New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26
NEW-YORK CITY.


represent cabinet picture.
Pretty new fans arc OF finely braided straw held
together ny band of narrow ribbon. The STICKS
are Of white wood, painted in attractive designs
Several downtown merchants have sent money
TO the Fire Commissioners for the families OF L re
men Dougherty and Cassidy, the victims OF thc
| Broadway fire.
The New-York Genealogical and Biograhpical So
| cety will hold its anniversary meeting tomorrow
| evening The rooms and library OF the society are
| at No 81 MadisOn-ave.
The newest cards for O'Clock tea parties nave
| the name of the hostess in the centre the datc Oh
the party in the lower left corner, anu tue street
| and number in the right.
| Rrported missing: Elizabeth Lehman, age seven
teen, from No. 1913 Clinton-st.; EiIzabetn Milleri
age sixteen from $40 West Thrtv-seventll,st., ana
Teresa Manch, age fifteen years, from No ~ haSC
| Houston-st.
Commissioner De Witt c. Wheeler, of the Police
| Board, lies at the IGIlsey House suffering from a
severe attack of acute rheumatism ms docl9I HS
forbidden him to see any visitors 1t Is lmpropaDe
that he will he able to attend the next meeting OF
| the Board OF Friday
The princpal feature in the breadsutf1 market
Yesterday was the sale Of about 300 900 bushels of
! wheat for export. The prices at which the market
| opened were from 1 To 1l2 cents lower THAN thc
closing figures Tuesday, subsequently on recovery
| of this loss the export demand was checked Other
| cereals were steady IN prices.
A. w. Allen, n dealer in patent medicines at No.
! 6Oi Grand-st.. New-lOrk, met on Tuesday with
| fatal accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad ~
! Philadelphia. He had taken the wrong tram and
|
| by II passing train. Alr. Allen was about forty-trr'
years of age, aud had been III business III this tlJ
! Tor about seven years.
Assistant District Attorney Bell made another
technical objection Yesterday to the habcas corpus
! in the case of the Rev. Edward Cowlev the CON
victcd manager of the Shepherds Fold justice
Lawrence, however, said that he would not listen
to Inc objection, bnt would hear the case ON the
merits. On suggestion from counsel he adjourned
the case until o'clock this afternoon.
| The ladies' fair, in aid of the chapel of the Gem
was opened on Monday evening last, and viii con-
time To the close OF the present week. II presents
many pleasing features and has been literally pat
rOuiz,d from ITS opening The Hover and picture
halls the " art gallery and veritable Punch and
judy show are among its chief attractions.
Alfred IIacrtz OF Kansas CITY, fed to New,York
after forging the name of Alexander J. Mead 10 a
check for $4,000 and getting the money. Tie was
arrested at Nib0's Garden yesterday afternoon.
When Detective Dunn searched the man az Police
Headquarters bottle of poison was found in ono of
his pockets. which Hacrz said he had purchased
intending to commit suicide if he was arrested. lie
was locked up to await the arrival OF Kansas City
officer.
Owing 10 late arrivals from Europe Of ocean
steamers. the following changes in the departure of
the mails from this port for Europe are announced
by Postmaster James: The Spain will saIi to-day.
taking the European mails intended for the Bothuia.
7 The Bothnia will sail THURSDAY, taking he mails in
tended for the Adriatic which Will sail saturday.
The Gcllcrt Will sail ~ o'clock on Friday morning
instead OF Thursday afternoon. taking ul mails Tor
Great Britain aud tho Continent.
Detectives Virgins and Clarity, of the Boston
police reached this city Yesterday with Detective
SlcyIn whose identification of the murdered burg
lar IN the FlOTcncc-,t. clearinghouse rs Edmond
Lavoie, alias Frcnchy Marshall. completed the
chain Of evidence against David Mooney, or tII, As
the murderer The murderer Is well known 10 the
police of this city. II is thought that he IS hiding
here and that he cannot escape arrest a reward
of 81 900 - offered Tor his capture.
An old gentleman. who said that his name was c.
