New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-15
NEM.YoRK CRY.

NETWORK CRY.
Grqnd-st. eating house sign reads; Stalk and
Twonty-frst-st. is being repaved between Fifth
and Sixth-aves
Anunknown middle-aged man. apparently tramp,
was found dead yesterday, in the hall OF No. Z0o
Bowcry.
The Paulist Fathers are giving q mission in the
Church of st. Rose Of Lima and the priests OF the
Society of Jesus are conducting one ut ST. stephens
Church.
Tho officers of the newfoundland Society met at
the Union Leaguc Club last evening and adopted
suitable resolutions concerning the death OF Elliot
G.. COwdn.
The steamship Gallia from Liverpool, landed 33l
immigrants and the Ethiopia, from Glasgow, GOO
immigrants at Castle Garden yesterday. The GOO
were Irish and Scotch with the exception OF three
Swedes.
According to large placard on the door there, has
been series of walking matches for tho last three
months in a place i'll the BOwery; The same women
seem to participate in each match. Their powers OF
endurance apparently are unlimited.
Among the additional subscriptions to the new
opera house fund, are the following tOr SlQ;UOO
each. received by james A. Roosevelt No. 80 Pine
ST.: John Jacob Astor, James X. keGne, GEORGE IL;
Fearing, James Gordon Bennett, G. K Garrison and
G. g. Clark.
The New.Jcrsey Pilot Commissioners yesterday
investigated the charge against Pilot Iewes, as
to his responsibility for the collision between me
steamship Scandinavia and the ship Shioroa OH the
Battery on Saturday last. The pilot was suspehueu
pending further investigation.
mans clothes were found in st. NichOlas-ave.
near c-hundred-and-twenty -fourth-st yesterday
morning Shirt, undershrt, boots and even SOCKS
were there and the. discovery puzzled the police
exceedingly till late i'll the day drunken man MAS
found running about naked in the vicinity. Inc
clothes were his.
uGrcntc Concerto by Ye Jonathan Pillsbury's
Ode Folks" for the benefit of the YOrSyilc Branch
of the Young Mems Christian Association, VIII DO
F gven @S IL made that Yc Tunes will he
pitched by We Singing master at earle cahdie-lght
VIII is by We Town clock"
The Coast Wrecking, Company received lntoI1na-
ton yesterday that the bark Georgana H. RON
Boston for Ncw-York in ballast had gone ashore nj
Chatham Bay Tuesday afternoon. The schooner
James NJ Hull has gone ashore one mile from Llttle
Egg UarhOr The crew were rescued by tho men OF
tic Life-Saving station. She had a general cargo.
Corporation Counsel Whitney will receive sub
committee of the West Side Association this after
noon at two o'clock TO consider with them me
matter of assessments on public improvements Inc
principal object of the committee is to show the
Necessity that the city should take some action
looking TO the rapid completion OF the paving ana
grading of streets OH the West Side.
Whenever pleasant day comes, the 'longshore-
men in South-st can be seen lying in lunches along
the pavement. busily engaged in sleeping or setting
the Presidential question, and occasionally wan;
dering thcr and thitheT with short pipe grasped
i'm one hand while the other is held alOft ready to
drop on the shoulder of the first acquaintance who
is Immediately asked to ling us poipe OF 'baCcy.
The Grand Jury yesterday ordered bill to be
nrenared against Richard D. O'Donuell. who is
charged with having caused the death OF Thomas
Barker, retired merchant, who was fonnd dead on
jurv found that Barker met his death accidentally.
but Coroner Herman requested the District AttOr-
ney to take up the case.
