New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-07
NETWORK CITY.

Anew puzzle" has make its appearance In tho
streets
Blue and ecru flannel dresses are worn by young
girls at the seaside.
There has been plague OF mosquitoes I'D Haiioni
for the past few days.
Garfield and Arthur badges are conspicuous III
many Of the show-windows
Black Spanish lace mantllas trimmed with rib
bon loops and narrow lace. are among the noseIies.
Large hats, either black or white, are trimmed
simply with one long ostrich plume and DOW Vi
white lace.
Short costumes Of sheer nainsook or OF dotted
Swiss are the favorte toilets this summer al LILO
watering places. .
An unknown man. about forty-eight years o'ds
was killed yesterday by falling down hight Oh
stairs at No. 1913 Eldridge-st
No steps have been taken toward raising me
burned steamship CITY of New-York, sunk III the
East River opposite Fulton ferry.
John McGartv. sailor. who was injured by the
explosion of barrel of ale on board the Steamer
StoningtOn last week, died yesterday.
Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake will describe the Re-
publican and Democratic Presidential Conventions
~ Republican Hall, No 80 West Ihirty-thlrd-S''
this evening.
SETTING DEATH WATCH.
DEPUTY Sherifs Gideon and Ahearn have been
chosen by Sheriff Bowe as tho death Watch 10
guard the cell of Chastine Cox, until the Gay %, OF
execution, which has been fixed for FRIDAY, July 10
KILLED BY THE FALL OF AN FMBANKMENr. oo-
Owen Bynes, age slXty-tve, laborer' OF 40. oVi
of an embankment at Eleyenth-st ana University
place, where be was working.
RETURNING TO LABOR IN ENGLAND.
The Rev. Father Hunt. the English missionary;
who has been III this country about year. VIII SAL
for England to-day on the Bothna. Several clergy
men will accompany him to the steamer
SERIOUS RESULT OF A sTABBING AFFRAY.
John McGrail, OF No 273 Delancey-St;, vas
stabbed i'm n fight with John Bush. of No. 103 Null
berrv-st. on MAY 10. McGraIl is dying and yesier-
day the Coroner took ms ante-mortem deposition
Bush was held in $1,000 bail.
srNpAY-sCHoOL EXCURSION TO WEST POINT.
The annual excursion of the lhlTty-5eXentI
Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school WIZ take
place on Friday. The Long Branch has been en-,
gagged and viii convey tie members oil the SCHOOL
and their friends TO West Point.
HE COULD NOT DENY THAT HE USED MS HATCHET.
Owen DOnohue pleaded guilty IN tho C0hft Oh
General Sessions yesterday 10 haVhg asShuiteu + I
head with intent to do her bodily harm. Recorder
Smyth sentenced him to State Prison for five years.
FATALLY INJURED WHILE AT PLAY.
Joseph Jacobs age ten. died at ~. fIncents Hos
pta Yesterday lie struck on the head ana
fatally injured on June Is by tcamster named
Henry Reilly while at play IN Fandam'st. MS
parents live at NO. go Hudson-s' hellIJ Is uhucl
arrest.
Thomas Croweil, steward OF the steamship Aca-
puIco whose arrest by the United States author-
Ties on a charge of smuggling bay oil was noticed
In the newspapers a short time ago, was yesterday
honorably discharged by United States Commis-
DEAD BODY ROBBED.
The body of Edward WestcOtt victim OF the
seawanhaka disaser was picked up IN ad e F tbe
Coroners Office that when tho body reached the
Morgne the of 500, which he was known 10
have had in his pocket. was missing
NO ACTION on FIVE CENT FARES.
Owing to the absence OF several members Oh the
Manhattan directory no action IN regard 10 the
proposed reduction OF fares was taken az ne weekly
meeting of tine Board Yesterday. Those who were
present were evenly divided upon the question, ana
Reconsideration was postponed to future meeting
A MORE SERIOUS CHARGE THAN WAS EXPECTED
Edward Brown was struck on the head with
Ratchet in a quarrel with Patrick Dolan on June
"a Doan was sent to Blackwelps Island for q
made yesterday by Deputy Coroner Raehe showed
that his death resulted from the blow, and Dolan
will now be arrested on the charge of murder
CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Anton Statul of No. 90 Avenue-B, was passing
along that street Monday night when he was at
tackled and robbed of a watch and chain and Sl0
in money: Roqndsman SehaTs .;i and Oth Ger
robber who John ii. sullivan. age seventeen,
of No 80 Avenue-B. He was held IN $1,000 bail by
Justice Otterbourg, In the Essex Market Ponce
Court yesterday.
DETERMINED TO PROTECT THE HARBoR
Complaints were filed at the meeting of the Pilot
Commissioners yesterday against the steamboat
Caroline A. Pierce, running from 1onkers 70 TINS
ctty for repeatedly throwing ashes III the Hudson
River. The Board will take action In regard to
the complaint against the steamboat Idewild, for
throwing ashes overheard at the Bay Ridge dock.
the Manhattan Beach Railway Company confirmed
the complaint, and the secretary was ordered 10
collect the fine of 800 imposed.
TWO DOG-cATCHERs PUNISHED.
Richard Hanna and John McNulty, dOg-catchers,
were arraigned in the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday charged with larceny, in having taken
dog from the possession Of a resident of NewYork,
believing that they were entitled under the law to
do so. Under advice of counsel they pleaded guilty.
oners were licensed to take dogs whlch they iound
wandering about the streets. but they had no right
to take them from the possession OF their owners.
He fined each of the prisoners $40.
ABUSING HIS PATRIOTIC PRIVILEGES.
David Williams. young colored man, on Monday
afternoon forced an entrance to the rooms OF Dir.
ard Mrs. Jacob liuebner, 1T No. POI West Twenty
ninth-st. and planting an iron cannon on the floor.
discharge it toward them. This doing no harm,
Williams picked up the cannon and struck Mrs.
Hueoner three times the head intiictlng severe
scalp wounds officer Phelan. Of the Twentieth
Precinct took Williams into fnstody ana justice ,
Yesterday committed him for trial.
An AGED WOMAN AsTRAY.
Officer McCauley, of the Twenty ninth Precinct,
Yesterday morning brought before Justice Kilbreth.
at the Jefferson Market Police Court Mrs. Bridget
Daley sixty years of age with hair OF a sllvery
wilderness, whom he had found astray on Madison
ave The old woman told the magistrate that she
arrived here three weeks ago with her daughter
from County Sligo Ireland. and she did not know
where to find her elatives and friends. She was
committed temporarily to the care of the Commits
sioner OF Charities and Corrections.
NOT An OFFENCE FOR TIKI GOVERNMENT TO NOTICE.
Leonard Ellis and Mrs. Bella Leveridge, who
were arrested ut the instance of Dexter Ii. Gofi.
charged with tamperng with his letters with
view Of prying into his business secrets, were yes
terday discharged by United States Commissioner
Deuel.. The Commissioner held that the letters had
bee properly delivered ut the usual address of MIR.
Golf and that thereafter they were beyond the
troll Of the United States Government He held
that such being the case 1T was unnecessary to con-
slider whether they had been opened by the accused
| persons or not.
RESCUED FROM PERILOUs POSITION,
While the Staten Island terry-boat Middletown
was on her o. m. trip TO this city on MONDAY the
not SAW small sail boat living on her side off Rob