New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
NETWORK.

Garfield and Hancock swing side by side over '"o
heads of travellers in Fulton-st.
Workmen are engaged in building batt ing-houses
and sinking wells on Glen Island
Commissioner Nichols began his duties ~ treas
urer of the Police Board yesterday
"Nrs. G.. =. J.r has sent TO The TRIBUNE SO for
the Seaside Santarium "F. NJ. jr." So and IL M.
C.n$2.
The body of q boy about thirteen years old was
fonnd in the East River yesterday at Twenty
eiohtb-st.
The Bclgenland from Antwerp, landed 2f3 ,,nmI-
grants n, Castle Gordon yesterday. and the 'lcto
RIA. from London, 147.
The New. York Archery Club will shoot match
to-day at Central Park. against the Multnoinah
Archers, of Portland, Oregon.
A FRUIT DEALERS ENTERPRISE.
An enterprsing fruit dealer of F1lton-st' mas eN,
hbtcd in front of ais stand several large Tsore'1
wotetmcIons on which the names Of Garfield ana
Arthur are cut.
A POLICE STATION FLOODED. .
During Monday mornings storm the ram MAUI S ,1
way under the stoop Of he newly-erected Sec0nd
prrcInc. Police Station, and the cells anu cehal
were filed with water.
Throwing RUBBISH IN THE FOUNTAINS.
The beou'v Of the fouufains IN the puDllc parks
would be greatly increased if the vistlng small boy
world dcsst from throwing lnto the water all the
rubbish that Is within his reach
LrAVING ANXTOU@ PARENTS.
Missing children: Ellen Downing. acc slXtren,
from so. 10l Ayeunc-D; snec Jaiy II; Jacoo In
dino. age Twelve. from No. 1872 I'ird-aye.; ROBERT
Bnsch, age fourteen, nome not gwen
THE PENALTY FOR BATHING IN TIE RIvRR. -
Siyteen boys were brought mp in the Yorkville
p, cc 'ourt Yesterday iOT bathing ~ the fnSt ana
North Rivers The Larger boys were fined ~ each
and the smaller ones were discharged
INTEREST IN THE sEAwANHAKt WRECK.
The remnants of the wreck OF the Savannah
now visible still attract much attention rom eHcuf
sion parties passing no or down the iaS, lIV'I a',
n rush of passengers, careenlng tine boats 10 one
side invariably takes place when they come I'D
sight.
MUD-THRoWING IN THOMPsON-sT
The urcdins of lhOmDSOnst. nave an unpleasdhO
habit of throwing mud AT the cars when pass
through tine street. Last evening one OF the pas
sengers of q Seventh-ave. horsc-car who was SIT
ting by the open window, was struck twice Ill tue
face by pieces of hard mud thrown at the car.
AN OVERDOSE OF LAUDANUM.
John Joseph Bancroft, Merchant twenI = y
years oIi. died on Tuesday at No ~ West Ihifty-
eicLth-st from poison administered. his physicians
claim. by mistake The ease was reported to Cor
oner Herman, who investigated 1t, ana iound that
Mr. Bancroft. being i'll and in great pain, took an
overdose of landanum that proved fatal. Yesterday
Mr. Bancroffs body was buried.
CENsURTNG DRUGGIST.
Louis Goprg, n child of two years. fell ont or
window nj No. i47 East Seventy-Seyenth-sf., ana
was fatally injured. A CorOners jury found YER
diet of death by accident yesterday, nut added
- We censilre the druggist, b. G.. Leman. Of No.
15O6 First-ave for his iuhumau conduc: in refus-
ing to admit the mother with the child to his store
when she called for treatment and ADVICE
DEATHS DUE TO INTEMPERANCE
The sernI-anuua mortality report OF the bureau OF
Vital Statistics shows that the death OF 40 persons
in this city during the SIX months ending June %
was due directly TO intemrerauce. Twelve persons
died from derlum tremens; 80 from drunkenness
in less violent FORM and % from Brlg1ts disease
developed by lntemperance; lie three cheI atom
Al :: Germap 81. Twenty-Five of the victims OF the
vice were SINGLE 90 married, and 23 widowed.
