New-York tribune., 1885-10-24

graduated Gelcral Newton on his recent achieve
ment IN so successfully destroying Flood ROCK anu
assuring him of the utmost appreciation Oh ,ne
merchants for the benefits that his engineering
abilities have conferred upon tins port.
THEIR GUARDIAN DIES At SEA.
Mary, Morris and Ellen McGiiligan age sixteen teen
ago on the steamship City of Chester under the
OF John n. Wright, uncle The children were @
on their way to JON their parents IN 81: LOUIS nc
uncle died on Tuesday from pneumonia anu was a.
buried at sea- The children were forwarded TO
their parents last night by the Emigration 0ohl-
mlssioneIs.
ARRIVAL OF A SEA COW AID AN TLEcTIIC LEI" @
Fish Commissioner +. G.. Blackford received yes
terday by the steamer LIsboneuse from the ANA
zOn River. Brazil, fine specimen OF the sea COW, M
OF mantce, tie second one ever brought 10 TINS
city alive II Will be on exhibition for two or three
days at Fulton Market and Will then ne IorWaruou
to Professor Burt Wilder of Cornell UNIVERSITY,
for scientific purposes. Along with the sea COW
was also received fine specimen Of the gymno'us'
or electric eel.
OBSERVANCE OF PRISONERS SUNDAY
Prisoners Sunday tomorrow will be extenssiyeIy
observed in this State. The secretary OF the fIs0n
Association has received scores OF letters dallt
asking for documents Many churches VIII not
only have sermons on the subject OF 'e The
committee having the matter III charge CONSISTS Oh
the Rev. Drs. Arthur Brooks, w. NJ. IayIor, How
ard Crosby, James X. Day. PreSident An9eIsoh' 1od
of the Rochester University and w. NJ. L. Round,
secretary of the Prison Association.
VISITING THE JUVENILE ASYLUM
The seml-annual meeting OF the directors VI tho
New-York Juvenile Asylum was held yesterday az
the buildings, Tenth-aye. ana one nundIeu anu anu
sayenty-slxth-st The directors and their visitors,
after enjoying substantial lpnch' het tno Soi 0oT
wards of the institution In the cnapSl.
Here an entertainment was gwen DS
the children consisting OF songs reclia-
tions and calisthencs Addresses were made Dy
f. NJ Kingsley, president of the Board OF Directors,
ex-Mayor Booth, of Brooklyn, c. NJ. Plum, Peter
Carter and T. W. Harris, of the Union IhcoIogcai
Seminary Among others present were Robert
Carter. Alexander Agnew, Dr.. Clifford ASnew'
Henry Talmagc and the Messrs. Carpenter
BROOKLYN.
The new ireboat the Seth Low, will be launched to-
day at the foot OF Smth-st
Frenchman Victor Lanoza after living in Brooklyn
for hfty-ivc years to the conclusion that nc
would like to vote, and Is seeking to be naturallzed
The Master Masons' Association advocates law pro-
hbng the erection of buildings except Dy duy cehseu
masOn.builders.
warrant was issued Yesterday for the arrest OF James
H. Ruggles. proprietor of the Heights Roller Skating
Rink at Fulton and Orange sts on the Srouuu ldt 'e
rink is public nuisance.
The gassblowcrs' strike has endel in the victory OF
the strikers who will receive the increased wages hey
asked. The strike has lasted month and ooo men were
engaged in 1t.
The complaint against Miss Annie 3. stevens OF Pub-
lie school No s. Of abusing Henry johnson, pun, was
dismissed yesterday by Police Justice walsh III was
shown that the boy hurt himself
Joseph Grobcwsk who is charged with poisoning @ ls
second wife. and is believed 10 have killed ms htst
wife in the same way pleaded not guilty yesterday ~
charge of murder in the first degree.
Miss Carrie ~ Strauss, age thrty-fve, Of No. 800
state-st was arrested yesterday charge OF perjury
i'm the nfidavit She made charging improper intimacy
wife Is seeking an absolute divorce.
Nevin j. Quinlin. who killed while riding IN
Prospect PARK on Thursday was lnift our SeI % U, ~
the Chemical National Bank OF New-1orE hi4 morse
frightened and reared the rldcf Struc on n's 80
and his skull was fractured, causing dea'h III ic"
hours.