New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-16
NETWORK CITY.
Music in Central Park at 4 pm.

Music in Central Park at p. M
The number Of immi0rants landed at Castle Gar
den last week was 2,577
Arthur Larry, age two years. fell out of second,
story window at No. AZ Chryste-st. yesterday and
| was killed.
Judge Choate yesterday granted discharges in
| bankruptcy IN the United States District Court to
Jerome A. Sweeney, Jerome b. Tanney and Benia-
| min +. MOntange.
The employees of the Metropolitan Elevated Rail;
way including engineers firemen. conductors and
| brakemen. have formed pleasure club, and termed
| 1t the Metropolitan Pleasure Club.
| Michael Mulbearn age twenty-three, Of No 5O4
East Sixteenth-st., fell in fit from dirt cart m
West-st. yesterday, and striking his head upon the
pavement was severely injured. He was taken to
the st. Vincent Hospital.
1t must be hot and dull indeed, when the
| :" nobby y Young fOotman DelmOnicO keeps at the
Ffth-ave entrance of his TWENTY frst-st restaur.
ant, finds it meet to hang his silk hat on knob OF
the railing and TO lean against the gate post and
| read newspaper.
A primary for the election of delegates TO the
| State Convention of the National Greenback- Labor
| party from the IVth Assembly District held at
East Broadway and Montgomery-sts last evening.
! The following were elected: DeleRates-D. F.
! HAYES, J. j. DTiscOll, Dr. William f. Thoms. AL
ternates-J. J. Lucey, Roger Burke, James Oliver.
A downright jolly funeral procession drove out of
Thirty-fOurth-st yesterday into Fifh-ave. 1t con-
sisted of the hearse with two men the box two
| covered carriages containing each four grown peo-
pie and several children, talking and laughing and
having good time generally. and two single bug
! gies each containing young man and his girl III
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| linen busters.
The eighth annual meeting of the National Board
| of Steam Navigation, which was to have been held
at Cincinnati September TO- has been postponed by
| order of the Executive Committee until October 3,
the place of meeting To be decided upon hereafter
The postponement is due to the prevalence or yell
| low fever in the Southwest, and the impOssiblity
| of knowing how far IL may extend before the time
| originally fixed for the meeting
| BROOKLYN.
An assignment for the benefit of creditors was
made Yesterday BY John Collins; shoe manufa fac,
to only $4O7 90
| The sum of S175 has been raised among the en-
poyes of the Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company
in aid of the wife Of Albert Sutton, Waterman in
| the cOmpany's employ who was fatally injured
few days ago by motor on the Broadway street car
/ track.
has been confined TO his house for some time by
| very severe buniOn. Now however, he is recover
ing, and hopes soon to go to the country t3T yaea-
ton His duties deyolye upon Inspector Waddy In
| his absence.
At meeting of the Bridge Committee of the
! X ngs County Board of Supervisors and the Com
| Queens County, held at No. 9S Broadway Thursday
| afternoon, contract for the building of new
| bridge over NewtOwn Creek at Acknowledgement
was awarded to the lowest bidder, Garrett furman
| The cost will be 1878.
The report of the Registrar of Vital Statistics for
the year S7S has just been made TO the Board OF
| IealtU. III shows lower percentage OF 0lOGIallIY
than was ever recorded before in Brooklyn. Out OF
| an estimated population of 542730 persons, the re-
corded deaths were 1l,O?5, rate of 20.4 to each
| 900 inhabitants. During the year there were
| 1901 marriages and 10,747 births.
As Charles Hacktus. a farmer in Flatlands. was
! attempting to drive across tho track of the Can
| train struck the horse and wagon. Mr.. l1acktuS
was thrown distance of fifteen feet and struck
upon his head He was removed to his home, where
| he died in about two hours. An inquest Will be
| held by Coroner Simms OF Brooklyn.
At a meeting of the Brooklyn Board of City Works
yesterday number OF changes in subordinate
Offices were made. motion for the removal OF
! G.. 4. Mclaughlin. Register oil Water Rates; T.. #.
| Phillips, Clerk Of the Chief Engineers Bureau;
| Patrick Hayes. Supern endent of Streets, and
number OF minor officers. was made by President
| Massey and adopted, Commissioner Hazard voting
| against such a wholesale removal. The place of
| Mr. Hayes was filled by Henry Dauson, jr. Upon
| the motion of Commissioner Worth, w. c. Richard,
Engineer OF The Municipal Department Building,
! Commissioner Hazard also opposed THIS.
JERSEY CITY.
The subscriptions for the Paulus Hook Centennial
Fund amount TO 81 300.
Detectives BIrdsall and O'Neill have recovered q
portion of the slyerware stolen Monday night from
the residence of Charles Speeman, on Pasade-ave,
jersey CITY Heights, 1t was found concealed in
barn near the house.
The Board of Police Commissioners last evening
dismissed Patrolmcn Luke OmrOck Michael Dunn,
George Schillng, Daniel Geraghty and Christie
pher Keenan, for drunkenness and neglect of duty.
number of other officers were suspended and
faed..
NEWARK
Newark shirt manufacturing firm on Thursday
sold full line of their goods, filling three large
cases. to go TO Cape Town. South Africa.
Michael Mcdonnell, of No. 1O3 Adams-st.. while
derauged left his home Yesterday morning and his
friends are fearful that he drowned himself.
The Board of Chosen FreehOlders has directed its
Jal Inspection Committee to inquire into the FEAST
bility OF closing the County PenrentiaTy and
fnlng the prisoners IN the County Jail and State
Prison.
Jacob g. Daneck, of No. 145 Wanut-st., was ar
raigned before United States Commissioner White
head yesterday. on the chcrge OF sending an abusive
and vulgar postal card to john Is. SOlvean of No.
&c Elm-st. The postal card written in German,
and Samuel Kalisch and Samuel Hauser, we'll
known German lawyers, were sworn as experts TO
translate it. Both gentlemen testified that one
word in the postal card, which criminal charge
would lie, meant one thing. and Mr.. Hildebrandt,
on the part OF the prosecution, testified that it
meant another. The examination was postponed
until to-day.
NEW7JERsEY.
MOUNT HoILY-The thrty-third exhibition of
tho Rnrlngton County Agricultural Society will he
held at tins place, beginning October and closing
s., 900
HoBoKEN.-Intelligence was received in Hoboken
Yesterday of the death of Dennis Cappers, an old
resident of HobOken, mt East MOriches l.. J. He
shot aud almost instantly killed while handling
his shotgun, which was accidentally discharged.
HARRIsoy.-Patrick Borroughs, of Railroad-ave.,
was found living near his house Wednesday night
in an unconscious state and since then he has not
been able TO speak or recognize any Of the mem
hers of his family. He is badly cut about the head
and will most probably die. 1t is supposed that he
was struck by train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
while on his way home
LONG ISLAND.
NEwT0wN.-COrOnerC Carroll was summoned yes
terday to take the ante-morem statement of James
Fisher who lies in dying condition at his house
in this village. He stabbed three times in the
breast Wednesday night, By Michael CrOges,