New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-26
NETWORK CITY,

The Tribune has received $40 from f. L." and 81
from an J. s." for Mrs. Holt. who lost the fingers
of one hand I'm cordage factory in Elizabeth.
The Rev. Dr. Philip schaf, of the Union Theological
Seminary started for vacation at Bar Harbor last
night.
Pay Inspector J. S. Kenney, detailed by Secretary
Tracy to examine aud report upon the new system OF
account keeping at the Navy Yards introduced by
Secretary whitney, arrived at the Navy Yard yestcr-
day and began his work He viii obtain the opinions
of the various heads of depal tments
The sloop-ofwar Yantic, which was so badly
handled by hurricane at a couple of months ago,
Is beginning to look like effective sea going vessel
again. A new main lower-mast has been placed, and
a new mzzen lower-mast was taken 10 the vessel
yesterday.
The Dock Board yesterday gave permission for the
assignment of the GansevOortst. pier, on the NOItb
River which is leased by Dennis shea to the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company. 1t is announced that the
railroad company wish TO make 1t point for bringing
In vegetables and fruit by their line to the CITY,
The Wa ,hlngton Memorial Arch Fund now amounts
to S46,766 06.
Plans were filed in the Buildings Bureau yesterday
for the erection Of the House Of Mercy, in Fourteenth
ave- from Iwo-hundred- and fourteenth to Two-hun-
dred and fifteenth sts, by tho Sisters of st. Mary
The building is be of BRICK 1t will be three stories
high 2O4 feet front and 16o feet Deep and will cost
S25O,Oo0.
The Gratan Guards Irish military society,
has been organized. with enrolment of sixty men.
Captain p j. Coleman has charge of them, and they
drill each evening at No. sos Bowery They expect
to be called on some day TO fight for Ireland
coroners jury In the case Of Robert Turner,
twelve years old Of No 616 sixth-ave, who fell into
a tank of water belonging TO the Manhattan Athicuc
Club at Madson-ave. and Forty fifth-st, on June Il
and was drowned, yesterday decided that the lad
death was accidental
The excursion given TO the poor children OF the city
by Mrs. w. Ii. Vanderbilt, through ST. Johns
Guild, left King-st. at o'clock yesterday morning
The floating hospital was crowded with little folks
'Longshoremen were busy yesterday in filling the
hold Of the steamer Denmark with grain. Unless the
python takes it into her head to appear now, she Will
not get another chance until the steamer reaches
London, where the hold will be cleaned out
Bishop Henry c. Potter sailed yesterday for Europe
on the steamer Augusta Victoria
The British bark Doris, Captain o. 3. Marshal, ar
rived here the other day from Calcutta with her
second officer one Middleton, in chans Captain Mar
shall charges Middleton with attacking him with
behaving pin and biting the back OF his hand nav al
court of inquiry organized yesterday at the
British Consul's Office The inquiry VIII 90 on to-daS'
Julius Hamburger, Acting Grand Master OF the In
dependent Order Free Sons of Israel and H. D. Cold
smith Grand Secretary, sent on behalf Of the nstltu
ton to Mayor Grant 1905 CIV EN- by the lodges oI the
order for the Johnstown sufferers
Controller Myers was authorized yesterday by the
Board of Estimate issue bonds for S19,7O3 AZ, TO
nav the salaries of the Police Justices This was
necessary as they had not been appointed Wheh the
annual appropriation was made.