New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-07
NETWORK CITY.

The Rev. DR.. Schenck will speak at free church
meeting this evening in ~. AIMS Chufch I'D E'RuE
eenth-st.. near Fifth-aye.
The dry dust was burning IN many places yesteJI.
dav. Pedestrians now have smoke rs we'll as clouds
OF filthy dust TO contend with.
The new bridge of the New-York City and North;
c-n Railroad over the Harlem RlYfr was crossed
lately for the first time by train OF nineteen empty
cars. no-o ooo no -, ,ss,,rn
The Board Of Estimate and Apportioument yester-
dav directed the Controller to issue bonds 10 the
amount of $3.50. 900 for the use of the Department
OF Public Works.
HE OBSERVED MORE.
A Harlan man recently sent a pair Of trousers to
tailor to be repaired forgetting to take out SOO ~
bills that was in one pocket. Inc tailor returned
the money and received-the thanks OF the owner
HOLIDAYS AT THE ExCHANGEs.
The Cotton Exchange yesterday balloted IN favor
of Good FRIDAY and the following DAY Deipg ODD
served az holidays The members OF thn fr9duee
Exchange will vote on tho question next Monday
COLLISION ~ INF SOUND
Tho schooner j. II. Burnett. with cargo Of coal
from Hoboken for Norwich Conn, WINE az anchor
off CITY Island Yesterday. was run INTO by the tug
Baltic and damaged slightly. She Will DC repaired
at City Island
CRUSHED ny An ELEVATED TRA1N.
Harry s Hicks. ags thirty. coOred employe OF
the Elevated railroad attempted 10 cross the Track
AT the Chatham Square Station yesterday morninR
and was knocked down DY an engine hh iR"'
foot and ankle were crushed,
AIDING MIN FROM THE HOSPITALS.
At the Rest" for men DISCHARGED from the nos
nj ale Int who not strong tuOQSu 10 resume
work twenty-siX applicants have been cared inr
since II was established last January. TIE ch1riy
il IN the hands Of the Sisters OF the stranger NO
Wnthrop-place.
SENT WHERE 40 FRUIT WILL IFMPf Hlh
Samuel Crook. negro. Yesterday entered q gro.
Gerry siore IN Edr'dge.st. near Bro"mest;' ana
he caused dstur auce. and finally endeayored 10
ks. n woman who entered the store lie was az
rested and IN the Essex Market fOlicc Court he
i was sent 10 the Island for six months
rptt A
Officer Madden. of the Tenth Precinct YESTERDAY
| took before Justice Smith. IN tar EsmK Market
whom he arrested ON charge OF bIcaklng mo tno
tailor shop of Jacob Leidesdorf. at No. - Canalst,
and of stealing thercirom suits OF cloihng valued aI
$3.50 The prisoner was remanded Tor examination
RETURN HOME OF 4 MISSING LAD.
Frederick IIrobaw age seven, the son OF Isaac V.
Brukaw. the clothing dealer. who was Icpottch hS
missing Is now safe at homo again. he boy ran
away from his tutor Monday night only Tor inn
| a. he ofterward declared. BY mo tine lha' ms
| father bad returned from Police hcidqiait eIs'
where he had reported inc disappearance tHo D"S
was az home again.
HARD wofK To PROTECT TIriR nurSr
Philip Brander. a contractor, vino has bal consid-
cradle irouble with Max LOwenthal aSchnoluA'tI'
OF No. 1863 East Onc-hundTed. and-i ,eehlhNt.'
about some Of the land on when the mouse Sianu+'
was arrested tuesday night on me coinp,alnt vi Pr,
Lowenthal. ana nj the Harlem Police 'uri vas h''h
IN ~ 600 bail 10 keep the peace lie had threat
eued To tear down the house.
TnE rNrEnE,Ts on TrIE rrnLic SCHOOLS. ,,,.-
Yesterday afternoon President Walker ~ The chair.
The report of the CITY superintendent showed mat
amendment TO article IL. section 20. subdivision
4 giving supeuucuden;s maximum bhIMF Hlt'I
fourteen years service provided that ther record LOT
three wears previous TO the Application Is excellent
was adopted.
TWO GOWNS AWAITING Az OWNER.
