New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-11
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
Hundreds of men were employed yesterday in
tearing down storm-doors IN 1ront Oh the s'oloS III
Broadway.
The members of the Cotton Exchange yesterday
voted almost unanimously for observing May IL
and IL as holidays.
William Kenstler. age three years, fell from a
second-stOry WINDOW yesteruayI NJ NO' O~V I'M"
ave-, and was killed.
Tho twenty-second annual report OF the Chamber
of Commerce has been submitted to Its members III
a handsomely bound volume.
now office building is to be erected at Exchange
place Hanover and BeavcI-sts. The estimated cost
is between 100000 and 100000.
The fountain in front of the Post Office is s1r-
rounded every night between IL and L o'clock by
milkmen who stop to water thelr-horses' -,
The disappearance of Eva Kistler, German girl
eighteen years of age, from No. 129 East twenty
second-st,, was reported yesterday at Police Heau-
quarters.
The Bristol and Providence, of the Fall River
Line have changed their hour Of departure from
TO 5:30p. m. They leave Pier No. 70 North klVer'
foot of Murray-st
Barbara Markowiz n child of six months, whose
parents poor Boemans came over la sIo week III
pox in the Riverside Hospital to which she was
sent from Quarantine.
The twenty-frst commencement OF the Law
School of Columbia College will take place at the
Academy of Music Wednesday evening. diplomas
will be conferred upon the members OF the gradIi-
ating class and the annual prizes awarded AZ
Dwight and Professor John f. Dillon.
Hazenthal, baker at No. 90 SecOnd-ave.,. was
shot accidentally early yesterday morning by hoD-
ert Beck, one of his workmen. The accident Qc I
Cured while he was showing to Beck large pistol
which Beck wished to purchase. The bullet en-
tered HazenthaPS abdomen. Beck was arrested
Hazenthal is at Bellevue Hospital IN critical coll
ditlon.
Ellen Sexton, age thirty. dressed in deep mourn
ing. and having no home, was arrested by Officer
Harberv. of the Steamboat Squad, Sunday after.
nOOn at Pier No. 33 East River while in the act OF
preparing to drown herself When questioned her
answers were of an iucOhcrent nature. On being
brought before Justice Duffy yesterday, she was
committed for examination, as she appeared to DC
of unsOund mental condition.
The receipts of grain at this port by canal yestcr-
day were extraordinarily large. being no less than
1,063 253 bushels, against 14227S bushels by rail
and 200 bushels coastwlse, making the total re-
cents POS. 731 bushels. Several of the boats
were those brought through the canal by the cable
system, and are two days ahead OF those coming by
horse power. Among the receipts by canal were
7G5 1853 bushels of wheat and 2O7 300 bushels OF
corn.
Johann NJ. Braak native of HOlstcin, his wife
and three children, appeared at Castle Gardcn YES
terlay, destitute and hungry. Braak said that the
poor authorities OF Biisum, HOlStein, paid their
passage to the United States. They arrived at
Boston on Friday last, and were sent to New-York
by the agents of the steamship line; The Eml-
grafton Commissioners Will send the destitute
family back to Boston for the Massac husctts State
Board of Charities to dispose OF.
day elected the following officers President, :. L..
NJ. Barlow secretary and treasurer, W. IS, Harri-
son honorary physician, DR. Nv H. f. r9naGk'ns9's,
Hurd, " Scelcy, and J. l}rougham directors, j.
Gilbert, w. Dayidge. W. J. Florence, F.. 5. Cham
fran HSTd m d HoET JOIN Wscn bJG aes VI a "
lor ID. {. Anderson, l.. T. Taylor, Carl Ahrcndt, j.
IL. Stoddard.
rcspectabe-appearng man named Colonel
james l.. Gallagher aTraignod in the YOrkyIllc
Police Court yesterday. bcsOrc Justice Murray,
charged By a girl fourteen years old with assauting
her in the arsenal at Central Park ON SUNDAY. Inc
man was allowed TO 40 on parole, for II WAS learned
by the Justice that the assault, II II was committed
at ALL must have taken place in the presence Of n
great crowd, and that after his arrest Young man
had told the prisoner that the matter could be set
tied for 800.
