New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-23
NETWORK CITY.

Is. BurnZ at Cooper Institute, room "a VIII open
tonight
Mayor Cooper has contributed 5000 to the Irish
Famine Relief rund. Outside gifts sent to the
Mayor have thus far amounted to 500.
Susan Cochran, age twenty, four wears, servant
at No. 80 West rwefth-st., who blew out the gas
in her loom, Saturday night, instead of turning
it of, died on Monday at the New-Yoril Hospital.
A committee has been formed among tie cigar
makers in tins city to raise funds IN and OF cigar
makers in BiuGhamiOn, \. T.. where for the lasttwo
weeks aboat $50 cgIrmakers have been on strike.
The death of Carolioe Levy, at No.. 407 West
Forty -irs-st. at the age of hundred years aud
three months. was reported ut the Bureau Of Vital
Statistics yesterday. The woman was of German
| birth.
The wheat market yesterday afternoon declined
| 3 10 + cents bushel from the prices ut when 1t
opened in the morning. Flour declined from 10 TO
II cents Il barrel, and corn and oats werc u little
| lower.
Hannah Goodman of No. 219 Second-st., gave
birth TO a child recently, and Helen Miller proposed
to take it TO the Founding Asylum. 10 this the
molCr agreed. and Helen Miller left the child III
| the hall o. 10. % Second-st. sac was arrested.
At a meeting of the striking piano ma kers Of
| Peasc Co. Yesterday IL was announced that ar n
meeting of TIE piano manufacturers il had been re-
solved To close those shops here the employees are
on strike if the strikers should not return to their
work on Monday.
wallet containing 1925 in bills and check for
500 drawn to the order of j. j. Harris, on the Ma
lIona state Bank of Elizabeth, y. j., was picked
III NJ iIouatOn-st. ana Broadway by Henry Gros-
II. Police Station.
4 bank book was presented at the Blocker
street Bank for Savings last saturday for the first
opened. The back showed only one dep sit. SO,
| made in December 1919. II was presented for
| interest, which amounted 20 $1J7 0G.
The Imam Steamship Company has permanently
adopted tie electric light in the saloon and steer
age Of the City 90 Berlin. On her recent voyage to
this port the passengers were much pleased with the
light. All the steamers OF this line VIII be furnished
| with electric lights during the coming season.
TIe az tle EiUhfeputb
Twcnty-ir,t and twenty precincts have been
| active during the past few DAYS in enforcing the
| Excise Law. Yesterday morning. rs on the previous
| day the Yorllville Police Court was crowded by
! twenty-five Unlicensed liquor dealers and their
! lrienIs.
Mayor Cooper yesterday signed the resolution
! which the Aldermen passed on Tuesday. asking the
legislature 10 repeal the law of 1924 relative 10
| licensing hacks aud ycsing full authority in the
| Common Council 20 regulate the matter. II IS
cl1med that reduction of license fees will follow
| the repeal of the act.
Mrs Carrie Emmcr.on. tho woman charged with
mhuman treatment of her infant chd, was ar
| raigrcd Yesterday il the Jefferson Market Police
Court. Mrs. Emma Mann, neirhbor, testified
! that Mrs. Emmer>on once went away and left her
child m the room with cat which fell into n ht
and RACED around the room. The woman was COM
m'ticd 30 trial.
The CoroncTs Jury in the case Of William Lena
hon. painter. who wa thrown from scaiold on
The hlid-ayc. Elevated Road ~ Thirty-fourll-st.,
two weeks ago decided Yesterday that the unus-
| ual!y tai smOArst} cE of one of The engines had
caused the accident bN striking aga ns' the ScaiiOid
thar hung above the track and expressed the opin-
ION thai 'hr Rlroad Company was guilty OF care
| lcssucSs in the matter.
An officer Of the Twcntv.govcnth Precinct ar-
| rested m West-st. on Wednesday morning n man
who had large bundle about which he declined to
rive any information. In il were found silver
forks and some l,wrlry rs well rs suit of clothes
! which apparently had been stolen. gold lOcket
bore the name % John =. Scofcd.7 Yesterday
at the 1ombs Police Court. he described himself as
Georye Brown. age eighteen, of Weldon, y. j. He
was reminded.
