New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

rant the yeonet as soon AS the cups into Their
possession. On reco%mendatiSoG OF The sn annual re-
Committee il was resolved 10 hold inc an""i ~
gatta at Washington, September ana x
THE DUTY ON KNITTED GOODS: ~.
The Executive Committee of the National Knit
ting Goods Association which was .o,Ine ard 70 the
threatened removal of duty on knitted gooas, met
yesterday at No. 40 Worthst George =: b9Ss on
yice-nresident of the association, occupied tne
chair He submitted the by laws for governing the
organization, which were adopted suo-cOnimtu-
tee was appointed TO look after the interests OF INC
knitted goods manufacturers and eventually 10 pc
tition Congress on the subject. One Of the men,
bers of the committee stated that 800, 900 900 was
invested in knitted goods in the United states
SHOOTING OVER HER HEAD.
Thomas Kelly and Mary Leonard have lived Tor
some time at No. AS New Bowery. Recently Kelly m
formed his mistress that if she did not stop gong IN
the company Of man 10 whom ne obleeEo ne
would certainly injure il not kill her. AZ 10 O'CLOCK
Friday night he Observed the woman and the man re-
ferred TO at Bayard and Chrystiests de approacnea
them and without uttering word OF warning
drew q revolver and discharged 1t at the woman;
The ball passed over her head, and before ne nag
Precinct, took him in custody. Yesterday, IN the
Essex Market Police Court. Justice smith committed
him for trial in default of 81 900 ball Ihe WOMAN
was sent to the House of Detention.
ALL ABOUT A BLACK-ASD-rAN.
A black-and-tan dog belonging TO EDWARD steven
son went into the liquor store at No; l34 last one,
by the bartender, Joseph A. Haley. The owner
came in few minutes later and demanded the dog
but Haley refused to gave 1t mp stcvs en-, 'rI
threw the dog in his face saying, Take your hA hed
cur" Stevenson became angry and rephcd 10 !, ~
in not very polite language. The latter then pcned
up bottle and hurled il at Stevenson, who ran INTO
the street and about to throw DITCH ~ ms b
sailant when he was arrested by Policeman Delaney
Haley made a charge of assault against him at the
Harlem Police Cont, hut Justice Otterbourg lusu-
fed Stevenson's conduct by dischargng him.
BROOKLYN.
In l35 Sunday-schoos. A., 1876 children will to-
1ovr oha he
niversary of the Brooklyn Sunday school Union
The dress parade aud promenade concert given by
the 23d Regiment at It's armory last hight was
well attended. The rooms were tastcfully decorated
with flowers
Permits for the erection of sixtysix new buildings
were granted in the past week. II is claimed that
800 buildings have been erected each year tor the
last eight years.
The Sca-vew Elevated Railway, running from
Brighton Beach to Gable 5, is TO be completed ny
June l. all the contracts for the work having been
let The kind of motors 10 be used IN crossing the
Boulevard is not yet decided on
By n new ordinance which went into operation
yesterday, no Kerosene, or slimlar ol can ne kept
FOR sale where the fire test IL under 100 fahicn-
het and not more than one barrel can De KEEP IN "a
building any part of which is used for dwelling
Patrick Tumuty was before Justice Kiehl yestcr-
day on a charge of bigamy preferred by Mrs
Bessie Tumulty, who claimed TO be his lawful VIC
Tumulty's counsel showed that the statute 4i nm
tations protected the deceiycr. lie was discharged
Contractor Swifts bill for cleaning the streets for
March was 81 ,s25. City Works Commissioner J"hn
French at first refused to pass it, until assured by
Police Commissioner Jourdan and Health Commits
sioner Crane that the streets were cleaner imam
''""'' JERSEY CITY.
WV. c. Stiles has been elected Chief Engineer
OF the Board of Public Works. in the place OF W. w.
kdgges
The wagon of Richard Clarke. of Tlirtccnh-st.,
was struck by train at the Proyostst CROSSING OF
last evening. The horse was killed, the wagon
broken and Clarke badly injured.
Mary Carroll, the eight ycars-od girl who ran
away from her home in Hobokcn, was returned to
her narents Yesterday She was found in the house
of Mrs. Brady. on the Heights The child claimed
that she was ill-trcated by her parents
Judge Garretson rendered decision yesterday in
the contest over the $1,000 belonging to The late
DR.. Mulcahy. He refused to appoint John lialiard
or John Wetmorc administering, ana suggested thht
some unintercstcd person shOnld be agreed upon.
NEWARK.
Business men near the junction Of Broad ana
Market-sts. began, last evening 10 burn electric
lights forty i'll all. inside and IN 'front.' oil thIlr
stores Thousands Of people gathered TO see The
illumination.
d. w. Crane g. Co.. who built the Chatham Street
Reservoir, have sued the Aqueduct Board for
1928 for extra work IN repairing me BASIN. ne
Boards defence is that the alleged extra Work Was
unnecessary TO make the reservoir hold water.
NEW-JERSEY.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE.-Stephcn Johnson Of Rock
Vile Centre sold his hog Friday to obtain money
with which to buy medicine for bis sick wife. He
speut the money for liquor, and then took rQP''
went into the woods aud hanged himself. boy
passing through the woods, cut the rope and cheated
The coroner. When cut down Johns0ns face was
purple, but he soon recovered.
LONG ISLAND.
SHELTER IsIAND-The Shelter Island Camp Meet
ing Association has leased 10 George H. Shaicr ITS
hotel at Prospect. The hotel vii be improved before
the opening of the season by an expenditure OF
s., 600. Since last year fifteen new cottages have
been built at Prospect, varying IN price from SSoo To
TIvGRIIrAp.-The Suffolk County Court Of Oyer
and Termincr Judge Dykman presiding " III conNcnr
Tomorrow Hcgcman, Dalton and Mead indicted
for the murder of Louis Schmidt al AmltyvIllc lat
June and Martin, indicted for throwing vltro III the
face of Alice lialigan, at Huntington, will be tried
in the course of the term.
ROCKAwAY BEACH-The Far ROckaway Beach
Railroad Company has filed articles of incorpOrati0n
The capital stock is 100000, and the length ~ me
road is 10 be mile and half along the beach;
1890. During the coming season the Long Island
Railroad Company will run trains half hourly on
Rockaway Beach betweenlar Rockaway ana The
Lose ISLAND CITY.-The Aldermen of Long Island
City have leased for term Of years the Que ns
County Hotel, in JacksOn-ave., near the Queens
County Court House, for City Hall, at an annual
rental of 81 800. The city takes possession May l.
The police of the First Precinct have been clnpow-
cred by the Board Of Adermcn.to act rs Pounimas-
ters in the Fourth and Fifth Wards.
RpRGEN pOINT.-An unknown nan was struck ny
a train from New-York, the Newark Bay Bridge,
between the draw and the east side OF the bridge,
Friday evening, and was instantly Killed ne man
was walking the track and III getting out Of the
way of n Long Branch train hc stepped directly IN
front of another train bound west lie had the aP
pcarauce of "A tramp or labOIing man, but ms hands
were small and bore signs OF rough work. lie was
about thirty five years Of age.
STATEN ISLAND.
WEST BRIGHTON Charles Smith was arraigned
Yesterday before Justice Powers charged with steal
Ing a gold watch from the pocket of Edward McSOr-
lev i'm a beer shop nj West Brighton. The watch
was found under the floor OF "A barn. where it was
alleged, Smith had placed 1t. Inc prisoner Was
held for examination.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
NEsrcHYsTER-The new depot Of the Harlem