New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
NEW-YoRK CITY.

John B. Leech has been elected mana ger UI inc
Produce Exchange in place OF Seth d. frehcn' VIM
recently resigned.
The clock at the Hahnemann Fair which Is to be
presented to the faVOrit6 doctor was presented Dy
Mr.. Theodore B. Starr.
John HarwOOd saloon passenger N the steam team
shin Erin, living at Pier No. 80 North River dleu
suddenly on Friday night in fit of apODleXy'
lighted match caTelessly thrown in the window
curtains at Mrs C. PessePs house, NO II EASY
Twenty.frst-st. last evening, set them ON hre ana
Water left running at No. 256 Canal-st. night be-
fore last flooded the building and damaged WISE 6 o.
Bendheims stock of tobacco to the extent OF 9zOVV'
besides doing other damage.
Deaths. last week. CPS; births 500 marriages,
159. The Excise Commissioners granted ZO3 u
censes and collected fees amounting to $40
The police arrested 1884 persons.
Miss Mary E. Coleman an actress, was found yes
terday morning at Ffth-ave. and Ihlrty,seventh-
ST. unconscious The police took her to the New
York Hospital, where she recovered her senses
Police Commissioner Nichols yesterday discharged
James Driscol, the clerk in the Street-Cleanlhg
Bureau who was employed by Mr.. Magician in the
alleged conspiracy against Captain Mcdonnell OF
the Eighth Precinct.
A quantity of melted lead was poured over the
face of John Schaer of No. 1913 West forty-ilrst-
ST. Yesterday by accident, in machine shop IN
Twentieth-st near Tenth-aye. The police sent the
fTightfully injured man to the Roosevelt Hospital
Paxhal Lavack an Italian labOrer, died in Belle
vue Hospital on Friday; a post m0rtem exanmlna-
tiOn made by Coroner Brady yesterday showed thaJ
his death was due to terrible injuries OF the alb
domen. How he had received them IS mystery
not yet explained
Bernard Mclaughlin, o saloon-keeper at No. %
MOtt-st., died on Friday from injuries lntlced by
drunken customer three months ago. A post mortema
examination established this fact yesterday, and
Coroner Knox gave orders for the arrest OF his as
sailant, whose name is Jack" Ford.
George B. Prescott has resigned the position Of
electrician of the Western Union Telegraph GoIl1
Stock Telegraph Company as yice-presidept and
executive manager. He has also been elected pres
ident of the American Speaking Telephone Com
pany.
At n meeting of tho Ninth Ward branch of the
Irish National Land League Friday evening. res;
oiuton was adopted thanking. The TRIBUNE end
American people an able and impartial statepent
of the wretched condition of the peasa9try OF Ire
land, together with the causes that led thereto"
Eight little BOYS ran away from the DebOra
Nursery in Eighty-sixth-st. on Friday morning,
anxious TO attend Tsglons ceremony IN the he11Iy
Street Synagogue, They were resaptured ana lea
back before they had gone far, and were yesterday
enduring the punishment of not being dressed up,
like the other children, in their Sabbath clothes.
John BrlntisgO, an Italian schS9ol teacher, who
some years ago had school at Five Potn{g disa do
Wooster-st., last Tuesday. He has not been found
since, though vigorous search has been made Tor
him, Yesterday some Of his cOqntFymen appealed
missing man. oou,,,,
Thirty-Ave building permits were issued last
week.
The superstructuro Of the elevated railroad in
Park-ave. has been completed for several blocks
The Board Of Health was informed yesterday Of
the existence of case Of smallpox In South Fourth
ct.
Mary stiner was fined 500 by Justice Senior yes
terday for stealing plants from the Cemetery OF the
The organ in old St. AIMS Church has heen pur-
chased for $500 by the Rev. Dr. Fulton and will DO
placed in the Rink.
Michael Oaulheld has been arrested and held for
trial by Justice Ferry for stealing prayer-book
worth So, which he pawned for fifty CENTS
The part of the city south Of HamiltOn-ave. and
west OF Columbia-st was left in darkness about IL
O'clock Friday night, all the street lamps going out
suddenly.
Charles Clsavors age tEentyolght, ONO Of q gE9
day night, seized table-knife and drew IT. across
| bis throat inficting very serious wound. He was
taken to the City Hospital for treatment
Thomas Ray, age eleven, who has been arrested
several times recently for stealing horses and COM
| hitting buTglaries, was brought before Judge
| Moore yesterday on suspension OF sentence, and
was sent to the House Of Refuge to remain until he
| is twenty-One
Peter Wade, who was recently convicted of bIGamy
in the Court of Sessions the defence being that he
insane when hS married second wife after
| was directed by Judge Moore yesterday to be taken
TO the Insane Asylum atAuburD.
Mrs. Sarah s. johnson, Of No SO Henry-st., re-
|
her niece, Ella johnson, ago nineteen who disaD-
| peared two weeks ago. Detective Frost yesterday
found her at No. 201 Seoon1-aye., New-York. She
was taken to Brooklyn and looked up in the Wash
ington Street Station.
The Rev. T. Chalmers EastOn has accepted call
to the Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, and
begin Hs nd IN MAY ao born r.
has been the pastor Of churches at glastonbury,
Conn. Argyll, ILL.,, and Belyedere, III. Recently
he has supplied pulpit IN Erie, Penn.
| T..
Humboldt and McKibben-sts, was not extinguished
until q. m. yesterday. The first estimate of the
damage was somewhat exaggerated. It is thought
the loss will not exceed $4,000 The insurance
| amounted to $4,000. About sixty wOrkmen are
thrown ont Of employment temporarily.
The Union Grounds were opened for the base.
ball season yesterday in match game between the
Union and America Clubs. The fielding of botl
clubs was sharp and brilliant the Union Club win
ming by its excellent batting. The score stood at
Park E the clinton club defeated the Columbia G@
BY score Of 10 TO g. The Mohawk Club beat the
COppeer Club in heavy batting game by a score
over tho Occidental Club by score of o tod.
LONG ISLAND.
IsLP.-The new Episcopal Church at Islip. The
gift Of William X Vanderbilt, to the parish, will bC
cOnsecrated June "a.
JAMAICA.-The North classes Of Long Island viii
hold its Spring meeting in the Reformed Church al
Jamaica on Tuesday, April 20.
Observation-Disclosures employed in the new
hotel at ROekawny Beach, dug out Of the sand
few days ago over 900 in silver coin coined 1914.
Fosters MRADow.-At the meeting OF the Pres
bytery of Nassau held at Fosters Meadow on Tues
day last, the Rev. John p. Knox and Elder j.
Prall OF Newtown. were elected delegates to thu
general Assembly which meets at Madison, Friscon
son, next month,
BREsLAU.-Louis Keller. of Brcslau, on Fridn,
evening, discharged two Of his cigar makers TIL
two men lay in wait for him. and as he went ont /,
the we'll Just before closing his store caught an,
beat him severely, breaking his arm, shoulder ant
ii two ribs.
WoODBIELD.-Miss Maggie Husart, IWho has beer
principal of the public school ut Woodhed for thre
wears has resi- gned, giving as reason for doing 81
that the school house Is rckety old howell tina
, should have been condemned by the School Com
missioners long ago and saying that she will no
| tench In o pnce, where the winds whistle througl
the cracks and the children are huddled togethe
| 4 In hoyy