New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-08
NEM-YORK CITY.

Saturdays.
Bulletin boards inclosed in glass case have been
mt ND on all the stations of the Metropolitan Ele
waited Railroad.
mo chromOs given away but full weight guaran-
teed" is the sign displayed in the window OF large
tea store uptown.
The body of man about forty years old, dressed
in wOrkman's clothes, was found i'll the North River
at Pier 40 yesterday
The Goth Regiment has adopted green and Ted
pompon for its shakOs Instead Of the feather
pompOn formerly worn.
Peter Alexander, age Twenty-Five years, sailor
on the BRIG Swift, at East Twenty-1irst.st, fell
overheard yesterday and was drowned.
EnOch Armitage, of the United States Revenue
service died Thursday at No. 033 MadisOn-ayc.,
from heart disease at the age of sevcnty-fivc years.
Two Swedish entrants who reached this country
only week ago, Olaf IiatUnsan and Miels Larson
by name, died yesterday in the EnIgrant Hospital
of typhoid fever.
Claude Dupine age fOrty-niue years. while draw
ing pail of water from well at Rairoad-ave ana
Yesterday, tell III
and was drowned.
Mr.. George II. Peabody has made the Free end
Unscctarian Pcabodg Home for GA Ladies IN Mest
Farms, the present of fine building which Will ac-
COmmOdlte fifty or sixty persons
The rumor thar Max H. Plat. the missing broker,
had sailed for Europe proves; ON inqnly, TO ne
without certain foundation. lis irlehuS are sui
without any information about him.
The body of an old woman was found yesterday
Mt Manhattau-st. and Broadway, and was removed
to the MorGuc. She was atterward Identified as
Catherine O'Brcn. age seventy years.
The examination OF w. II. Sawyer for the shoot
ing of DR.. rhcOphilus Steele was continued before
Justice Duffy at the IOmbS Police Court yesterday.
No new evidence was taken, iVId the case was adj
1OuTncd until Monday.
In tho breadstulls market on tho Produce EX
cbon g vesfnrdov There VIA decline of from 10 to
2 cents bushc in wheat, and from tn 10 cents IN
corn Flour was dull, and IN some brands 10 cents
n barrel lower. Exporters traded moderately III
wheat at the decline.
.Iohn II. Starin has extended his usual invitation
TO the police force Of the city to take IN excursion
on his boats. In the past these trips have been not
only ENJOYABLE but bcnccl1l u the force ana doubt
less the present will he. Superintendent WGlng ard
Mr. Sarn are to arrange the details OF the cXcur-
sion.
Officers of the Long Island Yacht Club were
elected Tuesday evening - follows: Franklin
Bcamcs commodore; j. IL. Diit', vico-cOmmOdorc;
Ellsworth Bond, secretary; George Cro!ins, meas;
uTer and James Edwards, chaplain. Inc annual
regatta was appointed to tako place on Tuesday,
June To-
The Board of Managers Of the Cotton Exchange
Yesterday received n p-tI!lon, signed by many
members. asking that Monday, May II, and Inos-
day. May <. Whtsuntide either or both, he de-
clared holidays. They are observed IN Liverpool.
meeting of the Exchange Will be- held to-day 10
discuss the subject.
James Diamond, a son of tho old Indian basket
maker, SuIsin TOhcmOu, who died recently az No.
4G3 Grccnwich-st.. was reported ~ missing yc>tcr
day at Police Headquarters. lie went away on tho
day OF his fathers death aud has not come back
since. Tic suggestion Is that he Is celebrating AN
Indian wake
The American Medical Association VIII hold its
annual convention ia tins clty from june !o june
4 Meetings will be held in Association Hall, at
1wcnty-llird 81. and Four!l-avr., and in the Col
lego of Physicians and Surgeons. Som" 1,jnO ply
sciaus expected from different parts OF the I'M
ted States, besides Il number from Europe
The American Bible Sociry Thursday nppropu-
ated - 30 10 the sOCletyS agencies IN BiINl,
Per, q. turkey, Russia, China and Japan, ANA To
tIc Riblc Socicty Of Russia for various cXp"nli-
lures curing the current year in publishing and cir
cuain0 the Scrpturcs Ihc receipts Tor April Tcrc
$2G5iO 81; copies Of Scriptures issued 10, l7S.
