But first..some ADVERTISEMENTS

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GENTLEMEN
C. SIMIS' leading quality and shape $4.00 and $5.00 Silk Hat, retail
value $6.00 and $7.00.  $3.00 and $3.50 Derby Hat, retail value $4.00
and $5.00.  No. 385 Fulton st, opposite City Hall.
 
CARPETS
The lowest prices ever known are now prevailing at GEORGE H. TITUS' for
all grades of carpeting.  Largest assortment of the most reliable goods.
607, 609 and 611 Fulton st.
  
FRANK PEARSALL'S PHOTOGRAPS
Below cost.  The finest imperials $5 per dozen on and after April 2.
Lowest price ever offered by a photographer of acknowledged reputation.
298 Fulton st, below City Hall; only one gallery.
 
REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATORS
The only genuine Eddy Refrigerator for sale at W. B. DAYTON & SONS, 693
Fulton st.  The demand for Eddy's Refrigerator increasing year by year.
 
COUGHS
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROCHES are used with advantage to alleviate coughs,
sore throats and bronchial affections.  Sold only in boxes.  Price 25 censt.
 
435 TO 55 CASH
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complete. 306 Fulton st., and 303 Grand st. 

A SUIT OF CLOTHES FOR $1.35  
Take your boy (whether 5 or 12 years old) to SMITH & PRESSINGER'S, 565 Fulton 
st, and if you prefer a better than the famous $1.35 suit they will show you 
one for $1.90, $2.50, $3.25, $4.50, $5, $6 or $8. Then, with one of their 
men's all wool $9 or $12 suits for yourself, you are prepared for a warm 
"Anniversary Day."

THE "PROSPECT PARK DIVISION"
On Children's day will embrace 12,000 scholars and teachers, and every boy 
should have a base ball, especially when one is given away with every boy's 
suit purchased at SMITH & PRESSINGER'S, 565 Fulton st.

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1 April 1885
ARCULARIUS -- NICHOLS -- 
In Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, March 25,
1885, by the Rev. W. H. DODGE, Charles S. ARCULARIUS to Maggie NICHOLS,
both of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 
CROSSMAN -- KOUWENHOVEN -- 
On Tuesday, march 31, 1885, by the Rev. John S.
GARDNER, Alfred B. CROSSMAN, of New Lots, to Anna, daughter of William I
KOUWENHOVEN, of Flatlands.  No cards.
 
ROBERT HUBNER'S WIFE
A Morning Scene in the Washington Street House 
Officer SHANLEY led a man named Robert HUBNER into the Washington Street
Station House last evening about 8 o'clock.  A prepossessing blonde
followed and she informed the sergeant that HUBNER had assaulted her by
striking her in the face.
"Do you want to make a complaint against him?" the woman was asked.
"No, but I don't want him after me." 
Under these circumstances the sergeant discharged HUBNER, and all that
is further known of the case is what HUBNER says himself.  He states
that the woman is his wife and she left him a short time ago and ran
away with a man, whose name HUBNER told the sergeant was James O'CONNOR.
HUBNER traced them to a house in Washington street and saw them having
supper together.  He watched and waited.  When the couple left the
Washington street house he followed them and finally confronted the
pair.  He spoke to his wife and she did not want to recognize him.
Then, as alleged, he struck her, and Officer SHANLEY arrested him.  The
woman followed him to the station house, but her male companion left
her.  HUBNER says that his brother is Max C. HUBNER, a lawyer, residing
on Staten Island, and that he intends to see his brother to get him to
commence divorce proceedings.
  
MRS. ROEBLING'S CARRIAGE HORSE
Mr. Williams Wants His Commission in a Trade 
Suit has been commenced by H. F. WILLIAMS against Charles GOUBEAUD,
better known as Charley COOPER, of Atlantic Avenue, to recover $200 as
commission, or brokerage, for the sale of a pair of carriage horses.
>From the complaint, it appears that the defendant offered the plaintiff
as commission all the money over $1,000 for the span if he could
introduce a purchaser.  Mr. WILLIAMS alleges that he introduced Mrs.
Colonel ROEBLING, who bought the horses and paid $1,200 for them.  In
Special Term City Court this morning, before Judge CLEMENT, Mr. F. E.
DANA, for the defendant, moved for a bill of particulars, or the
revelation of the name of the partied introduced by the defendant, but
as BRUSH & ARMSTRONG, representing Mr. WILLIAMS, pointed out that the
name of Mrs. ROEBLING appeared in the papers the motion was dismissed.
  
