New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-29
NETWORK CITY.

The new iron bridge connecting the Naval OInce
with the Custom House opened yesterday
Trains will be run on the double track of the
Ninth Avenue Elevated Railway for the frSJ Ilme
on Monday.
The American Rife Team will sail for Ireland on
June 3, having secured passage by the 1nhan
steamer City of Brussels.
The parks uptown were, thrOnged with white te-
capped nursemaids yesterday who trundled tneir
infant charges before them.
The streams from the sprinking-carts, are. so
copious that mud is produced, which is almost as
disagreeabe to pedestrians as dust.
Susan Buck, girl of twenty years, jumped ont OF
n third-stOry window at No. 631 East Tweltthst'
yesterday while insane. She was badly injured
The fountains IN the City Hall Park are now use
ful as well as ornamental as they nave DeeD pro
Yidcd with cups and the water has been Turned on
Detective Jacob Wilkins, of the Thirty-thlrd
Precinct will be tried before the Po to BGa a III t Ans
thur Bede of The WeStcheSter Times.
The Church of tho Holy Trinity, at 0ne-hundred-
and-twenty.ffth-st and Fifth-ayc.. which was de-
sToyed by fire last Ash Wednesday, Is now being
rebuilt. The cost Will be about 100000.
The Rev. Hoyt E. Hunt, of No IA Seyentee1th
ST.. who is connected with tho First Methodist
Protestant Church at W9odsburg' Il. IL was al
beating his sep-daughter, Elizabeth Jones.
Tho drill season of tho 22d Regiment n. G. s. N.
Y, closed last Tuesday evening. iO-mght tne[e
will be n dress parade in the armory, in Fourteenth
ss west of SiXth-avC., followed by n promenade
concert and reception Gilmore's Band Will furnish
music.
.Just1ce McGown's Ninth District Civil Court was
crowded yesterday by policemen and nearly ono
hundred Harlem shOpkcepers, who had been sum
moned to answer for having Obstrncted sidewalks
with boxes, crates, signs etc. n few were nncu
but in most instances the hearing was adjourned.
4 wine merchant Of Chambers-st. boasts of his
six sons, whose ages range from thirty-live to
eighteen years. and whose weights are 302, 210
900 231 2.tl and 1873 pounds respectively. max
ing total weight Of 1895 pounds, and an AVERAGE
of 232l2 pounds. Their average height Is over SIX
feet.
John Bergman, age nineteen, printer Of No. 100
Grand-st.. and John Murphy, age eighteen, were
before Justice Otterbourg at the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday charged with picking the
pocket OF Miss Mary Mcfarland, of No. 4Gl seventh"
ave. They were held for trial with bail ut $1,000
each.
The Park Commissioners having set apart the
lower lawn, at Sixty-fflh-st and Eightl-aye.,l IN
the Central Park for archery practice during the
Summer. the NewYork Archery Club will take POS
session of the grounds saturday AFTERNOON, me
club will also practice in the park every Tuesday,
thursday and saturday.
Three steamships landed 2.42t immigrants ut
Castle Garden ycsterday-thG Englanh from LIVER
pool, bringing 1915, the AIcmana, from Ham
burg. 507, and tho Queen. from London. 5o2.
Owing to the lack of room in the rotunda for the
great influx of immigrants, one Of the large rooms
outside the building has been fitted Tor them.
new baggage-roOm has also been built.
The following directors of the new opera house
day: James A. Roosevelt. George Henry War
rem, William X. Vanderbilt. George Peabody
Wctmorc. G.. G; Haven, Robert Goelet, =. I;
King jr., Johnston Livingston, l.. =. Morton and
Buchanan Winthrop. The directors elected these
officers: President. John y. 4. GriswOld; Yirc-
president George Henry Warren; treasurer, Il. Z.
Fabbri. ,.,,,,,
Deaths in Brooklyn last week. 22O; BIRTHS 1GS;
marriages 81.
