New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-12
NETWORK CITY.

discount.
The vendors of ice cold lemonade" at street cor
ners had plenty of demands TO satisIy uurlne lno
sunny hours yesterday.
Robert G.. Ingersoll will deliver, next Sunday
evening, at Booths Theatre new lecture ehtltieu
"What must we do to lie saVedT
who stabbed Garcel Parllo in Jcrsey-St on Mon
day night was locked up Yesterday TO await the
result of the wounds he inflicted
The body of a recently drowned man, about thirty
eight years old, aud dressed in blue flannel SUIT,
of a tugboat. The police sent it to the MorGuc.
The offices of the Coroners, at Houston and Mul
hcrry-sts., are l-yentIlated and dllapdatcd; They
arc also small. The CorOnerS yesterday drew up
petition to the Aldermen asking for better Offices
The body found on Sunday floating in Central
Park lake was identified on Monday as that OF
Leopold Wcllbrun, German, ifty-tllrce years of
age. lie had been missing from No. l5l Avenuc-C
since May4
William f. Sawyer, who was committed by
Justice Duffy for the shooting of DIR. Steele has OBJ
tanned from Justice Lawrence writ OF certlorar 20
review the action of the Justice. The writ is re-
turnablc next Friday, in Chambers.
The annual inspection of the Sth Regiment,
NG. $. n. Y, took place Yesterday afternoon in
hirty-fOurth-st., between Fifth and MadlsOn-aves.
The companies were in fatigue uniform, and were
inspected by General ROdendOogb, Assistant III
spectOr General.
The man who was run over and killed at the
Watts-st. station of the Ninth Avenue Elevated
Railroad on Monday evening was Edward +, Good
all a harness maker. of No. 3O4 West Twenty
fourh-st. His brother. Thomas GoOdall, inspector
of customs, identified the remains.
The following is a comparative statement of cases
Of contagious diseases reported to the Board OF
Health for the two weeks ending May 3, 1881:
HG Typhoid s T9 .DD. Measles. DRs
MM ayy g. g.: II e IS IS
At the annual election Of the Petroleum Exchange
yesterday the following officers were chosen:
George II. Lincoln, president; l.. II. Smith and y.
Il. J"cclyn, Xlce-presdcnts; Henry NJ: curtis I5n
g. f. Alderman, Josiah Lombard, +. W. Arnold.
". w. Miller, A. Mehlen, II. Robbins, Daniel
GOettel, directors.
The Commencement Of the Law School Of the
University of the City of NewYork will he held on
Thursday evening at the Academy of Musi:. Cham
ccor Crosby will preside. Addresses will lie de-
awarded fOran essay on - Criminal Law Reform IN
England and Ncw-York," and Tor the best written
and oral examination.
John Kuntz meeting William +. Hcnze IN the
street on April IL. asked him to take drink. llcnzc
replied with n blow that knocked Kuntz down and
fractured his skull KunlZ died. Yesterday at the
inquest the jury found vcrlict in accordance with
these facts, and llenze was committed to The
Tombs. lie is twcnty-cght years old, n porter by
occupation, and lives at No. I3 Ihompson-st.
The body Of man about forty years old. with
brown hair and smooth face, and well-drcSScd III
dark clothes, found last evening floating ~ the
North River at the foot of FOTty-cightlI-St There
was nothing found in the pockets by when the
body could be identified, and it was sent to the
Morgue. As there wcro no marks OF violence. 1t
The legitimate shipping agents Of this port have
filed articles of Incorporation with tile Supreme
Court, and have OrganIZ ii the Shipping Masters
Benevolent Association of the Port OI NeW-1Ork,"
and elected the following officers: Jumrs j. Ferns,
president Olaf +. ANDERSON, YiCc-prrsidcntS ]. :.
Clark secretary H. r. jerks treasurer; Johh
Williams ). NickcrsOn. George Is Krllum. trustees.
