Brooklyn Daily Union-Argus
E.D.-Eastern District
G.P.- Greenpoint

2 January 1879
A BROOKLYN FUNNY MAN 
Mr. Edward P. ACKERMAN, of this city, was at Middletown last week with
his "Betsey Terwilliger and her Troublesome Tramps."  The hall he
entertained in would not hold the crowd that came to hear him and the
papers gave him such complimentary notes that he has not got over
blushing yet.
 
SWORD PRESENTATION 
Lieutenant J. ROTINO, of Company A, Thirteenth Regiment, was presented
on New Year's Eve with a costly sword at the residence of Dr. DRURY, 195
Adams street.  It will be remembered that Lieut. ROTINO's friends gave
him forty-two votes in the competition for the sword recently awarded
General JOURDAN at St. Mary's Hospital fair.  The sword is more elegant
than that presented to General JOURDAN, being very elaborately chased
and inclosed in a beautiful redwood box.  It will be placed on
exhibition at Hart Brothers, Fulton street, next Monday. 
 
THE SKATING YESTERDAY 
At Prospect Park yesterday the skating in the morning was excellent.
The snowfall in the afternoon impaired it somewhat but did not serve to
materially lessen the number of visitors to the Park.  In the
neighborhood of 35,000 - 20,000 in the morning and 15,000 in the
afternoon.  The field for the skaters stretched from the eastern end of
the lake to Duck Island and the well-house, which is on the northern
shore near the west end.  Beyond this space was that allotted to the use
of base-ball players, curlers and iceboat sailing.  The crowd on the ice
and on the shores, although of the holiday character, was jolly, and no
disturbance occurred during the day.
 On Capitoline Lake the ice was in first-class condition.  About 2,000
persons visited the lake during the morning and afternoon, many of whom
continued skating until after dark.  When the snow began to fall,
sweepers were set at work to keep the surface clean.  A band furnished
music to animate the skaters during the afternoon. 
 
AN UNBIDDEN GUEST
He Creates Consternation in a Parlor -
A New Year's Day Sensation out of the Ordinary Run. 
Mrs. POST, of 161 Duffield street, heard her front door bell ring about
a quarter of nine o'clock last evening, and a moment later the servants
ushered a middle aged man, of genteel appearance, into the parlor.  The
lady did not recognize him, and she looked around to see if any of the
other ladies present did.  But no one made the least move, except
herself, who as hostess, advanced to greet the gentleman.  The latter,
however, remained entirely at his ease and , representing himself as a
friend of her husband, proceeded to seat himself and make himself quite
at home.  Suddenly the visitor drew from his breast pocket a
table-knife, sharpened to appoint, and made a dash for the only other
male in the room, Master Zebulon POST, aged nine years.  The latter made
quick time in getting out of harm's way, and the ladies giving vent to
their horror in shrieks, caused the stranger to waver in his purpose,
and then flee as fast as his feet could carry him, throwing the knife
away in the courtyard as he came to the gate.  He was subsequently
described to the First Precinct police as being about forty-two years of
age; five feet eight inches high, with dark moustache and hair, and a
curious mark on his nose, and wearing a brown overcoat, dark pantaloons
and Derby hat.  He is supposed to be insane.
 
Mr. Edward J. OVINGTON, of the firm of Ovington Bros., sailed for Europe
yesterday in the Scythia, of the Cunard Line.
 
William BURNS, a bartender of 104 Navy street, was arrested at 8 this
A.M., charged with having burglariously entered J. LENAHAN'S shoe shop
at 203 Hudson avenue.
 
Mr. E. B. SPOONER was seized with convulsions in front of the Park
Theater yesterday and was assisted by friends to his office, No. 369
Fulton street.
 
The canal boat, William B. Page, of Peru, N. Y., lying at the Atlantic
Dock, and owned by Captain William GIRARD, was damaged $100 by fire
yesterday.
 
Wm FEELEY, of 264 Dean street, and Frank MCCUE, of 890 Pacific street,
were arrested yesterday charged with stealing a horse, wagon and
harness, the property of Alderman O'CONNELL and Frank PLUNKETT.
 
Officers Thomas QUINN and Patrick KEHOE, of the First Precinct, last
night arrested John MEAD and James CORNEY, with fifteen card baskets,
stolen from the doors on the Heights.
 
The Twelfth Precinct Police last evening arrested a chimney-sweep, John
JEFFERSON, of Pacific street and Ralph avenue, on a charge of having
robbed John KERN'S stable, at Flatlands, of a set of harness.
 
The Police Commissioners retired to-day the following patrolman: Louis
KARCHER, appointed 1861, aged forty-six years, Sixth Precinct on $400
pay; James RYAN, appointed 1876, aged thirty-three, Thirteenth Precinct,
on $380 pay; Thomas IRWIN, appointed 1862, aged fifty-five years, Third
Precinct, on $400.  No successors will be appointed.
 
A man named KEEGAN, living on the second floor of 2210 Fulton street, at
2:30 this A. M., frightened away two burglars who attempted to break
into Ryan's saloon down stairs. The police subsequently arrested Daniel
TOMPKINS, aged nineteen, of 130 Rutledge street, on suspicion of being
one of the men.
 
ANNALS OF CRIME 
The Unfortunate Way Some People Began the New Year - Several Cases that
are Very Serious - Knives and Clubs are Concomitants to Enjoyment. 
	At half-past twelve o'clock this morning Sergeant METCALF and Roundsman
OWENS, of the Tenth Precinct, heard cries of "murder" proceeding from
No. 74 Underhill avenue, the residence of a family names WINNE.  The
cries being repeated the officers entered, and found John and Edward
WINNE fighting.  John evidently had the worst of it, as he was bleeding
from a wound on the head and seemed dazed as though his brain has
sustained injury.  He rapidly grew worse and finally had to be removed
to the Long Island College Hospital where his skull was found fractured.
To-day Edward was committed for examination by Justice BLOOM, House
Surgeon WYLIE, of the Hospital certifying that the patient's condition
was serious. 
 
Saluted with a Club
Charles NOLAN, of 82 Hamilton avenue, at three o'clock this morning,
went down to the front door to ascertain the cause of a disturbance
going on there.  No sooner had he opened the door, however, than he was
struck on the head with a club and sustained a severe wound.  The
assailant escaped, but was subsequently arrested, it is alleged, in the
person of James MCGOWAN, who had attracted attention by creating a
disturbance in an eating house.
  
Stabbed by a Chum
At 3:45 A. M. yesterday, Officer QUIGLEY found Charles MCGREGOR, aged
twenty, of 102 Duffield street, suffering from a knife cut on the cheek,
two on his arm and one on his side.  When asked for an explanation, he
said a chum of his had done it at the corner of  Bridge and Tillary
streets.  He would make no other explanation.  At the City Hospital, his
wounds were found not to be serious, and he was sent home.  The police
are looking for his chum.
  
Stabbed and Beaten
Francis BELLONI, an Italian ship chandler, of 82 Hamilton avenue,
yesterday morning caused the arrest of James WALSH,  a shoemaker, of
Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue, on a charge of malicious kicking in
of his door.  The tabled were turned, however, when it was discovered
that besides having his head cut in several places, WALSH had a stab
wound three and a half inches deep in his side.  WALSH charged that his
injuries had been inflicted by BELLONI, assisted by the latter's clerk,
Costo BARTAMEO.  The police locked both the Italians up on charges of
felonious assault.  The prisoners were held by Justice FERRY to await
the result of the injuries inflicted.  WALSH lies at the L. I. College
Hospital. 
 
Attacked by a Lunatic
Dr. SCHMETZER of this city, on Tuesday last, visited Gustave TEXTON, a
German, who resided at No. 435 West Thirty-sixth street, New York, for
the purpose of determining whether or not he was mentally responsible
for his acts.  While the examination was being made the patient suddenly
drew a carving knife from his clothing and threatened to take the
doctor's life.  When holding the doctor by the throat, he refrained from
taking advantage of the situation, and suddenly fled from the room, and
the maniac's body was found in the East River last evening.
 
JUMPED OVERBOARD
Frank ST. CLAIR, aged twenty-five, of 45 Johnson street, jumped into the
East River this morning from the ferry boat Commodore Barney of the
Grand street line.  He was rescued from drowning by Officer SCHULEN, of
the Thirteenth Precinct.  ST. CLAIR is believed to be insane.
 
BRIEF MENTION
Wm. FELDER, of 28 Sigel street, fell at the corner of Meserole and
Lorimer streets last evening and broke his left leg.
 
Henry KNIGHT, of 272 Devoe street, fell last evening at Graham avenue
and Stagg street, and received a severe scalp wound.
 
P. TRAINOR, of 216 Elizabeth street, fell on Tuesday night corner of
North Eighth and First streets and broke his right arm. He was sent to
City Hospital.
 
Pat MCELROY, who was sentenced for drunkenness twelve times wax brought
to the Fifth Precinct Station yesterday morning.  Justice ELLIOTT this
morning admonished Pat and suspended sentence.
 
Last evening August VORBRECHT of 24 Wythe avenue was sent to St.
Catharine's Hospital suffering from a severe wound on his forehead
received, he said, at the hands of an unknown assailant.
 
William SCHWARTZ, of No. 5 Van Cott avenue, had his right ear cut off in
a fight, corner of Hewes street and Broadway, on Tuesday night.
 
Henry REIMER, a well known printer of No. 115 South Eight street, states
that he was badly beaten without provocation last night by R. DOUGHERTY
and H. SHAW, who were held this morning by Justice ELLIOTT.
 
Henry WALTON, colored, of No. 98 Meserole street, was sent to jail fro
ten days by Justice GUCK this morning for assaulting Elizabeth RICHARDS,
of 73 Melrose avenue, last evening.
 
John ECK, thirteen years of age, of 215 Montrose avenue, was held this
morning by Justice GUCK, accused of stealing three gold rings from a
neighbor, V. VASHER.  The rings were found at BRUCKHEIMER'S pawnshop,
535 Grand street.
 
Mrs. Susan REILLY of North Fifth, near Fifth street, had a severs cut
extending from her right ear to her mouth, dressed by Dr. FLEMING at the
E. D. Hospital last night.  She said her sister hit her with a broken
plate, but would make no charge against her.
 
G.P.-Michael FLAHERTY, OF 108 Fourth street, stole a cardigan jacket worth $8
from in front of Baruths & Co.'s store, 369 Manhattan avenue Tuesday.
He was sentenced to fifty days in the Penitentiary by Justice ELLIOTT.
 
G.P.-The body of a drowned man was found yesterday at the foot of Huron
street.  He is about forty years of age, five feet seven inches in
height, brown hair and moustache, brown chinchilla overcoat, purple
plaid suit, white shirt and drawers, purple stockings and gaiters.  The
body had been in the water but a short time and is supposed to be that
of Dr. Gustave TEXTON, of New York.
 
G.P.-Timothy QUIGLEY, a coach driver, of 110 Eleventh street, took a party,
who had a bottle with them, to Calvary Cemetery yesterday.  All hands
got "full" and became separated in the Cemetery.  QUIGLEY drove away
without them, and was arrested at the Greenpoint Ferry on a charge of
drunkenness.
 
G.P.-The body of a drowned man, about sixty-five years of age, with gray hair
and whiskers, and wearing a blue coat and low shoes, was found floating
in Newtown Creek last night.
 
Mrs. and Miss ROBINSON, of 124 India street, sent an assortment of cakes
G.P.-and a couple of gallons of tea and coffee to members of Engine Co. No.
15 yesterday
 
3 January 1879
MARRIED
O'BRIEN- WELLS - January 2, 1879, by Rev H. M. SCUDDER, Edwin A. O'BRIEN
to Mrs. Margaret E. WELLS.
  
AN OLD MAN'S BATTLE WITH THE COLD
At eight o'clock last evening Officers GIBSON and STOCKHOLM, of the
Twelfth Precinct, found a middle-aged man lying in the snow at the
corner of Nostrand avenue and Dean street.  He was not unconscious, but
was helpless and on examination they found that that though he had been
drinking the cause of his helplessness was the cold.  His feet and ears
were severely frozen, and he was sent to the City Hospital in an
ambulance.  He proved to be John WARD, aged 55, of 101 Walworth street.
Dr. TUTHILL attended in the Twelfth Precinct Stationhouse, whither he
was taken before being sent to the Hospital.
 
EXPLOSION.-A Steam Radiator Suddenly Blown to Pieces.
Severe Accident in a Plumber's Shop - One Man Seriously Hurt and Two
Slightly Injured - A Front of a Building Forced Out. 
	At half past eight o'clock this morning, a steam radiator in John A.
SCOLLAY's plumbing shop, exploded with terrific force, blowing the front
out of the store and tearing the radiator to pieces, besides blowing
down from the shelves a large quantity of gas fixtures, doing damage to
the extent of $500.  The explosion was caused by the collection of frost
on the bottom of the radiator, which resulted in an uneven expansion of
the metal. 
	Three persons who were sitting near the radiator were injured.  William
SCOLLAY, aged twenty-one, a son of the proprietor of the store, was
severely injured on one of the shoulders and was scalded on the ankle.
William SIMPSON was slightly scalded and John CONSELYEA was severely
scalded about the wrists. 
	William SCOLLAY was attended by Dr. PEEK, who said that he thought that
no bones were broken.  The father says that his son has grown worse, and
that he has sent for another physician.

FIGHTING TO DEATH
Probale Homicide Growing Out fo a Game of Cards
A Quarrel that a Boy Innovently Started - Terrific Struggle over a
Bagatelle Board, in which a Revolver Played a Sanguinary Part.
	The lager beer saloon of Moritz LOCHOW, was the scene last evening of an
affray between the proprietor, and a boarder named Moritz NEUMANN,
residing upstairs, that will in all probabilty result in the death of
the latter.  Though the difficulty occurred about a quarter to nine
o'clock, it was not until ten o'clock that the information of the
occurrence reached Captain CRAFTS, of the Second Precinct, and resulted
in the arrest through him and Detective CAMPBELL, assisted by Officer
DONNELLY, of LOCHOW, and his son Fritz, aged thirteen, and the
bartender, Joseph OFFENSHAULAN.  The first was arrested for felonious
assault; the latter two as witnesses.
THE DETAILS OF THE AFFAY
Are as follows:
	The saloon in question is located between York and Prospect streets, and
is similar in appearance and character to other second-rate beer shops.
In additon to a bar, it is furnished with a number of small tables and
chairs and a bagatelle board. At one of these tables, and near the
bagatelle board last evening, the proprietor and NEUMANN sat down to
what promised to be a friendly game of cards.  Probably money was staked
on the game, for both players soon became deeply absorbed in its
progress.  Copious draughts of beer also gradually inflamed the passions
of the men, especially NEUMANN, who needed but very slight pretext for
quarrelling with his adversary to the extent of an open rupture.  The
opportunity for a quarrel soon presented itself in the interference of
the boy Fritz who, standing besides his father's chair, detected and
corrected an oversight in the latter's playing.  At this NEUMANN's rage
burst forth, and, unable to restrain himself, he brutally dealt the
child a blow on the head with his fist.  This was an injury that no
father could tolerate, and LOCHOW at once took his son's part, though
the testimony of eye witnesse seems to prove that he acted with
comparative moderation, not striking NEUMANN until the latter had
attacked him.  Then both men clinched, and 
A TERIBLE STRUGGLE
	For the mastery took place, in which NEUMANN, as the stronger, came off
the better for the moment, as he succeeded in throwing his antagonist
over the bagatelle table.  Holding LOCHOW down, he was proceeding to
beat him with his fists, when three pistol shots, fired in rapid
succession, was heard.  LOCHOW finduing himself overpowered, had drawn a
six-chambered revolver, and fired from beneath.  Whether he had injured
his antagonist was not evident just then, as NEUMANN with the ferocity
of a tiger, snatched the weapon from his grasp and rained blow after
blow with it upon his head.  Then NEUMANN suddenly stopped, glanced
around wildly, and sank into a chair, placing his right hand
convulsively onhis right breast.  LOCHOW, weak, bleeding from the cuts
on his head, staggered to his feet, and sat down in another chair.
	The whole thing had passed so quickly and was so fierce in its nature
that the bartender had been unable or was afraid to interfere.  But now
he ran forward, and seeing that
NEUMANN WAS SEVERELY HURT
Helped him up stairs and undressing him placed him in bed.  It was then
discovered that the man was shot in the right breast.
	Dr. BODKIN was summoned, and on examination found that the wound in
question was the only one sustained by the patient, but that it alone
would, in all probability cause death, as the bullet had penetrated the
lung and there was internal hemorrhage.
	The police then put in an appearance, reports of a disturbance being
spread.  LOCHOW was found drunk in the barroom.  He was taken to the
station-house and locked up, the wounds on his head proving to be
slight.  This morning he was committed to jail by Justice WALSH.
	NEUMANN's condition is about the same to-day.  He is a large, powerful
man, and is said to have once held the position of master-at-arms on a
man-of-war.

A NEW YEAR'S REMINISCENCE
Thomas ROACH, of Fifth avenue and Butler street, caused the arrest at
one o'clock this morning, on a warrant issued by Justice BLOOM, of
Daniel MCVEY, a driver, and Wm. FAGAN and Michael RYAN, laborers, all
three residing at Douglass street and Fourth avenue.  MCVEY he charged
with felonious assault, the others with malicious mischief.  ROACH, who
keeps a liquor sallon, says that on New Year's night the defendants
became enraged at him for refusing to give them liquor at his saloon,
and that MCVEY cut him in the hand and face with a knife, while his
companions broke six large panes of glass.  

"THE MESSIAH" AT THE TABERNACLE
The grand sacred musical composition, "The Messiah," will be performed
at Dr. TALMAGE's Tabernacle next Wednesday evening.  In order that the
airs, recitatives, duets, trios, choruses, etc., may be rendered in a
manner worthy the great work, engagements have been made with Boston's
favorite soprano, Mrs. Anna Granger DOW, Mr. George SIMPSON, tenor; Miss
Anna DRASDIL, contralto; Mr. F. REMMERTZ, basso; Mr. George W. MORGAN,
organist; the Oratorio Society of New York, consisting of three hundred
voices, and the Symphony Society of New York, numbering forty-five
pieces, all under the conductorship of Dr. Leoplod DAMROSCH.  It is five
years sinec an oratorio was heard in this city.

VERY DESPERATE
Two Brooklyn Men Who Tried Hard to Die
First Seeking Watery Graves - Then Hanging Themselves in New York
Station-houses - Miserable Failures in Both Cases.
 
Two nearly similar attempts at suicide were made yesterday by Brooklyn
men.  Early yesterday morning, as a Grand Street Ferry-boat was nearing
the New York slip on her journey from the Eastern District, a
well-dressed young man jumped into the ferry slip, but was rescued by
Officer SCHULEN, of the Thirteenth Precinct police of that city, who
jumped into the river and swam with the man to the ferry bridge.  The
rescued man gave his name as Francis ST. CLAIR, twenty-five years of
age, of No. 45 Johnson street, E. D., this city, and was locked up in a
cell of the Attorney Street Police Station.  He complained of being cold
and was given a shawl, which he utilized to hang himself with the bar of
the cell door.  His position was discovered in time to save his life,
but he was so seriously injured that he was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
 
A SIMILAR CASE
Last evening a man who, when at the New York police station gave his
name as John SMITH, a law reporter, was seen attempting to jump from a
South ferry-boat as it neared the New York slip.  He was prevented by a
deck hand and handed over to police.  From letters found in his pocket
it appeared he was J. B. BEVERIDGE, of 19 Lafayette avenue, this city.
A few minutes after he was locked up he was found hanging by one of his
suspenders from a bar in the cell.  He was cut down and left, as
supposed, without means to commit suicide, but in half an hour after the
first hanging he was discovered hanging in his cell, having torn up a
leg of his pantaloons to use as a halter.  He was watched thereafter, so
that he was unable to repeat his suicidal experiments.
 
Greenpoint-P. MCMULLEN challenges any man in Greenpoint to compete with 
him in a thirty mile walk for a stake of either $25 or $50.

As the 6:15 o'clock this morning boat, on the Grand Street Ferry was
leaving the bridge at the foot of Grand street, a man who refused to
give his name, in jumping after the boat, fell into the East River and
was rescued by the ferry hands.  He went home a wetter and wiser man.

4 January 1879
EXPLOSIONS
THE STARTLING ACCIDENT IN MR. SCOLLAY'S PLUMBING SHOP
William Scollay Still Confined to His Bed - Two Explosions in Ranges -
Dangers Incidental to Cold Weather. 
	William SCOLLAY, aged twenty-one, who was yesterday injured with SIMPSON
and CONSELYEA, employes, by the explosion of a steam radiator in the
office of his father's plumbing and steam apparatus shop, Nos. 74 and 76
Myrtle avenue, was more severely hurt than was at first supposed.  He
was at first temporarily attended by Dr. A. E. PECK, but subsequently,
Dr. BAYLIS, a Sanitary inspector, and an old friend of the family was
called in.  The shoulder which had been dislocated, was at once placed
in position, after which the scalds on the patient's legs were dressed.
Young Mr. SCOLLAY is at his father's house, No. 449 Hudson avenue.  He
passed a wakeful night but shows signs of improvement to-day.  The
explosion was remarkable in several respects.  The radiator was of the
coil style, such as is used in offices and private dwellings.  Mr.
SCOLLAY manufactures on the premises and heats by means of exhaust
steam.  Owing to repairs in progress there had been no steam since
Tuesday until within half an hour before the accident.  When the
explosion took place Mr. SCOLLAY, his son William, and three others,
SIMPSON, CONSELYEA and Archibald SCRIMGEOUR, were within a few feet of
the radiator.  Suddenly there was a loud report, the three quarter inch
iron bottom of the radiator blew out, and the room was filled with
steam.  Simultaneous with the report the plate glass in the shop window
and door was shattered, a valuable stock of goods 
TOSSED ABOUT LIKE CHIPS
 And a part of a heavy shelf, forty feet long, demolished as though made
of pasteboard.  The steam had been on fully half and hour, and the only
theory for the explosion is that the floor being cold, there was an
uneven expansion of surface, causing the metal to give way just above
the floor line.  The freaks of the explosion so to speak were singular.
Among the stock were several rubber plant-sprinklers.  These were hurled
about like pith balls, one singularly passing between a shelf and a
bracket, just as the shelf was raised from the support, and being caught
there as neatly as if by design.  The escaping steam filled the crevices
around the safe door with steam, which, condensing, immediately froze,
rendering it impossible to open the safe until to-day without tools. 
EXPLOSIONS IN RANGES 
At half past five o'clock, yesterday, by the explosion of the hot water
pipe connected with the range in the kitchen of St. Catharine's Hall,
No. 236 Washington avenue, a servant, Bertha MAUGLES, sixteen years of
age, was slightly injured, and $50 damage was done to the premises.
 	Charles DENANDT's residence, corner of Park and Kent avenues, was
damaged $800 by the explosion of the water back of the range.
Fortunately no one was hurt. 
 
-EASTERN DISTRICT
-Brief Mention of Affairs in the Burgh. 
The Citizens Protection Union, composed of German saloon keepers met
yesterday afternoon at Union Hall, Meserole and Ewen streets, and
elected the following officers for the ensuing six months:  President,
Louis B. SCHULER; Secretary, Geo. ESSIG; Financial Secretary, Franz
PAHLS; Treasurer, August SEDDELMEYER.  The Treasurer reported $1,065.63
on hand.
 
-Supervisor Hugh MCKEEVER, of the Fourteenth Ward, was presented with a
splendid gold handled cane to-day, by his associates of Justice
ELLIOTT's court wherein he has so long attended to his duties as Constable.
 
-A fire damaging the furniture of James PRIEST to the extent of $50
occurred yesterday afternoon at the house ?? First street owned by the
heirs of the Meserole estate.
 
-Montauk Tribe No. 3 I. O. R. M., installed the following officers last
evening: Wm. BRIGGS, S. F.; S. PURDY, S. S.; B. ATKINSON, J. S.; F.
CLARKE, K. W.; J. H. HARRINGTON, C. of P.
 
-John HEWITT, ninety years of age, of 1?? North Third street, complained
to Justice ELLIOTT this morning that his son and son's wife had illused
him, and stolen the sheets and pillows form his bed.  The Justice gave
the unfilial couple until next Wednesday to move out of their father's
house.
 
-GREENPOINT ITEMS
-Patrick WHALEN, of Clay and Oakland streets, and Samuel BARNISH, of
Blissville, had an argument in regard to a bill which the former's
mother is alleged to owe BARNISH.  The talk became animated and resulted
in BARNISH's being struck in the eye.  WHALEN was arrested.
 
-The following members of the Greenpoint Athletic Club will take part in
the games of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, to be held in Gilmore's
Garden next week:  
Seventy -five yards run, John W. PACE; 
half mile and five mile runs, D. H. STEEL; 
one mile walk, W. H. PURDY; 
running high jump, Robert RODEN; 
running broad jump and seventy-five yards run, James BURNS; and 
half-mile run, R. H. PELTON.
 
-The Irving Literary Society will meet on Monday next at the residence of
Captain George R. RHODES, 645 Leonard street.
 
6 January 1879
A TELL-TALE HAT
The Significant Clue A Highwayman Dropped
Outrageous Assault on an Optician in a Lonely Locality - Capture of One
of the Alleged Desperadoes. 
A tall, powerful looking, but small-headed man was at Police
Headquarters to-day in custody of Detectives ZUNDT and MULLIN.  As he
left, one of the detectives chained one of his own wrists to that of the
prisoner, who was Hugh ROY, aged twenty-seven, a resident of No. 84
Stockholm street, and charged with committing a highway robbery on .
REIMSCHNEIDER, an optician doing business at No. 31 Park place, New
York.  The prisoner was taken to Justice SEMLER's Court, followed by
REIMSCHNEIDER, one of whose eyes was badly contused, his forehead gashed
and his 
 
HEAD BATTERED AND BRUISED. 
To a UNION-ARGUS reporter, Mr. REIMSCHNEIDER said that on New Year's
afternoon he came to this city to visit friends living on the outskirts,
near East New York.  After dark, he started for home, but after waiting
for a car for some time at the corner of DeKalb and Central avenues,
became chilled standing in the snow, and entered a hotel known as the
Central House, standing close by.  There he called for a glass of lager,
and as he did so, the prisoner ROY stepped up and called for a hot
drink, and when payment was demanded referred the bartender to
complainant.  Mr. REIMSCHNEIDER, not knowing the man replied: "No, I
will pay for mine," and did so and at once passed out.  He was followed
by the prisoner, who with a second man, evidently in waiting, made
 
AN ATTACK ON HIM 
Striking him with their fists and some blunt instrument, and tearing out
his pantaloons pocket containing $50.  Their victim's cries for help
caused the robbers to flee.  After they had gone, Mr. REIMSCHNEIDER
picked a hat which he took home with him, but which is now in the hands
of the police, and led in part to the arrest of ROY last night at the
corner of Broadway and Patchen avenue. 
	The detectives say that their prisoner has been identified by three
persons beside the complainant and that he has served a term in prison.
 
E.D.-Mr. William LAYCRAFT, of the Thirteenth Ward, has just recovered 
from a severe attack of erysipelas, which confined him to his bed 
for several days.

LONG ISLAND 
Oysters in Danger. - The Great South Bay, from Babylon almost to Fire
Island beach, is frozen over.  Oystering and clamming have been entirely
suspended.  The oyster dealers are apprehensive that thousands of
bushels of oysters will be filled by the ice in shallow places if it
increases in thickness sufficiently to settle unbroken with the falling tide.
 
A Narrow Escape. - The bay having frozen over, people began walking on
the ice from Blue Point to Patchogue, on Saturday.  Samuel HILL, wife
and two children, ventured to cross.  Mr. HILL trotted ahead with the
children.  At the mouth of Patchogue Creek, he shouted to Mrs. HILL to
hurry up, the ice was breaking.  She hurried along in time to break
through, and it was with difficulty that she was rescued, being a large woman.
 
A Kindly Act Richly Rewarded. - John SKINNER, a young man formerly
employed in the Independent Press office, at Port Jefferson, befriended
ten years ago a young man from Antigua, West Indies, named MERCER, who
was in needy circumstances.  News has now reached Port Jefferson that
MERCER recently died in his native island and by will left to SKINNER a
fortune of $750,000.
 
A Child Burned to Death. - The infant daughter of James TOWNSEND, of
Glen Cove, was burned to death on Friday night.  During the mother's
absence the child crawled out of bed and made its way into an adjoining
room where it got hold of some matches, and with them set fire to its
clothing.  Attracted by the smoke the servant rushed into the room and
hurriedly quenched the fire but the child was so terribly burned, that
it died the next morning.
 
A Faithful Dog. - It is nearly a fortnight since Abram BAILEY, who
resided near Manhassett, was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead.
Mr. BAILEY owned a dog, resembling very much a Newfoundland, which
followed the funeral cortege to the graveyard, and never returned to its
home.  From the minute that the grave was filled the dog has kept
faithful vigil over it, and so continuously has he slept upon it that
his shape has been worked into the clay.  The people generally moved to
kindness by the dog's faithfulness have given him food plentifully, but
the dog has not been seen to eat anything and is reduced to a skeleton.
The intense cold weather of the few days and nights past was not
sufficient to drive him to shelter.  During Thursday and Friday some
people tried to coax it away, but failed, and several attempts to catch
him by throwing a rope over his head were not more successful.  The
faithful brute has aroused the sympathy of a whole community.
 
GONE TO ALBANY
Col. RICHARDS, Chief Clerk of the Department of Police and Excise, left
for Albany on Saturday.  Probably "handsome Sam" intends to figure in
the opening of the new Capitol.  Meanwhile, his desk at headquarters
remains closed, and less handsome subordinates have to answer the
inquiries of visitors.
 
FRACTURED HIS WRIST
William W. STERLING, fifty-five years of age, residing at Duffield
terrace, fell last night corner of Duffield and Johnson streets, and
broke his right wrist.
 
FELL ON A STOVE
Elizabeth KENNEDY, twenty-three years of age, was severley burned about
the face and neck on Saturday by accidentally falling on a stove at her
residence, 513 (or8?) Court street.  She was attended by Dr. WETLY.
 
CARD-PLAYERS CAUGHT
The Fourth Precinct police yesterday afternoon stopped card playing in
the back room of F. H. SNIDER's liquor store, No. 358 Kent avenue.  They
arrested SNIDER, John BELL, of 29 Grand avenue, and Wm. H. CLAUSE, of
258 Kent avenue, on a charge of gambling.
 
AN AUCTIONEER'S HOUSE ROBBED
The residence of Henry FELTMAN, auctioneer, 680 Lexington avenue, was
robbed last night of property valued at $198.  The thieves cut a small
piece of glass out of a window, in that way reaching the fastening.
Entering they stole $82 in bills, $17 in silver, and six oroide watches
from a safe which had been unlocked.  They also stole an overcoat, in
one pocket of which was the will of Theresa FISCHEL and some
satisfaction papers.  The rest of the property comprised silverware.
  
BOGUS DOLLARS
Arrset of Three Men, Charged with Passing Counterfeit Coin, by the
United States Marshal. 
George VAN BRUNT, of East New York; Alfred CORNELL, of the same place,
and John P. SELOVER, of Jamaica, South, went into Comb's Hotel, Jamaica
on New Year's Day and passed two bogus trade dollars.  VAN BRUNT was
arrested on Saturday night and held in $500 bonds by U. S. Commissioner
WINSLOW to-day.  Alfred CORNELL was arrested at noon to-day on the
expiration of five days' confinement in jail for drunkenness, he having
been committed on January 2 by a Justice of East New York.  Deputy
Marshal BIGGERT arrested SELOVER at Jamaica this morning, and he and
CORNELL were sent to jail until the 9th inst. in default of bail.  VAN
BRUNT says he received the bogus coin from the others, but SELOVER
declares that CORNELL gave them to VAN BRUNT, and that he knew nothing
of their character.
 
7 January 1879
EASILY DUPED
A Woman who became the Victim of Two Rogues.
Mrs. MAGER, of No. 65 Union street, yesterday afternoon responded to a
knock at the door. A stranger entered, "Mrs. MAGER, I believe?"  "Yes,
sir."  "Then I am in the right place.  I want to see your son!"  "He is
out."  "Ah, too bad, really too bad," said the visitor, "I understand he
hasn't a very good place, and I have found one for him where his pay
will be better.  Sorry he isn't here, but I will call again."  Just then
there came another knock and the door being opened disclosed a spectacle
pedler.  "Goot afternoon laty and shentleman.  Ef you blease I have a
few pairs of eyeglasses, only a few, vich I will sell at a sacrifice.
Just see that bair.  Four tollar ist dirt sheep."  Mrs. MAGER took no
interest in the matter, but her gentlemanly caller did, and finally
selcting a $7 pair induced Mrs. MAGER  to lend him the money, promising
to call in an hour and make the loan good.  It is sufficient to state
that he failed to return.
  
A REVENGFUL WOMAN.
Mary COLLINS, of 32 (or 82) Carroll street, broke a $100 pane of glass
yesterday afternoon in the window of C. P. LEWIS' grocery, No. 54 Fourth
avenue.  She said the clerk had called her names because she asked for
something to eat.  She was locked up for intoxication and malicious mischief.

THE JAIL.
From the weekly report of the keeper of the Raymond Street Jail to the
District Attorney, it appears there are 240 prisoners at that
institution.  Of these over eighty are females.  The Sheriff gets
twenty-eight cents per capita for the board of prisoners.   
 
-GREENPOINT ITEMS 
-Daniel MCLEAN, 178 Box street, and James HUGHES, 413 Oakland street,
were arrested and locked up yesterday as suspicious characters.
 
-Mr. William MCCART, sixty years of age and residing on Tillary street,
while on a visit to his son yesterday afternoon, at 170 West street,
fell and broke his left leg and received other slight injuries.  An
ambulance was sent for and he was taken to St. Peter's Hospital.
 
-William GUTHRIE, who was shot by Charles HUSS on Thanksgiving night, was
yesterday discharged from St. Catharine's Hospital.
  
EASTERN DISTRICT 
The Curious History of a Counterfeit Fifty-Dollar Bill.
On Saturday afternoon last a young woman purchased a set of jewelry
worth $33 at Jacob MORCH's jewelry store, No. 217 Grand street, and gave
in payment a $50 bill.  Mr. MORCH was doubtful as to the genuineness of
the bill, and while he was examining it Mr. Charles HESS, a former
cashier of a New York bank, went into the store and said that the bill
was good.  Mr. MORCH subsequently found that it was a counterfeit, and
reported the case to the police.  Yesterday afternoon, the young woman
who is of respectable family, and resides in the Eighteenth Ward,
returned to the store and said that her mother had scolded her for
spending so much money, and that she desired to change the jewelry for a
cheaper set.  Detective HOLLAND was sent for and she was at once
arrested.  In court this morning she said it was her brother had
promised her a New Year's gift, and that she had taken the bill from his
wallet.  She had admitted having gone in several stores with the bill,
but said that she did so to get change.  Her brother said that he knew
the bill to be a counterfeit, and that he got it in exchange for some
silver in a business transcation.  Mr. MORCH, having received the
jewelry and the balance of the change, and Justice ELLIOTT being
convinced of the truth of the statements, discharged the prisoner.
 
Gunning Accident
George BURGER, aged forty-two years, residing in Bushwick avenue, went
to Maspeth yesterday on a gunning expedition.  While walking through the
woods his gun suddenly exploded, and the ramrod which was in the barrel
took off a portion of the index and middle fingers.  He is now at St.
Catharine's Hospital.
 
John THATCHER, of 275 Bridge street, was struck in the face with a brick
while walking through South Ninth street, last night.  The wound was
stitched by Surgeon FLEMING.

GIVE THE GIRLS A TRADE 
Surely girls who are capable of earning an honest living for themselves
ought to and can marry to much better advantage than those who must
forever depend upon somebody to support them.  While woman is free and
independent she will not marry except she marries for love and love
alone.  But your other damsel of the useless hands, why, she must marry,
anyway.  Papa may not live always, and he may not leave her a fortune
when he dies.  If she cannot have a husband whom she loves and respects,
she is obliged by the pressure of her own helplessness to take the best
she can get or run the risk of having no one to support her.  Horrible
thought!  Any girl of average intellect over twenty years of age ought
to be ashamed to confess that she could not, if necessary, do something
to provide for herself an honorable and independent living, no matter if
her father can count his wealth by the millions.  Miss FAITHFULL says:
"Every year, thousands of my countrywomen are driven to the gates of
death for bread,"  and it is equally true of our own country, in all its
boasted freedom and refinement.  A woman's stomach calls for food as
well as a man's, no matter how much politeness may ignore the fact.  So,
in all justice and decency, give to all girls a trade or occupation of
some sort by which they may secure that food without hanging like a
millstone about the neck of some man.  We never see a woman busy in
office or shop withour returning thanks for the light which is slowly
but surely dawning upon us, through many a rift in the dark clouds of
weak prejudices and superstition which for ages have kept women bound
hand and foot in the treadmill of domestic drudgery or sent tem to an
outcast's grave.
  
8 January 1879
CUT HIS THROAT
Patrick GANNON, aged fifty-five, a gardener, residing at No. 339 Hicks
street, while under the influence of liquor this afternoon, cut his
throat.  He was taken to the City Hospital in an ambulance. There is a
slight possibility of recovery.

9 January 1879
Daniel  LEHANA, aged sixty, of 72 Jackson street, New York, had his left
leg fractured this morning in John street by a horse he was riding
stumbling and falling upon him
 
James CAMPBELL's residence, 299 Gold street, was entered last evening by
means of false keys, in the absence of the occupants, and robbed of a
silver watch, revolver and $5 in money.
 
Mary FOX, aged twenty-two years, a servant in the employ of Mr. Orestes
P. QUINTARD, of No. 158 Sterling place, by accident yesterday afternoon,
severely cut her foot with an axe.
 
Officer REYNOLDS, of the Tenth Precinct, yesterday afternoon arrested
William F. COLLINS, aged twenty-three, painter, of No. 8 Chauncey
street, and Francis HALSTEAD, aged twenty-five , clerk, of No. 42 Troy
avenue, while they were trying to pawn a lap-robe, alleged to have been
stolen from Francis HALSTEAD, Sr., of No. 32 Troy avenue, father of one
of the prisoners, who were locked up to answer.
 
George SCHUBERT, of 117 Stagg street, who was arrested on December 17,
on a charge of keeping a policy shop, was held on $500 bail this
morning, by Justice GUCK to appear before the Grand Jury.
 
Michael PINCKNEY, aged fifty years, no residence, slept on Tuesday night
last under the bridge of a stable on Meeker avenue, owned by John
DOBBINS.  Both feet were frozen and he was taken to St. Catharine's
Hospital.
 
Martin WRIGHT, of 133 Meeker avenue, was held for the Grand Jury this
morning by Justice ELLIOTT, on a charge of stealing a silver watch worth
$12 from Edward MCGOLDRICK.
 
John SEIDLE's stable at Ninth and North Second streets was entered last
night by thieves who stole two sets of harness valued at $20.
 
G.P.-Martin WRIGHT, 133 Meeker avenue, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Officer BAKER, on a complaint of Edward MCGOLDRICK, proprietor of a
saloon, corner Manhattan avenue and Box street, who charged him with
stealing a silver watch valued at $15 from his pocket while he slept.
The pawn ticket was found in WRIGHT's possession, and watch at Joseph
GEISER's pawn shop at Eckford street.
 
G.P.-The pilot-boat which is being built at the foot of Java street for Sandy
Hook pilots of No. 20, by Mr. Samuel PINE, is rapidly approaching
completion, and will be ready for launching by the 15th of next month.
Her dimensions are 80 feet on water level, 86 feet overall, 20 feet
beam, and 9 feet 4 inches depth of hold.
 
G.P.-At the residence of Rev Charles LAYLOR, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, last evening, Mr. Wm. HASSELBROCK, of India street, was united
in matrimony to Miss Gussie KUSTER, of Germany.  After the ceremony,
they proceeded to Yonkers , where they will reside. 

10 January 1879 
MARRIED 
KING-THOMPSON. - At the Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntington, L. I.,
on Thursday, January 9,  by Rev. L. RICHARDSON, J. M. KING, of Brooklyn,
to Hester A., daughter of Mrs. John N. THOMPSON, of Huntington.

AN INSANE WOMAN.
A Patient form Brooklyn Left at Middletown under Singular Circumstances.
 An officer of the State Homeopathic Insane Asylum at Middletown, N. Y.,
arrived at Police Headquarters this afternoon, having in his custody
Mrs. Johanna P. LOZIER.  He said that she was brought to the asylum by a
man who gave the name of Francis G. P. GRIFFITHS, of 126 Eleventh
street, Brooklyn.   
	GRIFFITHS promised to send to Brooklyn for a commitment for her, but it
had not arrived when the officer left, and therefore she could not be
legally retained in custody, and he brought her here to turn her over to
the police authorities. 
	The officer brought a letter signed by S. H. COLGAT, the Medical
Superintendent of the Asylum. 
	In the letter it was stated that it was thought that she had once been
in the Flatbush Asylum.
  
COUNTERFEIT COINS.
John T. SELOVER, Alfred CORNELL, and Chas. VAN BRUNT who were arrested
on New Year's Day for passing two counterfeit dollars at S. COMB's
Farmers' House, East New York, were examined before United States
Commissioner WINSLOW this morning, and held for the Grand Jury. 
 
EASTERN DISTRICT.
A Defaulting Bookkeeper Gives Himself Up to the Police.
Christopher LINDERMANN, the bookkeeper and superintendent at S. TUTTLE &
Son's Fifth street coal yard, who was yesterday reported missing, walked
into the Fifth Precinct Station house last night and said that he had
come to deliver himself up for defrauding his employer.   He said that
contrary to a general custom he had let a friend of his have coal to the
value of $600, which was to have been paid for at the first of the year
with some money which his friend was expecting from relatives in
Germany.  His friend, however, failed to come to time.  He also stated
that he had received about half the money and had expended it for his
own use.  He stated that he went out on Long Island yesterday for the
purpose of committing suicide, but that he finally concluded to give
himself up.  Mr. TUTTLE, on being sent for, refused to make a complaint
against LINDERMANN, and he was allowed to go.
 
-GREENPOINT ITEMS 
Mr. William HARSEN, proprietor of a machine shop on Franklin street, had
his left hand badly smashed by its being caught in a lathe while he was
at work with it.
 
-The Board of Managers of the Sunday School Association will hold a
meeting on Sunday afternoon in the M. E. Tabernacle Church.
 
-Mr. Martin WELLINGHOFF, of New York City, has purchased from Charles B.
FARGEL, a house and lot on Box street, east of Manhattan avenue, for $4,500.
 
-The Seawanhaka Club, Mr. Geo. KINGSLAND, President, will give a grand
ball at Smithsonian Hall, on the 24th inst.  The tickets are fixed at $5
a head.  The proceeds will be given to the cause of charity.
 
-The final meeting of the Arlington Rowing Association will be held this
evening at Elbert's Hall.  It is expected that the Board of Directors
will bring in a report as to the manner in which they had disposed of
the Club property before formally consolidating with the Seawanhaka Boat Club.
 
-Not withstanding the inclemency of the weather last evening, a very large
audience attended the public installation of the recently elected
officers of Barbara Freitchie Post No. 11, G. A. R.  Post Commander
George B. SQUIRES was the installing officer.  The post was presented
with a beautiful silk flag by the Rev. Dr. MILLER on behalf of the wives
and lady friends of the members.  Dancing wound up the evening's
entertainment. 
 
PROMINENT CITIZEN ACCUSED OF COMMITING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
John SCHLICK of No. 85 Grand street, to-day began an action in Justice
ELLIOTT's Court against Louis WINTJEN, of the firm of WINTJEN & HARMS,
sugar refiners, of South Second and First streets, for alleged assault.
SCLICK says that he was employed by the above firm in the mixing
department to clean hogsheads.  He states that on the 19th of October
last, while engaged at his work, Mr. WINTJEN complained that he was
cleaning the hogsheads too well.  Some hot words followed and resulted
in WINTJEN pushing a hogshead weighing some two hundred pounds over on
SCHLICK, breaking his breastbone and rupturing several blood vessels.
SCHLICK states that he has been to the E. D. Hospital and several
similar institutions, at each of which he has been pronounced incurable.
 
Mr. George FISHER, counsellor for Mr. WINTJEN, denies the charge in
toto, and says that it is an attempt to extort money by blackmail.
Justice ELLIOTT adjourned the examination.
 
During the night Mrs. BIRDSALL's store, No. 331 Fifth avenue, was robbed
of two gold watches, three breastpins and a set of gold earrings.
 
Mrs. Anton GERSTER, of No. 513 Fifth avenue, on Tuesday gave $9.98 to a
rascal who duped her into believing that there was a valuable package
for her at the Custom House.
 
Michael GALLAGHER, nineteen years of age, of 196 John street, had one of
his hands badly lacerated yesterday afternoon by machinery in the tin
factory, corner of Adams and York street.
 
Charles FRANCIS, mate of the schooner Lucy B. Ives, was arrested
yesterday afternoon, charged by the Captain, John BURNS, with having
stolen $25 worth of junk from the vessel while lying at Red Hook Point.
 
Michael O'KEEFE and Patrick ARNOLD, vagrants, had a lively fight last
night in the lodgers' room at the Fifth Precinct Station-house.  Justice
ELLIOTT sent them to jail for twenty-nine days each.
 
Edward HARRIS, Addison MARBLE, and Wm WHITTLE, accused of stealing
harness to the value of $53, waived examination yesterday before Justice
ELLIOTT, and were held for the Grand Jury.
 
A firkin of butter valued at $20 was stolen last night from in front of
VAN GLAHN's grocery store, 665 Broadway.
  
13 January 1879
FOOLISH FIREMEN.
At the meeting of the Fire Commissioners last Friday, they fined 
Driver MURPHY, of Engine 2, three days' pay for intoxication; 
Fireman RUDDY, of Engine 7, five days' pay for the same offence, and 
Engineer MCCANN, of Engine 8, three days' pay for conduct unbecoming 
a member of the force.
 
Julia PATTERSON, fifty-six years, fell down stairs last evening, at her
residence, No. 63 Columbia place, and broke her right ankle.
 
Henry KENNEDY, a ventriloquist, reported to police to-day, that his
mother, Mary Kinsella KENNEDY, ages forty-six, was missing from her
residence, No. 128 Duffield street, and he thinks her mind is affected. 

PROBABLY FATAL RESULT OF A FIGHT. - A terrible fight took place in the
barroom of Thorne's Hotel, at Glenwood, on Friday night, between Thomas
LANNEY and Charles FISHER.  During the affray knives and clubs were
freely used.  FSISHER was cut about the head and face in a frightful
manner, and it is thought will die from the injuries sustained.

Monday -MARRIED.
CORNING - SCHENCK. - In St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, on Monday, the 13th
day of January, by the Bishop of Albany and the Bishop of Long Island,
Erastus CORNING, Jr., of Albany and Grace Fitz-Randolph, daughter of the
Rev. Dr. SCHENCK.

When Lewis BISCHOFF, who keeps a bakery at No. 149 North Sixth street,
was sitting in a rear room talking to a friend last night, a thief
entered the store and stole the money drawer containing $20.
  
AN OFFICER ASSAULTED.
Thomas COOK, of 242 Hoyt street, was arrested early yesterday morning,
charged with having assaulted Officer MURRAY, of the Third Precinct.
MURRAY charges that the prisoner and six others were lounging at 1 A. M.
at the corner of Hoyt and Douglass streets, and refused to move when so
requested by him; that in attempting to arrest COOK the latter struck
him in the face with his fist, and fled.  COOK is a stonecutter.
 
14 January 1879
Tuesday- JUST IN TIME
Police Captain Smith Discovers a Fire 
Captain Joel SMITH, of the Eighth Precinct, was in a Fifth Avenue car at
8:30 yesterday morning, on his way to Police Headquarters, when his
attention was attracted by smoke issuing from the cellar of No. 541
Atlantic avenue, and promptly hastening to the Atlantic avenue railroad
stables he sent out a fire alarm.  Returning to the house he found it
rapidly filling with smoke and rousing some persons who were still
asleep, he helped three children out.  By that time the engines arrived,
and the fire was soon extinguished.  The building is owned by George
WOOLEY, whose loss is $250.  Messrs. DILLON & ROONEY, who occupy the
store floor as a plumbing establishment, had their stock damaged $50.
The upper floors were occupied by the families of Edward H. MADISON and
Samuel CRANE, who, however, did not sustain any loss.
  
George MCLAUGHLIN, of 63 North First street, a fireman on the ferryboat
Nevada, had his hand badly crushed yesterday in the machinery.  He was
taken to E. D. Hospital and attended by Surgeon FLEMING.
 
John KAPP, a laborer, living in Atlantic avenue, while at work at the
Ironclad Works, at 927 Flushing avenue, yesterday, fell from a scaffold
and broke his right leg.  He was taken home.
 
Mrs. Jane LAPERE, of 1422 Fulton street, was attacked by apoplexy on
South Ninth street yesterday afternoon.  After being attended by Surgeon
FLEMING she was taken home.
 
 WHERE ASHES MAY BE DEPOSITED.
Hardly anyone seems to understand what condition the report as to street
cleaning, etc., was left in by the many amendments mad at yesterday's
meeting of the Aldermen, but the following is the explanation made by
the clerk: 
The ashes of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth
Wards, and all of the Eighteenth lying north of Flushing avenue, to be
dumped in Bushwick Creek meadows.  Those of the First, Sixth and Twelfth
Wards to be dumped into creek between Hamilton avenue and Rush street.
Those of the Third, Tenth and Twenty-second Wards to be dumped into lots
between Union, Douglass, Third and Fourth avenues.  Those of the
Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Wards to be dumped into
pond between Pacific street and Utica and Rochester avenues.  And
finally those of the Second, Ninth, Eleventh, Sixteenth, Nineteenth,
Twentieth and Twenty-first Wards are to be dumped wherever the
contractors please.
 
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Maria TALBOT, thirty-five years of age, living at No. 178 Smith street,
while suffering from delirium tremens to-day, attempted to commit
suicide by taking laudanum.  She was found on Court street by Officer
LOWREY, of the First Precinct who took her to WEBER's drugstore, Court
and Joralemon streets, and after being attended she was removed to the
Long Island College Hospital.
 
LONG ISLAND.
Trouble at a Life Saving Station. 
There is a long-standing feud between the lighthouse keeper and the
life-saving crew at Eaton's Neck.  Henry WOOD is the light keeper, and
Al. JOY, his brother-in-law, takes charge of the foghorn, assisted by
Wash. MATHIAS.  WOOD accuses the captain of the life-saving station of
stealing coal.  The captain makes a countercharge against WOOD, of
intoxication, and letting the light go out on dark nights; and he also
accuses JOY of failing to blow the fog horn during some of the foggy
nights. 
 
A carnival session of the Brooklyn Saengerbund will be held at the Club
House, 200 Court street this evening.  Both ladies and gentlemen will be
present.
 
Charles PETERSON, nine years, of 1628 Atlantic avenue, on his way to
school this morning, ran against a carriage and sustained a fracture of
one of the small bones of his right leg.
 
Mrs. C. POST, of 161 Duffield street, yesterday afternoon identified
Benj. LARAMIE, of 42 North Elliott place, as the stranger who on New
Year's evening, brandished a table knife in her parlor, but declined to
prefer a complaint, and LARAMIE was discharged.
 
Frank BRUCE, nineteen years of age, residing at 523 Clinton street,
sustained a fracture of the right leg by falling down-stairs in the
paper factory, 14 Tiffany place.
 
Justice SEMLER yesterday sent a truckman named Edward MORRIS to the
Penitentiary for four months, for having stolen a $20 wagon belonging to
Thomas H. MURPHY, of New Lots.
 
The money-drawer of Wm. L. COBB's bakery, No. 112 Smith street, was
robbed by a burglar Sunday night.
 
A thief tried last night to steal a barrel of flour from in front of
Thomas KAVAUGH's grocery, No. 859 Hicks street, but had to give up the
job after getting his plunder as far as Columbia street, near Amity.
 
Mrs. S. A. DOLAN last evening discovered, in time to frustrate their
plans, two strange young men who were in the act of robbing her money
drawer.  The thieves escaped.
 
William CARR, a waiter, was yesterday discharged from STEERS' oyster
saloon, No. 456 Myrtle avenue.  Soon after, Mr. STEERS detected him in
the act of stealing a banjo, and placed him in the custody of an
officer.
 
The Third Precinct police last night arrested a youth of seventeen years
names Charles WOLTERS, on a charge of having severely clubbed John
GROERKE, of No. 79 Wyckoff street upon the head, without provocation.
 
Patrick CROOKE, for the past year a clerk in the Department of Arrears,
and previous to that clerk of Justice RILEY's Court, was appointed on
Monday equity clerk under Sheriff RILEY.
 
A member of the Hudson Base Ball Club of this city fell during the
progress of a game on the ice yesterday and cut a deep gash in his
forehead.  He bled profusely and had to be removed.
 
The Caledonian Curling Club of this city beat the Thistle Club of New
York yesterday by 62 shots to 33 at prospect Park Lake.
 
Professor D. G. EATON of the Packer Institute, last evening delivered an
interesting lecture on "The Recent Solar Eclipse," before the Franklin
Literary Society.
 
Search is being made by the police for Lillie KING, aged eighteen, who
disappeared from the residence of Mrs. W. F. BERRY, No. 398 State
street.  She is simple minded.  She is of light complexion and has her
hair cut short.
 
John TIERNEY of 721 Dean street, was to-day held for examination by
Justice BLOOM, charged with committing two aggravated assaults on Andrew
FLATLEY of 933 Atlantic avenue.
 
15 January  1879
MARRIED.
THOMAS - KERR. - On Tuesday, January 14, by the Rev. R. E. FIELD, Edward
P. THOMAS to Mary, daughter of Joseph KERR.  No cards.
 
ANOTHER POLICY RAID.
Officer CHAMBERLAIN and others, from the First Precinct, last night
visited 328 Hicks street, and arrested on a warrant charging him with
policy writing, John STEINGER, who gave his occupation as that of cigar
maker.  STEINGER was alone, and the only evidence against him were
several slips and o copy of the forenoon's "draw," found in his pocket.
The complainant is John HANLEY.
 