A MARRIAGE AT MIDNIGHT
Compelled to Choose Between Matrimony and Incarceration 
The Rev. Mr. DUNN, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Hempstead, was
called out of bed between twelve and one o'clock this morning to perform
a marriage ceremony.  Constable ELDERT introduced Ernest T. KESSLER, of
Woodsburg, and Miss Josie LANGDON, daughter of Joseph LANGDON of East
Rockaway.  A few of the bride's friends witnessed the ceremony.
Yesterday the constable arrested Mr. KESSLER while he was acting as
conductor of a horse car in this city, on a warrant charging him with
betrayal under promise of marriage.  He had escaped arrest for six
months.  At Hempstead he was given the choice of marrying the girl or
going to jail pending examination.  They drove to his father's home
immediately after the ceremony and were kindly received.
  
THE GRAIN SHOVELERS'STRIKE
Stopped at Woodruff & Robinson's Commercial Stores 
The strike at WOODRUFF & ROBINSON's commercial stores in South Brooklyn
ended yesterday afternoon.  About thirty grain shovelers struck because
their pay of twenty-five cents an hour was reduced to twenty cents.
Yesterday afternoon, the old standard of wages was again put in force,
and the men went to work this morning.  When the shovelers stopped work
it necessitated the stoppage of work for the dock laborers, who were not
on strike at all.  When the shovelers commenced to-day, about fifty dock
laborers, who had been compelled to be idle because there was nothing
for them to do, again resumed their labors.  At FINLEY's stores the
extra five cents an hour has not been given, and the strike there still continues.
 
A SHOEMAKER'S WILL
He Disinherits His Sister in Law, and She Contests It. 
For forty-five years, Jacob D. UHLER labored as a shoemaker in
Livingston street, in which vicinity he was a familiar figure.  During
his frugal life, he amassed nearly $3,000, which he deposited in a
savings bank.  Some years ago, as he was growing old, he made a will,
bequeathing his savings to a sister in law
 And her child, but owing to subsequent family squabbles he revoked that
deed, and did not make another will for some time.  In the meantime, he
fell ill and was kindly nursed by Mrs. Caroline WEBB, daughter of
William KILBECK, with whom Mr. UHLER boarded.  On December 10 last he
instructed Mr. David F. MANNING, his attorney, to draw up a will,
leaving his money to Mrs. WEBB.  He died on the 16th of the same month.
The probate of his will is now contested by his sister in law on the
grounds of undue influence and insanity.  Horace GRAVES and David F.
MANNING for the will; George N. BROWN for the contestant.  Several
witnesses were examined in the Surrogate's Court this morning and the
hearing was adjourned.

HE CLEANED OUT THE PLACE
Morris Brundage Deserts His Wife and Carries Off the Furniture 
Morris BRUNDAGE, 25 years ago and residing in Long Island City, was
arrested yesterday on complaint of his wife, Mary, for abandoning her
and her two children.  Mrs. BRUNDAGE resides at 385 Oakland street, this
city.  BRUNDAGE is employed in Smith's Box factory, on Newtown Creek,
and earns a good salary.  A few months ago he disappeared.  One day last
week during the temporary absence of his wife, BRUNDAGE took away all
the household effects, not leaving even a bed behind.  Mrs. BRUNDAGE
demanded the return of the furniture and was laughed at.  She then swore
out a warrant for her husband's arrest.  Justice NACHER put him under
bonds to provide for his wife.

THE REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity 
A fire in John BERGMAN'S house last evening occasioned a damage of $250.
The house, which is at 586 Pacific street, was insured.
 
Five hundred dollars damage was caused by a fire which occurred last
evening on the tugboat James A. Garfield, which was lying at the foot of
Clinton street.  The origin of the fire is not known.  The boat is
insured.
 
James COXSON, arrested by Roundsman O'REILLY for striking his wife on
the head with a chair, causing severe injuries, was held for examination
by Justice MASSEY this morning.
 
Thomas RATHBONE, of No. 368 Myrtle avenue, was held for examination by
Justice MASSEY this morning upon a charge of attempted suicide.  While
despondent he hung himself to a gas pipe in his residence, No. 368
Myrtle avenue.
 
