eclipse Athletic
Club take place to-day at Suffers Harlem River
Park, Observation-Disclosures SIXtl-St and Sec
ond-aye., at p IN. The games consist of l0O-yards
run and mile walk handcaps. and a half mile
rum one and two mile walks, and tug Of-war open
TO teams OF four each member averaging under 10
pounds. Only amateurs under seventeen years OF
age can compete In these events.
Special agents of the Treasury Department yes
tcrday seized at the cigar shop of Manuel Trylls,
No. 173 FIfth-avc.. under the st. German Hotel,
about 1000 cigars together with lot of cigarettes
and empty cigar boxes. Other officers went to his
house No. 100 Eighth-aye IN search of other du-
table goods. Trvls was arrested by the officers,
and will be arraIgHed to-day on charge of having
violated the customs laws. The cigars seized by
the officers were of fine quality, aud constituted
the bulk of the stock in trade.
BROOKLYN
Ofthc 1000 dogs with owners in Brooklyn 900
are unlicensed 4 large number of cases Of viola
ton of the dog ordinance will be tried before JUS
tce Walsh next week They are all III the First
Precinct.
The body of drowned man was found yesterday
i'm the Gowanus Canal near the Ninth-St. bridge,
and was removed to the Morguc. The man was
about thirty-Eve years old, .cct inches high,
dressed IN blue flannel trousers, sack coat, and
white vest.
Hannah McCarroll, age thirty-fve of No 5Gl
MaHhattau-aye.. as she was sitting IN her doorway
had her left eye cut Yesterday by piece of brick
thrown bV Lester Rowland, q boy of eight years.
She was taken to St. GATHERINGS Hospital. aud IS
suffering from a compound fracture of the skull
George LestranGc, age thirty.one, of No. 1879 At
lantlc-ayc attempted to commit suicide 1t o'clock
yesterday morning by jumping overheard from
South Ferry boat He was rescued by Officer scott
Of the Eighth PRECINCT, and taken to the Chambers
Street Hospital, Ncw-lork, when the boat landed
at the slip at the foot of W hitehall-st
A commss on. consisting of Dr. Homer /. Bart
lett, luuis e.. Bergen and John W. SanderSon, has
been appointed 10 inquire into the mental aud bodily
condition OF Cornelius u DAVIS, VINO Is an haDltuai
drUnkard, aud confined IN the luebTIatcs'
Home al Fort Hamilton. 1t is alleged that he is
fit 10 manage his estate.
The late Captain Frederick Hansen. of Four
teenth-st. and ifth-1vc., was buried yesterday at
Greenwood with masonic hoHors. large number
If members of the craft attended. The verdict of
the Coroncrs jury rs To the cause Of death was ac-
cldental cuusiOt wound, received while Captain
Hansen was drawing towing piece toward Inn on
August 10. The discharge OF the gun blew out
piece of ms thigh bone. lie Captain hunting
with friends at ShcepshcaG Bay.
Coroner Dr. Simms Yesterday held an inquest
East River at Martins Dock on Tuesday II was
identified by her friends rs that of MIS- Sarah Ma
gle, widow boarding on 1hIrd-st., New-York. Her
husband died two years ago, leaving to her valuable
property, placing it under the care Of Mr.. Wede of
No Is POrtlInd-aye She was cXtrayagant in her
habits and Is said 10 have INDUCED IN hqIO TO eX-
trustee of h,r property She was last seen on Mon
day, when she borrowed ten cents and started for
Brooklyn. 1t is thought she wandered to the river
and was drowned while intoxicated.
JERSEY CITY,
A family was found in Grand-st. yesterday morn
Ing who had been turned out of the house the night
before for not being able 10 pay the rent ami had
remained on the sidewalk until daybreak
Dennis McCarron. of Grcouyl'r, jersey City, at
tempted yesterday afternoon To stop a runaway
horse attached TO a carriage IN which was seated
little child and had his right shoulder badly
broken.
William Harvey. prominent real estate dealer of
jersey City, was arrested Yesterday and placed I'M
der bonds To await an examination on charge Of
being disordery in hoIsc-car II Is alleged that
he used such language TO the diver that sew, /
ladies were compelled to leave the car
NEWARK.
number of valuable blooming plants were
destroyed on "Wednesday night III the yard of Mrs.
Grecuhalgh III Highest.
William smith. age twenty-three, Of Goldcn-st.,
fell dead in WarTcH-5t., last evening iIls death
was caused by hcdrt-dsease.
The Democrats are organizing for the coming
canvass, and on Thursday evening their Central
Committee appointed Ward Executive Committees.
The Rev. Charles A. Yogi, on Thursday. received
from his former home, Vienna. Austria, 900 AorIus
in aid OF his mlssiou-St. Augustine's Roman CathO-
lie Church in Newark,
Adam Wolf. of No. n IIamiton-st., who shot his
wife aud seriously injured her several months ago,
was arrested IN Philadelphia and taken to Newark
last evening, where he was committed TO jail for
trial.
Mary Molloy, Of No. II Sixth-st., was seriously
bitten hy two Spitz dogs yesterday, which were set
upon her by Mrs. Fitzpatrick, OF the same street.
warrant issued for the arrest Of Mrs. FItzpat-
rick.
At meeting Of German butchers, at Turn Hall.
on Thursday. a committee was appointed To confer
with the Citizens Protective Association in regard
TO uniting m the proposed Liberia" demOnstra-
ton on September 3.
James and william Carter, boys in their teens,
were arrested on Thursday for jumping on and of
tine cars. Ca being searched. package of tobacco. a
small of money, an illustrated paper and dime
novel were found. They SAID they lived in Phlla-
drlphia had started ont in search of their fortune
and were willing 10 20 home without hunting any
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