FAILURE OF A SOAP MANUFACTURER.
James A. BARRETT, soap manufacturer, Wallabout street, recently made a
general assignment to Hugh PORTER, of Mount Vernon, Westchester County,
for the benefit of his creditors.  To-day Judge MOORE, of the County
Court, fixed the assignee's bond at $7,000.  Mr. BARRETT's liabilities
are $12,406; nominal assets, $12, 773; actual assets, $6,341.  The
largest creditors of the concern are Welsh, Holmes & Clarke, No. 381
West street, New York.
 
FROST-BITTEN FEET AMPUTATED.
"Gage" PINCKNEY slept under the bridge of the stable on Meeker avenue on
the night of the 7th inst., and had both feet frost-bitten.  He was
taken to St. Catharine's Hospital, and yesterday it was found necessary
to amputate both legs at the knees, mortification having set in.
PINCKNEY was averse to resorting to that extremity, but Dr. BRADY, who
performed the operation, told him that to save his life it would be
necessary, and PINCKNEY consented. 
 
John LUNNY, aged forty, of 424 Hicks street, employed on the elevator
Oswego, in going ashore yesterday from the bark Ruth, lying at the
Atlantic Dock, fell on some ice, and sustained a compound fracture and
dislocation of one of his arms.  He was taken to St. Peter's Hospital.
 
Willard HICKS, of No. 350 Seventeenth street, fell a distance of fifteen
feet to-day, in hoisting ice at Prospect Park, and dislocated his right
hip.  He was taken home and attended by Dr. BLISS.
 
Maria MOORE, aged forty-four years, who gave her residence as 86 Front
street, where there is no house, was arrested yesterday for acting
suspiciously in the hallway of Lyman RAND's residence. 1071 Myrtle avenue.
 
Detective IHNE yesterday arrested Joseph REILLEY, of 287 Broadway, on a
charge of having stolen five dozen brooms from Mr. LAW's factory, No. 53
Harrison avenue.
 
16 January 1879
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
While suffering from the effects of dissipation last night, Thomas
THORNELEY, thirty-two years of age, a butcher, attempted to commit
suicide at his residence, No. 387 Van Brunt street, by cutting his
throat with a razor.  Fortunately, the wound inflicted was not serious,
and after it had been dressed by Dr. HARRIGAN, the would-be suicide was
placed in custody of the police to prevent his doing himself further harm.
 
HUNG IN EFFIGY.
An effigy of Gustave STONEHOUSE, who was arrested last night charged
with an outrageous assault on a girl of fourteen years, was yesterday
found by the police suspended from a telegraph wire in Fulton street,
near Troy avenue.  It was promptly removed.
 
ACCIDENT AT JAIL JOB SITE.
Thomas MILLETT, forty-five years of age, of 159 Raymond street, while
engaged yesterday felling trees on the site of the new jail adjoining
the City Hospital, was severely injured about the spine, and had to be
taken into the Hospital for treatment.
 
SKATING ACCIDENT.
In the case of the boy COX, who was drowned on New Years while skating
on a lot on Atlantic avenue, Coroner NOLAN held an inquest last night.
The jury in their verdict censured the owners of the lots for their
dangerous condition.
 
THE DURANDO CASE.
MALONE and GREEN, charged with having robbed Charles P. DURANDO's
clothing store, corner of Fulton and Bridge streets, were tried to-day
before Justice WALSH.  GREEN could not be identified and was acquitted,
but has yet to answer the charge of striking complainant with a bottle.
Mr. DURANDO was unable to appear from the injuries received.  MALONE
was, however, found guilty, and sentenced to six months in the
Penitentiary.
 
ROBBERY IN PUTMAN AVENUE.
T. B. VENTRES' residence, No. 252 Putnam avenue was entered from the
rear by burglars last night, and robbed of silverware valued at $50.
 
A COURAGEOUS OFFICER INJURED.
At three o'clock this morning a team of horses attached to a coach
became frightened by a snow plow at the foot of Grand street.  The
horses ran along Firs street to Broadway, where they were stopped and
thrown by Officers BRINCKERHOFF and DREDGER.  The coachman had been
thrown form the box, and has not since turned up.  While the officers
were aiding the horses to regain their feet one of them started
suddenly, and Officer BRINCKERHOFF was thrown to the ground with
considerable force, and before he could get up one of the horses stepped
on his hand, crushing it severely.  The wound was dressed at VINCENT's
drug store.  The occupants of the coach were an unknown lady and
gentleman, living on Bedford avenue, near Madison street.
 
BRIEF MENTIONS.
John ROBINSON of 586 Grand street, while walking through the above-named
street, while intoxicated this morning, fell and broke his left leg.  He
was attended by Surgeon FLEMING and taken home.
 
At 11:30 last night, a fire caused by a kerosene lamp falling, occurred
ay No. 96 South Second street, owned and occupied by Joseph BRENNAN.
Damage to building $100, to furniture $200.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
George P. KNIFFEN, collector, while skating at the Rink on Van Cott
avenue yesterday, fell and broke his left arm.
 
Edward HINDEMANN, fourteen years of age, who was arrested yesterday for
truancy, was sent to the Truant Home by Justice ELLIOTT this morning.
 
A SERVANT GIRL'S CRIME.
Seventy-one dollars worth of clothing and jewelry were missed on the
14th inst. by Mrs. Millie TYLER, of 304 Dean street, simultaneously with
the disappearance of a new servant, Mary F. WILLIAMS.  Yesterday, the
Tenth Precinct police arrested the girl, who gave her residence as No.
476 Tenth street, and in Justice BLOOM's court this morning, she pleaded
guilty to grand larceny, and was committed to await the action of the
Grand Jury.  All the stolen property, with the exception of $8 in cash,
was recovered.

17 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Hugh O'DONNELL, of 13(8?)12 Prospect place, yesterday afternoon caused
the arrest on a warrant issued by Justice SEMLER, of John J. CARNEY, a
laborer, of 127 Utica avenue for alleged libel.
 
The roof of John FANNING's machine shop on Hancock street, near Reid
avenue, fell yesterday under the weight of the snow resting upon it.  No
one was hurt and the loss is only about $50.
 
Mr. Miller A. SMITH, of this city, and a graduate as a civil engineer in
the class of '72 of Cornell University, will sail to-morrow in the
steamer Alps for the United States of Columbia, for the purpose of
becoming Assistant Engineer on a new railroad that the Government of
that country is constructing.
 
A thief yesterday robbed Charles F. FLANNER's residence, No. 97 Johnson
street, of $60 worth of clothing and stole a "Peep o'Day" clock.
 
Justice BLOOM to-day sentenced John TIERNEY, a grocer, of Dean street
and Underhill avenue, to pay a fine of $25 for committing and assault
and battery on Andrew FLATLEY, of 933 Atlantic avenue.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Alice MCAULEY was sent to the House of Good Shepherd for six months
to-day, by Justice ELLIOTT for being an habitual drunkard.
 
In the case of John SCHICKING against Luer WINTJEN for alleged assault,
Justice ELLIOTT yesterday afternoon dismissed the complaint.
 
Henry ADDIX, aged twenty-five years, of Meeker avenue, had his right
foot badly crushed yesterday afternoon while he was at a steam hammer in
ROGERS & KETCHUM's tin factory, Union avenue and South Second street.
 
Mathew BARRETT, who was arrested on complaint of Charles RENDEBUSCH, a
saloon-keeper of 19 Second street, who charges him with stealing three
gallons of gin and a half barrel of ale valued at $14.  Justice ELLIOTT
adjourned the case.
 
Justice ELLIOTT to-day sent Mr. and Mrs. MCKOWN, who were dispossessed
from their apartment in Jackson street yesterday, to jail for ten days,
as they were unable to furnish themselves with either food or lodgings.
 
G.P.-Mr. J. N. STEARNS arrived from Florida last evening. It is expected that
the Sessions of the Presbyterian Church will now commence the trial of
his case immediately.

Theodore P. SHELDON, thirty-six years old, residing at 690 Leonard
street, has been missing since Tuesday.  He was collector for Union
College wharves on Newtown Creek, and when seen last had started to make
collections in South street, New York.  Mr. SHELDON was five feet eleven
in height, has dark hair, and moustache, and was dressed in black
clothing.
 
An Escaped Prisoner Recaptured. - In October 1877, an attempt was made
to wreck the Long Island Railroad mail train at Manor.  A young man
named George MOTT, was arrested for the offense, owing to the confession
of a thirteen-year-old boy named DAYTON.  MOTT, who is only twenty years
old, escaped from jail and went to Virginia.  On Wednesday, he turned up
in New York, and yesterday was apprehended by Detective SMITH, who took
him back to Suffolk County Jail.
 
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board of Health has had some very gratifying evidence of the
interest some of the public school principals take in sanitary
regulations.  Prof. JELLIFFE, of School No. 4, in Ryerson street, having
learned from the "contagion" lists that a child was sick with scarlet
fever at No. 108 Steuben street, refused to admit to the exercises of
his school any of the other children of the house, numbering in all
twenty-five.  The father of one of the families tried to induce him to
receive his children upon the certificate of a reputable physician, but
Mr. JELLIFFE's reply was: "No, sir.  The only certificate I can
recognize is one from the Board of Health." 
Principal A. C. RICHARDSON, of Primary School 14, in Classon avenue, has
also given proof of a desire to co-operate with the Health Department,
while Principal C. E. TUTHILL, of No. 25, in Walworth street, is so
earnest in the matter that he notifies the Health Department of every
case of contagious disease he hears of, asking for an investigation,
that he may know how to shape his course.  There are others also who are
likewise rendering the Board of Health valuable assistance in this same
direction.
 
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
A motor of the Broadway line last evening struck an empty coach
belonging to A. E. WHEELER & Co., of South Eighth and Third streets, and
driven by John JACKSON.  The collision occurred at the corner of Greene
avenue.  The driver was hurled from his seat, but falling in the snow,
escaped injury.  Fifty dollars' damage was done to the coach.
 
BRIDAL RECEPTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Erastus CORNING returned last evening to the residence of
Mrs. CORNING's father, Rev. N. H. SCHENCK, 144 Columbia Heights, from
their wedding tour, and will hold a reception this P. M., until eight
o'clock.
 
SKATING AT THE CAPITOLINE.
By nine o'clock this morning the fourteen inches of snow which fell
yesterday had been cleared from the Capitoline pond, and surface is now
in as good condition for skating as before.
 
SIX CENT DAMAGES.
A year ago a butcher named August GEISER, of Graham avenue and Boerum
street, quarreled with another butcher, Fred. BLANT, of 71 Graham
avenue, out of which grew a suit to recover $1,000 for slander.  The
case was tried in the County Court, ad the jury gave a verdict of 6
cents to the plaintiff, GEISER.
 
JOHN CURTIN EXPLAINS.
In relation to the suit of Mary CURTIN against John CURTIN, her husband,
the defendant says that the statement that he went away without
providing for his family is untrue.  He says that, on the contrary, he
left a full power of attorney for his wife to act for him, and that
during the eleven months he was gone, she collected $2,200 due for
rents, etc.  He states that he left his wife simply because he could not
live with her.
 
SERIOUS KEROSENE ACCIDENT.
A Mother and Daughter Badly Burned - The Disastrous Effects of Kerosene
as a Kindler Again Demonstrated.
Mrs. Mary DOYLE, forty-eight years of age, attempted this morning to
light a fire at her residence, No. 197 Sackett street, with the
assistance of that very dangerous substance known as kerosene.  The
result was an explosion, which covered the clothing of the careless
woman with burning oil and enveloped her in flames.
 	Her screams brought to her assistance her daughter Hannah, aged twenty
years, who heroically strove to save her mother's life.  In this she was
successful, though at the post of serious burns to her own body.
Fortunately, neighbors were at hand, and the flames were extinguished.
 	The Third Precinct police were promptly at the scene, and through them
an ambulance was obtained.  Dr. COCHRAN, the surgeon, found that Mrs.
DOYLE's injuries were chiefly confined to the arms and lower limbs.  The
daughter was found to be burned about the hands and feet.  The wounds
having been temporarily dressed, the unfortunate women were placed in an
ambulance and removed to St. Peter's Hospital.
 
A MISSING MERCHANT.
The police of the Central Office was notified yesterday afternoon that
Mr. Rowland HILL had been missing from his place of residence, No. 351
Tenth street, since Monday, the 13th inst., and his family were anxious
about him.  Mr. HILL, who is a wine merchant, doing business at No. 97
Wall street, New York, left his home on the day in question for his
office, but subsequent inquiry showed that he did not get there.  He had
in his possession a valuable watch and chain, some other articles of
jewelry and some money.  Mr. HILL, who is fifty-two years of age, is a
sober and steady man.  He is five feet ten inches in height, stout in
build, is of light complexion, and has a light moustache.  He wore a
black overcoat, dark striped pants and vest and a Derby hat.
 
EASTERN DISTRICT. 
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A DESPONDENT SALOON KEEPER.
Frederick BISCHOFF, aged forty-six years, keeper of a saloon at No. 375
South Fifth street, jumped overboard from the ferry boat Arizona, of the
Roosevelt street ferry, at nine o'clock last night.  He was rescued by
the deck hands and taken to the Fifth Precinct Station-house.  This
morning he was taken before Justice ELLIOTT, who sent him back to await
an examination by physicians.  BISCHOFF says that he has been swindled
out of some property on Union Hill, New Jersey, and that that, with
frequent disagreements with his wife, of whom he is said to be very
jealous, caused him to attempt his life, which he says, he will yet take.
 
SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
A son of Captain Chris. LUTZ, of Company G, Thirty-second Regiment last
night acted as a marker at the armory where rifle practice was going on.
One of the members whose name could not be ascertained, shot at the
target.  The ball entered the left thigh, inflicting a painful wound.
LUTZ was attended by Dr. HESSE and taken home.
 
18 January 1879
SKULL FRACTURED BY FALL.
Henry GIBBONS, thirty-six years of age, residing at No. 19 Flatbush
avenue, who was supposed to be insane, was taken to the Tenth Precinct
Station-house.  When Dr. GLEAVEY of the Health Board, was called in he
said that GIBBONS was suffering from a fractured skull.  It was
subsequently ascertained that he had slipped and fell on the sidewalk in
front of No. 425 Hudson avenue.
  
THREATENED BY A ROBBER.
Mrs. GERNON at half-past seven o'clock this morning discovered a thief
in one of her rooms on the third floor of No. 126 Fulton street.  He was
a man about forty-five years of age, a little above the average height,
with black beard and wearing a blue frock overcoat, black Derby hat and
black pantaloons.  Upon finding himself detected, instead of fleeing, he
turned savagely upon his victim, threatening her with violence in case
she attempted to give an alarm or prevent his escape.  The threat so
terrified Mrs. GERNON that she permitted him to leave unmolested.  The
only article of value stolen by the ruffian was a Brazilian bug scarf pin. 
 
EASTERN DISTRICT.
Tunis Titus Kendrick Again in Trouble. 
Rev. Tunis Titus KENDRICK, who was formerly pastor of the Grand Street
M. E. Church, is in trouble with a man named Charles SKIDMORE, who
charges him with obtaining a trotting mare, with a record of 2:23, under
false pretenses.  A warrant of arrest has been issued by Judge BETTS, of
Jamaica, but Mr. KENDRICK and the mare are not to be found, it is said.
Mr. SKIDMORE says that when KENDRICK called on him he said that his name
was COSGROVE, and after the matter of the sale had been talked over
KENDRICK left, but that on the day following he returned during
SKIDMORE's absence and was allowed to take the mare by Mrs. SKIDMORE,
but failed to meet her husband in New York to settle the matter as he
promised.  The mare was traced to several livery stables in the Eastern
District, among them being one in Hewes street, owned by a Mr.
GALLAGHER, who says that two weeks board for the mare are due him.  Mr.
KENDRICK was preaching last week at the Remsen Street Methodist Church,
in Ninth street, where protracted meetings were being held.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Special officer DEGRILLA, early this morning arrested Charles FULTON, a
drunken sailor belonging on board of a vessel lying at Newton Creek, who
in getting off a Roosevelt street ferry-boat at the foot of Broadway,
fired off his pistol several times.  Justice ELLIOTT sent FULTON to jail
for one day.
 
Anthony OLT, who keeps a saloon at Union avenue and Meserole street,
went into the street on Thursday night to see who had broken a pane of
glass in the saloon window.  A man standing outside said it was some
boys on the other side of the street.  When OLT reentered the saloon he
saw a man working at the money drawer.  The fellow escaped through a
rear door.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
Theodore P. SHELDON, who was reported missing yesterday returned to his
home this morning.  He had been visiting relatives in New Jersey.
 
The tugboat John COOKER sank in Newtown Creek yesterday morning by being
caught under a piece of timber projecting from the bridge and held there
so firmly that when the tide arose at six o'clock she began gradually to
fill with water and sank an hour afterwards.
 
20 January 1879 
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Captain CHRISTOFERSON, OF THE Norwegian bark Svalen, lying in the
Atlantic Basin, last night caused the arrest of William JOHNSON, A
Norwegian sailor, on a charge of having induced four sailors to desert.
 
During a quarrel on Saturday night at their residence, No. 204 Tillary
street, Michael KANE struck his wife Alice behind the ear with an iron
bar, inflicting a severe wound.  Michael was locked up by the police.
 
Peter SMITH, a vagrant, was held for the Grand Jury on Saturday by
Justice WALSH, having been detected in the act of committing burglary at
Michael MCGUINESS' residence, 329 Adams street.
 
Three overcoats were stolen Saturday night from the basement hall of R.
M. WILSON's residence, 200 Wyckoff street.
 
H. W. SMITH's residence, 35 Carlton avenue, was mysteriously robbed
between seven and twelve P. M. last night of two overcoats and two pairs
of pantaloons.
 
Rev. W. S. STUDLEY, pastor of the Tremont Temple, Boston, preached
forenoon and evening yesterday at the Summerfield Methodist Church,
Washington avenue, of which he was the first pastor.  There was a
handsome floral display around the pulpit.  Rev. Dr. KETTELL, the pastor
of the church, supplied Mr. STUDLEY's pulpit in Boston.
 
Noel B. SANBORN has caused the arrest of Hugh NOLAN because the latter
refuses to move from the premises, No. 46 Dykeman street, which the
complainant alleges the accused has squatted on, rent free, for fifteen
years.  The case will be tried before Justice FERRY.
 
Officers LOWERY and CAMPBELL, of the First Precinct, this morning
visited 164 Tillary street, armed with a warrant issued by Justice WALSH
on complaint of Joseph ANDERSON, for the arrest of Nicholas PLACE, aged
forty, of No. 98 Myrtle avenue, on a charge of selling policy slips.
They secured PLACE, and, as a witness, one James CARPENTER.  No papers
relating to the policy business were, however, found on the premises.
 
21 January 1879
LONG ISLAND.
A Comic Singer�s FARM. - Pat. ROONEY, the comic singer, owned a farm of
twenty-five acres at Little Neck.  It was sold under foreclosure
yesterday for $5,000.
 
A COOL THIEF.
When Mr. James ELLIOTT, of No. 281 South Fifth street, went to a room on
the second floor of his residence early last evening he saw William A.
THOMPSON, of New York, ransacking the bureaus.  THOMPSON ran down stairs
and into the street, Mr. ELLIOTT following.  After a chase of several
blocks during which THOMPSON sprained his ankle, he was captured and
handed over to Sergeant BRENNAN.  Two pairs of earrings and a breast pin
were found on him.  When Justice ELLIOTT asked THOMPSON this morning if
he was guilty he said he did not commit burglary as he did not break the
door in effecting an entrance.  He said he merely turned the knob and
walked in to see what he could get.  He was sent to jail until Thursday
to await examination.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Augustus BARLING, a carpenter, living at 448 Manhattan avenue, while at
work in a new building in Division avenue and Fifth street, yesterday
afternoon fell from the second story, breaking his left leg.  He was
taken to the E. D. Hospital.
 
George DEVERLAN, who wanted Justice GUCK to send him to jail this
morning, was given $1.50 by parties in the court to pay his fare to New
Haven where he has friends living.
 
Charles AUSTIN, aged ten years, has been missing from his home, No. 72
Rush street, for two days. 
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
Bridget NOONAN, 99 Manhattan avenue, was arrested this morning on a
charge of assault and battery preferred by her brother Michael.
 
DISORDERLY PERSONS.
An Eleven O�clock Arrest by the First Precinct Police.
The First Precinct police say that of late complaints have been pouring
in to them of doings on the second floor of No. 306 Adams street,
occupied as a residence by Mrs. Nellie LEE.  Sergeant EASON says
officers have, in consequence, been watching the place, but found no
opportunity to inspect the interior until eleven o�clock last night,
when in the absence of Mrs. LEE, a boy informed them that one of several
persons in the apartments in question had threatened to shoot him.
Officers LOWERY and WILSON accordingly visited the house and arrested
John BRAY, a married mason, residing at 244 Wyckoff street; Charles
GORMAN, a single man, living at 111 Twelfth street, and three women,
giving the names of Julia PARKER, Louisa HATFIELD, and Jennie KINGSLEY.
The woman PARKER said she lived in Jersey City, and HATFIELD that she
lived at 87 Jay street.  The police say that Louisa HATFIELD was once in
the Penitentiary for grand larceny, and that Julia PARKER was once a
highly respectable young woman.  In Justice WALSH�s court this morning,
BRAY and GORMAN were discharged, not falling within the statute, but the
women were held for examination on next Monday for disorderly conduct.
Nellie LEE was arrested to-day on a warrant, issued by Justice WALSH,
charged with keeping a disorderly house.
 
BUSINESS FAILURES.
John DOBELMAN, flint glassware maker, 85 Commercial street, Greenpoint,
made a general assignment to John W. WALSH to-day for the benefit of his
creditors, with the following preferences:  John R. MAURICE, of Maspeth,
L. I., $16,888.43; WING & EVANS, of New York City, $10,213.09; and Edwin
R. MCCARTY, New York City, $750.
 
Mary E. SEAMAN, shoe dealer, No. 1, 422 Fulton street, has made an
assignment to Wm. H. KEYES, with preference in favor of Wheaton H.
WELCH, Brooklyn, for $211.65; to James CLUNAN, of this city, for the
payment of promissory notes, debts or endorsements, and to Justice
Calvin E. PRATT, MURPHY & ROSS, Neil MCCALLUM and Edgar CONKLIN, for
small loans.
 
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Henry KRONENGER, OF 137 Cook street, sustained a loss of $50 last
evening by the collision of a Broadway motor at the corner of Greene
avenue, with an ice cart he was driving.
 
An overcoat valued at $25 was stolen last evening from James CAMPBELL�s
apartments at No. 1659 �  Fulton street.
 
James DULL, sixty-seven years of age, and homeless, fell into the
Wallabout Canal near Washington avenue bridge last night.  He was
rescued by Special Officer Stickler, who furnished him with dry clothes.
 
William KREGER, grocer, of No. 41 Hicks street, while sleigh riding with
his wife in Clinton street yesterday afternoon, was upset by a horse
running away. Both escaped unhurt.
 
Jewelry valued at $45 was yesterday stolen by a burglar from Patrick
TOBIN�s apartments at 427 Fulton street.
 
A lad six years of age, giving the name of Edward DOLAN, was found last
night by police at the South Ferry.
 
Dr. A. W. SHEPARD met with a painful, but fortunately not serious,
accident, last Friday.  A sand-heap on Lafayette avenue tilted him out
of his sleigh, and his head coming in contact with the hub of a passing
sleigh, he sustained an ugly scalp wound.
 
Ann SCHLERINGER, four years, of 543 Third avenue, was severely burned
to-day by her clothes catching fire form a stove, in the absence of her
mother,
 
22 January 1879
A DRUNKEN MAN POISONED.
John MCCAFFREY, of Babylon, while under the influence of liquor Monday
night, effected an entrance to the kitchen of John LUX� hotel and began
a search for something to eat.  In a cupboard he found what he thought
was a ham sandwich, but in reality a dose of rat-poison spread over two
pieces of bread.  MCCAFFREY ate it all but said nothing to anyone until
prostrated.  Yesterday afternoon he lay in a fit for an hour, and later
in the day was believed to be dying.
 
FEMALE THIEF CAUGHT.
On December 3, Mary CURRAN, aged 18, who says she lives in Hunter�s
Point, went to Mrs. Mary PENNY, of No. 556 Myrtle avenue, and asked for
work on children�s coats.  She said her name was KELLY, and that she
lived in Humboldt street.  She took away a quantity of work, and that
was the last seen of her.  On December 20, she went to Mrs. Carrie M.
LARKIN in Grand street, and requested work on children�s jackets.  She
stated that her name was WHITE, and that she lived at 61 Manhattan
avenue.  She was given materials for making twelve jackets worth $24,
but failed to return them made up.  Mrs. LARKIN moved to Graham avenue,
and in answer to an advertisement Miss CURRAN called for work again
yesterday.  She was recognized and arrested by Detective HOLLAND.  She
says that a girl named SMITH pawned the goods, and that she received a
small sum of the proceeds.  As complaints similar to these have been so
frequent of late Justice ELLIOTT sent her back to the station-house to
see if any others will be made against her.
 
ACCIDENT AT GREENPOINT DYE WORKS.
At half-past nine this morning, as Henry GRAEFELMAN, fifty-five years of
age and residing corner of West and Green streets, was engaged in
loading coal in cars on some trestle-work at the Dye Works on West
street, he stumbled over the rail, and in his efforts to save himself,
he caught hold of the car he was pushing, which toppled over, and both
fell to the ground, a distance of some twenty feet, GRAEFELMAN
underneath the car.  On being rescued, it was found that the man�s arm
and leg had been broken, the latter almost severed, besides internal
injuries.  He was taken to the E. D. Hospital.
 
An overcoat was yesterday afternoon stolen from Wm. B. SMITH�s office on
the second floor of 185 Montague street.
 
A leak in a still caused a fire resulting in a loss of $250 to-day in
CASEY�s rosin factory, Richards and Commerce street.
 
D. C. PENNY, of 403 Clermont avenue, was thrown from his sleigh
yesterday at the corner of Fulton street and Clermont avenue.  He
escaped injury.
 
Three men, ostensibly engaged in peddling smoothing irons, yesterday
afternoon visited Mrs. HILLIJAS� residence, No. 105 Adams street, and
stole jewelry valued at$75.  They made their escape.
 
Thomas HARLEY was last night thrown out of his sleigh on Flatbush avenue
by one of the runners catching in the car track. He escaped injury but
the horse ran away and broke the sleigh.
 
James CASEY, driver, of 92 Atlantic avenue, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Special Officer COLGAN, charged with stealing from Volk�s
Garden and overcoat belonging to Wm. CREREND, of 42 Spencer street.
 
Kate MELIA, twenty-two years of age, employed as a servant at 177
Lafayette avenue, slipped on the ice last night at the corner of Fulton
street and Portland avenue, and broke her left leg.  She was removed to
the City Hospital.
 
About 6 P. M.  yesterday the dead body of Alex. MCCULLOUGH, fifty-five
years of age, 56 Eighth avenue, New York, was found at the bottom of a
hatchway in Watson�s Stores, in Furman street.  It is supposed the
deceased fell through the hatchway.
 
Mrs. LOOMIS, a widow aged fifty years, residing at No. 155 State street,
dislocated one of her hips, about half-past ten o�clock last night, by
falling at the corner of Degraw and Henry streets.  Officers LOWE and
STOLLSWORTH carried her home, where she was attended by Dr. DUDLEY.
 
Sarah MOORE, of No. 295 Gates avenue, yesterday caused the arrest on a
warrant issued by Justice SEMLER of W. C. POLLARD, aged twenty-nine, a
clerk residing at No. 48 South Tenth street, charging him with having
libeled her by publishing a false statement respecting her in one of the
New York Sunday papers.
 
William Oscar CHADWICK, an agent, residing at 1669 Fulton street, was
arrested last night charged with stealing an overcoat from James
CAMPBELL�s residence, 1659 � Fulton street.  Bernard MCGRATH, a peddler,
residing in the same house as CHADWICK has been arrested on suspicion of
being implicated in the robbery.
  
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
It has been learned by the police that Mrs. Patrick BRADLEY, of 209
Greene street, who ran away with James MONAHAN on the 23d of November
last, is living in Smith street, E. D.  A detective called there last
night for the purpose of arresting MONAHAN, but it seems he had got wind
of the proceedings against him and did not put in an appearance.  Mrs.
BRADLEY said she expected him �home� at any minute.
  
FAILURE OF A TIN MANUFACTURER.
Abraham HEET, tin manufacturer, of 305 Pearl street, New York, residing
at 1059 Pulaski street, this city, made an assignment to-day to Alfred
P. CRUIKSHANK.  No schedule was filed with the County Clerk.
 
23 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES. 
A man who gave the name of James DOYLE, and had in his possession a
bundle of underclothing, was arrested on suspicion at three o�clock this
morning in Jefferson street, between Nostrand and Bedford avenues, by
Officer KEYES of the Ninth District.
 
Mrs. E. J. FULLER, of 900 Gates avenue, paid a tax bill in the Municipal
Building to-day.  On entering a car in front of the Court House she
missed her pocketbook containing $20.
 
Jacob ROSENGARDEN, formerly Deputy to Sheriff DAGGETT it is reported,
was reappointed to the same position to-day by Sheriff RILEY.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
A daughter of Theodore KAISER, of Woodhaven, L. I., this morning
reported at the Fifth Precinct that her father left New York on the 14th
inst. for the purpose of going home and that he has not since been seen
or heard of.

NO MORE SALAD AT MOZART GARDEN.
The male pedestrians at Mozart Garden walk before such small houses,
that Manager SAMUELLS will scarcely make enough money to get up another
salad dinner at $5 per head.  Harry HOWARD is beginning to find that a
six-day walk is rather a tiresome undertaking and requires a good deal
of rest.  His feet are still in good condition, but he suffers from want
of sleep.  John LIND, of Newark, came on the track yesterday afternoon
at two o�clock, and walked fifty miles in 9h, 30m, 40 � s.

24 January 1879
ACCIDENT TO AN ARTIST.
Mr. Jess TALBOT, the artist, this morning met with an accident, which
may prove serious on account of his advanced age, seventy-three years.
About eight o'clock he left his residence, No. 1088 Lafayette avenue, to
go to Broadway.  He had gone only a short distance when he slipped on
some ice and fell heavily, presumably striking his head, as when lifted
up he was found to be insensible.  Officer KANE, who was one of the
first to reach him, summoned Dr. SMITH, who gave him medical attention.
Mr. TALBOT regained consciousness and was taken home.
 
AN OLD LADY RUN OVER.
A wagon driven by an unknown man, who escaped last evening, ran over, in
Myrtle avenue, at the corner of Bridge street, Ruth ROSH, sixty-five
years of age, residing at the corner of Raymond street and Flatbush
avenue.  The old lady's head was cut. She was attended by Ambulance
Surgeon COCHRAN, and was taken home.
 
BITTEN BY A BLOODHOUND.
A ferocious bloodhound, owned by William SCHENCK, of Loraine and Clinton
streets, yesterday afternoon severely bit on the arm and leg a resident
of the house named Mary WINDLER, thirty-two years of age.  The wounds
were dressed at St. Peter's Hospital.  Officer KEENAN found the dog
running his master's yard and dispatched it with his revolver.
 
George WILLBROCH, aged twelve years, ran away from his home, No. 257
Broadway, yesterday.  He wore black pants. Light jacket, soft hat and
gaiters.
 
Detective HOLLAND to-day recovered from J. & P. FRIEL's  pawnshops on
Grand street, two horse blankets valued at $10, which were stolen from
Alexander LEONARD's stables, Nos. 62 and 64 South First street, on the
night of the 22d inst.
 
IMPALED.-A FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT A REMSEN STREET MANSION. 
John BUTLER, a colored man twenty-five years of age, employed as a
servant by Mrs. M. E. PARMELEE, of No. 59 Remsen street, met with a
shocking accident about four o'clock yesterday afternoon.  While engaged
cleaning a second story front window he lost his balance, and falling a
distance of twenty-five feet came down astride two of the iron spikes of
the front railing.  Such was his momentum that the spikes were driven
into his abdomen, inflicting injuries of a terrible nature.  His fall
was witnessed by several persons, who went at once to his assistance,
and the unfortunate man was taken into the house and made as comfortable
as the sympathy of the family and neighbors could suggest, until an
ambulance arrived and removed him to the L. I. College Hospital.  There
is very little hope of his recovery.
 
25 January 1879
HOW THEY FIGHT IN FLATBUSH.
Sarah MCCORMACK of Schenectady avenue and Furman street, Flatbush,
reported to Coroner NOLAN to-day that her father Thomas MCCORMACK was
lying dangerously ill from injuries sustained on Tuesday in a brutal
assault committed on him in East New York avenue by a man and his four
sons.  His ribs were broken.
 
ALLEGED FORGERY.
George WOODS, a painter, of 214 Fourth street, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detective MULLEN, charged with attempting to pass on Wm.
LASELL, shoe manufacturer, 1,123 Broadway, E. D., a check for $31 drawn
on the NATIONAL Citizen�s Bank of New York, the signature to which
Ditmas JEWELL pronounces forged, as it was signed D. JEWLL & Son, and is
made payable to James PARKER or order.  WOODS owes LASELL $10 for shoes,
and used the check to cancel the claim.  He asserts that he thought the
check good.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
Police Sergeant James G. DEBEVOISE is lying very ill at his residence in
Leonard street with diphtheria.
 
A CAB-DRIVER�S MISHAP.
Run Over by his own Car - Runaway Horses.
William GALVIN, thirty-five years of age, driver of Adams street car No.
22, in attempting to whip up his horses near Concord street, about a
quarter to seven o�clock last evening, accidentally stepped off the
platform.  I his fall he struck a pile of snow, and was partially thrown
under the car, the wheels of which crushed the toes of his right foot.
The grade is down at this point, and the car exempt from control, was
quickly running at a rate that threatened harm to the passengers.
Fortunately before it had gained much momentum it was stopped by
Officers KELLY and CARPENTER, at great personal risk as the horses were
on a run.  GALVIN was removed in an ambulance to his residence, 266 �
Twenty-second street.
 
TERRIBLE AFFRAY. - DESPERATE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO ITALIAN BARBERS.
An Injured Husband�s Revenge - Fighting with a Razor and Pistol - The
Aggressor Shot in the Body and Likely to Die - Arrest of Both Parties.
A fierce quarrel took place last evening between Peter TARINTINO, the
proprietor of a barber shop, 307 Hamilton avenue, and his assistant
Onofrio LA MATTINO, the cause of which was MATTINO�s  assault on his
employer�s wife.  TARINTINO and his wife lived at the rear of the shop.
After supper last evening TARINTINO left the house to make a call on his
brother-in-law, 64 Columbia street.  Directly he was gone MATTIONO
closed the shop, locked the door and going to the kitchen where his
employer�s wife was busy
   TIDYING UP AFTER THE MEAL, 
thrust his hand over her mouth, seized her by the shoulders and dragged
her into the bedroom.  Unable to escape from his grasp, and her cries
being stifled by his hand he succeeded in accomplishing his vile
purpose.  Directly he released her she went to the window and throwing
up the sash leapt out.  Although bruised by the fall she managed to get
part of the way to her brother�s house, and met her husband to whom she
told the story of the outrage.
  TARINTINO hastened to the shop and 
 
CHARGED MATTINO WITH THE CRIME.
  The latter retorted by making a murderous attack on his employer with a
razor, the very first slash of which wounded him on the hands very
severely.  TARINTINO rushed upon MATTINO and taking the razor from his
grasp, he then became the aggressor.  In a minute MATTINO�s head, face,
back and hands were covered with gashes and finally he received a bullet
in his body.
 MATTINO escaped from the house to a liquor store near by where he was
found by an officer and subsequently removed in an ambulance to St.
Peter�s Hospital.  The opinion expressed there is that he cannot
survive.  TARINTINO was arrested at his house, and this morning he was
committed to jail for examination by Justice FERRY.  He denies having
discharged the pistol, saying that it was drawn by MATTINO, but in the
scuffle injured its owner instead of him.
 
BAD ALMOST BEYOND BELIEF.
Nicola SOZZA, a ragpicker, residing at 70 Adams street, is charged by
his recently married daughter, who lives with her husband, Luigi VOTTO,
with entering her bedroom on several occasions after her husband had
left for business and making improper proposals to her, which she
resisted.  SOZZA also threatened to kill his son-in-law.  Last evening
they met at Catharine Ferry, and, it is alleged, SOZZA sprang upon
VOTTO, but through the interference of another Italian was prevented
doing him harm.  SOZZO was arrested and a spring back dagger was found
upon him.  The prisoner was held for examination this morning by Justice
WALSH.  Prisoner�s daughter said that her father had served nineteen
years in prison in Italy.
 
EASTERN DISTRICT. - A Drunken Man�s Bank Account.
Michael MCDERMOTT, a coal-heaver, was found lying drunk on a stoop in
Water street near North First street, last night by Officer QUINN, of
the Fifth Precinct, who arrested him.  MCDERMOTT is known throughout the
Eastern District and is said to be partially demented.  When he was
searched ion the Station-house $1,011.35 were found in his pockets.  It
seems that he was in the habit of getting intoxicated frequently, and on
every such occasion would go to the Williamsburgh Savings Bank at
Broadway and Fifth street, where his savings were on deposit, and draw
sums ranging from one to five dollars.  The people at the bank were so
annoyed by him that they finally told him that he must withdraw his
money from the institution as they could not tolerate such a nuisance.
This he did and has since carried the money with him.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
While Jacob WEISMAN, of 178 Throop avenue, was walking through Maspeth
avenue last night, he slipped and fell sustaining a severe cut over the
left eye.  He was taken to the E. D. Hospital.
 
A sneak thief yesterday entered the apartment of Caroline BEHRENS, No.
663 Broadway, and stole a silver watch and a gold chain and locket, all
valued at $22.
 
Henry WHITNEY, of 74 Ewen street, was before Justice GUCK to-day on
complaint of Samuel KLOTZ, of 168 Scholes street, who accused him of
having stolen the latter�s "billy goat."  Martin C. GOSS, of 74 Ewen
street also claimed the goat.  Justice GOCK decided in favor of KLOTZ,
and suspended sentence on WHITNEY.
 
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Story of Henry S. Elmore's Attachment to Mrs. Hutchins - What a
Former Inmate of the Latter's House Says.
   The attachment between Mr. Henry S. ELMORE, ex-trustee OF Rev. Dr.
TALMADGE's church, and Mrs. E. A. HUTCHINS, which led to Mrs. ELMORE
obtaining a divorce from her husband, followed soon after by Mr. ELMORE
marrying Mrs. HUTCHINS, and latter by the sad condition of the latter's
mind which caused her removal to an insane asylum in Massachusetts, is
altogether a remarkable story and creates almost as much interest
outside this city as it does where all parties are very well known.
   The New York Sun of to-day gives some facts in connection with the
parties, furnished by a person who for some time was an inmate of Mrs.
HITCHINS' boarding-house at 46 South Oxford street.  The Sun's informant
says: "I never saw a mother who thought more of her children than Mrs.
HUTCHINS.  She had a son about sixteen years of age and a daughter of
about thirteen and THEY WERE HER IDOLS.
  If a rainstorm came up while they were at school she was off in an
instant with their rubbers and wraps, not trusting them to her servants.
She was fond of her home, rarely ever leaving it, and did her best to
please the boarders who patronized her.
   "ELMORE came to board there in the house four years ago.  His wife and
son accompanied him, and the only noticeable thing about him was his
fondness for Moody and Sankey tunes, which he led in the parlor.  No one
ever dreamed of an attachment springing up between the landlady and
ELMORE.  Mrs. HUTCHINS was the widow of ex-Supervisor HUTCHINS, of the
First Ward, and was related to Mr. James E. RAYMOND, a near neighbor,
who is a salesman for H. B. CLAFLIN & Co.  She had a moderate income and
seemed to have no desire except for her children, who were 
ALWAYS IN HER THOUGHTS.
  When her relations with ELMORE were brought before the public through
the refusal of Mrs. ELMORE longer to live with him, her friends and
boarders began to desert her.  One banker her lived in the house wrote a
mutual letter to her and ELMORE advising them to seek repentance, and to
abandon their unlawful attachment.  Mrs. HUTCHINS was quite willing to
accept his advice, it is said, and she told ELMORE that he ought to go
back to his wife, and to live with her as before he met her.  When Mrs.
ELMORE heard this suggestion she said that she would have a word to say
in the arrangement, and that was that she had lived her last day with
Henry S. ELMORE.
   While Mrs. Adeline ELMORE was in Monroe County procuring her divorce,
ELMORE lived in the boarding house with Mrs. HUTCHINS, and was most
liberal with his money.  He is said to have 
CLOTHED HER RICHLY -
To have given her jewelry, bonnets, a seal sacque, a pony and phaeton.
After their marriage, however, in Canada on Thanksgiving Day, whither
ELMORE went to escape the penalty of marrying in New York against the
order of the Supreme Court contained in his first wife's decree of
divorce, his course towards Mrs. HUTCHINS as to the bestowal of money
changed from one extreme to the other.  Her friends say that she was
lured on to the marriage by the expectation that she was to have the
free spending of all his money, which his liberal disposition led her to
entertain.  The scandal had already robbed her of her children, who were
taken to live with her dead husband's relatives; and when the
disappointment of the change in ELMORE's treatment came upon her, her
reason gave way and she became hopelessly insane."

27 January 1879
JEWISH WEDDING. 
The wedding of Miss Pauline ZOFFER and Mr. Peter COYNE took place at the
Jewish Synagogue, at Boerum and State streets, at 3:30 P. M., yesterday,
and was celebrated by a reception at Nilsson Hall, Fulton street and
Gallatin place, at 5 o'clock.  A large number of friends of the two
families were present in response to cards of invitation from the
parents of the bride and groom, and the occasion was one of agreeable
festivities.

FLOGGING IN THE PENTITENTIARY.
Charles H. BENDER, who is serving a sentence in the Kings County
Penitentiary, complains that he has been severely flogged by Warden
SHEVLIN because he refused to work when unable to do so.  Mr. SHEVLIN
admits that he whipped BENDER, but says he was not tied up or whipped
severely, and that according to law which does not prohibit flogging in
Penitentiaries, he is obliged necessarily to administer corporeal
punishment to refractory prisoners.  BENDER claimed to be afflicted with
rheumatism, was examined by Dr. ZABRISKIE, who pronounced him fit to
work, was warned by the WARDEN that if he did not work his term would
not be shortened, and on still refusing to work was whipped.  The Warden
says that he is desirous for a proper investigation by the Board of
Supervisors in this as in former cases, but is opposed to newspaper
investigation, as it is subversive of discipline.  On this account he
will not allow the prisoner to be interviewed, as he claims it would
encourage insubordination.
  
EASTERN DISTRICT.
A Charge of Highway Robbery Under Curious Circumstances.
 Wm MEYER, of No. 23 Humboldt street, was arrested on Saturday night on
complaint of L. QUAHL, of Kent avenue and Taylor street, who accused
MEYER of highway robbery.  It seems that while QUAHL was passing Leonard
and Moore streets a crowd of boys on one of the corners annoyed him by
throwing snow and ice at him.  To frighten them he fired three shots in
the air from a pistol which MEYER took away from him.  Special Officer
NEWMAN arrested WUAHL, but released him again, and MEYER was arrested by
Sergeant CORR on QUAHL's complaint.  Justice GUCK to-day adjourned the
examination until Wednesday.
 
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BEING A SHOPLIFTER.
John CLARKE was arrested on Saturday night by an officer of the Fifth
Precinct as a suspicious character. It appears that Mr. Charles E.
SEWARD, proprietor of a dry goods store on Broadway, near Eighth street,
has for a long time missed articles from in front of his store.  CLARKE
was seen walking up and down on the opposite side of the street and was
watched, but was finally lost sight of in the crowd.  Shortly after he
was seen standing in a doorway near the store, and the officer arrested
him.  He said he lived at Ninth street, but at the station-house, when
an officer was ordered to go there, he said he lived in First street.
When the goods from in front of the store were taken in, it was
discovered that the string holding a roll of flannel had been so cut
that a single pull would be sufficient to haul it down.  Justice SEMLER
sent CLARK (sic) to jail until next Monday, and in the meantime the
police will make inquiries concerning him.
 
A HARDWARE STORE ROBBED.
Sometime between 8 p. m. on Friday last and 7 a.m. on Saturday, the
hardware store of the Messrs. BRONSON Bros., at No. 823 Myrtle avenue,
was broken into by thieves.  Entrance was gained by breaking a hallway
door.  The thieves then went into the cellar, and from there to the
store.  A quantity of pistols, razors, scissors, and pocket knives,
valued at $106, were taken for the showcase, and $2 in money from the till.
  
BRIEF MENTION. 
John WALDHAUSER, aged twenty-one years, left his home at 56 Ten Eyck
street, on Thursday last, and has not since been seen.  He is five feet
three inches in height, and when last seen wore a gray coat with green
binding, gray pants, black felt hat and slippers.
 
Charles DROTT, aged thirteen years, of 192 Humboldt street, was arrested
yesterday afternoon on complaint of Adam CREAS, of Bushwick and Johnson
avenue, who accuses DROTT of braking panes of glass in the old railroad
station on Bushwick avenue.
 
Wm. OSBORN, a bartender, of 166 Sanford street, was robbed of $10 on
Saturday and suspecting Thomas RILEY, had him arrested.  The money was
found under the lining of RILEY's hat.  Justice GUCK adjourned the case
until Wednesday.
 
Ex-Officer John HAMILTON was arrested last night on complaint of Lizzie
SMITH, of 364 South Second street, his first wife.  The complainant
alleges that she and HAMILTON met at her brother-in-law's house, at
Harrison avenue and Walton street, yesterday afternoon, and that
HAMILTON seized a carving knife and threatened to cut her "all to
pieces."  Justice GUCK held HAMILTON in $500 bonds.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
-While on the way to Calvary Cemetery with a funeral yesterday afternoon,
a driver named Edward MELROSE, who was intoxicated, was thrown from the
box of a coach, and seriously injured about the head and face.
 
-Mr. William GRAY, furniture dealer of 473 Manhattan avenue, had a horse
and wagon stolen from in front of his premises about nine o'clock on
Saturday night, but they were subsequently found in front of a saloon on
Jackson avenue, Long Island City.  It is supposed the thieves became
alarmed and abandoned their prize.
 
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Joseph HIGBEE, fireman of Hook and Ladder No. 2, resigned this morning.
 
Counsellor George F. ELLIOTT is lying dangerously ill of pleurisy at his
residence, No. 622 Marcy avenue.
 
Richard MURPHY, fireman of Engine Co. No. 17, died yesterday of
pneumonia contracted while at a fire the early part of the present month.
 
A window on the third floor of No. 12 Lawrence street was shattered on
Saturday night, by a charge of buckshot fired by an unknown person.
 
Mary LEWIS, forty-three years, of 29 Park avenue, sustained a severe
scalp wound Saturday night by falling down stairs.
 
Mrs. Catharine MONAHAN, thirty-five years of age, died suddenly
yesterday morning at her residence, No. 357 Hicks street.
 
Robert ALDRIDGE, forty-one years of age, of 445 Sackett street, at 1:30
A. M. yesterday, fell from a scaffold in the Academy of Music, where he
was at work, and broke one of his thighs.  He was taken home.
 
Henry RADFORD, sixty years of age, dropped dead at one o'clock to-day at
the corner of Hall street and myrtle avenue.  The body was removed to
residence of the deceased, No. 12 Fort Greene place.
 
Wm. S. MURRAY, ten years of age, died suddenly yesterday at his parents'
residence, No. 294 Bergen street.  An inquest held by Coroner SIMMS
developed the fact that death was due to inflammation of the membranes
of the brain.
 
Mordecai A. BRIGGS, aged fifty-two, of 29 Lawrence  street, fell
yesterday morning and broke his right leg in getting off a Greenpoint
car in Washington avenue, near Park avenue.  He was kindly cared for at
Mr. LUCAS' residence, 113 Washington avenue, until an ambulance arrived
and took him home.
 
The police report that Officer MCLAUGHLIN, of the Second Precinct, last
evening found William CUNNINGHAM, engineer of DUCKER's factory, No. 42
Fulton street, in the basement of the bakery apparently paralyzed in the
legs.  He subsequently got better and was taken home to 42 Front street.
 
Early yesterday morning Officer CODDINGTON picked up a black felt hat
covered with blood on the corner of Sands and Adams streets.
Subsequently the officer's theories were upset by a resident of No. 55
Sands street stating that the owner of the hat was intoxicated and fell
while attempting to cross the street.
 
About eleven o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the basement
of No. 74 St. Mark's avenue, the residence of Dr. John J. GLEAVEY.  An
alarm was promptly given, but before the engines arrived Detective
POWERS, of the Central Squad, aided by policemen from the Tenth
Precinct, had extinguished the flames; damage, $50.
 
UNEARTHLY SCREAMS.
Another Mystery at Gravesend - The Inhabitants Alarmed by Unearthly
Yells - An Explanation.
Mysterious and unearthly yells were heard in many houses at Gravesend
last Friday afternoon, within a circuit of two miles from and on the
Coney Island road.  At the home of the VOORHIES family, the funeral
services of the late Luke VOORHIES were being performed when three weird
screams were heard.  At the residence of the STRYKER family, one mile
and a half from the VOORHIES domicile, three sounds, beginning like
shrieks and ending in moans, alarmed the mother and sister of the
Assistant Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Jaques STRYKER.  The ladies
of the family of Mr. S. S. STRYKER, about three fourths of a mile from
the VOORHIES residence, were also much alarmed by the same mysterious
screams, which seemed to emanate from the cellars of the house
mentioned.  At the residence of Mr. Jaques R. STILLWELL, half a mile
form the VOORHIES house, the unearthly screams were heard, and many
other households were much disturbed by the sounds.  Some of those who
heard the sounds declared that the animals were much alarmed, the dogs
howling, the horses whinnying, cats mewing, and fowl fluttering and
cackling for some time after the shrieks has ceased.
   The residents of Gravesend are completely mystified, but their wonder
would probably be removed if they should ascertain at what hour of last
Friday the tugboat with the French patent steam whistle passed through
or near Gravesend Bay, uttering its unearthly "Ah, Oo-oo-o-o."
 
DESCENT ON A GAMBLING HOUSE.
The police of the Fourth Precinct, Captain MCLAUGHLIN commanding, at
eleven o'clock last night, visited No. 446 Myrtle avenue, a cigar store,
kept by Albert YOUNG, and entering the back room, arrested the following
on a charge of gambling:  Henry JAMES, cigar dealer of No. 169
Willoughby street; James HAWKINS, book keeper,
 Of 143 Sands street; George FISHER, agent, of 324 DeKalb avenue; Jessup
DALTON, printer, of 615 Lafayette avenue; John RUSSELL, Clerk, of 475
Myrtle avenue, and Oliver RUDDER, carpenter, of 187 Washington street.
They also seized $4.60, 86 ivory chips and a pack of cards.  At midnight
YOUNG was arrested on a charge of keeping a gambling house.
 
CLUBBING AFFRAY BETWEEN WOMEN.
Mrs. Catharine HIGGINS, aged forty-three, of No. 12 Concord street, was
arrested Saturday night charged with clubbing Margaret MEARS, a resident
of the same house.  The quarrel originated in a dispute about family
affairs.  Mrs. MEARS sustained two severe scalp wounds.
 
28 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Some thief or thieves to the police unknown sole a roll of thirty-three
yards of Brussels carpet valued at $33 from in front of George WILSON's
furniture and carpet store at No. 40 Myrtle avenue, on Saturday.
 
John BRADSHAW, aged twenty-two, an engineer, had his left hand badly
crushed while he was cleaning some machinery in the guano mills at
Columbia and Amity streets yesterday.  He was taken to the Long Island
College Hospital.
 
John BROWN, aged thirty-eight, of 101 Imlay street, fell overboard from
the schooner Annie Ray at the foot of Congress street, yesterday.  He
was rescued by Officer B. O'REILLY and taken home.
 
Wm. J. ORR, married, aged thirty-five, of 520 (9?) Lafayette avenue, was
arrested yesterday on a warrant issued by Justice FISHER, on complaint
of Messrs. DICKINSON & BROWN, hat manufacturers in Kosciusko street,
charging that ORR embezzled $550  from the firm, by whom he was employed
as a bookkeeper.
 
Secretary James LANGDON, of the Fire Department, has left for Portsmouth
N. H., to attend the funeral of his deceased sister, the late wife of
John MCCAFFREY, a petty officer stationed at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
  
A POCKETBOOK SNATCHER.
Charles COURTER, aged eighteen, a canaller, of Buffalo, N. Y., snatched
a pocketbook, containing $1.35, from the hand of Miss Eliza LOZEY, on
Fulton street, near Fort Greene place, yesterday.  Officer HALLIDAY of
the Fourth Precinct, who was near at hand, chased the snatcher, and
snatched him in a yard on DeKalb avenue, with the pocketbook in his
possession.  Justice FISHER will attend to the next stage of the
proceedings.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
James BIDWELL, 101 Freeman street, was arrested yesterday afternoon on
complaint of Frederick ABSENO, 561 Manhattan avenue, on a charge of
aggravated assault.  
 
Felix REILLY, 655 Manhattan avenue, was arrested this morning on
complaint of Thomas MURPHY, 141 Clay street, on a charge of assault and
battery.  Sentence was suspended; but he was immediately arrested on a
similar charge preferred by Henry BERGEN, and sent to the jail for
twenty-nine days.
 
A MISSING WOMAN.
Mary MCDONALD, of No. 393 Warren street, reported to Superintendent
CAMPBELL at Police Headquarters to-day, that her sister Kate, who came
from Ireland just before Christmas, left her house on December 26 with
an unknown man who had engaged her as a servant, and who said he lived
in Greenpoint, and had not since then been heard from.  The missing
woman is thirty-five years old, tall, stout, dark-complexioned, wore a
brown dress, black and white striped shawl, and a silk hat trimmed with
blue ribbons.  A general alarm was telegraphed to all the stations in
the city, ordering that a though search be made for the woman.
 
RAID ON A POULTRY SHOP.
Detective ENNIS and a squad of officers of the Sixth Precinct last night
raided a policy shop at No. 133 Bushwick avenue, and arrested Jacob
STEPHENS, the proprietor, and Henry LAUER.  A quantity of slips and some
paper was seized.  Justice GUCK adjourned the examination until February 8.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
George WELLBROCK, the boy who was reported missing on Thursday last, has
turned up.  He states that he had played truant form school, and being
afraid that his parents would chastise him, he ran away.
 
Thieves last night entered Mr. Thomas MORGAN's residence, No. 255 Hooper
street, by cutting the glass in a back-basement window.  Clothing and
silverware, valued at $252, were stolen.
 
