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

The Messrs. Alexandra have put new swinging
berths in the steamships City Of Alexandria and City
y Washington.
Sparks from an engine on tho Tbrd-ave. Elevated
Railroad set fire to several awnings in the Bowery,
Yesterday.
The " Moonlight" sold at the Academy Tuesday
was by Joseph Lyman, jr, and not Henry Lyman.
jr.. rs published
The ladies took advantage Of the fine weather
yesterday to do their shopping, and to enjoy the
April air. The parks and stores were thronged
The Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Company is
making lis structure firmor by placing between the
tracks apex beams, to prevent them springing in
ward.
Celia Lublena, a child two years old, whose par
ents 1--we at No. AZ Rldgc-st., was run over and
killed yesterday at Ridge and Doancey-Sts. by q
butcher cart driven by Philip Cremmer. of No. 05
| NOrGolk-st. The driver was arrested.
A room in the Stock Exchange building has been
assigned by tha Governing Committee 10 the Wall
st. branch of the Detective Bureau. The room IS on
the third lloor of the Wal,st. wing and the de-
teetives Will take possession to-day.
Detectives Slevin and Reilly. Of tho Police Gen.
trail office last evening, arrested two young men
NAMED William Grey and Henry Van Plank on
charge Of robbng the Metropolitan Express Com
| pany OF Sill. The prisoners had formerly been in
the employ of the company
Willard Parker, jr., NJ. d., will deliver the first of
tho series Of the six medical talks to young only
ut the Association Hall of the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association, this evening ut 3 o'clock. The
subject will be Good Health, and How to Keep IT,
| Admission free.
The Board Of Managers of the Produce Exchange
has ordered ballot to Lo taken to-Inorrow OH tho
following resolution :" That the Ncw-York Produce
| Exchange is earnestly opposed to any discrimina
ton in freight rates. of whatsoever nature against
| merchants of New-YOrk."
Felix Galligan, age twcnty-seven years. of Prov-
| dcncr. X. l.. exhibited knife wound in the hip at
the City Hall Police Station yesterday afternoon,
and said that he had been assaulted by stranger
Chambers Street Hospital.
Several thousand dollars In clothing, 1ewelry and
other valuable articles have been stolen from tho
guests and the proprietor of the Continental Hotel
| ~iihIh slX months Yesterday walter. named
Albert Williamson. was ariaIgned in the Jefferson
| Market Police Court, accused Of the crme He was
committed in default of BAIL
The directors of tho Ncw-Yort Society for tho
Prevention of Cruelty to Children met yesterday Mt
No. 90 Union-square. The superintendent reported
the work for March "a follows: Complaints re-
ceivcd 121: complaints investigated 124 eases
prosecuted u eases convicted, II children re-
lievcd and sent TO homes or institutions 81.
Thomas McPheel. third mate Of the ship Cuscalcn.
from Liverpool, while passing through Elizabeth-st
between l and o'clock yesterday morning was
suddenly assaulted by six men, one of whom seized
him by the throat, and anoihOr Held him.. while %
third ,uil"d his pockets. taking a gold amethyst
rag. ~ IN bill, and 4 watch and cham. Some of
the men were arrested.
The fftirih anniversary of the independence of
Belgium will occur in September 1850. At Il meet |
Ing O Belgium residents mt Cooper Institute We'd
nc-dly evening u committee IF twenty persons was
appointed 10 make ARRANGEMENTS iOra proper Zebra
ton. Among these are Charles Male. Consul of Bel
GUM, honorary president; John Lamarchc, presi- |
II. de Place. '''''''' 0'''' ~ 0'0' """
The scho NOR Beta which arrived from Machias. |
Me- yesterday. had on board the officers and crew !
Of the schooner West Wind, ot Philadelphia, which |
was abandoned IN "a disabled condition on Nam
inckct Shoals on Sunday last. On the night of |
March ~ severe gale was encountered, aud on the
follow ing morning was fOnnd that the vessel was
only three miles from tie breakers, aud rapidly
drifting toward them. She was nearly full OF water
az the time ihc Beta was sighted.
