New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-30
NETWORK CITY.

at Washington Heights.
The fruit stands just now are bright with ked-
Astrachan apples and rosy peaches.
1T W. sends 50 to give children fresh air. III
will 90 to the Seaside Sanitarium.
- b. CT sends $40 for John II. Bush. .o",,
liskp So; ct W. 81; and f. U. NJ" Oh staten
Island. watch.
lyon are as sweet as tho tenderline OF water
Melon" is the rose-colorcd tatterv oil hotnp'on'S'
cavaliers
walk through Walker-st. Is difficult, ana even
rendered dangerous Mt present by the piles OF paw
iDg-stones upon the sidewalks.
The mounted police of Kngsbridge and lnWoqd
find nearly constant occupation keeping Ihe hign-
ways free from cattle and horses.
The west wind of the last two days has spread me
wings of the sailing vessels IN the harDor anu sa'eu
their owners "a good deal of harbor towing.
The elderly gentleman who carries an apparently
homemade parasol which il held in place by wires
attached to his person provokes much comment III
Broadway.
DEATH FROM SMALLPOX.
John Lewis, age thirty-nine, b2atman, dIea ga al
the Riverside Hospital yesterday from snaiI-poA'
He had been IN the hospital two weeks
A STEAMER WITH BROKEN SHAFT.
The French steamer Labrador. which arrived yes
terday reported that in latitude 41O ~ Longitude
$50 II. and 400 miles of from the coast. she met
the British steamer Pontiac with broken sbarc.
TRAINS on THE CENTRAL OF NEwJERsEY.
The Central Railroad of New-Jersey Is running
trains to Point Pleasant. and after Monday next 81
through trains on the Long Branch diVisloh VIII
run To and from that resort.
SOMETHING MORE Than ADMIRATION.
"W." sends to THE TRIBUNE So for the heroic
Captain Smith of the Seawanhaka. with an express
sion Of hope that something more than admi-
ration will he shown for him y; from the same
source comes 81 for John II. Bush.
SUPERINTENDENT DUDLEY'5 SUCCESSOR.
The Fire Commissioners met yesterday and trans
acted some routine business. Owing to the SICK
ness of Commissioner Van Colt the matter of APP
pointing a Superintendent Of Buildings was post
pJned till this morning.
FATAL COMMISSIONS CAUSED ny FRIGHT.
Sophie Louisa Vedder girl of five years, died on
Wednesday at No. 1913 East SeveDty-fouTth- ST. in
commissions caused by fright he child had seen
from the window a man beating his wife. Pcrcelv-
ing the child, he turned and threatened her. The
fright threw the girl INTO commissions. from which
she recovered only TO suffer repeated relapses.
DOUBTFUL HONORs To CANDIDATES
If the Presidential candidates should chance to
see some of the remarkable so-caed photographs OF
themselves for sale throughout the city, and hear
the music sung and played in their honor, they wond
probably be tempted to Withdraw immediately from
the campaign.
LOOKING FOR HIN TO RETURN.
The disappearance of George Miller. age forty-two,a
day He left his home at No. 1870 DelanceySt, on Fri
day with 800 his pocket, and has not been heard
from since. A wife and SIX children await his re-
turn The police sent out his description to all the
stations yesterday.
LAGER AS RIVAL OF ICE WATER.
The society which furnishes free ice water at the
Post ONCE has a rival NJ saloon IN BfOauWay not
far distant which advertses: Free lager as Il nov
ety and by order of the society for the encourage
ment of the of lager IN moderation: for thirty
days. Pitchers, tomatO-cans etc, barred"
MISSION WORK IN SUMMER.
The work of the City Mission for July may be
seen in tho following figures: Forty city mission
aries, 1873 visits, 3s7 meetings, 20 temperance
pledges, 10000 tracts and papers. 145 families
aided, and hundreds of women and children sent
into the country. The receipts for the month were
$6,915 OF the payments. $1,000 80; the debts re-
aipiDn
NEW DEPARTMENT QUARTERS
The Sinking Fund Commissioners yesterday au-
thorized the execution OF lease from George Pea
body WetmOre Of the property at No. 81 Chambers
st. from July l. 1880 until May /. 1885, at 300
q year. with the privilege OF renewal for live years
more at $40, 900 year. As soon as the building
ment of Public Works Will occupy it, and the quar-
tiers now used by that department in the City Hall
will become new court rooms Tor the Marine Court.
BROOKLYN.
The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meet
ing at p. IN to-day to consider the question Of the
salaries of Court officers for the ensuing year.
Action must be taken before August l.
A girl about twelve years of age. was found
drowned In the Narrows yesterday. She had long
dark hair. and wore white canton flannel skirt
and hgh-tie shoes. The body had apparently been
less than a week in the water.
The Mayor, Controller and Auditor will meet to-
day to appoint the fourth Police Justice under the
new law. The prominent candidates ex-Ciyil
Justices +. B. Fisher and L. Senior
In an ARRAY in O liquor-stOIe at South Eleventh
and SecOnd-sts., early yesterday morning. the pro-
pretor Richard Murphy, had his nose often off by
Daniel ReardOn, age thirty. Of No. - Divison-aye.
Reardon received several cuts on the head, which
he claims that Murphy made with club. The
men were before Justice Kenna and will be ex-
amined on Monday
Complaints have recently been made by persons
who have been poisoned by coming in contact with
the poisonous ivy which grows in some of tho
thickets in Prospect Park John Y. Culyer. Chief
Engineer of the Park. says that the plant is not
allowed to grow where persons are permitted to
walk.
The verdict of the COrOner's jury in the case of
Mrs. Catherine Forbes, who and killed
by u train on the Long Island Railroad, in East
New-York on July IS. censures tho company for
criminal negligence in not having proper safeguards
at the crossings The jury asks the authorities 10
take proper action IN the matter, and to prevent
railroad murder"
NEWARK
colored prisoner named Howard escaped from
Caldwell PenitentIary on Wednesday.
The receiver of the First National Bank has Sc
cured the removal of the attachments of the First
National Bank of New-YOTk. and about 1880. 900
will be received from this source IN n few days. IL
is possible that when the CLAIMS have been fully
paid there Will be some small amount to return TO
the stockholders. Yesterday morning President
Cook paid to the receiver the full amount of the
assessment on the sixty-threo shares of the stock
held by him, amounting to $4,000.
JERSEY CITY.
The building owned by Allan Lane. at No. 40
CrcgOry-st., was set on fire Thursday night. Tho
flames were cxtinguished before the building was
injured
NIL Of No MoptieaIlo-ava boo