.ssH. ~.
Prolucr Exchange met yesterday To consider the
question of sending relief TO those persons IN the
West vino have suffered from tho recent cyclones,
aud decided to make an aIIc3l 10 me r. nhrIS "l
the Exchange. Robert = Holt and ). w. Knowles
were appointed rs a committee TO receive subscHp-
tons.
Coroner Hermann held the inqus yesterday in
the case Of Elizabeth SattcrY whpWa5 found, after
a quarrel with her husband, diving ~ the nail of No
332 East Onchundrcd-and -reycnth.st.. on April
%. Tie jury found verdict oil death rom injuries
received by being kicked down the stairs py hcr
husband, Michael. Tho latter is locked mp III the
lOmbS.
Fireman Dennis J. D0ran was badly injured by
falling wall at the great fire ~ January 1N79. at
Broadway and Grand.st. lie recovered partly after
beng two months in the huSpIfal but never fully
rrrancd his strength ana a week ago he died.
Coroner Hermann held the inquest yesterday. 4
veTdlc OF death from injuries accidentally received
was the result.
Several Harlem stOrckccpcrs wcrc arraigncd in
the Ninth District Civil Court yesterday To answer
Tor obstrIc ing sidrWaik- with buXc> crates and
signs Justice Mc(iOwn suggested 10 Major Noah. |
the Assistant Corporation it1rncy The piOpnriY
Of sending ATTACHES of his Office on tour through
the streets of Harlem, assuring MN that they would
discover many violations at the law regulating
street membranes Major Noah replied that such |
duty GcvOivcd upon the police.
One Of the busy men Of Ncw-York, Erastus !
Wiman will sail to-day in the liclcnulaud for |
Antwerp tor n mucl-ucrdcd rest The STRAIN mel |
dent TO the intricate machinery of the m ,rcantilo
agency of Mcssls. Dun. Brrluw d Co., of which |
firm he is an active member Is enough Ia exhaust |
the most active energies But IN addition 4" this. |
| i.,,aV
late especially, has been active IN promoting rapid
transit to aud from Staten Island the prospects for
which seem to be favorable.
4 meeting Of DELEGATES from the Roman Catholic |
societies IN tins city and It's vicinity. 10 the Catholic
Young MEMS National Union Convention which |
will assemble in Washington on MAY ~ was held !
Inst evening at No 10 llcnry-5 sixteen sorIrtirs
were represented. Tie delegates viii leave New |
YORK at p. m. next Tuesday m special car, and |
will stay at tie National Hotel in WaahiGptoI |
committee was appointed by the CnaIr to prcpars |
rcsoluio relative 10 Catholic grievances m the |
matter Of Army and Navy Chapla.nsan and the Indian |
agencies, to BE- presented 10 TIE c"nycntion
James Martin, alias Curcy Morris" an old hotel |
thief. vino was admitted 10 paIl on Thursday, at |
Tia" District = Office. and who was re- |
arrested On the identification Of man who stated |
that hc saw INN strike confederate in dispute |
over the division OF spullS in Illad"plia with the
butt end Of heavy pistol was arlaignrd before |
Justice Smith, yesterday, ut thc IOmbs. The in |
jurcd confederate has slucc died ana Il charge at !
was taken to the Supren" Court oH writ Of ha;ira,
corpus; Judge Lawrence adjourned The matter |
tlOu papers from Philadelphia.
BROOKLYN.
Hursc-cars and steam lines 10 Conoy Island now !
carry many passengers daily.
The Rev. j. II. G. IIcnnicIo has acccpfod call |
to the pa,toratc OF the Zion Lutheran Church in !
HcuTy-St.
Mary T. Blown, age eleven, Of No. 5f1 Baltlc-,t. |
died suddenly On Ihulhd9y iroIn acute congestion |
of the brain, caused, il believed, by jumping rops
at school,
A boy named Daniel J. Cook waq killed recently !
in Grahan-avc. by Oue-hof5e ear. cOrouc r. |
iury recommended that the Legislature comrrl oU |
street railroad companies to place conductor on |
every car. - -
JERSEY CITY.