Iron pillows for the elevated railroad arc being
nut ND in tie middle Of the street in Gand-ayc.
The Lafaycttc-aye; line Of stages began Yesterday
to ruu through Flatbusl-avC. to Fultun-St. to
JOralrmon-st., instead Of through Scacrnerhorn
aud COurt-Nts.
The building formerly occupied by The Brooklyn
Athletic Club Is undergoing extensive repalfs ana
will be occupied in few days by the new Metho-
dist organization.
Mrs Sophia Bur0lusen, Of No. 50 North Sixtb-st..
who reported TO- Coroner Nolan on sunday to
be suffering from malpractcc at the hands ol Mad
anne Kaufman and her daughter. of No. l1J StantOn-
ST., Now-York, died yesterday afternoon.
Ex-Aldcrman Williams Qiepl, of the Eighteenth
Ward WAS made General Inspector of Street Re-
pairs yesterday by the BOnrd Of City Works, snC-
cecdug Michael D. Harmon, who was placed in
charge OF the pipe yard ut GOWgnuSs Harmon IS
Fourth Ward Democrat.
Charles Il. Marvin. Frederick A. Schroeder, William
b. Hunter, James Binns, Henry knight, Newbury
IT, Frost William Richardson, Thomas McCann.
Bovine, JSRn j. Stuiwcii. Thomas Murphy, have
been elected directors of tho Atlantic Avenue Rail-
road Company.
Mrs. Rose Riley, of No. 1G7 North Seyenth-st.,
was before Justice kCnna yesterday rs complainant
against her husband John, whom She charged with
heating and abusing her. she Sald mat she wanted
hands feet, teeth and tongue" The Justice fined
the crring husband so.
The members of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church.
# which the Rev. II. B. Kclsay is pastor, build
ing new CdilicO at SINtn-lyc aud Lindlry-plaCc.
II Is of brick, trimmed with stone, and will seat
GOO persons There will also be lcCturc-ToOm with
"A seating capacity Of 400. 1t il expected that tho
church will be finished by November.
JERSEY cry.
The Jury in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Basheim
rendered a verdict Tuesday night that her death
was caused by malpractice. " Cris,y Newman,
the girl who arrested a witncas, was sent to
the county Jail yesterday.
The Jersey CITY pnliCa authorities werO informed
Yesterday that Margaret Burns, ago eleven, and
living mt No. 1873 MOrrs-st, had mystcri0usly dis
appeared from her home. 1t il believed that she
has been abducted. Sho disappeared yesterday
morning.
Justice Thomas Aldridge, of Jersey City, sum.
moncd sevouty-threc men yesterday AZ defendants
member of a benefit society, and when his arm
injured and he unable to work the other npIn-
beers did not pay the moneys allowed by the society,"
Il WAS not legally incorporated, so nc has sued each
member. The ease will be tried Tuesday.
LONG ISLAND.
GLEN COYE.-Last evenings mail for stations on
the Glen Cove branch road was robbed. Only letter
bags were cut. 1t IS supposed that the robbery
committed below Queens, on the Long Island
Railroad - 800. ..-
WEST BRIGHToS.-Charles Marsh, of West Brigh-
ton who recently swallowed quantity of strvcl-
ninr, has recovered, and now SAYS that he did not
attempt suicide. but took the poison by mistake.
Port RICHMOND.-1hc Board Of Directors of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad Company are
drawing up the necessary papers in preparing to
open subscription books and negotiating for the
right Of way. - -
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
PORT CHEsTER-An election for village officers
Of Port Chester took place on Tuesday evening and
resulted ms follows For president, Mr.. William p.
AhcudrOh received 3 IL votes of the 81 cast. and
Daniel O. lalght. 50; for trustees, Nelson Studwel
and Matthew Connolly were elected.
YONKI Rs.-WIiam Riley, lawyer Of Yonkers
having been indicted by the Grand Jury of West
chester County on complaint of Andrew McFall
of Yonkers. for perjury, was arrested yesterday by