New-York tribune., 1880-04-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Messrs. Alexandra have put new swinging
barts in the steamships City OF Alexandra ana Clty
u Washington
Tsparks from an engine on tho Third-ave Elevated
yesterday.
The Moonlight" sold at the Academy Tuesday
was by Joseph Lyman, Jr., and not Henry Lyman
jr., rs published.
The ladies took advantage Of the fine weather
Yesterday to do their shopping, and to enjoy the
April air. The parks aud stores were thronged.
The Mctropoltan Elevated Railroad Company is
making is structure frmor by placing between the
tracks apex beams, to prevent them sprin2lng ln-
ward
Celia Lublenia, a child two years old. whose par;
ents 1--we at No. AZ kIdse-stY was run oyer ID, anu
killed yesterday at Ridge and Dolancey-sts ny 2
butcher cart driven by Philip Cremmer. Of No. 30
N0rfolk-st. The driver was arrested.
A room in the Stock Exchange building has been
assigned by tho Governing Committee TO the Wall
st. branch OF the Detective Bureau. The room Is on
the third floor Of the Wall-st. wing, and the de-
tectives will take possession to-day
Detectives Slevn and Reilly, of tho Police Cen
trail Office last evening. arreste! two young men
named William Grey and Henry Van Plank on
charge Of robbng the Mctrop2litan Express Com
pany of Sill. The prisoners had formerly been III
the employ of the company.
Willard Parker jr., NJ. d., will deliver the first Of
tho of the six medical talks to young men only
at the Association Hall of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. this evening at o'clock, Ihe
subject will be " Good Health, aud How to Keep IT,
Admission free.
lnc Board ut Managers OF the lTOuucc EACHdilpb
has ordered bal to lo taken t0-norroW on tho
following resolution :" That the Ncw-IOrk Produce
Exchange is earnestly opposed to any dscrimlna
ton in freight rates, Ot whatsoever nature, against
merchants of Now-fOrk"
Felix Galligan age twcnty-seyen years. Of Prov-
dencr. X. l., exhibited n knife wound in the hip at
the City Hall Police Station yesterday afternoon
and said that he had been assaulted by Il stranger
at No. 40 Watcr-st, Tho police took him to tho
Chambers Street Hospital
Several thousand dollars in clothing, 1ewelry and
4. II. f,.In "A
guests and the proprietor of the Contlnental Hotel
within six months. Yesterday walter. named
Albert Williamson. was arragned IN the Jefferson
Market Police Court, accused OF the crime. lie was
committed in default OF Dail.
The directors of tho Ncw-York Society for tho
Prevention of Cruelty to Children met YESTERDAY NJ
No. 90 UnIOn-squarc he snperntrndent reported
the work for March IA follows Complaints re-
ceivcd, 121: complaints Investigated, l24 cases
prosecuted. - cases convicted, ii children re-
leycd and sent 10 homes or institutions, 81.
Thomas McPheel, third mate Of the ship Cuscaden.
from Ilvcrpuol while passing through Eiizabcth-st.
between l and 2 o'cock yesterday morning was
suddenly assailcd by six men one OF whom srl2ed
him by The throat. and ancIhor held him, while
third mlpd his pockets. taking Il gold amethyst
ring &S IN bills and watch and cham. Some OF
the men were arrested.
The fftrih anniversary of the independence of
Belgium will occur in September, 1850. At a meet
ing of Belgium residents at Copper Institute We'd
nrsdly evening Il committee Of twenty persons was
appointed to make ARRANGEMENTS OraprO?er caleDra-
ton. Among these are Charles Male. Consul of Bel
giIIIn. hnnorary president: John Lamnrchc. presi-
dent ". dc Brackciecr, NJ Dicryck, NJ Cools ana
VI. dc Place.
The scho ,ncr Brta. which arrived from Machias.