Appropriate resolutions upon the death Of Cad
waladcr Evans wcic adopted yesterday ~ the Stock
! EXCHANGE. and the Committee on Resolutions was
appointed bv ir sdcat Ives 10 accompany the re-
mains 90 philalclpla. The commit - consists of
/. y. Randolph, - X. Stevens, WI liam +. Wharton,
/ II. l. Nicholas. C. !. Fearing. /. VI Johnson and W.
= Gurrec ir The funeral scryice- in this city Will
takc place ~ . q. Ia. to-day in the Church Of the
I Innsieur&tlon.
In the snii for tho distribution Of the fund ac-
cuHHlateI 80 tine olc" IT the B'ard of Excise of
monDvs deposited from Nav /. 1876, to December
30. 1877, by appllcants for licenses. winch have
not been 0untcd and which Is now Iu the hands Of
joel Sanford Potter as receiver and trustee the
names OF the defendants take three and onc-halt
/ columns of space Barton v Harrison. plaintiffs
attorney said last evening tina; the only issue il 10
ascertain who j. entitled 10 receive the money. and
that mos, of the claimants nave real clam what
ever.
Among the chattcl mortgages recorded at the
| Registers Office Yesterday was ono from General
Gaspar SANCHEZ Ocfoa, Individually and us an
| niger; Of tie Republic Of Mexico, 30 Samuel Bran
nan of san Francisco. II made at san Fran
cisco Setembcr 20, 1863. for loan for sixty DAYS
! If SIR47S 2G. II was u lien on $4,000 600
! Mexican bonds. which were deposited 40 the time
with che Bank of Commerce of this city as security
! II has been RECORDED ~ san Francisco, aud the
reason for recording It here az this late date could
| not be asccrtaucd.
The wife of Charles NJ. jacobson. professional
athlete and model ~ the Academy ol Design.
rcp1rird 10 Captiin kcaly Yesterday the d-apperr-
ance of her husband from his home 40 No. Ia East
| Observation-Disclosures On Monday The couple
who have bean married only2 few months. drew
IL rfrtff g..
uia Bank. with the intention ot transferring them
10 the Bpwery Savings Bank. That evening Jacob
son lcfi the house with ID" money IN his pocket and
has not since returned. HIS lone life was happy
and his habits legnlar: hence lis WllcS fears that
evil may lave bcfallen him.
w Watson nineteen years old of the late
James Watson. aud Miss Nellie Flanagan. sixteen
wears old daughter of cX-Coroner Flanagan. disap-
pcarcd from their homes on January II. and caused
! no little anxiety 10 their parents From inquiries
if was learned that the two children were claudes-
timely married. and after lunching at the Hotel
Brighton went 10 PoGghkccpsic on their wedding
trip. On tuesday the young conpl" returned 10 the
Hotel Brighton. and sent word 70 their relatives
that they were ready to receive congratulations.
Report SAYS that tLey received the forgiveness and
blessings of their parents through veil of tears.
benjamin 5. West, the boardn house thief. was
taken from the Tombs yesterday, where he had been
committed prior ~ his trial for robbmg Mrs. Den
kefsru,of No2ll East Seventccnth-s, 10 the Jctler
son Market Police Court, and two new charges were
preferred oeag T s s%SnG for robbHg Mrs Annie
ing and the other for taking 5000 IL iewelry from
the house of MIR. Fuller Of No. 20 Bond
ST. Tie was held in ~ 900 bail in each complaint
West Is fiftvcight years Old and is a OF supc-
rior education. lie claims 10 have stolen the
Mortoa diamonds, but Major Morton says he is not
the party. o,.,,
Frederick Buckingham. aged fifteen, of No. 800
South FIrst-st., is reported to have been missing
since Monday, when he started for school as usual.
His parents have not seen hlm since.
The Kings County Charities Commissioners on
Wednesday reelected William NJ. Shpman prc.i-
dent james Ryan. the commissioner from
Flatbush was authorized 10 hire nm Office for him
self Commissioner Henry endeav0rcd in vain TO
have the offices IN the lVth and With Districts trans
ferrcd TO the Almsnouse mt Flatbush, TOR economy