George KOELSCH, owner of a saloon on Marion street, irritated by John
MCAVOY, who wanted to sell him some honey, hit him on the head with a
club.  Justice MASSEY fined him $10 this morning.
 
A FATHER'S BRUTALITY 
William MCKINLEY, who resides at 44 Spencer street, was arrested by
Officer SCHUMACHER for abusing his family.  Mrs. Wilkin, of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, informed Justice MASSEY this
morning that the three children of the accused were sick with pneumonia,
and that the father had driven them with their mother out of the house
and compelled them to sleep in a woodshed.  His only excuse was that he
had been intoxicated.  He was sent to jail for ninety days.
 
FOUR BULLETS
Which Were Mysteriously Fired in South Brooklyn
A Strange Occurrence Which Alarmed Bernard Scanlon's Wife - The Police
at Work Upon a Mystery. 
A Mysterious occurrence in South Brooklyn last evening has been reported
to the police of the Eleventh Precinct, and Captain REILLY is doing his
best to throw some light upon it.  Bernard SCANLON ids the proprietor of
a liquor store at the corner of Nelson and Henry streets, which is in
that portion of the city called Red Hook.  In talking to an EAGLE
reporter related the facts as follows:  "I was away from home last
evening for a few hours.  When I returned, I found my barkeeper in a
state of excitement and my wife was almost scared to death.  I asked
what was the matter.  They pointed to the window of the store which is
on the Nelson street side and I saw that there were three holes in it.
Then I told that someone had shot at my store window and had put three
bullets through it, and that a bullet had been sent through the window
of my wife's bedroom.  I went upstairs and found such to be the case."
"Have you any idea as to who might have done it?" the reporter asked.
"No, I have not.  I can't account for the thing at all."
"Was there any one in the store at the time who had had trouble with
people outside?"
"No, not as far as I can learn.  My barkeeper told me that he notified
the police right after the shots had been fired.  Then when no one came
from the station house to look after the matter I went to the Captain
and asked him what he had done about it.  He said he knew nothing about
it at all, and I told him what had occurred.  The neighborhood in which
I live is what some people would call a 'hard' one, but I don't want to
believe that there are people there who would fire bullets into a man's
window where they might cause a loss of life.  If my wife had been in
her bedroom at the time I am satisfied she would have been shot.  My
barkeeper's name is William TRAVIS.  He told the officer on post
directly after the shooting, and he tells me that the officer was on the
corner when he ran out after the bullets came through the window."
"Who was the officer?"
"Officer CUMMINGS of the Eleventh Precinct, and it seems that he paid no
attention to it."
 
2 April 1885
TRAINOR'S TRIP BEHIND A RUNAWAY
Yesterday morning Joseph TRAINOR, the driver of a coal cart belonging to
William FREEMAN, was nearly killed.  While driving through Greenpoint
avenue the horse took fright and ran away.  TRAINOR lost all control of
the animal, but still held tightly to the reins until West street was
reached.  The horse in turning the corner struck a lamppost and almost
upset the wagon.  TRAINOR fell out and struck heavily on his head.  The
ambulance was summoned and his injuries dressed by Surgeon O'KEEFE.
They included a serious wound nearly four inches long and other bodily
injuries.  He was removed to his home, No. 52 North Eleventh street.
 
SOME OF THE NOVELTIES THE SEASON WILL BEGIN WITH
Last year Coney Island claimed the biggest rink in the world.  This year
it will have three rinks.  Paul BAUER will build one between his music
stands, and the Brighton Beach Hotel will also add a large rink to the
list of its attractions.  The Elephant at West Brighton has fallen into
the hands of a capitalist who will put elevators in the front legs and
unlimited beer in the howdah, and one of the novelties on the grounds of
the Sea Beach road two storied merrygoround , the lower tier of which
will be tenanted by the usual animals, while the upper story, fifty feet
high, will consist of cars hung from balloons, the balloons being braced
so they cannot pitch their riders.  Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band will
play at the Brighton Beach Hotel and Gilmore's at the Manhattan.  A few
amusements have been added to the lists at each for the edification of
the guests.  Fireworks at Manhattan are promised on the greatest scale
of magnificence yet seen in this country.  No shows will be allowed on
the grounds of the Manhattan or the Oriental Hotel, but lawn tennis and
archery will prevail.  The timetables and fares of the railways will be
about the same as last year, and the Sea Beach, the MANHATTAN, THE
Brighton Beach and Culver's road, with the hotels attached to the
management of each, will open about the 26th of May.
 