29 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The canal-boat Great Western, Captain Joseph MCENTYRE, sunk with a cargo
of 200 tons of coal at the foot of Washington avenue last night.
 
Walter ODELL left the door of his room open in the boarding-house, at
No. 62 Fulton street, and someone stole two coats, valued at $35,
therefrom.
 
While Thomas DENHAM's horse was standing in front of his owner's store,
at No. 290 Fulton street, last evening, some unknown thief stole his
blanket.
 
Some unknown thief entered the house of Mrs. Wm. MOTTRAM, No. 124
Montague street, last night, by removing a lock from a gate and breaking
a window pane, but was frightened away without booty.
 
Between 1:30 and 2:30 A.M., to-day, some unknown thief entered the
liquor store of Thos. FITZGERALD, No. 19 Bridge street, by removing a
panel from a side door, and stole cigars, liquor and money to the value
of $7.
 
Some clothing and a revolver of the total value of $27, which was
recently stolen from the room of Olrich DUCAEFF, of No. 333 DeKalb
avenue, was recovered by the police yesterday from GOODSTINE'S pawnshop
in Bridge street.
 
Mr. Robert ALDRICH, stage carpenter of the Academy of Music, who had one
of his legs broken recently by a large platform falling on him, is
getting along finely, the broken limb having reknit, and his general
health being good.
 
Ex-Deputy Sheriff George F. ELLIOTT, who was taken ill with pneumonia at
his residence on Marcy avenue last Friday, is now dangerously ill, and
is not expected to recover.  Mr. ELLIOTT is well-known as an ardent
Republican worker in the Twenty-third Ward.
 
Mr. George WERRENRATH, the popular tenor of Plymouth Church, who has
been suffering for the past two weeks from an abscess of the ear, at his
residence, No. 11 Poplar street, is now recovering rapidly, and it is
hoped will be able to resume his professional duties in a few days.
 
Mrs. W. WARNER, Matron of the Nursery at No. 188 Prospect place, found
in the area of that institution, about eleven o'clock last night, a
female child about one week old, and almost destitute of clothing.  The
institution being already full, Mrs. WARNER took the waif to the Tenth
Precinct Station-house, whence it was transferred to the care of the
City Nurse.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Louis OSTERMEIER, aged fifteen, of 84 Boerum street, who was arrested
yesterday for snowballing was this morning given his choice of paying $3
or going to jail for three days by Justice GUCK.
 
John CONNOLLY, employed on canal-boat lying at the foot of Ross street,
was thrown into the hold of the boat yesterday afternoon by the breaking
of the shears, and sustained a compound fracture of the left arm.  He
was taken to the E.D. Hospital.
 
William MEYER, who took a pistol from L. QUAHL, while the latter was
flourishing it at the corner Leonard and Moore streets on Sunday night
last, was discharged to-day by Justice GUCK of the charge of highway
robbery preferred against him by QUAHL.  The latter was severely
reprimanded.
 
The Fifth Battalion of the Germania Schutzen Bund had a well-attended
ball at Turn Hall last night.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
-Lieut. G. W. SHAEFFER, of Company I, Forty-seventh Regimen5, states that
the armory on Calyer street, was not broken into by thieves as reported.
 
-John HOY, 79 Clay street, and Martin CRUSE, 145 Manhattan avenue, were
arrested this morning on complaint of Martin BERGEN, of 70 Clay street,
who charges them with assaulting him.  Justice SEMLER, sitting for
Justice ELLIOTT, adjourned the case.
 
-A team of horse attached to a coach ran away on Franklin street
yesterday afternoon and the occupant of the coach, Mr. John COOGAN, the
furniture dealer on the Bowery and Third avenue, New York, in attempting
to jump from the vehicle fell and broke his leg.  He was taken to his
residence on East Twenty-seventh street, near Third avenue, New York.
 
-At the reception given by the Hawthorne Literary Union, last night, at
Faith Mission, there was a very large audience.  There were readings,
recitations, and dialogues; solo, duet and quartette singing, by the
members of the union, and a number of tableaux.
 
MARRIED.
FOOTE - PERRINE. - On Wednesday, January 29, 1879, at the Church of the
Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, by the Rev. Charles H. HALL, D.D., Rector, J.
Howard FOOTE to Bessie C., daughter of Dr. W. L. R. PERRINE.
 
30 January 1879
James GALLAGHER, of the Eleventh Ward, has been appointed a deputy by
Sheriff Riley.
 
Night before last some unknown person stole twenty-four pairs of ladies
buttoned shoe-upper leathers, valued at $22, from the rooms of Mrs.
FARNSWORTH, at 409 Fulton street.
 
Thomas ROURKE, aged twenty, a young man with no occupation, was arrested
yesterday for stealing a tub of lard worth $5 from in front of the
grocery store of James BURNS, at No. 57 Columbia street.  The lard was
recovered.
 
While John SCHIMMELL, tailor, of 366 Atlantic avenue, was taking tea in
the backroom of his shop, some unknown thief took a $15 overcoat from
the front room and escaped.
 
Peter FARRELL, bootblack, and John MCCORMICK, unemployed, were arrested
yesterday fro stealing a bag of oats valued at $3 from the grocery truck
of Messrs. HAVILAND & WHITE, of No. 188 Bridge street.
 
Wm. BROWN, a laborer, aged twenty-two, was sent to jail for five days by
Justice FISHER yesterday for malicious mischief in kicking out a panel
in the basement door of the house of James MCLEAN, at No. 246 Carlton
avenue.
 
Joseph CAVANAUGH, a bricklayer, aged twenty-three, was arrested
yesterday for maliciously breaking a pane of glass valued at $2 in the
show window of Richard LOHMAN's liquor store, at Smith and Ninth
streets.
 
A public meeting of the Long Island Temperance Alliance will be held
to-morrow evening at the Park Avenue Primitive Methodist Church.  Mr.
FITZ-WILLIAMS, of England, and other speakers are engaged.
 
The thirteenth ball of the Morton Commandery took place at GILMORE's
Garden last evening.  The great building was crowded and the elaborate
decorations made the scene most brilliant.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
The bark Fleetwood left the foot of Oak street, yesterday, for Java,
with a cargo of 35,000 cases of oil from Devoe's refinery.  
 
Afire broke out early yesterday morning in the apartments of Dr. BURNS,
361 Manhattan avenue, caused by Mrs. BURNS leaving some wearing apparel
on a chair close to the stove.  It was extinguished without the aid of
the Fire Department.  Damage to furniture and clothing, about $250.
 
Edward BIRNEY, 218 Clay street, reported to the police yesterday that
his son Edward had during the absence of the family broken open a trunk
and stolen $100 from it and disappeared.  His parents have since learned
that he was with relatives and was spending money very freely.
 
HANLAN, the oarsman, left the Point this morning, taking with him his
new shell recently built by Justice ELLIOTT.  He sails to-morrow for
England in one of the INMAN steamers.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
William E. BUNCE, a colored man, was sent to jail for ten days this
morning for stealing a barrel from in front of Henry SEEBACK's grocery,
227 Broadway.  BUNCE, who was arrested by Special Officer DAILEY,
"showed fight," but after being knocked down, striking heavily on his
head, he accompanied the officer.  BUNCE's wound was dressed by Surgeon
FLEMING.
 
An entertainment consisting of a number of tableaux, was given last
evening, at the Church of the Christian Endeavor, Hewes street and Lee
avenue, and attracted and delighted a large audience.  The tableaux,
which were of an allegorical character, were extremely well gotten up.
They will be repeated to-night.
 
The eight annual ball of the Boss Bakers was given last night, at Turn
Hall, Meserole street, and was finely attended.  Mr. Herman SCHEIDT
acted as Floor Manager, and was assisted by A. MANE, John MERZ, and John
KURTZ, as Floor Committee, and Anton BEHLEN, Frank SEIFERT, John WEHRLE
and John HUNKEL, Reception Committee.

31 January 1879
MARRIED.
FARR-BREED. - Wednesday evening, January 29, 1879, at Memorial
Presbyterian Church, by Rev. T. A. NELSON, George L. FARR to Mary E.,
daughter of Orson BREED.  All of this city.
 
WORTH- MADDREN. - On Wednesday, January 29, at the residence of the
bride's brother, Dr. Wm. MADDREN, by Rev. Theo. L. CUYLER, D.D., Mr.
Egbert M. WORTH (formerly of Peconic, L. I.), to Miss E. JENNIE MADDREN.
All of Brooklyn.
 
John BUCKLEY, grocer, of Pacific and Columbia streets, was arrested
yesterday charged with buying from Thomas RORKE for $2 a firkin of lard,
knowing the same to have been stolen from in front of the store of James
BURNS, the complainant.  The prisoner was held for examination before
Justice FERRY.
 
Thomas DOOLAN, aged forty-three, a soldier from Fort Hamilton, got drunk
yesterday and fell and cut his head on the sidewalk in Smith street.  He
was taken to the Butler street station, where, after his wound was
dressed by Ambulance Surgeon COCHRAN, he was locked up.
 
James MCCLERMACK, aged fifty-three, an Irish laborer, while laboring
through Main street yesterday afternoon with a heavy load of bad rum,
fell and cut his eye.  He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon COCHRAN, and
locked up in the York street station.
 
A forty-eight hour walking match, for $50 and gate money, between John
H. BUSH and William HINSON, commenced last evening at Lyric Hall, corner
of Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street.  Both men started at nine
o'clock in good style, HINSON making the first mile in nine minutes,
fourteen seconds, while BUSH was ten minutes doing his.  The number of
miles walked in the first six hours was: HINSON, 34; BUSH, 29.
 
Attempted Suicide by a Partially Deranged Baker.
Alexander  FISCHER, aged thirty-two years, a slightly deranged German
employed at WEEKE's bakery and confectionery, at Fourth and South Sixth
streets, attempted to commit suicide at five o'clock yesterday afternoon
by cutting an artery in his left wrist with a piece of glass.  His
actions were observed by some of the other employees of the place who
prevented him from doing himself serious injury.  He was taken to the E.
D. Hospital where the wound was dressed by Surgeon FLEMING.  FISCHER was
examined by Drs. BRADY, PENDLETON and HESSE, who decided that he was
deranged.  He will be sent to the Flatbush Asylum.
  
BRIEF MENTION.
A sneak thief visited Alois PHILLIPS' residence, No 265 Graham avenue
yesterday, and stole clothing and jewelry valued at $22.
 
Henry B. BROWN and George BOBLE for corner lounging in Throop avenue
were fined $3 each by Justice GUCK to-day.
 
Andrew KEEGAN, who was arrested to-day on complaint of Joseph BRIGGS, of
218 Maujer street, charged with assault, was held in peace bonds by
Justice GUCK.  BRIGGS says that KEEGAN threatened to "lay him out" the
first time they met.
 
Miss Hattie WALDRON  started at noon to-day, at the Adelphi Theatre, to
walk 150 miles in fifty hours.  Miss LEE is still tramping around the
track at the Adelphi, having completed 200 miles early this morning.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
-Mr. John WHELAN, a prominent citizen of the Seventeenth Ward, died early
this morning of consumption, at his residence, corner Franklin and
Calyer streets.
 
JUNKMEN AND ROBBERS.
Robert CLIFFORD and Robert MALLOY, junkmen, of New York, drove up to the
house of E. A. CHAPMAN, No. 512 Bedford avenue, yesterday afternoon with
a gray horse and wagon   Mr. CHAPMAN's family being on the third floor
at the time. MALLOY entered the basement and put $12 worth of clothing
into a bag with which he made off.  One of the inmates of the house
witnessing the flight summoned Officers SMITH and KEYS, of the Ninth
Precinct, who, after a long chase, captured CLIFFORD with the horse and
wagon.  Officer SMITH subsequently arrested MALLOY.  About fifty fathoms
of new rope, two blocks, a chandelier and other articles were found in
the wagon.  The prisoners were locked up for examination before Justice
SEMLER, who, this morning, held them on a charge of burglary, it
appearing that they had unbolted a door and entered the cellar while
they were in the house.
 
-A BAD BUNDLEHOLDER.
Mrs. Bridget GAFFNEY, of No. 17 Carroll street, reported to the Third
Precinct police last night that while her daughter Margaret, eight years
of age, was carrying a bundle of shirts, etc., at Columbia and Sedgwick
streets, a strange man of middle height and smooth face, and wearing a
knit jacket and "pork pie" hat, sent the little girl on an errand and
took her bundle to hold for her while she was gone.  When Margaret
returned the smooth-faced bundle and man were gone and are still
missing.
 
1 February 1879
FIRE IN MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK
This forenoon a fire in the sweating room of the tobacco firm of LOBENSTEIN
& GAUS, on the fourth floor of No. 131 Maiden Lane,NY, did damage to the
amount of $500. A workman named Anthony LITTLE, aged twenty-eight years, in
endeavoring to force open the skylight was badly injured on the head.

Rev. Dr. Hugh S.CARPENTER, of the Bedford Church, exchanges to-morrow
morning with Rev. E.P. THWING, of the Church of the Covenant, and the latter
preaches in the evening a dedicatory discourse at the new church in New
York, corner of Bleecher and Morton streets.

COLLYER & GODWIN presented a sorry spectacle as they trudged round the Rink
this morning, both of them begin nearly exhausted. At half past seven
o'clock GOODWIN had walked 174 miles and COLLYER 171.

 A GREENPOINTER ON A RAMPAGE.
John FOULKS, 154 Newell street, was arrested last night for being drunk and
disorderly,on complaint of his father-in-law, Stephen GANAGUS, 104 Meserole
av. I appears that FOULKS has not been able to support his wife for some
time past,and in consequence of that and his treatment she left him and went
to live with her father.  Last evening FOULKS,being drunk at the time,
called at the house on the pretence of seeing his wife, and was admitted.
He had no sooner entered than he opened a tirade of abuse on Mr. GANAGUS,
calling him ville epithets, and brandishing a knife, threatened to kill him.
He afterward pulled out a revolver and said he would kill himself, and
whether by accident or design, on of the barrels was discharged, the ball
passing close to FOULKS'  head.  He was subsequently arrested by Officer
PARMENTO and locked up for the night. At court this morning Justice SEMLER
suspended sentence on him.

The Seawanbaks Boat Club will hold their first meeting of the year at the
LYCEUM on Tuesday next.

Between one and five this A.M., the residence of Henry ROBINSON, No. 190
Keap st, was robbed of clothing, a piano cover, and some cigars, 
all worth $67.

Child playing with matches in SICARDI'S hair store, 219 Grand st. last night
caused a slight fire, which, owing to the presence of mind of a sales lady
in the store, was not attetded with serious consequence.

Julia GALLAGHER, a vagrant, who was found asleep in a hallway at Fourth &
North Second sts last night by Sergeant Hallestt was sent to jail for
twenty-nine days by Justice SEMLER this morning. she had articles which had
evidently been stolen from a clothesline.

Clarence A. BAKER, a clerk in P. H. BERRY'S paint store, 144 Broadway is
missing.  BAKER is said to have collected money belonging to M. BERRY and
appropriated it to his own use.           

G.P-Alderman W.H. WATERS, has been confined to his room since Tuesday last with
an attack of inflammatory rheumatism.

G.P-The Coroner's jury in the case of William MCCARTY, who died from injuries
received by the explosion of an oil still on November 16, at  the FRANKLIN
OIL WORKS, Blissville, have rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his
death from burns accidentally received.

G.P-About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, as Mr. Edward WALSH,residing at 106
India st. was crossing Franklin st, he ran against a post with such violence
that he was thrown down and broke his left leg.

3 February 1879
Michael TIERNEY, ten yrs of age, of 163 Church st, on Saturday  had his left
leg fractured by a cartwheel falling on him.  The wheel slipped from a jack
in CONNELLY'S cooper shop, in Delevan street.. 
He was removed to St Peter's Hospital.

Mrs. Mary JONES, seventy eight years of age, of 33 Division st, was
accidentally knocked down on Saturday evening in Myrtle ave, by the pole of
a wagon driven by George H. BRUNS, of 548 East Thirteenth st, NY. She was
attended by Dr. DUFFIN, who found her injuries slight.

Jacob KLINGEL, thirty four yrs of age, of Hunter's Point, had his right foot
run over at 12:15 A.M. yesterday, by slipping as he was endeavoring to get
on the front platform of a Greenpoint car at corner of Myrtle ave. and Navy
st.  He was taken to the First Precinct Station-house and attended by
Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING, who said the foot was severely though not
seriously bruised.  Under the circumstances KLINGEL refused to go to the
hospital an took a car home.

John BERNARD, seaman on the bark DeUnion, lying at the Atlantic Dock,
sustained a fatal fracture of the skull on Saturday afternoon by falling
from the vessel's yard-arm to the deck.  He was removed to the 
L.I. College Hospital.

Michael DORSEY, laborer, twenty-seven yrs of age, residing at 127
Twenty -first st, and employed by Contractor Michael DALTON, had his left
leg fractured by earth falling in upon him while he was making an excavation
for a  cellar at the corner of Tenth street and Sixth ave.  He was taken to
the L.I. College Hospital.

EXPLOSION IN HARLEM
    Shortly before noon to-day a one story frame building in One Hundred and
Tenth st , NY between First ave, and the East River, was blown to pieces by
an explosion. It was used by Charles HAMECHER,  a manufacturer of
explosives. Two boys,named MAHLER  and DUNN, were the only person injured,
and their wounds are serious.

TROUBLE ABOUT MONTAUK LANDS,--- E.A. CARPENTER, referee in the Montauk
partition suit, now before the Supreme Court, entitled Robert M. GRINNELL, &
Sophia, his wife,against Edward M. BAKER and others, has decided that the
whole of the premises known as the undivided lands of Montauk, whereof
partition in the action is sought, is so circumstanced that an actual
partition therof can not be made without great prejudice to the owners. He
recommends that the premises should be sold in bulk and not in parcels.
                       
Mr. BERGH Visits the Blissville Cow Stables-- Mr. BERGH, on Friday last
visited the immense cow stables attached to the distilleries of GAFF,
FLEISCHMANN & CO.at Blissville. Procuring a warrant and 2 police officers of
Queens County Mr. BERGH  presented himself at the gates of the enclosure
surrounding the stables. Within this enclosure he found 3 immense stables,
containing, as near as could be counted about 9 hundred cows. Some of the
animals were panting for want of air and coughing.  Those that were lying
down lay upon a bed of filth, which was forces up against the sides of the
narrow stalls some sixteen inches high by the weight of their bodies.Many
were lying down, but the insufficient space necessitated their partly
resting on one another. In front of the creatures were troughs,through which
was running slop conducted by gutters connected with the distillery.  The
slop on being examined was found to be hot and acrid.  Mr. Bergh expressed
his determination to insist upon radical reforms in the treatment of the animals.

Patrick MURPHY, of 260 Lorimer street, was arrested on Saturday on a charge
of having stolen a buffalo robe and whip from a sleigh belonging to Thomas
HARRIS, of 264 Fourth st., on Jan 29.

Henry Clay HILL, the colored man who early on Thursday morning last,
insulted Mrs. Lizzie WHITTIER, of Division ave, was sent to jail for  thirty
days by Justice ELLIOT to-day.

Justice ELLIOT this morning, gave Daniel LEWIS, of 330 Withers st, his
choice of paying $30. fine or going to the Penitentiary for thirty days, for
stealing a bag of flour from Edward Lyon's grocery store, 94 Grand st.

Patrick GRACE and his daughter Mary, aged six yrs, of No 202 East Broadway,
NY, fell overboard at the foot of Grand st, on Saturday night, by jumping
for a Houston st ferryboat which was leaving the slip. They were rescued by
deck hands and taken home.

Julia O'DONNELL'S apartments, on the second floor of 348 third st, were
robbed of clothing and a watch and chain valued at $25. on Saturday evening.

The Edward HOLMES Association will give their first annual ball to-morrow
night at Winter Teutonic Hall, Harrison avenue and Bartleit st.

Justice GUCK to-day sent John KUPS to the Penitentiary for sixty days on
charges of vagrancy and intoxication.

Robert SEARLES, of Fourth st and North Seventh, while intoxicated yesterday
fell down and broke his jaw, which was subsequently set by Surgeon FLEMING
at the E.D. Hospital

Mary BYRNES, of 139 North Ninth st, was attached with epilepsy on North
Second st. on Saturday night. She was taken home.

Miss LEE, who walked for six consecutive days at the Adelphi Theatre,
completed 330 miles on Saturday night. Miss Hattie WALDRON who attempted to
walk 150 miles in fifty hours, completed her task in the time at noon
yesterday.  Mrs. FRANKLIN started her attempt to make 2,300 quarter miles in
2,800 quarter hours to-day.

The twenty-eight annual ball and an exhibition drill and sabre exercise of
Separate Troop Cavalry G will be held at Turu Hall, Meserole st. to-day.

By desire of his sister, James MULLIGAN, an insane man, of 471 Flushing ave,
was sent to the Flatbush Asylum to-day.

Justice GUCK to-day sent Wm. HELMICH, a wife - beater, to jail for twenty
nine days.

The Arion Association will give their annual ball on Monday next at Jansen's
Germanic Hall, Montrose ave and Leonard st, and an enjoyable time is
promised to all who may attend.

G.P.-A grand concert and ball will be given this evening at ECKFORD Hall under
the auspices of the GERMANIA Choral Union.

G.P.-Police Sergeant James G.DEBEVOISE has sufficiently recovered from his recent
illness to be able to resume his duties again.

G.P.-Messers. KROGER & KRUMBECK, of the Greenpoint Shooting Club, are to have a
match at bird-shooting at DANGLAR'S PARK, Wednesday next.

G.P.-The syrup works of Messrs. JAYNE & Co., on Commercial st, are being removed
to Chicago, where larger buildings and greater facilities have been secured.

G.P.-A series of revival meetings will be held at the NOBLE STREET BAPTIST, FIRST
METHODIST, and UNION AVE. BAPTIST churches every evening during the present week.

G.P.-At half-past eight o'clock Saturday evening a fire broke out in an oil tank
at the FRANKLIN OIL WORKS, owned by Messrs. SONE & FLEMING, in Kingsland
ave, near Meserole, Damage, $500; no insurance.

 A '"COP" IN HIS CUPS.
                Sunday Dlyersion for Frolicsome  Youngsters.
Many persons were treated to an unusual spectacle, yesterday morning, about
11 o'clock, in the antics of a drunken policeman.  He first attracted
attention in Red Hook lane, near Fulton st, whence he staggered to the
corner of Fulton and Smith sts, where his maneuvers around a MOZART GARDEN
bill board provoked the merririment of a crowd of boys.  Finally Sergeant
BALLOW,  of the First Precinct, "spotted" him and towed him off.  As no such
case figures among the "arrests" on the First Precinct return to
Headquarters to-day, it is presumed that the offending officer escaped the
penalty of incarceration in a cell that would have been the lot of any
"ordinary" citizen under similar circumstances.  There is no doubt, however,
that Captain CAMPBELL has preferred charges against him. His name is given
as Michael MCLOUGHLIN, patrolman in the First Precinct.

Fire in Madison Street
Shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out on the parlor
floor of the two-story frame dwelling  No 750 Madison street, owned and
occupied by Henry MIDDLETON.  By the time the firemen got it out, $1000,
damage had been done to building and $500 to furniture. Total insurance $3000.

4 February 1879
Madame FRANKLIN, who last evening commenced her walk at the ADELPHI Theatre,
completed he 60 second quarter mile at noon today. The average time to the
quarter was 4:45.

ARROW and not the ARION Association as the types made it, yesterday, will
have their annual ball at GERMANIA HALL on Monday next.

Watered  Milk
Jesse MOTT, keeper of  the cow stables at Yates ave & Decatur st, and Peter
VAN CORT who has a similar establishment at No 168 Decatur st, were this
morning sentenced to pay a fine of $20. each or go to jail for twenty days,
by Justice WALSH, on complaint of Sanitary  Superintendent RAYMOND, who
accused them of watering milk.
                          
The Patchen Avenue Burglary--A Missing Witness
Maggie FOLEY, formerly a savant of William MORRIS, alias PORTER, who
testified in the Court of Sessions in December that MORRIS  was absent from
his home on the night of August 10, during which absence he is alleged
burglariously to have stolen $630. in money from the flour store  of Albert
BROTHERS, No 128 Graham ave, is missing. The jury, it will be remembered
disagreed, and Maggie was allowed to depart on parole.  A new trail was set
down for January 31, but on account of the continued absence of the witness,
it could not go on, and has been several times postponed,and was again put
off this morning. Unless the missing witness is soon found, the prisoner,
who is averred to be the  notorious burglar will be released. A motion made
to-morrow to admit him to bail.
                   
Italian Rag-picker Fighting
Two Italian ragpickers, Raphael ZANNA and Raphael SHAZZA, had a desperate
altercation last  night at their residence No 68 Adams st. It was terminated
by ZANNA striking his antagonist with a chair, severely cutting his head.
ZANNA was arrested.

Arrested for Bigamy
Elizabeth CLARK, of 156 Throop ave, was today arrested on a charge of bigamy
made by Peter FLETCHER, who says the he married her two months ago and that
he has since learned that she had another husband living at that time.

The 12th Precinct police have arrested 3 youths: Wm. H. FIELD, of 110 Marion st,
Wm. BEDETT, of 50 Lorimer st. & Charles HENDERSON, of 1426 Bergen st, on
suspicion of their having been implicated in the theft by Edward M. WEEKS of
$100 from his grandfather, Robert WILSON, of 1618 Atlantic ave.  All the
parties interested  are colored.
                                   
A ineffetual attempt was made on Saturday by a rogue to obtain money from
the family of  Mr. A. LIPPMANN, No 163 Lafayette ave, by representing that a
package addressed to him was detained for duties in the Custom House.
                                    
A fire at 6 o'clock this morning did damage to the extent of $25 to the
stable of Edward REYNOLDS, on Kosciusko st, near Stuyvesant  ave.  A
kerosene lamp had beenleft hanging under a bale of hay in the loft, causing
it to ignite.
                                   
Ellen GORDON, aged 12, and Hessie DOUGLASS, same age, escaped on Saturday
from the P.E. Orphan Asylum at the corner of Herkimer st and Albany ave.
                                  
A fire caused by an overheated stovepipe at noon today broke out in the two
story frame building, 14 Bond st, owned by Chas. WILLIAMS, and  occupied by
T.ZELINSKI as a shoe store and dwelling.  The building was damaged $50, and
the stock and furniture $100; insured for $300.
                                 
The postponed ten mile race by nenbers iof the ELITE Skating Circle of NY
will come off as the CAPITOLINE LAKE tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
                                 
Isaac G, TREADWELL, the son of a Mytle ave. grocer, who tried to make his
friends and family believe that he had committed suicide by downing last
summer, and subsequently reappeared in Brooklyn as a deserter from the US
army, having enlisted in the West, he has been sent to a lunatic asylum at
Poughkeepsie.

The coop of S.D. SCHNEIDER, at No 33 1/2 Chauncey st., was robbed on the
night of the 31st of thirteen chickens.

VERY STRANGE A STREET CAR STOPPED AT MIDNIGHT BY FOUR MEN                                
A Sensation on Flatbush Avenue--Were the Men Highwayman, or Pedestrians.
Captain MAC KELLAR, of the 10 Precinct, has a very remarkable case under
investigation, the facts are these:
A few minutes after midnight, a Flatbush ave car, in charge if Robert
HEYWOOD,conductor, was passing the Flatbush ave reservoir, when it was
suddenly surrounded by 4 men, one of whom caught the horses by the bridles,
and jerked them around so as to bring the vehicle to a stand-still. In the
car were 3 ladies, one of whom on witnessing the act, fainted, believing
that she was IN THE HANDS OF HIGHWAYMEN.
The only male passenger was John GRADY, the famous diamond broker, who was
standing on the rear platform, having his well known black bag of valuables
stowed away under a seat in the car. For the moment GRADY did not suspect
the cause of the stoppage, but his fears were quickly excited on seeing 2
men approach the platform. If the men were thieves GRADY'S presence on the
car was the salvation of the passengers, for though he frequently carries
thousands of dollars' worth of property around with him, there is not a man
who knows him that is not satisfied that the wiry, keen eyed broker.
                         GOES ABOUT THOROUGHLY ARMED,
 and has the muscle to use a weapon with terrible effect.  The strangers
therefore no sooner saw him on the platform than one shouted, " HALLOA
GRADY"! and in a moment more the car proceeded without any of the passenger
having suffered anything worse than a severe fright. As soon as the horses
were released the driver gave them loose reign, and on reaching the 10th
Precinct Station house a report of the outrage was made.  Roundsman  BARRY
with a section of men at once started in pursuit of the supposed highwayman,
and
                         SUCCEEDED IN ARRESTING
within an hour, just below NELSON's  Hotel, Peter MCDERMOTT, aged 30,
laborer, of 185 Prospect st; James KERRIGAU, aged 24, peddler, of 192
Johnson st; James FITZPATRICK, aged 24, bartender, of 98 Hudson ave, and
William KELLY, aged 22, bartender, of 48 Hudson av.  All were more or less
under the influence of liquor. The prisoners said they were walking  to
Sheepshead Bay on the wager of $5, MCDONALD admitted that he caught hold of
the horses but that he did so because he heard some on call to stop the car.
The prisoners were taken before Justice BLOOM  today, but no case of
attempted robbery could be made out against them. HEYWOOD, the conductor,
charged MCDERMOTT with disorderly conduct in taking hold of the horses.
Roundsman BARNEY charged MCDERMOTT  and KERRIGAN  with intoxication. Justice
BLOOM  released MCDERMOTT and KERRIGAN on their own recognizance to answer
on Friday morning. The other prisoners were discharged.

5 February 1879
MARRIED.
IVINS- YARD,--- On February 4th at the residence of the bride's parents, at
Freehold, NJ, by the Rev. D.W.BARTINA. D.D. , Emma L, daughter of James S.
YARD, to William M. IVINS of Brooklyn.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT'
Sad Result of a "Brush" on the Road between Well-known  Citizens.
   About nine o'clock this morning Mr. Benjamin RAWSON, 60 years of age, of
No 6 Eight st, E. D.  while driving on the Sackett St Boulevard, met
ex-Judge TOOMPSON who was behind a quick stepping horse.Both gentlemen gave
rein to their horses with a view to deciding their mettle, and were soon on
a sharp trot.  Unfortunately in passing a swill wagon, the carriage
containing Mr. Rawson  collided with the cart, and Mr. RAWSON was thrown to
the ground with terrible force.  His horse ran away but was caught by
Mounted Officer Wessman.  It was at once apparent that Mr. RAWSON was
severely hurt, and on an ambulance arriving the surgeon in charge;
Dr.COCBRAN, said that the patient was suffering from concussion of the
brain, if not a fracture of the skull.  Mr. RAWSON was at once removed to
the L.I. College Hospital where he lies in a critical condition.

SUICIDAL.A DESPONDENT MAN'S DESPERATE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE.
He Shoots,Stabs and Cuts Himself, and still Lives-- 
   George SCHMIDT, 53 years of age, while on a visit yesterday afternoon to
his stepdaughter,  Mrs. SHERWOOD, of No 63 Carlton ave, made a desperate
attempt to commit suicide.  He first shot himself in the head with a pistol
loaded with buckshot, and then drawing a knife stabbed himself twice in the
left breast, beside severely cutting his left wrist.  The police were
notified, and he was removed to the City Hospital. SCHMIDT formerly kept an
oyster saloon at No 11 Van Cott ave, and has lately been residing at the
house of a man named MYERS at the coroner of Third ave and 83d st, NY.  His
domestic life has not been happy, and it is believed that the refusal of his
wife to live with him drove him to the attempt to kill himself,

PROBABLE FATAL RESULT OF A SATURDAY NIGHT QUARREL.
A Citizen's Skull Alleged to Have Been Crushed by a Saloonkeeper whom He
Accused of Theft--Denial of the Charge by the Accused
The Wounded Men's Condition.
Patrick WHITE, of # 77 Meeker av, complained of feeling unwell on Sunday
last, and his wife sent for Dr. VAN DYKE, who found that WHITE was suffering
from a fractured skull.  Dr. VAN DYKE also attended WHITE on Monday.
Yesterday he said he felt worse, and Dr. SWEENEY  was summoned, and advised
WHITE'S removal to the Eastern District Hospital, where he received during
the afternoon, in an unconscious condition,  Here his skull was trephined in
consequence of a separative action of the brain having set in, the operation
being performed by  DRS. BRADY, FLEMING & MALONE.
It appears that WHITE had, about 3 weeks ago, either lost or was robbed of a
gold ring and a pipe in Edward MCSORLEY'S liquor saloon, #149 North 5th st,
and since that time has frequently gone into the place and accused MCSORLEY
of being the thief. Late Saturday night last he visited the place with a
friend named Wm. CALLAHAN, who lives in New York. The latter says that they
had drank nothing during the evening and that when they entered the saloon
WHITE asked MCSORLEY for the ring and pipe.  The latter, according to
CALLAHAN'S statement, seized a club and struck WHITE on the head, felling
him.  CALLAHAN then cried out: "You have killed the man", to which MCSORELY
replied "What have you got to say about it" and then struck him on the arm
with the club, the mark of which blow he showed today to the police.
Mrs.WHITE reported the case at the 6th Precinct yesterday, and Detectives
ENNIS & HOLLAND arrested CALLAHAN at his place of business, in New York, and
MC SORLEY at his saloon.The latter denied that he had struck WHITE, and said
that the latter had not been in his place for four months. WHITE continues
unconscious, and consequently was unable to identify MCSORLEY, who was taken
to the hospital yesterday.  The physicians say that WHITE cannot live.  The
wound in WHITE'S head is a round one, as if made with a hammer, and in their
opinion it could not be made with a club.  The injured man is the father of
3 children by his first wife, who was a cousin to MCSORLEY.
In the  hearing before Justice GUCK today, MCSORLEY was held without bail,
CALLAHAN being detained as a witness.

G.P.-William JENKINSON,  76 Java st, was arrested last evening by Special Officer
Van BRUNT for creating a disturbance in front of Joseph FLECK'S residence,
689 Leonard st. while a wedding celebration was in progress.

G.P.-Thomas MCLEAN, 603 Leonard st, was arrested this morning on complaint of
Ella FOLIES, 134 Oakland st, who accused him of seducing her under promise
of marriage. At court MC LEAN agreed to marry her, but the girl refused,
desiring to have the ceremony performed by a clergyman.  Justice Elliott
place the warrant in Detective BUTTS' hands and told him to accompany the
couple and not leave them till he saw them married.

G.P.-On a warrant issued by Justice Elliott Henry ZEIGER, 72 Oakland st, Wm.
KING, 325 Greenpoint av, Thos. FARRON, 185 same street, and Geo.
STELLEVAGEN, 235 Freeman st,were arrested last night on complaint of Francis
KEIRAN,  61 Franklin st, who charged them with assaulting him.  Before
Justice ELLIOTT this morning they were each placed under $250 bonds to keep
the peace.

G.P.-President WILLIAMS, of the Fire Department, has been confined to his room
for several days past with an attack of chills & fever.

On complaint of Carl RUNBERG, of 68 Smith st, as the basis of a warrant, the
police today arrested John WHITTAKER on charge of selling lottery policies
at # 78 Smith st.

Rudolphe COURANT'S residence at #61 Lafayette ave, was yesterday entered by
means of false keys, and robbed of property valued at $55.

A Mrs. ADAMS, residing at 81 Schermerhorn st, yesterday afternoon put to
flight two burglars who had broken into Mr. WIGGINS'S billiard table
manufactory in the same building.

Officer BURNS yesterday arrested Abraham  A. LEWIS, of # 10 Essex st, NY, on
a warrant charging him with having stolen from Michael REANOR, of 237 6th
ave, NY, clothing valued at $237.

Constance ELDRED, of Hempstead, with the aid of Detective FREST, yesterday
arrested David STEWART, carpenter, of 153 Jay st, on a warrant issued by
Justice CLAWS, of Hempstead, charging him with stealing $50 worth of growing
trees.

A good-size audience listened attentively to an interesting lecture
delivered last evening by Professor John PAIN at Association Hall, subject "
Chemistry of Creation". This was one of the course lectures of the
association.

A largely attended dramatic entertainment was given last evening by the
BULWER Club, at the residence of Miss Addie P. BRUEN, 724 Bushwick ave, the
plays presented being the comic drama.  "Diminutive Toddlekins" and the two-
act comedy of "Little Treasure."

6 February 1879
A Burglar Shot.
The wife of John Le FRANZ, of Winfield, L.I, heard burglars in the house
early yesterday morning and woke her husband up.  The latter took a revolver
and went down stairs. He found that they had locked themselves in the
diningroom, and were eating some lunch. The burglars jumped out of a window
, and Le FRANZ   ran out of the hall door and around the house after them.
He fired several times at them, and one of them fell crying, "Mike, I'm
hit." The other carried him to a wagon and drove away in the direction of
Blissville.  They took all the silverware.

Patrick WHITE is still lying in a precarious condition at the E.D. Hospital.
The physicians say he is worse today and think he will not live until night.

Jennie MCKEON  & Lizzie FULLUM, neither over 16 years of age, were arrested
last night in that part of North 4th st known as "BULL ALLEY" for being
drunk and disorderly.  Justice ELLIOT sent them to jail for 10 days each.
The FULLUM girl is the one who gained notoriety recently by the arrest of
her betrothed on the day set for their marriage.

G.P.-John HAFFEY, 236 Franklin st, was arrested at half-past six this 
morning, on a charge of assault preferred by Frank KIERNAN, 61 Franklin st.

G.P.-Speeches and Prostrate.
Mr. John. F.THOMPSON, of 287 Park ave, at midnight notified Captain
MCLAUGHLIN, of the 4th Precinct, that a man was lying in Hall st near Myrtle
ave.  The Captain had the man brought in on a stretcher, as he was helpless
and speechless, and Ambulance Surgeon CONWAY found that the stranger was
suffering from a cut bruises on the back of the head, the effect of which
was to produce concussion of the brain.  The sufferer was sent to the City
Hospital.  All the police have been able to ascertain is, that the man is
Christopher WALSH, 50 years of age, a coachman for Mr. HIGGINS,  the soap
manufacturer, and that he boards with F.SHAW, at # 95 Hall st.  This morning
WALSH'S condition was much improved.

CAPTURED IN CHICAGO
An Escaped Brooklyn Burglar Secured in the West.
On the night of August 6, 1878, 2 inmates of the Kings County Penitentiary
escaped by sawing  one of the bars of a window in the Hospital. Their names
are  John MC CARTY & James KELLEY.  Keeper SHEVLIN has followed them all
over the country and succeeded within a day or two in locating MC CARTY at
Chicago.  With the assistance of the Chief of Police of Chicago, MC CARTY
was arrested today. Word was telegraphed to this city & Detective RALL of
the Central Office, has been dispatched to Chicago to bring him on. MC CARTY
was convicted of burglary and had 4 years and a half to serve when he
escaped.  Keeper SHEVLIN believes that he will shortly be able to apprehend
KELLEY.

7 February 1879
Nichols DIETZ  a laborer, employed at Havemeyer & Elder's sugar refinery,
was yesterday severely cut on the side of the head and face by a descending
elevator.  He was attended by Dr. MALONE and taken home.

Peter DENGEL, 17 years of age, of 187 Boerum st, who drives a wood wagon,
was arrested today on complaint of Emil BRIEL, his employer, who accuses him
of having embezzled $6.

The employees of CLAUS LIPSINS'  brewery held their annual ball last
night at Gernania Hall, and had a very pleasant time.

G.P.-James HALL, 118 Clay st, was arrested last night for snowballing 
passersby on Milton st.

G.P.-Barney LYNCH, 47 Newell st, was arrested yesterday, on complaint of George
STREMBELL, butcher, who charges him with stealing $5 from his money drawer.
Money recovered.

G.P.-John SMITH, residing at 24 Forsyth st, NY, was arrested last night  on a
charge of abandonment, preferred by his wife, Liavinia SMITH, 106 Milton st,
Sent to jail in default of bonds.

G.P.-James MCKEEVER, 62 Fourth st, was arrested yesterday afternoon, while
attempting to rob the money drawer in Henry BRYED'S cigar store, 268
Franklin st.

G.P.-On a warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT on complaint of Margaret SILREINAGLE,
102 Manhattan ave, Edward MOOKS, of 112 same street, was arrested this
morning charged by Mrs. SILREINAGLE with assaulting and abusing her son aged
9 years.

8 February 1879
Two Painters Fall from a Ladder
Frederick STRATON, aged 36 years, of 695 Herkimer st, fell from a ladder
today while engaged in painting the front of the house at # 176 Gates ave,
and fractured his skull.  Edward GALLAGHER, 20 years of  660 Douglass st,
also fell from the ladder and was slightly hurt.  STRATON was taken to the
City Hospital.

LONG ISLAND
PROBABLE HYDROPHOBIA --- Herbert CODDINGTON, of Flushing, was bitten by a
spitz dog about 2 weeks ago, and for a week has been confined to his bed.
The leg which was bitten  began to swell.  Yesterday he became so violent
that several neighbors were called in to help take care of him, and 4 men
were needed to hold him in bed.

LONG ISLAND
MISSING FROM HIS HOME.--- Charles W. BUDINGTON of Canoe Place, is missing
from his home.  He was arrested for selling liquor to a minor, and was to
have been tried on Monday last, but he secured so adjournment from Justice
GRIFFIN.  Immediately two complaints for violation of the Excise law were
made before Justice LUDLOW at Bridgehampton, and it is thought that
BUDINGTON has gone to escape being sent to jail.

Dr. HARDRICK, who is attending Captain Charles VORGANG, I.R.P. of the 32d
Regiment. who was badly burned at the Hunter's Point fire on Thursday
afternoon, says that the latter will not lose the use of his eyes as was at
first feared.  Captain VOSGANG'S  injuries consist of severe burns about the
lower part of his face. (name spelt different in this article)

Henry FRIESE,  a grocer, of 310 South 4th street had his rooms robbed of $34
worth of jewelry this morning.

Constable LEPINE went to Col. Alex.HOCK'S residence, 207 Evergreen ave,
yesterday  afternoon to replevin a patent mattress, claimed by Edwin P.
FOWLER. Accompanied by the Constable, Mr. HOCK went to the top floor and
entered a room, locking the door. When Mrs. HOCK came out she said: "You
want the mattress you find it on the sidewalk." She had thrown it out 
of the window.

John DOWNING, laborer, living at #14 Jackson st, was severely injured about
the shoulder yesterday by a bank of earth at which he was digging in South
5th street falling upon him.

Emily ROBERTS, a colored domestic, employed at # 185 South 2d st., severed
the ulna artery in her wrist, yesterday, by falling through a window which
she was cleaning at her employer's residence. She was taken to the E.D. Hospital.

G.P.-Mr. Nicholas DUCKER, 112 Franklin st, sailed for Hanover, Germany, 
today, in the steamer Mosel, to recover his health.

G.P.-While Mr. Jacob ROBERTS, 105 Oak st, was superintending the erection 
of his new dwelling house on Calyer st. yesterday, he fell through the timber,
sustaining severe injuries.

G.P.-Owing to the recent bereavement of Rev. W.H. SIMMONS, his pulpit will be
occupied tomorrow morning by Rev. R.S. PUTNEY, of New York, and in the
evening by Rev. Dr.Cook, late President of Wesleyan College, Belfast Ireland.

G.P.-On Monday, 17th inst, at 1 AM. at Sherman's Garden, Eagle & Franklin sts,
William COUSINS, will attempt the task of walking 500 miles in six days.  He
promises to walk 25 miles every six hours.

10 February 1879
A BARN BURNED.-- A barn belong to Arthur DEVLIN, in Jamaica, was burned
early yesterday morning, together with a valuable horse and wagon.

BEATING HIS MOTHER with a FRYING PAN--
John O'NEIL was arrested in Long Island City yesterday on a charge of
assault and battery upon his mother, who remonstrated with him for drinking
liquor, and was thrown to the ground by her son and beaten with a frying pan
so severely that her recovery is doubtful. O'NEIL was held to await the
result of his mother's injuries.

FELL INTO A AIRHOLE-- While Mr. & Mrs. LENT of Newtown, were sailing on
Flushing Bay in an iceboat on Thursday, they ran into an airhole and were
both submerged to their armpits. They were able to keep afloat, and after
remaining in the water 45 minutes were rescued in an exhausted condition.

OTHER ROBBERIES
The Twelfth Precinct police report the theft of $13 from William SCHNELLING,
a patient in St.John;s P.E. Hospital, 1555 Atlantic av.  They say the theft
was committed by a man of 22 years of age, giving the name of  William
WALLACE, who was recently admitted to the institution on representations
that he was sick & destitute.  He disappeared simultaneously with the
disappearance of the money.

The 4th Precinct police are looking up the record of 2 men giving the names
of John IRVING & John MUNT, who were arrested at 4 this AM. in Myrtle ave by
Officer SELHARDT, who thought their appearance suspicions. One said he had
no home; the other, that he lived in Massachusetts.

On Saturday night J.H. KEMBERLY'S residence, 18 South Oxford st. was entered
by means of false keys and robbed of clothing & jewelry valued at $53.

Thieves lat night entered Moses R. WHITNEY'S residence 242 Bergen st,
through an open parlor window &  stole clothing valued at $55.

EASTERN DISTRICT.
A Widow's Experience in North East, Pennsylvania
During the month of December last an advertisement signed 
"Mrs. C. D. W J.222 South 4th st, Brooklyn, E.D. " 
appeared in the New York Herald stating that
the advertiser,who was a widow wished a position in a widower's  family 
as housekeeper. 
	The advertisement met the eye of Mr. L. H. FELLOWS,a widower 
tailor, of Main st, North East Pennsylvania, who answered it. 
After several letters had passed between Mr. Fellows and the advertiser, 
whose name it transpired was Mrs. Carrie DE WOLF JONES, the former 
sent Mrs. JONES $25 with which to pay the expense of a trip to North East. 
Arriving there Mr. FELLOWS furnished Mrs. JONES with a room in a hotel, 
where they stayed but a short while, when the former grew jealous of 
the lady in consequence of her paying too close attention to another boarder, 
a bachelor. Added to this Mr. FELLOWS received an anonymous letter, in 
which it was stated that Mrs. JONES was of unsound mind. 
	These events altered Mr. Fellows' opinion of the lady, whom he refused
to have anything further to do with, and who is now, according to the North
East Sun, in which paper the above story was printed,waiting for money from
friends to bring her back to Brooklyn. Inquiry at # 222 South 4th st.
reveled the fact that Mrs. Jones up to the day of her departure had hired a
room there.

Detective HOLLAND  and Officer CLEARY this morning arrested Sylvester FULUM
& Joseph HINCH, whom they saw  going into a house on North 5th st. with a
number of liquor measures,  lemons, and a miniature ship which they had
stolen from Edward MCSORLEY'S saloon, in North 5th st.

 Between 3 and 9 yesterday PM. Frederick MAY'S residence,  # 347 4th st, was
robbed of $22  worth of jewelry.

Michael SCHNEIDER'S hardware store, # 625 Broadway, was yesterday morning
robbed of articles of hardware worth $ 53. John SEIBEL, who had one of the
stolen articles about him, has been arrested.  Justice GUCK adjourned the
case until the 17th inst.  SEIBEL also had a key fitting the door leading to
the store.

Greenpoint- Early on Saturday evening 2 men stole from the dry good 
store a A.CHAPMAN, 847 Manhattan ave. 4 pieces of muslin, containing 
200 yards, valued at $16.
The goods were afterwards found by Office DILL in an area way of an
unfinished building on Milton st.

Greenpoint- Owen DEVINE, 114 Clay st, and James MCGINN, 529 Manhattan  
ave, were arrested this morning on complaint of Catharine SWARTZ of 
13 Clay st., who states that while a fire was in progress at her residence 
yesterday afternoon, under the pretence of helping her remove furniture and other
things to a place of safety, the accused stole 2 scarf pins, umbrella, capes
and neckties: value $11.  At court they were each sentenced to 10 days
imprisonment.

District Engineer Charles FARLEY, in responding to an alarm of fire at 7:30
AM.yesterday, was thrown from his buggy at the corner of Sackett and Henry
sts, by the hind axle breaking.. Fortunately he escaped serious injury.

Michael WALSH, 40 years of age, a cardriver, was thrown from his car,
yesterday, at the switch, corner of 22d st and 5th ave.  His head was badly
cut, and he was removed to the Long Island College Hospital.

A stovepipel at 7:20 AM. yesterday caused $100 loss by fire in the back room
of John BEHNKEN'S grocery, corner of Commerce and Van Brunt st. insured for
$5000 in the Germania Company.

Henry ORANDER, of 339 Degraw st, while intoxicated last night, upset a
kerosene lamp in his secondhand furniture store, 339 Degraw st.  Fortunately
Officer MURRAY and fire fireman GARRITY  were in the vicinity and
extinguished the flames that threatened to burn the house.  ORANDER was
arrested for intoxication.

11 February 1879
Curious Case of Malicious Mischief
Dr. Frank W. ROCKWELL, of # 6 Layette ave, charges that while his carriage
was standing yesterday at the corner of Atlantic and Brooklyn aves,one James
MCCARTHY, a coachman, of #1225 Pacific st. passed on horseback and wantonly
broke one of the sidelights of the carriage with the butt of a whip. He
caused MCCARTHY'S arrest, on charge of Malicious mischief.

 Alas Poor Errick
Errick WILSON, a sign painter of Fulton and Bridge st, was arrested last
night by Deputy Sheriff HYLAND at the suit of Mary Charlotte LILIE,of 204
Ave A, NY,who accuses WILSON of betraying her under promises of marriage.
WILSON is lodged in jail $2,000 bail being required.
                        
William EARL, of #311 Sanford st, fell near his residence yesterday
afternoon, and broke one of his arms.  Police Surgeon BURDICK  set the limb.

A man yesterday purchased a ham at Louis STRUBE'S pork store, #57 Myrtle
ave.and tendering a check for $20, purporting to have been drawn on the Long
Island Bank by L..SOMMERVILLE to the order of George SCHAFFER,  received $19
change. The check was found to be worthless after the fellow had gone.

James MOORE, aged 22, of Fleet place, about 7 o'clock last evening was found
by Mrs.WALROGK, behind the counter of her husband's  jewelry store, # 605
Myrtle av. She alarmed Officer WOOLSAKE, who arrested the intruder.

While under the influence of liquor last evening a middle aged woman who
gave her name as Kate CORCORAN, fell in President st , and cut her head very
severely. The police had her wound dressed, and then locked her up for
intoxication

Banking in a Glove
Mrs. JOHNSON, of 198 Union st, lost one of her kid gloves on Sunday, while
going to St. Stephen's Church, corner of Summit & Hicks sts. What troubles
he is that she should  have placed $350 in the glove just before leaving
home.

12 February 1879
Timothy HOLLOMAN'S liquor store, at North 7th and 4th st., was robbed of $2
in money and $5 worth of cigars early this morning.

Ann DEVINE lay drunk in the gutter at Varet and Humboldt sts. when it was
raining hardest last night.  She was taken to the stationhouse in a wagon.

The pupils of Prof. J. BAUER'S Dancing Academy held their annual masquerade
ball last night at Germania Hall, and had a fine time.The floor was managed
by J. BAUER, who was assisted by 
Mr.Joseph BLACKWELL, 
William J, MOLIENDORF,
John SCHUM
William SPANIER. 
Reception Committee- 
Henry EISE, 
Stephen MILLER, 
George SCHAUER, 
Henry EISE, 
Stephen MILLER, 
George SCHAUER, 
Henry BERGMANN, 
George EISE, 
Louis OESTERHELD & John REICHERT.

G.P.-While crossing the Greenpoint Ferry yesterday afternoon Maria DELANEY,
residing in 4th st near North 7th, fell in a fit and it was with great
difficulty that she was brought to.  She was taken to her home by Officer
WALSH.

G.P.-Mary KENNY, 114 Manhattan av, was arrested this morning for being drunk, and
disorderly. On the police officer attempting to arrest her, she assumed such
a belligerent attitude that a horse & cart were brought into requisition to
bring her to the station house.  She was sentenced to 29  days'
imprisonment.

G.P.-Edward JOYCE, no residence , and Eugene CORRIGAN, 32 Huron st, 
were arrested last night for petty larceny.  They were charged with 
stealing 4 hams, valued at $4, from the grocery store of ROSS & FRASER, 
538 Manhattan av. They were sent to the Penitentiary for 6 months.

13 February 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A fire last night at #2041/2 Bergen st occupied by Baxter BARKER, did damage
to the extent of $75.

The hardware store of Van Brunt Wyckoff # 622 3d av was robbed Tuesday night
of property valued at $21.

An overheated stove yesterday afternoon caused $20 damage by fire at # 237
10th st, occupied by Neil MCLEOD.

Burglars last night robbed P.ABEL'S store, 250 Hudson av, of cigars &
liquors valued at $17.50.

A child named Maggie MCCUE, whose mother resides at #65 Myrtle ave, has been
missing since yesterday. She is 7 years of age.

J.D.MARSH, of 752 Lafayette ave, was severely squeezed yesterday by being
caught between two wagons near Fulton Ferry.

Night before last the silverplating shop of G.BABR, 18 Tillary st, was
robbed of tools valued at $10.  The police arrested a brass finisher named
Thomas PRITCHARD on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery.

Catharine BURNS, of 985 Atlantic av, caused the arrest yesterday of Daniel
PHELAN, aged 34, a searcher, residing at # 279  Putman av. charging him with
inducing her, by means of false representations, to sign a mortgage on some
property belonging to her.

At half past eight o'clock last evening a fire, supposed to have been caused
by the explosion  of a kerosene lamp, occurred in a bedroom in the attic of
# 34 Clinton st, owned by Mrs. Dr, WOLF and occupied by Mrs. THOMPSON.  The
building was damaged $200, and the furniture $300. Covered by insurance.

During a dispute over papers in the basement of the EAGLE office yesterday
afternoon, Henry KELLY, aged 22 a newsman of # 43 Atlantic av, is alleged to
have struck Annie CALLAHAN, of 134 Roosevelt st, in the mouth with his fist,
and kicked her in the breast. He was arrested.

EASTERN DISTRICT-Another Man Assaulted in a North Side Liquor Saloon
    August KELLER, keeper of a saloon, at # 35 North 7th st, & Philip
WILBURT, of 63 North 2d st, were arrested, last night, on suspicion of
having on Monday night last beaten Thomas CONNORS, of First & North 8th st,
who was removed to the E.D. Hospital yesterday afternoon.  Wilburt
acknowledge having struck CONNORS with a club, and said he did it because
the latter struck Mrs. KELLER. CONNOR'S injuries consist of 3 serve scalp
wounds which were received in KELLER'S saloon.

