New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
NEW-YORK CITY.

Deaths last week, 47O; DlrtnS, D4z luAlIIhBoo,
10. The police arrested ,4O2 persons
John Franzen, age twenty-eiGht years, died sud-
denly Yesterday at No. $40 Seventh-ave,
The New-Havcn steamers will begin landings for
the season Mt Twenty y-third.st, East River on Mo-
day, July IA. .
Tno steamship City of Montreal landed at Castle
Garden 1,471 immigrants Yesterday. lie POtal ar
rivals for the week amounted to 0.2G3.
The Gospel Tent Mt Broadway and Forty-third-St.
will he opened this evening. he sermon VIII Oe
preached Jy Bishop Jaggar oi Sou'herh Onio.
CAPTAIN Henry Baxter caught live seal IN the
East River at the foot of Elghty-iith~st Oh
FTidav He will present it to the Park Commits
sOners.
Edward L. Clapp and Jeffrey II. Champhn made
an assignment Tor the benefit OF creditors Yesterday
to Dwight p. Clapp; preferences, S'IZo 81
A DOOR-MAT THIEF.
Ames VanwOrt, Of No. 20 East Forty-eighth-st.,
on opening his front door yesterday Onnd man III
the vestlbule in the act of filing IN Two tne cnaln
attached to the dOOr-mat. On seeing MI. FhnWorC
hc ran awav Mr. VanwOrt caused his arrest. In
the Yorkvie Police Court he was held lor trial lh
default OF $500 bail.
REDUCING HIS CHANCES OF RESCUE. =,
The body of a man, apparently twenty years old.
was found IN the Harlem River on friday ,Wnen
his clothes were searched YESTERDAY TWO heaVy
stones were found in his pockets apparently placed
there that he might sink to the bottom more easily
when he spranR into the water. lie Oouy lies ~
the MOrgue unidentified
BRINGING THE POLICE INTO DIsRFPUrE.
Patrick Kelly, age twenty years Of No. 23j West
Scyenteenth-st. was charged by officer Cuh, OF the
Fourth Precinct, yesterday, at tbo IomDs l9ICe qI
Court with pprsOnating n policeman III CITY Hail
Park and endeavOnng to eXtOrt money from citl-
zen. Justice Duffy fined him %lO anu sent hlm 10
prison for one month III default Ot SlOO Dall'
REQUIRING MORE ROOM FOR ITS BgsINEss.
The New York News Company. which has Oecu-
MED part of No. 18 Beekman-st. Tor the last iOur
years, finding the room insufficient for its growing
business, has removed to No ~ beekahhs e ha on an%
entirely renovated and fitted up with the latest
improvements required Tor the expeditions as
patch of business.
COMPFLLRD TO DO HIS DUTY.
Henry s. Holly a member of the Sanitary Corps,
preferred Il charge against Owen Cray Yesterday at
the TOmbs Police Court, OF neGlcctIng to OBEY an
order issued by the Board Of Health III reference TO
the rear building at No 81 Mulberry St. by permit
ting It to be occupied when 1t was unfit for human
habitatiOn and dangerous t0l1e' He was GequIeu
to give bonds IN SlOOO.
APPEALING FROM 1HE CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
The American bark Elmiranda. of stockton; Me-,
arrived at this port on Frlday from Auch-
land New.Zraland, with general cargo. The yes
sci is under the command Of Captain staples
fine of 1900 was imposed upon the captain for re-
fuSing TO show the ships manifest TO the customs
and an appeal to the secretary OF the Treasury VIII
be taken.
JUMpING OVERHEARD TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
Jeremiah Steele, a fireman on the steamer Ben
efactor, of the New York and Wilmington Line "
ing at Pier -, East River, was pouring varnish
from one can INTO another in the hre-rOom Oi tho
steamer Yesterday when the varn!sh took fire aud
eToln'ed. Tho brennan rushed on deck his clothes
ON fire, and jumped overheard. lie was pulled
ashore by the crew aud sent to the ChambeI5 Street
Hospital, badly burned about tue arms ana face.
COMMENCEMENT AT ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.