Some boys wore playing ball in Washington
square on Sunday afternoon. ana M the ball was
rolling down one of the paths. chased nv Charles
Moore q cOlOrcd boy OF twelve, john McElllgOtt. 4
white boy, picked It up and threw 1t in an opposite
direction. This so enraged the Young negro that he
drew knife and attacked Elligott, stahbing HIM in
tbe left thigh. EllgOtt fell TO the ground, sCrcam-
ing with pain, when Moore, frightened ut what he
had done endeavored to escape, but was caught by
Officer Merrlich of the Fifteenth Precinct Elhgott
was taken TO st. VIncent's Hospital. Yesterday
Justice Kilbreth. at the Jefferson Market Police
Court, committed Moore to prison
Letters were sent yesterday by the executive
officers of the Chamber of Commerce. the Board Of
Trnde and Transportation, the New-lOrk Furniture
Board Of Trade, the hardware Board Of Trade, tho
StatjonCrs' Board of Trade. tho New-YGrk Milk TX
change, the Kings County Milk Exchange, the
Maritime Exchange tho Tobacco Board of Trade
aud the Central TaXpay crs Association to the Rail-
road Committee OF tho State Senate, demanding
that the Ant-DscrimnatiOn Railroad bill and the
hill TO create Board of Railroad Commissioners be
reported without delay OH their passage Drega-
ti0ns from the Chamber of Commerce and Board
of Trade and Transportation will 90 to Albany to-
day. ,,oo,,,,,,,
The Common Council yesterday requested the
Board Of City Works to increase the pay of labor
e1s pavcrs and hammers in the street repair gangs
% cents day.
State Engineer Seymour will visit Concy Island
to-day to consider the application OF the Concy
Island Elevated Railway Company for permission
10 cross the Ocean Parkway.
The certificate of Incorporation Of the Amaranth
Dramatic Society. well-known amateur OrganlZa-
ton was filed yesterday ia tho County Clerks of
flee Among the trustees are John Oakley and Gem
era Isaac >. Catlln'
little panic occurred In Public School No 10 In
WIsou-st.. yesterday afternoon. A large and noisy
insect called darning needle" flew in at one of
the windows, and some scholar called Fire ~ and
n rush was made for the door, One girl almost
iumpcd from tho window, but was held back by her
teacher. The excitement finally subsidized, and no
one was hurt.
Jobn Higgins. age forty-cght, was found I'm Fur-
fhe skull, caused by stones thrown by sOmo bows.
lie was taken to the Long Island College Hospital.
In n critical condition. Two boys James FLYNN
and John COyle, were arrested on suspicion Ilig-
GINS said that he was q shoemaker, and lived at
lhIrd-ave. and Thrty-OTth-st., but the police can
find no one of that nalno living IN the vicinity.
The body Of Michael Sheehan was dug up ut the
KINGS County farm yesterday, III the presence of
Dir. Cotton, Sanitary superintendent Raymond,
Sidney Williams, Keeper OF the Morguc Mcclure,
Undertaken FOran, Driver Campbell, and Patrick
Casey aud his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Casey were not
positive that tho body that of Shcchan. DIR.
Cotton, Mcclure and Campbell SAID that tho body
was the one they had seen before The body was
buried again.
Michael McAryile and James Dougherty live
with their families at No. 2 Jay-st. On Sunday
McArvllle struck Dougherty on the head with n
poker causing n scalp wound. Dougherty. how
ever refused TO make u complaint against tho
woman and she was not arrested. After Il tenn
pOrnry cessation of hOstlltes the quarrel was re-
newed, and McATvle inflicted number OF wounds
the wounds is regarded ~ serious. al the per-
sons were then arrested, and Justice Walsh yester-