New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20
NETWORK CITY.

Cooper Institute.
NETWORK CITY.
Daniel Hogan. ten years old, of No 730 EhlfG
owe fell into the East River at the ioot ol LINN"
eighth-st yesterday and was drowned. roo
BIZ fall from a second-story window OF NO. %
Willett-st. yesterday. Martina Il. olain'h i''i
old was killed instantly.
MR. PERIODS DUTIES INCREASED; hos
Sergeant II. j. Penrod, Signal Corps y. o. e. S;na1
been placed in charge of the New , Ioin aSant
Station. in addition to his duties as Di"ii"'
Of the service.
CHnD's SKULL FRACTURED; ,,..
LOretto Park. age three, OF NO. 200 haso f. 10
sixth.st fell from the first story winno" W th
vard Of her home and received fracture OF the
skull She was taken to ST. Lukes Hospital
FRUITLEss CONSULTATION. ii,
Mayor Edison and William Dowd TWO OF as sprd,s
committee of the Aqueduct Commission, yossfra m
held consultation III regard to the seectlon VI o
ployes of the Commission. No cohciusioh ""'
reached.
prrrrroN REFERRED TO TIE CONTROLLER.
The Sinking Fund Commission yesterday Ielcr 5et
to the Controller for report petition rom ,no
Regiment for ground on which 10 oa,1u oa an a he
The Legislature appropriated Slooooo lux '"0
building.
THE MISSING JEwELIER RETURNS HOME ME- a4
Andrew d. Young the jeweller' OF no. go nase
the police on Wednesday night returned nome so t1
after general alarm had been sent out ironi 'h0
Central Office.
A MERCHANT TAILOR MAKES AN AssidNMME Ne ozo
rif'h.aye has made an assignment TO Oliver j.
Wells. with preferences of $14,250. His business
has not been profitable for some time. large parO
OF his assets consist of book accounts
FUNERAL OF GEORGE CLIFFORD. ~
The funeral of the late George GlIford. OF tnls
city, took place yesterday m9r9lhg Inc Nsd;aon'
were held in st. Bartholomew Churcn at Msdlsoni1
ave- aud Forly-fourn-st. Inc heV; W. ,'oainuo t
Cook preached the funeral sermon. Ihe lntermeht
asat Trinity Cemetery.
A FALSE RUMoR ABOUT GENERAL GRANT.
IN cir
that General Grant had fallen dead. Inquiry was
made at his office in Wal,st. ana IL was iearnedd
that General Grant was at Long brancn, III goou
health, and had just been IN communication with
his business associates.
SHALL THE INVESTIGATION GO ONT
The committee of the Grand Jury having In
charge tho proposed investigation OF the Control
lers Office decided not to proceed any iurther
without additional Instructions from the body that
appointed It. The Grand Jury will probably he
called together on Tuesday, and VIII De aSNed
whether the investigation shall be continued.
MODEST IN THE CASE OF cHIlsToPunR MOORE
Coroner Merkle and a jury held an inquest yester-
day in the case of Christopher MOORE VINO was I
Thlrd-aye. by Eugene Moulle. Several Witnesses
testified TO the facts they have already been tOd
and the Jury returned verdict thal the shooting
was Unsuitable, Moulie having acted III sc-ueIence'
REGISTERS OFFICE NOTES.
The property Nos. 600 ana 302 Broadway, which
extends through to Nos ia ana d3o TrosPS se
70 the Greenwich Savings Bank for a loan OF SloO,,
600 payable i'll year. A piece OF property situated
on the north side of Eighty-second-s 20 ieet east
NJ Enurfh-aye at cost of 80, 100 has been ac-
oulred by the Congregation kehilath Jeshurun.
BUSINESS AT THE STOCK CLEARING HOUSE.