William MORTON, of 100 Summit st, had his hand badly crushed yesterday while
at work in Havemeyer's sugar house.  He was attended at the E.D. Hospital.

Henry SAMMEL, of 44 Graham av., was this morning fined $25 by Justice Guck
for having struck  Alexander LIPPMANN, who lives in the same house, with a
club.

The annual concert of Miss Kate HILL, the blind pianist, will be given=en
this evening at Bedford Av. Reformed Church.  A large number of talented
artists will appear.

Richard COLLIS, if 163 North 2d st. was arrested last night for having in
his possession a quantity of old iron, of which he could give no
satisfactory account.

14 February 1879
 Thomas NODEN will  attempt to walk 100 miles in 24 hours at the LYCEUM,
South 8th and 4th st, commencing at 8 o'clock  tomorrow evening. A 2 mile
walk for  members of the 47 the Regiment only will come off at the same
place on Saturday night.

G.P.-Fred A. PLAISTED, the celebrated oarsman and pedestrian, will have a grand
testimonial concert tendered him by his many friends, at Eckford Hall, on
Saturday evening.  A strong array of talent have volunteered their services.

James CARR was fined $3 today by Justice Elliott for trundling a handcart on
the sidewalk.

Frank BROOKS was arrested today on complaint of Wm. White, of 4st, who
accused the former of having obtained a number of newspapers from him by
presenting a forged order.

Caroline LARKIN, of 142 Meeker av, was before Justice GUCK, today on
complaint of Abraham BLUM, of 541 Broadway, NY, who accused her of having
taken from him 131 linen  coats worth $125, to make up, and not returning
them.  Mrs. LARKIN says she changed her residence, and told an expressman to
notify Mr. BLUM, but he failed to do so.  She was sent to jail until the
20th inst, in default of $2,000 bail.

G.P.-Daniel MCCLANE, 415 Oakland st,. was arrested last night charged by Mary
KELESH, 4151/2 same st, for entering her residence and acting in a very
disorderly manner.

G.P.-Mary PIMBLETT, 119 India st, was arrested last evening on complaint of her
husband, Thomas, for being continually drunk. Mary denied the accusation and
produced a large Colt's revolver , saying that her husband threatened to
shoot her with it, and he trumped up this charge.  She was discharged from
custody this morning.

G.P.-While driving a load of hay through the areaway of 49 Greenpoint av,
yesterday afternoon, Frank Knapp, 37 years old, and residing at 261 North
6th st, fell to the ground and broke his leg.  He was attended by Ambulance
Surgeon FLEMING  and taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

15 February 1879
John  TILTON, of 118 Ave C, NY, was instantly killed, yesterday,, at the
Morgan Iron Works, at the foot of East 9 st, by a heavy mold which fell on
and crushed him.  George BRIEMNER, of 647 Kosciusko st. this city, was
severely injured at the same time.
                                 
Mrs. Adolph DEBARY, of # 15 West 52d st, NY, while promenading 5th av, near
43d st, yesterday afternoon, was assaulted by a well dressed foot pad, who
seized one of her valuable solitaire earrings and made good his escape.  The
jewel was worth $1,250.
                                 
The residence of Dr. TILTON, at Amsterdam, NY, was entered by masked
burglars early yesterday morning. The doctor's son William, discovered them
and was shot by one of them; he returned the shot, and grappled knocked
young TILTON senseless by a blow on the head.  The burglars escaped without
their booty.  Young TILTON lies in a  precarious condition.

MARRIED.
CLAPP- RIPLEY On Wednesday, February 12, at the residence of the bride's
parents, by the Rev. Chas. CUTBBERT HALL.  William G. CLAPP & Sarah L
daughter of George C. RIPLEY, all of Brooklyn.

Mr., KORTHEUER'S  Piano Recitals
A series of piano recital will be given by Mr.. B.O.C. KORTHEUER, Wednesday
afternoon, February 19, March 5th & 19th, April 2d and 9th, in the Art
Gallery, Montague st. commencing at 3 o'clock.  Mr. KORTHEUER will be
assisted by well known vocal and instrumental soloists. A reserved seat for
the whole series is $2.50 .

Miss SINCLAIR'S Walk
Miss Jennie SINCLAIR is still plodding along at Mcmart Garden. Up to noon
today she had walked 448 quarter miles in as many quarter hours.  She had
2,552 more quarters to walk to complete her task.

Detectives SHORT & HOLLAND last night recovered the $40 cloak stolen from
Mrs. MCLAUGHLIN'S residence, 207  6th st, on Thursday night, in a Grand st
pawn shop.

Peter POLINE,of #173 Mckibben st, while walking through Monttose ave at 10
o'clock last night dropped dead, it is supposed of apoplexy.

In the 2 mile walk for members of the 47th Regiment, at the Lyceum , last
night , Private MIDDLETON won in 19 minutes and 15 seconds, Quartermaster
Sergeant GOODEYE  coming in 2d in 19 minutes & 18 seconds.  Thomas NODEN,
who started at 9:45 to make 100 miles in 24 hours, completed 65 miles at one
o'clock this PM.

Mary ZILVEN, aged 20 whose residence is somewhere in Connecticut was taken
last evening to St CATHERINE'S Hospital, where she arrived in time to give
birth to a male child.

-Greenpoint Items.
-Mr. Augustus TREADWELL will henceforward make the 17th Ward his permanent
place of abode.

-Yesterday afternoon Thomas DELANEY, residing in Sigel st, and employed by
Alderman WATERS as a driver, had three of his ribs broken  by being run into
by the shafts of a wagon while he was leading a horse and coal cart out of
the coal yard. He was taken to his home.

George C. WILSON of # 795 Monroe st, at 1:30 this AM. caused the arrest of
his brother in law Charles RANDALL, a clerk, aged 25, on charge of stealing
small articles from the basement of his house & pawning them.

Henry ROSS, janitor of the colored public school, # 94 High st, was found
technically guilty today of an assault on Howard LEE, a pupil of the school,
and sentence was suspended by Justice BLOOM

Detective DRUHEN last evening arrested John MCDONALD, aged 18 of # 255 23th
st, with 2 blankets in his possession, which he is alleged to have obtained
by breaking into John SHAW'S  stable, corner of 24th  st & 5th av.

A boy named John BLACK, last evening found a female infant abandoned on the
stoop of #91 Middagh st.  The police gave the baby to the  City Nurse for
safe keeping.

Edward PHELAN, 20 years of age,residing at # 10 Flushing av, while drunk
yesterday afternoon, fell from a wagon in Raymond st & fractured his skull.
taken to the City Hospital.

Augusta KLEIN, a servant aged 18, was arrested last night by Detective
SHAUGHNESSEY, charged with stealing $20 worth of ladies wearing apparel from
Richard SPEAR'S residence, 137 South Oxford st.

Margaret CASEY aged 16, residing at #195 Water st, terminated a quarrel last
night with her father by throwing a bowl at him, causing his left temple
open, and severing an artery, She was arrested.

17 February 1879
PLEURO PNEUMONIA
The Disease Spreading--- A Brooklyn Stable Quarantined.
The cattle disease is spreading.  At first it was supposed to be confined to
this Island and possible the Southern part of Westchester. But traces of it
are being found in Counties bordering on the Hudson, as Prof. Law has been
despactched to be at work on the west side of the river.
A case was today discovered in a stable in the vicinity of Flushing &
Knickerbocker ave, and at once General Patrick called upon the Sheriff to
establish a quarantine there.
At the Blissville stables the disease is being held in check by
disinfectants and sanitary precautions.

Raid on a Club Room
Captain SMITH, of the 8th Precinct, last night caused Sergeant MASTERSON to
pay a visit to club rooms in the basement of # 281  20th st. The place had
been complained of. The Sergeant found card playing, going on there, and
arrested James HEANEY, Thomas BRENNAN, William WHELAN, Hugh MCGAVRY, William
RAFFERTY & John FARRELL.

Saved by a Detective.
About 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon the driver of a coach was thrown from his
seat by one of the wheels catching in the railroad switch, in Fulton st, at
Boerum pl. The next moment the horse broke into a run.  Two ladies were in
the coach and one succeeded in jumping out with out sustaining hurt, but the
situation of her companion was becoming perilous, when Detective PRICE, of
the First Precinct, suddenly ran from the sidewalk near Pearl st, and caught
the horses.  The driver, who was unhurt, at once remounted the box, the lady
re entered the carriage, and with thanks, but without leaving their names,
the party proceeded on their way.

Chicken Thieves in the Suburbs.
Chicken thieves have of late made their appearance in the 23 & 24 Wards.
Friday night 11 chickens were stolen from Charles MCGUIRE'S coop, at # 2609
Warren st.  The arrest Saturday afternoon of a boy named George WEEKS,
residing at #396 Broadway, may, perhaps, throw some light on some of these
transactions, as the police say that when they apprehended him he was in the
act of stealing chickens, in company with  2 companions who escaped, from
the yard of T.W. SWIMM 389 Putman av.  He had a bag with him, and a chicken
and rabbit  were found in his possession.

Fell  Overboard
John Gray, aged 34, a US seaman, while intoxicated at 2:30 yesterday AM.
walked off the dock foot of Jay st, but was rescued by Officer BLOOMFIELD
and locked up for intoxication.
It fared worse, however, with John AMEY,  aged 30, a seaman attached to the
bark Canterbury, lying at ROBERTS' Stores, who under similar circumstances,
missed his footing at 12"30 AM. yesterday in attempting to board his vessel
and was drowned.  One of the mates assisted by the watchman of the stores,
recovered the body.

The Custom House Fraud.
The "fraud" who is going about trying to obtain money to get goods out of
the Custom House, made unsuccessful calls on Saturday at Mr. Parker's
residence 662 St. Mark's av, and Mr. GODFREY'S residence, 1499 Pacific st.
The Runaway Accident at the LORD Funeral.
Henry LORD,one of the sons of the late Thomas LORD , has written, under date
of February 14m from 35 West 17th st, NY, the following letter to Police
President JOURDAN:
Dear Sir:
I desire to say a word in praise of Officers James O'ROURKE, of 233 &
Cornelius SWARZWART, D( both I believe of the 3d Precinct), who, on the 11th
instant, bravely exposed themselves to danger in stopping a runaway carriage
in which my brother and self were being driven to the Hamilton ave ferry.
The whiffle tree having become detached, the driver had no control over the
horses, and reaching the ferry they turned  down towards the Atlantic docks,
and in their  the officer (O'ROURKE-I believe) was thrown down violently in
his effort to stop  them, and it is probable that it was due to the nerve of
the other officer (SWARZWART) that the carriage was prevented from being
dashed into the river. In recognition of their conduct, I have sent these
deserving men a slight token of appreciation, which I trust, is not in
violation of any regulations of the Department of Police.
                          Respectfully,
                  Henry Lord:
Officer O'ROURKE sent word that he had received $20 and requested permission
to keep it.  The other officer is a special.

A Pilot Injured on Land
James FAIRGRIEVE, a veteran Sandy Hook pilot, met with a serious accident on
Saturday night while riding to his residence, # 101 Hall st, on the front
platform of a Jay st car. His boat having land up  near Catharine Ferry, NY,
he started for his home by that ferry- an unusual route- and not being
accustomed to the Jay st car line, was unprepared for the sharp curve at the
corner of York st. He was accordingly flung off with great violence, and
being a heavy man struck on his head on the cobblestones with such force se
to deprive him of consciousness.  He was carried home with a severe wound on
his head.

Long Island-Missing Since Last Summer-  
Inquiry is being made in Glen Cove, as to the
whereabouts of a young man named PARANER, who was a visitor in that village
last summer. He was the son of a Presbyterian clergyman, and had left his
home with $200 to enter Williams College.  All trace was lost of him at Glen
Cove, and he is now reported as missing.
                            
Long Island-Young WOMEN MISSING, --Ella Morris, 
a young women whose parents live in Huntington,
left that place last that Wednesday ostensibly for this city with a female
named Cherry. Since that time nothing has been heard of them.
                          
Long Island-MISS SAMMIS' DEATH A WARNING--
The little Methodist Church in the village of
Newport, Suffolk Cty, was crowded yesterday at the morning service, it being
expected that the pastor, Rev. J.E. SIMPSON, would preach on the death of
Miss Cora SAMMIS, who met with  such a sad fate in Mme. BERGER'S house in
NY.  The pastor in his sermon alluded to Miss SAMMIS' fate as a very sad but
terrible warning.  Both the pastor and the congregation appeared greatly
affected.  The unfortunate  girls' parents who are both upwards of 60 years
of age, are completely broken down with grief.

Richard HURST, for disturbing last night's worship at the German Lutheran
Church, South 1st and 9th st. was to day sentenced to pay a fine of $3, or
go to jail for 3 days.

John HEAD, of 96 North st, went into John BAUSSMAN'S saloon, # 142 Grand st,
last night, and after abusing the proprietor and his wife, seized all the
estabes near at band and scattered them on the floor. He was arrested.

Julius  SHULTZ & Athanasius KAESTER were sent to the Penitentiary for 60
days each today by Justice GUCK for begging.

At five o'clock on Saturday, Frederick FLEISCHMAN, aged 64, of 14 & 16
Montrose av, fell on the ice at Union av & North 2d st. & broke his kneecap.
He was taken home.

Frederick BURROUGHS, a once wealthy hatter, who lost his money through
drink, & who has not been seen for a long time in the E.D. turned up on
Saturday night & was found
drunk in gutter near his former place of business.

                                       
G.P.-The Manhattan Beach Railroad Co. are experimenting with a new gate which
they propose using at street crossings as a safeguard against accidents.

G.P.-The canal boat Ida MILLER, owned by J.C. PROVOST,which sank recently with
219 tons of coal in Newtown Creek, has been raised and is now discharged her
cargo.

G.P.-William COUSINS began the feet of walking 500 miles in 6 days at on 3
o'clock this morning.  He made his first mile in 9 1/2 minutes, and the
first 25 in 4 hours 56 1/2 minutes. he appears to be in good condition and
is walking steadily with a 36 inch stride.  His trainers are B.W. MUNN  & G.
W. KNOX.  At noon today he had finished his 19th miles.

18 February 1879
THE ROAD TO DEATH- DRUNKEN MEN DRIVING ON A RAILROAD TRACK.
 A Collision Attended with Terrible Results- an Accident for which the
Railroad Company is Not Responsible.
the Atlantic stream railroad was the scene last evening of a serious
accident, for which however , the railroad company appear to be in no 
way responsible.
According to the 12 Precinct police, a coach, owned by William WILLIAMS, of
1719 Fulton st, driven by Alonzo OSTRANDER, and containing William &
Terrence DOWLING, of 1666 Pacific st, who were returning from New Lots,and
were under the influence of liquor, was recklessly or ignorantly,
          DRIVEN ON THE TRACK,
between the fences, near the City Line. Scarcely, however, had the coach
gone a block when a train came thundering down upon the vehicle.  It was a
rapid transit train, driven by motor # 24.  The DOWLINNGS appear either to
have first discovered the danger, or to have been in better possession of
their faculties than the driver, for by bursting open the door, and leaping
out, they escaped death.  The engineer of the train quickly discovered the
coach, but was powerless to avert the catastrophe and the next  instant his
locomotive  STRUCK THE VEHICLE WITH A CRASH.
The coach was crushed in like an eggshell, the driver was hurled from this
seat with terrific violence, and one of the horses killed.   All that could
be done under the circumstances was done  by the train employees, who
carried the bleeding body of OSTRANDER to the sidewalk, where Dr. WEMMELL
gave the unfortunate man attention until Ambulance Surgeon FIEMING arrived
and removed the half dead suffer to the City Hospital.  This and succeeding
trains were considerably delayed by the accident.

Accident of an Lady.
Lucy DE BASS, 60 years of age, of  111 Sackett st. fell yesterday while
walking in Columbia st & dislocated her right hip.  She was taken home &
attended by Dr. ANDERSON

John NUGENT, a carpenter, fell from the 3d story of a new building at
Division ave and 5th st, yesterday afternoon, sustaining several severe
contusions on the back. He was taken to his home in First st.

At 5PM, yesterday, Mary MONTGOMERY, aged 59, of 254 Hewes st, was injured in
the head by being knocked down by a horse belonging to Frederick MULLER, a
grocer, of Broadway & 8th st.

G.P.-John SCANLON had Theo. L. ROSS , 177 Huron st, arrested last night for
violation of city ordinance throwing stones at him.

G.P.-John LEONARD, 113 Clay st, went into the saloon of Henry MEYER, 388 Oakland
st, yesterday, and demanded a drink, which he was refused. On leaving the
premises he maliciously broke several panes of glass with his fist, MEYER
had him arrested, and this morning Justice ELLIOTT fined him $5, the value
of the glass broken, and sent him to jail for 5 days for malicious mischief.

19 February 1879
Couldn't Stand Steam on the Surfaces
A horse attached to the wagon of Charles NICKENIG, grocer, of 52 1/2 Dey st,
took fright yesterday afternoon at a Brooklyn steam motor at the corner of
3d av and 49 st. He upset the wagon, spilled the driver, and did $50 damage
before he was stopped.

LONG ISLAND-FREAKS OF AN INSANE MAN-
Joseph ZEYER, of Woodhaven, believed to be
temporarily deranged, became violent on Sunday, and broke every window in
his house, part of the furniture, drove the family into the street, and was
about to cut his own throat with a razor when a neighbor knocked it out of
his hand.  Deputy Sheriff PEFFER locked him up in Jamaica yesterday.

Trail of a Highway Robber.
Louis REMENSCHNEIDER,  A New York optician, came over to Brooklyn on last
New Year's Day to make "calls". By some men's or other he wandered into the
Central House, at the corner of Central; & Myrtle av, where he was robbed.
Hugh ROY was indicted for the offence. He was tried in the Court of Sessions
yesterday. The jury disagreed, standing eleven for conviciton and one for
acquittal. The defense was that the accused at the time of the robbery was
too drunk to have committed it. The jury were out several hours.

A Servant Girl on Trail for Arson.
Mary MYERS,  a rather genteel looking servant girl, was put on trail in the
Court of Sessions today for arson.  The defendant, in the month of December
last, was employed as cook in the family of Mr. J. THAYER, # 137 St. James
pl. On the 3d of December, in the evening. she was discharged from Mr.
THAYER'S employment for cause.  She went to the 3d floor of the house to
pack her trunk.  She had not been up stairs long, when one of the members of
the family discovered a fire in a closet in a room where there had been no
fire or light for some time previous to the discovery.  Dresses on the hooks
in the closets were on fire, and dresses torn into strips  were strewn on
the floor, and a fire was discovered in a trunk, everything indicating that
it was the work of an incendiary. After the alarm of fire was given, the
accused was seen coming down stairs carrying on her arms a quantity of her
own clothing.  There  was another servant girl in the house, Fanny BENNETT,
and the defense is that she committed the crime, and not the prisoner.  The
case was tried last January, and the jury disagreed, Case still on.

James     RILEY, of 73 North First st, was sent to the Penitentiary for 60
days by Justice EiLIOTT this morning for beating and threatening to stab his
mother.

Charles WOERNER, who was wearing a coat worth $5 which was stolen from the
residence of Mahion ADAMS, # 53 1/2 Wilson st,  was arrested yesterday.
WOERNER had in his possession  a gold book belonging to a watch chain which
had also been stolen from Mr. ADAMS. Justice EILIOTT sentenced WOERNER to
the Penitentiary for 6 months.

Greenpoint-
-Mrs.LOW, 85 Oakland st, reported at the station house last evening that her
house had been entered during the absence of the family yesterday, by means
of false keys, and jewelry to the amount of $25 stolen.

-John RANKIN  748 Leonard st, & John PARKER, 14 Franklin st, were arrested
last night for being drunk and disorderly.  At court this morning, it
appearing that RANKIN was not the aggressor in the case, Justice ELLIOTT
suspended sentence on him.  But PARKER was held on 2 additional charges
preferred by Stephen REYNOLDS, 130 Messerole av, one for assault and battery
and the other for maliciously throwing a bottle through the widow of his
meat market on Franklin st.  He was sent to jail for 20 days.

-James REILLY  62 Box st. was arrested last night on complaint of David
FITZGERALD,45 same street, for assaulting him and inflicting a serious
wound on his head about an inch long. Case adjourned.

20 February 1879
Married
MANVEL- RICHARDSON -- Wednesday, February 19, 1879, at Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, by the Rev. Henry Ward BEECHER, Harriette J. RICHARDSON &
Frederick C. MANVEL.

WOOD--AIKMAN.---ON Wednesday, February 19, 1879, at the church corner of
Clinton & Amity sts,by James M. LUDLOW, D.D., Edward A WOOD, to May W.
AIKMAN, daughter of Walter M. AIKMAN, all of this city.

Gottleid ROEDER, a ragpicker, of 622 Flushing ave, was arrested today 
at the instance of his wife, Caroline, who accused him of pouring 
hot coffee over her

-Greenpoint
Mr. George W. WILMURT  and his son Frank, of 132 Java st, left for Europe,
this afternoon by the White Star Line. They go to superintend the building
of an iron grain elevator for  a prominent firm.

-George QUIMBY, 23 years of age and residing on Grand st, near 9th was
arrested yesterday by Detective BUTTS, on a warrant issued by Justice
ELLIOTT, an  complaint of Christina LOW, # 95 Oakland st, on a charge of
burglary.  Miss LOW'S story is that QUIMBY was a former admirer of hers, and
had presented her with considerable jewelry, but they had a disagreement,
and he stopped visiting her.  Desiring to get his presents back, QUIMBY,
during the absence of her family on Tuesday, had entered the house by means
of false keys, and breaking the panel  of a bedroom door, had stolen the
jewelry, which was valued at $35. Case adjourned and accused admitted to bail.

THROWN FROM A SLEIGH
A horse attached to a sleigh owned by HENDRICKSON & SONS of 468 Grand av,
and containing, K.B. FULLERTON and wife, of 141 St James pl, ran away
yesterday afternoon. The occupants of the sleigh were thrown out, but
escaped uninjured, Officer STONE caught the horse in Dean st.

TUG BOAT BURNED
Watchman Isaac ODELL, of the Eire Basin at 3:15 this AM.discovered that the
tug boat A. S. STEPHENS, owned by SCHUYLER & FOOT, of 15 South st, NY, was
in flames.  From appearance the fire caught from the cabin  stove-pipe, but
was so much under headway when discovered, that the watchman saw he must act
with promptness if he would save the dock.  He accordingly cut the lines
fastening the boat to the dock, and the vessel drifting to the breakwater
burned to her water edge. The loss is unknown.

21 February 1879
Rev. Father MAGUIRE, pastor of St. Paul's R.C. Church, corner of Court  and
Congress sts, has been confined to his bed for the past week, and is not
expected to live. He has been pastor of St. Paul's for 20 years, and is much
respected by his parishioners.

Through the carelessness of some workmen who left a fire in a grate, the
vacant house #672 Carroll st, owned by the COOPER estate, was damaged $40 at
midnight by a fire that was discovered by Mr. John S. MORTON.

The liquor license of David LANEGAN  of Tillary and jay sts, was revoked
today for permitting card playing and drinking on Sunday.

Michael CULLEN aged 14, of 689 Hicks st, a pupil in Public School # 27 stole
$11 from the pocket of his teacher. Mrs. Alice DOWE, while she was teaching
class yesterday. when arrested he confessed and returned $6, and said he had
spent the balance.

A Singular Accident
Stephen WHELAN, aged 43 years, a resident of 345 Madison av, NY, while
standing yesterday afternoon on the curbstone in front of Loeser & Co's dry
goods store, on Fulton st, was accidentally struck by the kind wheel of a
carriage owned by Jas. PRENTICE and driven by James H KELTY. The force of
the blow threw him into the  gutter, and the wheel passed over one of his
shoulders.  Fortunately he was only slightly injured.  The police arrested
the driver, but Capt CAMPBELL, of the First Precinct, discharged him upon
ascertaining the circumstances.

Sunday School Anniversary
The anniversary of Johnson st. M.E. Sunday school, which was celebrated at
the church last evening, attracted a large audience. The church was
decorated with banners and flags and presented a most inviting appearance. A
large platform was erected over the pulpit for the accommodation of those
taking part, and the affair was under the good management of Mr.Cole, who
prepared a long and well appreciated programme, the participants in every
particular, rendering their respective parts with admirable skill. The first
piece was a piano solo by Mrs. Clara A. ALLEN, which was followed by a
chorus by the choir, after which Miss Ida MILLER, made the opening address.
The remainder of the programme was made up of solos by 
Mrs., Maggie MULLINS,
Mrs.,Clara A. ALLEN,.and Irijih TERRELL: 
-quartette by Mrs.ALLEN, Miss Katie WILSON and Messes COLA & BAKER, 
-duets by the Misses Lottie RYAN & Nellie CARPENTER, 
Mrs., ALLEN & Leona COOLEY, 
Miss Maggie JOHNSON, & Mr., COLE:
-recitations by 
Annie KELLINGTON, 
Kate SCHWEICKERT, 
Lizzie D'ATH, 
Julia GARRISON, 
Nettie DUDLEY, 
Nellie CARPENTER, 
Nellie COLE,  
Ida, JACQUISS, and Charles PARCELLS: 
-readings by Miss Alice JOHNSON &  Miss Alice DAY 
-dialogues by 
Misses Alice DAY, 
Mamie BISHOP, & 
Messers W.J. & J.D. BROWN, 
J.E. BENNETT, 
J.D.BROWN, & George HAWTHORNE.

Miss SINCLAIR'S Walk
At 5:50 o'clock this morning, Miss Jennie SINCLAIR, the pedestrian at Mosart
Garden, had accomplished one-third of her task, or 1000 quarter miles.  Her
feet are at present somewhat sore, but she still trudges bravely on, and
feels confident of finishing the remaining 2,000 quarters.

Justice GUCK today found Peter DENGEL guilty of having embezzled $6.65 from
his employer, Emil BUELMAN, a wood cutter, of 53 Varet st, and sentenced him
to pay a fine of $15 or go to jail for 15 days.

Detective ENNIS last night arrested Valentine WITTMANN, of 101 Montrose av.
who is accused by John WAEIL, of 123 Montrose ave. with the theft of a gold
ring worth $7, which was found in a Grand street pawnshop.

-Greenpoint Items
"Sons of Albion" is the name of a new society organized last evening,
composed exclusively of native  born Englishmen.  The following are the
newly elected officted officers: 
President, G.W. KIDD; 
Vice President, C.B.SLAUGHTER; 
Secretary, Richard HARTKINS; 
Treasurer, H. LANGWORTHY; 
Sergeant at Arms, John JONES.

-While John REED, 30 years of age, and residing in 79 st, NY, was rolling a
barrel of flour up the stairs of 76 Box st yesterday, the barrel slipped,
knocked him down, and rolling over him injured him about the head and body.
He was conveyed to this home.

-George BURROUGHS, # 217 Calyer st, was arrested yesterday on a warrant
issued by Justice ELLIOTT, on complaint of Mary HALL, 121 Norman av. who
charges him with stealing $20 in US currency from her last October.

-A party of friends, sumbering about 60 ladies and gentlemen, surprised Mr. &
Mrs. Robert SIMPSON, at their residence, 402 Manhattan av, about 2o'clock
last evening, by calling on them laden with eatables and headed by a band of
music.  It was a complete surprise, but the host and hostess proved equal to
the ecossaise, and quickly clearing the floor for dancing was soon indulged
in.  The fun was kept up until an early hour this morning. An excellent
supper, which had been prepared by the ladies, was partaken of at midnight.

New Colors for the "Old" Thirteenth
The new stand of colors which the 13th Regiment will take to Montreal will
be presented to the command this evening with imposing ceremonies.
Brigadier General James JOURDAN, commanding the 2d Division, and staff will
be present, and there will be a review and presentation of about one hundred
State badges to marksmen. After the parade is dismissed there will be a dance.

22 February 1879
Mr. Jacob E. FEIST, clerk of Charity Commissioner ZEISER, was serenaded and
presented with a tin badge and spoon, bearing the inscription, "Charity".

A STRANGE DISEASE
The Supposed Cases of Trichinosis Condition of the Survivors -Is the Malay
Typhoid Fever.
The disease in the family of Mr. Max GREIFELD, #194 Atlantic av, which at
first was reported to be trichinosis, still baffles physicians as to what it
really is.
The first theory has been quite if not altogether abandoned, as further
microscopical examinations of portions of the body of Mrs. HORN, the mother
of Mr. GREIFELD, who died from the effects of the disease, whatever it might
be, have failed to reveal the presence of any trichinas.  The certificate
under which Mr, HORN was buried stated the disease as septic poisoning,
caused by eating unsound ham.
Mr. & Mrs. GREIFEID are in a very low condition and it is feared they will
not recover. The servant girl Henrietta DEIR, aged 15, is ill with the
disease at her parents' residence. # 410 Atlantic av, is said to be treating
her for typhoid fever. She has been very low, but today her condition was
considered somewhat better.
The girl's parents are very poor. Her father is sick with consumption. Her
mother is a woman of frail physique, and is a washerwoman. Her health is
impaired by the constant care  required by her daughter, and this added to
the fact that she is wholly destitute of means, makes the case one of
extreme hardship, and one well worthy the immediate attention of benevolent
persons.
Mr. Angelo VON DESSANER, chemist and druggist of # 274 Atlantic av, and who
had some experience in trichinal cases at Chicago a few years ago, gives it
as his opinion that this disease is typhoid fever.

GREENPOINT
Through the carelessness of a nurse in the employ of Mr. Henry L. CORNELL,
98 Kent st, his infant son fell down a flight of stairs yesterday, breaking
his left leg and sustaining severe injuries to the head.

24 February 1879
EASTERN DISTRICT
Raid on an Alleged Disorderly House.
Detective IHNE and Officer SHEA on Saturday night raided the home of # 294
Wallabout st, people living in the vicinity have complained that it was
frequented by disorderly characters.  Kate WOOLEY, Mary A. ROBERTSON, Peter
DUNN, Samuel WILLIAMS, William & Thomas FOSTER and Alonzo DOUGLAS, were
arrested. Justice GUCK this morning discharged the men and held the women
until Saturday next.

A Sailor's Yarn.
Edward BOEMANN, a sailor on a vessel lying at the foot of North 10th st,
entered the 5th Precinct Station house last night, and said that as he was
about going on board his vessel he was attacked by a crowd of unknown
persons, at whose hands he received a cut on the lip, from which he was
suffering.  Officer PHELAN, who investigated the case, could find no one to
corroborate BOEMANN'S story, and came to the conclusion that the latter, who
was drunk, had received the wound by a fall

At 8 o'clock on Saturday night a kerosene oil lamp exploded in Henry
MULLER'S  apartments at # 85 Ainslie st, damaging the furniture $200:
insured. The flames were extinguished by citizens.

Greenpoint 
There was a rumor afloat this morning that 200 cows were yesterday driven
from the Blissville stable during the temporary absence of some deputy
sheriffs, and taken to cattleyards in the Eastern District, but it could not
be verified.

Greenpoint 
A very pleasant reunion in honor of Washington's Birthday was given by Mr. &
Mrs. J.H. DOWNEY, at their residence, 561 Lorimer st, on Saturday evening. A
large number of guest were present, who entered zealously into the various
amusements of the evening, which consisted of tableaux, comic magic lantern
exhibition, readings, vocal & instrumental music, and as original address by
Walter BENNETT, Sr.  A bountiful collation was served to which ample justice
was done.

25 February 1879
Long Island
A WOMAN KICKED by Highwaymen.  Mrs. George STODDARD, of Jamaica was thrown
to the ground and brutally kicked by 2 unknown highwaymen on Monday evening,
after she had refused to tell them where she was going.  The ruffians
escaped, and Mrs. STODDARD is now lying in a critical condition at her home
from the effects of the kicking.

Long Island-
A POOR RICH WOMAN- A woman named WHALEY, 75 years old, was supported for 2
years by the Overseers of the Poor of Jamaica. She was believed to be a
little insane, from the fact that she kept herself  locked up by day and
going out at night only to count the stars.  She was removed to the asylum
at Mineola, where she had to be undressed by forces, and around her waist
was found a belt from which depanded a cloth bag, and in it were $300, a
pass book on the Bowery Saving Bank with a credit of $3,000 and sundry
papers, including 2 wills.  She was supposed to be a pauper.  Her brother is
also insane.
Andrew BUTTS of # 11 Seigel st, had his left thigh broken last night while
he was at work in the sugar house at North 11th and 2d st.  He was taken home.

Lena HOFFNER, 15 year of 84 Johnson av, was arrested yesterday for stealing
a pair pf shoes from in front of Theodore DAVIS' shoe store, 85 4th st.  She
was once before arrested for the same offence, and said that a woman with
whom she lived would kill her if she did not steal what she was told to.
This time she says a man put up the job.

Benjamin FRANKLIN Tribe #48 , A.O.R.M. held their annual ball, which was
well attended, at Military Hall last night, Mr. Rudolph SCHMIED acting as
floor manager.

Amos CHASE, and old and partially demented man living at  114 Milton st.
Greenpoint, was found wandering on 4th st last night attired in a pair of
boys' pants , an ulster coat, a beaver hat, and cotton socks, but with out
shoes.  Mr. CHASE was formerly a man of great intelligence, and was at one
time possessed of considerable wealth, but is now in reduced circumstances.

Justice ELLIOTT today held John LANARY, aged 14, of 28 Division av, and
Richard BUTLER, aged 16, of 37 Division av, who acknowledged having
systematically stolen money from Frederick Petry's clothes, all of the
parties being employed in MCLOUGHLIN BROS.  bookbindery.

Greenpoint-P. F. MCMULKIN, who attempted to walk  450 miles in 6 days, 
withdrew last night after walking 76 miles, owing to the lacerated 
condition of his feet.

27 February 1879
Mrs., Ellen BAXTER, of Heywood st and Bedford av was last night taken charge
of by the police, at the instance of her daughter, who said her mother was
insane.  Mrs. BAXTER is the women whom, it will be remembered, some time ago
caused the arrest of an innocent man on a charge of having kidnapped  one of
her daughters, and created quite a stir by her storied of the alleged
kidnapping.  She is now believe to have been of unsound mind when she made
the charge.

A Fugitive Captured.
 The police last evening arrested Edward REMMINGTON, a fugitive from the
Inebriate House, Fort Hamiton, where he had been committed for 6 months.

THE " SHANG" Draper  Gang
John WILBUR, charged with burglary in breaking into Martin IBERT'S  Sons
store, # 158 Graham ave, on the 11th of August, 1877, and stealing $600
mostly in silver coin, was put on trial in the Court of sessions today.
WILBUR was jointly indicated with "SHANG'" DRAPER, Wm. PORTER alias Morris &
Joseph CONDIT, but a separate trial was demanded by James W. RIDGEWAY.  
Case still on.

28 February 1879
A Lively Return from a Funeral.
John MORRISON, the driver of a coach owned by R. VAN OLSEN, of 244 Harrison
st, got down from the box yesterday afternoon at the corner of Smith & Dean
sts, to open the carriage door to assist the egress of two women whom he was
taking home from a funeral.  A third woman, Mrs., CUNNINGHAM, remained in
the coach, and MORRISON  was preparing to remount the box to take her to her
destination when the horses suddenly started off on a run. Mrs.CUNNINGHAM,
recognizing her danger, succeeded in jumping out without sustaining injury
and in a few moments more the team collided with a tree near Court st, badly
wrecking the carriage.

Alleged Theft of a Sloop
 Deputy Sheriff Joseph H. ELLIOTT,representing the Sheriff last evening
caused the arrest of a rigger named Henry ABBOTT, residing at 629 Classon
av, and a blacksmith named George EARLAND, residing at #20 Maujer st, on a
charge of having stolen from Newtown Creek the yacht Sophia, valued at $800.

The Cattle Disease
General PATRICK & Prof, LAW,  reached this city about noon from Trenton,
NJ.,  where they had been in consultation with Governor  MC CLELLAN &
members of the Legislature relative to the best method of stamping out
pleuro- pneumonia among New Jersey cattle. They were soon afterward joined
by General CURTIS, who arrived from the western part of this State. Reports
of sick cows continue to pour in from the Brooklyn cow stables, and are
being investigated by  the veterinary surgeons.

Frank SHIELDS, 11 years of 59 N 2d st, was run over by a coal cart,
yesterday, by falling while getting off a North Second st car. He sustained
several serious bruises in the right leg, and after being attended by
Surgeon  FLEMING was taken home.

A Conflagration Averted
Richard JONES, a watchmen at  S.B. JONES dry goods store, # 309 Fulton st,
at twenty minutes of six o'clock this morning, heard a kerosene lamp burst
some distance from him, and extinguished the fire caused by it before any
serious damage was done.

Arrest of a Florist
James BUTLER, aged 50 a florist of # 600 Vanderbilt av, was arrested
yesterday afternoon, charged by James H. BALDWIN, of # 230 West 16th st, NY
with having stolen window ?? sashes & lumber valued at $2,000, the property
of Biram DURYEA, of NY.

The Crazy Servant Girl
Ellen MORAN, the domestic, who yesterday morning in a fit of religious
monomania, came near choking to death a fellow servant named Annie MURPHY,
has been placed with the consent of Dr. YOUNG  in the care of her sister,
Mrs. HENDERSON of Putman av, near Ormond place.

Going to seek Her Fortune
Mr. E.R. HAMILTON, of 262 Gold st, today reported that his daughter Jennie,
aged 14, had disappeared, having stated that she was going to find a
situation a Fulton street store.

MARRIED
LINDSAY--LAWRIE-- On Tuesday evening, Feb 25th, at the residence of the
bride's father. 295 Pacific st, by the Rev. Dr.PEET, Charles W. LINDSAY to
Nellie, daughter of Thomas LAWRIE, Brooklyn
                           
A stray cow driven to the 13 Precinct Station house, yesterday, was
subsequently declared by the Board of Health authorities to be suffering
from pleuro-pneumonia, and was ordered to be killed.

Officer CLARK, one of the BERGH'S men, yesterday arrested Paul SCHIEMANN, of
Newtown, for driving a lame horse in Bushwich ave. Justice GUCK find
SCHLIEMANN $3.

Dr. John F. VALENTINE, who was formerly connected with St. Catharine's
Hospital, has just graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in
NY, and will take up his residence in Greenpoint.

While Special Officer BUNCE was walking in Grand st, yesterday afternoon, he
saw a man walk up to 2 ladies, and pushing them apart cry,  "Clear the
track" and turning around, kick one of them.  The man, who proved to be
Louis KAAPP, of 58 2d st, was arrested.
                   
Greenpoint- Frederick KING,  134 Meserole av, was arrested yesterday 
afternoon for snow balling passers by on Manhattan av.

Escaped from Asylum
James DUNN, 40 years of age, an inmate of the Kings Cty Lunatic Asylum,
escaped from the institution yesterday morning while in the garden
performing some light work.  The police were at once notified and on going
to the residence of DUNN'S wife, at # 322 Warren st, Officer REYIAHER, of
the 3d Precinct, found the fugitive and restored him to the Asylum through
Keeper John HALL.
                         
   A Strange Ramble in the Snow.
Mr. J.L. MARCELLUS of #330 Throop av. and his son, were awakened at 3
o'clock this morning by a noise on the verandah.  Looking out they saw a man
wildly walking to and fro, and being unable to satisfactorily solve the
cause of the intrusion, raised an alarm, which brought Officer HALLMAN, of
the 9th Precinct to the scene.  The officer, deciding that the man was
drunk, arrested him and on reaching the station house the prisoner gave his
name as Frank SWARTZ, aged 59, of # 21 Scholes st, and though the was locked
up charged with intoxication, Captain LEICH, reports that his mind appears
affected by the loss of $900., which SWARTZ says happened to him a few years
ago, though a fraud practiced upon him by a relative.
                        
2 June 1879
The Elk's Nest- Dedicating a Burial Plot at the Cemetery of the Evergreens.
The new burial plot of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at the 
Cemetery of the Evergreens, which has been christened the "Elk's Rest," was 
dedicated yesterday afternoon.  Viewed from the entrance to the cemetery, the 
assemblage of about 5,000 was one great mass of spread umbrellas, and the 
effect of the scene was unique.  The women outnumbered the men, although the 
Order of Elks is a strictly masculine organization.  The plot lies within two 
minutes' walk of the main entrance to the cemetery, and it surrounded on all 
sides by shade trees.  All of Brooklyn and the lower part of New York are in 
full view, and far in the distance Rockaway Beach can be seen, and the 
breaking of the surf on the beach is distinctly visible on a clear day.  The 
plot has been inclosed by an iron railing, supported by granite posts, and on 
one side stands a massive cast-iron elk, the emblem of the order.  His 
antlers' were yesterday adorned with smilax, and from his neck depended a 
wreath of flowers in which was worked, in violets, the words, "Carvus Alces." 
 The dedication was by the New York Lodge, No. 1, B.P.O.E., assisted by a 
delegation of thirty-two members of Philadelphia Lodge No. 2, who were 
preceded by the band of the Washington Grays of Philadelphia.  Arthur C. 
MORELAND and Murray WOODS, of the San Francisco Lodge, also took part in the 
ceremonies, which commended with prayer by Chaplain Georgi.  Then Miss Anna 
P. SANGER, of Dr. Budington's church, sang three verses of "Nearer my God, to 
Thee,"  Afterward the plot was dedicated, according to the ritual of the 
Order, in the name of charity, justice and brotherly love.  The statue in the 
centre of the plot is the gift of Mr. Joseph STOLTS, and represents; Spring 
as typical of the resurrection.  It was unveiled with suitable ceremonies and 
memorial services were held over the five graves of the new plot.  Dr. 
HOUGHTON, of the Church of the Transfiguration, New York, pronounced the 
benediction and the ceremonies of the day were at an end.

Knife and Pistol.
While Court Officer RYAN was taking to the Third Precinct Station-house on 
Saturday night Michael ROHN, a gardiner, residing at 204 Twenty-eighth 
Street, in a warrant issued by Justice Ferry on complaint of assault and 
battery preferred by the prisoner's wife, ROHN suddenly drew a knife and 
stabbed the officer in the abdomen.  RYAN, however, succeeded in locking the 
man up.  It is hoped the officer's wound will not prove dangerous.

Two Men Stabbed in a Fight.
During a fight on Saturday night in President Street, near Nevins, John 
MORAN, of 45 Sackett Street, and John OLLMAN of 576 President Street, were 
stabbed, the former five times and the latter once.  John F. QUINN, of 383 
Warren Street, and his brother Daniel W. QUINN, were arrested, both charged 
with stabbing MORAN, and the latter with stabbing OLLMAN.  Knives were found 
no them, but they denied all knowledge of the affray.  MORAN had to be taken 
to the City Hospital.

The Wrong Man Shot.
John McLERNAN, of Hicks and Nelson Streets, got into a fight Saturday night 
with his brother-in-law, Michael KING, at the latter's residence, 95 Nelson 
Street.  The fight was about the former's niece.  KING finally pointed a 
pistol at McLERNAN, but it was knocked aside by Thomas FARRELL of 93 Nelson 
Street, when it exploded, sending a bullet into it's owner's knee.  Both 
McLERNAN and KING were arrested.

Assault with a Carving Knife.
Mary McPARTLAND of 652 Atlantic Avenue, was arrested yesterday afternoon, 
charged with cutting Mrs. Margaret HURLEY, of the same residence, on both 
arms with a carving knife.

Canarsie and Rockaway Beach.
The fishing village of Canarsie looked bright in the sunshine of yesterday.  
It was comfortably cool there by reason of the gentle breezes which were 
waited from the ocean and bay.  Parties of amateur fishermen made good hauls. 
 Mrs. WHITTAKER, the widow of "Uncle Sam", with her arms akimbo, and a clean 
hostelry, was ready with batches of homemade bread and fried eels for the 
reception of visitors.  At the close of the day her money drawer showed good 
results.  Mr. George B. KING, of the Bay View House, had everything in good 
order for his guests.  He has determined this season that his restaurant 
shall be A. No. 1.  He will make a specialty of fish dinners.  His wines and 
liquors are unadulterated.  The Peter Crary steamboat commenced to run 
yesterday between Canarsie Dock and Rockaway Beach, and was well patronized.  
She has been repaired from bottom to top, and she is in good condition for 
her summer's work.  The track of the railroad from East New York has been 
relsid with new iron and ties, and Capt. Wm. WARNER, its Superintendent, is 
jubilant.  Honest Billy, as he is called by the fishermen, never tires of 
talking in praise of old Canarsie and of the inland route to the beach.  This 
route is regaining its popularity, and the prospects for a prosperous season 
are auspicious.

Eastern District..German Celebrating the Pfingster Holidays.
As usual the Pfingst holidays celebration by the German population of the 
E.D. is on an elaborate scale.  Yesterday at Myrtle Avenue Park the 
Turnverein had a sacred concert, and at Ridgewood Park a new flag presented 
to the Deutcher Liederkrantz was dedicated.  The flag, which was a most 
elaborate piece of work, was made by Mrs. Caroline WEDEKE.  Mrs. Emma MERGER, 
President of the Ladies' Committee, made the presentation of the flag to the 
society, and President Julius KLAMKE replied.  The festivities of the 
Liederkrantz are to be continued today and tonight.

Eastern District..This morning the Turn Verein, arranged in two division, 
under the command of Marshals Theo. ROMMENS and A.C.C. TAMSEN, 
and Adjutants Otto DUEWEG and Charles VORGANG, met at Turn Hall 
and marched in procession to Myrtle Avenue Park.  Twelve societies 
were represented in the parade, and 400 men were in 
line.  The Liedekranz had a parade to Ridgewood Park, in which 350 men, 
representing twenty societies, took part.  There were also parades by the 
Haydn Mannerchor and other German societies.

Highway Robbers Captured.
Theodore OLTMANN of 253 Walworth Street reported to the Thirteenth Precinct 
police that while in company with his wife, yesterday morning, he was robbed 
of a gold watch worth $55, at the corner of Stockton Street and Nostrand 
Avenue, by a gang of young men of whom he gave a description.  Sergeant 
STRONG and Patrolmen BRADY and MORTON subsequently broke in the door of a 
house in Nostrand Avenue near Stockton Street, occupied by John McKAY, who 
answered Mr. OLTMANN's description.  McKAY and Charles TRAIN and six others 
were arrested.  McKAY and TRAIN were recognized by Mr. OLTMANN.

The Assault on a Paralytic.
Thomas FOSTER and William HANLEY, who have been wanted for some time by the 
police for feloniously assaulting Phillip HANLEY, a paralytic, as reported in 
this paper at the time, were arrested yesterday.  It seems that with other 
members of the gang they visited HANLEY'S house on Saturday last and threw 
fish heads (of which each one carried a number) at him.  FOSTER escaped from 
Officer HAYES and ran over three roofs before he was recaptured by Officer 
HAYES and PHELAN.

How to Get a Dinner.
A gentleman who had traveled about pretty extensively was greatly perplexed 
to understand how it was that other persons were waited upon promptly and 
well served at the hotels, while he was almost entirely ignored and could 
scarcely obtain a square meal - complain to the waiter as he might.  At last 
his eyes were opened to the dodge of feeling the waiter liberally, and being 
of an ingenious turn of mind he determined to improve upon the plan.  The 
next hotel he dined at he took his seat very pompously at the table, and took 
out a well filled pocketbook, extracting therefrom a $10 bill, which he laid 
on the white cloth besides his plate, and placed his goblet upon it.  In an 
instant, almost, he was surrounded by waiters, who seemed to vie with each 
other in attentions.  Every wish was anticipated and all the delicacies of 
the kitchen and pantry were placed before him in tempting array.  Having 
fared as sumptuously as a prince - to the envy of many of the guests - he 
took up the greenback and beckoning to the nearest waiter, was immediately 
besieged by half a dozen or so.  Holding the bill in one hand, he pointed to 
it with the other and inquired of the crowd:  "Do you see that bill?"  "Oh, 
yes, sir," they all exclaimed in chorus.  "Then take a good look at it," he 
replied, "for you will never see it again."  Saying which he departed leaving 
the waiters aghast.

Jail Birds.
Two of the most desperate members of the Patchen Avenue gang of burglars, 
William PORTER, alias MORRIS, and John IRVING, alias CONDIT, yesterday 
morning walked out of Raymond Street Jail as easily as though the institution 
were a hotel, and it was entirely optional with them how long they tarried 
there.  The prisoners nominally occupied cell No. 2, in the office or second 
tier - that is they slept there at night; during the day time they appear to 
have had the range of the corridors, and been accorded such little privileges 
as being allowed to go into the furnace room and cook beefsteak or any other 
delicacies they chose to buy, or that their friends sent in to them.  As 
PORTER was to have been sentenced this morning, it is not strange that he 
should have taken advantage of this laxness on the part of the prison 
officials.  The exact time of their escape was 7:15, a few minutes after 
Deputy Keeper Joe EVANS, who also figures as the driver of the prison van, 
had unlocked the doors of cells occupied by the privileged prisoners.

Detectives IBNE and SHEA and two patrolmen yesterday raided a disorderly 
house at 50 Nostrand Avenue, and arrested Ellen McDERMOTT, Mary WILSON, 
Lizzie HICKEY, Mary CONNOLLY, and John McGIBNEY. 

Joseph GALL of First Street, was yesterday arrested accused of having robbed 
Wm. WERKING of 137 First Street of a paper of tobacco and ten cents.

Mr. WELBROOK's stable, on Flushing Avenue near Broadway, was damaged $500 by 
fire this afternoon.

John DOWD, of 155 North Second Street, had a bad wound over his left eye 
dressed at the E.D. Hospital yesterday.  He said a woman named Mary 
RICHARDSON had struck him with a piece of wood.

Stephen SMALLFIELD, of 141 North Fourth Street, yesterday fell from a pile of 
lumber at the foot of North Third Street, sustaining a severe scalp wound.

Frank ADAMS, while asleep yesterday, fell out of the third story of his 
residence, 133 WALWORTH Street, severely injuring his head.

Adam BAUER, of 22 Cooke Street, was yesterday arrested on complaint of George 
CHRIST, his landlord, who accuses BAUER of having twice stabbed him behind the ear.

John and Anna Maria KOEHLER of 111 Union Street, yesterday celebrated their 
golden wedding.  They were seventy-six and seventy-three years of age 
respectively, and have two sons, one daughter, twenty-one grandchildren, and 
seven great grandchildren.  They are old residents of the 'Burgh.

Mary DAVIDSON, who had been sentenced to jail for ten days this morning by 
Justice EILLOTS, was caught creeping down the stairs of the court by Officer 
LEE, and brought back.

Greenpoint-Mr. Henry STEERS, the ship builder, is having a thirty-foot 
yacht built at his yard on West Street for his own use.  She is being 
built exceedingly strong and of picked stuff.

Greenpoint-The Secretary of the Greenpoint Sunday-school Association yesterday
sent an invitation to the several Sabbath-schools to send a representative to the 
meeting to be held in the Tabernacle Church next Sunday afternoon, to 
consider the propriety of co-operating with the Temperance Brotherhood of 
Churches in holding public meetings in Greenpoint on Sunday afternoons during 
the summer.

Greenpoint-Rev. Forrest E. DAGER, pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church, 
will deliver a humorous lecture on "Peculiarities" on the 12th inst., 
at the old Reformed Church on Java Street.

Greenpoint-While William B. ALLEN of 559 Graham Avenue was cutting a rope 
on board of his sail boat foot of Eagle Street, on Saturday evening, the 
knife slipped and he cut several veins of the left arm.  He was attended 
by a physician and taken to his home in an ambulance.

Going to the Country.
Police Superintendent CAMPBELL today issued the following:
To The Public:  Householders who intend to leave their premises vacant during 
the summer months will secure police protection by sending their names, with 
number and name of street, to this office, or to the station-house in their 
immediate vicinity.  Very respectfully, Patrick CAMPBELL, Sup't of Police.

Kicked By A Horse.
George TURK, aged fourteen, while at play yesterday with horses belonging to 
his employer, Contractor Peter BRACKEN, of 556 Fifteenth Street, was kicked 
in the forehead.  It is feared that his skull is fractured.

Pockets Picked.
Mr. Edward WILKS, of 810 Madison Street, had his pocket picked on Friday 
night on a Greene end Gates' Avenue car of a valuable gold watch. Mr. H.C. 
SAFFORD of 479 Mourse Street, lost a watch in a similar manner near the 
Thirteenth Regiment Armory.

Fell out of a Window.
George D. BRIEN, thirteen years old, fell out of a third story window at 192 
Nelson Street today and sustained serious internal injuries.

Accident to a Towboat Captain.
By the parting of a line at Prentice's dock, this afternoon, Captain John 
BRANDIE, of the tugboat Peter, had his ankle broken.

E.D.-A Citizen Badly Beaten In Front of His Own Home.
At two o'clock this morning as Officer CAMPBELL, of the Sixth Precinct, was 
passing 19 Forest Street, he found Balthasar MENGEL, a resident o the house, 
lying unconscious on the sidewalk, covered with blood.  He was removed to the 
Station house where an examination showed him to be suffering from five scalp 
wounds.  When he had recovered consciousness he said that he had been locked 
out of the house by his wife.  He knocked on the front door and then went to 
the rear and knocked, when he was set upon by several men who beat him.  
Officers CAMPBELL and WARD went back to the house, and after making some 
inquiries arrested George H. FRITZ, Andrew SOLOMON, Louis HAHN and Elizabeth 
MENGEL, the latter the injured man's wife.  Justice GUCK today held HAHN and 
FRITZ for felonious assault to appear on Friday next, SOLOMON and Mrs. MENGEL 
being held as witnesses.  MENGEL, whose wounds are serious, was taken to St. 
Catharine's Hospital.

E.D.-Germania Schuetzen Band Festival.
The second day of the fourth annual shooting festival of the Germania 
Schuetzen Band at Ridgewood Park attracted a large attendance.  Shooting was 
commenced at two o'clock and continued until six.  The same programme will be 
carried out today and tomorrow, when the festival will wind up and the King 
will be crowned.

E.D.-A fire in the chimney of the Rutherford Soap Works, 73 River Street, 
last night, did damage to a trifling amount.

