New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-12
NEW YORK CITY.


NEW.YORK CITY.
The free baths were visited last week by l|,Zoo
men and boys, and z, 7SS women and girls.
To-day is the second day of registration IN
Brookyn. The hours are from to 10 a. H., and
from to 10 p. m.
IA the days grow shorter the lights again begin
TO gmmer duTiug the early evening IN the Offices Oh
the commercial houses down town.
Two Indians III civilized dress. wearing their long
black hair in bTaIds attracted mnch attention rs
they walked mp Broadway yesterday
A NUISANCE IN FORTY sF CoND-sT.
The Grand jury made n pre5entment Yesterday IN
regard to the condition of Forty-secOnd-st between
Seventh and EighthGves., declaring that IN conse-
quence of the bioekading occasioned by the arrest
OF tire laying of the tracks of the Forty second
Street Railroad in that street, travel Is lmpeded ana
life and limb are endangered.
THROWING HERSELF INTO THE RIVER. .
An unknown woman, about thrty-ige years old
jumped into the East River Yesterday morning at
the foot of Thlrty-thifd-st., and was drowned Her
body was found half an hour after, but attempts 10
rasuscta.e her were vain. The woman was dresser
in black and wore a plaIp gold ring. She was 81
slender figure with light brown hair, tnged Win
gray.
CAPTAIN VAN sICEs BRAVERY COMMENDED.
the meeting of the Marine Society yesterday,
Captain G. ID. s. Trask made address in reference
to the life and record of Captain Edward Van Slco,
WHO was lost on the Cn! OF vera CTuz hesei'htonS
age skill and devotion to duty manifested by Cap
tam Van Size in a most trying emergency " were
adopted.
ARRANGING FOR LECTURE BY MR. Hughes.
regular meeting of the Central COOPERATIVE
Board was held yesterday afternoon at No. 2Pl
Broadway The reporrOf toe Committee on FRO
naganda and Publications. was read ard ADOPTED a
The chairman was INSTRUCTED 10 appoint commit
tee of seven 10 AXE Arrangements for lecture 10
b, delivered by Thomas Hughes in tins city between
October 20 and November g. The chairman post
p0ned the appointment OF n committee.
DECLARED To b. IN CONTEMPT.
Justice Lawrence in Sunreme Court, Chambers
Yesterday granted an order aecat ~ sfns19r
10 testify in a suit brought by the widow OF civil
Justice Stcmmer, as t0 the Governors Signature 10
the bill in her favor. The order directs that unless
Mr. S:rahar appears before the referee Tor exanina'
ton tomorrow he shall stand comnlited to Jan I'M
ill he does testify and shall pay fine OF 500.
FLUCTUATION IL BREADsTUFFS.
The breadstnfi, market was considerably excited
rday and al the opening wheat was from two TO
tnree cents higher O.tODer options IN No. : lted
being quoted M 81 1884. Trade was light and the
rnarkef began to react upon the appearance of
orders from the West 20 sell. The cables reported
higher markets in Europe: Later the market met
with sharp decline UPON the report 0i the surren-
der OF Dulcgno. and at the close prices were TWO
cents lower than the close on Saturday.
BAPTIST MINISTER'S IN CONFERENCE.
The regular conference OF the BAPTIST MINISTERS
was held Yesterday at No. Warren-st. After the
opening prayer by the Rev. Mr. Lloyd. several visit
ing cleI were INTRODUCED The Rev. MT. War
rem spoke Of the benefits OF the weekly conference,
watched the papers TO see what was done IN II. and
Baptsis shaped their actions to no small extent by
its guiding influence. An exeges's OF Matthew
xiv. IL was read by the Rev. /. a. *. Gesser.
A wOMAN's COOLNFss AND PRESENCE OF MIND.
-Four hundIed girls and boss were IN the class
rooms of Grammar school No. 03 al NO. ZOo East
SaVent y-nlDtil-s., Yesterday morning, Wnen EDl,
haDpening TO open the door of a room on the upper
door where fire was kept burning, saw the iloof
and furniture on fire. match had Ueen care'essly
thrown into WaSte basket ana had set fire 20 Its con-
tents. Instead of making an cutlery the gEl went
quietly to the principal, Miss PuIroy, and told her
of the danger. Miss Puuoy ordered the janltOr TO
close the windows and doors of the burning loom.
and then made the classes march TO the street IN the
order usually preserved at IRE drill" Inc ire
put out and the pupils were back IN their seats
before they learned the cause of the sudden inter-
Iuption OF their studies.
BROOKLYN
A decree of absolute divorce from his wife was
granted yesterday TO William Il. Richie
Thomas Day, AGE 90, of No. GA Bergen-st., was
arrested Yesterday upon the charge OF stealing to-
bacco worth $3.50 from the store OF Benz amin
Hyms, No. 504 FultOn-st.
The trial of the suit for $1,000 damages for as
sault and battery brought by George ". Hudson
against w. W: Goodrich, a lawyer. winch was held
before Judge McCue IN the CITY Court Yesterday, re-
suited in d lsagrcenent OF the Jury. The acton
grew out OF q dispute over The testimony III SUIT
about tr0tting horse.
Controller StenmctZ sent to the Board Of Alder
men yesterday his statement OF the financial
affairs OF the city for the year ending December 81,
1879 Ii set forth that tho bonds ana certificates
paid during the year amounted 20 Sl939,0OO. and
the amount pad into the sinking find was
1910 151 80 The increase in the city debt WAS
500 $50 o. due 10 the payment of $3.50, 900 to-
ward The great bridge. Tne toa amount Of tue city
DEBT Is $40 III, 800 Of which $19,36G, 800 III
cured Tor water and the bridge.
JERSEY CITY.
The house Of Justice John Garucll No. 100 Mag
uolIa-ave was entered by burglars early yesterday
morning and robbed of slyerware and wearing
apparel valued at several hundred dollars.
Andrew Burns Of No. go Wanen-St., went to
o'clock mass Sunday morning. tie returned home
at 10 o'clock and found ms wife very sick. She re-
fu cd 10 give BIN any information rs TO the cause
of her Illness, but Of the children said that she
had taken paper from the mantel, put what was
Ia II in some water aud drank it. An examination
Of the paper showed that It had contained Paris
green. physician was summoned at once, but the
woman died about noon. Mrs. Burns had been suf-
fcIilg from malaria. and 1t IS supposed that she
was temporarily de:auGcd She leaves five chill
drcn, the youngest beng seven and the oldest SIX
teen. -
Fifty-seven deaths were reported last week,
against forty the week previous.
The Seventh Avenue Reservoir .aying been
drained OFT to discover the source of Leak il was
ascertaincd that there was number of holes IN the
bottom of the reservoir, which will require thor
Ough repairs.
SING SING.-Owen Riorden, about forty years old,
on Sunday afternoon, whiie picking apples. Tell
from the tree, fractured his skull and otherwise in
iured himself; he died shortly afterward. He
leaves a widow and two children.
The Charter election Of the City Of Newark will
be held to-day for Commissioners OF tie Water
Board and Tax Board, Trustees OF the CITY Home.
on general ticket, aud for Aldermen, FreehOlders,
School Commissioners and other ward officers.
NEW JERSEY.
NEwrowN.-The fair at Newtown, Sussex County,
n. j., opens to-day, and vail close on the 10TH. Tx
cuslon tickets are issued from this city, aud are
good for tho week.