MEMORIAL TO ASA PACKER.
The family of Asa Packer, of Mauch Chunk,
Penn are about to erect to his memory. in St.
Marks Church, where he served as warden Tor
twenty-five wears, beautiful and costly memorial
reredOs and altar. III many respects similar TO the
famous Astor memorial in Trinity Church in this
city, The plans are furnished by *. NJ. UpJohn,
the architect of the church. The main WORK con-
sists of three large panels containing groups repre-
septlng the ascension OF Christ and two OF the post
resurrection scenes. The figures are two-thirds
life SIZE oon,r
Commissioner French yesterday announced the
appointment of twelve more new employees III the
Department of City Works.
Henry Hickey was fined $50 in the Sixth District
Court yesterday. for assailin9 police officer at
Fabers Park, July s. The officer was attempting
to make all arrest for disorder
The body of a man, apparently twenty-five years
old five feet and six inches III height. with sandy
hair, dressed in a dark suit. found yesterday
in Atlantic Basin. Ii awaits recognition at the
Morgue.
The funeral of Captain John F. Waugh, for fifty
wears an employG in the Navy Yard. who died on
tuesday. was held yesterday at Grace Chapel, IN
Hgh-st. For many years he was captain OF the
watch in the Navy Yard. lie was buried with Ma
sonic hOnors.
No quorum attended the meeting Of the Bird &c
Trustees. called for yesterday. The Executive
Committee opened the bids for yellow pine lumber.
and awarded the contract for 1,595, 100 feet OF
lumber to the lowest bld of the twenty made, that
of the firm of Eppinger " Russell, at wi 10
thousand feet.
The Board of Supervisors yesterday voted to pay
81 700 due to the late County Clerk. John Delmar,
for copying the records IN his office The vote was
twenty to six Most of those In favor excused their
tla laxx ha Snn nIraa
Committee was authorized to advertise Tor propo-
sails for furnishing provisions to the County Build
ings for one year
Mayor Howell was visited yesterday by property
owners along the proposed line OF the Brooklyn
Elevated and Atlantic Beach Railroad Company.
for which franchise was voted by the Board of
Aldermen on Monday. They urged HIM TO inter-
pose mis- power of veto IN the matter. lhe Iayor
promised that what he did would be decided upon
after careful consideration
The Italian labOrers who are in the City Hospital
from the effect OF the accident on the Long Island
Railroad on Wednesday, were all reported yrster-
day to be comt0rta Ole as their injuries would adj
nit. Only one. David Lasa age forty i've OF No.
80 New Bowery is III a critical condition. lie l.
suffering from foosened scalp, compound fracture
of the nose, and injuries TO the spine Only two
Others are hurt severely.
By the explosion of can of kerosene. from which
she was trying to feed a slowly burning fire, yester
day morning, Elizabeth McCosker, age twenty,
and First-sts Brooklyn was dangerously burned.
The young woman recently came to this country,
and had been warned nor To use Kerosene III stoves
She rushed out in the street with her clothes in
flames and threw herself in the gutter. Some per-
sons passing succeeded in putting out the flames,
but not before she burned in a shocking man
ner about the limbs, body aud face. She was at
tended by DR.. Hutchinson and taken to st. Cath
erIne's Hospital, where ii is thought that her in
iuries Will prove fatal.
JERSEY CITY.
The appropriations for the Beard of Chosen Free
holders of Hudson County tor the ensuing fiscal
year aggregate 1920, 100.
Mrs. Catharne Dugan, of Bay and Henderson
sts., was placed under bonds Yesterday by Police
Justice Peloubet u charge of striking her
mother on the head with club
NEWARK.
The driven wells at Beeville are in operation
again, and 100000 gallons day are pumped into