New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16

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n man of the United States of wnlch inc pIo.n,
representing the different States had been s're"h
on table placed upon the stage.
The sale OF funding certificates at the Iost O H..
was stopped for the day ut 1880 p M yesterday. tne
supply Of $50 900 having been exhausted. ~ .ho
time there were not less than 100 women III en5
line and as many men. The desire 10 OBTAIN eoou
we're i'm the building before o'clock. In many III,
stances boys near the cashiers window accep'eu
small sums of money for their POSITIONS.
De Boigne NJ Bennett was indicted in November,
1873, for sending through the mails an obscene
book called "Cupids Yokes," and at the Marcn
term was convicted IN the CIRCUIT Court , before
Judge Benedict and Jury. aesteru 1ad. a', mo,
lion i'm the United States Circuit Court oeIole
Judges Blatchford. Benedict and Choate IN arrgso
of Judgment and for new trial. decision VIII pc
given May 81.
The needy petitioner for cents wherewith 70
purchase bowl OF soup, who sets forth that nc u
a Harvard graduate and has lost an excelent posi-
ton in New-York should INFORM nlse e gIi IN what
class he was at Harvard. said that he was IN ine
highest class, but left in mathematics aiter hs
second year. He also stated that the position no
held was that of clerk in Central Park at salary
of S4S week.
There was no formal conference yesterday be-
tween William II. Vanderbilt ana the hoonu rord
Municipal Committee the latter having sent wor ,i
that il had no proposition to make. Mr. Vanderbilt
agreed to meet George G.. Buell., chairman OF tne
Rochester committee, in an informal way, ana lney
talked together for about an hour Mr. Vanderbilt
ofterward SAID: 1--WE have had pleasant CONVEX
sation, and the entire subject OF controversy ma
been discussed. No conclusion has been Ieacneu'
but everything is moving along satisfactorily"
The bricklayers of this city have decided to de-
mand an additional 80 cents day from thelr en-
ployers on Monday. II their demands , are n l.oS
acceded TO a general strike will follow. The wages
now are So 80 a day. The bricklayers claim that
work is so plentiful that the builders can easily pay
80 a day. Robert l.. Darragh, a well-knowhh
hinder said the season was very Disk now, anu
he Thought it only fair that the mechanics should
also share the benefits Of a lively trade. otaer
builders believed that If there was unanlnlty
among the brlcklayerS the extra wages "ouiu po
paid.
One reason assigned several months ago for
bringing the suts of Cornelius j. Vanderbilt against
his brother, William II. Vanderbilt, to speedy ad-
Indication was that tho health Of the former de-
manded that he should 90 abroad. AS soon as these
suits and those in the SurrOgates office were DIS
posed of c. j. Vanderbilt began the arrangement Oh
plans for such q European trip. lie sailed yesler-
day on the City of Brussels, of the lnman Line, IN
tending to spend the Summer and part of the Au-
tumn in France and Switzerland, he was accom- o
named by George n. Terry, {. NJ. Herug ana one
servant 1t is expected that William Ii. Wander
bilt will sail for Europe on the Britannia to-mor-
row. He says that the purpose OF his Trip Is merely
recreation.
The funeral services of Charles II. Pulham, for
many years journalist in this city, were held IN
st. PauPs Episcopal Church yesterday. ABOUT Zoo
representatives of the press present, besides
members of the Masonic fraternity. The Rev. DR..
Mulcahey, assisted by the Rev. A. 5. Crapsey. con,
Quoted the services. broken column of pinks and
lilies, intertwned with yloets, and bearing the
initials IN. Y. p. c." (New-York Press Club, of
which Mr. Pullman was president in 1870, was at
the foot of the coffin. wreath of immortelles, a
pillow of pinks bearing quill, and floral design
with the word "Una," and a square ana compass
(emblematic of Una Lodge, of which the deceased
Journalist had been the MASTERY lay on the LID or
The coffin. The pall-bearers were Charles II.
Baden, James POOtOn, W. N Penney, John ".
Mott, John G. Quinlan and Char les j. Jones. The
body was buried in Greenwood Cemetery with
Masonic rites, ..,-,,
The estimated expenses of Kings County for the
wear beginning August /, exclusive OF the Depart
ment of Charities, $1,1S5,O19. This Is an In,
crease of $16 933 SO over the amount appropriated
for the present year.
Albert Durando, who kept grocery store at No.
80 Wolcott-st., on April 20 went TO New York TO
purchase some goods, aud did not return: 1ester.
day his boy was found in the river at the foot OF
Montague-st. 1t was much decomposed.
The Fulton Municipal Gas Company, which was
Incorporated on March 3, has purchased the prop
erty of the Manhattan Gasght Company at Degraw
and Nevins-sts. The capital stock OF the company
is 81 800 900. 1t proposes to manufacture gas by
new process.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schultner, of No. 372 Wallabout-
st was very seriously burned Wednesday night by
the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Her husband, In
attempting to extinguish the flames. was also
burned upon the hands and feet. Both were taken
to the ST. Catherine Hospital. Mrs. Schutners re-
covery Is not expected.
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music last evening
was celebrated the eighteenth anniversary OF the
Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers, OF
this city. A large audience was In attendance.
Many children tastefully dressed sat upon the
stage, and sang their songs in manner which
the Rev. Emory j. Haynes, the Rev. w. r. Davis,
and others.