New-York tribune., 1879-06-05
NEW-YORK CITY.

Lemonade should be a popular beverage with
| large Messna lemons selling at a penny apiece.
f. C. Stedman and wife, and j. X. Emmet, wife
and child, will sail for Liverpool to-day on the
White Star steamship Adriatlc.
Miss Sophia Iehrbayer age twenty-four. died yes
terday at No. 325 last tlfty y-htti-st. from the
effects of having swallowed pm III November iast
The Board of Excise has paid to the City Cham
berlan S1O3,51O, the amount received for license
fees in May. This Is the largest sum ever collected
III a single month for licenses
So well ventilated and admirably arranged in all
respects is the pavilion for patients at Belle
yue Hospital. known as the Sturges surgical Ward
that it would seem almost luxury TO be sick there
The first peaches from Charleston arrived by
steamer Tuesday morning. They we've too green 10
attract the attention of expert buyers and had a
slow sale at from - TO 10 cents for each quart
box.
The fountain in Union Square, with its border Of
turf varied by beds OF flowers in odd shapes, has
now a more attractive appearance than it had with
the tall lilies and flags which grew around 1t last
year.
The Rev. DR.. Burchard, who recently resigned
from the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church
after pastOTate of forty years, has been presented
with purse of 900 by members of the congre-
CATION
The body of an unknown man found in the
North River at the foot of 1hTty-sixtl-s yester-
day. and was removed to the Morgue. II was that
a about forty years OF age, smooth lace, aud
dressed IN black trousers and check blouse.
Members of the Health Department appeared be-
fore the Dock Commissioners yesterday III relation
at the foot OF East Seventeentil-st for the con-
struction of a reception hospital for contagious
diseases. Permission has been given to construct
the building and the work Will proceed without
delay.
The first strawberries Of the from the
Hudson region were shipped 10 New-York Monday
night, from Marlborough. They were of me Dun
can variety and were grown on protected south
ern slope. Regular shipments Will begun the last
of this week or nrst of next. The late rains have
greatly increased the size of the berries, ana the
crop will be large.
The following persons have been reported to the
police missing: Amelia Morrell, age sixteen, OF
No. 5o7 West 9rty;fourth-st;; Thomas keiIInan
John Robert Ross age thirteen, OF No. $50 Warren
st., Brooklyn; Albert Mitchell. age twelve, of No.
1893 Thrd-ave.; and Harris Hotlkopf age twenty
eight, of No. 90 Suholk-st.
Among the 457 immigrants who landed Mt Castle
Garden from the steamship Wyoming yesterday.
were 1913 Mormons, who left last night for Itah
The party was made up of English, Scotch, Irish,
Welsh and Swiss. They are mostly in families,
believe In all the principles of the Mormon religion
and say that they come here where they VIII be un-
restrained IN their religious views.
A mass meeting of the SOcalstic Labor party was
| held last evening in Gernana Hal, No. 29l
Bowery, Justus Schwab presided. Christian
Meyer of Chicago, a member OF the Illinois House
| of Representatives. gave an account or the work
done BY the Socialists in that section, and advised
the election OF Socialists to Office. About 800 men
and several women composed the audience.
Samuel b. Ruggles sailed for Liverpool yesterday
on tue steamship Algeria as the representative OF
| the Chamber of Commerce at the annual conven-
tion of the Golden Club. He will address the club
| on The Agricultural and Animal Products of the
| United States" Among the many friends who wit
messed his GeDarI1F Foge were Fl g. y Se9Tg
John Z. Townsend and James 4. Rugges
The annual parade Of the Police force takes place
| to-day. The column will he under the command of
Superintendent Walling whose AID is houndsman
Smith drill officer of the force. The line Will form
| at the Battery, and Will march up broadway to
Union Square where at a. M, it will be reviewed
| hy-t he Police Commissioners heads
| the City Departments. There Will be about 1,iOO
Ill line, IN four battallons OF eight companies
| each.
| At a meeting of the Board of Education yester-
| day afternoon resolution was voted down repre-
| mandiDg Lawrence c. Buckley, assistant teacher
in Grammar School No. 10, for absening himself for
nine days without informing his prime lpal, during
| which time be candidate for Alderman In
| HOboken. The matter was referred 10 the Commit
| tee on Bylaws. The commissioners seemed TO
| think that q seycrer punishment should be in-
| tlicted.
The Pilot Commissioners opened bids yesterday
| for the removal of the wreck of the bark Analfi,
burned aud sunk in the channel off Clifton, :. |.
| The bids were: T. X. Low, % per cent of the
amount saved; J. c. BAKER e 4 c., 30 per cent of
wreck; W. l.. Chapman, $3.50; X. g. Packard,
| $045. The awarding of the contract was post
| poncd on the application of the Board of Under
| writer's as 1t is thought theo work can be done
| cheaper.
| The monthly debt statement of Controller Kelly
shows that the total bonded debt OF the city, less
I an increase of 81 499.175 Al over the previous
| month. Stocks and bonds have been issued for the
following @ nor SrSts cTSou opSns %T %na @
| $12i 900 docks aud slips $4,000; Iompkins
Square Improvements, $4,000; Museum of Art
| and Natural History, 5000; New-York County
Court House, 1850; bridge over Harlem River.
81 600 annual expenses. 81 .0Gl 500 Brooklyn
| bridge 100000; total $l2O20,S0O.
The committee of the Board of Aldermen, APP
| pointed 10 mediate between the steamship compa-
mes and the striking 'longshoremen has failed In
| ia mission. The commit tee visited the offices of
| the steamship companies and presented arguments
on behalf OF tine strikers for compromise. The
| steamship officials promised to Glve the matter
proper consideration. Yesterday the committee re-
ccved letter from The secretary Of the Steam Irdf
fic Conference stating that tho steamship officials
| had concluded IT would be needless waste of time
TO discuss further the question. The committee Will
probably discuss the matter III the Board Of Alder
men.
Sampson TIrsch was arrested yesterday by De-
tectives Field aud OC0nnOr on an indictment
found by the Grand Jury charging him with obtain
| ing goods under fa, prctences; liirsch was a
member of the lrm of I!rsch & Meyer. His part
ner was convicted III the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner on n similar indictment few days ago, and
was sent to prison for two years. In this case the
| indictment charges Hirsch with obtaining a guam
tty of cashmere from Iianes. Blteman ~ Co.. of
| FranklIn-St., on February. 1876, by representing
that his firm had 50 600 assets over all liabilities
and that 1t was rs solvent at that time as IL
had been. Judge GildersIeeye fixed the bail at
$4,000. The prisoners father and Jacob Muhl-
| fielder became the bondsmen. Meyer is in the
rOmbs prison. A stay of execution was granted III
his case Yesterday by Judge Douohuc, and the bail
| was fixed at S25,0 ,000
| There is somewhat of rivalry between the Mayor
| and the Aldermen regarding marriages. curious
instance OF this competition occurred yesterday.
! marriage of some we-known members of the
Communist society had been publicly announced TO
| take place IN the Mayors office at p. IN. At the
! appointed hour the Mayor and his clerks snxously
| awaited the coming of the bride and groom. After
delay of half an hour 1t WAS whispered about that
| an Alderman had captured the prizes. Alderman
| Hyatt was then found performing the ceremony.
Gustave Charles May, the groom, was a
| member of the Paris Commune, also
Jules Lcbrethon, the father of the bride. The