BUTCHERS IN TROUBLE 
Justice MASSEY sat in judgment on butchers this morning upon complaints
made by Health Inspector HOBDAY.
 
M. WIEL, of 379 Fifth avenue, was fined $15 for selling three blown
sheep.  His excuse was he didn’t know the meat was blown.
 
L. VIELMAN, of 403 Smith street, was charged with exposing for sale
three calves less than two weeks old, the meat of which is known as bob
veal.  He obtained an adjournment through counsel claiming the meat was
older than two weeks.
 
W. J. LANCASTER, of 425 Fifth street, was fined $ (unreadable) for
having on sale bob veal.  He claimed that the bob veal was sent to him
by mistake, and he had ordered it sent back

HE LOST AN EAR
William Crooks Roughly Handled in Fight in New York 
William CROOKS, residing at No. 209 Franklin street, Greenpoint, paid a
visit last evening to a friend named Bernard HUGHES, at No. 107 ½ East
Eighth street, New York.  In his company was a sister of HUGHES’ wife.
Beer was sent for many times and the party became intoxicated.  A
quarrel arose between the two men and CROOKS was ordered to leave the
house.  He declined to go, and during the struggle which ensued, HUGHES
seized CROOKS’ right ear between his teeth and tore it from his head.
The injured man ran out, bleeding copiously, and informed an officer,
who arrested HUGHES, and locked him up in the Seventeenth Precinct
Station House.  CROOKS was taken to Bellevue Hospital.

SHE DID NOT WISH TO DIE
Mrs. Annie Edwards’ Vain Attempt at Suicide 
Mrs. Annie EDWARDS, an attractive widow, 22 years old, attempted suicide
yesterday afternoon at her boarding house, No. 103 South First street,
by taking arsenic.  When her landlady became aware of the fact she sent
word to the Fourth station house, whence Officer Charles QUINN was sent
to investigate.  The young woman acknowledged having the drug, but had
become repentant and desired to live.  The officer sent for an ambulance
and returning found Dr. J. F. BARLOW in attendance.  The patient to the
officer’s astonishment, then denied having taken poison and refused to
be taken to the hospital.  She was treated for poisoning and soon
recovered.  As the physician declined to state that suicide had been
attempted she was not arrested.
 
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
Frank WAGENHAUSER, aged 65 years, left his home, No. 44 ½ Meserole
street, on Thursday last, since which time no tidings have been received
by his wife as to what has become of him.  He had been latterly much
troubled in mind, his son, aged 30 years, his principal support, having
died only a few weeks ago.

DONLON'S DESPERATE PRISONER
A Greenpoint Detective Who Had His Hands Full. 
At 10 o'clock last evening, as Detective DONLON, of the Seventh
Precinct, was walking through India street, Greenpoint, he heard a
woman's cry for help.  Near Franklin street, he found a man who had his
coat off and who was assaulting a young woman.  At the detective's
approach the girl's assailant fled.  He proved to be a fleet runner and
soon outstripped his pursuer.  At Eagle street the fugitive stumbled and
fell hurting himself severely.  DONLON assisted him to his feet.  While
taking him to the station house the man turned on his captor and dealt
him a stunning blow in the face, knocking him down.  DONLON grappled
with the man, and in the struggle the latter escaped.  This morning as
DONLON was on his way to the station house he noticed a man going down
Green street who resembled his assailant.  He pursued him and captured
him as he was about entering the factory of J. REEVES & CHURCH.  A
desperate fight again occurred, the prisoner making frantic efforts to
escape.  At the station house he gave his name as William BLANCHARD,
residing at No. 85 North Tenth street.  He was taken before Justice
NAEHER this morning and held for examination. 
 