Detective Philip Riley. and Special Officer Smith
appeared in the E~sex MARKET Police Court yescr-
day. having in custody Edward Il. Phillips. alias
t'rorg" II. brewster, aye twenty-five. Of Flft-ave
Brool.iyn whom they arrested III WaIl-st Yesterday
on 'G>Wriun of beng implicated IN swlndug
nun"c "i druggists, hotel pr"prctOrs and the
Adams Express company by paSslngOn them worth
less checks FOR small amounts. The prisoner was
held i"r TRIAL in default of $1,000.
Al noon Yesterday. 1OJ carrier pigeons owned by
Mr.. Wa"icia"r of llubOkrn. wcrr released ON The
roof q" Inc bennett iInildiug ~ Na-sau-st A large
crowd Of priSnns had assembled III the street below
To src them oft. Most OF tile pigeons wcro young,
and hat never bron rom home before. After
clrcling alon; in the AR or IA minute or two until
ne HiFigirr' lld Jonru no group, the pigeons crt
of IN n straight lnc for their cOtc, in llObollen,
where hey arrived seven minutes after they had
been released.
has Tor 9'eral years been IN the habit of driving
Long Island to buy stock. lie LETT home Yesterday
morning shortly after O'Clock. and while driving
along the old Myrtle,avc road near Nandeveer's
MOros WAS stopped by two men. One of them
ms , nS me vCaG w drv ms rs. e"mpao1
fired at tie man who held the HORSES. The shooting
frightened the animals and they started on run
ana " cIc soon out Oi reach of the lOOt padh
BROOKLYN.
There were rumos about the CITY Hall yesterday
that there aio 10 le many removals from the part
incnt Of city Works. 5
4 pretty. bacl-rycd curl -hnired boy fomr years
old. who das found wandering late at night III tho
streets, is at the Washington street Police Station.
The Board of City Works has informed those who
have made contracts to clean the streets that il
they do rot perform the work within week their
contracts will be annuled.
Catherine Spadcr was arrested Yesterday on n
hargc If attempting to Sci fire 70 the house. 80. no
-mitl-St. When arrested the woman fell III tit. ,
AID va, taken 10 the Long Island College Hospital
The Roman Catholics have purchased the property
known ~ the iIalsey Eslai" ut Clinton aud VII
and are about to erect convent
block at II future day. 4
Forty-lvc policemen were summoned to Police y
yesterday for trul uion various
'harers. Whom they had waited half an hour for y
he door of tla trial room TO be unlocked they i
rallzcd that they had been made victims Of ain q
iDril-fOO joke \
Edward Pagan alias "Laffy" who has the repu. $
alton OF having appeared more frequently on the /;
loce returns than any Other person in Brooklyn, y
vas sentenced ye,crhIy to oulinonLis In The pni- 1,
enimry for assanltng woman in the street. This :
) his twcnty-fOurth visit to Crow Hill. -
The two gypscs charged with theft at Pruceton NJ
indiana, Wrrc brought mic Court yesterday on u
writ of habeaS corpus and their counsel underworld
o prove IN error in the writ. Judge Gilbert, how
yer. renanded them To jail until Monday pending
lac arrival OF Il rcGuistion from Indiana.
JERSEY CITY. &,
W. A. Miller. of Boston, who was on his wav ),
Oulh. died suddenly at a. m. yesterday I'm his
Dom in Taylors Hotel, Jersey City.
Dr. George l.. Brooks, IN cx-City Physician of
rTSey CITY, has been missing from his home ut No.
3 Magn0lia-avr, Jersey city Heights, for several
ays. He was arrested Il month ago on two charges
T malpra"ticc, and placed under bonds of
=, 900. HIS wife stated last evening that she did
OF know wholc her husband had gone.
NEWARK.
The irunkmakcrs in the mandatory of J. Laro-
'itz Go. have received an advance Of between 20 -
nd 80 per cent.
The remains Of ID. Pciphcr who was found dead W
lIts l,,lt, No., |