Detectives Wade and Wood. ol the lenln RE
cinc arrested sneak thei calling hinscm W ,'Ilam
Tuesday He had m his possession pHoW-caSo
containing a black cashmere dress trimmed win siA
fringe satin and beaded cord ana also gray cin'h
snIt In tho Essex Market Police Court yesterday
Jones was remanded 10 await the appearance "l tue
| owner of the article.
TscArfNG oFrEN. But CAUGHT Al LAST.
| William Ruddimau of Mot; Haven. was robbed OF
| n watch IN Park-place last November lie pursued
| the thief who escaped. Since then Nr. hadGlmdn
has seen him several times In tho street and has
chased him but the thief too iicet- footed aud
[ always got away. Yesterday Detectives HalrY hl,l
| Ruland arrested Michael Lyons. charging bun WITH
| the crime. lie was locked up az fOhce headPnaI-
| tsrs lie is known as an old offender
| SOUTHERN YACHT REGATTA.
| Members of tho Southern Yacht CLUB OF New.Or-
| leans are endeayoTing TO interest owners oil mt
| class open yacts OF New-lOrk ana Eastern yacht
| clubs IN q proposed regatta to be sailed on Lake
pontrhartran IA May or June, for purse OF $1,000
The compsiing Yachts are TO be between twenty-five
and twenty-eght feet IN length The project meets
with much favor IN the Columbia. New-Jer'ey aud
| Atlantic Yacht Clubs, and IT ~ thought probable
| that several boats may enter from the North.
| THE WORK or TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
| The Fire MaIshals quarterly report shows that
from January ! to March ~ the department re-
twenty.seven fires were caused by tho careless use
| of matches and thirty-three by the explosion or
unsctting of lamps. Ihorc were four lncendaTy
| Ores The fol al amount of damage done 10 build
| in0s was 1907 345; 10 their contents, T'OZ,1I l.
The insurance on the damaged buildings am0unIed
| TO So AS. $50 on their contents - 4ov.oio Inc
o-s ON uninsured buildings was S4l 100 on their
| contents S14,0SO.
| TRYING To RECOVER HIS RlNG.
| Davis W. Westbrook, who claims to be son OF
| Jndge Westbrook of the Supreme Court. and James
| H. Butler. Assistant District Attorney i0r new
Mexico Yesterday before Justice Smith. IN the
| Essex Market Police Court. Ihe former charged
| CLristian Carraher OF No. . Goreck-st with the
arcenv of n ring. He said that he met tho prisoner
in a barroom in Grand-.t, and that Wiue thcy W"ic
| Justice. observing that MesthTook was uh"et lne
| Influence OF liquor, declined 10 entertain charge
| and discharged Carraher
CAUGHT STEALING WATCHES,
| At tie Jefferson Market Police Court Yesterday Il
German was arraigned who was arrested early IN
tb. morning in Union Square for breaking plato
class window in RAYMOND Brother house furnish
ING store No. 1853 broadway. When arrested be had
nine watches in his possession II was iound mat
| niate glass window valued at 5000 had been broken
and mat eighteen watches valued nj Sl20 had been
stolen from the showcase. The thief when arrested.
| was running swiftly up Broadway, dropping watches
AS sc ran lie refused 10 give his name or address.
lie was committed for trial IN default OF $1,000
bail
PATAL ACCIDENT Al HAkPER BROTHERS.
| Judltb FRAN. ago sxty-tve. an old emplOye OF
| Uarper 81 Brothers. met with a terrible death yes
terdav while az work III tho sewing room OF the
| bnildinR i'm Franklin-square. Some wOrkmen were
| repairing the machinery when the woman attempted
| TO PASS between them aud an upright revolving
| sbait Her dress was caught IN tho machinery and
was wrapped around the shaft. Tho woman was
fling against the floor and q table, and was III
| stantlv Filled Her skull fractured, and both
| arm and legs were broken. Mrs. FRAN was widow
| and lived at No. 1872 South Thlrd-st, Williams
burg.
LETTER CARRIERS WORK FOR MONTH
| In the month OF March 497 letter-carrieTs were
..,r,ln,,. IA hv tie Now. York Post Office uheY made