New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-31
NETWORK CITY.

There will be music on the mall, in Central Park,
to-day at D. M, &. ). Grafulla leader
| The library and readng-roOm of the Young Mems
Christian Association will remain open all summer.
| The patriotic boot-black adOrns the sign or his
trade-an ancient but highly polished shoe-with
| diminutive stars and stripes.
An engine. with one car attached, ran yesterday
on the Second Avenue Elevated Line to one
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| The annual excursion given BY Congressman John
II. Starn 10 the police force VIII take place on ues-
day, August 3. The boats will go to Alpine Grove.
| Third-ave. from Harlem Bridge to One-hundred-
aDd-fortieth- st.. ia constantly UNDERGOING repairs,
to the great discomfort of pedestrians aud drivers.
The sixth annual games of the Scottish American
Athletic Club will be held on the grounds IN Fifty
fonrth-st between Eighth and Ninth-ayes.' at
| $3.50 p. M. to-day
| NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE sTREET-CLEANING BUREAU.
| CAPTAIN Williams SAYS that the men who were
sentenced in BROOKLYN for dumping garbage in the
| bay not employees of the street, leaning bu-
| reau. They belonged 10 the slo0p Powhattan, with
! which the Bureau has nothing to DO.
| ANOTHER DEATH FROM SMALLPOX.
| The death of John Roman, age twenty-seven, a
| butcher. of No. 23l0 Bddle-st., Philadelphia ut
| the Riverside Hospital from sma l-p0x. was reported
Yesterday at the Bureau of Vital Statistics lie
| taken TO the hospital two weeks ago.
CHEAP PRINTS FOR The CANVASS.
| Two cheap campaen prints are for 81, IN inc
streets. One represents General Garfield aS
| farmer with q scythe labelled Honesty, AbilttY
| and INTEGRITY" moving a swatn TO the W hIte
| House. The other shows General Hancock as
superb rooster.
NEW CARS on TARRYTOwN TRAINS.
New and hg9ter cars nave oeen placed on me
Hudson River Railroad and attached to the trans
| running between this city and IarrytoWn. Ihey
are arranged like the cars on the Metropolitan lie
waited Road. WIKI side seats for the most part, and
with mirrors on the siles.
SERMONS On STONES.
"Anhquities. Very rare Take one home to your
childfenn Delaware Breakwatcr, moved to tnl-
ton-st. for repairs" his monument erected III
memory OF a contractors check and other similar
| signs are c0nspicuOusly displayed upon the
piles Of paving stones that obstruct travel III tul-
| tOn-st.
| A MARK OF INTELLIGENCE AND GOOD SENSE.
| The large and handsome Garfield and Arthur ban
| ner Of the Central Campaign Club of the XlAth
| District has been hung across One-hundred-and-
Twenty-ffth-st. close to the Elevated Railroad sta
ton. 1t is the first object seen by the passengers
as they leave the cars, and to strangers it is mark
of the intelligence aud good sense of the neghbor-
ATHIFF CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
| Mrs. Emma Smith, of No. 80 Chryste-st., had oc-
| casiOn to leave her rooms yesterday morning and
locked the doors before going. Upon returning she
was surprised To find LOUIS Higer, age eighteen, OF
No $50 East Third-st., in her front room, dressing
| himself in her husbands clothes. She gave an
| alarm, and HIger, who fed, arrested after an
exciting chase. He was taken before Justice Otter
| bourg in the Essex Market Police Court. There
| ne admitted his guilt and was held in default of
81 600 bail to await the action of the Grand Jury
STABBED On THE SIDEWALK.
John Moore, lad of twenty years, dying IN the
| Chambers Street Hospital from IA stab wound,
which. it IS alleged he received at the hands OF
Dens fafy %o III PrR took Moore ol
m rten statement yesterday. Moore was a sailor
on board the steamer MOIea When walking along
Catharne-st., he SAID. with three friends on July
%. they pushed By kEOt OF strangers stand
ing on the sidewalk. An alteration occurred be-
tween OF them aud one of MOore's companions.
