New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-04
NEW-YOPK CITY.

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| pute. 81, r,.s.,
An ortcsian we'll is being sunk at the Fifth
Avenue HOTEL 4 depth OF 300 feet mas Desh
| reached without finding satisfactory supply VI
\ water =,
| The Fire Commissioners Yesterday asked the AL
dernen that tbey be allowed to purchase in the open
market 10000 feet of hose 1t was referred 10 ehe
| Committee on County Affairs.
| The Tobacco Board OF Trade met at its rooms; NO.
17S Pearl-st.. Yesterday A. IL. ScOvIu preSluihI.
| An amendment 81 the constitution was adopted,
| making samplers and brokers eligible as members.
Jnanector Conway of the Board of Pllo;s, re-
nnrted Yesterday fiat the Police Department was
| now dumping the street refuse on the T0un9s or
| the Hazard Powder Company ut bayonne, N d.
where there was buiknedu 10 prevent ~ HUM "'
| ing washed into the bay.
| The Corouers Jury in the case of Richard Lacey,
| whose skull was fractured returned VerdlcI laSU
evening of accidental death. Inc coioIeu w9a en
| from her door causing the fall which resulted In
| his death, was discharged.
The Park Commissioners were requested yestear-
day to beg the Aldermen 10 nave giofN h s t"yep
placed on the Belvidero one OF the gate,hHse5 Oh
the reservoir Central Park and the dlas liuInih-
| atcd from sunset until SUNRISE
The following is q comoaratiye statement OF cases
of contagious diseases reported for the two weeks
| ending Jan ary 81, lSoO
Week Typhoid Scarlet Cere5ro ,,.,.,.. Dph
eninr. fever Fever spinal men.nst!s hodsias' '"e
Jan Jan e. q, 6 80 2s55i 81
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| gave his name as Hermann Fcishman, was en-
| poved Yesterday by Jacob Goodman at NO, 10
| Diyision-st to clean out largo oven. While mt
work Flcishmau was crushed by the roof OF the
oven, which fell III by accident lie was taken OhI
! dead.
Many complaints have made at different times
against the hllarity of members OF the Cotton TX
| change. Yesterday the managers instructed tine
! Floor Committee TO impose fine OF - upon every
| member who should disturb the call or Ollcr 10
buy or sell pending any dispute relative to any
| transaction.
Controller Kclly's monthly statement for jan
| uary shows that the amount OF warrants drawn
| duung the month was S2,3OI,0Ol II, Sl,J9f,-
GT9 % being payments from taxation. The citY
debt. css the amount IN tho SINKING innd e.c:, was
! $lO9. 40 iii b on December 81, 1879, and $lOo
! 9S3. 633 o. on January 81, 1851.
Joseph Dumas. captain OF the French bark Ivy
living at PIER 10, East River, unlng TO bis vessel
from visit in the cty yesterday morning at
o'clock fell into the river and was drowned wfllc
trying 10 board the vessel from the pier. The tide
| carried his body away. Captain Dumas was thirty
| live yeaIs oil. and Canadian by brio:
Patrick McCrysia, who WAS liberated from JAIL
| on Monday and rcarrcsted the same day Tor
malicious mischief and drunkenness, attempted TO
hang himself in his cell at the First Precinct station
carly Yesterday inoraing. The susptnder broke. ana
| the attempt being discovered guard was placed
over him until he was discharged by the romeo
| Judge.
The Law Committee Of the Sleek Exchange has
! been directed to investigate complaints against
! pcrsons who falsely represent Themselves 70 be
members Of the Exchange or to do business through
the Exchange. aud Whenever 50 I,heG that inc per
| sons complained oi are carrying on iraGdhlcht
business 10 take measures 10 bring tie guilty per-
| SONS 20 justice.
