New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-15
NETWORK CITY.

Garden yesterday-the Mcfarland, from Antwerp,
525. and the Utopia, from London, 4O0.
West Twenty-third-st., between Fifth and Sixth
ayes was filled with binding showers Of dust yes
tcrday, caused by the demolition of buildings.
The body of boy found in the East River at the
foot of RivingtOn-st. was yesterday ldcIIIneI US
that of John Barry, age fourteen years, OF NO. III
Pitt-st.
Hofer and Champagne, the two passengers on the
CITY of Lawrence who were reported lost at seq,
reached this city yesterday. They had been lc1G
behind in New-LOndOn.
Columbia has appealed from the referees decision
to the Executive Committee OF the Hahnenann
Hospital Fair Association, in the matter OF the
eght-oared shell. and claims the SHE'LL
Augustus 4. Post was reelected yesterday prresi-
dent Of the Produce Bank. which has removed to
the building formerly occupied by the GTOcers
Bank, at Barclayst. and COllege-placo.
The transfer of plot 1O2 feet in Fifth;ave; by
$50 in Seventy -ninth-st., for 1905, OOO by Fred
erick w. Gunther to Vernon X Stevenson, presl-
dent of the Real Estate Trust Company went on
record yesterday.
A tea merchant of Nassau-st. has on exhibition in
his show window Il large japanese lantern used at
the reception of General Grant at Yokohama on
August %, 1879. It was presentedto the eXhlDltor
by n japanese merchant.
John and Joseph Dougherty, boys Of eight and
ten years, were reported missing Yesterday to the
police. They went ont to sell newspapers on May
and have not returned. John Jordan, age ten years,
is missing from No. $50 Grcenwlch-st.
The Rev. w. L. Locke, of SamOkOTc, Bulgaria,
will address young men on 1" Bulgaria; its present
Political and Religious Condition" this evening, iii
the parlnr of the Young Mems Christian AssOcla-
ton, at Twcnty-thiTd-st. and FOurth-avc.
man named George Muller was found hanging
from fcncc-pOst III Youngs lumber yard, at the
foot of East Thrd-st., yesterday morning.
whiskey-bOttle, not quite empty, Law ar LIS feet:
He was a single man, and boarded ut tlTst-ayc ana
Ihrd-st
The Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' AsSocia.
ton has made the following appointments to fill
vacancies in the Board Of Vice-Rcgcnts: Miss Long
fployv NIcq- Regent for Massachusetts Mrs. Robert
Campbell Vice. Regent for Missouri Mrs. I. G.
Richardson. Vice-Regent for Louisiana.
The advance IN the prices of breadstulfs, has ma
terally checked the export demand. The Eng
lish shippers are not disposed to buy at present
quotations, and the shipments to France are very
moderate. Yesterday wheat advanced cent n
cents, and oats from to cents.
Two more ocean steamships which arrived yestcr-
day report having encountered numerous lccbergS
on the Banks of Newfoundland On May 9 the
steamship Lcpauld. from Hull passed hine large
icpbergs the largest of which was estimated ut 100
feet in height, one and quarter miles IN length
ship Utopia from London, on May and 10, passed
four large iccberCs.
Maor-Gcneral Hancock accompanied by General
Anger and several officers stationed ut Governors
Island visited the Austrian frIgato Scinda. now
lying in the harbOr, Yesterday morning. \ salute
of fifteen guns was fired from the trIgate IN honor
OF the visitors, who received by Captain PEI gel
and his officers. The visit which was brlci anu for
nal, was in return OF n call made at Governors
Island last week ny captain lcIlcI'
Two Chippewa Indians-a chief named MinORishig
bright Dayl and j. j. EnmclahbOwk (Onc-that-
stands-bc fore hlS-pPOplr)-addrCsscd n meeting in
St. AIMS Church last night for the purpose OF rails
ing funds in order To build n church on the White
Earth Reservation. Minnesota Bright Day made
speech in the Chippewa dialect, which WAS trans
Lated by his companion. who made an address IN
English. Observation-Disclosures IS a
minister.