3 June 1879
Coney Island Items - The following guests registered their names at Cable's 
Ocean View Hotel yesterday:  
Ei. W. PERRY, 
Joseph W. HAYWARD, 
J.J. YOUNG, 
F.H. MYERS of New York;  
Col. J.E. PEPPER, Kentucky; 
R. CHILDS, Richmond; 
Alfred COLVILLE, 
W.H. GOODWIN, 
C.F. ECCARDT, New York; 
F. V. BROWN, Cincinnati; 
Hon. J.H. BROWN, Montana, and F.E. DANA, Brooklyn.

The Uproar He Occasioned in a Lodging House - Hugh CURLEY, aged thirty-five, 
a hatter, residing at 720 Myrtle Avenue, engaged a room in the State House, 
corner of Fulton and York Streets, at one o'clock this morning.  Shortly 
afterward the report of a pistol, followed quickly by another, alarmed the 
household, and called attention to the new arrival.  He was found to be in a 
highly excited state of mind, and laboring under the hallucination that he 
was surrounded by persons sent to arrest him.  He continued shooting at 
imaginary foes, until Officer RYAN arrived, and by a ruse captured him.  
CURLEY was locked up for insanity.

Eastern District - How Christian KUNTZ Got a New Suit of Clothes.  Michael 
YOST, a baker, of 62 Whipple Street on Saturday last engaged Christan KUNTZ, 
aged eighteen to work for him.  KUNTZ looked seedy, and YOST asked him if he 
had another suit of clothes, and KUNTZ said that he had at his home in 
Greenpoint.  Yesterday KUNTZ went to YOST's stable, and taking out the horse 
sold it to a Long Island farmer for $10.  With $7 of this amount he purchased 
a new suit of clothes, with $1.25 he bought a pair of shoes, and the balance 
he spent for other things.  He was arrested this morning.

Accident at Ridgewood Park - George HONER, of Devoe Street and Bushwick 
Avenue, by letting fall a cake of ice at Ridgewood Park last night, had his 
left hand and foot severely hurt.

Thomas RODMAN, of 178 Eagle Street has been missing from his home since 
Friday last.  He was twenty-two years of age, and five feet eight inches in 
height.  When last seen he was on his way to New York on a Tenth Street ferryboat. 

The Streets of Seventeenth Ward are very much in need of cleaning.  The 
police authorities report no less than twenty-three of them in a dirty and 
unhealthy condition.

Mary J. McKENNS of 180 Eagle Street, caused the arrest of Mary McKILLOPP, of 
189 Lapont Street this morning, for beating her with a clothes pole.

Detective BUTTS last evening arrested Martin CAMPBELL of 173 First Avenue, 
New York, charged by Charlotte PARKER, of 102 Eagle Street and Margaret O. 
MAHONY, of 596 Manhattan Avenue, with taking 35 cents from each of the 
complainants at the door of Smithsonian Hall last night, and failing to give 
an entertainment.  The case being taken before Justice ELLIOTT this morning, 
it was learned that a performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by the original 
Jarrett & Palmer troupe, had been announced, and that the complainants had 
paid the price of admission to CAMPBELL, but no performance was given.  The 
prisoner claims that he had nothing to do with the entertainment, but had 
went there himself as a speculator.  He was held in $500 bail to appear for 
examination on Thursday.

The Police of the Twelfth Precinct Make an Important Arrest - Supposed Stolen 
Property - Arrest of Suspected Parties.
	Conrad GEIER's tailor-shop, 586 Herkimer Street, was burglariously entered 
between one and four o'clock yesterday and robbed of considerable property.  
The fact was reported as soon as discovered, at the Twelfth Precinct 
Station-house, and efforts were immediately put forth by the police to arrest 
the perpetrators of the crime.  The police worked indefatigably, Capt. RILEY, 
Sergeant BARWICK, Roundsmen CARNEY and O'BRIEN and Officers CORWIN and DINGLE 
especially lending themselves to the work of clearing up the case.
	The Result - was that between five and six o'clock in the afternoon, Samuel 
WARING, aged twenty-nine, colored, of Howard Avenue and Marion Street; Romer 
BEST, aged twenty-four, colored, of 217 Marion Street, and Harry REDCLIFF, 
aged twenty-two, white, painter, of Myrtle Avenue and Bridge Street, were 
arrested on suspicion of burglary.  At the same time Rosannah ALDERMAN, aged 
twenty-four, and Susan WALKER, aged forty-five, colored servants, living at 
217 Marion Street, were arrested on a charge of receiving stolen goods.  
About five o'clock this morning a sixth prisoner was made on a charge of 
suspicion of burglary, in the person of Wm. THOMAS, aged twenty-four, 
colored, of 56 Thompson Street, New York.  The most damaging fact against any 
of the prisoners is at the residences of BEST and WARING.  At the former were 
found pawn tickets for a gold bracelet, pin and locket, dress and shawl, a 
dress, gold pin, ruby, silk sacque, sacque, gold chain, and earring and pin, 
together with the following articles:  A revolver, heavy gold bracelet and 
locket marked "M. TAYLOR," small gold buckle, silver bracelet, large gold 
bracelet, gold charm, small gold locket, cameo earring, silver box, a silver 
Third Corps army badge, amethyst pin, cameo earring, two gold studs, a steel 
beaded purse, a quantity of hair from a child's head, a dog-skin glove, and a 
cold-chisel.  The articles found in WARING's house were a skeleton key, 
pawntickets for four silver spoons, a dozen silver teaspoons and a dozen 
silver spoons.  The women were arrested for receiving tickets and articles 
from BEST.  The police hope that the arrests referred to will clear up a 
large number of robberies recently committed in this city.

4 June 1879
Alleged Misdemeanor.  Theodore MORGAN, of 202 Navy Street, a butcher, was 
arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer REGAN on a warrant issued by Justice 
BLOOM on complaint of Peter BARRETT, who charges whim with disposing of a 
horse and wagon on which complainant holds a chattel mortgage.

A Boy's Dangerous Fall.  While at play in a new building, corner of Henry and 
Luqueer Streets, yesterday afternoon, Thomas MEEHAN, aged nine years of 108 
Luqueer Street, fell out of a second-story window.  His head was severely cut 
and his collar-bone injured.  Dr. ANDERSON attended {the rest of the article 
is cut off}.

Fell Overboard.  While intoxicated last evening, Hugh STEVENSON, of 233 Pearl 
Street, fell into the river at the foot of Washington Street,  He was rescued 
by citizens and locked up by the police.

Blackwell's Island Bridge.  Governor ROBINSON has signed the bill extending 
the time for the construction of Blackwell's Island Bridge, and the 
property-owners of Long Island City and vicinity are jubilant.  When this 
charter was first granted by the Legislature, in the time of Prince Harry 
GENET and the late Wm. M. TWEED, a vague rumor was afloat that it was a job 
to rob the city of New York of Blackwell's Island without adequate 
compensation.  Some people averred that the late Oliver CHARLICK wanted the 
island for a freight depot and a dumping ground.  It was looked upon as 
something like the Robbins Reef, or, as it was named, the "Robbers" Reef 
scheme of the Legislature.  It is now said, however, that the Blackwell 
Island Bridge charter is controlled by a number of honest men, whose 
intention it is to complete the construction of the bridge without 
unnecessary delay. 

A Conductor's Mishap.  He misses his footing and sustains dangerous injuries. 
 Frank VAN WAGNER, aged thirty-six years, of Fulton and Georgia Avenues, East 
New York, met with a serious, if not fatal, accident about six o'clock last 
evening while discharging his duties as conductor on one of the open cars of 
the Broadway line.  The car at the time was being driven by a dummy and VAN 
WAGNER, while walking along the outside step collecting fares, missed his 
footing and fell with both legs under the wheels.  When reached by the 
passengers he was lying on the track with his left leg frightfully shattered 
and the right leg badly lacerated, though not broken.  The accident occurred 
near Conway Street.  The injured man was taken tot he Ninth sub-Precinct 
Stationhouse, near by, where he was attended by Police Surgeon BURDICK and 
Dr. MATTHEWS, after which he was removed to the Eastern District Hospital by 
Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING, where he was attended by Dr. S. J. BRADY.

An Indian Father.
Little Big Man, formerly a Northern Sioux belonging to Crazy Horse's band, 
came rushing into the Agency yesterday, his horse running at full speed and 
he singing a "warpath" song, in a nude condition, the blood streaming down 
his legs, and very much excited.  He jumped from his pony and ran into the 
agent's office and asked for a gun.  On being informed that he could not have 
a gun he stamped the floor, cried and pulled his hair, and, being covered all 
over with blood, a more ghastly and fierce looking savage was probably never 
seen in this country. He tried to scratch a match wrong end up and smoked the 
bowl of his pipe instead of the stem.  The interpreter having arrived, he 
stated in a frantic manner that his little girl - his only child - had caught 
her dress on fire a few hours before and had burned to death.  The physician, 
in company with Colonel O'BIERNE, Mr. MOU and the interpreter, proceeded at 
once to the camp, seven miles away, where they found the child dressed in a 
clean, calico, amusing herself by playing with a wax doll baby and eating 
stringed dried apples.  The doctor found quite an extensive burn on her right 
leg and also on the right side of her body, but thinks her injuries are not 
of a serious character.  It seems that before the women found out how bad the 
child was burned, they informed Little Big Man that she was burned up beyond 
all hope of recovery, whereupon the chief began stabbing himself, inflicting 
several deep wounds, and would undoubtedly have killed himself had it not 
been for other Indians taking the knife away from him.  - Iowa City Journal.

Greenpoint-A mass jubilee meeting of the Greenpoint Sunday schools in 
commemoration of their seventeenth anniversary, will be held this evening 
at the Kent Street Reformed Church.  The meeting will be 
addressed by the local clergy.

Greenpoint-A $100 fire occurred in the Oleophene Oil Works, 
Newtown Creek and Meserole Avenue, yesterday, caused by a leak in a still.

Greenpoint-At half past five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out in the 
Paraffine Oil Works, Greenpoint Avenue and Newtown Creek, but was 
extinguished before much damage was done.  Cause unknown.

EASTERN DISTRICT.
E.D.-Stabbed with a screw-driver.  Jacob BUCKHOLTZ, of 17 Graham Avenue, yesterday 
had a row with a Mr. PETERSON.  The latter's wife, Kate, interfered, 
whereupon PETERSON seized a screw-driver and stabbed her twice on the 
forehead.  He was arrested.

E.D.-A Pastor Off for Europe.  Rev. Christopher RHODES, pastor of the Central 
Baptist Church, South Fifth and Eighth Streets, sailed for Europe this 
morning int eh Cunard steamer Algeria.  Mr. RHODES is accompanied by his 
wife, and will be gone five months, during which time he expects to do 
considerable traveling.

E.D.-Brief Mention.
Valentine ZIMMERMAN's stable, 142 Boerum Street, was last night robbed of a 
white horse and a set of harness.  Henry WHIPPERMANN's stable, 198 Boerum 
Street, was visited by the same thieves evidently, and a top wagon was stolen.

E.D.-Philip WOERNER who ran away from his home, 131 Bushwick Avenue, was last 
night found on John SCHOLL's farm on the Johnson Avenue plank road.  He 
represented to SCHOLL that he was an orphan and had no home.

E.D.-Sarah ROYAL, accused of having on the 9th of May stabbed 
Louisa OGDEN, was today sentenced to pay a fine of $15 or go to jail 
for fifteen days by Justice GUCK.

Hymeneal.
Mr. James A. SPERRY, the city editor of the Brooklyn Times, was united in 
matrimony last evening to Miss Emily, the second daughter of Mr. Bernard 
PETERS, proprietor of the Times, by Rev. Almon GUNNISON, of All Souls' 
Universalist Church.  The ceremony took place in the church edifice on South 
Ninth Street, there being a large attendance of relatives and friends of the 
contracting parties.  A reception was given during last evening at the 
residence of the bride's parents, 81 Bedford Avenue, the display of wedding 
presents being very fine.  The happy couple departed on their bridal tour 
last night, intending to visit Washington and other Southern cities during 
their two week's trip.

SHOT.
A 'Longshoreman fired at by a Watchman.  Almost a Tragedy at the Foot of 
Congress Street - Circumstances of the Affray.
Cornelius BURNS, twenty-nine years of age, a 'longshoreman, married and 
residing at 334 Pearl Street, New York, was shot about half past six o'clock 
last evening by Joseph RIVERS, fifty-seven years of age, married and residing 
at 219 Smith Street.  RIVERS is a night watchman on the docks attached to 
J.P. & S.E. Robinson's Stores, foot of Congress Street, and claims to have 
used the pistol in protection of his employers property and his own life.  
BURNS with a number of men was engaged at loading the schooner Curtis Tildon, 
just arrived from Demarare, when he was charged by RIVERS with stealing 
sugar.  BURNS denied the allegation, and finally he became involved in a 
scuffle with the watchman, who presumably tried to arrest him.  Finally 
RIVERS drew a revolver, of an old-fashioned pattern, and fired at his 
opponent, lodging a ball in his left arm.  This terminated the affray, and 
led to the arrest of both men by Officer LUNNEY, of the Third Precinct.  
Ambulance Surgeon COCHRANE upon examining BURNS' wound found that the bone 
was fractured and at once removed the man to the Long Island College 
Hospital.  Up to the present time it has been impossible to discover the 
whereabouts of the ball, and BURNS remains in the institution in custody of 
an officer, as RIVERS charges him with petit larceny.  RIVERS was taken 
before Justice FERRY, who admitted him to bail, together with the following 
witnesses of the affray, who had been arrested by Sergeant CADDEN:  John 
CLIFFORD, of 4 Cherry Street, New York; Robert TINGNEY of 139 Cherry Street, 
New York, and Owen SWEENEY, of Sackett Street and Beach Place.

5 June 1879
Marriage of an Artist's Daughter.
An Interesting event took place yesterday afternoon at the Church of the 
Reformation in Gates Avenue, near Franklin, in the marriage of Mr. William L. 
HOWARD to Miss M. Florence PARKER, of Putnam Avenue.  The ceremony was 
performed by the rector in the presence of a large company of ladies and 
gentlemen, among those present being Thomas JENSEN, Geo. O. ANNABLE and Mr. 
PHILLIP, well-known local artists.  The bride was becomingly attired in a 
traveling suit, and with her husband was the recipient of hearty 
congratulations on the conclusion of the ceremony.

Marriage of a Judge's Son.
Yesterday afternoon Theodore J. ARMSTRONG, son of County Judge ARMSTRONG, of 
Queens, was married to Miss Alice G. JACKSON, of this city.  The marriage 
ceremony took place at the Central Congregational Church (Rev. Dr. SCUDDER's) 
and was attended by a large number of the friends of the parties and members 
of the Brooklyn and Queens County bars.

A Wedding At Bay Side.
About three hundred and fifty persons were present last evening at the 
wedding of Miss Louisa B. STRAITON, of Bay Side, to Mr. Bradley A. HARD, of 
this city.  The ceremonies were celebrated at the residence of the bride's 
parents.  Most of the visitors came on a special train from Hunter's Point at 
6pm, and returned at 11pm.  There were two bands of musicians, an 
instrumental and sangerbund.  The lunch turned out to be a gorgeous dinner.  
Mr. HARD is a well known paper maker, while Mr. STRAITON, the father of the 
bride, is the head of the firm of STRAITON & STORM, the noted cigar 
manufacturers.  The presents were numerous and of solid worth and usefulness, 
including five one thousand dollar bills for pin money from Mr. STRAITON.  
The bride and bridegroom have gone on an extensive honeymoon tour.

The Board of Health yesterday discovered a genuine case of small pox in a 
section of Bedford Avenue lying within the limits the twenty-first Ward.  The 
patient is a young lady who arrived on the 28th ult. in the steamer 
Carondelet, which left Santiago de Cuba the week previous. Her symptoms began 
to develop last Sunday.  The patient is so well quarantined that the 
authorities say there is not the slightest necessity for her removal to the 
Flatbush Hospital.

Greenpoint-The teachers, officers and scholars of the Noble Street 
Universalist Church, went on a picnic to Prospect Park, yesterday, 
and spent the day very pleasantly.

Greenpoint-Messrs. J.B. OGILVIE and Richard SHAPTER, delegates to the State Sunday 
school Association Convention, now in session at Kingston, started for there 
last evening.

Greenpoint-As Henry SCHMIDT, a baker, residing at Blissville, but doing 
business in Greenpoint, was driving across the track of the Long Island Railroad, 
near the temporary bridge across Newtown Creek, yesterday, the rear wheels of his 
wagon were struck by an engine of an outward bound train, completely 
demolishing the vehicle and stripping the harness off the horse.  SCHMIDT 
jumped out of the wagon when he saw the train approaching and escaped unhurt.

Greenpoint-The mass jubilee meeting of the Greenpoint Sunday schools, held in the 
Reformed Church, Kent Street, last evening, was largely attended.  The pulpit 
was almost hidden with flowers.  John J. LEWIS presided, and addresses were 
delivered by Revs. D. Henry MILLER, Martyn SUMMERBELL, D.C. HUGHES, Wm. H. 
SIMONSON, and Forrest E. DAGER.  Singing interspersed the addressed.

Greenpoint-While Owen McMAHON, of 154 Baltic Street was at work this 
morning on the new iron bridge at Manhattan Avenue and Newtown Creek, he 
fell through the crib work and received a contusion of the right leg.  
He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING and taken to St. Catherine's Hospital.

At Castle Garden yesterday, 1,106 Mormon immigrants were landed.  They left 
for Salt Lake City last evening.

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coughs, colds, hoarseness, bronchitis, asthma, croup, influenza, whooping 
cough, incipient consumption, and for the relief of consumptive patients in 
advanced stages of the disease.  Price 50 cents.  Sold at the "Always Open" 
Pharmacy, Fulton, corner of Washington Street.

Fell down stairs.  Honora FLYNN, aged twenty-nine years, sustained a fracture 
of the left leg last evening by falling down stairs at her residence, 186 
Hamilton Avenue.  She was removed to the Long Island College Hospital.

A curious dose of poison.  David O'KEEFE, a laborer, residing at the corner 
of 13th St. and 5th Ave, today caused the arrest on a warrant issued by 
Justice FERRY, of Mary CULLEN, thirty-nine years, of 38th St., near 4th Ave., 
on a charge of having, in the third instant, attempted to poison his daughter 
Catharine, three years of age, by administering to the child a mixture of 
milk and kerosene oil.  The prisoner upon being taken to court pleaded not 
guilty, and the examination of the case was adjourned.

Robbery in Pierrepont Street. A gold watch and set of coral earrings and 
breastpin, in all valued at $200, were yesterday stolen from the rooms of 
Miss Mary RICHARDSON, at 41 Pierrepont Street.  The robbery is supposed to 
have been committed by a man who pretended to be a deaf mute and solicited alms.

In inebriated Passenger.  Thomas McCOMB, a resident of Gowanus, was arrested 
last night by Officer GRANT, of the second Precinct, for disorderly conduct.  
The trouble was occasioned by a car conductor objecting to a friend of 
McCOMB's riding on his car because of his inebriated condition.  Hot words 
ensued between the police officer, the conductor and the prisoner.  Justice 
WALSH held the offender in $250 bonds to keep the peace.

Kerosene as a kindler.  A woman named Rachel PIKE, residing at 89 Ryerson 
Street, was severely burned about the breast and arms this afternoon by the 
explosion of a can of kerosene oil, with which she was endeavoring to light a 
fire in a stove.  She was attended by Dr. DOTY.

A Bridgekeeper to be Bounced.  An effort will be made at today's meeting of 
the Supervisors to remove the Keepers of the Hunter's Point Bridge.  Thomas 
CALLAHAN has had charge of the bridge on the Kings County side for many 
years, and has made some enemies who have been trying for some time past to 
effect his removal, and also the removal of his subordinates.

Arrests in Three Cases of Burglary.
Officer Henry McLOUGHLIN has arrested three boys, Thos. TULLY, Bernard WARD, 
and Michael KELLY, for the alleged commission of a burglary on the afternoon 
of April 28, at Joseph WILDDORE's bakery, 92 Bridge Street.  The proceeds of 
the robbery were an overcoat, canary bird, and $1 in silver.  The officer 
recovered a horse blanket and two market baskets, which WARD is alleged to 
have stolen on a previous occasion.

	Detective MAHONEY yesterday arrested Geo. McLOUGHLIN, aged 15 of 8 Verandah 
Place, on a charge of having on the night of April 9, burglariously stolen $7 
worth of property from John M. BRUNING's grocery, 386 Hicks Street.

	John W. HILL's cigar store, 596, Atlantic Avenue, was burglariously robbed 
last night of $5 worth of goods.  Sergeant CARMAN and Roundsman OWENS caught 
Wm. KREELMAN, aged twenty-four, a printer, of Warren Street, near Fifth 
Avenue, leaving a yard in the rear of the store with seventy cigars and six 
plugs of tobacco in his possession, and arrested him.

HOW IT'S DONE
A Reading workman has explained how he manages to support himself, his wife 
and three children on ninety cents a day.  His meals consist in the morning 
of bread, coffee and mush.  In the evening of bread, coffee and boiled 
potatoes.  The dinner he carried with him to his work and generally consists 
of bread, salt meat and coffee.  He has beef three times a week: one ham 
lasts the family a month, and a pound of butter about a week.  In summing up 
the various things for a month this laboring man says:  "Put down for rent, 
$6; coal, $1.75, that is for this season, because it is more in winter; flour 
$3; potatoes, $2; ham, $1.40; coffee, 50�; salt 12�, coal oil, 20�; butter, 
well sometimes we average two pounds a week, put better down at 80�; lard 
20�; sugar, 60�; molasses, 50�, beef, $2.  How much would that be?  $19.07.  
Yes the necessary expense for one month is larger as I have not counted many 
things.  This leaves only a couple of dollars for clothes and shoes for 
myself, wife and little ones."  This is pretty short commons, it is true, but 
after all he is better off if he can get all those things than he would be to strike.

E.D.-The Wife of an Actor in Trouble - A Singular Story about Mrs. Frank Mordaunt.
Mrs. MORDAUNT, wife of Mr. Frank MORDAUNT, the actor, is lying at her 
residence, 55 Penn Street, in an almost destitute condition.  On Sunday last, 
while suffering from a temporary fit of aberration of the mind, she left her 
house and was found on Bedford Avenue by a police officer, who, being 
acquainted with her, took her home.  She had living with her then her two 
children, aged respectively nine years and seven months, and a middle aged 
woman, whom she had taken in off the streets through charity.  On Monday this 
woman gathered up what articles were lying around and went off.  She has not 
since been seen.  Since Sunday Dr. NORTH heard of Mrs. MORDAUNT's condition 
and has since been prescribing for her.  A lady resident of the neighborhood 
named SMITH volunteered to act as a nurse and is now acting in that capacity.
	To a reporter who called on her today Mrs. MORDAUNT said that her husband was 
traveling with a theatrical company but that she did not know where he was.  
She hinted at some trouble with him, and said that when he went off he might 
have been angry.  She said that her children and herself were nearly starved 
for want of food and said that she could not understand how it was that all 
of her former friends had deserted her.  From her remarks, when her husband 
left home he put her in charge, as it were, of an old friend of his who 
formerly lived with the family.  Mrs. MORDAUNT says that this man has 
endeavored by every means in his power to have her transfer her affections 
from her husband to him, and that he several times tried to persuade her to 
elope with him.  It may be inferred from what she said that his man was the 
cause of the trouble.  While she was still talking to the reporter she was 
seized with convulsions.

E.D.-Two Alleged Young Pickpockets.
Detective ZUNDT, of the Central Office, yesterday arrested Carrie BAUER, aged 
sixteen, and Maggie ANACHER, aged fifteen, both of 278 Wallabout Street, 
accusing them of picking the pocket of Ellen HOGAN, of 368 Second Street, 
while the latter was looking at the Sunday school parade.  The prisoners 
pleaded not guilty today and the examination was adjourned.

6 June 1879
Brief Mention.
A fire doing $200 damage occurred yesterday afternoon in Jenney's oil works.  
Kent Avenue, caused by a still boiling over.  No insurance.

Andrew ECKERT, of 218 Throop Avenue, was arrested yesterday by Detective 
IHNE, on a charge of stealing an $8 harness from T.E. Grimm's stable, 208 
Floyd Street.  The harness was found in the possession of Gottlieb SCHOECK, 
of 92 Gerry Street, to whom ECKERT had sold it for $2.

Daniel POOL, of 239 Beford Avenue, was today taken into custody by the police 
on a charge of threatening to shoot Malcom TEALE, who lives in the same house.

A one-story frame shed, at Kingsland Avenue and Withers Street, belonging to 
Peter COOPER, was damaged $50 by fire last night.  Cause, boiling over of oil.

Greenpoint-"H.M.S. Pinafore" will be produced at Eckford Hall, Calyer 
and Eckford Streets, this evening, under the direction of Prof. MEIGS.  
It will be repeated tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Greenpoint-The Excelsior Athletic Club met last evening at 230 Eckford Street, 
elected the following officers:  President, George PRESSLER; Vice-President, 
P.H. SIESCH; Secretary, Charles H. WILLIAMSON; Treasurer, V.M RITSCHY; 
Captain, J. GARDINER.

Greenpoint-A series of handicap boat races will take place this evening on 
Newtown Creek between members of the Arlington Rowing Association.

Greenpoint-Messrs. ABENDROTH & ROOT, boiler and pattern makers, are erecting 
a two-story building which is to be used for foundry purposes.  It will 
be 50 x 100 feet in size.

Greenpoint-Thomas BAKER, of 330 East Forty-fifth Street, New York, was arrested 
yesterday for beating and kicking Louisa BOGENSCHITZ, at her husband's 
saloon, Box and Commercial Streets.  The trouble arose from BAKER's refusing 
to pay for a drink he had called for, and on the complainant's endeavoring to 
eject him from the saloon, he assaulted her.  Justice ELLIOTT this morning 
committed the prisoner to jail for twenty-nine days.

A Lunatic Captured.
Andrew NEY, a patient at the Flatbush Asylum, escaped from the institution 
Wednesday morning.  Yesterday he was found wandering in Macdonough Street by 
Officer TUITE, and returned to the Asylum.

Complaints Against a Physician.
The complaints of Sanitary Superintendent RAYMOND against Dr. J. GRIFFIN, of 
Sands Street, for neglecting to report to the Board of Health the birth of a 
child on April 10, and another on May 11, were dismissed today by Justice 
WALSH.  The complaints were made solely upon information and belief, and the 
Justice doubted his ability to hold the defendant upon a charge based only 
upon information.

Broke His Arm.
Edward ABERNATHY, aged four years, while at play yesterday in front of his 
parents' residence, 468 Baltic Street, fell from a fence, four feet high, and 
broke his left arm.  He was attended by Dr. CARRIAN.

How He Opened It.
A laundry man went into a hardware store the other day with a bag.  He said 
that it contained clothing that was to be washed, but the party leaving it 
had forgotten to leave the key.  He wanted a key for it.  A box holding 
several quarts of keys were given to him, and he sat down and tried them.  He 
tried them all.  It was a very warm day, and he grew considerably interested 
as time advanced.  Not one of the keys would fit, although all were fairly 
tried.  There was another box of the same articles, and he was given them.  
Some would almost do it, coming so near it as to give the impression that the 
right one had finally been found, but they would miserably flatten out at the 
climax.  When the last one had been used the rose weariedly to his feat, and 
prepared to search another store.  The dealer took hold of the bag, glanced 
at the lock, moved a slide and the bag opened, as it was not locked.  When 
the laundryman saw what had happened, he said out aloud, "Every heart knows 
its own bitterness," and pulling his hat down over his eyes, he sailed from 
the Store.

7 June 1879
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diphtheria, consumption will be prevented, and your lungs will be as sound as 
if living in warmer climates.  Price 50 cents a bottle at the "Always Open" 
Pharmacy, Fulton, corner Washington Street.

MARRIED
HEAKES - ANDERSON
On Thursday, June 5, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. 
H.M. SCUDDER, D.D. James R. HEAKES, of Toronto, Ont., to Isabel N. ANDERSON, 
of Brooklyn.

9 June 1879
A Servant Girl Arrested.
On the evening of April 10 over $100 worth of property was stolen from Mr. 
Chas. H. HANNAM's residence, 623 Herkimer Street.  The thief entered through 
one of the parlor windows, and went unerringly to the place where valuables 
were kept.  On Saturday afternoon, Mr. HANNAM caused the arrest of Lizzie 
COOK, aged thirty-one, a colored servant girl living out at 251 Halsey 
Street, on a charge of being an accessory to the robbery, and receiving a 
portion of the proceeds.  She had formerly been in his employ, but had left 
just prior to the robbery.

Grateful Veterans.
The thanks of Harry Lee Post No. 21, G.A. R., have been formally tendered to 
the teachers and scholars of Public School No. 26 for their liberal donation 
of flowers and money in aid of its Decoration Day services.

BRIEF MENTION.
Children's Day was celebrated yesterday with interesting services at All 
Souls', St. Mark's, South Third Street M.E., and the 
North Fifth Street M.E. churches.

Messrs. 
J.B. GALLAGAN, 
J.J. FULLERTON, 
T.P. MASTERSON and Daniel HURLEY, 
Greenbackers, addressed a meeting at Grand and Sixth Streets on Saturday night.

Dublin DUKE, colored, was held for the Grand Jury today by Justice ELLIOTT, 
for stealing a $25 watch from Captain E.H. ROSS, of the ship Breen.

William LANER was arrested on Saturday for keeping a policy shop at 32 Varet 
Street.  
Chas. BUTLER, 
Mary KLOEFFEL, 
C. BENNETT and C. SMITH were arrested as witnesses.

Mr. Leonard MINUSE, for nineteen years cashier in the New York World, died on 
Saturday at his residence, 120 Taylor Street.  The funeral will take place at 
the Redford Avenue Reformed Church tomorrow at 1:30pm.

Mrs. Frank MORDAUNT, the actress, was yesterday able to receive her friends 
at the parlor of her house at 55 Penn Street.  She expressed her gratitude to 
those who had assisted in saving her life.  She accuses Martin DOYLE of 
having treated her in such a shameful manner as to make her desperate, and 
she thanked Captain KAISER for having taken him into custody.

The Germania Schuetzen Band yesterday opened their fourth annual festival at 
Ridgewood Park.  It will continue today, tomorrow and Wednesday.

Greenwood Items.
	P.J. McDONALD and N.H. PURDY, of the Greenpoint Athletic Club, won, 
respectively, the two mile run and the two mile walk at the games of the 
Manhattan Athletic Association of New York, on Saturday.

	A race for $25, from Pottery Beach to Staten Island and return, took place 
yesterday, between the yachts Hattie H. and Dash, of the Enterprise Yacht 
Club, and was won by the Hattie H.

	At half-past eleven o'clock this morning, the stables and outhouses of George 
GRUBER, 41 Van Cott Avenue, were destroyed by fire.  Damage estimated at 
$100.  Mr. GRUBER received a severe cut on the forehead, by being struck with 
some falling timber, while extinguishing the flames.

	John THOMPSON fell from a wagon on Saturday, while driving it through Lorimer 
Street, and sustained a compound fracture of the right arm.  He was taken to 
the Eastern District Hospital.

	"Children's Day" was appropriately celebrated int he Universalist and 
Episcopal churches yesterday.  The interiors of the churches' were decorated 
with flowers, and special services for the occasion were held.

Awake Citizen.
The bullet which Mr. W.E. WALSH, of 248� Steuben Street, fired at two o'clock 
last Saturday morning at the supposed burglar who awoke him by his operations 
at one of the windows over the rear balcony, seems to have hit the mark, 
judging from the exciting developments that have followed.  At the time there 
was no indication that the man had been wounded, though the haste which be 
made to escape showed that he did not care to expose his body to a second 
shot.  The next morning a soft black felt hat was picked up in the yard, and 
subsequently a pair of shoes, but the there the trail ended until yesterday, 
when a discovery was made which enabled the police to quickly prosecute their 
search to a successful termination.  The discovery was a packet of letters 
addressed to William FITZGERALD, 180 Steuben Street.  Upon being informed of 
this circumstance Captain McLAUGHLIN at once dispatched Detective SHAUGHNESSY 
and PRICE to the house in question, but the only information they could 
obtain was that William FITZGERALD was not at home.  Not satisfied with the 
statement the Captain in the evening sent the detectives and other officers 
to the house with instructions to effect an entrance at all hazards, and on 
his orders being carried out had the satisfaction of discovering FITZGERALD 
in the upper story, though dangerously wounded.  The wound was in the right 
breast, and up to ten o'clock this morning the ball had not been extracted.  
The police say that Police Surgeon MALONE was in attendance upon the patient. 
 Dr. CORCORAN was also called in, and today a consultation of physicians will 
be held, as the patient is hourly growing weaker.  Officers were placed in 
charge of the sick man to preclude the possibility of escape.  FITZGERALD is 
twenty-six years of age, and, so far as Captain McLAUGHLIN now knows, has 
never before figured in police annals.  The theory is that he intended to rob 
Mr. WALSH's house, and for that purpose was admitted to the rear of the 
buildings by some servant living in the neighborhood.  He is single and lives 
with his parents.  Mr. WALSH this morning surrendered himself to the police.  
Upon being taken before Justice FISHER, he was discharged on his own recognizance.
(10 June 1879)
William FITZGERALD.
More about the Steuben Street Shooting Affair.
Young William FITZGERALD of 180 Steuben Street, who was shot at two o'clock 
last Saturday morning by Mr. E.W. WALSH of 248� Steuben Street, still lies in 
a critical condition at his father's residence.  The doctors have been unable 
to extract the bullet, and while the two policemen who guard the patient's 
couch report that he is no worse than he was yesterday, the physicians say 
that the result of his adventure cannot be foreseen so long as the missile 
remains buried in his body.
	His friends scout the idea that he was contemplating committing a burglary 
when detected by Mr. WALSH, and his appearance on Mr. WALSH's premises is a
ccounted for in two ways:  that he was under the influence of liquor and 
mistook the house for his father's, and that he was in the role of Romeo when 
he climbed to the roof of Mr. WALSH's balcony, only that he made a mistake in 
the house.  Capt. McLAUGHLIN, when questioned as to his own theory of the 
affair, replied that he had nothing to say.  It was sufficient for him to 
know that Mr. WALSH yesterday preferred in Justice FISHER's court a complaint 
of attempted burglary against FITZGERALD.  He, however, remarked 
significantly:  "So when I sent to the house (FITZGERALD's) for information, 
they denied that he was there at all.  You are at liberty to draw your own 
conclusions."  It is commented upon as unfavorable to either of the above 
explanations that dissipated young men in sneaking into their fathers' 
houses, or paying midnight visits to their inamorats, do not leave their hats 
in one back yard, and their shoes and private papers in another, and that it 
is very unlikely to look for the parental roof of a block from home.  On the 
other hand FITZGERALD's previous stainless record speaks in his favor, 
especially as he is in the employ of a grocer named RICHARDS, and could 
apparently have no earthly motive to commit burglary.  Indeed, it is said by 
the captain that he once at least visited Mr. WALSH's court on business 
connected with the store.  That police surgeon MALONE should have been in 
attendance upon the case without informing the police, seems hardly in 
consonance with his duties as an attache of the Police Department.  Yesterday 
Captain McLAUGHLIN reproached him with his neglect to notify him of the case, 
but all the explanation he could obtain was that he, the doctor, had advised 
the family that it would be better to acquaint the authorities with the fact 
that young FITZGERALD had been wounded.  Whatever the rules of medical 
etiquette may be, it seems as though a Police Surgeon was bound to report tot 
he authorities all suspicious cases falling under his observation, and not, 
as in this case, keep a number of men busy looking for a clue which it was in 
his power to have given them.

Local Brevities.
Henry FERGUSON, of 232 Concord Street, was arrested early this morning on 
suspicion of burglarizing J. OLDENBUTTLE's grocery, 103 Johnson Street.

Jeremiah KIRK, of 38 Kosciusko Street, struck Officer Miles O'RILEY in the 
face while the later was arresting him for disorderly conduct last evening.  
Subsequently, John PETERSON, of Wallabout Street, was arrested for 
interfering with the officer.
Mrs. McCABE, of 797 Marcy Avenue, had $5 stolen from her pocket yesterday 
while at St. John's R.C. Church.

While in Fulton Street Saturday afternoon, Miss Margaret HUGH of 487 Carlton 
Avenue, had her pocket picked of $10 by a boy, who escaped.

Large Fire at the Kalbfleisch Chemical Works.
Shortly before ten o'clock last night a fire broke out in the oil of vitriol 
factory No. 2, in KALBFLEISCH Sons Chemical Works, Metropolitan Avenue and 
Grand Street, and extended to storehouse No. 9, and both were destroyed.  The 
police and Mr. Rodney C. THURSBY, business manager o the concern, estimate 
the loss on building at $25,000 and on stock $12,000.  One of the 
Kalbfleischers says that $15,000 will cover the entire loss.  The police give 
the cause of the fire as spontaneous combustion, and Mr. KALBFLEISCH says 
that the cause is unknown.  He said that it was not the business of the 
public to know the amount of insurance, but that it would fully cover the 
loss.  Every fireman who helped to extinguish the flames had his pants and 
boots spoiled by the vitriol.

A Boy Badly Injured by an Explosion.
A quantity of gas which had collected in an oil tank in Jennings' oil works, 
38 Kent Avenue, exploded last evening and blew John McBARROW, a boy of ten 
years who was standing near, fully ten feet.  The boy was badly burned on all 
the exposed parts of his flesh, and the greater part of his clothing was torn off.

A Daughter Cuts Her Father with an Axe.
John MARTIN, of 166 Ellery Street, went home drunk late Saturday night, 
abused his family and attempted to strike his son.  His daughter Margaret 
interfered, and seizing an axe struck her father on the heat inflicting what 
was at first supposed to be a fatal wound.  Dr. EDEN who dressed the wound 
now thinks, however, that it is not a dangerous one.  The daughter was 
arrested and today arraigned before Justice SEMLER, who adjourned the hearing 
to await the result of MARTIN's injuries.

Strychnine and a Razor Fail to End a Man's Life.
Huge RIPPELT, thirty-five years of age, of 22 Tompkins Avenue, yesterday 
afternoon attempted suicide by taking a dose of strychnine.  That failing to 
act as quickly as he wished, he cut his throat with a razor.  Dr. RAPPOLD, 
who attended him, says that he will not die.  No cause has been assigned for 
the attempt, as RIPELT is in good circumstances, and not being married has no 
family troubles.

Stabbing Affray in Nostrand Avenue.
Thomas BENJAMIN, of 477 Koscuisko Street, and John McCORMICK, had an 
altercation in Nostrand Avenue on Saturday night, in which the former struck 
McCORMICK with his fist.  McCORMICK thereupon drew a penknife and stabbed 
BENJAMIN in the abdomen, inflicting a severe wound.  BENJAMIN was taken home. 
 His assailant was arrested and held to await the result of BENJAMIN's 
injuries by Justice SEMLER.

Thieves at Work.
Early this morning John McKEE's hardware store, 188 Grand Street, was entered 
by a thief and plated ware and pocket knives worth $77 were stolen.  

A thief entered Mrs. Lydia DUSENBURY's apartments, 156 South Eight Street, 
yesterday morning and stole jewelry worth $112.

10 June 1879
A Driver's Carelessness.
Justice BLOOM today held in $1,000 bonds Francis Xavier HANDSBUT, of 514 
Fulton Street, driver of a lager beer wagon, for alleged recklessly driving 
against Mrs. Catharine GOLDEN, of 49 Debevoise Street. Mrs. GOLDEN was 
knocked down while in the act of crossing Myrtle Avenue, at the corner of 
Gold Street, and was so severely injured that she was unable to appear in 
Court.  Philip DUFFY, a Fulton Street saloon keeper, became security for 
HANDSBUT's appearance in Court, and the case was adjourned.

A Woman Shoots at a Man - Excitement in High Street - Arrests by the Police.
The report of a pistol about a quarter after eleven o'clock last night, 
created excitement in the vicinity of 24 High Street.  A moment later the 
excitement was increased by the hurried appearance of a man who started down 
the street on a run, but soon returned with two policemen.  The arrest of 
Annie LEE, aged twenty-eight, who occupies two rooms in the rear house, 
followed.  At the Second Precinct Station House, the man, who gave the name 
of Frank GEORGE, and residence as 26 Orchard Street, New York, charged the 
prisoner with shooting at him with felonious intent.  The police arrested 
Delia CONKLIN, aged twenty-four, of 145 High Street, as a witness, and this 
morning on the case coming before Justice WALSH, also arrested GEORGE and a 
woman named DAY, as additional witnesses.  The case being called, the 
defendant, LEE, pleaded not guilty, and was committed to jail to await 
examination on the 14th inst, at 11� am.  The witnesses were held in bonds.  
GEORGE states that the woman DAY lives with him, and that last evening she 
visited Annie LEE to obtain some articles of clothing belonging to her.  He 
agreed to meet her, but was refused admittance to the house by LEE and 
threatened with harm.  As he turned in quest of a policeman the woman LEE 
fired at him with a pistol.  The defendant's version is that GEORGE 
endeavored to force an entrance into her apartments to obtain Sara DAY's 
trunk, which the defendant held for debt.  While she was speaking Sarah DAY 
admitted that she owed the defendant money, but remarked that she was paying 
off the debt as fast as she could.  Captain CRAFTS says that the woman LEE 
keeps furnished rooms, and of late has harbored through the day several girls 
of doubtful character.

Greenpoint-
An oratorical contest, under the auspices of the Young People's Association 
of the Reformed Church, will take place tomorrow evening at the church 
edifice, on Kent Street.  Prizes are to be awarded

Greenpoint-The Brooklyn Athletic Club have elected the following officers:  
President, John AVERILL; 
Vice-President, J. ARTHUR; 
Secretary, G. CONKLIN; 
Treasurer, A. SILKWORTH, and Captain, G. WHEELUS.

Greenpoint-The National Greenback Labor party of the Seventeenth Ward 
held a public meeting at the Union Assembly Rooms last evening.  
William HANSON and Daniel HURLEY addressed the meeting on 
"The Rights and Wrongs of Labor."

Greenpoint-Sidney JOHNSON, ten years, residing at 176 Java Street, 
was arrested yesterday on complaint of his mother, who charges 
him with being a habitual truant from school.

Greenpoint-The Ladies' Aid Society of the Tabernacle Church will 
hold a concert and strawberry festival in the lecture-room 
of the church this evening.

Greenpoint-A small pox case was yesterday discovered in a tenement 
house on Greenpoint Avenue.  The Board of Health, pending an investigation, 
decline to make known the number of the residence of the patient.

Greenpoint-The Irving Literary Society held their closing 
entertainment last evening at the residence of Mr. Augustus TREADWELL, 
198 Kent Street.  An interesting programme of literary and musical 
exercises was gone through with, after which a collation was served. 
The following officers were elected for the 
ensuing year:  
President, Augustus TREADWELL; 
First Vice-President, Ralph VOORHEES; 
Second Vice-President, W.P. JONES, 
Secretary, Charles O'DWELLE; 
Treasurer, J.S. EGLINTON; 
Sergeant-At-Arms, Clarence ROGERS.  
The society adjourned until the first Monday in October.

Greenpoint-Patrick McGOVERN, 191 Dupont Street, and Bernard ROONEY, 
of 93 Clay Street, had an altercation on Clay Street last night, 
during which the former struck the latter on the head and face with 
a tin kettle, wounding him severely.  ROONEY was attended by Ambulance 
Surgeon HEYL who stated that he had sustained a compound fracture 
of the nose.  McGOVERN was arrested.

Greenpoint-Alleged Attempt at Arson.
An attempt was made last night to fire the residence of Arthur JOHNSON, 
private in Engine Company No. 7.  He lives at 110 Prospect Street, and his 
family, on awaking this morning, found a small quantity of kerosene under the 
basement floor and a partially consumed newspaper nearby.

The "Brooklyn Advance"
Perhaps the most notable local features of the June number of the BROOKLYN 
ADVANCE AND BROOKLYN MONTHLY, are a portrait and sketch of the Hon. D.W. 
TALLMADGE, and a supplement giving the quarter-centennial proceedings of the 
recent celebration at the Central Congregational Church, with the Rev. Dr. 
SCUDDER's historical sermon in full.  "Reminiscences of Ancient Brooklyn" are 
continued, and there is much other interesting local matter, together with a 
pleasant variety of entertaining miscellany, some of it very happily 
illustrated.  The typographical appearance of the ADVANCE is not least among 
its attractions, and is uniformly fine.  The monthly is for sale at the newstands.

11 June 1879
Playing With Boats.
Among the peculiar pastimes of the age, the strangest, since it seems, to 
interest adults as much as youth, is what is termed miniature yachting.  It 
originated in this city from the sailing by children of toy boats on Prospect 
Park Lake.  Today this play navy has reached such dimensions that two large 
houses are required to shelter the boats and there is enough work to be done 
in connection with these frail barks to necessitate the employment of a 
boatman, John CRUMLEY.  Of course none of the boats is capable of containing 
a person; though some are eight feet long, and ranging in value from $25 to 
$150.  In sailing them they are all started on the same tack, and the one 
that gets in first carries off the prize.  Many of the models are very 
beautiful, and few are not fitted up with extreme nicety.  The regattas this 
year will take place the third Saturday in each month, beginning with June.  
The following boats compose the fleet:

Flirt, schooner: owned by Captain LYON.
Katie B., schooner; owned by Charles SAMPSON.
Nellie, schooner; owned by James MAUCE
Hiawatha, schooner; owned by Geo. BAKER.
Cornelia, schooner; owned by Captain COLE.
John Cole, schooner; owned by Mr. PEDO.
Carrie, schooner; owned by John BENNETT.
No Name, sloop, owned by Mr. BROWN.
Vixen; schooner; owned by George BAKER
Ida May, schooner, owned by George BAKER
Com. Bennett, sloop; owned by Geo. TOOKER.
The following boats are in the navy, but have not been 
entered for any of the races:
Tudie, schooner; owned by Mr. PEDO.
No Name, slooop; owned by Mr. TOOKER.
Ida. schooner; owned by Mr. NEFF.
Marion, schooner; owned by John Y. CULYER.
Phalarope, sloop; owned by Mr. BRAZIER.
Besides these there are over a dozen boats, the names of whose owners were 
not on record in the boat-house.  With one or two exceptions all the boats 
are owned by adults, the exceptions being youth almost advanced to manhood's estate.

John DELMAR Excursion.
The annual excursion of the John DELMAR Association was made to Excelsior 
Park today.  The steamer General Sedgwick, playing her calliope, or steam 
organ, started with the barge Republic from Jewell's Wharf, and touched at 
Hamilton Ferry and Hamilton Avenue bridge, where it was joined by the 
tug-boat W.D. Briggs and teh barges Baldwin, Calebonia and St. Nicholas, all 
of which were filled with members and frieds of the association with their 
families.  Among those who embarked at Jewell's Wharf were 
Alderman BLACK, 
Messrs. 
Benj. F. HOPKINS, 
Baldwin F. STRAUSS, 
James THOURBORN, 
John FULLERTON, 
Fred. BUNKER, 
Charles FOREST, 
Issac R. CRANE and John SIMONSON.  
Messrs. 
Charles E. VAUGHAN, President: 
I.J. McDONNELL, Recording Secretary: 
John F. NEESON, Financial Secretary, 
Theodore H. BABCOCK, Treasurer were also present.  
The General Manager of the excursion was Mr. David T. ROCHE.  
The managers on the barges were:
George A. BOYD, barge Republic.
John B. BYRNE, Barge Baldwin.
Thomas J. GARVEY, barge Caledonia.
M. FITZGERALD, barge St. Nicholas.

They were assisted by the following committee:
Charles FOLEY, 
James L. CONNOLLY, 
John MALLEY, 
Robert B. SEDGWICK, 
J. Thomas BEALES, 
M. DOYLE, 
John KAVANAGH, 
Henry A. MYENBORG,
Joseph J. DUGGAN, 
James FARRELL, 
John NAUMER, 
Edward TOOHILL, 
John H. HALL, 
Charles LOCKWOOD, 
James RYAN, 
James CONNORS, 
James KENNEDY, 
Frederick W. KENNY, 
Thomas E. BYRNE, 
James H. NEESON, 
Matthew RYAN, 
Hugh WARD, 
H.F. STICKEVERS, 
Abm MANDEVILLE, 
John A. COOK, 
Charles HARKINS, 
Daniel H. GRAY, 
James THOUBBORON, 
Dennis DRISCOLL, 
P. McKENNA, 
Christian F. WULFF, 
Charles N. KIMPLAND, 
John H. MURIAGH, 
Thomas McGUIRE and Theodore BACHAUS.

St. John's Hospital.  Anniversary of the Laying of the Cornerstone.  
Appropriate Exercise in the New Building - Report of the Building Committee - 
Reception in the Evening.
Anniversary services commemorative of the laying of the cornerstone of the 
new St. John's Hospital, at the corner of Atlantic and Albany Avenues, on the 
Church Charity Foundation of Long Island, were held in the chapel of the new 
building yesterday afternoon in the presence of an audience of about 500 
ladies and gentlemen.  Among those present were:
Right Rev. Bishop LITTLEJOHN, who presided.
Rev. Dr. Noah H. SCHENCK, of St. Ann's on the Heights.
Rev. Dr. DILLER, of St. Luke's.
Rev. Dr. DROWNE, Dean of the Cathedral at Garden City.
Rev. Dr. JOHNSON, of St. Mary's.
Rev. Dr. HASKINS, of St. Mary's Eastern District.
Rev. Mr. PECK of Calvary, Eastern District.
Rev. Mr. HUBBARD, of St. Paul's, South Brooklyn.
Rev. Mr. HOVEY, of St. Barnabas'.
Rev. Wm. A. LEONARD, of the Church of the Redeemer.
Rev. Dr. SNIVELY and Rev. Mr. TIGHE, of Grace Church.
Rev. Mr. CORNWELL, of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Rev. Mr. JARVIS, Chaplain of the Foundation.
Drs. HOPKINS, CATLIN, COLTON, WALKER and CAMPBELL, medical staff of the Foundation.
Ex-Supervisor Wm. H. FLEEMAN, Edwin BEERS, Esq., and Carlos A. BUTLER, Esq., 
of The Building Committee.
Ex-Mayor John W. HUNTER, Hon. John A. KING, A.O. BLAKE, Esq., John RONALD, 
Esq., F.B. VAN VLECK, Esq., Mr. John J. ABBOTT, Principal of School No. 1, 
Mr. Nelson L. DERBY, architect, and Mr. James LOCK, Superintendent of the 
building, and many others.

Mangled by a Butcher's Cart.
William LENNON, seven years of age, residing at 334 Hamilton Avenue, while 
crossing Hamilton Avenue, near his parents' residence, yesterday afternoon, 
was run over by a cart belonging to Benjamin KRAUS, of Sackett and Van Brunt 
Streets, driven by Herman KRAUS, aged fourteen, of 286 Sackett Street.  His 
upper and lower jaws were fractured, ten of his teeth knocked out, and his 
left cheek and shoulder cut.  He was attended by Dr. WELTY.  The drive of the 
cart was arrested, but was discharged, the father of the injured boy refusing 
to make a complaint.

A Dark Deed.
While Mrs. KINKLE, of 51 Fulton Street, was standing in her doorway 
yesterday, she was approached by a colored man, who inquired if she knew of a 
person named Capt. BOYLSTON.  Though she replied in the negative, the man 
continued to ply her with questions, at the same time approaching her more 
closely, until, becoming alarmed, she ordered him off.  Subsequently she 
discovered that her pocketbook, containing $11 had been stolen for her 
reticule.

Mr. WALSH's Bullet.
Mr. Walsh, of Steuben Street, who shot young FITZGERALD, a resident of the 
next block, under the impression that the latter was a burglar, had a long 
conversation last evening with Police Captain McLAUGHLIN. Referring to the 
Union-Argus article of that date he expressed himself pleased with it, but 
contradicted the rumor which it contained that FITZGERALD had once visited 
the house in the capacity of grocer's clerk.  He said that the young man had 
never entered the house in any capacity and was an entire stranger to all the 
members of the household.  He had not, according to Captain McLAUGHLIN's 
statement, become convinced that FITZGERALD made a mistake in the house, or 
that his mission was as peaceable as his friends assert.  Still, he was open 
to conviction.  Captain McLAUGHLIN says that he has been unable to find 
anything in FITZGERALD's past history of a disgraceful character.  The bullet 
still remains in the young man's body.

Shot by Her Lover.
Eva GEIS, aged seventeen, supposed to be dying at Thirty-third Street, New 
York, has made an antemortem statement to Deputy-Coroner GOLDSCHMIDT that she 
was shot by her lover, one Edward ARRAS, in June 1878, and has since suffered 
from the wound.  ARRAS was arrested this morning and was admitted to $5,000 bail.

A Brave Lad.
A heroic act was performed about half-past seven o'clock last evening at 
Jewell's Dock, near Fulton Ferry by a boy named James HUSSEY.  Benjamin 
NEWTON, ten years of age, residing at 9 Fulton Street, had fallen into the 
river, while at play on the dock, and was about sinking the last time, when 
HUSSEY dived after him, skillfully caught hold of him, and supported him 
until the bystanders extricated both from their perilous position.

John GREANEY, of North Fourth Street, and John CALIS, of North Second Street, 
two notorious boys, were arrested last night on suspicion of having stolen a 
white bed sheet which was found in their possession.

An open air strawberry festival which was well attended was given last night 
by the ladies of the Transfiguration Church on the grounds adjoining the 
church, Marcy Avenue and Hooper Street.  It will be repeated this evening.  
The proceeds are to be for the benefit of the church.

An iron foundation of handsome appearance has been placed in front of the 
Thirteenth Precinct Police Station in Flushing Avenue.

G.P.-The Young People's Association of the Presbyterian Church have 
elected the following officers:  
Rev. Charles H. TAYLOR, D.D., President; 
John S. OGILVIE, Vice-President; 
John F. TREECH, Secretary.

G.P.-William F. BUTTE, residing at 360 Manhattan Avenue was arrested 
this morning on a warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT, in which he is 
charged with assaulting his wife.  The hearing was adjourned until Thursday.

G.P.-The strawberry festival held in the M.E. Tabernacle, on Manhattan Avenue, 
last night, the proceeds of which were to be devoted to the Ladies' Aid 
Society, was largely attended, and proved quite a success.  It will be 
continued this evening, and there will be greater attractions in the shape of 
musical and literary exercises.

G.P.-A new mission, to be known as the Bethlehem Mission, has been opened at 93 
Van Cott Avenue, near Graham.  Gospel services will be held every Sunday 
afternoon and Sabbath school in the evening.

