New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-29
NETWORK CITY.

of Macombs Dam.
The five European steamers which arrived yes
terday carried LIP emigrants.
The walls of the Roman Catholic Church at
Ninth-ave and Fifty-ninth-st are rapidly rising.
Workmen are enga ged in repairing the holes
made BY the rain along the new Riverside Drive.
The 9th Regiment will have an excursion to
Rockaway Beach tomorrow on the Orand ne
public.
The head Of West Side laundry rejoices IN the
nams of Moon Shine" He is from the Celestial
Kingdom.
The free reading-room and library of the Cooper
Union will be closed for two weeks, beginning h'n
day August 2.
Several dwelling houses in West Fourteenth-st.
are now being RENTED tor stores. During the last
year the business part of the street has greatly IN
creased.
THE PRIZE ICEBEPG.
Captain Brugcssen, of the bark Glfon. has met tne
prze iceberg. fIe says that in latitude DO 4V,
longitude 4Go % nc one mile and a hall long
and very high.
WORK OF THE MEDICAL VISITORS:
The corps OF medical visitors of the BOARD OF
Health visited 0,025 houses and 4219 1amlles
during last week. and found ,178 patients IN need
OF their services
NOT THE ONLY THING STOLEN.
The words stolen from the City Hall" are con,
spcuOus upon the zine asreceivers which stand
about that building. When people plan to rob the
government they apt to do so on larger scale.
AN INSANE MAN RECKLESS or LIFE.
Anton Sauer, an insane man. jumped overheard at
the foot Ell Fast Fourteenth t. Yesterday, but was
rescued by George L9e OF No. 260 S0utl-st, ana
taken TO Bellevue Hospital. He lives at No. $40
East Eieyenth-st.
DOMESTIC BRoILs LEAD TO SUICIDE
coroneTs jury found verdict of suicide yester-
day ia the case of John Bucher, COOPER of One
hundred-andhf who was found
drowned in the river on June ~ Domestic tIou-
bles lead to his suicide.
OILERS BLOCKADING WALL STREET.
crowd of people daily gathers Mt wall-st. and
Broadway TO watch wOrkmen busy on the new
&.
as TO blockade the sidewalk, and make 1t almost
impossible tor pedestrians to pass.
BAD PLACES TO SLEEP.
Samuel r. Lundy fell out OF window at No 81
Murray st. Yesterday morning while asleep and was
killed. Andrew Kilprecht, age twenty-five years,
went to sleep the roof of his house No. 252 East
1hird-st, rolled of and was killed.
HrID IN $3,O 900 BAIL.
Dr. joseph Wages, Ot No. 81 East broadway,
was rearraIgned before Justice Duffy yesterday at
the Tombs on n charge of administering drugs for
a criminal purpose to Mary Auber, Of No. l57
Henry-st. His bail was fixed at S3,OOO
IN HONOR OF A MEMBER.
The flag on the Produce Exchange building was
at half mast Yesterday for Richard Nj. Lea, who
died suddenly tuesday afternoon at tn g stevens Gus
day. at his house, No. 1893 Dean-st., Brooklyn.
WHAT is NEEDED AT THE SEASIDE
The somewhat startling effects arising from the
worn by bathers at COney Island and Rockaway
suggest the prOpiety OF appointing inspectors OF
bathing suits with power to send tor needles and
thread
The rivalry that exists between an Italian organ
grinder and a cracked voiced German VINO sings
Heine's poems Is what makes people living in the
vicinity of East feminist melancholy, and not the
belief that Chinese cheap labor Is running this
country.
DYING ON HER WAY TO THE HOSPITAL l
Bridget Nolan. age thirty-two, of No. Al Hamil-
ton-st who had been III for some time, started yes
terday for Bellevue Hospital TO obtain medical adj
vice. She within one block of her destination
when she dropped dead. Her body was taken to
the Morgue.
A CONCESSION IN HER MASCULINE ATTIRE.
Mrs. Tom Rl-Jon has again appeared In Broad;
way. She now wears glossy black stove-piPe"
hat with blue flannel sack Coat aud trousers. AS O
concession to the prejudices OF her sex she has
added narrow strip OF white braid to each fly Ut
the latter garment
REsuMING PURCHASE OF BONDS.
The Government bought Yesterday 81 0o0, 900
bonds from offerings amounting to $4,000 o):
The prices paid were from l02 to 102.2S for Us OF
from log. GA to 1892 for 5s of 1881. This was
the FIRST pui chase for tho month.
HAMpERED BY LACK OF MONEY.
The managers of the Harlem Dispensary for
Women and Children fnd themselves unable to
the demands upon them for want eff aid in
their work They aeknowledge the receipt ps Of
SlO2 25 but more money Is needed TO enable
them TO neip those requiring assistance.
FUNERAL OF CONRAD GEIB.
The funeral services Of Conrad Geio. who died on
AZ and 80 Orchard-st. Members OF the different
cieties to which he belonged were present. Excise
Commissioner MeIkle pronounced the eulogy Tho
body was buried in the Lut hearn cemetery.
THE oBELIsK STILL AFLOAT
Commander GOrrlnge was not on the Dessoug dur
ing the day yesterday. 1t was stated that he was
still searching for sui table dock where the obesk
could safely be taken from the hold OF the steamer.
The work of unloading the foundation and so-caed
Masonic stones will begin either to-day or to-
morrow.
AN INCIDENT OF STREET CAR TRAVEL
collision between a Blocker street car and one
of the Third avenue line occurred yesterday at
Beekman-st. and Park-row. For some minutes
travel was blockaded both lines, and impatient
passengers either alighted and went their way on
foot remained to listen to the storm OF curses
from the rival drivers.
BROOKLYN.
Caspar Kici, of No. 1853 Eldridge-st.. was drowned
Yesterday afternoon at the foot OF Broadway Will
lamsburg.
252 deaths 1876 births and AZ marriages for the
week ending July ~.
The body OF a drowned man, apparently about
forty years OF age Was taken from the water at the
foot of Fiity-tifth-st, GOwauus Bay, yesterday
morning.
In the morning and evening hours there is q for
est OF flags in the river around Fulton Ferry where
the various excursion steamers and barges receive
their passengers.
August Smith, master machinist at the Prospect
Park Station of the Brook Ign, Flatbush and Coney
Island Railroad, was caught between an engine and
the doorway of the machine shop yesterday. He
was badly crushed and had his right thigh frac-
tured He was removed to the Long Island College
Hospital -
The chairman Of the Republican County Commit
fee has appon ted committees to act during the
palgn.
The funeral of the late Benjamin Stainsby took
place Yesterday afternoon az Clinton Street Meth
odist Ep,sc, pal Church. 1t was largely attended.
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