New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-27
NETWORK CITY.

| of mail matter in the CITY,
The summer-house in Madison Square Park is re-
Ceivng extensive alterations.
The building No. $40 Broadway, next to three
others which have been torn down for a new
structure at Franklin-st., IL being demolished.
| The schooner Send, of Taunton. reported ashore
on Harp Island. full of water is breaking mp. Her
stern and part of deck are gOne She will DO total
wreck
An association of grocery clerks hns been formed
with the object of securing among other things, the
reduction Of working hours and the abolition OF
Sunday work.
Gustave Reynaud James F. Crumbio and Oscar
Hackmann were elected members of the Cotton EX-
change yesterday, and Adam MOifatt former
member, was rejected.
Gleer Putnam, age fifty years, porter in the
employ of Porter Brothers & Co., at No. 78 Worth
ST. fell through hatch way yesterday at tho store,
and was instantly killed.
1t has been necessary to change the track of the
Third Avenue Elevated Road at BOme stations to
allow the passage of the used on the Sixth Av-
enue line, which are larger than the Third Avenue
cars.
years, from No. $40 West Fifty-third-st. The girl
went away on Friday. Simon Galfney. age eleven
years, from No. 146 West Nineteenthst. also seems
to be lost.
In fight Yesterday between Charles Gresen-
dOrfer, of No $50 First-ave. and Samuel Schwartz,
of No. 20 Spring-st, in Washington Square Park,
Schwartz was stabbed in the forehead. Gresen-
dorfer was arrested. SchwartSs injuries are slight.
George II. Infreville has been appointed to sue
coed George b. Prescott as tho electrician of the
Western Union Company; Mr. Prescott is to sno-
coed George Walker as viCc-pTesident and execu-
tive manager of the Gold and Stock Telegraph Com
pany.
Inquiries were made yesterday at Police Head
quarters for Robert Dodd, an Irish emigrant, about
sixty years of age, who came to this country or
Friday. On Saturday he left Castle Garden to look
for his son. who lives IN this city, and has not since
been seen.
Mr. Roberts, member of the Produce Exchange,
had public meeting called yesterday, hoping that
it would override decision of the Grain Commit
tee on the question of the delivery Of grain. The
meeting decided that the question should 10 to the
Board of Managers.
Tho southerly winds of tho last few days have
caused shad to run very pentifully in the Lower
Bay and the NaTrows, and consequently the Staten
Island fishermen have been making large hauls.
Yesterday the drift-net fishermen caught between
1000 and 5000 shad.
The rooms of Edward Eldridge, the janitOr of the
building No. III Nassau-st, were broken into by
burglars yesterday. and money, cOthingand iewelry
valued at about 5000. were stolen. The burglars
made an entrance by forcing bolt on the door
while the inmates OF the rooms were absent.
Efforts were made during last week by the repre-
sentatives Of AlexaDdre's, Clyde's and Wards IIn
old one, recently abroPated by tho Wards, but
without success. The result is that both passenger
and freight rates have been reduced to losing
figure.
The funeral Of Haynes Lord, Of the drygoods com
mission firm Of Lord & Co. of this city, who died at
his home in Clifton at tho age of eighty years took
city on the II O'clock boat from Clifton, and mass
was snid at st. Peters Church in Barclay-st. at IL
o'clock.
post-mortcm examination was made yesterday
morning by DR.. GOldsChmidt of the body Of NM |
Henrietta Chandler, of No $50 West FOrty-sevenfi
ST.. who died Sunday morning, and whose death Vas
supposed to have been caused by some medicine she
took the evening before, The examination showed |
that she died from congestion of the liver. not due
to the medicine.
United States Commissioner Shields yesterday
held Thomas Donovan, charged with passing q |
counterfeit trade dollar on Robert Smith. Seventh
aye: car conductor Wien Donovan was arrested
person. Several persons have Identified him rs a |
man who has passed on them counterfeit SO bills on
the National Troy Bank.
An old woman named Catherine Casey asked |
Judge OtterbOuTg to commit her to tho wOrkhOuse |
yesterday afternoon, and when he refused TO do So
toons and hurled it through the front window Of
the courtroom. She was then arrested and taken |
to the Ninth Precinct Police Station. She will DO
tried for malicious mischief
Emigration Commits ioneTs Hurlbut and Ulr1cb Sec
rotary jackson and President Hausset of the German
Society at Castle Garden yesterday conducted an in
yestiRatiOn of the charges Of trentmcut and over
crowding on the North German LlOyd eteamsbIn |
HOhenstaufer. Captain Hilnlich and other officers |
of the vessel made general and specific denial of |
the charges. The commissioners Will report to the |
full Board.
The inquest in the cOse of Mrs. Harriet butcher, |
who died from an overdose of opium, has been adj |
iOuTncd from time to time by of the inability
of Mr.. butcher. the WOman's divorced husband. to |
attend, He is represented as being very i'll in New
Jersey. Coroner Knox lost patience at last and |
Yesterday Informed Mr.. Newhal Mr.. Dutchef's |
counsel that the inquest would not DO closed until
Mr.. butcher came 10 give his testimony in person
Roundsman Linderman, of the Ninth Precinct
who has been laid up for week from injuries re-
ceived at the hands of gang of ruhians and thieves
had so far recovered yesterday as 10 be able APP
pear before Justice OtteTbOurg ut the Jefferson
Market Police Court. The particulars Of the as
saut upon tho officer when he tried to arrest thief
who was surrounded by bis friends have been given
ErYIs lId tlaVA - l. = ]
ST. 900 bail for trial.
Inspector Murray was informed on Sunday by Mr.
Mckay, Of Mckay q Dix ship brokers' at No 1876 |
PeaTl-st. that his partner, Charles b. Dix had nm
accountability disappeared. Mr. Dix, to the great re-
lief of his friends, appeared yesterday morning and
explained his ABSENCE by saying that meeting a
by the steamer Providence, ne had accompanied
bin on board. While engrOssed in conversation he
did not notice the preparations for departure and |
the steamer was moving before he knew IT.
Deputy Coroner GOldschmidt had an unpleasant
experience yesterday. A Mrs. Burke had died in q
Hamiton-sf. tenement house. aud DR.. Goldschnidt
was called TO make IN autopsy While 80 enployed
a stout ruflan who had been sleeping IN tho room
awoke suddenly. ana seeing the doctor, promptly
door, He chased the frightened doctor round the
block, and, Oyertaking HIM, knocked him down
The autopsy has not been completed, tho other
DEPUTY CorOnerS dscreetly declining to interfere in
the case
An excited meeting Of petroleum dealers took
place in the managers room of the Produce Ex-
to take action on the proposed bylaw under which
shippers of petroleum may recover damage from |
vessels not ready to take cargo. The room was
well filed with shipping men when order was
called and II was proposed to exclude them. They
claimed right to be present. Then o motion was |
made to adjourn for a week, aud then for O wear,
both of which tho shipping men voted down, |
Finally the shipping men retreated. and the meet
ing adjourned for q week.
BROOKLYN.
Tie Aldermen yesterday increased the fee for dog
licenses from 81 TO So
Initial Sfnkna Commissioner Allan will rnnhnr HE |