New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-23
NETWORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
Tho bark Marion sailed from this port for san
Bias Yesterday. but put back again because ""u
Bassett. the cook blew his brains out
The United Fire Underwriters in America closed
their convention yesterday. IL was voted 10 tcler
all unfinished business to the Advisory Couhtni''ec'
Ace seligman accused Of smuggling ianoI nus
was before United States Commissioner Shlcns yes
terday. He gave bail IN $1,000 to appear 1or OK
animation.
ORPHANS AMONG STRANGERS. ,
Two immigrant children, one seven years o w
and one ten months. arrived on the SueYla yestef-
day. The mother died on the voyage. Inc latneI
lives in Minnesota,
DEATH OF JAMES KINGoN. 80,
Tho death of James IInGon. age hIty-one' ~i tIio
produce commission firm of James klDgon az o.
No. SO Exchange-plaCe. was reported 10 .no
du % Exchange yesterday, and the customary Dadges
OF mourning were displayed
PLEADING GUILTY To BLACKMAILING
William H. Williams. of No. 1879 Forsyth-st., VINO
attempted to extor 5000 from Dr. A. NJ v GOD ward,
fore Justice Smith Yesterday at the jefferson Mar
ket Police Court He was held TO answer IN $3,OOo
ball.
ILLNESS OF MISS CARY.
Miss ANNE Louise Cary has been confined to her
room since Last Saturday with q severe attack OF
bronchitis, and viii be nabe TO sing for week or
ten DAVIS She was Obliged Tuesday to inform
Mr. Mapleson Of her inability to sing on the follow
ing evening In d" La Favorita-" She has asked MT
Maplcson to POSTPONE her contract to November l.
when she hopes to be entirely recovered
lNCIT1NG SAILORS TO MUTINY.
Signals OF distress we're displayed from the bark
Dunrotin Thursday night, which had arrived that
day from Antwerp sailors boartllDg-honse rnn-
They threatened the life of tho mate. who set sig
nas of distress, and the ha1ine hospital steamer
Woodwork went to his assistance. The runrer )
boat WAS Intercepted, and the men were taken pack
to the bark.
FARMERS RAISING THE PRICE OF MILK.
At special meeting of the Milk DealerS Union,
at No. 100 Eester-st. Yesterday several members
stating that the farmers Lad decided on sig cents
as the October price of milk; ana that dealers who
refused to pay that price wonld cease to receive
milk The Union resolved to render assistance to
It's members in case ruilk withdrawn, and to re-
sIst the action OF the farmers.
pBuGGING AND RoBBENG AN ENGMsHnAN.
Henry McDcrmott, who Is accused Of participant
ing in the dragging and rObbing of Waiter Harvey,
an Encllsbman, who came to tins country from
Rotterdam two weeks ago. was before Justice
Smith at the jefferson Market Police Court, yester-
day. Colonel Spencer his counsel, told the magis-
trate that McDermOtt5 wife died thursday even
ing. and asked that further action in the case be
taken until to-day. The Justice granted the re-
quest.
ROUGH WEATHER AT SEA.
The bark Carotta arrived from Colombo, Island
of Ceylon, Yesterday after an e1cSedIely nHns
about $50 miles north of bermuda, she encoun-
tered a terrific cyclone. The schooner Edith Is.
Cnnbs was caught in the same storm off lIatteras.
and ont into Charleston, s. C., for repairs. She dd
not arrive here Yesterday The bark Halliope from
IGniGuc. encountered a furious southeast gale Sep
TENDER -, lasting twelve hours, and on October
ran into a cyclone.
SERIOUS sTABBING OF A VARIETY ACTOR.
Henry Bruno. of No. 30f Henryst., variety
actor employed at Miners Theatre in the Bowery
while returning to bis home THURSDAY night, was
iogtled by John Gicn, OF No. 124 MOtt-st. Mr.
Bruno expostulatej with GilleB and was about to
turn away, when GIlleu stabbed him IN the aldo
men with clasp knife. The wounded man was
taken TO the Chambers Street Hospital, where his
wound was pronounced serious, hut not fatal. Gil.
len was arrested aud locked up to await the result
Of Brunos wound.
BROOKLYN.
An emplove of y. r. Yetter, florist ut Broadway
and Conway-st., has robbed hs employer OF $500,
house.
verdict of So, 900 for the plaintiff was rendered
Yesterday in the Circuit Court of Kings County IN
The suit of Mary A. Darkiu against the Long Island
Railroad Company for the death of her husband, an
engineer in the employ of the company, who was
killed near Jamaica, his engine havlng run OIL the
track from defective ties
The stockholders of the new Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company met Yesterday and elected the to-
loving directors: &. r. Flint, W. Il. Dlckerman
Lewis 4. Hail, Henry A. Root, Thomas 4. Painter
IT,, NJ. Furmar Hunt, J. C.. IloaGand, William Turn
bull L. +. Choatc, G. l.. Do, K. c. Shannon, r. T.
sears Edward H. Tobey. Mr. Flint was made
president.
Seven cases Of CHAMBERS in horses have been dis
covered in less than week by agents 9t the society
for the Prevention of Cruelty 20 Animals, and the
horses killed. Ii is thought that the disease fol-
lows severe attacks of the epZoO:y, that horses
reduced by ths disease succumb CHAMBERS easily.
The law requires all horses found suffering with
CHAMBERS to be killed