The New-York Flower Mission will bc open every
Monday and Thursday from 10 till at the hall,
", DQO Enurth-aN-n until further IuItuU
the last season IL distributed 1JO,OUO bouquets
among 100 different hospitals. asylnms, etc., and
to Il large number of sick persons III the tenement
houses In addition to this, several thousand dis
trbutOns of fruit of various kinds jclhes and fresh
vegetables were made to the SICK IN the lowest
class of tenrmcnt-houscs. During the last ten
wears over a half million bouquets nave been sent
out The assistance of ladies in making mp aud
distributing the flowers Is requested.
Stcphen Murphy arrived in this city about n week
ago from Ireland and on Thursday strol!cd up
Broadway. When in front OF Adams u Co.'s store
at No S2J. the brilliant display OF diamonds and
icwplry exhibited there OvcrCauc him, Tor lie sud
denly raised heavy cane which he carried and
smashed the plate glass window to atoms. Officer
King. of the broadway Squad. hearing tho crash
came up and took HIM in custody. When ar
raicncd this morning before Justice KilbTcth. at
Jefferson Market Police Court, hc could not explain
his strange conduct, but remarked: " The Govern.
nncnt III this country Is very severe on stranger
" You have not had taste OF IFS severity yct,'
said the Justice; II will give YOU three months to
think over what you have done"
BROOKLYN.
The authorities of Graycscnd havo granted per-
mission TO G.. w. SchOiicld, William Bennett, and
others to establish works to supply Gravescnd
with water.
The Supervisors have directed their Jail Com
mittce to inquire into the alleged unlawful trans
narration of the body of Michael SheGian from the
morgue to the Long Island College Hospital and
back again.
The Jury which inquired INTO the death of Max
A. Plat the stockhroker, whose body was found
Thursday night in the river ut the foot of Com
RIesss ST., determined yesterday that his death vas
caused by drowning i'll an unknown manner.
Samuel r. Lowcry, the Alabama negro who was
admitted to practice in the United States Supreme
Court at the same time with cH-Govcrnor joel
noon in the Brooklyn Rink on THE Relation of
Drunkenness 10 Southern Lawcssncss and Pow
crty." and tuesday evening at Tic same place on
How to Stop the Exodus"
JERSEY CITY.
Joseph Burns accused of the murder Of James Nc
Crath waq arrested last night NJ Newark He had
just returned to this city from IIoboKcn,
The condition of Morris Walsh, of jersey CRY,
who had his skull fractured On Thursday night hy
Patrick Duffy, had slightly changed for tho better
yesterday. .
Tho annual convention Of the Diocese Of North
Crn Ncw-Jcrsry protestant Epi,cOp1D Will be held
IN Trinity Church on Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week.
In tho Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday the
Prosecutor announced that he wnnld abandon the
case against David Prince, charged with receiving
gold stolen by boys from different jewcry manu-
featuring firms. Prince was thereupon discharged
from custody. -
EEW-JEIiSEY.
HOBOKRN.-The body Of Dirderich Stcgmann, of
the steamer Gcllrrt, who was drowned five weeks
ago, was found Thursday night at llOGOken, aud
taken to the mOrguc. Stegmann is the sailor who
fell overheard from dock while engaged in n
scuifc. and it Is said by some that hc vas thrown
over.
PATERsON.-A walking match for one-lrgged
men opened yesterday in the WIgwam. in Broad
way, Paterson. There were six entries. .......
John l.. Raymond, a wcll-known liquOr-dcalcr, of
Paterson, and John llassett, young man, were
arraipned yesterday III the passaIc County Court,
at that city, on q charge Of having taken part in
the riot at Carrot Rock, when young Van lIouten
was killed by William Dalzcll. Each of the pri5-
oncrs dreaded not guilty and released under bonds
of 50. 800. Tho bOndsmcn offered by Dalzcll were