New-York tribune., 1880-06-24
NETWORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY
"GD has sent So to this oflce for the Seaside
Sanitarium.
Georgc James Duffy. age ten. fell from cherry
tree on Wards Island yesterday, and was Killed.
Tho hotel piazza, lawns, grounds and shore at
Manhattan Beach will be Illuminated TINS evening
by thousands of colored lamps.
THE DAMAGE TO THE ADELAIDE.
Suit was begun in the United States DlstrlcI
Court yesterday by the owners OF the steamer R
Adelaide against the steamer Grand Republic IOr
$4,000.
DEAD FROM HER nUsBANDs BRUTALITY.
Catharne Powers, the woman who was Dauiy
beaten bv her brutal husband at No. 90 R0se-st'.
week before last, died in the Chambers Street Hos
pital yesterday. Her husband is in tho Tombs.
DEFENDING TIIRIR RIGHT TO WORK.
The striking furnlture-wOrkcrs have been In
formed by some of their former employers that they
have armed the men who have been employed WIN
revolvers. that they may defend themselves from
strikers.
KILLED IN THE FOURTH AVENUE TUNNEL.
Patrick Megan, of Thrd-ave. and Seventy-third-
st o track foreman in the employ of the Hudson
River Railroad Company, was run over by rtIl tr9In
in the Fourth Avenue Tunnel Yesterday, at Sixty
sxth-st, and was instantly killed.
STOCK BROKERS IN SUMMER.
The last regular meeting until October OF the gov
ernors of the Stock Exchange was held yesterday. ~
was voted to adjourn from Saturday, July ., nntll
Tuesday, July @, when the Board will meet at IL
O'clock 1t was agreed to suspend the afternoon
bond call on Saturdays during three months, begin
0lnR WIFI July.
VICTIMS OF THE ROv-BOAT DISASTER.
The body of young woman found fioatng IN me
North River on Tuesday was Identified at the
Morgue Yesterday MS that Of Ellen Fitzpatrick, who
was drowned by the caps!zing of row-boat. which
was run down by the steamboat Eliza Hancox OIL
the Battery last Friday. Tho funeral OF LIZZIE ,
Mullins who was drowned at the same time. took
place yesterday from her residence, No. 97 Wash
inRt0n-st.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE or BONDS.
The Government bought Yesterday $4,000, 600
F~Ap ~. yJhI mn
S3151,45O The accepted bids included 5s and 6s
and none of the newer issues; they were sos, 800
5 Of 1881 g oo1 At 5o IS 9 from from
1910, and S1O3. 900 6s of 1880, from 1O4.05 to
1O5 O3. To the First National Bank were awarded
S1.45S.S00 of tho three classes of bonds at the
highest prices.
ASSAULTED WITH PITCHPORK.
Thomas McNab and Thomas Martin, who are en-
ployed in a livery stable on Forty ,hfth;st., near
Fifth-ave.. had an alteration ON Tuesday, and
Martin seized pitchfork and struck McNnb over
the head with it, The blow fractured McNab's
skull. and he fGll se4se!ess to the oOf' Martin ad
lives at No. 141 East Forty-third-St. He was taken
before Justice Murray at the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday, and as McNaD was DANGER
ousy injured, and was unable to be moved or to
see any person, the Justice committed Martin.
BROOKLYN.
1t is proposed to demolish the old jail buildings.
tits probable that some action VIII DC taken III Jne
matter to-day.
The body of Thomas Banks. watchman on the
floating elevator OswegO, who has been missing
since Sunday, was found yesterday floating III the
Atlantic Basin.
Mrs. Louisa Hahn has begun nm action in the City
Court against Jacob Hahn for divorce, on the
ground Of criminal conduct. In turn Mrs. Hahn has
been arrested for blgamv She declares that her
bnsband sold her for S25 TO Charles Getz and that
papers attestng the transfer were signed Dy Doth
parties
The Grocers' Association. at meeting held Tncs:
day night, adopted constitution and bylaws and
elected twelve new members The question OF tho
early closing of grocors' shops was discussed
PacaIds are to be issued urging the people to buy
their supplies before o'clock out Of humanity 10
the corks.
The Brooklyn Gas Light Company. tho Fulton
Municipal Company and the Citizens Company
will hold meetings to-day for the purpose OF sub
mttinQ TO the stockholders for their action pTOpO
stion for the consolidation Of these companies with
the Metropolitan Gas Light Company. The Metro.
politan Company will hold a meeting to-day. and
the williamsburg Company on Saturday,to consider
the same question:
JERSEY CITY.
An unknown man was struck by train on the
New-YOrk Lake Eric and Western Railroad near
the tunnel tuesday night, and was instantly
killed. - -
HoBoKEN-A special election was held Tuesday
in the Second Ward to I'LL tho vacancy in the Com
mon Council caused by the resignation OF Council
man Schmidt. There were four candidates ~ inc
field and l.. III. TImkcn the successful one, had a
plurality of only two votes.
LONG ISLAND.
FLUsHINa.-The ninth annual convention OF the
Oueeus County Sunday school Association was held
in the Reformed Church yesterday afternoon and
evening.
OYSTER BAY.-JOseph Edmunds, farmer, of Oys-
ter l}ay was thrown from load of lumber on
Thursday, breaking his back aud sustaining other
injuries that will prove fatal
JAMAICA-In six weeks 1 liquor saloons have
been closed IN the Town of Jamaica, and at tho
meeting of the Excise Board on Monday complaints
were made against Ia liquor dealers for violation of
the Sunday law.
SPIoNK-Silas Tuthil of Spionk, holds religious
meetings in an old car Sundays and gives free
dinners to all who attend them. llc visited the car
on Tuesday and found that it had been broken open
aud bis dishes, curtains, tablecOths and furniture
stolen.
STATEN ISLAND.
EDGEwATER-Thc police force has adopted the
regulation hat Of the NewYOrk police
STApLEToN.-Dr. e. Henry King, physi ician-in-
chief of the Seamen's Retreat. has been elected a
trustee of the American Seameus Friend Society Of
New-YOrk.
ToMPKINsvnLE.-Admiral ClItz Is about to be
superseded as an inspector of the Lighthouse De-
partInent of the Third District, at TOmpkinsvie,
by Admiral Nichols, who had command of the vcs-
sci III which ex-Secretary Seward made his voyage
around the world.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
NEW w-ROCHELLE.-William Brennan, age about
twentv-three, was arrested Tuesday for COM
mittinV brutal assault little girl. between ak
and seven years old. named Mary Whlteharn. Po-
lice Justice Keene committed him to await exami-
nation.
OBITUARY.