New-York tribune., 1879-06-06

soT HofeH b. Hurbu President Of the indianapolis ana
81 Ions @load y MSSPoH A. Whit:
new Pre- sdent OF and Providence Railroad Com
pany.
NEw-YORK CITY.
Currie is selling very nice six-button KID gloves
for 10 cents.
Ex-Judge James H. Bell, of Texas, delivered q
lecture last evenng.before the members OF the Bull
ioc Club on " Silver Mining i'll Mexico"
William Bell. native of Mississippi, died at
Bellevue Hospital yesterday from the eliects a 1I d
gun-shot wound i'll the leg received before for'
DOnelSOn.
William A. Boyd Corporation Attorney, paid TO
the Controller Yesterday the sum OF $40 40, me
penalties collected during May for violation OF CITY
ordinances.
cess as y ruin. The Bowery has several oiheIs pI
the same kind which, it Is said, would be cheerIuin
dedicated 10 fame with Dap'lsih VI hio Nv many
residents of that street.
The SUPERINTENDENT Of the Castle Garden Labor
Exchange reports that within the last month i'S9c
applicants were furnished with employ meh'' I'<oo
being men. and 612 women
The two-days' cricket match between the 81.
Georges Club, of New-York, and the Young America M
Club, of Philadelphia, ended yesterday III the
defeat of the st. Georges Club.
Albert Mershang, age forty. while working IN tae the
hold of the steamship California lying at the foot
of West Tenth-st.. yesterday. was instantly killed
by a barrel of pork which fell on him.
verdict of accidental death was recorded at the
CorOneTs Office Yesterday III the case OF hdte Sai'-
han and Annie Fogarty. the servants who Were
killed by the st. Omer Hotel accident on May 20
The body of an unknown man was found near near
Fort Hamilton yesterday afternoon. lie was nNe
feet four inches in height, ana about twenty-seVen
years of age. The body was dressed III dark suit
OF clothes.
Ernest Herring. age seventeen years, living at
No. POI Mary7ave., has been missing iroiL .s nls
Broadway He had light hair and light COM
plexion, and wore dark suit OF clothes.
Four cases of pottery and china were seized yester
dav by Custom House officers on board the tea ship
Fleetwing, recently arrived from Hong Kong;
Among the articles were several pairs of large ana
handsome vases and sets OF table chlna'
An event of interest will take place to-day, when
about fort of the finest bred carrer-pgeons Will be
let loose at Cresson, Penn, for race OF 200 miles,
air line. The pigeons which win the prizes Oh
honor" will be on exhibition at the Aquarium this
afternoon and on saturday.
The large cigar store of Francis Mindena, at Ala
bama and Atantic-aves., East New-fork, was en-
tered by burglars yesterday morning. but they were
alarmed by the police and decamped without secul
valued at 81 600, packed up and ready for re-
m0val
The Kings County Supervisors Yesterday took
tardy action on Sheriff Rley's application for the
appolntnent Of watchmen to guard that part OF
the RAYMOND Street Jail grounds where the wall
was torn away nearly month ago. to make room
for the new jail wing. Two Watchmen were ap-
pointed
An enterprising boot-black in Sixth-ave has
chosen his stand beneath large tree, and made 1t
comfortable with large char ana square OF car
net He has increased his stock with a superior
quality of French polish, and Is prepared to polish
the dainty boots OF the ladies aud children as well
al those of gentlemen.
The ampbtheatre at Manhattan Beach, from which
Professor King will make balloon ascenslons during
the Summer is being rapidly completed. 1t Is not
expected. however that the first ascension Will be
made within two weeks. One of the purposes of
the ascensions is to obtain information regarding
the aircurrents on the Atlantic coast
Edward lev tHsf i sDce May as
81 The Young man is a clerk IN a hosiery house.
and is tho sole support of two sisters and mother
He parted with friend at 8 p. m. Saturday night
and has not been seen since. lie has not been ar
rested and is not q drinking man. HIS friends are
accordingly anxious about him. lie mas scar unuer
the right eye.
An unknown man.. whose, name could not be as
ing himself from the main deck of one of the Staten
Island Railroad Company's boats on Its o'clock
trip TO the island. The captain immediately stopped
his boat and signaled TO another of the same line
which also stopped. Both tlen lowered their small
boats and searched carefully for fifteen minutes
without success.
A he'd took fire in cabin at No 682 West Fifty
ffth-st. on Wednesday night, and Patrick UCon-
nor and his son Edward, who were sleeping IN 1t.
were badly burned before they could escape. They
were sent to Roosevelt Hospital A benzlne eX-
plosion occurred yesterday morning III the dyelng
and securing establishment of T.. II. Clarke nj No.
GlS West Imrty,minth-st.. causing dalnage 70 the
u
The betting on the sculling-match to be rowed
this afternoon on Greenwood Lake, between q. w.
Lee aud j. A. Kennedy. is strongly III favor OF Lee
the odds being to dhS ofsr farg M Sf t coI6 casa
tion for the shells. According 10 the articles 1t
must take place between 3 and 6 o'clock. An ex-
cursion tram the New-l ork and GREENWOOD Lake
Railroad from Chambers-st. at II o'clock VIII take
spectators to the course, returning after The race.
The concluding session of the Reformed Presby-
tcliOn Synod, at the Second Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
Church in IhiTty-ninth-st., was held yesterday
The case of the Rev. Mr.. Boden former pastor the
Reformed Church at York. New-lCrk, was again
considered. The charges alleged immoral conduct.
The Presbytery of Rochester acquitted him, but
file elders of the church refuse him establishment.
commission was appointed TO investigate the
charges.
At the quarterly meeting of the st. Nicholas So
cietv last evening. at Delmonic0s. Smith l.. Lane
rrported that the Hon. Hamilton Fish, who was
the first secretary of the society, and one of ITS
oripirators in 1888, had accepted the invitation OF
the society 10 read in November paper giving an
account of the founding Of the organization. Fred
eric de Peyater. the oldest living president of the
society. has been invited to Iead paper on the
sOcietys early festivals.
The eighth annual meeting of the Brooklyn Nur-
sery was hedi yesterday m0Ining III the institution
No 1873 Prospect-piace. The annual report stated
Nursery, and that dunng the year so infants and
80 women had been cared for. The receipts were
80 800 70, and there is balance on hand of 3d.
los 10. Mrs. l.. b. Rollins was chosen first direct
ress: Mrs c. c. Wood, second d!rectress Mrs. d.
d. Barker third directrcsS Mrs. ID. Hustaco, treas
urer; Miss Josephine Thompson, recording secre-
tary and Mrs ii. +. Aten, corresponding secretary
A complimentary steamer excursion mp the Hud-
son River 10 Alpine Grove will be gwen tomorrow
by the Hon. John ii. Staun TO the Union veteran
soldiers and sailors Of the late war. General c. K
Graham has charge of the arrangements. The yari-
Gus posts of the Grand Army of the Republic will
act us guards and pre- erye order. Tickets will be
gwen only to veteran soldiers and sailors and their
families. Refreshments can he procured on the
boat Several thousand persons are expected to
avail themselves of the Kindness of Mr. Starin. If
the weather Is unfavorable the excursion will be
postponed one week.
The retiring Board of Managers of the Produce
Exchange met yesterday at 1890 a. In., and after
transactng the business before IT. adjourned with
out date. The board met at 1880 y. III. lfor or
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