New-York tribune., 1880-06-25
NEW-YORK CITY.

t0ns in reference to the death of tho lato james f.
Joyce.
Co, IT. 71st REGIMENT N. g., s.NY., will visit
the Union Square Theatre this evening in full dress
Uniform.
Frederick BoItz age sixty-nine, fell from rear rear
window on the fourth floor of his house. no; 4ZS
West Forty-sixth-st.. yesterday, and was Killed.
Josephine Thornton, two years old, was drowned
Yesterday in vault in the rear of her home, at
Third-a1c and Observation-Disclosures
The death of Mayer LabEski, age fourteen ot NO.
22 Sixth.ave. who was thrown down stairs oy
playmate and was fatally injured, was rcporteo yes
terday. $1,000 1850
United States Commissioner Shields yesterday
held William Wagner IN $500 bail for examination
on n charge of passing conntertelt trade dollar Oh
Joseph Ottman, of No 430 East Seventeenth-st.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Charles Henderson and Thomas II. Watson yes
terday made an assignment to John =. treenan,
with preferences for $1.704 IS. simeon +. BlAoy
made an assignment to AmaZlah L.. ASnHan, Win
preferences for 0,S35 "a.
ILLNESS AMONG THE CLERGY.
The Rev. Michael Cnrran, pastor or 81. AndrcWS
Church, tie Rev. Thomas Farrell pastor OF ot'
JoscDh'S Church and the Rev. Charles f. Payten'
of the Church of ST. Agnes, arc dangerously III.
Father Payten is at the house of his parents.
A VALUABLE SHAWL STOLEN. go
Mrs Josephine DauphlD, tho wife OF q wealthy
dent Of MadIson-ave.; reported at Police Head;
quarters yesterday, the theft of canels bar Shawl
valued at 81, 800 II was stolen from her coach
while it was standing IN front OF No. l4o Broadway
Henry Jones. eight years old. whose parents live
Mt No. 1913 Eldridgc-st. was drowned yesterday
at Aderney Park. n. j., while bathing. he had
gone to the Park in company with other members s
Of tho Allen Street Church Sunday school. His
body was not recovered.
BOSTON FoRGER CAPT RID.
InspcctOr Byrnes received u telegram from Bos.
ton, Mass. on Wednesday, requesting tue arrest OF
J. l.. rivrrS, who was believed to be III this Oily,
and who had swIndled Boston merchants out or sSV-
eral thousand dollars by means of forged checks.
Inst evening Tvers was arrested by two detectives
while ho was nquring for letters at the Post Otce.
CONVICTED o. PERJURY.
Charles Moore was tred at the last term or the
United States Circuit Court for passing counteriet
money, aud wns acquitted. On tho trial he testlned
that lie bad never been convicted Of any offence,
while the fact was he had served eighteen months
for burglary. In the 5amo court yesterday he was
tried and convicted OF perjury. Judge Benedict re-
manded him for sentence.
FRACTURING HIS ANrAGOSIsTs SKULL
Before Justice Murray, at the Jefferson Market
Police Court, yesterday, Thomas Dowd, OF No. l5o
Sulvan-st.. was arraigned on the charge OF assault
lng Michael McuOvern, Of No. 10 Carmine-s5. lne
two men qnarrcllcd III tho morning, and Dowd
struck McGovern with q heavy knife, causing
compound fracture of tho skull. Dowd was locked
up to await the result Of McGOvcrn's injuries
ROBBED M DISCHARGED EMPLoYE.
Louis Gantz, formerly employed in the Office Of
Ridley 81 Sous. in Grand-st IN the Court OF Gene
raj Sessions yesterday. pleaded guilty to stealing
cinuu, ed by the firm until abOnt month before
the theft. On June -, he secreted himself IN tho
store and at night opened the safe by means OF du-
pcate kcys, ard took the money. lie was sentenced
to State Prison for two years.
EyIpgNcE AGAINsr SUPERINTENDENT DUDLEY.
The statement published in some papers yester-
day that a1SmnS na" paSe9 DesH pre
the Department Of Buildings. Is premature. The
Grand Jury has been investigating Mr. Dudley's
case for several days but rs yet no indictment has
been presented. Ii is understood that sufficient
evidence to warrant an indictment has been laid
before the Grand Jury, but It was stated yesterday
Al. nat hn fnk
Cooper returns from the Cincinnati Convention.
THE INTERNATIONAL CODE.
meeting Of the International Code Committee
of America was he'd i'll this city last nghr, for the
purpose of appointing delegates TO the annual con-
florence of the Association for the reform and COd:-
catIon of the Law of Nations, TO be held at 5erne,
were appointed delegates to the Berne Conference:
DAVID Dudley Field. chairman A. T. Sprague. sec
rotary; Nicholas Fish Charles 4. Peabody. Amasa -
j. Parker Lafayette y. Foster, l.. s. T0bey, f. X.
Coudcrt Robert ID. Benedict, Henry NJ. Herman.
Edward Paterson, Charles l.. Brace, Howard Pay
son Wilds Simeon L. Baldwin and William II.
Hunt.
The bond of tho new Fire Commissioner, Jacob
Worth was approved bv the Mayor yesterday. Mr..
Worth appointed eX-Alderman Henry Dawson rs
his deputy.
While bathing in the East River ut the foot of
South-Scventh-st. last evening, Horny Smith, ago
thirteen. of No. fl ThrOOpave., was drowned The
body was not recovered.
Elizabeth EtherngtOn, age two, of No. 233
Front-st while crossing that street at }ridge-st..
was run over by II Vanderbilt Avenue ear last even
ing aud fatally injured. She died III lew minutes.
The efforts of the United states authorities to ar
rest ~ las J. Boone, the defaniting Deputy Revenue
Collector nave not been successful thus far. 1t IS
not thought that he is i'll concealment IN Brooklyn.
The Water Purvcyor has been directed TO revoke
ali permits granted to railroad comp inies to
sprinkle their tracks with RdgcwOOd water The
washing of sidewalks and the sprinkllng of streets
by. owners of property IL also forbidden, and the
public fountains VIII be smut oil during the present
scarcity of tho water supply.
The Controller and Auditor met Yesterday in the
Mayors Office to appoint assessors under tho new
law The SIayOr refused tO VOTE but called atten-
srSSOrs to swear that they have examined all the
property IN the taXrOll' for tho year ending July
John TrusOw, president, and Thomas Ennis, Lem
ucl Burrows. Charles Small. Thomas 4. Wilson,
William DcLacy, Au- ustus kurth. b. w. Wilson
and Is. B. Hopkins, assessors. Messrs TTuslow and
Ennis arc in the present Board Three Of those
appointed are Observation-Disclosures Ennis, Wilson
and Kurth. . -
Charles Grammcyor. nge three, of No. 90 SOnth;;
st., died yesterday morning from Injuries received
by his clothing catching fire from bonfire the pre-
YiOuS evening. -
An agent of the Newark Society for the Proven
tiOn OF Cruelty to Animals has entered n complaint
against Joseph Moore, Of Franklin, for cruelty tOa
Mcslcr OF Franklin. 1t. Is charged that Moore
bound straw about the body of the dog with
tarred rope, poured kerosene over It, and then set
fire to the straw. The dog was afterNard found
covered with burns aud fostering sores.
NEW-JERSEY.
BAYONNE CITY.-Patrick Dillon q liquor dealer
IN COttage-st who was fined $50 for selling liquor
Rev. Thomas N. Killecn, the pastor Of st. Mary's
Roman Catholic Church. Bergen Point, on whose
complaint Dillon was arrested. Father Kileen also
smashed tho bottles III Dilon's bar-room.