Marx Lew. n boy ten years old. whose parents
! live IN Cincinnati, was brought To Police Head
quarters last night by a roundsmln OF the twenty
first Precinct He had begged and stolen ms pass
age on the railroads to this clty but learned on ar
Tling here that he had not found the promised land
of bs dreams. lie Will be taken care OF by MatFOn
! Webb until his parents are heard from.
| During the last three months the Emigration
| Commissioners have received no less th9n twenty
complaints against Henri strauss, who claims TO be
! "A steamship agent at Antwerp, Tor OBTAINING with
| out cause aud aftcrward forwarding. emigrants
! hoVgagc nt great rXpcusc. These complaints have
/ o..uturd such proportions that the mmi,siouers
have concluded To- call the attention "i ~" pr"I'r
author ies To the subject that proceedings may %
| taken against Strauss.
From q tabulatcd statement OF the mortality Of
! cli.lrcn o.e year of agc and under IN Ncvsf ork
during the year 1879, prepared Tor the hcal h
| Board by Or. Magic Doputy REGISTER of Vital Sta
tis.ica il appears thar 1911 died during the Nc:r
! $40 of whom were under one moUth OI are. In
Univ occurred the greatest nGmher az deaths l.3iJ
| February. with 1913 drnta-. bad tic least numbcr
OF h. hoSpi'als and public institutions the Found
! ling Asyium and the Infants Asylum on RlpdaiFs
| Island reported the greatest number oi deaths.
| concert for the benefit OF the suffering
| r.a,ic of Silesl1 il 10 be- given Saturday
! evening February *. az StcmWav Hall. Ihc
! general committee, which consists OF o.wold
/ Otrndorfcr. William SfciGwHy, julius halgar-
| ten cN-tioyrruor Slomon, Willy Nalacil, and
otncrs. viii delray all expenses connected with
] u
applied ~ the general fund now beng Collected Tor
! tht StIc.iau sufferers The Mrs,rs. Strinway have
! rendered the use OF their hall tree Of charge
George Lockwood, alias Gully" age thirty
five years. OF West liouston-st, aud Joseph liiil"
! alias WIN. Gardner age thifty-ive years, a. No
! a0B East INVENT -thirl-~t., were arrested on Mon
| day iu fremont, on suspicion at bang impilcat Il
/ in The BURGLARY ~ the elk and velvet store at No.
81 I.spsuard-st., on Friday last. 10 - estimated
that goods To the value of ~ 900 were taken at the
! fine and removed IN "a wagon. Tho mcn were
! o.. tDIo
! ard wrrs rcmanded 10 await the appearance of the
complainant.
| Tn, Aldermen, Committee on County Afl.lirs to
whom ,ya~ referred the Mayors veto of resolution
/ instructlug the Commissioner of Public Works 10
prevent persons FROM taking copies OF the paintings
| in any Of the public buildings without authority
from the Common Council, presented a long report
| Yesterday The Committee Reid thlt 10 was the
duty of the Board 10 pass the resolution over the
| MAYORS veto II was asserted that The veto l. q
direct and unmistakable Effort on the part of his
Honor 10 uphold o"c of the executive officers of tue
| CITY in his usurpatlon of legislative powers The
report was lad over and ordered to be printed
BROOKLYN
T. u Foyyl.r chtof-accOuntaut of the BlTcau of
Finance. has resigned that position There are
many clndldates seeking the place, the salary of
which is 5000.
There was a sale by the sheril on Monday, OF the
! furniture china. glassware. liquors. etc., III the
| Sea Beach Palace ~ COney Island. The amount
realized was between $1,000 and $1,000
The sixth annual choral service. under the musi-
cal direction OF SiT L9Sar, was held last evening at
| the Westminster Pre5brter Church, IN the pres
| epce of an audience of several hundred persons.
! The programme ucluded selections from Mendcls-
| SOM Beethoven and Schuborth. which were 'cfec-
| lively gwen by the chorus. During the Oifertory
! Mcndclssohu's Hear Ie Israel sung by Mrs.
| Lasar-Studgell. In the absence oi the Rev. Dr..
| Howard Crosby. V no unable TO attend, the Rev.
| J1r Storrs delivered an address entitled " Music in
| Worship in which he pointed out the relation of
music 10 religion, tho important services IL had rem
| dcrcd and the great advantages arising from ITS
| cultivation.
| JERSEY CITY.
| John Waack, of Groyc-st., Jersey City, was
| fatally injured carly Monday evening by falling
from his wagon in Fcrry-st., llobJhcn.
| NEWARK
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