AN OFFICER COMPLIMENTED
For Arresting a Man Whom he Recognized by his Picture. 
Officer John COLGAN, of the Second Precinct, yesterday afternoon
arrested a colored man who says his name is Thomas BROWN.  He lives at
43 Baxter street, New York.  A general alarm had been sent out from
Police Headquarters a few days ago to arrest him.  His picture is No.
1,978 in the Rogue's gallery.  COLGAN apprehended him on suspicion, the
officer recognizing him from a picture.  He was fully identified as the
thief who had robbed Mr. A. NORDEN, of 172 York street, of $144 worth of
clothing and jewelry on March 26 last.  A gold toothpick and a
buttonhook belonging to Mr. NORDEN were found on the prisoner.  He is
also identified as the man who robbed Mr. DUNN, of 203 Gold street, of
$35 worth of clothing, and who stole articles of clothing and silverware
from several other people.  Justice WALSH committed him to jail this
morning.  Superintendent CAMPBELL complimented Officer COLGAN on his arrest.
 
A MISSING MAN'S SEVENTH WIFE
Seeking Relief Because Her Husband's Tenants Won't Pay Their Rent 
Soeren C. STAHLKNECHT, of No. 255 Hudson avenue, left his home on the
morning of January 9, last, to collect some money in New York, telling
his wife that he would return in the evening.  He has not since been
seen.  Diligent search has been made by the police and friends, but thus
far with no satisfactory result.  Mr. STAHLKNECHT was 63 years old and
was well known in the Fifth Ward, where he pursued the business of
manufacturing ice cream for twenty years.  He accumulated property
consisting of three small houses, two of which adjoin his residence, and
which in all are valued at about $6,000.  His present wife Margaret, is
his seventh conjugal partner.  Since her husband's disappearance Mrs.
STAHLKNECHT, it appears, has not been able to collect any rents from the
estate, the tenants refusing to pay.  The rent amounts to $50 a month.
In consequence she made an application to Surrogate BERGEN through her
counsel, W. J. CARR, and testimony is now being taken in proof, by order
of the Surrogate before giving a decision on the application.  It is the
first case of the kind that has come under the notice of the present Surrogate.
 
HE DIDN'T OCCUPY THE ROOM 
An unknown man, forty-five years old, and who had mixed gray whiskers
and was dressed in dark clothing and a derby hat, called at the boarding
house of Mrs. A. H. PERRIN, 64 Henry street, and said he wanted to hire
a room.  He looked at one and left, saying he would return with his
trunk.  After he had gone Mrs. PERRIN discovered that her gold watch,
which she had left out on the piano, was stolen.
 
A COSTLY COLLAPSE 
At noon to-day two two story frame houses owned by Charles MILLER, of
East New York, and which were in the course of erection on Hull street,
between Stone avenue and Broadway, fell and the brick and timber work
was destroyed.  The damage was $3,000 and the cause of the collapse was
the caving in of one of the foundation walls.
 
THE REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity
 
The stolen harness which the police of the Eighth sub-Precinct found in
the possession of Frederick MILLER, of Fourth avenue and Thirty-sixth
street, has been identified by Henry BENNETT, of Bay Ridge, as his
property.
 
A thief entered Mrs. Louise RINGE's residence in Forty-eighth street,
near Third avenue, and stole $2(2?) worth of clothing and jewelry.
 
Henry MORRIS, a boy of 10 years, who resides at 218(or 213) Hudson
avenue, climbed to the top of the elevated railroad structure at the
corner of Hudson avenue and Concord street and fell off.  He was
severely injured.
 
Christine J. MOYNAHAN, while playing in front of 87 Third street, her
parents' residence, was trampled upon by a cow owned by Mr. WHEELER, of
Bergen street and Vanderbilt avenue, and severely injured.
 
Good Friday will be observed at the Church of Our Father to-morrow
evening at 8 o'clock, with appropriate exercises and a sermon by the
pastor, Rev. A. J. CANFIELD, D. D.
 
When Louise MURPHY opened the basement door of the dwelling No. 205
South 9th street at 8 o'clock last night, she nearly stumbled over
something wrapped in a shawl.  It was a two weeks old child.
 
John LILLIAC, aged 26 years, fell from a coach ha was driving at North
Sixth and Fifth streets at 7 o'clock last evening and sustained a
contused wound on the head.
 
Jeremiah TEEHAN, residing at No. 1 Van Brunt street, while at work
yesterday afternoon on a barge in the yard of the Greenpoint Sugar
Refining Company, on Commercial street had his head caught in the hooks
which are used in lifting barrels from a vessel. He was severely
injured.
 