G.P.-The Morrisania Steamboat Company are making arrangements for carrying 
passengers between Greenpoint and Coney Island.  A commodious steamer has 
been secured, and in a few days will make regular trips from the foot of Kent 
Street to the Island.

G.P.-The last in the series of dime entertainments at the Nobel Street Baptist 
Church, will be held tomorrow evening.  Prof. MILLER and daughter, Mrs. 
Alonzo FOSTER, Miss Annie MOONEY and a host of others have volunteered their 
services.

G.P.-The Lazarist Fathers, from Germantown Penn., have inaugurated a series of 
mission meetings at St. Anthony's Church, on Manhattan Avenue.  They will be 
continued for two weeks.  

12 June 1879
BLOOD - FARRINGTON - In this city, Wednesday evening, June 11, at the 
residence of the bride's parents, 118 Lefferts Place by the Rev. Emory J. 
HAYNES, Alfred H. BLOOD of Newark, Ohio to Ella M. FARRINGTON, 
daughter of H. FARRINGTON.

KANE - MELAY - On Wednesday, June 11, 1879, at the Church of St. Charles 
Borromeo, by Rev. Father WARD, Miss Maggie MELAY to Mr. Michael KANE, both of 
this city.  No cards.

Mary HENNESSEY, twenty-seven years of age, of 346 Hamilton Avenue, yesterday 
fell from a chair in which she was sitting and sustained injuries which 
brought on an internal hemorrhage.

At eight o'clock last evening, Margaret CARLEY, three years of age, sustained 
a concussion of the brain by falling down stairs at her residence, 364 
Hamilton Avenue.

James COFFEY, a boatman of 44 President Street, was arrested last evening, 
charged by William MAUDE of 260 Columbia Street, boss-trimmer on the Elevator 
New York, lying at the Atlantic Dock, with assaulting him and throwing him 
overboard.

A roll of cassimere, valued at $15 was yesterday stolen from in front of L. 
SOMERVILLE's residence, 135 Fulton Street.

William KREGER's Grocery, 41 Hicks Street, was found broken open at five 
o'clock this morning, and on examination William CONNELLY aged twenty-two, of 
51 Hicks Street, was found in the building.

Jacob SCHAUFFER, of Moore Street, who the police say, is represented in the 
Rogue's Gallery by Picture 918, was found by Sergeant MURPHY at 4:30 o'clock 
this morning in Ralph Avenue, near Chauncey Street.  He had two empty bags in 
his possession, and though he said he was going to pick peas for a farmer, 
the officer deemed it advisable to place him under lock and key, on 
suspicion.

Deaths of a Week.
Mortality Report of the Board of Health.  The following is the mortality 
report for the past week in this city:
Measles - 1
Scarlet Fever - 8
Diphtheria - 16
Whooping Cough - 2
Erysipeias(?) - 1
Diarrhera - 3
Disentery - 1
Cholera infantum - 4
Cholera - mortius - 1
Enteto(?) Colitis - 2
Remittent fever - 5
Enanition(?) - 1
Dellrium tremen - 1
Cancer of breast - 1
Cancer of face - 1
Cancer of liver - 1
Cancer of pelvis - 1
Marasmus(?) - 1
Consumption - 31
Tub. meningitis - 5
Hydrocephalus(?) - 1
Meningitis - 7
Apoplexy - 3
Acute Hydrocephlia(?) - 1
Softening of the brain - 1
Paralysis - 2
Anamia of brain - 1
Epilepsy - 2
Convulsions - 4
Dementia - 1
Melancholia - 1
Insanity - 1
Sunstroke - 1
Disease of heart - 2
Fatty deg. of heart - 2
Hyperirophy of heart - 4
Val. disease of heart - 2
Laryngitis - 1
Bronchitis - 6
Pneumonia - 12
Cong. of lungs - 1
Gastritis - 1
Gastro enteritis - 1
Peritonitis - 1
Hepatitis - 1
Nephritis - 2
Bright's disease - 3
Diabetes - 1
Eterine tumor - 1
Spinal disease - 2
Premature birth - 2
Preterm birth - 2
Cyanosis(?) - 1
Dentition(?) - 5
Flooding - 1
Puerperal convulsions - 1
Puerperal Metritis - 1
Astnenia (?) - 1
Burns - 1
Drowning - 1
Falls - 2
Killed by motor - 1
Killed by blow - 1
Run over by steam car - 1

Public Institutions
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum - 1
E.D. Industrial Home - 1
Kings County Jail - 1
St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum - 1
E.D. Hospital - 1
L.I. College Hospital - 2
St. Catharine's Hospital - 2
St. Mary's Hospital - 1
St. Peter's Hospital - 2

Deaths at Wards
First - 2
Second - 4
Third - 5
Fourth - 4
Fifth - 8
Sixth - 12
Seventh - 0
Eighth - 3
Ninth - 8
Tenth - 8
Eleventh - 5
Twelfth - 10
Thirteenth - 9
Fourteenth - 1
Fifteenth - 7
Sixteenth - 15
Seventeenth - 6
Eighteenth - 13
Nineteenth - 5
Twentieth - 6
Twenty - first - 12
Twenty-second - 4
Twenty-third - 4
Twenty-fourth - 5
Twenty-fifth - 3

Remarks
The deaths occuring in Brooklyn during the week ending June 7, 1879 numbered 
171, being 14 less than the previous week, and representing an annual death 
rate of 15.75 in every 1,000 of the population.  There were 12 deaths less 
than in the corresponding week in 1878, whent he death rate was 17.3 per 
1,000; compared with the same week in 1877 there were 26 fewer deaths; the 
rate of mortality then (1877) being 19.4 per 1,000.  By classes, the deaths, 
the death rate of each class and the per centum of deaths to the total deaths 
were as follows:

Zymotic - 40 deaths
Constitutional - 42 deaths
Local - 68 deaths
Developmental - 11 deaths
Violence - 7 deaths

Of children under 5 years of age there were 70 deaths at an annual death rate 
of 6.45 or 40.91 per centum of all deaths.  The four chief causes were 
consumption, pneumonia, diphtheria, scariacina.

The intest returns from certain American and foreign cities show the 
following current death rates per 1,000: New york 28.6; Philadelphia 13.7; 
Boston 15.9; Chicago 17.1; New Orleans 26.2; Cincinnati 22.3; Washington DC 
18.5; London 21.6; Glasgow 21.4; Dublin 35.0; Paris 28.9; Berlin 23.5; Vienna 
33.6.

There were 29 deaths in houses containing 4 or more families (tenements).  
The birth returns numbered 186, the marriage returns 85, the stil birth 
returns 20.  There were 12 deaths in public institutions and 4 colored 
persons.  The mean temperature was 69.55 degrees; the minimum was 65.5 
degrees on Saturday.  The maximum was 92.0 degrees on Sunday.  Rain fell 
during the week to the amount of 2.11 inches.  The mean humidity was 77 
saturation being 100.

-Greenpoint Items.
-Adam NOE, 500 Graham Avenue, was arrested this morning on a warrant by 
Justice ELLIOTT, in which he is charged by Charles S. MONK, same residence, 
with assault and battery.  Case adjourned until Saturday.

-Seawanhaka Tribe of Red Men will go to Myrtle Avenue Park, on the seventh 
annual picnic which occurs on the 17th instant.

-At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Greenpoint Gaslight Company, 
Mr. Samuel WILLETTS was unanimously elected President, and John S. WILLETTS, 
Vice President for the ensuing year.

-The Young People's Association of the Presbyterian Church, and the ladies of 
the Third Universalist Church will both hold strawberry festivals, this 
evening at their respective church edifices, on Noble Street.

-Cornelius J. McCLOSKEY, of 178 Eagle Street, was arrested this morning, on a 
warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT, on complaint of Margaret CORNISKY, 130 
same Street, who accuses him with striking her on the head with a large 
stone, inflicting severe and painful injuries.  The prisoner was held for a 
further examination.

-A very large audience was present last evening at the oratorical contest, 
held at the Kent Street Reformed Church, under the auspices of the Young 
People's Association of the church.  Prof. BARRETT presided at the organ, and 
excellent music was furnished by DeWITT's orchestra.  Rev. D. Henry MILLER, 
Dr. SANFORD and Rev. Martyn SUMMERBELL were appointed judges.  The orators 
and their subjects were as follows:
"Reflections on Ancient Cities" - H.R. SHEPARDSON
"Decisions of Character" - W.H. ROBERTS
"The Conflict of the Ages" - E.D. VAN DYCK
"America, and Her Present Necessities" - Ralph VOORHEES
"National Character" - A.S. VAN DYCK
"Conquered Nations" - F.M. CHUTE

-After making special mention of the several orations, the judges decided that 
W.H. ROBERTS excelled in composition as well as delivery, and awarded him the 
prize, which was a handsome edition of Macaulay's History of England.  A vote 
of thanks was tendered the judges.

Pool-sellers Arrested in Long Island City.
Messrs. William LOVELL, KELLY and BLISS and Harry HILL, all of New York City, 
were arrested yesterday afternoon in Long Island City by Police Captain WOODS 
for selling pools in said city.  They were taken before Justice DELEBANTY, 
with their counsel, and gave bonds for their appearance on the 18th inst.

EASTERN DISTRICT
A Ten Year Old Boy's Ambition.
John E. HORN, a boy of ten years, ran away from his house, 304 Grand Street, 
on Monday.  His parents at first thought that he had gone to their farm near 
Cypress Hills Cemetery, but on sending there learned that he had not been 
seen.  It seems that a playmate named John O'BRIEN persuaded young HORN to 
leave home and strike out for himself in the world.  Yesterday the latter was 
seen on a Bushwick car selling lozenges, and said that he was going to earn 
his own living.  His ambition is likely to meet with a setback when his 
parents learn of his new whereabouts.

BRIEF MENTION
Peter CAROLAN, of 52 Richardson Street, was arrested today, charged by 
William NAAB, of 99 Herbert Street, with having, with the prisoner's brother, 
Patrick, beaten him with a chair and a club.

Richard HOPPIG, nine years of age, applied at the Sixth Precinct Station 
house last night for lodgings.  He said he had been away from home some time 
and was afraid to go back.  An officer was sent to the boy's home in Meserole 
Street, and found the father sick and a family of six children depending on 
the labors of the mother and a twelve-year old son.  The boy was taken home.

The Nuptials of Mr. Michael KANE and Miss Maggie MELAY were performed last 
evening in the Church of St. Charles Borromeo, by Rev. Father Ward, after 
which a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents.  The 
happy couple have gone to Niagara on their wedding tour.

13 June 1879
CASTNER - BADEAU - At Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, June 11, 1879, by the 
Rev. George MILLS, Fred K. CASTNER to Louise, only daughter of Mr. Issac 
BADEAU, late of Brooklyn, NY.� No Cards.

Local Brevities.
A gold watch valued at $200 stolen on the 4th instant from the residence of 
Mrs. Mary RICHARDSON, 41 Pierrepont Street, was yesterday recovered by 
Detective LOWERY from a pawnshop in the Bowery.

At three this A.M. Officer O'RORKE arrested David O'BRIEN, speculator of 34 
Carroll Street, on suspicion of having stolen 600 pounds of sugar which he 
had in his rowboat under the dock foot of Sackett Street.� O'BRIEN says he 
bought the sugar from a ship.

Edward LAMB, twenty-eight years of age, of 172 High Street, had a leg broken 
yesterday by the scales of the ice cart he was driving falling on him.

Michael GALLAGHER, seventeen years of age, of 189 John Street, lost a finger 
yesterday by the machinery in the tin factory corner of York and Adams Street.

Dirty Streets. - To the Editor of the Union-Argus:
I wish you would call the attention of our city officials to the filthy 
condition of the streets int he Eleventh Ward, particularly Canton Street, 
which has not been cleaned for nearly a year.� Summer is now upon us, and we 
have in the street the accumulations of dirt for the autumn, winter, and 
spring.� The Street-cleaning Bureau say they can do nothing for us, and an 
appeal at the office of the Board of Health was answered by the remark that 
it was of no use to clean the street, because it was sure to get dirty 
again.� Appeals have been made to the Mayor without any good result.� R.H.

About Eating Fruit.
There is a rule upon board steamers going to tropical ports against the 
admission on board of bananas.� It is based on the fact that the passengers 
drinking wines or alcoholic liquors are sure to die if they eat the fruit, as 
the liquor taken into the stomach acts a preservation of the fruit and 
prevents its digestion.� The Spanish proverb has it, "Fruit is golden in the 
morning, silver at noon, but lead at night."� Americans do not seem to have 
heard of this proverb, nor to have one of their own experience.� Mostly they 
eat fruit at night, and hence have not the sovereign idea of it that they 
would have if they had eaten it at more proper times.� They eat it as dessert 
at dinner.� This may be the most proper time to eat dried fruits, but it is 
not the right time to eat juicy ones.� The Spanish people learned their 
proverb from eating the very juicy fruits, like oranges.� These should be 
eaten in the morning a little before dinner - not later than noon.� 
Early in the day they will, if eaten, prove to be the best 
possible medicine for the bilious.

OYSTERS VERSE CLAMS
Jacob H. VREELAND, formerly a New Jersey oysterman, but now a raiser of the 
succulent bivalves at Canarsie, is carrying on a lively fight with the 
Clamdiggers' Protective Union of Carnarsie, and as a preliminary move has 
caused the arrest of Hugh THOMPSON, a member of the Union, on a charge of 
purloining from him oysters valued at $30.� The case is in Justice WALSH's 
court, and THOMPSON has pleaded not guilty and been held in $300 bail (R.L. 
BAISLEY, of Flatbush, becoming surety for him), to appear for examination on 
next Monday.� He has also engaged the legal services of Mr. S.D. MORRIS.� 
VREELAND, whose counsel is Mr. Horace GRAVES, says that he criginated 
planting in deep water at Carnarsie, and at great risk cleared a spot which 
had previously been used to dump ashes and cinders on.� The clamdiggers, he 
claims, became jealous of him because he had come from New Jersey, and under 
pretense of tonging for clams began in April to injure his oyster bed.� He 
charges THOMPSON with being a party to this mischievousness, and according to 
the statements of his counsel, Mr. GRAVES, is simply making a test case of 
the present action, proposing to follow it up if successful to the last 
extremity.� The action is brought under section 758 of the laws of 1866, and 
of section 483 of the laws of 1872.� Canarsie is greatly excited over the war.

E.D..- A PROTESTANT GIRL EMBRACES THE HEBREW FAITH ON HER WEDDING DAY.
Mr. Isaac PROOPS, a cigarmaker, of 587 Grand Street, an English Jew, was 
married in New York on Tuesday to Miss Sarah BEADELL, a young lady residing 
in the Eastern District, who had been brought up in the Protestant faith.  
When PROOPS' mother died recently he promised her that he would persuade his 
betrothed to embrace the Hebrew faith before he married her.  Having 
succeeded in this, the young couple and their friends went to the residence 
of the Rev. David KLEIN in Canal Street, New York, when the latter and the 
Rev. Abraham DELLENGER and the Rev. Jacob STAMPE examined the convert as to 
the motives for her change of faith and upon the cardinal points of the 
Hebrew faith.  Afterward she was taken to the synagogue by two Jewish matrons 
and formally bathed by them in the fountain of constantly flowing water.  
Upon being received into the faith, by affirming her belief in one God only, 
she was renamed Sarah Abrahams.  The marriage ceremony was subsequently 
performed by the rabbi.

William MURRAY, twelve years of age, living in North Second Street, yesterday 
had one of his fingers accidentally cut off by an axe in the hands of a 
playmate.  He was attended at the E.D. Hospital by Dr. HEYL.

A money drawer, containing a quantity of papers, which had been stolen from 
Albert FRANK's saloon, 506 Grand Street, last night, was found in Grand 
Street today by the police.  There was no money in the drawer when it was stolen.

Annie ROURKE, of 215 North Tenth Street, today had William FOWLES, a ten year 
old boy, of 589 Grand Street, arrested, accusing him of cutting her on the 
hand with a fish knife.  It being proved at court today that the cutting was 
accidental, FOWLES was discharged.

Hattie C. PERRY, of 167 North Second Street, was taken seriously ill in South 
Second Street last night.  She was removed to her home in an ambulance.

G.P.-Edward SCULLEN, fourteen years, residing at 154 Newell Street, was 
arrested yesterday on complaint of Squire Stevens, newspaper carrier, 
of 10 Ten Eyck Street, who charges him with stealing newspapers from 
residences where he had served them.  Justice ELLIOTT this morning send 
SCULLEN to the House of Refuge for one year.

G.P.-The strawberry festival held at the Presbyterian Church on Noble 
Street last evening by the Young People's Association passed off very 
successfully.  The attendance was very large.  A number of the local 
clergy were present and made brief addresses.

G.P.-Albert SMITH, 334 Oakland Street, and Henry TALMAGE, 120 Huron Street, 
were indulging in a free fight on the latter street yesterday when they 
were interrupted by Officer DUGAN, who arrested them.  On being taken to 
the Seventh Precinct Station, they preferred counter charges of assault 
and battery against each other.

G.P.-Another Voracious and Vicious Cur.
In June, 1878, Jessie GODFREY, aged six and a half years, climbed the fence 
in the yard of her parents' residence, corner of Kingston Avenue and Dean 
Street, and while in the act of descending into the premises of Mr. Francis 
C. HANSON was seized by a huge dog belonging to the latter, and was bitten 
severely, the brute taking a mouthful of flesh from the calf of one of the 
legs of the child.  An action was brought in the City Court on behalf of the 
child to recover $5,000 damages for injuries, etc.  The case was tried today 
before Judge McCUE and a jury.  The defense was a general denial.  
Case still on.

A Boy's Pistol
One Youngster Accidentally Shoots a Playmate while Presenting Arms to a 
Drunken Man.
Thomas LUTTRELL, thirteen years of age, whose parents reside at 115 Spencer 
Street, was last evening sent by his employers, McDonald & Nevins, drygoods 
dealers of Myrtle Avenue, near Kent Avenue, to deliver a parcel at the corner 
of Lafayette and Classon Avenues.  Taking with him two little friends, Joseph 
THOMPSON, aged twelve years of 709 Myrtle Avenue, and William CROFTON, aged 
thirteen years, of 699 Myrtle Avenue, he set out.  While passing through 
Lafayette Avenue the boys, according to THOMPSON drew a pistol and prepared 
to stand on the defensive.  Unfortunately the pistol was prematurely 
discharged, lodging a bullet in THOMPSON's left breast, just below the 
nipple.  The report drew a policeman to the spot, and the injured boy was 
taken to the Fourth Precinct Station-house and attended by Dr. QUINN, of Kent 
Avenue, who said that from the direction the ball had taken he scarcely 
apprehended dangerous results.  On searching for LUTTRELL he was nowhere to 
be found, and as the affair was purely accidental, his father is making every 
exertion to find him and bring him home.  The pistol was a seven-chambered 
revolver.

14 June 1879
John NUGENT, a policeman of the Eighteenth Precinct, New York, was arrested 
yesterday, charged with being implicated in the Manhattan Bank Robbery.  It 
is claimed that he carried off the securities in a satchel after they had 
been taken from the vault.  He is said to have been a "policy writer" before 
his appointment on the force.

A well-dressed woman, whose head had been shockingly battered by a club, was 
found at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Sixteenth Street, New York, last 
evening, and cared for by the police.  She said that she had been assaulted 
in Washington Square.  She had dragged herself away from the place until 
noticed by the police.  She gave her name as Victoria VAN HUTZ, of 167 Prince 
Street.

Lockwood Academy.
Graduation Exercises at the Schoolhouse in South Oxford Street.
The Graduation exercises of the Lockwood Academy, 141 South Oxford Street, 
were held at the school last evening in presence of a large number of ladies 
and gentlemen.  There were only 2 graduates, Misses Ida H. WHITNEY and Lillie 
TATUM, but a large number of medals and other tokens of good conduct were 
distributed among the remaining scholars.  The exercises opened with a piano 
solo by Charlie GRUBE, which was followed by a recitation of "The Water 
Mill," by Miss Ida H. WHITNEY, which was loudly applauded.  Miss Lillie TATUM 
then sang, "Why do Summer Roses Fade?" in a sweet and well-trained voice.  
The diamond chaplet for nine years' work was given to Miss TATUM only.  It 
was on a single block of gold, and formed a beautiful watch charm.  There 
were two valedictories, one by each graduate.  Miss Ida H. WHITNEY delivered 
the first.  She said that time as it rolled on had not been without blessings 
to them all.  It had now brought them to that great period in school-life, 
toward which they had looked with such anticipation.  For nine years they had 
enjoyed its shelter and instruction.  The lessons yet to be learned may be 
many and bitter too, yet, they should look on the bright side and trust to 
the all-wise Creator.  She also spoke in the mostly kingly terms of the 
principal and teachers to whom they owed so much, and bid a cheerful farewell 
to her classmates.  Miss Lillie TATUM delivered the second.  She began by 
expressing the mingled joy and sadness with which she parted from the 
schoolmates and school scenes, severing the chords which had bound her there 
so long, and said they must now go out into the world to form other 
friendships, but that they would not forget the ties and the lessons learned 
in the schoolroom.  A happy joy succeeds as the future in which happenings to 
all is possible, is looked forward to.  The chief requisite to happiness is a 
contented mind, though no one can expect to have all sunshine.  In parting 
the first thanks were due to the teachers to whom so much was due, and she 
hoped their kind lessons would never be forgotten.  After the presentation of 
diplomas, and more singing the company dispersed well pleased with the 
reception.

Miss STENNETT's School.
The pupils of Miss STENNETT's school gave an entertainment last evening to 
their parents and friends at the residence of Mr. William HADDEN, Gallatin 
Place, Mr. HADDEN having off red the use of his parlors for the evening.  The 
first part of the entertainment consisted of the operatta of "Red Riding Hoo
d."  Mr. HADDEN's daughter, Fannie, personated the Fairy Queen.  The fairies 
were Misses Emma BROOKS, Lulu WARNER, Emma CAMPBELL, Etta HENDRICKS, Emma 
GILDERSLEEVE and Lillie PALMER.  Mother was played by Miss Minnie KING; Red 
Riding Hood by Miss Tillie CHAPIN; and the Wolf by Clarence HYDE, son of Dr. 
Joel W. HYDE.  The second part consisted of a piano overture by Misses 
STENNETT, CAPEN and GILDERSLEEVE; piano solo by Master Josie REID; 
recitations by Misses Emma BROOKS, Julia HOYT and Minnie LAMB, and piano duet 
by Miss STENNETT and Master Eddie CAPEN.  Miss LAMB is a daughter of Mr. 
Edward LAMB, the comedian.  All the scholars acquitted themselves with 
credit.  Miss STENNETT has her school at 44 Bond Street.

E.D.-
-Assault with a Hatchet.
Stephen PRESTON, of Clymer Street, a long-shoreman, and Patrick NORTON, of 60 
Franklin Avenue, were engaged this morning at King & Adams' brick yard, foot 
of Ross Street, in unloading a vessel laden with a cargo of bricks.  A 
disagreement over some trivial matter brought on hot words, and PRESTON 
seizing a small hatchet, struck NORTON just above his forehead, cutting out a 
piece of flesh about an inch and a half square.  NORTON walked to the E.D. 
Hospital, where Dr. FLEMING dressed the wound, which the latter says is 
serious but no dangerous.  A complaint against PRESTON has been made.

-Held for the Grand Jury for Stealing Ten Cents.
Joseph GALL, of 413 First Street, was arraigned before Justice ELLIOTT today 
on a charge of highway robbery.  William WEIKING, of 387 First Street, the 
complainant, charged that on the night of the 1st inst., the prisoner 
attempted to seize him by the throat and robbed him of ten cents, all the 
money he had in his possession.  The prisoner was also accused of stealing a 
paper of tobacco from WEIKING.  Justice ELLIOTT found GALL guilty and held 
him to await the action of the Grand Jury.

-Accident to a Boy.
Thomas NASH, aged thirteen, of Broadway and Twelfth Street, fell from a truck 
in front of his parents' residence last night and cut his head badly.

-Burned While Extinguishing a Fire.
A curtain in the window of John ENDERLINE's fancy goods store, 492 Broadway, 
caught fire from a gas jet last night and damaged the stock $35.  Mr. 
ENDERLINE had both hands badly burned in extinguishing the flames.

-Sent to St. Catherine's Hospital.
Charles MILLER, fourteen years, no home, applied for lodgings at the 
Thirteenth Precinct Station-house, last night.  On his left arm was a large 
abscess which had been operated upon and in which he had caught cold causing 
him to become sick.  He was sent to St. Catherine's Hospital.

G.P.-
-The second monthly meeting of the Sabbath-school Aid Society of the M.E. 
Tabernacle Church, will be held in the main audience room of the church 
tomorrow afternoon.  Rev. S.H. BURCH, J.L. COLLYER and others will address 
the meeting.

-The Brooklyn Oil Works, on Ash Street, and the Empire Refining Company, on 
Newton Creek, are erecting a number of large oil stills on their respective 
premises.

-Under the suspices of the Christian Temperance Brotherhood, open-air gospel 
temperance meetings will be held in Greenpoint during the summer.  Rev. D.C. 
HUGHES, pastor of the Union Avenue Baptist Church, has been appointed by the 
brotherhood to conduct them.

-Professor MEIGS, the baritone singer, will be tendered a testimonial concert 
at Eckford Hall, during the present month by a number of his friends and 
citizens in the Seventeenth Ward.

-The work on the new primary school on Leonard Street, is now nearly 
completed, but it will not be opened for the reception of pupils until after 
the summer vacations.  The local members of the Board of Education have been 
authorized to procure the necessary school furniture.

-The Greenpoint Athletic Club have arranged for a series of athletic sports to 
take place on their grounds on the 28th inst.  The events will consist of a 
tug of war between members of the police and fire departments, a hundred yard 
race for school-boys, and a ten-mile walk.

-A Thief in a Bakery.
Richter Brothers, bakers, of 1015 Atlantic Avenue, at 5:30 this A.M., hired 
as a journeyman a young man who applied to them for employment, in answer to 
an advertisement.  Soon afterwards the new comer disappeared, taking with him 
$23 and a silver watch belonging to a journeyman named Andrew ZINDLER.  The 
thief is of dark complexion, has a thin moustache and full face, and wore 
brown pantaloons and a vest, short black coat and derby hat.

John BENSON, of 17 McComb Street, has been missing for several days.  At 6:30 
o'clock last evening his body was found in Gowanus Canal, and by request of 
friends was removed to the Morgue by order of Coroner SIMMS.

Henry T. CHAPMAN, thirty-five years of age, of 132 Quincey Street, fell at 
midnight at the corner of Reid Avenue and Quincey Street, and cut his head so 
severely that the police had to summon Dr. CORBEN to attend him.  The police 
attribute the accident to intoxication.

Ann WESTON, of 64 President Street, last evening, caused the arrest of Albert 
SHIPMAN, aged twenty-one, of 202 Prince Street; on a warrant issued by 
Justice WALSH.  She charges him with basely gaining her affections under a 
promise of marriage, which remains unfulfilled.

Officer SUTTON at 1:15 A.M., yesterday, found a male infant about a month old 
on the stoop of Mr. GILBERT's residence, 187 Park Avenue.  The little one was 
neatly dressed, and by its side was a complete outfit of clothing.  It was 
placed in charge of the city nurse.

Mrs. Annie SMITH, of 344 Bridge Street, at ten o'clock last evening was 
accidentally run over as she was stepping from a Flatbush Avenue car at the 
corner of Bridge and Fulton Streets, by a wagon driven by Edward NUGENT, aged 
forty-two, of 206 North First Street.  She was only slightly injured, and 
refused to make any complaint against NUGENT.

John BARK, of 100 Degraw Street, a laborer, had his head badly cut yesterday 
at Watson's stores by a pulley block falling on him.

Chas. PREY, twenty-five years of age, of 239 Sixteenth Street, had his left 
hand severely lacerated with a saw yesterday afternoon while at work in Pease 
& Poilion's saw mill, corner of Bond and Third Streets.

Property valued at $24 was yesterday afternoon stolen by a burglar who broke 
into Robt. DICKENSON's apartments, at 173 Sterling Place.

1 JULY 1879
EASTERN DISTRICT
A child Falls from a Third Story Window, and is Fatally Hurt
Samuel BERNARD, aged two years, fell from the third story of his father's 
residence, 369 North Fourth street, yesterday afternoon and struck on his 
head or the sidewalk. Dr. SWEENEY, who attended him says he is fatally injured.

Samuel HOUSE, of 145 Seventeenth street, New York, was yesterday arrested 
on complaint of LeGrande SCOFIELD, of 2334 Second avenue, New York, who 
accused him of the theft of a $10 watch.  Justice ELLIOTT refused to hold 
the prisoner.

Thomas MC CARROLL, a twelve year old boy, of 114 North Seventh street, who 
stays out all night and keeps bad company, was sentenced to the House of 
Refuge to-day by Justice ELLIOTT.

Mr. Joseph F. KNAPP, Superintendent of St. John's M. E. Church 
Sunday-school, and wife, who sail for Europe on Saturday next, were last 
night presented with a gold medal each by the teachers of the school.

The ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the addition to be built to the 
Old Bushwich Church will be performed on Friday next at 8 A.M.

G.P.-At the semi-annual election of officers for Sagoyewatha Tribe, 
No. 32, I. O. R. M., the following was the result; 
W. B. BURK, Prophet; 
Elward OLIVER, Sachem; 
James GUTHERIE, Senior Sagemore; 
W. WALTERS, Jr., Sagamore; 
A. G. COLBOURNE, Chief of Records; 
John SNEYD, Keeper of Wampum; 
Andrew ROGERS, Trustee.

G.P.-George FOLER, fifteen years of age, residing at 13 Broome street, was 
arrested this morning on a warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT, in which he 
is charged by Catharine J. WOOD, of 15 same street, with striking her 
daughter on the head with a hatchet, inflicting a serious and painful 
wound.  Case adjourned until the 9th inst.

G.P.-Richard WILSON, of 22 Broome street, who was injured on Saturday 
by falling down the hotel of a vessel, upon which he was working, at 
the foot of Van Brunt street, is reported to be in a dying condition.

2 July 1879
Public School No. 31
An interesting series of exercises were gone through with at the closing 
reception given by pupils of Public School No. 31, on Dupont street, this 
afternoon.  The Declaration of Independence was read by six boys and seven 
girls; a duet entitled: "Hark! I Hear the Organ Peal, " was well rendered 
by Misses COOPER and RICHARDS; William ALLEN recited the "Battle of 
Lexington," and the school sand a number of patriotic songs and 
anthems.  The exercises concluded with the presentation of certificats by 
the principal, D. L. MILLARD.

RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
A Gentleman and His Wife Injured by being Thrown from Their Carriage
Mr. Theodore LININGTON and his wife, of 143 Fort Green place, met with a 
serious accident about half-past eight o'clock last evening while riding 
through Hanson place in a light carriage drawn by a single horse.  In some 
way, the horse became frightened, and getting beyond Mr. LININGTON'S 
control, ran away.  Residents of the vicinity ran to their assistance, and 
they were assisted home, whereon examination Dr. ATENfound that Mrs. 
LININGTON had sustained a severe gash over the right eye, and bodily 
injuries more painful than alarming; and that her husband had two ribs 
broken.  The horse had meanwhile been caught by Detective SHAUGHNESSEY, of 
the Fourth Precinct, at the corner of St. Felix street and DeKalb avenue, 
and returned to Mr. KETCHUM'S stable, No. 184 Raymond street, where its 
owner stables.

-EASTERN DISTRICT
-A Dishonest Apprentice Arrested
Mr. Jasper WASHINGTON, a baker of No. 252 Grand street, advertised about 
ten days ago for an apprentice.  William CLARK, of 304 Graham avenue, 
applied for the position and was accepted.  Yesterday Mrs. WASHINGTON, who 
had hidden about $40 in a hole in the bakeshop went to look for the money 
but it had disappeared.  She informed the police and CLARK was arrested by 
Detectives SHORT and HOLLAND.  CLARK denies the theft.  The detectives 
found the money hidden in the coal bin and CLARK then admitted having taken 
it and said that he hid it only for safe keeping.  Justice ELLIOTT held 
CLARK for the Grand Jury.

-Passing Counterfeit Coin
John STUMPF, of 120 Varet street, was last night arrested on a complaint 
made by Katherine WATNER, who keeps a saloon at 170 Floyd street, charged 
with having passed a counterfeit trade dollar on her on June 26.  He is 
also accused of having sent John FISHER, of 76 Moore street, into Peter 
BUNKER'S bakery, 172 Floyd street, to ask for change for a spurious dollar.

-Burned by the Explosion of a Kerosene Lamp
A kerosene lamp exploded at two o'clock this morning in the apartments of 
Henry EARNST, 227 Devoe street while he and son were at work 
tailoring.  The cloth was damaged $25.  While extinguishing the flames both 
father and son were severly burned.

William MC CANN, of North Twelfth street, was arrested by Detectives SHORT 
and HOLLAND to-day, Mary DAILEY, of 17 Withers street, accusing him of the 
theft of a roll of carpet worth $12.

Moses MEYER, of 111 Johnson avenue, was yesterday severly injured about the 
head by falling on a pair of shears in Blank & Voelbel's brush factory, 316 
South Fourth street, where he is employed.

-GREENPOINT ITEMS
-Capt George RHODES, of the Seventh Precinct, fell down a flight of stairs 
at his residence on Milton street yesterday cutting the main artery in the 
left arm.

-James O'BRIEN, of 108 Clay street, was arrested this morning for committing 
an unprovoked assault on Charles SHEEPER, of 534 North Second street.

-At the last regular meeting of Olive Leaf Lodge, No. 233, I. O. O. F., held 
at their rooms, Manhattan avenue and Green streets, the following officers 
were elected:  
C. H. BROOM, Noble Grand; 
George F. YATES, Vice Grand; 
M. F. HASS, Recording Secretary; 
J. E. MOORE, Permanent Secretary; 
John INGRAM, treasurer; 
George W. LAMP, representative to Grand Lodge, and 
Moses EAGLE, alternate.  
The elective and appointive officers will be installed on the 9th inst.

3 July 1879
Fell from a Wagon
Michael RHEINBARDT, thirty-five years of age, while intoxicated yesterday 
afternoon sustained a severe scalp wound by falling from the wagon of his 
employer, Louis STOHL, baker, of No. 783 Gates avenue, at the corner of 
Thropp and Vernon avenues.  He was removed to St. Catharine's Hospital.

A Boy Injured
Isaac COHEN, aged fourteen years, driver of a wagon for DAvid LIEBMAN, a 
licensed vender, of 375 Kent avenue, fell from his wagon yesterday 
afternoon in Warren street and sustained a fractured of the collar-bone. he 
was removed to the L. I. College Hospital.

Robbery in Lefferts Place
While the family of Ms. E. BOYLE, of No. 111 Lefferts place, where at 
dinner Tuesday afternoon, a thief opened the front door by means of false 
keys and going up stairs stole jewelry valued at $75.

A Brutal Husband
Mrs. Kate MULLEN was brutally knocked down and kicked yesterday afternoon 
in her apartment, 73 Gold street, by her husband, Bernard MULLEN, aged 
fifty-seven years.  A dispute was the only provocation for the act.  As the 
poor woman was kicked about the head as well as the body, an ambulance 
surgeon had to be sent for.  The assailant was arrested.

Assault with a Slung-shot
Daniel DURCOLL, aged thirty-nine, a peddler, residing at No. 255 Kent 
avenue, was arrested last night, at eleven o'clock, by Detective PRICE, 
charged with assaulting Henry BONNER on the head with a slung-shot, 
inflicting three severe wounds.

The Broadway Motor Accident
The jury, impanelled by Coroner NOLAN in the case of Frederick DURGHOLZ, 
killed on the night of June 15, opposite Broadway Park, last evening, 
brought in divided verdicts.  Two ascribed the occurrence solely to 
accident, while four jury men censured the company for not having the head 
light of the locomotive lit, and recommend the stationing of a flagman at 
the point where the deceased was run over.

Violating the Excise Law
Detective DRUHAN yesterday afternoon arrested Joseph SOTHERN, aged 
thirty-seven, an English bartender, on a charge of selling liquor without a 
license, at the corner of Fifteenth street and City Line.

Not Cholera
Charles D. HOWARD, of 294 Bergen street, was taken ill with cholera morbus 
yesterday while at work on new buildings in Pacific street, near Nostrand 
avenue. He was attended by Dr. TERHUNE and sent home.  The report got 
abroad that he was suffering from cholera, but Sanitary Inspector GRIFFITH 
this morning disproved it.

LONG ISLAND
Accidental Shooting At Astoria---John WELEB, the keeper of the Pound at 
Astoria, accidentally shot his little daughter, about three years old, on 
Tuesday afternoon.  Taking of his coat, in a pocket of which was the 
pistol, he carelessly threw it upon a stick of timber.  The shock exploded 
the pistol and the little girl received the charge in her head and face, 
injuring one of her eyes so badly that it was thought best to take it 
out.  There is some doubt of the child's recovery.

EASTERN DISTRICT-A Man Shot by a Careless Boy
Valentine KESSELL, a boy of twelve years, living at 35 Meeker avenue, was 
arrested to-day by Detective IHNE for carelessly handling a pistol, thereby 
shooting Jacob WAEGELE, aged forty, of 44 Meeker avenue.  It seems that 
while KESSELL was handling the pistol, WAEGEL was passing and when the 
weapon was fired a number of buckshot lodged in WAEGELE'S left side and 
arm.  Justice ELLIOTT adjourned the examination until the 9th inst.

A Burglary Prevented
Officer MILES, at one o'clock this morning, saw three suspicious characters 
standing on the corner of Hewes street and Bedford avenue.  When they 
caught sight of the officer they ran away.  One of them, however, who gave 
his name was John H. COLLINS was caught by the officer who found a box 
placed under the fanlight of a grocery store located on the corner where he 
saw the men together.

Mr. Joseph F. KNAPP Going to Europe
Mr. Joseph F. KNAPP, Superintendent of St. John's M. E. Church 
Sunday-school, will sail for Europe on Saturday next with his family, in 
the steamer Germanic.  The Young People's and TEacher's associations 
connected with the church, have engaged the steamer William Fletcher, and 
will accompany the Germanic down the bay.  The Fletcher will leave the foot 
of South Sixth street, E. D. at 3 P. M.

Brief Mention
Mrs. E. C. SCHENCK'S apartments at 163 South Ninth street, were entered 
yesterday morning by a thief, who stole a set of jewelry worth $30.

John SCHYER and George MOHR, for resisting arrest and for disorderly 
conduct were today sentenced to jail for ten days each by Justice GUCK.

--GREENPOINT ITEMS
-William CLOBBOM, 181 Eagle street was arrested this morning charged with 
beating his mother and stealing a number of articles and pawning them.

-Detective BUTTS yesterday arrested Charles SCHMIDT, residing at 325 One 
Hundred and Twenty-second street, NewYork, on a warrant issued by Justice 
ELLIOTT, in which he is charged with abandoning his family.

*Transcribers note:  Names were spelled two different ways in some articles 
and also contained several misspellings.

-Miss Kate SWARTOUTH, of Lorimer street, was married last evening to Mr. 
William JACKSON, of Virginia, by the Rev. Lewis FRANCIS, pastor of the Kent 
Street Reformed Church.  The ceremony was performed at the residence of the 
bride's parents and was largely attended.  The couple left last night for 
Virginia where they will take up their permanent residence.

5 July 1879
George MAILIBAND, nineteen years of age, of 20 Yates avenue, accidentally 
shot himself through the right hand with a pistol on Thursday evening while 
standing at the corner of Troutman street and Myrtle avenue.  He was 
attended by Dr. BROOKS.

Thomas H. CANN, forty-three years old, of No. 327 Gold street, while 
passing through Myrtle avenue, Thursday night, was accidentally shot in the 
calf of the leg.  Henry WEIDMAN, who, with John WOLF, of 325 Adams street, 
was celebrating the advent of the Fourth with a pistol, was arrested, 
charged with reckless shooting.  WOLF was arrested for violating a city 
ordinance.

A bullet, fired by some person unknown, yesterday afternoon penetrated a 
window of Chas. HUNT'S residence, 403 Herkimer street, but without injuring 
anyone.

Yesterday morning Bridget DAILEY, aged eighteen, of 113 Union street, was 
shot in the right leg with a bullet discharged from a pistol by an unknown 
boy.  She was attended by Dr. MC CORKLE.

A slug was fired at 12:15 A. M. yesterday through the window of MRs. Mary 
MC CAFFREY'S apartments, 298 Water street.  Though the occupant and her six 
children were asleep in the room at the time, no one was hurt.  soon 
afterward a citizen found a shattered musket at the corner of Bridge and 
Water streets, where parties had been firing it and gave it to Roundsman 
VELSOR.  It was claimed almost immediately by Richard MILES, aged 
twenty-four, of No. 177 Water street, who was thereupon arrested by Officer 
DOYLE.  Justice WALSH to-day gave the prisoner the option of paying $25, or 
going to jail for twenty-five days.

Frank COGBILL and his clerk, J. E. CAVANAGH, were arrested last evening, 
charged with violating the Fourth of July Ordinance, by setting off rockets 
in front of the former's store, No. 110 Myrtle avenue.  The prisoners 
to-day pleaded not guilty, and Justice Walsh adjourned the hearing to the 
8th instant.

Albert WALKER, aged seventeen, of 453 Decatur street, accidentally shot 
himself in the thigh yesterday afternoon with a pistol.  The wound is a 
serious one, and he was removed to the City Hospital.

John HARRIS, aged twenty-one, of No. 17 Willow place, by the premature 
discharge of his pistol yesterday while in Pacific street, put a bullet 
through his own left hand, and into the right foot of Alfred MULLGROVE, 
aged fourteen, of 226 Pacific street.  HARRIS was taken to the L. I. 
College Hospital, and the child was attended by Dr. BELL.

John SPEARS, thirty-six years of age, of No. 776 Putnam avenue, had his 
right leg broken at 1:20 A. M. in endeavoring to prevent a passenger 
falling off a Broadway railroad car at Jefferson street.  SPEARS was a 
conductor, and his noble conduct is rendered all the more conspicuous by 
the sad accident which overtook him while in the discharge of his duty.  he 
was attended by Dr. BECKERT, and removed to the City Hospital in an ambulance.
Theophilus MARCELLUS, 61 years of age, of No. 90 Perry street, New York, 
received a wound on the head and a dislocation of the knee yesterday by 
falling down stairs at No. 359 Fulton street. He was removed to the City 
Hospital.

Augustus MEYER, twelve years, of NO. 78 Broadway, while discharging a 
pistol, shot off his right thumb, yesterday morning.
While Kate ECKLE, of No. 34 Scholes street, was standing in her apartments, 
yesterday she was struck in the thigh with a pistol bullet fired by an 
unknown person.

Mary MURPHY, while dressing herself at her home, No. 69 Penn street, was 
struck in the shoulder by a pistol shot.  Who fired the shot is not known.

Daniel BROPHY, fourteen years, of No. 112 North Sixth street, was shot in 
the right arm by an unknown person, while standing at South Fourth and 
Fifth streets.

Mo?y SNIFFEN, of 142 Hooper street, was burned about the face and hands by 
some powder which he was lighting flashing up.

John NEAUDER, of 513 Grand street, was arrested last night for setting off 
fireworks without a permit, and Rudolph MICHAELS, of 378 Graham avenue, 

Joseph SCHMIDT, of 758 Flushing avenue, and Catherine LEYS, of 37 Gates 
avenue, for selling fireworks without licenses.

A firecracker thrown in William GREEN'S stable, 186 Powers street, last 
night, caused a slight fire, which was extinguished by Officer FREY.

The furniture in Adam GAUS' apartments, No. 130 cook street, was damaged 
$25 yesterday afternoon by fire caused by a Chinese cracker.

Hurt by a Horse
Annie ACKERMAN, seven years, of 61 Bond street, was accidentally knocked 
down Thursday evening at the corner of Bond and Schermerhorn streets by a 
horse and carriage driven by George L. SMITH, of No. 50 Sidney place. her 
collar bone was fractured.  She was attended by Dr. HYDE.

A Jaw Fractured
By the fall on Thursday of a cake of ice from the barge City of Troy, at 
the foot of Smith street, Frank CARPENTER, aged eighteen, a boatman, had 
his upper jaw fractured.  Taken to the L. I. College Hospital.

Fractured Skull
An unknown woman, sixty years of age, was found at 11:30 P. M. Thursday 
lying with a fractured skull in the rear yard of 125 King street.  She had 
evidently fallen down her steps. She was removed to St. Peter's Hospital.
The name of the woman was to-day ascertained to be Mary A. CONDON.  She 
resides with Mrs. FERON, of Van Brunt street.

Fell in the Street
Bridget DUNN, 50 years, of 140 Wyckoff street, while returning from the 
grocery last evening fell corner of Hoyt and Wyckoff streets, and fractured 
her left shoulder.  She was removed to the Long Island College Hospital.

An Infant Injured
Catherine MILLER, aged three years, sustained a fatal fracture of the 
skull, last evening by falling from a third story window of 19 Main street.

Hon. W. W. GOODRICH Sails for Europe
A large number of gentlemen consisting of the members of the Lincoln Union 
Club of the Twentieth Ward, and others sailed from Jewell's Wharf this 
afternoon on the Annex steamer NO. 1 to accompany the Hon. W. W. GOODRICH 
down the bay. he sails to-day for Europe and his friends, one and all wish 
him a pleasant journey and recuperated health and strength.

Brooklyn Girls at Binghampton
Miss Lizzie SANGER, of Clinton street, distinguished herself on Wednesday 
in the commencement exercises of the Binghampton (N.Y.) Ladie's 
College.  The exercises were held in the Baptist Cathedral and the young 
lady's exquisite singing was one of the pleasantest features of the 
occasion.  Several other young ladies from Brooklyn and vicinity, viz: 
Misses STUDDIFORD, LACEY, SMITH and FRANKENSTEIN were also on the roll of 
honor.  The graduating class numbered sixteen.  A past graduate course has 
been established.  The junior class numbers forty-two.

A Washerwoman at Leadville
But it is not alone in mining operations that fortunes have been 
made.  Mrs. Sarah RAY, an old Irish washerwoman, who was among the earliest 
settlers, has a somewhat romantic history.  her stock of trade, when she 
came, consisted of a pair of tubs and a washboard.  She began business 
under an old pine tree on the hillside, having no means of hiring a 
house.  She soon, however, got together with her own hands a rude slab 
cabin, and as business was good at two dollars and a half a dozen for 
washing, she gradually began to provide for her wants.  She got a campstore 
and after furnishing her cabin, comfortably, began to accumulate 
money.  The town began to grow in the direction of her cabin and after a 
while she employed laborers to put her up a log house.  As there was a 
great demand for miners' boarding houses, Mrs. RAYconcluded to abandon the 
washtub and start a boarding house in her new edifice. In this idea she 
received great encouragement, and the house was opened with flattering 
prospects.  In this venture she proved very successful, and made money and 
saved it.  By the growth of the city, her house finally got to be in the 
very centre, and as the streets were laid out, it proved to occupy a 
location of the corner of Harrison avenue and State street.  Business was 
good, and she continued to make money which she invested wisely.  She built 
another log house and rented it.  Then she put up a frame building, which 
was rented before it  was finished.  About this time some of the 
land-grabbers disputed her title to the land and tried to disposses 
her.  But the old lady had so many determined friends among the miners that 
the effort was given up.  Several months ago she refused $10,000 for her 
property and since that time has built a two-story block fronting on 
Harrison avenue and as desirable a piece of property as any in 
Leadville.  She still lives in her log-house, but she now intends to tear 
it down and erect a two story brick block in its place.  When her 
improvements are completed she will have an income of more than $1,000 a 
month-a pretty good record of business success for an old washerwoman.

Fell from a Roof
Patrick MAHONEY, thirty-eight years of age, fell asleep Thursday night on 
the roof of his house, 232 Bond street. The result was that he fell off, 
sustaining very serious injuries. He was removed to the Long Island College 
Hospital.

Fell from a Window
George WREIDEN, twenty years, of 167 Furman street, broke his leg Thursday 
by falling to the sidewalk while cleaning a third story window at the 
corner of Fifth avenue and Fifth street.

Motor Accident on Third Avenue
Near Schuetzen Park, at 11:50 last night, a horse car containing Celia 
CAREY, aged 17, and Bridget BROWN, aged 19, of Hamilton avenue, and 
Catherine RHINEBARDT, aged 53, of Hoyt street, near Wyckoff, and Ernest 
GOTTERIB, aged 55, of Nineteenth street, near Fourth avenue, with others, 
was accidentally run into by a Third avenue motor.  The collision jolted 
the passengers roughly and causing those named to sustain slight injuries 
about the head and back and limbs.  The injured persons who were cared for 
by the police refused to be taken to the hospital for treatment, and left 
for home.

Assaulted with a Bat
A quarrel last evening at No. 123 Imlay street between the occupant James 
MASTERSON, aged forty-two and James ROCHE, of 103 Summit street, resulted 
in MASTERSON severly clubbing his visitors head with a baseball bat. 
MASTERSON was arrested.

Accident to a Somnambulist
John WOTS, a builder, of 260 Broadway, who is subject to frequent fits of 
somnambuliam, arose from his bed while asleep on Thursday night; during his 
wife's temporary absence, and walking  through an open window to the 
balcony fell to the sidewalk, striking on his head.  He died yesterday morning.

Assault with a Brick
Owen KELLY, of 222 Throop avenue and William SCHERER, of 202 Tompkins 
avenue, had a quarrel yesterday, which resulted in the former seizing a 
brick and hurling it at SCHERER, striking the latter on the head and 
inflicting a severe scalp wound.  KELLY was arrested to-day.

William THOMPSON, fourteen years, of 78 Johnson avenue, was arrested last 
night for shooting a bullet into a sign belonging to Fred AMOUR, a 
shoemaker, of 253 Hopkins street

Thieves yesterday forced an entrance into William HELME'S apartments, 18 
Third street, with a jimmy, during the absence of the family, and stole 
clothing and jewelry valued at $220.

George FARREN, aged thirty-two of 3 Whipple street, was overcome by the 
heat yesterday at Hewes street and Marcy avenue.

Edward BRENNAN, of No. 45 Harrison avenue, was arrested to-day.  He is 
thought to have been in the company of one COLLINS when the latter was 
arrested a few nights since on suspicion of having planned a burglary at a 
Harrison avenue grocery store.

-GREENPOINT ITEM
-Thomas FERRETOR, 282 Greenpoint avenue, was arrested this morning, charged 
with knocking his mother down with a chair, and beating her.  It is feared 
that Mrs. FERRETOR is seriously injured.

-Wm. H. PURDY, of the Greenpoint Athletic Club, yesterday won the medal for 
the one mile walk at the games of the Scottish-American Athletic 
Association in New York, against thirty contestants.

-George H. CONKLIN, of 700 Lorimer street, sailed for Europe to-day in the 
steamship Germanic, of the White Star line. he goes on a pleasure trip and 
will be absent about three months.

-During a fight between George MALCOM, of Newark, N. J. , and Balthassar 
RICE, the former threw the latter through the store window of 167 
Greenpoint avenue, smashing glass to the amount of $10.  Both were arrested.

-While Mrs. MORRIS, of 167 Java street, with an infant son, eleven months 
old, in her arms, were watching some men making an excavation at 171 Java 
street on Thursday the embankment caved in and the mother and babe were 
seriously injured.  The child died yesterday morning and Mrs. MORRIS who 
had several ribs broken, lies in a very critical condition.

-The second annual games of the Greenpoint Athletic Club took place 
yesterday afternoon on Van Cott avenue, and were witnessed by seven or 
eight hundred spectators.  Several of the events were very close and 
exciting, particularly the half mile race, which was won very cleverly by 
STEELE, of the Greenpoint Club, only beating BANBAM , of the Harlem Club a 
foot.  The following are the winners of each event with their time:  
Seventy-five yards run, handicap, Noah CLARKE, in nine seconds; 
one mile walk, Henry RAYLOR, 8 minutes and 13 seconds; 
320 yards hurdle race, handicap, Robt. RODEN, 32 1/2 seconds; 
Half mile race, D. H. STEELE, 2 minutes, 15 seconds; 
440 yards run, handicap, Chas. O. ELDRIDGE, 56 seconds; 
Three mile walk, handicap, W. F. SAUER, 23 minutes, 31 seconds; 
One mile run, handicap, J. S. CLARK, 5 minutes, 9 seconds; 
Tug of War, Young LIGHTERMEN, 1 minute 14 seconds.

7 July 1879
Wanted on Two Charges
Detectives NEVINS and MC CORMICK, of New York on Saturday arrested Wm. J. 
TAYLOR, aged twenty six, a shipping clerk, residing at No. 73, Fourth 
street, New York, on a charge of stealing from M. HAWEE, of Paterson, 
NJ.  As Detective FROST, of this city, also had a warrant for the prisoner, 
charging him with stealing clothing valued at $60 from Wm. A. DWYER, of No. 
49 Sidney place, this city, the New York  officers, rather than let TAYLOR 
go "out of the Union," turned him over to FROST, who recovered the clothing 
and had TAYLOR committed by Justice WALSH for examination.

A Baby's Miraculous Escape
Ellen ENGERMAN, thirteen months old, fell yesterday afternoon from a third 
story window of No. 324 Myrtle avenue.  On the way down, she struck a 
cornice, and finally landed on the sidewalk.  Dr. KUHN pronounced Ellen 
unhurt but would not warrant her for a second fall.

Brief Mention
John RESCH, of Staten Island, driver of a lager beer wagon, was arrested on 
Saturday night, James PALMER, of Richardson street, accusing the former of 
maliciously driving into his wagon, damaging it to the extent of $10.
Emil MILLER'S drug store was robbed of $3 worth of cologne and fancy 
articles early yesterday morning.
George FOWLES, aged fourteen, of 439 Grand street, was arrested on Saturday 
for stealing a silver watch from the clothing of John DREGELMEIER, of New 
York, while the latter was bathing at the 'two cent place' in Newtown Creek.
John HARVING on being refused a drink in Peter CAROLAN'S saloon, 537 
Flushing avenue, last night, broke an $8 pane of glass.  Justice SEMLER 
sentenced him to jail for ten days.
Henry ULRICH, of 137 Waton street, last night broke down the door leading 
to Barbara DRETZER'S saloon, 104 Walton street, last night, and when the 
latter refused to give him beer, he beat her on the head with a pail. He 
was arrested.