The Bureau Vcritas reports the following mari
time disasters during March Sailing vessels re-
ported lust-42 English, II American. II N"rwc-
gan, 10 German, French. . Dutrh' $ Danish 3
ItniIan Portuguese, . Spanish. Austrian, SWrd-
lsh l Turkish, 3 Of which the nationality Is nm
known-ln this number are inclndrd II vessels re-
ported missing; stramcrs-9 English, . Frrnctl-ln
this number is included steamer reported missing.
BROOKLYN.
Iron pillars for the elevated railroad have been
nut up in Iludson-ave.
Christian Braun, of No "a I'oerum st., who shot
himself without apparent cauSc. on Monday after
noon, died yesterday ut 81. Catherine Hospital.
The date of the annual parade and inspection Of
the 18th Regiment has been changed from Mayo
TO May 81. and that OF the 32d Regiment from May
81 to May %.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs Jonathan S.
Burr. Of No. IFS South Nnth-St., was celebrated
Monday evening An address was made by the
Rev. Dr. +. s. Porter.
horse, phactOn and harness, valued in all Mt
$3.50 were stolen during Monday night from the
stable Of William II. Youngs, No 5J2 Lormer-st,
There is no clew to the thieves.
A Girl named Margaret Welsh, five years Of age,
OF No. 1877 Kent-st., was run over and killed by
crOsstOwn car in Manhattan-avc. yesterday. John
Kane, the car driver, was arrested.
The Rev John II. Wcllsllgcr died yesterday. Mt
No. 291 Adelphi-.t, of heart disease He was a
native of Baltimore was .sevcniy-sevcn years of
age, and had lived in brooklyn for five years.
The Health Board Yesterday completed it's inquiry
into the alleged unlawful removal of the body 0t
Michael Shcchan from the Morguo to the Long IS
land College Hospital. No decision was rendered.
John Ostermeycr who killed his wife with an
axe at No. III WOOdhnc-st.. on March 49, and
then attempted to cut his own throat, has since
been confined in ST. Cahrrnc's llosuta On Mon
day, however, he had recovered sufficiently to be-
removed to the Raymond Street JAN.
The death Of Captain j. c. +. IIlnrichs who was
killed by rapid transit motor at East Ncw-lork,
on Sunday. has aroused the authorities of that VII
laGc to the necessity OF having agmcn stationed at
the railroad crossings. The Town Board cOnsld-
cred the matter on Monday, and another meeting
will be held to-day.
Two members Of the Jackson Hollow gang John
Pickles and JOHN Burns were arrested by Officer Gel
hardt for dlsordrrly conduct Monduy nlght. IN
Stcubcn-st. they struck and kicked the officer and
attempted to escape With the assistancs of some
citizens the officer took them 10 the Myrtle Avenue
Station. Yesterday they were sent to the Jail.
There was an explosion Of gas IN closet under
the counter Of john R0g's cigar stand IN Paul
Bauer's West Brighton Beach Hotel ut COncy Is
land yesterday morning. IL was caused by leak
in the gas ppc the escaping gas hcng Ignitcd when
the cigar-iphcTwaS lit. The attendant was hurled
about twenty feet he was not injured, although ns
eyebrows were badly sinRcd. Cigars and cigar
boxes were thrown about and the show cases were
damaged. - 1,
Hugh Mcbride Jersey City policeman, has not
been seen since last Friday, when he was dismissed
from tho force.
The suit Of Miss Hannah CrOnin for breach Of
promise against Michael Clark, ended Yesterday in
the Hudson County Court of Common Pleas, at Jcr-
scy City, in verdict i'll favor Of the plaintiff for
$1,000.
Ex-State Senator Winfield, of Jersey City, ycslcr-
dav emplIatically denied the statement of Mrs.
Eicholz, in reference to the Lewis will contest,
which was published on Monday. James +. KccGan,
In lgqb pp IN.
field.
Alderman Payne moved, in the jersey City Board
of Aldermen last night, 80 gyo a new corporation,
to be known as the Jersey City and Palsadc Elc
IlaI N