New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-02

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Some French Communists in thiscity have formed
a committee TO obtain subscriptions for lance OF
HONOR TO be presented to the Zulu VINO Kllled tns
| Prince Imperial, if he can be found. number OF
! o and lO-ceuts subscriptions, and n lew Zo-centS
subscriptions have been obtained, the total amount
| ing to ~ 90
bali from pistol discharged by some unknown
| person passed through the window OF william An
derson's Office on the first floor OF No. Murray-st
! Yesterday and wounded Mr.. Anderson slightly IN
the head. The shot had been fired by some one on
| the street near Broadway. III was DeileVeu u po
| the result of carelessness.
| Robert Kelly coal passer the steamer Ger
| mamie was drowned last night while bathing In the
river at the foot OF West Tenth-st. Daniel Murphy
| Jumped after the sinking man and tired IN VAN I'D
save him. He became exhausted and would nave
| been drowned himself except for the timely aIu
brought from the ship. Kellys body was not reco'-
! cred. -
The American Temperance Union elected the fol
lowing officers last evenings The Rev. George II.
Corey gresdent A. BGgardgSE n No. Me- Under
| hill and Henry II. Carpenter, vice -pTesldentsj
| Daniel Ross recording secretary T. H. Carpenter,
financial secretary, and Duncan f. Scott treas
urer.
Acbild seventeen months old, named Gathering
Mulvaney. was missed by her parents at No ~
Fldridgest on Monday, and a vain search was neue
for her at the police stations ana is n in the
rear OF the house. 1t was believed thst she Iao l'
len in and had been suflocated before her cries Ior
help could be heard
The New-EnpIand Association Maiden Club, OF
Maiden. Mass, visited Jersey City yesterday, ana
played a match with the professional fly-ANaF
Club, of New York on the jersey StY CluD sfouius;
The Maden Club played fine fielding game Dut
was unable to cope with PurrOys pitching, ana was
defeated by a score of to-. To-day the Maiden
Club will play against the National Jersey Clty
Club
The directors of the National Rife Association
Yesterday appointed committee to revise the regu-
lations. committee was al $50 appointed TO arrange
for money prizes, instead Of medals, in oil
,t,l,aI he nm 1lnrn al H.
creased. 4 letter was received from the New South
Wales Rife Association, saying that no team would
be sent to compete for the International trophy THIS
year.
In July. 1878, when the New-York Betting and
Packing Company met with serious losses, caused
by the defacation of the Boston 5elting ComPahEs
treasurer the time for the payment of of It's habi-
ties extended over period covering thrte
years The company has now given notice to its
creditors that Is prepared to pay all the notes so
extended.
A meeting was held IN the Fulton Street Chapel
at noon yesterday, to commemorate the twenty
second anniversary of the missionary labor in the
North Dutch Church" The Rev. DR.. 1. W. Cham
bers presided, and addresses were made by Dr. Bull
OF Newark, J. L. Lanphier. the Rev. Charles j. War
rem and many Others There were many SNORT
prayers, aud single verses Of hymns were sung.
Secretary 5. I. Strong ofthe Petroleum Exchange,
reports the number of OIL wells Completed during
June, as 327 with an average daily delivery or
25l2 barrels each. The number Of wells being pre-
uared for work on June 30 was 1868, and the num-
her drilling ISL. The total exports of petroleum,
etc, from Newly ork from January 1 to June ~,
were SO. GG1 SOS gallons against 71,OGo.615 during
the same period last year.
limited States Commissioner Deuel yesterday dis
charged COrson and Burns from custody, the prose-
cutiOn having failed TO connect them IN any way
with the robbery of the Government Printing once
at Washington, on January 2. Burns was lmmedI-
ately rearrestcd by Detectives Fields aud OConnor
on warrants charging him with the larceny OF Il
clock from Howard. Sanger ~ Co., and O1 assisting
" Red Leary IN his attempted escape.
y ,yt 81, If upt 1afa
clerk I'm the Engineers Department Of the Light
house Board, have been discovered much larger
than first supposed 1t Is alleged that he not only
altered genuine checks aud forged General DuaneS
name to false ones, but that he took documents
from the safe after they had been audited and
changed the figures to correspond with his own
fraudulent ones thus protecting himself against the
danger of detection Mt the Treasury Department.
Ii is believed that Buete has escaped to some South
American port.
The Pilot Commissioners yesterday received
letter from Christian X. Ross father of the lost
Charlie Ross), master-warden OF philadelphia. ask
ng whether "A license as pilot could be gwen To an
apprentice having served the required term on tug
boat IN charge of licensed pilot, and whether
pilot, In case of vessel under tow, should be on
board the vessel or the tug-bOat. The Commission
ers decided that the pilot must be the vessel
der his charge and that no person could receive
license as pilot without having served the required
term plOt-boat An Investigation was made
of the collision between the steamships Rio de Ja-
metro and Old Dominion on May q, and Pilot Nelson,
who was on the Rio de Janeiro, was censured.
Three shipwrecked crews arrived on the steam
shin CITY of Vera Cruz from Havana. Monday
night. The vessels were the Norwegian bark Vi
kingen and the German schOoners Malyna Schutt
aud Low Pah YIN, aud they were all wrecked of
st. Anna, Mexico, June during hurricane.
The Vikingcn was driven on the beach, and the
crew had scarcely been rescued when the yosse!
went to pieces. and her cargo OF mahogany toated
out TO sea. The MalyIna Schutt was driven ashore
and the crew was obliged To SWIM TO the beach.
Several attempts Were made to save the Low Pah
YIN. but she went to pieces, and tie crew was
saved by the people on shore.
BROOKLYN.
The closing exercises of several Of the public
schools took place yesterday.
IL is expected that the new Hunters Point Bridge
Will be open for traffic by July 10.
The public schools of the Eastern District will
close tomorrow until September for the usual SUM
mer vacation.
David g. Milford of No. 735 Lincoln-place who
has been employed by Peter Rosenbacb. of No. 405
Grand-st. was arrested yesterday on the charge of
stealing II 800 harplns.
In the divorce ease of i. F. Schumacher against
Amelia +. Schumacher Judge Dykman. IN Brook
lyn yesterday. granted the defendant 800 counsel
fee and SO week alllnUny.
President Jourian stated yesterday that the
Board of Police and Excise would not grant license
for a saloon in neighborhood where a majority of
the property -holders protested against it,
The Democratic General Committee last evening
appuluied committee to VISIT sheriff Riley ana re-
0uest him to dismiss the Republican employees in
his Office and replace them with Democrats.
Two of the gates of the Hampstead Storage Reser-
yoir which have been closed since February II,
were opened yesterday, as 1t became necessary to
draw from the reservoir for the daily water supply
of the city.
F.W. King. who is living at II New-York hotel
visited south Brooklyn Monday, and on his
arrival discovered that he had been robbed Of
pocket-book containing Sill 10. He reported his
loss to the Van Brunt Street Police.
The Common Council met as a Board of Can
yassers yesterday morning aud canvaSsed the result
of the special election for Alderman of the Twelfth
Ward held last week. The total number OF votes
was 2794 of which l,Gl7 were cast for james
Donovan, who was declared elected. He was sub
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