Greenpoint Items
Captain George H. RHODES, of the Seventh Precinct police, has sufficiently 
recovered from his late accident to resume duty again.

NEWS IN BRIEF
Elizabeth MYERS, a homeless woman, aged twenty, jumped in the East River at 
the foot of Ninth street, New York, to drown herself.  She was rescued by a 
policeman.

EASTERN DISTRICT
Saved from Drowning
Alfred VEAL, of Ainalie and Tenth streets, a boy of about fourteen years, 
went bathing at the foot of North Sixth street, yesterday and becoming 
exhausted, sank.  Jerry DEMPSEY, of North Sixth and Second streets, who was 
standing on the pier, plunged overboard and succeeded in rescuing VEAL.

A Degrading Spectacle
A man who said his name was Bernard WENDELL, and that he lived in Harlem, 
was arrested on Saturday night for intoxication.  He had in his arms a 
three years old child, which was also under the influence of liquor.  The 
child was taken to St. Catharine's Hospital, and WENDELL was locked up in 
the Fifth Precinct Station house.  Justice ELLIOTTsuspended sentence on the 
prisoner.

A Clergyman's Interview with the HULL Murderer
Rev. Dr. A. H. ROBINSON, pastor of the Union Tabernacle, last week had an 
interview with Chastine COX, the murderer of Mrs. HULL, and last night made 
it his topic.  Dr. ROBINSON found COX with a Bible in his hand, but when 
asked if he could read it he replied that he could not.  He said that he 
fought in the Union Army during the late war. In reference to the murder he 
said that it was the jewelry that he wanted and not Mrs. HULL'S 
life.  Women, and trinkets to give them and to deck them with he said was 
his ruin.  When Dr. ROBINSON asked COX what he should tell young men as to 
the lesson to be drawn from his terrible deed and it's consequences, the 
latter replied:  "Tell them to go to church, shun bad women, keep good 
company, and strive to be honest and true."

Seeing Mr. Joseph F. KNAFF off
The party which assembled on board the William Fletcher on Saturday 
afternoon, to accompany the steamer Germania, in which Mr. Joseph F. KNAPP 
and family sailed for Europe, down the bay, included about fifty of the 
best known citizens of the Eastern District.  Two handsome floral pieces 
were presented to Mr. KNAPP, one by the MAJOR & KNAPP Lithographing Company 
and the other by the Young People's Association of St. Johns Church and the 
Sunday school.  Mr. KNAPP met with many compliments and wishes or a speedy 
voyage and a safe return.

Missing Man
William ANDERSON, aged forty, living in Dikeman street, near Richard, went 
out for a stroll Saturday evening.  He has not since been seen.  He is a 
Swede, five feet five inches in height, of sandy complexion, and light 
hair.  He has a mole on the right cheek, his right thumb is abnormally 
developed, he wears small rings in his ears, and was dressed in a black 
suit, laced shoes, and light felt hat.

8 July 1879
Heavy Sneak Robbery
The First Precinct police report that yesterday afternoon the residence of 
George M. BROWN was entered by a sneak thief and robbed of $250.  The 
family and servants were in the house at the time.  The front door is 
supposed to have been inadvertently left open by a boy.

Done for Spite
Officer FERRY at midnight arrested Theodore CLARK, aged twenty-three, of 
No. 27 Willoughby street, on a charge of throwing stones through the 
windows of Andrew STEVENS' residence on the opposite side of the 
street.  The police say that CLARK admitted the charge and said that he 
threw the stones for spite.

Fire in a Shoe Store
The stock of Thomas H. MC VEETY'S shoe store, 250 Smith street, was damaged 
$75 by fire at 10:30 o'clock last night; fully insured.  The building a 
three story brick, owned by Mrs. CADDEN, was damaged about $75; insured in 
the Phoenix Insurance Company.  Cause of fire unknown.

An Ugly Fall
Chas. VARRLEMANN, a carpenter, thirty-eight years old, of 50 Degraw street, 
sustained dangerous internal injuries yesterday by falling on the back of a 
chair while at work in Union street.  He was removed to the L. I. College 
Hospital.

EASTER DISTRICT
A Case of Alleged Blackmail
Stewart M. FREEMAN, of 77 Herbert street, who is proprietor of a dry goods 
store, to-day caused the arrest of Michael and Caroline MALHORAN, and 
Elizabeth SCHAFFER, of Baynard street.  FREEMAN said that the two women 
purchased goods at his store on the 24th, and other days in June, to the 
value of $13.02, and told him to call at their residence for the money.  He 
did so, and, as he says, was met at the door by Mr. MALHORAN, who demanded 
$50 of him, claiming at the time that FREEMAN had made improper proposals 
to Mrs. MALHORAN.  The examination was adjourned until the 11st inst.

A fire which did trifling damage, occurred last evening at John BREAHAM'S 
residence, 39 Seventh street, caused by a sky-rocket shooting through a window.

Arnold KOHL, aged 61, of 1014 Flushing avenue, fell down the stairs of his 
residence last night, and severely cut his head and one of his hands by the 
breaking of a bottle which he was carrying.

A lamp in the room in the rear of E. J. STOWELL'S sporting goods store, 86 
Broadway, was upset last midnight, and Officer BRINKERHOFF who made the 
discovery, broke in the door and extinguished the flames.

-Greenpoint Items
-John MONAHAN, eleven years old, who ran away from the orphan asylum on 
Montrose avenue yesterday morning, was captured last evening on Greenpoint 
avenue by Detective BUTTS, and returned to the asylum.

-Michael O'BRIEN, of 41 Franklin street, was arrested this morning on a 
warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT, charged by Shang LO, Chinaman, with 
breaking several panes of glass valued at $1, and with continually annoying 
him. considerable merriment was caused in court by Justice ELLIOTT'S 
efforts to get at the facts of the case by talking "pigeon English" to 
Shang LO.  The defendant was held in bonds to keep the peace.

-George BLOOMFIELD, residing at 201 Greene street, had two fingers of his 
left hand cut off yesterday while at work on a planing machine at 
SMITH'S  box factory, Oakland and Box streets.  he was attended by 
Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING and taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

-Accident at Lefferts Park
John WHORTLEY, forty-five years of age, while putting up an awning to-day 
at Lefferts Park, corner of Gates and Tompkins avenues, fell from a tree 
and sustained a scalp would and concussion of the brain.  He was removed to 
St. Catharine's Hospital.

9 July 1879
Henry EDWARDS, who was found lounging about a Broadway jewelry store early 
this morning, was arrested as a suspicious character.

Peter RYAN and Frank KING, who were arrested on Saturday last for breaking 
the windows in William WILBURT'S saloon, No. 399 First street, on being 
refused something to eat, were sentenced to jail for five days each today 
by Justice Elliott.

Broken Limbs
Paul CALLOGNE, aged twelve years, of No. 552 Fulton street, while playing 
yesterday afternoon in front of F. G. SMITH'S music store, 548 Fulton 
street, was caught under a large sign seven feet high, which had been 
standing on the sidewalk and which in some way fell down.  One of his hips 
was fractured.  Dr. SENTOIRE says he is in a critical condition.

James DALE, thirteen years, of 33 Vine street, fell and broke his left arm 
yesterday while wrestling at the foot of Jay street, He was taken to the 
City Hospital.

William JOHNSON, sixty years of age, of 14 Willow place, while under the 
influence of liquor at four o'clock this morning, fell from the window of a 
stable in Grace court, near Hicks street, and fractured one of his 
ankles.  He was removed to the L. I. College Hospital.

A Terrible Story From Germany
A peasant Named BANDSTEBEN, living near Konigsberg, sold a cow and received 
as part of the purchase money a hundred-mark bank note. His little son 
pulled the note from his pocket and in playing with it tore it into pieces. 
The enraged father dragged the child to a chopping block and cut its head 
off with an axe. Then he returned to the house and told his wife what he 
had done.  The woman, who was bathing a younger child, fell down in a 
faint, dropping the infant into the bath-tub, where it was drowned.

Cleared the Room
John Dailey, an agent, aged forty-six, of 50 Sands street, was arrested at 
eleven o'clock last night, charged with snapping a revolver at persons in 
CRUGER"S cigar store, corner of Main and Fulton streets. It is charged that 
he was intoxicated, and on entering the store proceeded to load the 
revolver. Having finished loading, he made ineffectual attempts to 
discharge it.

A Police Raid
Officer WOOLSAKE, of the Fourth Precinct, at 9:20 o'clock last evening, 
arrested Catharine CURLEY, aged forty-five, on a charge of keeping a 
disorderly house at No. 41 Raymond street, and the following, on a charge 
of being disorderly persons:  Rosanna CURLEY, aged eleven, of 41 Raymond 
street; Sarah JOHNSON, aged twenty-nine, of 67 Third avenue; Eliza NOONAN, 
aged thirty-two, no residence, and Peter FARRELL, aged nineteen, and 
Timothy FARRELL, aged twenty-one, of No. 7 Sycamore street.

Boy Burglars
Captain Matthew J. DALTON, of the canal boat George PERRIT, lying foot of 
Thirty-ninth street, yesterday caused the arrest by Detective CONNOR of 
four little boys, all living in Forty-first street, between First and 
Second avenue, on a charge of breaking into the cabin on the morning of the 
Fourth and stealing a marine clock, hand saw, lantern, brace and bit and 
three augers.  The oldest boy is thirteen years of age, and the youngest 
eight.  They gave their names asAugust CAPEL, and Morris, Phillip and John NULTY.

Top Heavy
While intoxicated at 12:15 this A. M., Thomas PRENTICE, fifty years old, of 
487 Flushing avenue, fell from the front platform of a Flushing avenue car 
at the corner of Tompkins avenue. he sustained a severe scalp wound.  The 
police locked him up for intoxication.

Policeman versus Driver
Clarence MC DONOUGH, of 54 Myrtle avenue, driver of a coach for a Love lane 
stable, was to-day arrested for stopping his horses on the crossing corner 
Washington and Fulton streets.  Officer GARDNER says that on ordering the 
driver to move on, the latter bad him "go to ---." GARDNER collared him and 
a tussle seemed inevitable when Detective POWERS leaped on the box and 
prevailed upon MC DONOUGH to descend.  POWERS says that when he went to 
GARDNER'S assistance, the driver was seemingly reaching for the whip.  Two 
ladies were in the carriage, snatched from the box.  It is said that the 
carriage had stopped to enable one of the occupants to visit the New York 
Central Railroad ticket office.  Justice BLOOM adjourned the case until 
to-morrow, letting the driver go on his own recognizances.

Pocket Picked
Charles DICKSON, of 18 Clinton avenue, had his pocket picked at 6 P. M. 
yesterday, on Jewell's Wharf.

QUEER CASE
A Barber Accused of Kidnapping A Married Woman
The Result of a Ferryboat Acquaintance-A Young and Beautiful Woman with a 
Property Inheritance Alleged to have been Carried Off-A Romantic Story
	Emil CAPPELLE, of 1255 Myrtle avenue, was arraigned before Justice ELLIOTT 
this morning to answer to a charge of having "on or about the 15th of May 
last unlawfully inveigled and kidnapped Kate WOERNER, wife of the deponent 
with intention to cause her to be confined and imprisoned contrary to the 
statutes," etc.  Mr. George F. WOERNER, the complainant in the action, 
lives at No. 122 1/2 Graham avenue, Mrs. WOERNER is described to be a 
beautiful young blonde, and is said to be entitled to a considerable amount 
of property.  CAPPELLE visited her at her residence, as her husband claims, 
during his absence. Mr. and Mrs. WOERNER have been married about three 
years, but have no children.  CAPPELLE, it is claimed by the plaintiff, 
became smitten with her beauty and had an eye to the property which she was 
to inherit and made off with her.
	CAPPELLE'S story, however differs considerable from WOERNER'S and has a 
touch of romance about it.  He says that some three or four months ago, 
while about to cross the Grand street ferry, he brushed against a young 
lady who was paying her fare, and in that way scraped an acquaintance with 
her.  She said that she was a single lady, and that her name was Annie 
MEYERS.  In the course of a conversation which followed, she told him that 
she was on her way to New Brunswick, New Jersey to visit some friends and 
gave him permission to correspond with her. Several affectionately worded 
letters passed between them and CAPPELLE in proof of his assertion that she 
had given her name as Annie MEYERS, showed a Union-Argus reporter one of 
her letters, which was signed with that name. The postscript consisted of a 
quotation from an oldGerman song, "Pluck the Roses while they Bloom."  The 
letter was written in German.  The friends at whose house Mrs. WOERNER was 
staying informed her husband that she had been receiving letters from some 
man, and the latter in some way managed to secure two of them. Through the 
letters he learned of CAPPELLE'S whereabouts and called on him.  What 
transpired between them is not known, but shortly afterwards Ms. WOERNER 
disappeared and her husband has not since seen her, although he has made 
search for her.  CAPPELLE, who is a young barber, denies any knowledge of 
her whereabouts, or that he had anything whatever to do with her 
disappearance. His salary at present is but $5 per week but he says that he 
intended eventually to wed "Miss Meyers."  He pleaded not guilty to the 
charge and Justice ELLIOTT held him in $1,000.  The examination will be 
held on Saturday next.

10 July 1879
Singular Case of Mistaken Identity
A very remarkable case of mistaken identity is reported from the Auburn 
State Prison.  Four years ago John HAY was arrested in Cayuga County for a 
heinous assault upon a young girl.  Upon trial, if we remember aright, his 
sole defence was an alibi.  To support this he had nothing but his own 
oath, and some straggling, inferential testimony, which amounted to but 
little.  The prosecution had a strong case. Besides proving HAY'S bad 
character, and his presence in the vicinity of the crime, the district 
attorney brought upon the stand the girl herself, who was positive in her 
identification of the prisoner as the criminal.  The jury did not hesitate 
to find a verdict of guilty, and the judge sentenced the convicted man to 
twenty years in prison--the full extent of the statute.  HAY went to State 
prison protesting his innocence.  Now, after four years of dreary 
confinement comes the news that he is believed to be guiltless.  A Cayuga 
County man named CARVIN has fled to Canada, after having confessed to the 
village postmaster that he, and not HAY, committed the crime.  The 
telegraph explains that the two men resemble each other very closely and 
that the girl was mistaken.  The case will be taken to Governor ROBINSON 
without delay and justice will be done.  Strange as the case is, it finds a 
parallel in each of 300 cases recorded in the law books, in which men were 
hanged for murders or capital crimes committed by others.---Utica Observer

LONG ISLAND-A Leaky Vessel-The schooner Joseph White, of New York, 
Captain Andrews, coal laden, sprang a leak yesterday morning and was 
run ashore in Cow Bay Harbor for repairs.

EASTERN DISTRICT-A Strange Shooting Accident
When the old Bushwick church excursion landed at the foot of South Sixth 
street last night, Special Officer Louis KARCHER stood at the gang plank 
helping the excursionists ashore.  By some means the muzzle of a pistol 
which he carried in his hip pocket was turned upwards, and some one in the 
crowd in rushing by him must have struck the pistol and raised the hammer, 
as it exploded.  The ball struck Miss Cornelia BEDELL, of 68 Bushwick 
avenue, who was sitting on the upper deck, in the arm, making a painful 
wound.  The ball was subsequently extracted, and Miss BEDELLwas removed to 
her home.

Sneak Robbery
Michael BAUER, a baker, of 562 and 564 Broadway, sat on the stoop in front 
of his place of business, yesterday afternoon, and while there, a sneak 
thief entered his apartments through a rear window and ransacked a bureau, 
stealing a silver watch, a hair chain, a gold locket and breastpin, and $5 
in money.

Mistaken for Burglars
Edward DECKER and James VAN NEST , two bootblacks, are in the habit of 
sleeping in an alleyway in South Eighth street, near Second.  Last night 
they were "dispossessed," and managed to obtain an entrance into the 
Theatre Comique, Broadway and Fourth street.  Officer FORBES saw them in 
the building, and thinking them to be burglars, arrested them.  A charge of 
vagrancy was made against them, but both averring that they had homes, 
Justice ELLIOTT allowed them to go.

Brief Mention
William HOWARD, of 168 Mulberry street, New York, was last night arrested 
on complaint of Annie TOBITT, who accuses HOWARD with having stolen six 
yards of table linen and a number of neckties from her residence, 
513 Grand street.

LITTLE WANDERERS
One of the Sorrowful Incidents of Life in a Great City
Officer MULLIGAN, of the Eleventh Precinct, South Brooklyn, was taking one 
more stroll over his post in Ninth street before going to his "relieving 
point" to meet the midnight watch when he noticed three dark objects just 
ahead of him.  They were on the sidewalk, and the officer cautiously 
advancing in a moment more stood over them--three children, a girl of nice 
years, and two little boys, aged respectively four and three years.  There 
they lay, golden-haired, innocent, just such little ones as many a fond 
mother nightly steals on tip toe to the crib-side to gaze upon with 
maternal pride.  And they slept as soundly and sweetly as though they 
reposed upon feathers and under a silken canopy, instead of upon the cold 
stones and under the starry and distant vault of heaven. it seemed almost a 
pity to awaken them so peacefully happy were their slumbers; but it would 
not do to leave them there, and so the officer firmly, thought gently, 
shook them.  Upon awakening and discovering a brass-buttoned policeman 
standing over them, the little ones shrunk back with fear as though in some 
terrible nightmare.  But the officer's voice was kindly and reassuring and 
when with returning consciousness came hunger and fatigue and remembrances 
of sorrow, the little waifs were glad to avail themselves of the protection 
big Officer MULLIGAN offered them.  At the station house they told their 
pitiful tale. Their names, they said, were Ellen, Cornelius and Patrick 
HAGGERTY, and they had formerly lived at No. 39 Fifth street; but three 
weeks ago their father had left them and yesterday morning their mother had 
gone also.  Left alone, hungry and frightened, they had wandered forth, 
until, overcome by fatigue, they had sunk to rest in each other's 
arms.  The police gave them food and made a temporary bed for them, and 
soon the three little wanderers were again asleep, doubtless dreaming of 
joys that before they had not dared to imagine even in their slumbers.  If 
the parents are not found, they will be placed in charge of the Charity 
Commissioners.

-GREENPOINT ITEMS
-A horse, belonging to Abel FREITZMAN, butcher, on Graham avenue and 
Skillman street, ran away on Townsend avenue, near Penny Bridge, yesterday, 
and besides upsetting the wagon and scattering its contents on the street, 
caused a damage of $25 to the vehicle.

-J. J. DRISCOLL, boat builder, is erecting a two story frame building on 
Pottery Beach, off the East River, which is to be used for the construction 
of yachts and other small water craft.  Workmen are at present engaged in 
constructing new stocks and "ways" and other appliances necessary for the 
building of boats.

11 July 1879
POLICE STUPIDITY
A Bay Ridge Farmer Arrested in New York for intoxication, when he was Paralyzed
	Nathaniel H. CURTIS, an old and respected resident of Bay Ridge, was 
arrested on Wednesday about eleven o'clock in the morning by Officer 
William D. DARK, of the Broadway Squad, New York, and taken to the New 
Church Street Police Station.  Mr. CURTIS, who is sixty-seven years of age, 
suffered a stroke of paralysis some years ago from which he has never fully 
recovered.  His occupation is that of a farmer, and for years he has been 
accustomed to bring his produce into the city in a farm wagon.  At this 
season of the year he usually makes two trips daily.  As he was coming down 
Broadway in his wagon on Wednesday morning, and when near Cortlandt street, 
where there is a crush of vehicles, he ran into a coupe standing on the 
street close by the sidewalk and damaged it slightly.  The old gentleman 
began to dismount slowly from his wagon to see the exact amount of damage, 
at which instant Officer DARK came up and after listening for some time to 
the conversation between the coupe driver and Mr .CURTIS, who affliction 
affects his speech and makes his voice sound thick, Officer DARK 
said:  "You talk very much like a drunken man," and without further ado 
arrested him, and some of the spectators alleged dragged him very roughly 
to the Church Street Station, the stuttering protests of the prisoner to 
the contrary notwithstanding.  Sergeant SLATER was at the desk when the 
officer arrived with his prisoner, against whom he preferred the charge of 
drunkenness in addition to that of damaging the coupe.  The latter charge 
the sergeant refused to sustain, as the owner of the coupe had no right to 
leave it standing on such a thoroughfare as Broadway.  The charge of 
drunkenness, however, was listened to and Mr. CURTIS, after the usual 
questions had been asked him, was to his great horror locked up in a 
cell.  He had not remained there long when a carrier who had been 
occasionally employed by him, entered the station and  asked if Mr. CURTIS 
had been arrested.  The Sergeant replied that he had, and was locked up in 
a cell at present.  "What was he arrested for?" asked the 
carrier.  "Drunkenness," responded the Sergeant.  "Why, he's not drunk, 
he's paralyzed," said the carrier, rushing out to get some of the merchants 
with whom Mr. CURTIS had done business.  He was not long in finding several 
who readily went to the station to vouch for the character of the accused 
farmer, and when the merchants arrived and told their stories Mr. CURTIS 
was discharged.

A Child Run Over
A wagon driver by Henry URBON, brewer of Bushwick avenue and Scholes 
street, at 5:20 P. M. yesterday, ran over Fanny O'BRIEN, aged two years, in 
front of her parents' residence, No. 63 Park avenue.  Dr. FLETCHER 
pronounced her injuries severe.  The child was playing on the street 
at the time.

-Greenpoint Items
-Andrew Fitzgibbon, a workman on the new Hunter's Point Bridge, accidentally 
fell into Newtown Creek yesterday, but was promptly rescued by his fellow 
workmen, sustaining only slight injury by striking his head against the 
abutment.

-At half-past ten o'clock last night a fire occurred in the fancy goods 
store of Isaac STEARNS, 371 Manhattan avenue caused by the explosion of a 
kerosene lamp.  It was extinguished before much damage was done.

-Michael GUNNER, of 177 Eagle street, stole the sum of $23.50 yesterday, 
from his sister, Mrs. MC SENY, with whom he resided.  The money was taken 
from between two mattresses, where it had been placed by the latter until 
she had an opportunity to deposit it in the bank.  The police were put on 
his trace, and GUNNER, becoming aware of it, returned and refunded the 
money, with the exception of fifty cents, which he had spent.  He pleaded 
so earnestly with his sister, when the officer came to arrest him, not to 
prosecute him, that she finally granted his request, with the assurance 
from him however, that he would mend his ways in future.

-Frederick BRAUN, a car driver in the employ of the Brooklyn City Railroad, 
residing corner of Green and Franklin streets, was arrested this morning on 
a charge of abandonment, preferred by his wife.  When taken before Justice 
ELLIOTT, the defendant pleaded guilty and stated that it was impossible for 
him to live with his wife, as she not only refused to cook his victuals, 
but had frequently threatened his life, and had on more than one occasion 
flung flat-irons and stove lids at him.  The case was postponed for a 
further hearing.

12 July 1879
BOUNCED- A Drunken Policeman's Exit From a Saloon
	How he Created a Disturbance--Too Much Whiskey Makes Too Much Fight-
	The Case in the Police Court--The Commissioners to take Action
Patrolman Michael TRAVERS, of the Second Precinct, made an exhibition of 
himself last night in a Fulton street liquor saloon, which will doubtless 
cost him his place on the police force.  According to the report of Captain 
CRAFTS, of the Second Precinct, TRAVERS at 7:40 o'clock landed at Jewell's 
wharf from one of the Rockaway steamboats.  He seemed under the influence 
of stimulants, and crossed the gang plank singing.  Thence he passed 
directly to Martin MADDIGAN'S liquor saloon, No. 9 Fulton street, where he 
ordered drinks, and continued imbibing until he owed eighty cents.  A 
demand was then made for the money, abut he declined to pay any attention 
to it, and grandiloquently waving the bartender bank, was not, however, to 
be so easily bluffed, and insisting upon immediate payment, so angered 
TRAVERS, that the latter drew a pistol and threatened to shoot him.  The 
loud and excited tones in which the conversation was carried on had 
fortunately attracted the attention of Sergeant CARROUGHER, of the Second 
Precinct, who was passing, and he entered the saloon just at the critical 
moment, and seeing the situation, attempted to arrest TRAVERS.  The latter 
being in a furious mood, however, declined to submit to arrest, and at once 
offered a determined resistance.  CARROUGHER, seeing the danger, rapped for 
help, and in a few minutes four officers responded.  A desperate tussle, 
almost amounting to a fight, then took place, and in the melee the Sergeant 
was four times by mistake struck in the face by an outsider, who pretended 
that he was assisting the police.  Officer KEARNEY also had his coat badly 
torn.  But finally, superior force prevailed, and TRAVERS was taken to the 
station-house and locked up on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly 
conduct. How the officers refrained from clubbing him is a mystery.
This morning the prisoner was taken before Justice WALSH, upon complaint of 
Sergeant CARROUGHER and was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or stand 
committed to jail for ten days.  A friend paid the fine for him and TRAVERS 
was liberated.  yesterday was "his day off," and that was the way he came 
to go to Rockaway.
Superintendent CAMPBELL to-day suspended TRAVERS from duty, and ordered 
charges to be preferred against him.
His record as a member of the police force is not creditable. he was born 
in January, 1851 and learned the trade of an oysterman, December 6, 1876, 
he obtained an appointment as patrolman, and was assigned to duty in the 
Third Precinct, where he remained until April 14, 1879, when he was 
transferred to the Third Precinct. During 1877 his conduct, according to 
the records, appears to have been exemplary, as no charges were preferred 
against him by his commanding officers, but since then he has had eleven 
charges preferred against him.  In 1878 he was fined as follows by the 
Commissioners for offences:  For violation of rules, one days pay, January 
9, and two days' pay April 4; for improper conduct, one day's pay, October 
1; for violation of rules, two days' pay, October 1; for neglect of duty; 
one day's pay, November 6, and three days' pay December 11.  One the 9th of 
April he was fined one day's pay for neglect of duty.

ARMED WITH AN AXE
A Lunatic's Nocturnal Ramblings
Officer MORRILL, of the Twelfth Precinct, saw something flit behind a tree 
in Lewis avenue at half past three o'clock this morning. he approached 
cautiously, and finally got near enough to make out the form of a man 
brandishing an axe. Under these circumstances, he thought it best to parley 
with the stranger, who acted as though he were chopping wood.  Satisfying 
himself after some talking that the stranger was crazy, as he said that he 
had run out of his boarding house to escape from persons who had conspired 
to rob him, the officer induced him to go to the station-house.  There it 
was ascertained that the man was JamesCARR, a plasterer, who had lately 
arrived from Philadelphia, and had been living at No. 543 Hancock street, 
and also at a Mr. GRAY'S residence in Dean street near Troy avenue.  CARR 
was locked up, and his friends in Philadelphia telegraphed for.  He had 
been acting strangely for a week back.

The New Dentistry Law
About fifty dentists of this city has registered and taken their 
certificates at the County Clerk's office under the requirements of an act 
passed at the recent session of the Legislature.  Failure to register 
within sixty days from June 21 is a misdemeanor.

Brooklynites Out of Town
At Long Branch--James FLAGG, Misses Lucy and Kitty J. STANTON, and Dr. B. 
F. CHAPMAN and wife.

An Italian Sunstruck
Loomi CARMENTI, thirty years of age, an Italian street-sweeper, was 
overcome by the heat yesterday afternoon while at work corner of 
Schermerhorn and Court streets.  He was taken home.

EASTERN DISTRICT-A New Swindling Dodge by a Girl
A girl about fifteen years of age, and wearing a navy blue silk dress, 
white straw hat, trimmed with a blue ribbon and blue and white flowers and 
wax beads, and who said that her name was WILSON, called at the  residence 
of Mrs. SUMNER, 82 Spencer street, yesterday, and said that the latter's 
daughter, Amelia, had sent her to get her (Amelia's) light suit to cut a 
pattern from.  Mrs. SUMNER gave the girl the suit, but when her daughter 
came home, the latter denied having met the girl and the police were 
notified of the case.  They claim to have learned that the girl's name is 
Maggie DURAC, and that her residence is in Ellery street, near Delmonico 
place.  She will probably be arrested during the day.

A Boy Accidentally Shot
William FOGLER, twelve years of age, of 19 Throop avenue, while standing on 
the corner of Park and Throop avenues on Thursday night was hit by a ball 
from a pistol in the hands of James BLOTH, twelve years of age, of 189 
Throop avenue, which accidentally exploded.  The ball pierced FOGLER'S 
clothing and made but a slight mark on his breast.

Hard Swearing
Henry KOCH, aged about thirty, was accused by Leonhardt FLEIDA, a saloon 
keeper, of 253 First street, with having on the 2d of June , about half 
past ten o'clock P. M., thrown a stone through a $3.50 pane of glass in the 
latter's saloon, before Justice ELLIOTT to-day.  FLEIDA swore that he saw 
KOCH pick up a stone, and throw it through the window, and another witness 
swore to seeing KOCH standing on the opposite side of the street at the 
time. The defendant and his witnesses swore that KOCH was in a Union avenue 
saloon until a quarter past eleven o'clock.  KOCH also swore that he did 
not throw a stone at the window and was never near the window.  His wife 
swore that the glass was broken an hour before her husband got 
home.  Justice ELLIOTT reserved his decision.

Brief Mention
John SILVIE, colored, of 428 South Fifth street, and William KERCHER, of 
554 Broadway, were seen acting suspiciously in South Sixth street, at half 
past two this A. M., by Officer FORBES, and when they caught sight of the 
latter, they ran away, and were pursued and captured.  A charge of 
suspicious persons has been made against them.

-Greenpoint Items
In the rowing contest, which took place last evening among the members of 
the Arlington Boat Club, George W. THOMAS was the winner of the single 
scuil race for the handicap medal in 14 minutes and 10 seconds, with 
CHOICENER a good second.  In the pair-oared gig race, CHOICENER, bow: WOOD, 
stroke, and BRIGGS, coxswain were victorious against BUTTMAN, bow; 
BRINKMAN, stroke and BUCK, coxswain.

-A nine-year old boy named Robert LENNOX, residing at 34 Clay street, had 
his right leg badly crushed by a quantity of timber falling on him, while 
he was playing at the foot of India street this morning.

14 July 1879
A Watch Stolen Three Years Ago Recovered
George W. HYDE, of 23 Gates avenue, was robbed of a gold watch on Leonard 
street about three years ago.  His son, on Saturday, identified a watch 
which he saw in the possession of William LAUER, of No. 592 Flushing 
avenue, as his father's.  LAUER was arrested.  He said he bought a pawn 
ticket for the watch about three years ago from a man named MILLER who has 
since died.

Brief Mention
George LAWRENCE, of No. 27 Stagg street, was arrested to-day for stealing 
two wagon wheels worth $10, belong to Jacob DAVIS, of No. 46 Lorimer street.

Clarence CARROLL, of South Third and Eleventh streets, employed as engineer 
in HEALEY'S iron foundry, North Fourth and Fifth streets, was caught on the 
fly wheel, on Saturday, and had his right arm so badly injured that 
amputation was necessary.  He was also otherwise injured, and his recovery 
is doubtful.

Accident at the Ferry
A runaway pair of car horses from Flatbush avenue car No. 18, to-day ran 
into the platform of a car at Fulton Ferry, slightly injuring Mrs. DUNCAN, 
of 693 Third avenue.  She was attended by Dr. STONE, and taken home by her 
friends.

A Child's Leg Broken
Mary E. DOUGHERTY, aged seven years, broke her leg last evening by falling 
down stairs at her residence, No. 71 Main street.

Oliver SNYDER, three years, 219 Marcy avenue, yesterday upset a kettle of 
boiling water on himself and was seriously scalded about the body, legs and 
arms.

John G. CLARK, of 197 Hewes street, was found asleep in Kent avenue 
yesterday by an officer who awakened him.  LARK then made the discovery 
that his $70 watch had been stolen.

-Greenpoint Items
-While the three-year old daughter of Dr. James A. JENKINS was standing on a 
chair, endeavoring to use the speaking-tube at her residence, No. 702 
Leonard street, on Saturday, she fell and broke her right arm in two places.

-Michael BLAKE, residing at No. 78 North Fourth street, was committed to 
jail for ten days this morning by Justice ELLIOTT, for assaulting and 
severely beating Maria ROONEY, who resides with BLAKE as his wife.

-John SMITH, fifty-nine years, while intoxicated last evening, fell at the 
corner of Box street and Manhattan avenue, and received several slight 
scalp wounds by striking his head against a lamp post. He is now lying at 
the Seventh Precinct Station house.

-While Bernard MONAHAN, of 608 Manhattan avenue, and Thomas LUBER, of 596 
same street, aged twelve and thirteen years respectively, were playing on 
Box street, yesterday, the former in attempting to run away from the latter 
fell on a shoemaker's knife which he carried in his hand, cutting off a 
piece of his nose, and inflicting a serious gash in his left cheek.  He was 
attended by Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING and taken to his home, where he now 
lies in a critical condition.

ALMOST MURDERED
Terrible Affray Last Night In Raymond Street
A Young Man Shot, Stabbed, and Beaten in Consequence of an Old Feud-Arrest 
of Three Persons
	Saturday night, during a dance in Sloan's Hall, in Canton street, near 
Myrtle avenue, Bernard MACK, aged twenty-five, and Charles BERRY, alias 
"the Kid," renewed an old feud between them.  The result was that BERRY 
struck MACK on the head with a bottle.  There the trouble between them 
ended for the time-being, only however, to be renewed at a quarter of nine 
o'clock last night upon the two worthless accidentally meeting in Raymond 
street, near Myrtle avenue.  This time, however, BERRY appears to have had 
reinforcements in the persons of Wm. JEFFERS, aged twenty-one a 
glassblower, of No. 48 Prince street, Joseph GANLEY, aged seventeen, a 
tinsmith, of No. 54 Park avenue, John FITZSIMMONS, aged eighteen , a 
shoemaker, of Park avenue, and others.  BERRY was armed with a pistol, and 
shot MACK in the neck.  He then ran away, and according to the police, MACK 
attempted to go home, when JEFFERS stabbed him in the forehead, and GANLEY 
struck him on the skull with a stone.  The gang then scattered, and soon 
afterward, Officer HALLIDAY, of the Fourth Precinct, finding MACK wandering 
in the street, took him to the City Hospital.  MACK, however, refused to 
have the bullet extracted from his neck, and insisted upon going home.  As 
soon as Captain MC LOUGHLIN heard of the case, he took measures to have the 
assailants arrested.  Inspector WADDY had also by this time reached the 
station-house, and, in company with the Captain, Sergeants CARPENTER and 
DYER and Detectives FROST, FOLK, CORR, RIGGS, PRICE and SHAUGHNESSY scoured 
the precinct for the assailants, and with such success that before one 
o'clock this morning JEFFERS, FITZSIMMONS and GANLEY were in 
custody.  BERRY, however, evaded arrest.  The Inspector also had MACK taken 
to the station-house, examined by Surgeon HOPKINS, and then returned to the 
hospital, where his wounds were pronounced severe but not dangerous.
Charles BERRY, aged nineteen years, of 33 Little street, who is charged 
with shooting MACK, surrendered himself to the authorities this afternoon.

A Cold Bath
Jules SHERRY, aged forty years of No. 9 Gates avenue, while intoxicated, 
last night, walked overboard at the foot of Fulton street.  He was fished 
out by an officer and held for court.

15 July 1879
A Business Man Missing
Patrick W. DERHAM, who resided until recently at 223 Prospect place, near 
Vanderbilt avenue, and employed by Bowne & Co., stationers, of 65 Liberty 
street, New York, has been missing by his friends since June 27.  when last 
seen he was within one block of his house in company with a Mr. P. C. 
LEACH, of Murray street, New York, Mr. DERHAM was formerly engaged in 
business on his own account at No. 15 Nassau street, New York, but became 
embarrassed and failed.  He was a widower, forty-five years of age, and has 
a family of four children, the oldest one twelve years and the youngest 
five years. Mr. DERHAM'S financial difficulties caused him great anxiety 
and depression of spirits.  His father-in-law is inclined to believe that 
he has gone to South Carolina to visit a brother.  It is said that once 
before he disappeared for a week.  Chief of Police CAMPBELL has the matter 
in hand.

Fell from a Stoop
Mrs. Annie SHEA, aged fifty, of 277 St. Mark's avenue, while visiting 
friends at 735 Bergen street, last evening, fell from the stoop and broke 
her right ankle.  She was removed to the City Hospital.

An Ugly Fellow
Officer GILLISPIE, of the Twelfth Precinct, last evening arrested Denis MC 
CROSSAN, an Irish laborer, residing at No. 1866 Warren street, on a charge 
of assault and battery preferred by Joseph WOLFING, of No. 1065 St. Mark's 
avenue.  On the way to the station-house, however, the prisoner suddenly 
turned on the officer, and kicking him in the groin, inflicted severe and 
painful injuries.  The officer brought his club into use, and striking MC 
CROSSAN twice on the head, each time cut the prisoner's head very 
badly.  The prisoner, on reaching the station-house, had his wounds 
dressed, and was then locked up.

EASTERN DISTRICT-Knocked Down, Beaten, and Robbed of His Coat
Thomas MC CABE, of Blissville, L. I., visited some friends in the Eastern 
District, yesterday, and started for home shortly after midnight.  When he 
got to the corner of North Seventh and Fifth streets, where he was to take 
the car for Hunter's Point, he was set upon by Thomas FOSTER, William 
HANLEY and William ROWE, members of the notorious "Bull Alley Gang."  MC 
CABE was knocked down, beaten and kicked and his coat was torn from his 
back.  After securing the coat his assailants ran away.  They were 
subsequently arrested by Officers CORCORAN and PHELAN, and were to-day 
committed for examination by Justice ELLIOTT.

Affray in Bull Alley
George and Susan HERMAN live at 170 North Fourth street-Bull Alley.  last 
night while they were engaged in a pitched battled, Fred KOERNER, who lives 
in the same house, went to their apartments for the purpose of making 
peace.  he had no sooner set foot in their rooms than the husband struck 
him a blow which felled him, while Mrs. HERMAN, so KOERNER says, struck him 
on the head with a hatchet or a hammer, and shows a severe cut in proof of 
his assertion.  Mr. and Mrs. HERMAN were arrested, and Justice ELLIOTT 
to-day held them in $250 bail each to appear for examination on Saturday next.

What Was Found Under Justice GUCK'S Stoop
Some boys playing in South Third street, near Twelfth, last night, saw two 
women push a bundle under the stoop of Justice GUCK'S residence.  When the 
women had gone the boys examined the bundle, and found that it contained a 
female infant about two weeks old.  The child, which was very neatly 
dressed, was turned over to the city nurse. The latter, on examining the 
child's clothing, found that on it was stamped the figure "8."  She says 
the infant must have been taken from some foundling asylum by the woman, 
who had probably tired of it.  The clothing is identical with that 
furnished by such institutions.

Missing Children
Peter WANGLER, aged eleven years has been missing since the 6th inst., from 
his parents' residence, No. 32 Scholes street.
Sophia KANE, aged fourteen, of 207 Ross street, left her residence on the 
7th inst., and has not since been seen.  She wore a dark brown dress, black 
hat trimmed with crape, and a white shawl.

A pane of plate glass in the window of Solomon UNGER'S clothing store, 359 
Grand street, was broken last night, and three pairs of pants worth $9 
stolen from the window.

Thomas DOLAN, fifty-six years, of 31 Maspeth avenue, this morning fell down 
the stoop of the house Maujer street and Bushwick avenue, and cut his 
hand.  He was removed to St. Catharine's Hospital.

Greenpoint Items
-Hugh MC KARRON, of 566 Manhattan avenue, fell down the stairs of his 
residence yesterday while intoxicated and received several severe cuts on 
the head.

-Francis GREGORY, of 22 Oakland street, and Robert QUINN, of 134 Manhattan 
avenue, were arrested yesterday for violating city ordinances, in bathing 
at the foot of Oak street without being properly attired.

-The Sons of Albion have elected the following officers for the ensuing 
year: 
President, Jas. RUTHERFORD; 
Vice-President, W. SMITH; 
Secretary, Richard WATKINS; 
Treasurer, H. LANGWORTHY; 
Sergeant-at-Arms, Joseph H. PIERCE.  
The club will hereafter meet but once a month until the first 
Thursday in October.

-Bridget HURLEY, of 296 Oakland street, was arrested this morning for 
assaulting Rose HESLIP, of 294 same street, yesterday, with a hammer.

-Detective BUTTS yesterday recovered the gold watch and chain stolen from 
Henry FORBES, master carpenter at the Manhattan Beach depot, on Quay 
street, on Saturday.  The stolen property was found at Friel's pawnshop, on 
Grand street.

16 July 1879
Greenpoint Items
Hugh MC NEIL was arrested last evening on a charge of being drunk and 
acting in a riotous manner.  His excuse before Justice ELLIOTT this morning 
was that during his absence on a two years' cruise in a sailing ship his 
wife had procured a divorce from him and had married another man, to whom 
she had borne a child.  The Justice sympathized with him to such an extent 
that he suspended sentence on him.

Thomas BURKE, of 103 North Ninth street, and Owen DUGAN, of 251 First 
street, were arrested this morning on a charge of grand larceny.  They are 
accused by Alexander FORBES, of 123 Broadway, with stealing his vest, 
containing a watch and chain and $2.50 in money, from the track of the 
Manhattan Beach Railroad on the12th inst.  The total value of the stolen 
articles was $75.

BAD FALLS
A Woman Pitches Down Stairs, and a Man off a Ladder
Mrs. Ann KENNEY, thirty-eight years of age, of No. 37 Main street, at two 
o'clock yesterday morning, left her room and seated herself at the head of 
the stairs in the hope of getting fresh air.  Becoming drowsy, she lost her 
balance, and fell headlong down the stairs.  Soon afterward Denis DAILY 
found her lying in the hall and helped her up stairs, thinking her only 
slightly injured.  Last evening, however, her husband on returning home 
from work found her delirious, and summoning Dr. GILLIAN ascertained that 
her collar bone was broken.  KENNEY caused her to be removed to the City 
Hospital, where she was declared to be also suffering from congestion of 
the brain.
Jacob KRAPP, of Boerum place and Pacific street, fell from a ladder 
yesterday at the saw mill corner of Bond and Third streets and fractured 
his right ankle.  He was removed to the L. I. College Hospital.

To the Bicycle Boys
Some of the bicycle riders do not seem to understand when they may ride 
their two-wheeled vehicles without violating the city ordinances.  Article 
VII., chapter 3, of the Ordinances, as amended last year says:
"No person shall use or propel, by riding the same, any velocipede, or 
other similar vehicle in any public street in the city, except previous to 
the hour of ten o'clock in the morning at all times, and between the hours 
of three in the afternoon and sunset from September 1 to March 31, and 
between the hours of four in the afternoon and sunset from April 1 to 
August 31."
At the present time, therefore, the bicyclist may ride in public till ten 
A. M., and from four P. M. till sunset.

EASTERN DISTRICT
A Supposed Corpse Comes to Life-A Case of Suspended Animation
Emil BAUSCH, who lives in Floyd street near Throop avenue, has suffered for 
a long time from heart disease.  yesterday after he had eaten his dinner he 
complained of feeling unwell and suddenly fell to the floor in a faint as 
his family supposed.  Efforts to resuscitate him, however, were made in 
vain, and the family physician was sent for but failed to answer the 
summons.  Mr. BAUSCH was to all appearances dead and supposing that heart 
disease had carried him off of undertaker was sent for.  The latter was 
satisfied that Mr. BAUSCH was dead and left the house to procure ice to 
place the body on, before going typing crape on front door bell.  He 
returned in about an hour, and as he was about to place the body in the 
box, the supposed corpse sneezed and gasped for breath, and in a few 
minutes circulation resumed its course, and Mr. BAUSCH, although feeling 
weak, was able to inform the undertaker that his services were not yet 
required.  The latter, as well as Mr. BAUSCH'S relatives, was rejoiced at 
the change of affairs, and hastened to the front door to remove from the 
bell-knob the crape which had been hanging there for two hours.

Ivy Lodge Picnic
The members of Ivy Lodge, No. 472, I. O. O. F., held their annual afternoon 
and evening picnic at Broadway Park yesterday.  The attendance in the 
afternoon was not large but increased towards evening, and when the bank 
struck up the march, after intermission, the platform was crowded.  Frank's 
band supplied the music, to which dancing was continued until 
midnight.  The affair  was enjoyable to all.  The following committees 
officiated:  
-Floor Managers, James C. JAMISON and Len W. FERREN. 
-Floor Committee, 
August LENHARD, 
R.DUNNINGHAM, 
E. LE MASSON , and Thomas WILSON.  
-Reception Committee,
 John FARRELL, 
F. ZEISER, 
M. C. LYNCH, 
G. SCHMID, 
Wm. JOHNSON, 
Henry BOWDEN, 
J. WEISMANDEL, 
L. C. LECOURE, 
Phil. ERNST, 
Charles JARVIS, 
R. MENGER, 
Geo. ARMSTRONG, 
David KENNEDY, and Wm. B. BASSETT.

George MARTIN, a bartender in Murphy's saloon, Grand and Tenth streets, 
last night refused to "hang up" drinks for a crowd of young men who turned 
on and assaulted him violently.  John KELLY, of 344 Devoe street, and 
Edward ROURKE, of 147 North First street, were arrested for having taken 
part in the assault.

Francisca OEBERLE, of 201 Floyd street, whose beating by her husband was 
mentioned in this paper yesterday, is so low that it has been found 
necessary to remove her to St. Catharine's Hospital.  Mrs. OEBERLE was in 
delicate health at the time of the beating.

17 July 1879
Shocked by Lightning
During the storm last night the lightning struck in the vicinity of the 
Grand street station of the Manhattan Beach Railroad, and Henry BOLAN, the 
flagman employed at that station, sustained a shock which knocked him 
down.  Surgeon FLEMING attended BOLAN, who soon recovered.

A Sick Woman Lying on a Sidewalk for an Hour During Last Night's Storm
Mary WOLF, aged thirty two, of New Bedford, Mass., was seized with fits on 
Montrose avenue and Leonard street last night, and lay in the pouring rain 
for an hour before an officer found her.  people living in the neighborhood 
saw her and said they thought she was intoxicated.  The ambulance was 
summoned, but  being out on another call it was some time before it 
arrived.  The woman was finally taken to St. Catherine's Hospital.

Edward REYNOLDS, fifty years, no residence, was overcome by the heat at 
Grand and Tenth streets yesterday afternoon and removed to St. Catherine's 
Hospital.

Frank LAKE, twelve years, of 145 Maujer street, was last night arrested for 
stealing pears from Daniel MAUJER'S yard, 524 Grand street.

OVERCOME BY THE HEAT
The Terrible Effect of the High Temperature
The following cases of prostration by the heat are reported by the police:
-John F. MC INTYRE, of No. 556 Fifteenth street, councilman, overcome corner 
Atlantic and Albany avenues, was able to go home.
-Antonio MENENGO, aged thirty-two of No. 1 Summitt street, overheated in Van 
Brunt street.  Cared for until he was able to go home.
-Louis BERNHARD, aged thirty-two of 505 West Nineteenth street, New York, 
overcome in DeKalb avenue, and removed to the City Hospital.
-Officer James W. WEBB, of the Mounted Squad, over come at 5:30 P. M. in 
Schermerhorn street.  Dr. GRIFFITH took the officer into his own house and 
with Ambulance Surgeon DRAKE worked two hours over the patient, who was 
taken home.
-John PURSELL, fifty-six years of age, no home, over come at10 P. M. at the 
South Ferry.  Removed to L. I. College Hospital.

GREENPOINT ITEMS
On the adjournment of the conclave of St. Elmo Commandery, No. 57, K. T. 
about thirty of its members repaired to the residence of Mrs. WILSON, widow 
of the late Sir Dwight Alexander WILSON, and presented her with a finely 
executed life size crayon of her late husband.  The portrait was tendered 
by EminentSir Alonzo BRYMER, and received in behalf of the widow by Sir 
Isaac SIMONSON, of the N. Y. Dispatch.

Falls from Windows
Michael MONAHAN, aged  thirty-four, while intoxicated last night, fell from 
a third story window of his residence, 174 Huntington street, and sustained 
a fracture of the leg and breast.  He was taken to St. Peter's Hospital.

While engaged in hanging clothes from a second story window of her 
residence, No. 81 Amity street, yesterday, Mrs. Mary LUCY, aged twenty-five 
years, fell to the yard and sustained serious contusions.  She was attended 
by Dr. PRENDERGAST.

Beach Jottings
Mr. J. C. SMITH, of this city, celebrated his seventy-first birthday at 
Cabie's Hotel yesterday by giving a dinner and supper to about thirty of 
his grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

Nuptial Ceremonies
The wedding of Mr. James F. HALLIGAN of Warren street, with Miss Rita S. 
HIGGINBOTHAM, daughter of the late George B. HIGGINBOTHAM, surgeon U. S. 
Army, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, was very largely attended.  The 
ceremony was performed by Rev. Father O'REILLY, pastor of St. Stephen's 
Church, assisted by Rev. Fathers HANDY and KEENEY.  The bridesmaids were 
Miss Charlotta HIGGINBOTHAM, and the Misses Cornelia and Kate HALLIGAN; and 
the groomsmen were P. F. CADDEN, James CLYNE and Eugene MC GEE.  The 
ceremonies over, a reception was held at the residence of the bride's 
mother, 133 Duffeld street.  The bride and bridegroom received their 
friends under a canopy of flowers and the emblem of good luck-a horse shoe 
of flowers-and many bouquets were placed about the rooms. The presents were 
numerous.

HALLIGAN-HIGGENBOTHAM - On Monday, July 14, 1879 at St. Pauls Church by the 
Rev. E. J. O'REILLY, pastor of St. Stephen's Church, assisted by the Rev. 
Fathers HANDY, of Fishkill, AND KENNY, of St. Paul's, James F. HALLIGAN to 
Rita STANISLAUS, daughter of the late Surgeon George B. HIGGINBOTHAM, U. S. 
Army, all of this city.

18 July 1879
Accidents
	While Thomas LESLIE, thirteen years, of 17 Withers street, was handling a 
loaded pistol this morning at his parents' residence, the weapon exploded, 
the ball entering his left thigh.  The wound is not serious, and as dressed 
by Dr. FLEMING.
	Henry FRITZ, sixty six years, living at 52 North First street, fell on the 
sidewalk while intoxicated this morning, and sustained a badly lacerated 
wound on the nose.
	John DEGLANG, employed in SEITZ'S brewery in Ten Eyck street, last night 
had his right ankle fractured by the elevator.  He was attended by Surgeon 
FLEMING and taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

Brief Mention
Fred MESSELER'S residence, No. 12 Lombardy street, was yesterday afternoon 
robbed of two suits of clothing worth $16.

The following officers of the Germania Gernischter Chor were last night 
elected: President, Charles VON HELMOLT; Vice-President, P. PETRY; 
Secretaries, F. MUNDSCHENCK and L. ARNFRECHT; Treasurer, F. JANSEN; 
Librarian, Otto NICHOLS, and Musical Director, August BISCHOFF.

Greenpoint Items
James HOUSTON, OF 557 Leonard street was arrested this morning charged with 
maliciously breaking a pane of glass in the show window of John BEHLEN'S 
store, 79 Manhattan avenue, and valued at $3.50.

Aaron EICHTERSHEIMER, 307 Third street, New York, was arrested last evening 
while returning from Coney Island, by Thomas BRENNAN, of the Manhattan 
Beach police, and charged by James DOYLE, of 98 Seventh street, same city, 
with picking his pocket while on the train, of $3.50 in silver.  They were 
both taken to the Seventh Precinct Station-house where they locked up the 
latter as a witness on searching defendant, 3 pocketbooks and a silver 
watch without a chain was found on his person besides several dollars in silver.

Tit for Tat
Isaac JONES and his wife Mary, residing at No. 82 Front street, quarreled 
last evening.  Mary had her forehead severely gashed with a barrel stave 
wielded by Isaac and Isaac sustained two slight scalp wounds.  The police 
arrested Isaac.

A Grocer Puts Burglars to Flight
Charles RUBHU, a grocer, of No. 207 Gold street, at three this A. M. was 
awakened by hearing burglars in his store.  He ran into the store from his 
bedroom whereupon the thieves fled.  Nothing was stolen. The front door had 
been forced open.

A Child Run Over
As Max WEIGLER, a clerk in the employ of D. DETERLING, of No. 336 Tompkins 
avenue, was driving through Gates avenue, yesterday afternoon in a grocer's 
wagon, Benjamin EUGUN, aged seven years, of 543 Gates avenue, ran in front 
of the horse, and was run over.  The child was only slightly hurt, and the 
driver was blameless.

Saved from Drowning
Matthew KEHOE, twelve years of age, fell into the Atlantic Basin to-day, as 
was rescued by Foreman William BANKS, of the ATlantic Sugar House, who 
jumped overboard after him.

19 July 1879
Admitted to the Bar
The following gentlemen of this city  were admitted by the General Term at 
Poughkeepsie yesterday to the degree of counsellor-at-law:  Noah Pendleton 
SCHENCK, H. F. HOEPKE, E. R. VAN BUREN, G. GRUSCHENSKE, D. S. MANNING, W. 
A. BARTOW, E A. DOYLE, B. BAKER, E. T. LASSHE, E. T. HAWK, Jr., G. BRUSH, 
C. E. DAVIDSON, E. B. WOODS and W. R. MULFORD.

A Journalist Admitted to the Bar
Mr. Ernst LASCHE, formerly a law news reporter on the Brooklyn press, was 
admitted to practice as counsellor at law by the General Term of the 
Supreme Court, at Poughkeepsie, yesterday.  Mr. LASCHE is a graduate of the 
Columbia College Law School.  He will practice in this city.

John COSTELLO'S Terrible Tumble
Too much whiskey caused John COSTELLO, a grizzled veteran of fifty-six 
years, to fall last evening from a third story window of his residence, No. 
1666 Prospect place.  The authorities sent him in an ambulance to the City 
Hospital.  Except for a severe nervous shock and a sprained ankle, he 
appeared none the worse for his thrilling experiences.

Stealing Earrings from a Child's Ears
A three-year-old daughter of Mrs. PETERMAN, of 59 Meserole street, was 
playing on the sidewalk near her parents' residence yesterday afternoon, 
when a woman came up to her and took from the child's ears a pair of 
earrings worth $4.50, and, giving the latter a penny, told her to go into 
the grocery store and buy something, and that she would return the earrings 
when the child came out.  The latter did as requested, and when she came 
back the woman had gone.

