New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-25
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
John p Lynch. president Of the Irish Homo Rule
Club and an enthusiastic supporter Of Harrison and
Norton Is In Ill health, and has gone to Black ROCK
Beach, Conn.
Eugene Kelly has sent SIS 900 to Parnell in behalf
OF the Irish Parliamentary Fund Association.
The Rev. James J. Dougherty pastor Of the Mission
Of the Immaculate Virgin Mount Lorctto s. L. has In
yIted the presidents OF the branches Of tho St. Vim
cent dc Paul Society to visit the Home on Sunday
lie Will explain them in person the good work that
is being done there.
Oscar NJ. Williams, who accused OF extorton
In obtaining money from liquor dealers on the plea
that he would them from prosecution, pleaded
guilty yesterday before Recorder Smyth to an attempt
at exoron His counsel pleaded that the prisoner and
his wife sick and In destitute circumstances The
Recorder said that clemency had been shown In al
lowing a plea of guilty of attempt to commit the
crime and he sentenced Williams to two years and
six months In the State prison.
Lieutenant J. J. IIunkcr, who has been appointed
by the Naval Department to take charge of the anchor
ago ground in New-York Harbor, will assume Ids
duties today
The subscriptions received by Mayor Hewitt for the
boycotted shoc-shop foreman, o. NJ. Hart, have
reached the of 81, o35 The sum Mr. Hewitt
started TO raise was $500. AS the task Is COM
p,cted he announces That no more cOntflDuuons dro
desired. The Mayor said yesterday that Mr. HART
must verify the statements he had made and which
had induced the effort in his behalf, with afildavts
OF rcspec table citizcns, before the money Will be
turned over TO him.
Agnes starkey, the runaway immigrant girl, who
came to this city from Birmingham, England was de-
taincd at Wards Island and will be sent homo By Col
lector Ma:one.
Antonio Amlcl. age fifty, Spanish musician, ar
rived at Pier No. IT, East River from Cuba, on Fri
day, and at once taken to Chambers Street Hos
pItal and thence removed to Bellevue Hospital where
he died on Monday. His blood badly dsoidered.
He was well supplied with money. and tho Spanish
Consul has taken charge Of tho body.
Through the oratorical efforts Of Lawson n. Fuller
there has been partial ostracsm Of Sir William Goat
and his numerous tribe from the aristocratc pre-
cincts OF Washington Heights
II Is astonishing how many churches are "closcd
for repairsn but when the announcement states
further that services will, in the meantime. be held
in the lecture room' no ones faith is shaken
People often say. when passing the vacant block
bounded BY Madison and Vanderbilt ayes. and Forty
third and Forty fourth SITS " II owned that block
never would do any more work" Unfortunately
these persons had a grandfather who began
life as a dcck-hand fcrry-boat.
modern French revolution; The tearing down Of
the hotel Frankorst. and Printing House Square
TRANSPORTATION Chapel. at sevcntiethst- and the
Boulevard, is dimnutive I'm size that there is barely
room for its name on the side OF the building
There is such rush to hear sedl and his orchestra
at BRIGHTON Beach that one Obliged to side through
the crowd IN order to entor the new music hall.
Instead Of watering the horses the termni Of the
line tho other surface roads do the cable road In
Harlem beers the conductors and brakeman
he eff douh
saying that Now-York has got the rocks let him |
take trip toward the other end of the island view |
the landscape o'ern and be fully persuaded
The investigation by the Commissioners Of Accounts
OF tho Office aud records OF Charles Reilly. Commits |
sloner of Jurors began yesterday. 1t Will require |
several days to complete IT,
The Police Board yesterday received a letter from |
Henry Dober and other occupants of the house No.
81 Fourth-ave which was fire recently, prasing |
Policemen Munday and Hopper, of the Mercerst
squad for rescung people from the flames, though |
the time of the fire It was said that nobody was In
danger. superintendent Murray will Investigate the
case
Somebody spread some arsenic piece Of bread |
and placed IT whero rats might find 1t at No. ii |
Jenerson-st on Monday evening. Louis Aronson. |
sixteen years OF age found the bread and ate up
IIo taken to the Gouverneur Hospital.
Police Superintendent Murray yesterday made |
charges against Policeman James Norris of the Fifth
St. squad. who fired shots at Assistant Foreman Burns.
Of Engine No. 49, when the fireman was running to a
fire.
new bathing-f float for men has been put in oper
alton at One hundred and cighth-st In the North |
River. II costs onl. nickel to hire pair OF trunks.
which Is all that is required to be worn in that So
cludcd place. and many people who live in the neigh
borhood take morning plunge before coming down
town.
The funeral OF the italian sculptor patrizio Piatt.
who sufTocated by gas Saturday, took place
yesterday at No. 11s West Sixtcenthst. The ser
vice conducted hy the Rev. DR.. Chamberlain and
the burial was at Greenwood.
No proceedings taken yesterday in reference TO
the diamonds valued at So, 900 which seized in
the mails Monday and held by the Collector for
the payment OF duties. II no claimant appears they
will be held by the Custom House authorities.
suit for the confsc alton Of them Will begun by the
DlstrictAttoney II the Collector makes report
favorlng action.
BROOKLYN
Henry Thorpe, alias Thurbcr, bartender for Fred
eric Knoll, Of No los Union ave, who abscondcd on
Sunday with money and iewelry worth $500
caught yesterday the way to Rockaway, and
talm 10 Raymond Street jail
In the suit of Miss Jennie scammell against David