Me-, yesterday, had on board the officers and crew
Of the schooner West md, "t PhiladciphIa, winch
was abandoned IN "A disabled condition on NAN
tuCllct Shoals on Sunday last. On the night OF
March 81 a severe gale was encountered, and on the
fuloN.in morning IL was found that tue vessel was
only three miles iro.n tie breakers, and rapidly
drifting toward them. She was nearly full OF water
M the time the Beta was sighted
i'll Cr,fl1,
appca red in the Essex Market Police Court yeScr-
day, having in custody Edward B. ihllips, alias
Grorgr II. lirwstcr, age twcnty-iiwr OF flfth-nyc.,
Br0oliyn. whom tl"y arrested III Nall-st Yesterday
on s>plriOn ul beng Implicated IN swindlinG
hummer at druggists, hotel proprctoIs and the
Adams Express 'ofplny by paSsingon them worth
held f"r ttial in default of $1,000.
Al noon Yesterday 1O3 carrier pigeons owned by
MIR. Wa",ca"r. of llobollrn. wcrr released ON the
roof of the iirunc't Bnlldiug IN Nassau-st. large
crowd of prfsnis had assembled III the street below
to src them OIL Most of the pigeons wcro young.
and heI never been rom home before. After
cirrling about in thc air lor minute or two until
the strlg ,lcr- had OLrd tho grOup, the pigeons srt
of In straight lire for their cotc, in llohokcn,
where ihcy arrived seven minutes after they had
been rclcascd.
William Meyer. Of New-York dealer in cattle,
has for several years been III the habit of driving 10
Long Island to bug stock lie lett home Yesterday
morning shortly after o'cloch and while driving
along the old Myrtle.ayc. road near NandeyecTs
Wur.s WAS stopped by two men. One OF them
k'L 81 HIS lttllu ~ iib '-tN' 'iib
started Tor the wagon. Meyers drew his pistol and
iircd at the man who held the HORSES The shooting
frghtrncd the ANIMALS, AMI they started on Il run
aud were SOON out Ol reach oi the ioolpauh
EROoKLYN.
There were rumors about the City Hall yesterday
that there 10 Lr many removals lTOm the D'part-
meat Of city Works.
Arrciiy, blacll-cycd curly-hnircd boy, four years
old who Tas found wandering late at night III tho
streets, is at the Washington Street Pohce station.
The Board of CITY Works has informed those who
have made contracts to clean the streets that II
they do rot perform the work wthin one week Their
contracts will be annullCd.
Catherine Spadcr was arrested yesterday on u
charge of a tempting to sci hlr 10 the hOilS3 No. liO
smitli-st. When arrested the woman Tell III lit,
aId wa, taken 10 the Long l5lanh College Hospital
Tic Roman Catholics have purchased tho property
Lnowu az the ilalscy Estate. at Clinton aud VIII
l0uglby-ayc4., and are abOut to erect Il convent
upon II, with the intention OI securing the whole
block at II future day.
Forty-liyc policemen were summoned to Police
lIcatlunarirrs yesterday for tral MON yarOns
charges When they had waited half an hour for
tllc door of the trial room to he unlocked they
realized that they had been made victims Of an
Aprll-fOOl joke.
Edward Pagan, alias Lafy." who has the repu
fotinn OF having appeared more frequently on the
/ police returns than any other person III BrO0!lyn
was sentenced yesterday TO fout Ilontlls IN he pni-
teniary for aesanlting %oH9n in the street. This
| is his twenty y-fOurth visit to Crow HILL
The two gyps.cs charged with theft at Prnceton
| Indiana, wrro brought IniO Court yesterday on u
writ of h1hcaS corpus, aud their counsel Gndeayored
to prove IN error IN the writ. Judge Gilbert. how
| ever remanded them 10 Jail until Monday, pending
! tho arrival OF rcqusiti0n from Indiana.
JERSEY CITY.
w. 4. Miller of Boston, who was on his way
! South. died suddcply at . a. IN. Yesterday in his
room in Tay0fs Hotel, Jersey City.
| Dr. George l.. Brooks, IN eX-City Physician OF
| Jersey CITY, has been missing from his home ut No.
% MagnOlia-ayr., jersey Cty Heights for several
| DAYS He was arrested Il month ago on two charges
! of mapra"tcc and placed under bonds of
| - OgU. IlIs wife stated last evening that she did
| not know whclc her husband had gone.
| NEWARK.
| The trunknakcrs in the manufactoTy of j. LagO-
WITT & co. have received an advance Of between %
| and 80 per cent.
The remains Of Dr. Pcipher, who was found dead
/ -L1 III l..Ll.. L...l I...I.