Moore interfcred, and received thrust of dagger
III the right side.
BROOKLYN.
The encampment of the 18th Regiment. which
to begin today, at Rockaway, has been
postponed until Monday.
There will be music at Prospect Park from 3:45 p.
m. to 5:45 p. m. to-day, by Conterno's Military
Band, l.. COnterno. leader.
A free reading-room has been opened at the Will
oughby Avenue Methodist Church under the dircc-
ton OF the pastor Miss Anna Oliver.
Plymouth Church will be closed for repairs during
the month of August In September it VIII be open,
and the Rev. Mr.. Bradford, of Montclar, n. j. will
fiji the pulpit.
The resignation Of several Of the prominent men,
beers (incrding General Jourdan aud Colonel f. l..
Langford) of the Kings County Club, Republican
political aud social organization. has caused much
comment among Brooklyn politicians.
| While at work upon scafolding surrounding
| new building at Columbia and Vne-sts. yesterday
afternoon James Maher. age forty-five, of Warren
and oyt-sts fell from the height OF four stories to
the ground. He was 80 seriously injured that lie
died In half an hour.
The Supervisors held a special meeting Yesterday
TO fix tue salaries of court and county officers for
| the year beginning August l. The reductions
not great III amount, except in the salaries paid to
u
| at 81, 900. instead of $4,000, as heretofore.
| Mayor Howell. Auditor zimmerman and Con-
rOler SeiDmez met yesterday III the Office of the
Controller to agree if possible upon the fourth JUS
tee. three having been appointed previously. The
Mayor nomed Justice Senior and the Auditor +. Is.
Fisher but the Controller refused to vote for either
| of these men, and did not name his candidate. 1t
was then agreed to meet again on August II.
| suit for absolute divorce was brought in the
Supreme Court by Franz Starsonick against his
wife Matilda. Starsonick is cIgaT-lnakeT in
rl-ct Rrnnl lVu IN VpH n nn mo in
named Millen, with whom Mrs. StarsOnck eloped.
She is now living in Wyckolf-st. with HIM. No de-
fence was presented and Judge Pratt yesterday
granted the divorce upon the report of a referee.
Three men, Thomas Melville. age twcnty -one of
No. $50 Nassau-st.. John ScanOn, 20 nineteen, of
Grand aud Flushlng,ayes and John jackson. age
nation before Justice Walsh upon the charge of as
saulting ana robbng Timothy Cassi in Flushing
ave, on the night of July IS has consumed two
DAYS. were held yesterday for the action of the
Grand Jury.
The summons and complaint in suit for $4,000
damages arising for alleged assault and false nl-
pTisOnment has been served upon Paul Bauer, the
proprietor of hotel at Coney Island, by tho coun-
sci for William Is. DunnIng, who alleges that he was
struck without cause by Mr.. Bauer on July 23 and
afterward arrested and locked up by his direction
by special officers. He says that he taken be-
fore Justice Williams in Gravesend and discharged
without any complaint being made or any explana-
W" JERSEY CITY.
Judge Garretson yesterday sentenced Michael
Connolly the city pOundmaster, to the County Pen
ientary for three months at hard labor.
A prize-fgbt took place on the Ravire road at an
early hour yesterday morning, between the mon
picked from two low social clubs of Hoboken This
led to several other fights but no arrests were
made.
Mrs Mary Rafferty, was walking down Newark
ave, last evening when a large negro snachcd her
pocketbook, containing $40, out of her hand. The
thief arrested, and gave his name James
Anderson.
Morris Nagle. OF Grove and Twelfth-sts. employed
on freight pier. struck by engine yesterday
winnie crossing the track of the New-York. Lake
Erie and Western Railroad, and died shortly after
his removal to ST. Francs Hospital.