Thomas CRADDICK, alias "Dr. TANNER," who was concerned in the "cleaning
out" of the laundry of George YUNG at No. 106 Franklin street,
Greenpoint, last Saturday, has been arrested.
 
Clothing valued at $20 was stolen from the residence of Mrs. Hannah
HELDING, No. 517 Atlantic avenue, yesterday afternoon.
 
Thomas J. CONROY, an East New York plumber, left his kit of tools at 76
Union street, where he had been working. Last night the tools were
stolen. They were valued at $30.
 
A firs caused by an overheated stove in the newsstand of William KING,
corner of Court street and Fourth place, this morning, damaged it to the
extent of $50.
 
This morning Surrogate BERGEN awarded Alderman ROESCH $30 for services
rendered on appraising the property of Adam EISENMAN, deceased.  He
asked for $50.
 
The students of the Adelphi Academy presented Professor PERKINS with a
crayon portrait of himself, this morning.
 
A Grand Jury is to be called in the United States Court this month.
 
James WALSH, who attempted to steal a lamp from Mrs. Harriet BIGGART, of
417 Fulton street, was sent to the Penitentiary for four months this
morning by Justice WALSH.
 
In Justice BERGEN's court this morning, Justice WALSH sentenced John
WILSON to a term of eight months imprisonment for stealing a spirit
level, a bricklayer's hammer and a trowel.
 
In Dr. VAN ZILE's suit against W. H. CHILDS to recover damages for being
thrown out of a buggy by defendant's truck the jury gave plaintiff $25.
 
James MCGOVERN of Greenport, fell from the roof of Catharine Market, New
York, this morning, and sustained internal injuries.
 
The third annual ball of the Joseph J. KERRIGAN Association will be
given at the City Assembly Rooms, on Washington street, on Monday evening.

3 April 1885
MARRIED 
BOECKEL - RICHARDSON - SACKETT - RICHARDSON - On April 2, 1885, at the
Classon av. Presbyterian Church, by the late Rev. Dr. CHAMBERLAIN, D.
D., William A. BOECKEL to Nettie Richardson and Frederick D. SACKETT to
Nellie RICHARDSON, all of Brooklyn.
 
WATERMAN - SMITH - At the residence of the bride's parents, Tuesday,
March 31, 1885, by the Rev. J. Hyatt SMITH, Fred. A. WATERMAN and
Eugenia SMITH, both of Brooklyn.  No cards.

HE WILL PAY $50 OR LEAVE
Patrick LYONS, who keeps a cow stable within the city limits, was before
Justice MASSEY yesterday charged with maintaining a public nuisance.  He
said he was about to move.  The magistrate gave him two weeks in which
to move, with the understanding that he would be fined $50 unless he did so.
 
SPECIAL NOTICE - In consequence of the sudden bereavement in the family,
the Spring opening which was announced fro April 1 and 2 has been
postponed until Monday and the following days of the week.  H. M.
WINTER, 480 Fulton st.
 
VERY LIKE A CRAZY MAN
At one o'clock yesterday morning a man was caught in the act of trying
to forcibly enter the residence of Mr. Edward SHERARD, at Woodhaven, by
Charles KOCH.  The man assaulted Mr. KOCH, but was knocked down and
secured.  He was arraigned before Justice BETTS in Jamaica yesterday,
and appearing to be demented, was remanded.  He gave his name as William
MULLEN and his residence in Oliver street, New York.  He said he left
home because he had not been invited to his uncle's funeral.
 
THROWN FROM A WAGON
Joseph GUY, a painter, who carries on business at 237 Flatbush avenue,
was thrown out of his wagon yesterday as he was  trying to turn out of
the tracks at the junction of Bergen street and Flatbush avenue.  He
fell upon his head on the pavement, and was picked up unconscious.  The
ambulance surgeon stated, after an examination, that Mr. GUY's skull was
fractured, and it is believed that he is fatally injured.  Mr. GUY is
fifty-seven years old.
  
HIGH TONED MARGARET GRADY
Margaret GRADY, who resides at the foot of Court street, keeps pigs in
violation of the law.  Numerous complaints have been made against her.
When notice was served upon her yesterday to appear before Justice
MASSEY to answer charges she said she would not come unless a coach was
sent for her.  Justice MASSEY issued a warrant for her arrest, and she
will ride to court in the Maria.
 