Tho annual commencement OF 81. johns college,
will he held at FOrdham on "wednesday, june 20
the exercises opening at 1:15 p m. Cars leave the
Grand Central depot at 1890. The annual dinner
OF the Alumni will be given at the METROPOLITAN t
husiuc~s meeting for the election OF officers etc.
will br hcld at the hotel at haf-past on the same
evening. A. This meeting proposal Tor quarterly
social gatherings * to BE- considered. Tickets Tor
the dinner at - can be obtained frOm the treas
ufcr VIM J. Donnely. No. u Chambcrs-si.
BROOKLYN.
The army worm has invaded Prospect Park in
large numbers.
''Gnough Pstcigllzc" is the legend borne by
Fulton-St. sign. and scores Of people fail 10 rccog-
nize in it a new way of spelling new styles"
The BROOKLYN Teachers Association went on its
fourth annual excursion yesterday 10 Governor
Island, aud thence TO Sandy Hook and around
Staten slend
A Republican ratification meeting will he held in
the Academy of Music tomorrow evening ut Whlch
an address Will bc delivered ny the hc'' uenlJ
Ward Beecher.
Alexander Lindsay and William Brlody, Of the
"Smoky Hollow Gang are under arrest tor Drutally
heating rag-pcker who testified against tue muir
tcIcrs of Officer Stone.
DR. II. M Scudder's church. the Central COngre-
gatonal. had lS annual excursion ycStslhay on rhe
steamer Grand Republic; to o,cawana Island lhe
vOyagcrs numbered nearly 2,1uO.
Alice WvrkotT age sxty-slx. of no. l ,057 Lafay-
eftr.aye Is the latest victim of rapid transit III
Broadway She was struck nnd probably iataiA
nnrcd by Motor 40 yesterday morning near tue
DE Kalb-aYe. crossing.
Two criminals George lIcndTicksOn and Michael
Kelly while attempting eariv Yesterday morning TO
escape from the Penitcntiary. icIl rom thc nOrtn
wall and were seriously injured. each breaking
lcg. They were discovered by Warden Shevlin, and
returned to custody.
In the suit brought against him for improperly
aEftAn nf
official capacity. Charities Commissioner Ryan
Yesterday admitted that he had gained possession
of and had destroyed the receipt gwen by himself
for the money i'll question.
JERSEY CITY.
Mrs. Mary Mcnamara. OF Stnben-st. Jersey City,
was arrrrted yesterday for refusing to answer the
questions Of census takcr, and was committed to
the county jail.
George Stevens young man wcll-knOwn and
heretofore highly respected in Jersey City. was ar-
rested yesterday and arraigned before Justice
Peoubet on n charge of cmbczzling nearly SlOO
from William H. Speer his employer
LONG ISLAND.
GREAT NECK.-The unOccupied house Of John
Burk ut Great Neck, destroyed by fire Oh FRI
day night loss. II 900 The fire was Of lnccndlary
origin. d,
BABYLoN.-The Long Island Baptist Association
meet at Babylon Oh Tuesday. The Rev. l. Is. 1.
lorndon wi be ordained pastor OF the church in
Baby lion at that time.
GREENPORT.-Wiliam Rowland. Of Greenport.
has been missing from his home since Wednesday
last He Is only ten years old, anu Tears are enter
tanned that he has been drowned.
RIyKRUEAD-On Friday evening sixteen tons of
strawberries were shipped from Riverhead to the
boston market. The crop is very short on the
island, but the price remains high enough to COM
pensate the growers for the shortage
IsLIP-The SOnth Side SpOrtsman's Club,
posed of New York men, who own an extensive club
house and grounds ut lslip are taking to pre-
vent the destruction Of game in Suffolk County.
Several men have been employed by the club to
look out for pot hunters.
FLUsmING.-Ycsterday Officers Valentine aud
ROil, of Flushing, pursued james Mack, against
whom there is warrant there iOr assaulting George
Weaver last Thursday, on his strawberry farm. The
officers shot at Mack twice, but he escaped. Galley
the other assailant, is still at large.
LoNG ISLAND CITY.-The Queens County Grand
! jury meets on Monday. One of It's members gives
public notice that he Is going 10 arraign the Long
Island City booksellers. lie has had witnesses sub
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