New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
NEW-YORK CITY.

The REGATTA Of TIE Columbia College Boat Club.
which was to take place yesterday has been post
pOucd until Thursday
STATISTIC. FOR A WEEK.
Deaths last week. 54i blrihs 900 marriages
213 The police arrested 1917 persons. The EX-
else Commissioners issued fifty licenses, ana col
lected fees amounting 10 SZOfo.
REINsTATED As A PATEOLNAN.
The Police Commissioners yesterday, IN obedience
of an order of the supreme Court renstated IA
trolman james Byr:.es who wear ago was re-
moved for neglect of duty, and made provision fof
the payment OF his salary for the past year
ANN1vERsARY At COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
Yesterday beng the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ami
vcrsary of Columbia College, the alumni OF the
view the new college building at MadlSon-ave: ana
Fort, -ninth-st Refreshments were spread IN one OF
the upper halls. No speeches were made.
DYE STUFF ~ 4 MAIL BAG.
Tn the mail of the Government. which arrived
Yesterday, was closed mail from Bologna Mo
dane Italy, under date of October 10. The whole
of the matter contained IN IT, CONSISTING Oh I'D Ist
ters and IL packages OF printed matter wss de-
faced 10y the breaking of package of red dye stun
while on the Italian Railway. his Is the fourth
instance of this kind tIat mas occurred this year IN
connection with mails forwarded from Italy.
ESTIMATES FOR MAINTAINING THE PARKS.
The Board of Estimate and AppOrtlOnlncut yes
terday took up the estimates OF the Fark Depart
ment, Their adoption was advocated Dy COmHiS-
sioner Lane. a telegram was received from samuel
ConOver, treasurer of the Park Department, saying
that the documents and figures presented by Com
missioner Lane were of his own making, and had
not received the approval of the Board. Mr..
Lane SAID that the figures had been passed by the
Board and that Mr.. COnOver had voted for them.
The estimates OF the department were then passed.
with the understanding that they might be recon-
sIdeTed Oh the final review.
Fatal RESULT or A FALL.
Coroner Brady was called yesterday 10 hold an in
Quest on Francis II. Depau, who died IN the Roose-
Welt Hospital Friday from the effect of a fall As he
was about enter his carriage. at eventh-ayc ana
Thirty-ninh-st., the horses started and Mr.. Depau
was thrown to the ground with such violence that
his skull was fractured Mr. Depau was grandson
OF the late Colonel Herman Thorn. His mother was
Angelina Cnaunccv Thorn, who married Louis a.
Depau an attache Of the Court of Napoleon Ill.
Two of Mrs Depau's sisters also married Titled
Frenchmen, and were lad waiting to inc En-
press Eugene. Mr.. Depau was twcnty-eight years
''D' BROOKLYN.
William p. Williams n detective for twenty-five
wears has resigned from the Brook YIN police service
under the pension law of 1877, which gives him
yearly pension OF Sf1O.
Owing to the recent rams and the supply added
from two ponds, and also 10 more moderate con-
sumption the water III the Hampstead storage res .
ervOr has increased from three feet seven Inc hes To
four feet three inches.
About 100 men were put to work on the rims of
the Ausonia Clock Works yesterday. The walls
that remained Standing after the lire are beng torn
down and carried away. Work on the new factory
will begin as soon the runs have been cleared
away.
The case apainst Alderman Philip Casey, Of the
Tenth Ward Brooklyn. for alleged illegal regStra-
ION 'D was before United states Commissioner
Allen Yesterday for decision, but was deferred until
tomorrow, TO allow Mr.. Allen 10 examine point
of law.
The case of Messrs. Pyburn aud LEIGH against
James .ourdan which IS brought to test the legal
ty OF General Jourdaus position rs sole head OF the
Department OF Police and President Of the Board OF
ExhIse, has been postponed until "a week from TO-
morrow.
The annual election OF the trustees of the Brook
lyn Tabernacle occurred last evening D. d. b,0Wh
,.d; bo nj Of % IL. A.
Tucker and J. II. Wllmarth were reelected. mere
was no opposition these candidates. ;. II. Frank
anbcrg, II. f. KlrIha1n and Jas. II. smith present
nembe of the Board OF Trustees have offered their
designations.
The Republic of Peru appears as plaintiff in the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn, agains, me the nrm Of
Fuuch EdVc q Co., 10 rcplcYln 12,G21 bags of
nitrate of silver recently shipped on the bark Cat
llope to New-York. and valued at Sl2O.l21 90
Yesterday $500 bags were seized, ana al ofhcer
was placed on the vessel TO prevent the removal Of
any OF the property.
JERSEY CITY.
A inry decided yesterday that Mrs. DOrOthca
Kuchen Of Newars-ave. was insane, and guardian
Will be appointed for her by Chancellor Runyon.
Her property Is valaed AT i,oOO.
Dennis Barton, a pauper who escaped from Snake
HIlI assaulted Mrs Ellen Casey of No. n Rail
road-aye his sister with bed STAT early yesterday
morning. cutting her badly about the heau. lie was
arrested and sent 10 jail.
NEW-JERSEY.
2AyoyYE CTTY.-WillIam Hubbard, Young man
of Bavoune CITY. was arrested Yesterday and sent
Ia tho County jan to await trial on a charge of
attempting 30 pass a counterfeit trade dollar.
LONG ISLAND
LoNG ISLAND CIrY.-Mrs. 81. j. Newton, Of the
Fourtn Ward and Mrs. Hume, Of the First Ward, OF
ony IsIand CIty. have been nominated for school
trustees III their respective wards
BEILPoRT.-JOhn Smith, age forty. OF BeIlport.
lost his life in GARDENERS Bay Friday afternoon.
lie was employed on the yacht Kusage. Captain
TuthiI He was struck by the main boom,
knocked overheard and drowned.
STATEN ISLAND.
NV BRIGHroN- Professor Gardner engineer of
the STATE Board of Health. some time ago made an
inspection of New Brighton and other places in the
town of Castleton. In his report TO the State
Raa statcs that the town of OastctOn cOntaIns