New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-05
NETWORK CITY.

America The steamship America, OF the National
fine. was one of the Heeest of the Transatlantic
steamships of her day. She is now cruiser In the
Italian Navy
The dense fog yesterday morning prevented the
cruiser Chicago from leaving the Navy Yard at .
= =, as arrangements had been made to do. She left
,berc about D. m, however, and went down to the
horseshoe where she will be swung to the buoys to
have her compasses adjusted.
The Yantc, which was dlsmasted in hurricane
NJ sea three months ago, has been put In hrstclass
condition again, and will sail from the Navy Yard
This morning and go to Annapolis, thence to Balt-
more
Orders were received at the Navy Yard yesterday
for the Atlanta to leave on saturday and tow the
old wooden sIoop-ofwar Brooklyn to the Norfolk
Navy Yard
The Pennsylvania Railroad depot on the Jersey
City side has on exhibition one of the latest money
making IDEAS 1t is an ingenious contrivance in the
shane Of nickel plated box with six cylinders running
through Il, and handle the side. Drop nickel
T., tho slot and grip the handle until the directions
annear which is after the nickel has been dropped
Then follow directions and your age will appear on
small disk.
Many of the curiosities and relics in the museum
.t the Lvceum in the Navy Yard, are being removed
70 the Naval Academy Museum
Cantain J. n Miller, the executive officer OF the
Navy Yard has gone on vacation. Commander
Edgar Merriman, who connected with the Polaris
search expedition in 1873 IS attending TO captain
Mllcr's duties in his absence.
The Grand Jury yesterday found an indictment for
murder in the first degree against William Ball, a
colored man, who killed sherman Porter at pan al
No 1877 Beecker-st., on August 90.
Permission was given by the Police Board yesterday
to Policeman Thomas Bennett, of the Twenty-th
medal
recently rescued two boys from drowning
l. W. Leach deputy sheriff of Erie County, PENN
anne,red before Justice Mcmahon in the YOrkvllle
Police Court yesterday with reQuisition papers 1or
the exradition of Leroy \. TIuesdell, arrested on
Friday last charged with embczzllng $4,000 from the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company while in It's employ
at Cory, Penn. The prisoner was HANDED over
The italian Chamber Of Commerce yesterday elected
Dawn NJ Stone, Editor Of The Journal of Commerce.
an honorary president
Tie sub Executive Committee Of the County De
mocracy General Committee has fixed upon september
20 for holding the primaries Of that organization
srpervising Inspector wlndrim, of the Treasury
Department. was in the city yesterday. lie con-
suited Postmaster Van Colt and the superinendchtS
NJ the Postolce as to the proposed changes IN INC
| Federal Building. The discussion was informal ana
no decision was reached TO the exact changes to
no made TO give additional to the officials and
clerks at the Postolice.
The newly appointed United states Dstrict-At
torncv Edward Mitchell was not at the feueral
building vestcray but DisrctAtorncy Walker called
upon Mr. Mitchell who said that he expected 10 as
sumo the duties Of his office on September 10
Mr. Walkers assistants will remain in Office Tor
time and some Of them will probably not be super
seeded for several months.
Forty new clerks at 5000 year received their
amendments yesterday at the Postolice They VIII
enter upon their duties at once. Additional clerks
will soon be appointed
At a meeting of the Sheridan Shook Assoclauon'
Of the XVIII Assembly District, held at NO 4'o
Eirhh.ave on Tuesday evening the following Officers
we're elected Edward T. Patterson, president; August
Muller first viceprsidcnt; Daniel NJ Simpson, second
vice pres dent; Lawrence j. McGuinness, rccoulhS
secretary; william p. Ress, financial secretary ;
Nicholas Becker, treasurer; samuel Gottschalh' scr
geant-at arms.
The Aqucduct Commissioners yesterday passed
resolution for public hearing regarding the building
n a main dam and reservoir on the west branch OF
the Croton River near Carmel. The South Nonkers
rate-house on Section accepted from the con-
tractors, OBrien 81 Clark.