Joseph DOBBINS was to-day arrested on a charge of having stolen $16worth of 
clothing from Jacob MESSNER'S residence, 12 Lombardy street

Louis PELTER, seventeen years, of 40 Tenth street, to-day pleaded guilty to 
stealing a coat and a hair chain, together with $60 from a room in the rear 
of John GRIMM'S butcher shop, 317 Broadway, and was held for the Grand Jury 
by Justice ELLIOTT.

A horse attached to a wagon in which were George STEINMETZ and Fred KANZ, 
ran away on Graham avenue, last night.  The two men were thrown out and 
severely cut and bruised.  The wagon was damaged $25.

George and Susan HERMAN, of No. 170 North Fourth street, the former accused 
of holding Fred KUNZER, of the same house, down, while his wife beat him, 
were arraigned before Justice ELLIOTT today.  The husband was sentenced to 
jail for fifteen days, and the wife, in default of peace bonds, was sent to 
the same institution.

Greenpoint-
Hugh MC NEIL, the sailor who lost his bride while on a two years' cruise, 
was arrested this morning on a warrant issued, by Justice ELLIOTT, in which 
he is charged by Rosa MC CUE, his former wife, with hanging around her 
residence, and threatening to take vengeance on her if she did not leave 
her present husband and live with him.  On furnishing bonds to the amount 
of $500 to keep the peace MC NEIL was discharged.

21 July 1879
Brooklynites Out of Town
-At Long Branch-
Mrs. T. NEWMAN, 
Miss Emma PECK, 
Miss Bertha PECK, 
John MARSHALL, 
Mrs. Harvey SMITH, 
Frank FROST, 
Mrs. General BADEAUX, 
Countess WILBEAUX and Mrs. COLEMAN.
-At Newport-
George WILSON and wife, 
B. T. LYNCH and wife.

A FAST YOUNG MAN
He Drives A Horse to death, and Smashes A Wagon.
A well-dressed young stranger on Saturday afternoon hired a horse and light 
carriage from Mr. James CURRAN, livery-stable proprietor at the corner of 
third avenue and Ninth street.  Mr. CURRAN did not see his property again 
until 8 A. M. yesterday, when the horse was found dying, and the carriage 
with one shaft broken, in Fourth avenue, near Third street.  The horse 
managed to reach the stable, but died soon after.  It is supposed that the 
animal was driven to death, or met with an accident, and that thereupon the 
driver fled.

Mr. Geo. ZIPP'S Friends
The annual excursion tendered by Mr. George ZIPP, of the F. & A. M. 
Schaefer Brewing Company, to his friends in this city, was given yesterday, 
one of the Annex boats being chartered to transport the guests, numbering 
upwards of 300 persons.  At the brewery, Fifty-first street, E. R., the 
guests sat down to a "solid" German dinner, and afterwards indulged in 
dancing and various games.  Among those present were noticed 
Mr. Geo. DIETRICH, 
F. ZANG, 
C. RAAB, 
H. WERNER, 
H. REB, 
Mr. BOSCH, 
Mr. HAAS, 
J. HAMMER, 
G. SCHAR, 
A. WEBER, 
J. WITTY, 
G. WERNER, 
G. WELDS, 
G. KIEBER, 
Wm. GROSCHEL, 
Chr. HAUSMANN, 
C. REINHARDT, and F. GROSSMANN.

A Missing Man Found.
On the 25th of June, August HEYARDT, a florist, residing corner of Halsey 
street and Ralph avenue, disappeared, and the police until yesterday 
searched high and low for him.  yesterday, however, they were surprised to 
learn that he was at home, and on inquiry found that he had been back a 
whole week.  The explanation given was that HEYARDT had been prostrated by 
sunstroke at Camden, N. J. and being removed to a hospital had lain 
there  thirteen days.  The Twelfth Precinct police say that no pains were 
taken to inform them of HEYARDT'S return.

INDIGNANT MOTHERS.
How They Attacked an Alleged Miscreant-Police Interference
At eleven o'clock Saturday night Officer SHERMAN, of the First Precinct, 
was implored by a woman to go to No. 63 Columbia place.  Said she: "Go 
quick, or there'll be murder."  Thus bidden he ran to the locality 
indicated, and finding a man contending against a number of women armed 
with stove-lifters and brooms, arrested him on a charge of fighting.  At 
the station-house the prisoner gave his name as George CASSIN; said he was 
twenty-seven years of age, and boarded at 63 Columbia place.  Subsequently, 
however, it was ascertained that his name was CASSIDY, and this morning a 
far more heinous complaint than fighting was preferred against him in 
Justice WALSH'S Court by Mrs. Mary GREENE, of No. 634 Columbia place.  Mrs. 
GREENE says that on Saturday night, while sitting at the front door, she 
was alarmed by the screams of her eight-year-old daughter, Mary Ann CAREY, 
a child by a former husband.  Running upstairs she found the child and a 
still smaller one in great alarm, and was informed by Mary Ann that CASSIDY 
had endeavored to assault her.  Mrs. GREENE found that CASSIDY had 
retreated to an adjoining room, and summoning  other women to her 
assistance she and her friends attacked him and drove him into the 
street.  The police say that two old women claim to have been vilely 
accosted by CASSIDY just prior to his visit to Mrs. GREENE'S room.  Justice 
WALSH to-day set down the examination of the prisoner for Thursday.

STABBING AFFRAYS
The Knife as a Weapon of Offence-Two Cases in Point
James J. SKELLY, of No. 73 Verona street, while quarrelling last evening 
with Hugh DOUGHERTY, residing at the foot of Hicks street, was stabbed in 
the cheek and forehead with a penknife by a man said to be Peter BURNS, of 
No. 119 Imlay street.  DOUGHERTY and BURNS are still at large.  SKELLY was 
only slightly hurt.
Patrick DONLON, aged seventeen, of No. 213 Navy Street, was arrested at 
4:45 this A. M., charged with assaulting Asa L. MERKS at the corner of 
Raymond street and Myrtle avenue with a penknife, inflicting a slight wound 
in the latter's ear.

TREED BY A BEAR
A Brooklyn Girl's Startling Adventure in Pennsylvania
A despatch from Porters Lake, Penn., says: Lucy KIRKHAM, aged eleven years, 
of Brooklyn, N. Y., but spending the summer with her uncle, two miles 
northwest of that place, had a very narrow escape from being killed by a 
bear on Sunday last.  Miss KIRKHAM was driving her uncle's cows out into 
the woods to pasture, and as she was about to return home she heard a noise 
in the thicket.  She stopped, and looking in the direction of the noise, 
her eyes beheld a large black bear coming toward her.  She uttered a scream 
and started to run.  BRUIN gained on her and seeing no chance to escape, 
the terrified girl climbed a small sapling which, owing to its ascend.  The 
girl screamed at the top of her voice, while the animal remained at the 
foot of the tree growling and clawing.  the cries of the girl were heard by 
two hunters who were passing near by who came to her rescue.   When within 
shooting distance both loaded their guns and at a given word fired.  The 
bear fell dead.  The hunters then bade the frightened girl to come down 
from the tree and they accompanied her home. The bear weighed 210 pounds.

A DRUNKEN ROWDY SHOT
At one o'clock yesterday morning a party of drunken rowdies attempted to 
force an entrance into the saloon kept by Philip DONAHUE, at 382 Graham 
avenue, for the purpose of obtaining drink, they having been previously 
refused admittance.  DONAHUE ordered them away, and on their refusing to 
go, fired them pistol shots into the crowd, one of which hit Hugh TIERNEY 
in the right arm, inflicting a slight wound.  DONAHUE was arrested but 
TIERNEY refused to prefer any charge.

Brief Mention
Jacob SCHNEIDER, of 102 Cook street, was arrested on Saturday for running 
over Louis SCHIER, six years of age.  The boy had both arms broken and 
received a severe cut on the head.  He was taken to his home.

Failure of William BURDON
Much regret will be caused by the announcement that the business affairs of 
Mr. William BURDON, President of the Burdon Iron Works, corner of Pearl and 
Front streets, in this city,
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An Honest Newsboy
James DENNISON, a newsboy, yesterday found $10 at the Fulton Ferry, and 
delivered it to the police to await a claimant.

22 July 1879
Brief Mention
There was a fair attendance at the excursion of the Henry Hanselman 
Association to Morris Grove, via the Long Island Railroad yesterday.  The 
day was spent in merrymaking under the direction of Messrs. Philip SMITH, 
Jacob BECKER, and the following officers of the club: Charles TROESTER, 
President; Adolph GETTING, Vice-President; Louis C. H.GOLDMAN, Secretary; 
John BAUMGARTNER, Treasurer; and Louis C. O?T, Sergeant-at-Arms.

-Greenpoint Items
-James FOWLER, 70 Greenpoint avenue, assaulted his wife, Jane, last night 
with a frying pan and shovel, inflicting several wounds on her head and 
face, for which he was arrested this morning.

-Mr. Arthur PEDLEY, organist of the First Baptist Church on Noble street, 
has been granted a three months leave of absence by the trustee of said 
church, which he will take advantage of by taking his family to 
Europe.  They will sail on the steamer Arizona on Saturday next.

-Ellen SULLIVAN and Mary HAND, of 82 Box street, had a fisticuff encounter 
in front of their residence, last evening, during which they were cheered 
on by their numerous admirers.  Mary having got the worst of it, preferred 
a charge of assault and battery against Ellen, and she was arrested this 
morning.

-A twelve-year old youth named Edward SCULLY, residing at 151 Oakland 
street, was arrested by Detective BUTTS last night, charged by Henry 
RANDOLPH, of Long Island City, with stealing from in front of his office a 
bay horse and wagon valued at $250. Frederick HINDLE, of 162 
Meserole  avenue, was arrested on suspicion of aiding him.

DIRTY SPOTS
The Gowanus Canal, Third Avenue Lots and Dirty Streets
Condition of the Streets, in the Sixth Ward-The Sewer Basins in Many Wards 
Full-The Inlets of the Drains Obstructed with Mud-The Bond Street Sewer to 
be Extended to Buttermilk Channel.
The streets of this city are not as clean as they ought to be at this 
season for the year, although not so bad as they might be.  Fulton street, 
from the ferry to Flatbush avenue, is in a comparatively dirty condition, 
and ought to be cleaned at once.  The streets of the Sixth Ward are really 
filthy, and from present appearances one would suppose that they have been 
entirely neglected in this regard for months.  Atlantic avenue, from South 
Ferry to Henry street is very dirty, so also are those portions of Henry, 
Hicks and Columbia streets which are located in the Sixth Ward. The heaps 
of dirt on Emmet street are a veritable disgrace of our municipal 
authorities. The streets of the Third Ward have been neglected, and they 
are by no means in as good a sanitary condition as they ought to be.  On 
the First Ward side of Boerum street a livery stablekeeper has been allowed 
to accumulate a dung heap, which is obnoxious to pedestrians and to those 
who pass by that way in the cars.
Adams street in the Second and Fourth Wards is not clean, more especially 
that position of this thoroughfare between Myrtle avenue and Fulton 
street.  In the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, 
Tenth, Twelfth and Twenty-secondWards, the sewer basins have not been 
cleaned for some time and they are sending forth sewer gasses impregnated 
with disease.  The sewer gratings in all of these Wards are covered with 
thick coatings of mud, and if they are not cleaned before the next storm, 
the sewers will not be able to carry off the surface storm water.
The Gowanus Canal is an eyesore and a source of disease to those people who 
reside in its vicinity.  It gives forth an obnoxious stench at this season 
of the year which is almost unbearable. If is claimed that this is caused 
by the sewerage from the Bond street main drain which empties therein.  One 
of the keepers of the bridge at Third street said to the writer of this 
article last evening that there is not a sufficient flow of water in the 
canal to take away the refuse of the sewer, and the result at times is a 
disagreeable odor.  Said he: "If a dog or cat is thrown into the canal.  It 
will rise and fall with the tide.  The tide will not carry it out to sea, 
for there is no flow of water. it is the same with the excrements which 
come out of the sewer.  They settle to the bottom of the canal, and the 
result is that a bar of muck has been formed, which is not only an 
obstruction to navigation, but the source of a stench as bad as any of the 
smells which emanates from the carcasses of dead animals at Barren 
Island."  In connection with the Bond street sewer, it may be stated what 
at the last session of the Legislature a bill was enacted authorizing 
theDepartment of City Works to extend the drain, so that its termination 
shall be at Buttermilk Channel instead of at the canals Chief Engineer VAN 
BUREN  if preparing plans and specifications for this work, and as soon as 
he has perfected them, bids for the extension of the Bond street sewer to 
the point named will be advertised for.  The act for this improvement was 
carefully prepared by ex-Alderman BERGEN and Sidney V. LOWELL, and it is 
expected that when the work is commenced it will be prosecuted rapidly to 
completion.  The plague-spots of the city are on Third avenue.  They are 
sunken low, on which are missmatic ponds covered with a scum green in 
color.  The depressed lots bounded by Fifth and Third avenues and Douglass 
and Union streets are a nuisance. On Fifth avenue they are being filled up 
with the fresh loam from the hill above; on Fourth andThird avenues they 
present a sight and give forth an odor which is a disgrace to the city. At 
this place on Fourth avenue are two or three shanties which are occupied, 
and which seem to be built on foundations, which at one time were hog-pens, 
for underneath them are hundreds of loads of decomposing hog 
excrement.  Near Third avenue is a pond of black water which gives forth a 
disagreeable stench, and which could be purified with a few loads of 
lime.  It is a mud-puddle of putrefaction and deals out disease and 
death.  The sunken lots on Third avenue, between Douglass and Union 
streets, are being filled in with what interested parties call street 
sweepings an ashes.  There is, however, more or less garbage among the 
loads of filling which are carted there, as is evidenced by the fact that a 
score or so of hogs, which are owned by persons residing on Fourth avenue, 
root in the mixture and become fat.  Last evening there were on this "dump" 
twelve hogs, twenty-five goats, and fifty geese. it is said that when these 
animals are hungry they go to the "dump" and eat.  This demonstrates the 
presence of garbage, but the hogs, geese, and goats are good scavengers.  A 
ragpicker on this "dump" on concluding his labors last evening, called in 
the aid of a horse and wagon to take away the result of his day's 
labor.  The wagon was fully loaded with old iron, bottles, and rags. he 
seemed to have been very successful in pulling out of the debris several 
bundles of decayed carpets.  He claimed that his load of stuff when 
properly sorted was worth from $5 to $7.  Abutting Third avenue, between 
Union and President streets, is another pond of water with a disagreeable 
stench.  There are also other dirty pools on this avenue between Carroll 
and Macomb streets, and between Macomb and Third streets, which ought to be 
filled in.  The canal, a branch of the Gowanus, which runs across Third 
avenue, and extends to Fourth avenue at Fourth street, is stagnant water, 
and the residents in the vicinity complain most bitterly of the stench 
which comes from it.

A Narrow Escape
As Mrs. Horace N. DODGE was sitting in the doorway of her residence, 74 
Morton street, on Sunday afternoon last, a bullet fired from a pistol in 
the hands of an unknown person, struck the door casing just above her 
head.  Had its course been a little lower or to one side it would have 
struck either Mrs. DODGE on her niece who was sitting beside her.

23 July 1879
A Drunken Farmer Injured
George MARKS, a farmer, of Maspeth, L. I., while driving on Grand street, 
near Morgan avenue, this morning, fell out of his wagon and was severely 
cut on the head.  MARKS, who was intoxicated, was taken to the Sixth 
Precinct Station-house, where Dr. HEYL dressed his wound, and he was then 
held on a charge of intoxication.

Arrested for Theft
Kate SMITH, of Fifth street, was last night arrested for stealing a 
fifty-cent pair of shoes from the Benjamin LEWIS' store, and Justice 
ELLIOTT to-day sentenced her to pay a fine of $20 or to go to jail for 
twenty days.

Knocked His Mother Senseless
Mrs. Matilda KNOWLES, of 35 Ross street, last night had her son William, 
aged twenty one years, arrested assaulting her.  The mother charges that 
the prisoner struck her a blow with his fish which knocked her 
senseless.  The son denies striking her at all.  He will have an 
opportunity of explaining before Justice ELLIOTT.

Greenpoint Items
-As the wind-up of a drunken spree, which has lasted for several days, John 
TOOMEY, of 848 Oakland street, last evening assaulted his wife in a brutal 
manner, inflicting several ugly wounds on her face and body.

-Mrs. Mary HIGGINS, of 171 Greenpoint avenue had her landlord, James 
MORIARTY, arrested this morning, on a warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT, in 
which MORIARTY is charged with having taken illegal methods to eject 
complainant from her apartments, and also with having struck her.

-Rosanna BARRETT, of 192 Dupont street, was arrested this morning on a 
warrant issued by Justice GUCK, on complaint of Ann COSGROVE, same 
residence, in which she is charged with committing an unprovoked assault on 
complainant.

24 July 1879
An Escaped Convict Captured
Detective HESS, of the Eldridge street, New York, police station, about 
two o'clock this morning, while passing a saloon in Rivington street, 
near Allen, observed standing at the bar Frank BELMONT, alias John ANDERSON, 
alias Frank BENNETT, alias "Dutch Fred," who, with four others, recently 
escaped from the Queens County Penitentiary, where he was serving a term 
of fifteen years.  The escaped convict at the same moment saw HESS, and, 
darting out of the saloon, fled along Allen street, followed by the officer.  
BELMONT, on reaching First avenue, seeing that his pursuer was rapidly 
gaining upon him, turned and discharged two shots at the officer fro a 
four-barrelled revolver.  A close and exciting chase followed for several 
blocks, when HESS seized his man and brought him to the Tenth Precinct 
Station-house.  BELMONT was taken to the Essex Market Police Court this 
morning, hand-cuffed and Justice BIXBY remanded him into the custody of HESS, 
who will take him over to Sheriff DISBROW, of Long Island City.

Serious Accusation Against A Pole
Joseph MISTZHOWICH, a pole, thirty-nine years of age, living at 121 Gerry street, 
was to-day arrested on a charge made by Mary GRATHOWSKY, fifteen years, who 
lives in the same house.  The prisoner is accused with having, during the past 
six months, committed several outrageous assaults on the complainant.  The 
latter yesterday informed her parents of the circumstances and the accused 
was arrested.

Brief Mention
Six pairs of pants, worth $20, were stolen early this morning from LIPPMANN'S 
clothing store, 255 Grand street.

Frederick SCHMIDT, of 341 Maujer street, was to-day sentenced to jail for 
twenty-nine days by Justice GUCK, for beating his wife Mary with a chair.

Henry WINSTEIN, fifty three years, no home was last night run over by a 
Manhattan Beach Railroad hand car, near Flushing avenue, sustaining a 
contusion of the right ankle.  He was removed to St. Catharine's Hospital.

Max WEMBERG'S clothing store, No. 141 Ewen street, was yesterday morning 
robbed of a $5 revolver and $8 in money.  Some jewelry, a large sum of money, 
and clothing were left untouched.

Assistant District-Attorney OSKEY, who appeared in Justice ELLIOTT'S court 
to-day to prosecute the charge of highway robbery against Thomas FOSTER, 
Wm. ROWE and Wm. HANLEY, made by Thomas MC CABE, of Blissville, agreed to 
accept a plea of guilty of assault and battery by the prisoners, as 
highway robbery could not be proved, and the trio was sentenced to the 
Penitentiary for six months each.

Henry MEISTER was recently held for the Grand Jury by Justice ELLIOTT 
for shooting Martin ROURKE.  The former made a complaint of felonious 
assault against ROURKE, Thomas FOSTER and Thomas WEIR, which was called 
for the fourth time to-day and as neither side answered the complaint 
was dismissed.

Greenpoint- Major R. V. YOUNG, a prominent member of hte Eighth New York 
Regiment and also of the ARlington Rowing Association, is lying dangerously 
ill at his residence on Lorimer street and Norman avenue, with malarial fever.

William CHAMBERS of Long Island City, was arrested yesterday afternoon charged 
with a violation of a State law, in dealing in Kentucky lottery and policy tickets, 
a number of which were found in his possession.  The prisoner's mode of doing 
business was to visit factories and other places where large forces of men 
were employed and paddle slips and tickets.

Mary MC DERMOTT, residing at Withers street and Union avenue, was seized 
with several violent fits while crossing the temporary bridge over Newtown 
creek last evening.  She was attended by Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING and 
taken to her home.

25 July 1879
Beach Jottings
Mr. J. H. STARIN, the wealthy steamboat owner, gave a diner to some of 
his friends at the Manhattan Beach hotel last evening.

Captain A. H. BOGARDUS gave an exhibition of his skill at marksmanship 
at the fireworks enclosure Manhattan Beach, yesterday.

Mr. BURNAP, he of the iron pier, has a wagon on which is a keg of lager 
on draught, with plenty of glasses.  It is wheeled down one and up the 
other side of the pier, supplying persons at tables with lager.

ALARMING
Sickness Of A Whole Household From Eating Ham
The Symptoms those of Poisoning-Investigation by the Health Department-
What Dr. FIRTH, the Attending Physician Says-
Fifty Hams from the Same Pickle Sold Since Tuesday, but No Other Cases
There was considerable alarm at the boarding house of Mrs. Mary BUMSTEAD, 
116 Skillman street near Myrtle avenue, on Wednesday and yesterday owing 
to several inmates of the house having been seized with violent pains and 
sickness after having eaten of a boiled corned ham.  The symptoms were 
those of poisoning.  Those who partook of the ham were Mrs. BUMSTEAD herself, 
her son Frank, aged twenty-one, her son, Theodore, aged eleven, Stephen 
GILDERSLEEVE, Joseph GARDINER, Samuel M. LAWRENCE and a Mr. Frank PARKISS, 
a visitor from New Jersey, who ate a sandwich from the ham while down at 
Coney Island, also a Mr. John WITTY, at Coney Island. Miss GARDINER just 
tasted the ham, but being too salt for her liking she did not eat any, and 
Harry BUMSTEAD, aged fifteen, another son of the landlady, tasted it, but 
eat none.  Neither of those was taken sick. It was, therefore, something 
in the ham or in the pot it was boiled in that caused the sickness.
About two hours after eating the ham, Mrs. BUMSTEAD had excruciating pains 
in the abdomen and continued vomiting.  Miss GARDINER went to a drug store 
and had a prescription made up, but it gave no relief.  The other members 
of the household who had partaken of the ham by this time were also suffering 
and becoming alarmed, Dr. H. E. FIRTH, of 489 Bedford avenue, was called in.  
he said that they had been affected by some virulent poison, and he treated 
the patients accordingly.
After Mr. GILDERSLEEVE had eaten of the ham, he went over to New York and 
was taken sick on the street and removed by a friend to St. Vincent's Hospital, 
where according to last night's report, he was going on nicely, and likely to 
be out to-day.  Mrs. BUMSTEAD was seen at her house this morning.  She is not 
so well as the rest of the family, but she is recovering.  Frank, her son, is 
in bed, feeling weak at present, but her other son, Theodore, is all right now.  
Mr. GARDINER is up and about though complaining of feeling dizzy at times.  
Mr. LAWRENCE has suffered but little inconvenience from what he ate. 
Mr. PARKISS is still at Coney Island, and recovering slowly. 
As to Mr. WITTY'S condition the reporter was unable to learn anything.
While the Union-Augus reporter was at the house this morning Dr.
MC CORKLE, of the Board of Health, arrived there.  He made close inquiries as 
to the symptoms of those who were attacked.  Miss GARDINER answered all questions 
very intelligently.  She said that the ham looked a beauty, and that Mrs. BUMSTEAD 
was particularly pleased with its appearance.  She produced the tin pot in which it 
was boiled.  Dr. 
MC CORKLE examined this minutely, but found nothing on which he could base an 
opinion as to what caused the sickness. The tin, however, was worn off the bottom 
of the inside and the slightly red iron was visible.  No portion of the ham or 
vomit was saved.  The shank bone of the ham was given to the black Spitz dog 
in the house, and some small pieces of the ham that were not eaten by the family 
were cut up and given to the cat.  Both of the animals were running about the 
house this morning seemingly none the worse for what they had eaten.

Brief Mention
Frank FLYNN, of 250 Wallabout street, and Wm. BARLEY, of 88 Walworth street, 
were today arrested for breaking windows a looking-glass, and other things in 
Chris CLYNE'S liquor saloon, 31 1/2 Stockton street.

Jacob PFISTER, employed by OBERNEIER & LIEBMAN, brewers, fell off his truck in 
Flushing avenue yesterday, while drunk, two wheels passing over his abdomen, 
injuring him internally.  He was taken home.

One hundred dollars have been stolen from a bureau drawer in Charles DULLER'S 
residence, 360 Park avenue. He last saw it there on June 3.

John PAPE, twenty-seven years of age, of South Second and Second streets, an 
employee at the sugar house foot of North Third street, fell into a vat of
boiling sugar last night, and was severely burned about the legs and feet. 
He was removed to St. Catharine's Hospital.

A movement is on foot among some boys of the Eastern District to organize a 
life-saving patrol.  Aleck CUMMINGS, a companion of "Nan" the newsboy, and 
who claims to have rescued fourteen persons from drowning, is at the head of 
the proposition.

Ann BRADY was arrested at two o'clock this morning for intoxication.  As 
Officer PHELAN was about to take her to court she turned on him and dealt 
him a blow which staggered him.  Being still drunk she would not go to court, 
and it required the united efforts of four officers to put her back in the cell.  
A friend of hers walked by the station-house from half-past six until twelve 
o'clock, endeavoring to pass a bottle of gin to her, but to no purpose.

Greenpoint
While William KEENAN, thirty-nine years, residing at 270 Manhattan avenue, 
and Louis SCHMILTZ, twenty-three years, of Graham and Van Pelt avenues, were 
painting the exterior of Sibel & Company's glassworks on Commercial street 
yesterday, the rope holding the scaffold broke and they were precipitated to 
the ground, a distance of twenty-five feet.  KEENAN sustained a very severe 
shock and a contusion of the shoulder, hips and spine, and it is feared cannot 
recover.  They were attended by Ambulance Surgeon HEYL and conveyed to their homes.

PREVENTING MURDER
A Mother, Crazed with Drink, would Drown Her Child
Yesterday afternoon Thos. EAGAN, of 329 East Nineteenth street, New York, 
a hard-working man and the father of five children, sought Officer CHIARDI, 
of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children and entreated his 
assistance to save his youngest child Annie, eight months old.  he said 
that his wife had become a habitual drunkard, and that the neighbors had 
told him of his wife's intention to drown the child.
The woman had left her home with the infant and was traced to the pier at 
the foot of Thirteenth street, E. R., where she was arrested just as she 
was about to throw the child into the river.  She was locked up for the night, 
and the child was taken home by the father.
This morning Mrs. EAGAN was committed to the Penitentiary for six months in 
default of bail. It appeared that her son John, aged fourteen years, was 
some time ago sent to the House of Refuge for stealing to get drink money 
for his mother.

Accidentally Shot
A dispatch from Rutland, Vt., states that Mr. E. E. BAKER, of Patchogue, 
L. I., accidentally shot himself yesterday.  He was on his bridal (?) tour.  
His condition is critical.

Mr. A. SCHULZ Off for Europe
Mr. A. SCHULZ, the well-known dealer in furniture of this city, the 
proprietor of one store on Grand and another on Court street, sailed 
yesterday on the Hamburg steamer Suevia, for a tour through Europe. 
Mr. SCHULZ proposes to be gone about six months, spending most of the time 
in France and Germany.  He was given a hearty farewell by his friends who 
gathered in large numbers, and marched in procession to the dock, 
accompanied by a band of music.

EASTERN DISTRICT
A Man with One Wife in Germany and Two in this Country--
What Fritz ANDING Has to say for Himself.
Fritz ANDING, of 249 Bushwick avenue, employed in KIEFER'S brewery, 
was to-day arrested at the instance of his wife, Maria, who accuses 
him of bigamy.  The couple were married on the 19th of June last, and 
the complainant charges that ANDING was aware of the fact that his first 
wife was alive.  The husband tells the following story:  When he came 
to this country some years ago he left behind him in Germany his first 
wife named Wilhelmenia MEHSE.  He corresponded with her, and frequently 
sent her remittances of money.  He had been here but a short time when 
he formed the acquaintance with a woman whom he married, saying that as 
his wife was so far away he thought there could be no great harm in so 
doing.  After living with her for a while he learned that she was a 
low character, and deserted her.  A few months ago he met the complainant, 
who was a widow.  Her name was MONHARDT.  After an intimate acquaintance 
with her he was advised, as he says, by his own and Mrs. MONHARDT'S 
friends to wed her, which he did.  He last heard from his wife in 
Germany about a year ago, and, says he suspects that his last wife must 
have seen the letter.  He says he is earning but a  small salary at 
present, and thinks that if he was earning more and gave all to the 
complainant every Saturday night she would not have made a complaint 
against him.  Justice GUCK adjourned the examination of the case until 
the 29th inst.

26 July 1879
A Bogus Custom House Official
A pretended Custom House officer yesterday induced Mrs. SAMUELS, of 185 
Adelphi street, to pay him $9.98, which he claimed as duty on a case of 
ornaments which he said had just reached this port on the steamer Baltic, 
for one of her boarders, Henry THACKERY.  Having nothing but a $20 bill the 
lady gave it to the rascal to change, when he walked off, saying he would 
get it broken at a neighboring store. He failed to return.

Greenpoint Items
-James SLATER, aged fifteen years, no residence, and Patrick DUNLAP, of 532 
Graham avenue, were wrestling yesterday on the vacant lot on Van Pelt 
avenue, during which the former was thrown to the ground, and his right arm 
broken and shoulder dislocated. He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon 
FLEMING, and was taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

-John Cassion, of 741 Leonard street, was arrested this morning on a charge 
of malicious mischief preferred by Mrs. Helen EGBERT, of 95 Noble 
street.  The defendant was accused of breaking a door in a house belonging 
to complainant and valued at $8.  Hearing adjourned.

-The liquor store of William MAGNER, corner of West and Oak streets, was 
entered between twelve and one o'clock this morning, an entrance being 
effected by breaking the "catch" on the window and raising it.  Five 
bottles of liquor valued at $8, one box of cigars at $10, and a coat at $3 
were stolen.

-Abram DAVIS, of 52 Manhattan avenue, had his left hand badly lacerated 
yesterday morning while at work on a planing machine at Smith's box factory 
on Oakland and Box streets.  He was taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

-Joseph REILLY, 144 Frost street, was arrested this morning on a charge of 
grand larceny preferred by Christian STOLL, of Kingsland and Meserole avenues.
The complainant's saloon was entered by REILLY, on the 22d inst., during 
the proprietor's absence, and robbed of $75 in money, a gold ring valued at 
$3, and a pair of shoes at $1.  The prisoner was arrested after a long 
chase by Detective BUTTS and Officer SHANNON, during which several shots 
were fired at him.  He was finally captured in a vacant cellar near 
Blissville.  Case adjourned until Monday morning.

-What It Costs to Carouse
Alexander LYDELL, forty-three years of age, while under the influence of 
liquor last night fell into the areaway of his residence, No. 158 
Fourteenth street, and sustained a severe scalp wound.  He was attended by 
Drs. PALMER and POTTER.

-EASTERN DISTRICT- 
An Insane Man Rescued from Drowning
Henry BRENNAN, of 179 Fifth street, jumped into the East River from the 
dock at the foot of North First street shortly after midnight.  He was seen 
by some one living in the neighborhood, fished out and taken 
home.  BRENNAN, who is thirty-five years of age, was laboring under a fit 
of temporary aberration of mind when he committed the act.

-A Charge of Alleged Violent Assault Dismissed
Mary NOLAN, of 235 North Sixth street, was arraigned before Justice ELLIOTT 
to-day to answer a charge of violent assault made by Mrs. LOEFLER, of 337 
North Sixth street.  Mrs. NOLAN was accused of having struck the 
complainant on the forehead with such force as to knock her down, and while 
in that position allowing her children to beat Mrs. LOEFLER with 
sticks.  The defendant stated that Mrs. LOEFLER had one of her (Mrs. 
NOLAN'S) children by the hair and was beating him, and finally forced him 
to a fence against which she banged his head.  She pushed Mrs. LOEFLER from 
the child but denied striking her.  The complainant had no witnesses to 
prove the assault, while Mrs. NOLAN had two who swore that they did not see 
her strike Mrs. LOEFLER, and the charge was dismissed.

-Adam CHRISTMANN, of 416 Broadway, to-day had his wife arrested, accusing 
her of having beaten him on the head with a stick, inflicting a severe 
scalp wound.  The wife said that she was cleaning windows this morning, and 
that her husband annoyed her.  She said she merely "tapped" him on the head 
with the handle of the brush which she was using.

28 July 1879
A SHOEMAKER'S DESPAIR
He is Prevented from Committing Suicide by a Bartender
George SHEPHERD, a Scotch shoemaker, thirty-two years of age, and residing 
at No. 3 Prospect terrace, on Saturday afternoon, while under the influence 
of liquor, visited the liquor saloon of John HAWKINS, No. 27 Hudson avenue, 
and called for a glass of ale.  The bartender John BRENNAN, noticed as he 
was filling the glass that SHEPHERD was undoing a small package, and, 
watching him, saw him pour into the glass after it had been handed him, a 
green substance.  Determining at once that the substance was paris green, 
and that the customer contemplated suicide, he unhesitatingly dashed the 
glass and its contents out of SHEPHERD'S hands and then ejecting him, 
called an officer and had him arrested for intoxication.

Row on a Car
William HUNT, aged twenty-eight, a mason, living at No. 17 Lafayette 
street, was arrested at ten o'clock last night, charged with creating a 
disturbance on DeKalf avenue car No. 67, and assaulting the driver.  The 
complainants were Michael KILLDUFF, of No. 127 DeKalb avenue, and John 
BUCKRIDGE, of 729 Greene avenue.

Bad Use of a Teacup
Mrs. Margaret HERON, of 464 Baltic street, on Saturday night had her face 
laid open to a serious extent by a blow with a teacup administered by her 
husband, Michael HERON.  She was taken to the L. I. College Hospital, and 
he was arrested.

An Unsisterly Act
Louisa MC KEELER, of No. 122 Hamilton avenue, caused the arrest Saturday 
afternoon of her sister Hannah HULTZ, aged twenty-two, on a charge of 
threateningly pointing a pistol at her.  They had quarrelled .  The pistol 
on examination proved to be unloaded.

EASTERN DISTRICT
-Jumped from a Second-Story Window
George FEENY, twenty-six years of age, attempted to commit suicide at nine 
o'clock last night by jumping from the rear window of his residence, No. 5 
Agate street, a distance of two stories.  It appears that FEENY had become 
despondent from the fact that on Wednesday last his wife left him, and he 
has since had the care of two small children.  On jumping from the window 
he fell on a board platform at the basement steps, and the platform being 
springy he was not dangerously hurt.  He was removed to St. Catharine's 
Hospital.  He was somewhat bruised, and his spine was injured.

-A Cow on the Rampage
An officer of the Board of Health called at 321 Marcy avenue on Saturday 
night to take away a sick cow.  While driving the animal through Broadway, 
the latter ran away.  George BARRETT, aged sixteen year, attempted to cross 
the street in front of the cow, and the latter caught him on her horns and 
tossed him high in the air.  On coming down, BARRETT landed on the cow's 
back, and falling to the street, sustained some bruises.  The cow kept on 
its course, and was not secured.

-Andrew ARMSTRONG, employed by Peter GAMBLE, a peddler, was sent by the 
latter to-day to purchase a quantity of vegetables.  ARMSTRONG kept $7 of 
the money and was arrested for embezzlement.  The examination was adjourned 
until the 1st prox.

-William SPEIGHT was to-day arrested for knocking down and beating Minna 
FALKENBURG, in Moore street.

-Officer SIMONS, of the Fifth Precinct, yesterday found a package containing 
a large number of spectacle glasses, at Fifth and South Eighth streets.

James PURCELL, Thomas BURNS, James CALLAHAN, John MULLIGAN and Edward FOX, 
all young men of New York, missed the last car from Bushwick last night, 
and walked through Grand street singing and behaving disorderly.  One of 
their number broke a show-case in front of a photographer's gallery and all 
were arrested.  They were sentenced to pay a fine of $5 or go to Jail for 
five days each.

George MERKEL, the well known coal dealer of Montrose avenue was taken 
suddenly ill in Graham avenue to-day and was removed to his residence.

Greenpoint Items
-Peter SHEVLIN, of 86 Clay street, was arrested last evening on a charge of 
intoxication.  When his name was called in court this morning, Court 
Officer BROWN informed the Justice that it was impossible for him to appear 
as he had the "horrors" and was confined in the "pen" below.  SHEVLIN was 
committed to jail for ten days.

-Ellen CAHILL, of No. 61 Franklin street, was arrested this morning, charged 
with cutting James USHER, of same residence, on the head by striking him 
with a heavy stick.

-While Mr. George H. ROWE, of the Long Island City Star, was attempting to 
jump from a Prospect Park & Coney Island train while it was in motion, last 
night, he was hurled to the ground with great violence, and sustained 
several painful injuries on the lower part of the body.

-Officer FITZSIMMONS, of the Seventh Precinct, was badly scratched and 
bitten yesterday by an insane woman named Eila J. PORTER, of 12 Clay 
street, whom he was trying to keep in custody.  The woman was subsequently 
sent to the Insane Asylum at Flatbush.

-Wm. BLANCHARD, of 89 Java street, was arrested this morning on a warrant 
issued by Justice ELLIOTT, in which he was charged with petty larceny by 
Elizabeth REYNOLDS, of Oakland street and Greenpoint avenue.  From the 
story told in court this morning it appears that the defendant had been 
keeping "steady" company with the young lady for some time past, and during 
that interesting interval they exchanged rings.  A dispute having arisen 
between them, the complainant demanded her ring back, which request the 
defendant refused to comply with.  The result was BLANCHARD'S appearance in 
court to answer the charge of stealing the ring.  The affair was 
compromised by the re-exchanging of rings.

29 July 1879
Germania Schuetzen Bund Prize Shooting
The prize shooting of the Second Battalion of the Germania Schuetzen Bund 
commenced at nine-o'clock yesterday morning at Myrtle Avenue Park, and 
continued throughout the day.  In the evening the prizes were 
distributed.  In the shooting at the Target of Honor, for members only:
First prize was taken by Captain RITTER;
Second by F. WILD, 
Third by M. COMPASS.  
- On the prize target -
John SCHEMMER, Jr., made 71, the highest score; 
A. MILLER, 70; 
John SCHEMMER, Sr., 68.  
After the prizes had been distributed Major H. MERTEUS, Commander of the Battalion, 
was presented with a gold medal, the gift of the officers, 
Major MULLER, of the First Battalion, making the presentation speech. 
Dancing was indulged in during the day, and the following committee officiated: 
Captains D. WULD, GOETZ  and BAYER. Captain GREIS was Floor Manager.

Row at a Ridgewood Hotel
A crowd of young men entered Strobels Hotel at Ridgewood on Sunday 
afternoon, and after having several drinks refused to pay for them.  John 
KREUSCHER, the proprietor, with some difficulty secured the money for the 
drinks, and upon the men attempting to raise a row ejected them from the 
premises.  They then threatened to stone the building, and one of them 
named Thomas MC FADDEN seized a stone and threw it into a crowd of men, 
women and children.  Mr. KREUSCHER ran after MC FADDEN, and the latter 
seizing another stone hurled it at his pursuer, striking him on the 
head and inflicting a deep gash.  At first it was impossible to stop the 
wound bleeding, and KREUSCHER was brought to Brooklyn and Dr. HESSE 
dressed the injured part.  MC FADDEN was arrested and taken before 
Justice MARSHALL, to-day, and held for examination.

ROBBERIES
Frederick H. NELSON, of 636 Sixth avenue, yesterday afternoon lost his gold 
watch and chain, value at $50 by a thief sneaking into the parlor.  The 
property was in a pocket of the owner's vest, which had been momentarily 
left on the piano.

Mrs. HILL, of No. 71 St. James place, yesterday afternoon surprised a 
burglar in her house.  The fellow had entered by means of false keys, and 
made his way to the second story.  Upon seeing her he fled and escaped.  He 
was about thirty years old, five feet ten inches tall, dark complexioned, 
had a black moustache, and wore a black suit and derby hat.

Maggie EAGAN, of No. 4 Wolcott street, aged fourteen, was arrested last 
night by Detective CHAMBERS, charged by her employer, Mrs. B. WHITTAKER, of 
No. 35 Lawrence street, with stealing jewelry valued at $35.  A portion of 
the property was found in her possession.

Greenpoint Items
-About half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon Alex MC NEIL, eight years 
of 159 India street, was knocked down by a soda water wagon and had his 
left foot badly injured.  he was taken home in an ambulance.

-Patrick MC CARTHY, of 80 Freeman street, was arrested this morning on a 
warrant issued by Justice ELLIOTT, win which he is charged with assaulting 
Sebastian BAUER, of the same residence, and Delia BENNETT, of 244 Franklin 
street.

-James BROWLEY, 199 Green street, was arrested this morning charged with 
being drunk and acting in a disorderly and indecent manner on Manhattan avenue.

-About eight o'clock this morning, while Joseph WILSON, a sailor, 
twenty-four years old, was at work on the ship Pride of the Ocean, at the 
foot of Noble st., he fell from some scaffolding to the dock, receiving 
severe internal injuries.  He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon FLEMING and 
taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

Business Failures
-John H. WHITTY, of Fulton street, made an assignment for the benefit of his 
	creditors to Nosh TEBBETTS, lawyer, today.

-William H. BENJAMIN made a general assignment to-day to William BENJAMIN 
	for the benefit of his creditors.  
The following are named as preferred creditors; 
Jenny L. EASTLAKE, of Jersey City, money due on promissory note for $1,200; 
John R. VAIL, 
E. & O. WARD, 
J. H. SEYMOUR & Co., 
DODGE, 	CAMMEYER & Co., 
MC DOWELL, PIERCE & Co., 
Frank E. JOHNSON, 
John A. DOWS and J. W. BUSCH.

EASTERN DISTRICT
ELOPEMENT OF A MAN OF SEVENTY AND A GIRL OF EIGHTEEN
A Prominent Business Man and the Daughter of a New York Editor 
Disappear--What was Revealed by Inquiries--
A Marriage Notice which Settled all Doubt--Off for Europe
Social circles in the Nineteenth Ward are in a state of ferment over the 
elopement of an eighteen-year old daughter of a well known citizen of that 
locality, who is one of the editors of a New York daily papers, and one of 
the most prominent business men in the Eastern District, who is said to be 
over seventy years of age.
On Monday last Mr. Amos B. STILLMAN, who resides at No. 75 Ross street, 
went to Coney Island, taking with him his daughter, Rosella, aged 
eighteen.  Upon returning, Mr. STILLMAN proposed to go at once to his 
business in New York, and his daughter, as was her usual practice, 
accompanies him on his way to the ferry.  At South Eighth and Second 
streets they parted, Mr. STILLMAN continuing on his journey to the ferry 
and his daughter, as he supposed, to return home.  When Mr. STILLMAN 
reached his home after having performed his duties in New York, he was 
greatly surprised at being told by his wife that their daughter had not 
been home at all that night.  The father at once proceeded to make 
inquiries, but all he succeeded in ascertaining was that his daughter had 
visited Theodore DOW'S shoe store, No. 85 Fourth street, soon after he had 
left her and purchased a pair of gaiters, leaving the ones which she had 
been wearing, and stating that she would call for them.
Mr. STILLMAN then remembered that on parting with his daughter he had 
inquired of her if she had need of any money, and received a negative 
reply.  While pondering as to where his daughter had received the money, it 
suddenly occurred to him that Mr. William H. GUILD, of the firm of GUILD & 
GARRISON, well-known manufacturers doing business in First street, who at 
late was a frequent visitor at his home, had on several occasions made his 
daughter presents, some of which consisted of money.  Mrs. STILLMAN then 
(yesterday) repaired to the residence of Mr. GUILD, and was told that that 
gentleman was not at home, and that he had not been on the previous 
night.  Mr. STILLMAN then made up his mind that the couple had 
eloped.  Though filled with grief at what he considered the unwise action 
of his daughter, the father then let the matter rest.  The following 
notice, which appeared in a New York paper this morning, settles the 
question beyond all doubt:
GUILD-STILLMAN--In St. Barnaby's Church, Williamsburgh, on Monday, July 28, 
Wm. H. GUILD, of Williamsburgh, to Rosella M., eldest daughter of Amos B. 
STILLMAN, also of Williamsburgh.  After the marriage, Mr. and Ms. GUILD 
sailed for Europe.
It is said that directly after being made the purchase of shoes, Miss 
STILLMAN entered a coach which was in waiting on Broadway, and with Mr. 
GUILD was driven to the church at which the wedding ceremony was 
performed.  They were then driven to New York where they put up at a 
hotel.  The bridegroom is a widower whose wife has been dead about a year 
and is a man of wealth.  He has a family of grown up children.

30 July 1879
Wanted to be Married
Wm. GANAHAN, twenty-six years of age, of 129 Utica avenue, and Annie LYNCH, 
aged fifteen, of 73 Troy avenue, presented themselves to Rev. Father 
CREIGHTON, of the R. C. Church in Macdonough street, corner of Throop 
avenue, yesterday and requested him to wed them.  Upon ascertaining the 
girl's age he not only refused to perform the ceremony but informed Mrs. 
LYNCH of what had taken place.  The latter caused Annie's arrest on a 
charge of being a disorderly person, and running away from home.

Rose Terry COOKE'S Shopping Experience
If you are a shop girl, be one with all your strength; do not treat the 
poor creatures who come to buy goods with such lofty superciliousness as to 
crush their hopes and send them away empty.  Too many of these easy and 
lady-like profession forget that it is their duty to sell goods, not to put 
down customers. I never shall forget an experience of mine in New 
York--only one out of many.  I went into one of the two greatest dry goods 
shops; intent on buying a gown, and was ushered by a courteous--enough 
youth into the ladies' department.  Here the scene changed--courtesy did 
not rise to this story.  There were six or eight elegant, languid creatures 
behind the counters, who instinctively knew I was from the country and not 
likely to be a great purchaser.  I was a little frightened, but still 
civil, and quite bent on a cashmere suit, so I ran the gauntlet of these 
demoiselles, being received as an intruder--costumes dusty and shopworn 
pointed out to me on their pegs with an air of mere sufferance that at 
least it became intolerable; and a general sense of my ignorance and 
inconsequence in the eyes of all this metropolitan elegance at last drove 
me out of the shop, with a vow in my heart never to trust myself in that 
palace again.
But I did want my gown, so in a meek and humiliated spirit I entered 
another less pretentious shop, where I was taken in charge at once by a 
rosy, cheerful little German damsel, who served me with such alacrity and 
devotion, fetching everything from everywhere and "trying on" with such 
sunny patience, that I bought a suit I did not want at all, old-fashioned, 
gray instead of black, quite too tight, and deficient in various ways; but 
glorified to me for the time  being by the bright and cordial perseverance 
of this girl; who did her work well and thoroughly.  I recommend everybody 
I know to go there and ask for Miss ----; and if ever I want another New 
York garment I shall find her out again; though I will not promise to let 
her pleasant manner blind my eyes as it did before.---Sunday Afternoon for 
August.

Greenpoint Items
-Charles FILCHTNER, of 114 Franklin street, had his collar-bone fractured by 
falling off a Cross-town Railroad car.

-Jacob MICHELS, of 93 Eagle street, was stricken speechless on Monday while 
partaking of his dinner.  On medical aid being summoned it was found that 
he was suffering from acute paralysis of the larynx, caused by drinking too 
freely of cold water.  After applying hot remedies for several hours, Mr. 
MICHELS partially recovered his voice.

-Bridget HANLEY, of 296 Oakland street was arrested this morning, charged by 
Rose HEISLIP, of 294 same street, with striking her on the head and face 
with an iron road, inflicting several wounds.

-Mary BURKE, of Wiliam Way, 138 Huron street, was entered yesterday by sneak 
thieves, between 8 o'clock A. M. and 6 P. M., entrance being effected by 
means of false keys.  The following articles were stolen: Two woolen 
shawls, two suits of clothes, two quilts, a pair of sleeve buttons and 
studs and $35 money, total value of $61.

Stewart M. FREEMAN'S charge of blackmail against Lena and Nicholas MARAHAN 
and Elizabeth SCHAEFER was to-day dismissed by Justice GUCK.

The Williamsburgh Singing Academy last night elected the following 
officers; President, Charles J. AMTHOR; Vice-President, H. P. BAUER; 
Treasurer, John NAGER; Librarian, Henry BLOEGER, and Director,  Herman HALEN.

Jacob HERMAN was yesterday arrested for stealing 50 cents' worth of onions 
from SAUER'S farm, Johnson avenue.

JOhn DERRINGER was yesterday arrested charged with cruelty to animals in 
killing a at belonging to Adam RODER, of Bushwick avenue.  The complainant 
did not appear to-day, and DERRINGER was discharged.

Charles STEINMETZ was last night found in a lot of Broadway, near Fayette 
street, suffering from cholera morbus, and was removed to St. Catharine's 
Hospital.

Law TRAINOR, of 713 Flushing avenue, supposed to have been affected by the 
heat, was last evening removed from Montrose avenue to his home, in an 
ambulance.

CHARGED WITH ARSON
A Woman Arrested in the Twelfth Precinct
Upon complaint of Edward J. DUNDEE, of No. 1986 Fulton street, the  Twelfth 
Precinct Police last evening arrested Margaret CURTIN, aged fifty, of No. 
545 Herkimer street on a charge of having about 11 P. M. on the 28th 
instant, willfully set fire to the two-story brown stone front house No. 
1908 Fulton street, owned by Edward H. BABCOCK, of No. 114 Remsen street.
The police say that at the time of the fire the accused occupied the first 
floor as a candy store and the second as a dwelling, and that she was seen 
by her next door neighbor, Mrs. Elizabeth LIPPERT, to pour kerosene oil on 
a quantity of paper, set fire to it, and throw the burning material under 
the store counter.   Mrs. LIPPERT gave the alarm, and citizens rushing in, 
extinguished the flames.
The fixtures, which Mrs. CURTIN had insured for $1,500 in the German American 
Insurance Company, were damaged $15.  Justice SEMIER will hear the case.

31 July 1879
J. T. HESTER, forty years of age was found ill in Eleventh street, last 
night, and removed to St. Catharine's Hospital.

Charles H. SCHUMANN, aged fifty-three, who is slightly-deranged, fell into 
a basement in Johnson avenue last night and was severely cut on the left 
arm.  He was taken to St. Catharine's Hospital.

Andrew ARMSTRONG, accused of embezzling $7, by his employer, Peter GAMBLE, 
a peddler, was to-day sentenced to jail for twenty-five days by Justice GUCK.

Greenpoint Items
Sebastian BAUER, car driver, of 80 Freeman street, was arrested this 
morning, charged with assaulting Elizabeth MC CARTHY, of same residence, 
with a car-hook, inflicting several scalp wounds.

Wm. MOAN, undertaker, of 145 Huron street, was arrested this morning on 
complaint of Ellen EAGAN, of 424 Manhattan avenue, who charges him with 
striking her, on the head and face with a whip, because as he alleges, she 
frightened his horse.

The Alert Athletic Club, a recently organized institution, have elected the 
following officers; 
Thomas J. MC KNIGHT, President; 
Wm. H. STEBER, Vice-President; 
Moses F. MC KNIGHT, Recording Secretary; 
Wm. J. RAMAN, Financial Secretary; 
Geo, SIEBER, Treasurer; 
John O. BROWN, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Wm. COUSINS, Captain.

Greenpoint Lodge of Good Templars have elected the following officers for 
the ensuing term:  
R. W. CLARK, W. C. T.; 
Sarah MANDEVILLE, W. V. T.; 
G. W. BUTLER, W. S.; 
Sarah ASTON, W. A. S.; 
Wm. WEBB, Treasurer; 
H. MANDEVILLE, Chaplain; 
Stewart ARMAN, W. M., 
Mary Clark, D. M.; 
George DAWSON, L. D.; 
Abby YOUNGFLEISCH, R. H. S.; 
Amelia VERSEFELDT, L. H. S.; 
David DECKER, I. G., and James SNOW, O. G.

The case of Joseph REILLEY, who was arrested on Saturday last, accused of 
stealing $75 and a gold ring from the saloon of Christian STOLL, on 
Kingsland avenue, on the 16th inst., came up before Justice ELLIOTT this 
morning.  The complainant's principal witness could not positively identify 
the prisoner as the person he saw coming out of the saloon on that day, and 
the case was adjourned to give Detective BUT?S an opportunity to secure the 
attendance of a party who had seen REILLEY taking impressions to wax of 
several locks in that vicinity.

Other Accidents
Joseph COUGHLIN, aged forty-seven a long-shoreman, residing at No. 126 
Cherry street, New York, was severely injured about the head and spine 
yesterday afternoon by the parting of a hoisting chain on the ship Ohoebe, 
lying at Martin's Stores.  He was removed to the Long Island College Hospital.

Patrick JACOBS, aged forty-three, of No. 269 Eighth street, while on the 
picnic of the Washington Club at Alpine Grove, yesterday, fell off an 
embankment and broke one of his legs.  He was sent to the Long Island 
College Hospital.

EASTERN DISTRICT
A Serious Charge against a Butcher which Was Not Substantiated
Herman REICHER, a German butcher of 418 Second street, was arraigned before 
Justice ELLIOTT to-day on a charge of having caught Martin CARROLL, a 
ten-year-old boy living at North Ninth and SEcond streets, by the body, 
lifting him up and hanging him by one arm on a hook in front of defendant's 
store.  The boy Carroll's swore that he had climbed up the awning post to 
watch a walking match in an adjoining lot, and that REICHER came out of the 
store, seized him and "jabbed" his arm on the hook and left him hanging 
there.  John MURPHY, a boy who was passing the store at the time, made a 
similar statement.  The defendant said that CARROLL and a number of other 
boys were on the awning post and cross piece, and that as he started to 
come from the store all jumped down but CARROLL, who caught his arm on a 
hook.  Defendant lifted him down.  Two witnesses on REICHER'S behalf 
corroborated his statement, and Justice ELLIOTT dismissed the charge.

Horrible Accident to a Founder
While Julius FISHER, thirty-eight years, employed in TUTTLE & BAILEY'S 
foundry, North Third and Second streets, was carrying a pot of hot lead 
yesterday afternoon, he fell and the metal was scattered over his body, 
burning him terribly.  He was removed to his home in an ambulance.

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Nadine Demczyszyn
Carole Dilley
Kathy Jost-Shouse
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