New-York tribune., 1879-05-01

Trnstees for the present year elected. The election
was unanimous. The new Board is constilnteea ne,
Hamilton Mex. Twombly, Norvn Green, James H.
| Banker Cbauncey NJ. Depew, Harrison Durkee,
Thomas r Eckert. W.. Syms John n Mortimer TnRe
| Albert H.. Chandler and ;. i. Bargcr.
| II costs money to INTO collision with some
| people. When recently William III. Vanderbilt ran
over man on the avenue, the courts took no notice
of It, aud the man went on to work again, leehng
| rather chagrined NJ having been In the way. 10
should be added that Mr. Vanderbilt did not appear
| TO have been to blame. When a poor man ran
against the vehicle containing the person OF August
Belmont, the man was arrested, and was yesterday
fined 500 and sent to Jail for ten days, although 1t
proved that the collision was simple accident,
which this driver did all in his power to prevent.
1t certainly makes difference who is who.
A package was detained in the Dead Letter Office
im this city Yesterday for postage. IL contained
lady's pocke-book, and letter which read as fol-
lows: MISUNDERSTANDING found your pocket
book and after abstracting the money it contained,
] take the trouble of returning the same. Ii was
lying in the gutter at the corner Of Twenty-second
st. ana Fiith-ayeD The pocket-book was marked
with the owners initials and address. and these
had been written on the wrapper. superintendent
Puriy has taken means to have 1T returned to Its
owner.
Mr.. Fields project of a memorial statue of Major
Andre has started movement for u statue or Ma
than Hale. who occupies a similarly picturesque at
titude, while being the side Of the Revolution. In
view of this agitation; I. r.. Kaldenberg. No. 10
Fulton-st., has modelled a strong two-foot figure IN
plaster. The young hero is represented in the garO
of farmer in those days. in his shirt-sleevcs, a
manly and noble form and impressive face, with
one hand outstretched above the head. The neck
is ready for the British halter and the time Is sup
posed TO be that moment of exaltation wnen Hale
declared thar his only regret was that he had only
one life to give for his country IL Is hgure oil
young man full of courage and vitality.
The steamship Carondelet, which arrived from
81. Jag9 de Cuba; brought as passengers GIaptoln
Ray Il. Lewis and crow of the. barkentine PAM
which sailed from here on April for Havana, and
four days after in thick and squaliy weather, was
run into and sunk by the barkentne Thomas
Brooks. The sea was running high at the time, and
the crew had barely time to escape TO the b0ais,
without saving anything, before the vessel sank.
After running into the Panoa, the Thomas Brooks
kept Off and il not until two hours hard pull
ing that the wrecked sailors reached her and were
taken into st. Jago. They sailed the same day OF
their arrival III the Carondeet for New YORK. Inc
Penoia was originally Government steam screw
steamer, built at Baltimore in 1862. and rebuilt a.
a abarkentne at Noauk, Conn, in 1875 She belonged
to the Linet Brothers, of this city.
Miss Ada Cavendish, the English actress, arrived
in New-York on Tuesday, and is at the New-fOrk
Hotel. Six weeks ago she went TO the Bermudas on
the advice of her physicians who th9ueht 9 change
full treatment of a severe bronchial trouble which
recently came upon her., She returns, much i'm
proved in health She will begin at WallacRs The
atre on Monday, May 10. an engagement In which
she will appear as R0saliRd and Miss GwiH. Fred
erick Robinson has been engaged to play Jacques,
John Gilbert will appear as adam, Mr.. Beckett as
1oachstoRe, Miss Effe Germon Audrey aud Miss
Stella Bonlface as Celia. Following this Shakes
pearean revival, will be produced for the first time
in America Wllkie Coillus's play entitled Miss
Gwilt," dramatization of the same authors novel
"Armadale.D
BROOKLYN
Deaths in Brooklyn last week, 23i births, 16O
marriages, 10.
There are now nineteen feet of water in tho Storage
Reservoir at Hampstead, and the water is flowing
through the waste weirs
The croSs-examnatOn of Commissioner Flaherty
was continued yesterday In the Brooklyn City
Court testimony being given in reference TO the ap-
pontment of labOrers, and political assessments.
The certificate of Incorporation of the Brooklyn
Burglar Alarm Company was filed yesterday. The
capital stock is $40 600. and John r. Carter John
X. Carter, Jr., and Benjamin A. Whitaker are
named as trustees.
The New-YOrk and Brooklyn Ferry Company Is
building passenger entrance at the foot OF
South Eighth-st. This will be a great convenience
to passengers who were obi ged to walk TO Broad
way to reach the ferry, and then walk one block
before they reached the boats that came into the
lower slips