New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-11
NETWORK CITY.

title OF y Hotel ue floISt.
Judge Horace Russell sat upon the bench, Ill
Chambers, for the first time yesterday.
No further details of the diamond robbery when
occurred at Utica two days ago have been recoiVed
i'll this city.
ONE THEATRE LESS IN THE CITY
New-Yorll no longer has an Olympic Theatre.
and the space which it formerly occupied Is vacant,
from Broadway through to Crosby-st.
CHILDREN PRACTISING CHARITY.
Frank and Harry" of Dunklrk, n. " send 81
for the Sea side Santariumj &. W. u, 1i ~;
Adams W.T. sends 81 and three httlo chiluIen'
of Oswego n. Y, send III 30
DIsAPpEARANCE OF A YOUNG GIRL.
The police we're Informed yesterday that Margaret
Mccormick, fourteen years old, disappeared from
her home at No 500 East Thirty -siXth-st; week
ago and that her friends had since searched ior her
in vain. - 1870.
Mile. Isidora Marines a member OF Mt. Mapt
SORTS Opera Company, arrived home recently by the
steamer City or Brussels. Mr.. Maplcsons contract
with her is for three years aud began at the open
ing of the London season In May
VISITORS AT THE CITY HALL,
Senator ConklinQ and General Chester a. Arthur
visited the City Hall together yesterday. iney
made business call upon CommlssioneI CampDord
of the Department of Public Works, ana atteiWaru
spent some time In the Governors Room looking at
the portraits hung there.
TENEMTNT-HOUsB TO BE VACATED.
The Board OF Health yesterday ordered the tene-
ment-house at No 49S Greenwlch-st. to be vacated.
! he order was passed on the recommendation VI
Sanitary Inspector HgGheS apPrOyed BY San nj 2o
49G was recently ordered to be vacated.
THE FUNERAL OF NATHAN BISHOP.
The funeral of the Hon. Nathan Bishop took place
Yesterday morning from his late homo In East
the Rev DR.. simmons. OF the FIfty-hfth street bap-
list Church. and the Rev. j. A, BroaduS' OF Louis
vile. KY The burial was at GFeeh"Oou Oeme'oiy'
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The following Is n comparative statement Of cases
of CONTAGIOUS diseases reported for the two weeks
ending August Z. 1850;
niph-
my 81 ;...... Z S5 ( II 50
RESCUED FROM DROWNING.
Francis Sohmer, eight years old, Of NO. 5o3 West
Twentv-sIxth-st fell into the North River at the
foot Of West Twenty-fourth-st. Yesterday. and
would have drowned had not James VanderGriit, a
man employed upon dredglng,machip,e near 9y,
Jumped into the water and rescued him. 1hls ~ the
fourth time that Vandergril has saved persons from
downing.
THE DEATH IN LOCUST VALLEY.
The name Of the son-ln-law OF the musician,
George has been found TO be George V. Watson, a
tobacco dealer Of this city. who lives IN Brooklyn.
Inquiry at the house YESTERDAY, showfa Una, tno
sachusetts and Connecticut on business trip ana
will be home to-day. A telegram was sent 10 him
stating the facts of his fathern-law's death aud
the discovery of his body at Locust Valley.
COUNCIL OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS.
The State Council of the Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics held its annual session yesterday
Eighty ixth-st. and Third-ave Tho order has no
connection with any labor society, and organ
zed solely for the benefit Of American mechanics.
II was established thirty years ago. and it is now
eleven years since the first lodge was organized In
the State of New-York. The membership IN this
city and in Brooklyn Is estimated at 1000. The
following were elected officers yesterday K. A.
Love- State Councillors Thomas Gardiner, state
Vlce-Councillor; George H. burton, otat9 Councli
Secretary John Y. Grant. State Council treasurer.
BROOKLYN.
Jane Lendrum, age nineteen months, of No. 232
Sands-st was run over by car of the Flushing and
Graham Avenue Line last evening and instantly
killed.
The police force now numbers 033 mon, of whom
there are on patrol 13 captains, 60 sergeants, 80
Toundsmen, 396 patrolmen, % detectives and 81
dOOrmen.
Andrew Brewer, Of No. 165 Eightll-st., attempted
70 shoot his step-sons John and Henry McCabe yes
erday, but the revolver he used failed to explode.
He was arrested.
cott-sfs.. was drowned on Monday by falling over
board from vessel at the foot Of Nerona-st. The
body was recovered.
Notice of an appeal from the decision of Judge
Cooke in the order obtained by General JOurdan for
the delivery of the books of the Police Department
to him has been served upon him by the Defendants
LEIGH and Pyburn, ousted commissioners.
While suffering from the effects of a drunken de-
bauch last evening. Allen Dugan, age twenty seven,
of No. 20 Graud-st tried 10 end his lie by cutting
his throat with razor in the Unique Club Rooms
at No 1913 FOurth-st., j.. d. Dugan was removed
t. the Fifth Precinct statlon-hOuse, where he was
held for intOxCatlOu.
Judge Reynolds. in the City Court, yesterday
granted an order for the arrest OF Thomas and
Hannah Murphy, OF No. III lhlr'y-nintn'st III the
suit brought against them Tor $4,000 damages,
caused Dy an assault upon Annie 5. Anderson The
assault made on July 3, and 1T Is said that the
plaintiff was lald up lOf TWO weeks ana nau her
hearing impaired.
The Coroners jury in tho case Of Mary Blake, who
died on August t. In st. Peters Hospital, from in
with whom she lived, yesterday found verdict
charging him with her death. The. quarrel arose
over the possession of 30 cents, which the woman
refused TO return 10 ner paramount. TIC Is III the
Raymond-st Jail.
Joseph Green, who claims to have been graduated
Mt Yale College and who works by the day in
Bartetts and Green's stores, was before Justice
Walsh yesterday upon the charge of forgery, IN
raising The amounts on the face of two checks he
was paid for his work. The first was for 81 he
altered it to S11 and presented 1t on July "a. On
Jnly 81 he gave check which originally was
drawn for 81 %, and which he had raised to
Sll 25, to W. L. Lacey. OF No. 80 frontst. Inc
forgery was detected and Lacey was arrested, but
he was released Green was held for tie Grand
Jury. ,,,nerv crry
The timber for the caisson at the shaft of the Hud
son River Tunnel Company is being taken to the
shaft. The work upon the caisson will begin On
Thursday. >,rx,.n,-
James Blakesee was found guilty Of the charge
of shooting his brother-in-law, s. o. Schuermann,
OH June 20.
The store Of Duncklee & Davis, at No. 695 Broad,
ST. wa, robbed by burglars on Monday night of
gold pens and pencils valued at $500.
The trial of Mary Cunningham. for perjury. was
begun IN the Special Sessions yesterday. The pris
oner made an affidavit some time since, before po-
lice Justice. Of criminal malpractice against DR..
Hermann Gedieke, and had him arrested on the
charge. Ii was shown on the trial that the girl
maid CedIeke $40 which aftcrward recovered
m n civil suit. Ged exc testified that the money
was paid for the administering of mild tonic and
for possible services aftcrward. His counsel pro-
duced a certificate signed by the GIRL to the effect
that there had been 10 NAL practice.
STATEN ISLAND.
ToTTfNyIIIE.-A kerosene lamp exploded in the
house of If. G. Ryan at Iottenville, IN the town
of Westeld, early yesterday morning The interior
of the house was in flames and the family made
n narrow escape Before the fire could be rolled