II. Bennett and that he was merchant NJ Catskill
complained at the Fifth street Police station yes
ia. L. al ltaI and m
tuesday night. lie Indishnctly rccollects hc'ng
knocked down in saloon and driven away after
ward in n cab. IN the morning he awokc IN the
Aston Place Hotel, minus his watch and valuabie'
The cahmau WHO took him to the hotel informed
the clerk that he had been robbed, aud that some
Masonic friend had hired him TO take him to the
hotel
Ira Pcrcgo. merchant who died in 1876, left
property valued ut $4,000. Onc-thipl of which
went TO the widow, the remainder beng divided
among the children aud grandchildren. The widow
has since died. II was not known where Mr.. Brown
one of the children, was, but during the yellow
fever epidemic last year. both She ana her husband
died IA Memphis. leaving daughter. Carrie. eight
years OF age. Recently 10 was leaned that tins
child had been aloptcd by a farmer in Ncw-Iorsev
and she was taken to Brooklyn by her friends
Yesterday y. NcGregor steele was arp fatod 10y
Surrogate Livingston as her guardian NATL so0o;1e
Of age. ,.,-,,,
Deaths in Brooklyn last week 2o9; births, 27s
marriages, 60.
Il is proposed to hnud a now temporary bridge
NJ. d.
completed few weeks ago broke down within
day or two after II was finished.
Hugh McEcnna was found dead a; . n. m. ycstcr-
Jov an the rear of No ~ Statcst.. whore ne lived.
lie was 'longshorcman forty tive Years ~ ago. \
po>t -mortcm examination viii bc made ~ determine
the cause of his death
John Bender, who was fonud drowned az the foot
of Gold So, ou February II lct' hl> home m First
II T. n , ou December ~, with $3.50 IN his pocket
only eleven cents VEN found on hlm when the
h.i, mas recovered Coroncr Nolan hold sN inquest
fI., IA " A. M
~ to determine whctaCr the du'Wn,ug VAS aCcl.
dental W o,hctWlsc,
lohn Mel anehlu ~ No 100 Easlc.st,. was AZ
rested Tuesday U,eht on tho chorSc al committing
n btuial assault ou Mn, MargSrVt CoolrN, a NoUug
manned WOMAN. living a. lcG Ftvc->I The
,,,n,n Vas hldl, beaten ma thu struggle. She was
found almost inScu>,0le and a physician drclNrd
that >hc WAS injured seriously, MvlSughlp MAS
held by Justice hVnna yesterday o. await the ~
suit at her itluutS
r. : Massey. he late treasurer of the Widows
and Orphans Fund ot tho otd Volunteer Frc De-
pa,tmcut. at noon Nc>tepiaN handed Ia Justice
John CcWtncy rrs9dccn!t, ct the trustees at IA"
claimed 10 be N hi, hands. the securities of the
fund were transferred to Treasurer Burre On Tues
daV night II is claimed that 49, - Is still cue
from Mr. Massey. who says that II his accounts aro
found incorrect hc Is Wiling To pay over the dAcr-
encc. ,,.,,,,.,. ,,,,,
Anoticc was filed in the office Of County Clerk !
Braun n Jersey City yesterday by Joan II. Bonn |
inc president Of tie North Hudson County Railway
Company, ulHt new l"'u N"uu &c pulit DN bis |
company from the Court House IN jersey Civ to
West llohokcn ana Union liili.
NEWJERSEN
UoRoKrN-MaTc Capco. a young Italian living !
ot No 1884 Adams-st, llobokeu, arrested ycS- |
terday and sent 10 jail on charge of robbnC boys
an ths .tirrd schultz. sailor belonging
IN the crew of the steamship General Wcrder now |
living at IIobnken. foil overheard Tuesday night |
and struck his head on piece of timber, the injury
causing his death in three hours.
STATEN ISLAND
To1rUNSVHLE-rh steamer Minnie r. Childs |
r,hutlt al IottcnSvlllc. was launched Yesterday
aud will DO towcd to ths CITY to receive her ionrr
work and machinery. TIE steamer will DO used |
,iuriup fine coming summer for excursions