New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-01
NETWORK CITY.


| the North Atlantic Squadron, Will leave the Navy
Yard for Norfolk to-day to be repaired She VIII be
towcd outside Of Sandy Hook and make her way 10
| the Capcs of Virginia under sail
| Tho Manhattan Elevated Railway Company con-
template tho purchase of three extra benches TO &C
commodate those who have to walt for transfer at
the Forty station the Third ave- line to
| take the place of three being painted. Meanwhile,
It has been suggested by Of the patrons OF the
road to subscribe for the purchase of some seats.
p L. White, brothcr-inaw of p J. Sheridan the
alleged No. ~ has been unanimously elected captain
Of the I'd Battalion of Irish Volunteers
Major f. J. O'shaughnessy, wellhnown in Irish
Nationalist circles, is at present witnessing tho hor-
rlble eviction scenes on Captain VaDdeleurs estate
I'm County Clare, Ireland.
trial of speed among type-wrlters on the
different kind Of machines Will take place at the
Metropolitan stenographers' Association rooms, No
2O8 West Twenty-irstst, tonight Prizes VIII be
given to the three operators who write the greatest
number Of words In five consecutive minutes with
the least number Of errors
The New Orleans steamers at this season bring
numbers of knocking birds They are generally owned
by passengers but as many three to four hundred
have come on one ship. The best to thrive North
are the March Matched birds.
Deputy County Clerk Thomas F. Gllroy, who will
sail for Europe to-day on the steamship Britannia,
received handsome gold-h cane yesterday from
the recording clerks.
The berkeley Lyccum Association Q.lmited) has
morgaged its property in Forty fourthst, west of
Fifth-av TO the Franklin Savings Bank for 100000.
Russell Sage, Sidney Dillon, George j. Gould and
General John McNulta receiver of the Wabash Rail-
road Company, went to Staten Island to see the Wild
West Show yesterday. They were the guests Of
Erastus Wlman.
Do1ica ant
seven died yesterday at his home, No. 3s4 East
Fourth-st. lie had been member Of the police
force thlry-two years, twenty Of which he was ser
geant Of tho Union Market Police Station. Lilo
leaves two sons and two daughters
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Rlnckhof
passed by tho Aldermen yesterday, the object OF
which IS to obtain for aborers in the Park and Street
Cleaning Departments 81 per day, the wages paid by
the Department Of Public Works. Tho views of the
departments referred to are asked on the subject
Formal announcement of the recent death Of W. II.
Leroy was made at the Stock Exchange yesterday.
lie was admitted to membership on september o, 1887,
and was fifth on the roll. He the Oldest member
in point of age, being nnetythre years old.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday opened the only
bid received for the construction Of underground cleo
ical conductors various parts of the CITY, 1t was
from the Stand.rd Cable Company and amounted to
SI7717 %
Thomas J. Mooney, the dynamter who tried to blow
I'D the steamship Queen and recently was discharged
from an insane asylum, at Police Headquarters
Yesterday to claim his trunk and two sachels which
the police captured In his Brooklyn boarding house
after his arrest.
Coroner Levy said yesterday that Notwithstanding
the results OF the autopsy held by his deputy, Dr.
Jenkins on tho body of julius Willis, who died al
the Wards Island Insane Asylum last Friday, he
should make rigid examination. The Coroner Will
summon a jury of medical and Will hold the
inquest In the case
The Mayor vetoed the resolution yesterday pro-
viding for the New York Clubs nolseless pavement
Tho Rev. DR.. James F. Callaghan, formerly secre-
ary Archbishop Purcell Of Cincinnati, and at pres
ent chaplain OF the Sacred Heart Convent Manhattan
villc has gone TO Europe on vacation and will be
absent for several months.
Field w. sweezy who IS accused Of being impl-
Gated in tho AMMO Murphy malpractice case, was
released yesterday on $4,000 ball. his father giving
the security.
julius Bernstein, the vionist who betrayed symp-
toms OF insanity while rehearsng In St Patricks
Cathedral for tho Easter services to be held there
was pronounced insane at Bellevue Hospital on Mon
day.
The Capuchin Fathers OF this city will hold their
annual retreat at the House OF the Madonna, Fort
Lee, the first week In september.
The Leo Home for German immigrants shortly to
bo established I'm this city will be under the charge
of the St. Raphael Society Tho Homo Will be near
Castle Garden. Moro than $4,000 has been sub
scrbed toward the work.