New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-13
NETWORK CITY.

The next lecture IN the cooper Union free course
will be delivered this evening by Professor L.. "A.
Butterfeld of Boston, on 'NIslbe Speech" Illus
trated.
Horace Russell, Assistant District-Attorney, has
been selected as one of the members of his stall by
Governor-elect Cornell Mr. Russell will be Judge
Advocate General.
For pushing Solomon Cohen, boy of seven years,
down fight of steps at No. 257 Avcnue-A. on No
vember TO- and causing his death, Eugene Leonard,
age nine years, was held in 5000 bail yesterday.
Annie Larkin, age fifteen years. and Conrad Bal
dauf, age fourteen years. were yesterday reported
to the police missing from their respective
homes at No. 429 East Twelfth-st. and No. 125l2
FOrsyth-st.
The New-York and Eastern News Company has
FOR tran rGF the sI Si SuNG eT
Britain, Hartford Springfield, Chicopee, Holyokc,
beginning Tomorrow
During fight between two little Italian boot
blacks, near Howard-st. and Broadway, yesterday,
one drew knife and stabbed the other III the
breast, near the region of the heart. The wound
was not deep. however.
The condition of Charles G. Waite. pro-
at a late hour last evening. The recent change III
the weather is favorable to him. and he ehterlalns
hopes OF q speedy recovery
The Secretary of State has appointed T. II. Pick
ering, of Connecticut, an agent of the Government
TO secure exhibits for the Exposition at Melbourne.
Australia, in 1850. Mr.. Pickering viii open an
office at Room No. IO2 Post Office building
Monday.
The exhibition of Durham Christmas Cattle"
and prize sheep at Madison Square Garden was con-
tinued Yesterday. This evening at 10 O'Clock the
exhibition will close and the cattle will be removed
10 an abatar. there to he Killed aud dressed for
second exhibition in the stalls of Fulton Market
Detective Wade, of Boston, was IN this city
terday. and with the aid of the police arrested
Charles Roth, at No q Elmst. TIE prisoner Is held
en- "A warrant charging HIM with The forgery of the
name of Edwin II. Hall. of Boston; He remained
locked up at Police Headquarters last night, and
will be taken to Boston to-day.
strike was begun about week ago by the
rod la md. nfa
tors ut the foot OF West SXty-louIth-st. The strk
crs are composed chiefly of Austrians and Italians
saulted one of tie men taken on IN place Of the
strikers, aud was arrested. Justice Murray held
HIM in $500 to keep the peace.
A mddie-aged man was seen staggering through
NorfOlk-St. yesterday evening, evidently under the
influence OF liquor. An hour later he found
dead in the cellar of No. 159. with his skull crushed
in. He had fallen hcadl0ng down the steps. Friends
identified him Louis Peck aye forty-iiyc years,
n German shoemaker, OF No. 1s7 Johnson-avc.,
Williamsburg. The police sent the body to the
MOrguc.
The Board of Police yesterday granted permission
for the MASKED balls Of the LicderkranZ aud the
Cercle Francaise de PHarmonie at the Academy of
Music next month. "A request OF the Pilot Com
mission that scows he stationed in the East and
North Rivers TO receive ashes from steamships was
ii The ladies of st. Peters Church wish to
present to Captain Cnerry. of the Eleventh Pre-
cinct gold badge, and asked the Board TO permit
him TO receive the gift. The matter was referred
to a committee.
The New-York Post Office has received the first
lst of international postal cards and they now
for sale at the stamp windows. The card resembles
the ordinary postal card, with the exception that 1t
bears 2-cent stamp impression and las llght-b!ne
border around IT.. On the upper portion of the side
U %or %c s sr' Postal Union on Pcsae
Unvcrsclle) United States of America tEtGts TINS
dAmeriquep The cards are issued under the pro-
visions of the postal union and Will be delivered in
all countries which have signed the treaty,
Three Swedish immigrants who arrived here on
the steamship General Werdcr on November 30
made AFFIDAVIT before Superintendent Jackson. of
Castle Garden, Yesterday. that they, had been
swlndled by Louis Scbamfcd, who has a labor
bureau at No. Is Greenwici-st. lie promised TO
ontan employment for them for a lee al one dollar
each in advance Schamfcld thcn directed them 10
a Mr. Pfeicr farmer in Perth Amboy. TO which
place they paid their own passage, and learned that
Mr.. Pfc fer had not made application for any men.
and had no work Tor any,
Ernest Thalmann OF Limburger & Thamann
Charles Moran, of Bartlett 4 Moran Charles c.
Marrln OF Marin 4 Jordan; Lcoyard Sands. OF \
:. Sands Il Coz Robert DAVIS, ir.. III the office %
Sheldon Il Wadsworth i. I. Rand, at the Office
of Chase & Higginsou II. G. Hepburn at the office
Of G. l.. & l.. Haighf; Henry r. Person, of Albany
and William G.. Stulr,, have become members of
the Stock Exchange The election Of fifteen others
will complete the iull number OF 1,1G0 to which
the membership OF the Exchange is limited. Daniel
L. Starr has been readmitted member of the Ex
change.
President Riley. of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, referring to the recent floods in Panama
and the damage 10 the Panama Hallway, said YES
terday "Ihe Panama Rail Oad Company received
mails ard specie had been going forward regularly
since December 4, and on December we received a
cable dispatch from our agent on tue isthmus that
he expected freight transportation would be re-
sumed by December %. as Inc hoped that all repairs
10 the railroad would Ice completed by that date.
The report Of 100000 damage 10 our wharf at AS
plnwail was greatly exaggerated. "A our Isl hlnus
agent estimates the damage at not over 10000 at
the outside"
The new iron steamship Plantyn. Of the White
Cross Line. arrived from Antwerp ON Thursday.
She was launched AT Glasgow on September 7, aud
j. 27Ol2 feet IN length, 3ll2 feet hcam. 2fl2 feet
depth OF hold. and $3.50 tons displacement. She
was launched in four months and nine days from
the day OF laying the keel the machinery heinz
fitted on board complete and ready for sea before
the vessel was launched. She Is deliberately fitted
mp for the comfort of both passengers aud crew. and
is considered an excellent sea vessel. Her con-
siructOL Is Of tie improved tyne, being on the cell
luar principle, with a double bottom throughout
the entire length OF the vessel. and five transverse
bulkucaOs.
BROOKLYN.
Twcnty-one newly nedged lawyers have Just been
admitted 10 the bar III Brooklyn,
Thomas Sullivan has resigned tie presidency Of
the Brooklyn City Railroad Company, which he
Las held for ten years. Ill health Is the cause.
The sixth quarterly report of the receiver of the
IOag Island Railroad Company, nled with The
Comfy Clerk Yesterday, SHOWS that the receipts
from January i 90 March 81. 1879, were
$3.50. O00 So, and the disbursements $3s5,sJl "a.
Young man suffering from n severe scalp wound
and & number of bruises IN the face entered the
Nerk street. Police Station early Yesterday morning.
n. p,s his name ~ kdwa." ssCne, a.. se..I tnat
be lived at Public ScaDo No. IL, Ia Washington
ave. near Greeuo-aye. He stated that he had been
beaten, but p0stIVciy lciused 10 give The names VI
lie assailanis
There Is deficiency o. So. 600 in the accounts
Of tho Board Of Education for this year. aud Con-
irOllsr Stcinncfz has been requested to pay over
a similar request was made last year, but 1t was