New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-19
NETWORK CITY.

Hattie ID. sends $40 for the Seaside Sanitarp'm'
The street lamps throughout the city are being
repainted.
Broadway, near Chambcrs-st., and in several
other places. is being repaved.
Grapes and plums are taking the place OF peacnes
and pears on the corner fruit stands.
A large sewer il being constructed along the east
side OF Fifth ave.. near Fiftv-ninth' st.
The body of an unknown man was found in the
North River yesterday, at the foot OF kmg-st.
The free ice water fountain at the Post once IL
not besleg d by such thirsty crowds as surroundeu
it last week.
The dead body of Cornelius DriscolI, age thirty
was found yesterday morning at Pier NO. ~. Il. H.
The cause of his death is not known.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Richard FitzliarrsoD age nine, Of No. 2Ol East
Fort 81 xth-st was drowned YESTERDAY wnile
bathing IN the East River, NJ the 1901 oi ny ia
fourtb-st His body was carried out upon the tiuo.
A PROMENADE CONCERT.
The Goth Regiment. n. G. ). N T.. VIII give
dress parade aud promenade concert next Monday
evening at tho armory. The proceeds VIII ne used
for defraying the expenses OF an anticipated tiip
TO Boston.
Mrs II, ZuchOur age fortv-on OF No. rs Broad
woy was taken suddenly and violently I'LL yesterday
evening while bathing IN the free baih &c tine
Battery. She was removed TO- the ChauiDeIs o'loc'
Hospital in an iDsensible condition.
An ITALIAN BARK SUNK AT SEA.
The British steamship Harter. which arrived yes
terdny from China and Mediterranean ports, when
n l.
and sank the italian bark Idem from GOree for
MarseilIes. The crew were landed at Gibraltar on
August 80.
FATALLY INJURED by HANDCART:
Peter French, an Italian laborer, lay down 10
sleep on the pier al the foot of West Sixty hflhst.
Tuesday night. A man pushing handcart ran
against him. The wheels passed over the pTos,rate
man and injured him so severely that he dled not
long after.
LEAVING WIFE AND BABY BEHIND.
The police have concluded from their lnvestIga-
butcher from his home at No. $40 East Sixteenth
ST.. with his three children, that he has gone 20
Ireland with the inteuton Of staying there. Ohe
child baby was left with his wife.
ACTION OF THE POLICE BOARD.
The Police Board Yesterday ordered the transfer
of four roundsmen, twenty-eight patrolmen.s ana
doorman. The time for the registratlon OF ap,
plicanis for appointment on the Night Medlcal
Service staff was extended TO August 20. john
H. Starin gave TO the Police Pension Fund the sum
of $3.50 received Tor the lunch and bar privilege on
the police excursion. Permission was granted TO
RoundsmaD Thomas Farley, of the lhlrteenth IRE
cnct to receive from the Secretary OF tue treasury
q gold medal As reward Tor saving lie.
BROOKLYN.
A wagon load of calfskins, worth $500. was
stolen from the stable Of Conrad Scherer, at NO.
PA Varet-st.. yesterday morning.
John Holmes, who was shot by James Murphy
while stealing apples in Flatbush on sunday, was
reported out of danger yesterday.
The cornerstone of the new armory of the sd
Regiment at Lynch and Haywardsts. Will be LAID
in October The regiment will parade to-day.
Patrick Callahan, keeper of the Long Island CITY
Bridge over Newtown Creek, was arrested yester-
day for assautinQ Captain Hagar on the bridge On
sunday Haqar is in dangerous condition from
conclusion OF the brain.
William Morris a lawyer in Brook yn, has brought
suit III the City Court III that city to recover @l 600
damages for being forclbly elected from the beer
saloon of Henry lmmerschitt, III FuIton-st, Brook
lyn. The defence claims that Motifs assaulted
waiter and was elected I'D consequence
d. Valentine Cloves, of Queens County, and e;
d. Benedict of Kings County, have been appointed
a committee to determine the boundary line between
Kings and Queens Counties. They are empowered
TO employ civil engineer and counsel II necessary.
They are to define and establish the line and report
to the next Legislature for Its approval
JERSEY CITY.
The body of an unknown man was found Tuesday
night in Penn Horn Creek 1t was taken 10 Cranes
Morgue, Hoboken. 1t is that OF a German, with
IRON gray hair and beard.
NcKenzlc's dry goods store at COmmunpaw and
MonfIcelo-aves WAS entered by burglars early yes
terday morning. Tney carried away silk and cash
| mere goods valued at S2So.
NEWARK
The Western Onion Telegraph Company began
Yesterday 10 lay line OF underground pipe IN
Bruad-s 70: the conveyance Of telegraph wire I'M
derground as an experiment in dong away with
telegraph poles. Inc pipe VIII connect WITH line
of pipe already Land between the North River aud
Newark. $500. ,,..,,,,
HoBoKEN.-Carl A. Geyer, a trimmer on the
Sttalilhillp
Jumped into the water 10 recover brush and srlk-
ing his head on float. sank To the bottom. when
hls body was recovered his skull was found to be
badly fractured
observation-disclosures Fox was struck by an en-
CINE on the Central Railroad the Elzabethport
depot Yesterday morning at O'clock, aud was IN
stantly killed He was walking axng the track 10
reach some salt meadow land, where he intended TO
cut hay, He over seventy years Old ana LAS
children and grandchildren III Elizabeth.
LONG ISLAND.
Recommendations Hicks. living on the south
side of the river at RIyerhead, stuck the tail OF
horse foot" INTO his foot one day last
week The wound soon became badly intamed.
causing lock jaw, from which he died.
STATEN ISLAND.
WEST BRIGHTON. Edward Burns. pedler, has
been held by Justice Lamgton, of West brighton,
tor examination Oh a charge OF using measures with
| false bottoms.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
| PEtKsKIIL-A rattlesnake with ten rattles and
comprehend snake four feet long were killed lew
| DAYS ago on he Curry farm. near Peekskil
| NoUNT NEkNON.-At n meeting of the village
| trustees OF Mount Vernon. on tuesday evening
| CAPTAIN Malcolm Livingston was appointed police
! constable IN the place of samuel Sternhagen
| Ngw CASTLt.-The war,lens and vestry of ST.
| Marks Episcopal Church, 1T New Castle, have p-
| yited the Rev John Ankcte Of MINNESOTA. to be-
come rector of the parish, and he has accepted the
| call.
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