New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04

The free baths were visited last week ny IIIlcoId
persons of whom S4'43o were temaies au" i'0'
FOUND DEAD IN THE RIVERS.
The body Of drowned man. about iortg yea ~ n y.
Iancep-st.. Yesterday. The body OF q man, ID
striprd shirt marked Work house" was iound on
fhe Brooklyn side. The police took both W tne
Morgue.
The deaths reported last week at the Bureau OF
Vital Statistics numbered 297, the highest n.'',
ten wears: 533 children were b0rn ana l3o coupIe'
were married. The police arrested d 2SS and
and the Excise Bureau granted lO3 licenses anu
collected fees amounting 10 To,4oo'
ROBBED by HIS SON.
Harry LYONS age twenty-three years, was ar
rested Yesterday mt the Grand Central Dep0t upon
his arrival from Boston he IS cnafge9 oH W'n and
check for 81 400. The check he had torn up On n,s
wav TO this city, and he denied that lie had taken
more than $3S. He will he sent BACK 10 oos''"
A CIGAR PACKERS SUICIDE.
Charles Ruback age twenty-seven yoar. took ms
own life Yesterday by means OF dose Vi e oAar'
acid He worked for the firm OF 3 ration oeohh,.
and had gwen evidence for some time pasi Oh ui1
ordered mind Several times he threatened s'llclue
but no attention paid to his threats. faih ny
troubles alleged TO nave been the cause Vi ni'
misery. - n,,c
The twenty four French societies when gave tne
festival at Joness WEod on June ~ anu 9ee Of
determined 10 celebrate the national iete .t ~
the French Republic recently estaDisnea py 'h ho
anthortie, i'm France on July IA. This fete VIII DC
held at Washington Park Invitations to ne pres
emf have been sent TO the officers OF the TWO
French men-Of-war now IN the haToor'
AYOrNG PICKPOCKET.
At the Tombs Police Court YESTERDAY alternoon,
Ofiicer Clarker IF the Fourth Precinct, arralgned
John Hassctt age fourteen years, OF NO. "a JaHles
st.. before Justice Duffy, on the complaint OF NC
OLAF Mastran of No. II MnIberryt' ior Tue n a,
SON while standing in Chathaln-st, during
the forenoon. He was pursued by the
officer and was captured IN q rear room at NO.
Mubcrry-st. Bail was required In SooJ 10 answer
A CHILD or A DRUNKEN MOTHER.
Officer Chirardi of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children entered the Jefferson Market
Police Court Yesterday morning. leading by the
hand Julia Walker, a pretty blue-eyed chlld OF
seven. rather shabbily dressed. whom he found IN
desolate condition at Blocker and Carmlne-sts.,
where She had been abandoned by her mother. 1t
appears that Oh Wednesday night policeman ar
rested the mother. Mary Jane Walker. for drunken
ness and Justice kibreth the next morning sent
her TO the CITY Prison for ten DAYS. The magistrate
sent the child to the Juvenile Asylum.
THE STEAMER sTOYINGToN REPAIRED.
Mention has been made of the fact that the
steamer StOningtOn is again running on the SOUND
the patched-up bow not yet being painted.
As hasty readers might draw from TINS
the inference that the damages had been
Steers the well-knOwn shipbuilder, to say that no
cndeayored to make that part OF the boat much
stronger than 1t was beioIg au aa MS bs nnmon
that the StOungon is now quite as strong as any
other steamer running the Sound. ii not stronger
rXrRAvAGANT WITH STOLEN MONEY
LAFAYETTE Jerome Finch clerk, age twenty-slx
wears was taken before Justice Duffy Yesterday at
the TOmbs Police Court, on complaint OF AleAanuer
b, Hart, representing the PhOt9-EngraVlng Com.
panv at No. 81 Park-place, for having emoeZzIeu
and converted to his the sum OF go 70, re-
ceived by him on February 20, IRON ChaIies De
marest. and employ6 of the United states EXPRESS
Company II is alleged that the accused has spent
between 50 900 and 43, 900 OF his employers money
at Saratoga and elsewhere within two or three
years lie was committed for trial III default OF
$1,000 bail oo,,,,
The Odd Regiment, of Brooklyn, will go to Boston
on September 49, to take part IN the 2Ooth ami
yersary of the settlement OF that city.