The clearanccs at the Stock Clearing House yes
trrday were $500 shares aud the balances ,oUo
shares The Fourth National Bank made apppllca-
ton to be admitted to membership. On Monday
four other stocks, Now-Y0rk Central Lake 9noIe,
Michigan Central and Canada Southern, Will be
added to the list for clearing purposes
COMPROMISING JUDGMENT
Mrs Julia Miller, mlner, vino was arrested
some time ago. charged with receiving stolen lace,
the property OF H. Muser, has been released from
custody. through her counsel she yesterday PAID
49, 600 cash anu gave ten notes OF Tooo IA sottle
her bv Mr.. Muser. The criminal charge had been
previously dismissed
AssAULTING A WOMAN WIN A WOODEN FIGURE:
Fanny Alexander, VINO Keeps a cigar store az No.
Rial 1;rand-st &C the Essex Market Police Court
Yesterday complained that Bernard Kelly, drunk
en- tramp had thrown wooden figure at her on the
prcyIons evening infIcting severe bodily injury
mon her He was committed for six months III de-
fault of 81 900 bail to be OF good behavior
VISIT OF THE SHAW VETERANS.
The Shaw Veteran Corps (colored, of Boston. &C
ooinnanied by a COMMITTEES of Thaddeus Stevens
Pos: q. A. r., went TO otapletOn, ,; l., yesterday
and raid a visit to the mother OF their late com
rrandrr Colonel Robert q. Shaw. Major James b.
Watkins presented Ter with resolutions in honor of
her son kfterward the veterans went to Coney
Island where they marched along the COncoIrse
and dincd ut Bauers hotel. They returned to
Boston last night.
CAPTURED WITH TIE PROCEEDS OF BURGLARY.
Onicer Bayer OF the Tenth Prec net, on Wednes-
Iav saw man walking through CaDal-st. carrying
a heavy leather satchel lie arrested the man, who
gave the name of Henry +. Clinton, age thirty-four,
of No. 81 Eldrdge-st The satchel contained q
quantity of plated ware OF the value OF SIoO which
n was Subsequently discovered was the proceeds
nf burglary in the hardware store OF John j.
Crnttendrn. at No. All Sxth-ave., which was d ne
on The night OF July ID. In the Essex Market PO-
lice Court yesterday the prisoner was held IN $1,000
bail for trial.
uARBoR BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
The Harbor Boat Owners held a meeting yester-
day att rnOOu at No. 81 New Church-st, for the
nurpOsc of organizing protective association. lie
boats of these owners carry coal III the harbor and
along Hudson River AS far as Albany. 1t was stated
that there are about four hundred OF such boats III
the hlrbor owned by two hundred DOatmeu, OF
whom one hundred ami fifty are willing TO enter the
association at once. Two hundred boats are owned
by the railroad companies. Another meeting Will
b. held on July 90. to complete arrangements for u
permanent association
STILL LOOKING FOR A RETRIEVE FOR HovEY.
W, +. Knitting, counsel Tor Edward HOvey, who
is sentenced 10 be hanged on July ~, was IN con-
ference with Assistant District-A ttorney Vincent
Yesterday. Mr.. KInzlng will 60 to Albany to-day
to apply to Governor Cleveland for a ropricve or
Communication OF sentence. The reprleyc Will DO
asked for on the ground that an appeal from the
order DENYING neT trial ar for oTsy should be
Vincent is we'll satisfied that the Governor, who is
a lawyer will decide that no appeal can be taken
that he will TO Albany only at the request OF tho
Governor. Hovey was visited yesterday by several
of his friends.
BROOKLYN.
II was reported yesterday that Asscmblyman
F. II. McCarrn was dangerously I'll al Rockaway
Beach, with malaria. Some of his friends went to
see him.
suit for absolute divorce has been begun by
Samuel b. Sykes against Mrs. Charlotte l. Sykes.
They were married III 1861, In Norfolk, Va, and
have two sons, nineteen and sixteen years of age
John Robinson, age forty-two. burglar. was foundry
William ID. Quimby. of No. $40 Grand-ave., in his
house before day break, yesterday morning. Quimby
called Ill two policemen, who followed the man out
of the window to the roof OF shop, where they
him after "A strnQule He had an ered. fh.