The plans for North River improvements from
Sixty-ffth to Seventy eccondsts TO bG made by the
Ncw-YOrlI Central Railroad, and lea&, to That
company of the land under water from SiXty,iTst
n year were approved by the Dock Commissioners
Yesterday and sent to the Commissioners of tho
Sinking Fund
III n. I,1lo for MO M
LAWYER as he was walking along Park Row ycSter-
day. At the time he WIS looking at n lad with
stump of n cigar in his mouth trying 10 get lghC
from short and dirty old clay pipe in the mouth OF
an Irish vPndcT. The contrast between tho youth
full appearance of the beginner and ne gray locks
most striking.
The last of tho "Stoddard series Of illustrated
lectures on Russia, Spain and the ORIENT was de-
liyered last evening at Chickering Hall before n
largo audience. The subject OF tho lecture was
"CairO tho Magnificent, and q trip mp the Nile"
Views were given of the ancient ana modern parts
of Caro-, tho ruins Of Memphis, Thebes ana karnak
and the Pyramids In speaking of the Pyramids
the lecturer insisted upon the theory that they were
At special meeting of the TOmpkns Square
Union Yesterday. The following members OF the
Union We C ar 3 PARK eScev y or
George Hoffman,, John Werner, John ID. BCrle, +.
II. Stanch, DIR. MESSENGER, L3niS Becker, f. Pre-
meier p FirngeS. II. GPrsh b. Johnson X. Keller.
Julius Knopf, II. l.. Monninger o. Olsen, II. Ruhl,
L. SChulman, +. Stahl. G.. StTattner j. VOllmer g.
Wcltz, B. Walter. II. Wssemann, l.. WIngersOn
ard II. KiippeT. These men have the same anthor-
ity rs Other park policemen and their duty rs to
protect Tompkins Square Park.
BROOKLYN.
There were 221 deaths. 50 marriages. and 202
births recorded in Brooklyn last week.
The bail Of John Kenny. the billpOster, who shot
Deputy-Saerif Martin DIVER on April u. was fixed
at s., 900 yesterday by Judge Cooke The amount
was not furnished.
Justice Kenna yesterday fined Joseph Feoney.
how vaora old go for CARRYING n pistol De
accidentally shot playmate last Saturday, but did
no. injure him seriously.
It's believed that Mayor Howell will veto tho
resolution of the Aldermen, giving the brooklyn
Elevated Railway Company the right TO run
through Water-st. instead of PlymOuth-st.
Much complaint has been made of late III refer
ence TO n practice on the Franklin-ave. One-EOTse
cars. Return envelopes often given back ) and
10 cents short. 1t seems to occur too often to be
mistake.
Gates are being placed on the narrow passenger
crossings on Atlantic-ave. The is that chill
dren have been in tho habit of running through
them and playing on the tracks, much to their
danger They Will be closed by hagmcn upon the
approach OF trains.
The Rev. John Finch. of Fall River Mass. has
been appointed pastor. OF the Park Avenue Print
Odell, who is to return to England on April 20. |
Mr.. Odell, vino is q member of the British Prin-
tive Methodist Conference. has been pastor of this
church for four years.
The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Yacht Club
was held last evening and the following officers
were eiectPu: commodore. lsIilOtJ h1ce-COll-
modore, Henry J. Stare Rear Commodore Ed
mund Yard. jr.; President, Henry W. Turner Sec
retarY and Treasurer, William f. Lee /; Judge-Ad-
vOcate. Henry G.. Place !; Trus ees, Henry 5. Wood,
Samuel McElrOy, john +. Ames. F. G. Williams.
The seventh scmi-annual session of the Reformed
Episcopal Synod of New-York was begun Yesterday
i'm the Church of the AtOnement. Bishop William
r. Nicholson presided. Among the churches repre-
sented were the following: Emmanuel. Newark
First, New-YOrk; Redemption, GreenpOnt; Holy
Trinity, Newark; Corner Stone, Newburg; Incarna-
nro lyn. AfnnpmaDf RTool I;o-
ton, Brooklyn and Christ, Railway, N j.
NEWARK.
The Office of DR.. Leslie Ward was entered and
robbed of a number of valuable articles on Tuesday,