The balance in the City Treasury on June 80 was
81 1886 50. On the same date the sum OF
SilO. $40 50 was III the Treasury to credit OF the
Boar of Education.
The City Hall and the Municipal Building are
to be decorated the occasion OF the seml-annual
encamnment i'll Brooklyn of the Grand Army OF
Republic. of the Department OF New-Iork, on July
2S and %.
The body of man about forty wears of age was
found floating in the water at the foot of Partl-
tiOn-st yesterday. Ii was sent to the lorgue by
the order of Coroner slmms. Ihe dead man 1l had
dark hair and chin whiskers. lie wore striped
shirt. on which the word "WorkhOuse" was
marked. He had on linen trousers.
Justice Walsh, of Brooklyn held Hugh Mnlvaney
for the action OF the Grand Jury on the charge OF
emheZzing $50 from the Prudential Insurance Com
pany. Richard Martin, of No. $50 ladison-st; was
arragned before TIE fs same n lanes o ne rea e
tate dealer at No. 1S9 MODtague-st., for whom he
was acting a. agent.
Brooklyn has a new club-the Oxford. The rooms
are at No. 100 Lafayette-aye., and among the MEM
hers are many well known gentlemen living ON
&" the hill" The officers of the club are 4. {.
Barnes. president John A. Nichols yice,president;
James Mitchell, treasurer Henry /. Richardson.
secretary; William w. Goodrich, chairman, d. II.
Houghtaling, +. L. Kalbfeisch. Henry Elliot and
DR.. L. j. Whitney, Executive Committee.
John NJ. Stearus, a venerable Brooklyn lawyer.
was arguing a case yesterday morning in the
County Court, and insisted upon changing the
wording of an order after Judge Moore bad granted
It, The Judge requested the lawyer TO keep quiet,
and Mr. Stearns insisted upon replying, saying that
he was i'll. Again the Judge insisted that he should
say more, and when Mr.. Stearns still continued
TO talk committed him for contempt, and placed
him under arrest for half an hour, when he was dis
charged after beng reprmanded.
JERSEY CITY.
Ex-Governor Bedle. counsel for the Jersey City
and C0mmunipaw Railroad Company, yesterday
applied 10 Judge Knapp for the appointment of
commissioners 10 condemn the lands OF the Morris
Canal and Banking Company and the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. EX-AttOrney-Genera Gilchrst
and Acknowledgement Stockton opposed the appli-
cation on the ground that the company had no
night to construct a bridge over nayigablc waters,
as is contemplated, and writ was allowed sending
the mattee to the State Supreme Court.
LONG ISLAND.
FLUsHING.-Thc cnumerators of the town of Flush
ing Ierurn Mrs. Townsend as being 1C6 years DID,
and Mrs. Ketchum as beng 1Ol years old.
BAYPoRT-Mrs. Betsey Avery, of Bayport cele-
brated her ninety second birthday yesterday. She
is hale and hearty but has been blind for a number
of years.
SMITHTowN-Tbe OverseeTs of the Poor of Smith
town sued Charles Rutland for selling liquor with
out town license. Rutland settled by paying $25
and costs.
RIvERHEAD.-The Suffolk Comfy Board of Su-
pcrvlsors. by vote of eight TO two. resolved to
build an addition to the County Jail at Riverhead
at a cost of $4,000.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Owing TO the large number
of criminals awaiting trial IN Queens County, Judge
Armstrong will not try civil cases in the County
Court to be held next week.
SOUIHFIEID.-The Board of Health Of Southfeld
has been leOrganized by rejecting IT'S former
officers including DR.. Clark as health officer aud
Ind ~ III .nL., y larLlla n