New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-17
NEW-YORK CITY.


Thomas Crannev n laborer. at No. $40 East
Twenty. second-st. was instantly killed yesterday
by some falling machinery.
The steamer City of Washington, which arrived
from Havana this week, made the trip III three Gays
and five hours. which is said to be the best time on
record.
A list of twenty-five names was placed on the bull
letn in the Produce Exchange yesterday. from
which building committee of eight VIII ne &C.
ected The election will take place on July ~.
The cigar-makers in the employ of Kimball a.
Coulter, in Warren-st., continue their strike. ne
firm has been advertising for other workmen, Dut
It is said that it has not yet obtained new hands.
The ninth annual excursion OF the st. Vincent
Ferler's T. A. Il. Society, to Dudleys Grove, on the
Hudson, will take place next Ihussday; Inc pro
ceeds will be given to the Dominican Fathers to
assist them in building their new Conventual resi-
dence.
Joseph j. Sanford. an English gymnast, while
practising on horizontal bar at No ~ Greene-sl.
Yesterday, was taken sick aud died. The body was
removed to No. 273 EliZabetb-st Sandtords last
engagement was with L. L. Barnums circus. his
death Is attributed TO heart disease.
The NewYork CT Mission and Tract Society.
No. so b BILE House, has issued little tract giving
information in regard to the churches OF the city
and the work OF the missionary societies. Inc City
Mission has under It's care fifty MISSIONARIES, who
visit 30, 600 families annually 1t has three chapels
and four mission Sunday schools.
james McCue, of Yorkville, was sent to the peni-
tentIaIy for SIX months week ago. AT roll call
Tuesday night he slipped unObserved to the river,
n change of clothing. But the same night McCue
took walk through Harlem. and Officer Nevins
recognized and arrested him. Yesterday ne was
sent back to the island.
At the dress-parade on Governors Island Tuesday
night, General Hancock presented the silver medal
If the Life-Saving Benevolent Association and
800 to Captain Loring, and $40 each to Sergeant
Perline and Privates Gillespie and Costello aud
Bugler Gallagher. The rewards were gwen Tor res
cuing the crew of the tug-bOat Edith Beard, which
stranded Ill the Buttermilk Channel on Decem-
Der %.
The Workingmens Cooperative Colony Club is
the name Of an organization which meets every
Wednesday evening at Science HAL, IN Elghtn-st.
At the meeting last evening, III. L. sharpe, the
chairman said that every available means was
beng used 70 strengthen and build mp the CLUB. so
that it might begin the work for when IL was
formed-the sending of unemployed workngmen OF
this city into the far West
The investigation of the charges preferred
against John l. Davenport, United States Com
missioner and Chief Supervisor OF Elections, was
continued yesterday before United States Com
missioner Lyman. Michael Norton, Sgsmund
Kengensten and John Williams testified to having
had their NATURALIZATION papers taken rom them
by Supervisor Dayenports men at the November
election The investigation Will be continued on
tuesday. July %. at p. IN.
The strike of the employees the East River
steamers has been brief, the companies accedng to
the demands OF the workmen. The movement was
begun by the employees of the New-Iork and Hart
ford Steamboat Company. They complained that
ont of twenty four hours they had hardly six hours
rest, while their wages had been reduced from $50
to $40 a month. The business manager was IN
formed that the following rates must be gwen;
Deck Iaborers, 900 per month, stevedores no, ana
hremeu $50 month. The advance was granted.
BROOKLYN.
The first meeting of the Board of City Works
will be held this morning.
branch of the Brooklyn Diet Dspensary has
been established at No. 293 Sackett-st.
Charles Carroll the engineer in Heally's iron
foundry, who was severely injured on Saturday, by
being caught in the fly wheel of the engine, died on
Tuesday, at the st. GATHERINGS Hospital.
The inquest In the case of Michael Travis, who
was stabbed in the breast IN Fulton-St. by Paul
Shirley on Sunday and who died from the effects OF
the wounds, was begun last night at the Morgue by
Coroner Smms. Several witnesses were examined,
hut no material facts in addition to those already
published were brought out. Tine inquest Will be
continued tomorrow.
The first game of base ball in the series for the
Metropolitan championship between the New-1ork
CluD and the Chelsea Club, which was played on
the Union Grounds yesterday, was Witnessed by
700 persons. The New-IOrk CLUB outplayed It's
opponents at all points, and taking the lead III the
third inning maintained IL to the close and won
the game by a score of = to 3.