THE REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity.
 
Mr. Bernard BIGSBY, the well known lecturer, last night delivered at
Adelphi Academy a lecture on the subject of "Arnold and Rugby."
 
An entertainment was given last evening at Music Hall, juncture of
Flatbush avenue and Fulton street, for the benefit of the Howard Colored
Orphan Asylum.
 
Rev. George VAN DE WATER will preach his annual sermon this evening to
the members of Clinton Commandery, No. 14, Knights Templar, at St.
Luke's Church.
 
The annual ball of the Joseph KERRIGAN Association will be given at the
City Assembly Rooms on Monday evening.
 
Doris HUTMAN, of No. 114 Sackett street, had her foot seriously crushed
between the bridge and a Hamilton Ferry boat last evening on the New
York side.
 
Early this morning clothing to the value of $20 was stolen from Annie
MCNAMARA's apartments at No. 353 Kent avenue.
 
Edward KIERNAN, of No. 72 Amity street, was seized with a hemorrhage
while returning home last night and died before the arrival of the
ambulance.  Coroner MENNINGER will hold an inquest.
 
Frank H. WARREN, 230 Twelfth street, New York, was arrested last evening
by Officer FLYNN, of the First Precinct, for stealing fourteen silk
handkerchiefs worth $10 from W. H. LEADBETTER's dry goods store at 209
Bridge street.
 
Daniel O'NEILL, a six year old boy, of 127 Park avenue, was run over and
severely injured internally by a truck driven by A. J. NOSTRAND on
Cumberland street yesterday afternoon.
 
An entrance was effected in to the office of John VAN GLAHN's wholesale
grocery store, No. 5 Washington avenue, last night by thieves who pried
off the door of the safe and stole $86.
 
Joseph GUY, a painter, of 227 Flatbush avenue, sustained a fracture of
the skull by falling from his wagon near Bergen street last evening.
 
Two coats valued at $20 were stolen last night from Stewart MCALMONT's
residence, 237 Willougby avenue.
 
Yesterday morning Frederick CLAPP, 73 years old, fell into a pool of
water on Eighth avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, and was
nearly drowned before he was rescued.
 
Some children playing with matches in a closet in James O'BRIEN's
residence, 182 Sackett  street, yesterday afternoon, set fire to the
clothing it contained.  Damage $10.
 
John WILSON, a tramp, was sent up for eight months by Judge WALSH
yesterday for stealing tools.
 
4 April 1885
BOGUS CHECK
William MILLER, who keeps a saloon at No. 3?80 Reid avenue, was
victimized to the extent of $15 on the lst inst., by an ex-car driver
named Samuel W. WILSON, who passed a bogus check on him signed A. WILSON
and drawn on the National City Bank.
 
WANTED FORTY WITNESSES
Mrs. Sarah GRAVES, of Graham avenue, charged her husband, Timothy, a
young man, with assault, before Justice RHINEHART yesterday.  She stated
that he struck her with his clenched hand last Wednesday.  He
indignantly denied the allegation and asked for subpoenas for forty
witnesses, but the astonished clerk of the court, Davis LINDSAY, induced
him to reduce the number to ten.  The case will be tried at a future day. 
 
A SERIES OF MISFORTUNES
Adonijah UNDERHILL, of Long Island City, has been followed by a series
of misfortunes in rapid order.  First of all he lost his position on the
Long Island Railroad.  A little later his residence was burned with most
of its contents.  Then thieves plundered his new residence.  Mrs.
UNDERHILL's name was forged on a check on the family grocer, and lastly
a son died suddenly.
 
A DOUBLE WEDDING
Sackett - Richardson - Boeckel - Richardson 
Thursday evening a double wedding occurred at Classon avenue
Presbyterian Church, the occasion being the marriage of Miss Nellie
RICHARDSON to Mr. Fred. D. SACKETT and Miss Nettie RICHARDSON to Mr.
William A. BOECKEL, all of this city.  The brides are twin sisters and
the daughters Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. RICHARDSON, of No. 407 Quincy
street.  The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. T. CHAMBERLAIN.  The
brides resemble each other so closely that even the grooms, it is said,
had difficulty in being sure of their respective lady loves.  They were
attired exactly alike in olive green satin robes with velvet brocaded
fronts.  They wore large bouquets of deep red roses at their belts and
tan colored gloves.
There were no brides maids.  Messrs. John B. HOMAN, George E. SACKETT,
Samuel C. ROGERS and James H. WILCOX acted as groomsmen and Messrs. T.
Harry LEE, M. LANE, T. GRADY and J. BOWEN.
 As the bridal party proceeded up the aisle to the altar, the organist
played Mendelssohn's wedding march, and on the conclusion of the
ceremony the party proceeded to their carriages to the strains of the
wedding march from "Lohengrin."  The twin brides looked very pretty, and
the ceremony was altogether a very novel and interesting one.  There was
no reception after the service, the couples starting at once upon their
wedding tours, Mr. and Mrs. SACKETT going to South and Mr. and Mrs.
BOECKEL going to Niagara Falls.  The happy couples were the recipients
of many handsome presents, including two sets of solid silver spoons
from the grandmother of the brides, two French clocks, and a handsome
square piano.  The church was crowded to the doors with the relatives
and friends of the newly married quartet.
 
ATKINSON - BULL - On Thursday, April 2, in Liverpool, Eng., Alfred
ATKINSON, of Brooklyn, to Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Edward
BULL, Esq.
 
KNIGHT - AYRES - In Brooklyn, March 31, 1885, at St. Luke's Church, by
the Rev Mr. VAN DE WATER, Robert Phelps KNIGHT, of Lakesville, Conn.,
and Elizabeth A. AYRES, daughter of the late Captain William AYRES, of
Ithaca.  [Ithaca papers please copy.]

BOGUS CHECK
William MILLER, who keeps a saloon at No. 3?80 Reid avenue, was
victimized to the extent of $15 on the lst inst., by an ex-car driver
named Samuel W. WILSON, who passed a bogus check on him signed A. WILSON
and drawn on the National City Bank.
 
WANTED FORTY WITNESSES
Mrs. Sarah GRAVES, of Graham avenue, charged her husband, Timothy, a
young man, with assault, before Justice RHINEHART yesterday.  She stated
that he struck her with his clenched hand last Wednesday.  He
indignantly denied the allegation and asked for subpoenas for forty
witnesses, but the astonished clerk of the court, Davis LINDSAY, induced
him to reduce the number to ten.  The case will be tried at a future day. 
 
EVIDENCE ACCUMULATING
Two More Charges of Robbery Against Thomas Brown. 
Thomas BROWN, the colored man from Baxter street, New York, who was
arrested for robbery a few days ago by Officer COLGAN, of the Eleventh
Precinct, is being surrounded by a network of evidence which will render
it extremely difficult for him to escape.  BROWN's method was to sneak
into apartment houses in the southern part of Brooklyn and make off with
articles of clothing or anything that was convenient.  He converted the
property into cash and spent it in riotous living in Baxter street.  He
is also credited with making presents of considerable value to females
of his acquaintance, some stolen articles of jewelry which have been
identified having been used for this purpose.  This morning, in Judge
WALSH's Court, two additional complaints were made against him.  Mrs.
Emma CONLON, of No.210 Concord street, charges him with stealing
clothing valued at $70 from her apartments on the 21st  March, and Mrs.
Jane MCCABE, of No. 217 Gold street, charges him with stealing clothing
and jewelry valued at $125 on the 23d March.  The prisoner was committed
for further examination.
  
A DESPERATE SPANIARD
With a Dirk and a Club He Wounds Two Citizens of Babylon. 
This morning a savage looking Spaniard was arraigned before Justice
LEWIS, in Babylon, on the charge of assault with intent to kill.  The
accused first appeared in Babylon last Thursday night and during Friday
wandered aimlessly through the town.  In the afternoon he was accosted
by Constable WOOD, who found that he could neither understand nor talk
English.  WOOD's badge of office met the Spaniard's gaze, whereupon he
muttered something unintelligible and rushed madly into the house
occupied by Mrs. BYERS, a widow, and locked himself in a room in the
upper story.  Mrs. BYERS and her children fled from the house in terror.
Constable WOOD followed the Spaniard, who, armed with a club and dirk,
resisted arrest.  Assistance was summoned.  In the struggle which
ensued, WOOD was struck several violent blows in the face and on the
head, sustaining a painful gash across the right cheek.  Arden WEEKS,
who assisted the constable, was cut on one hand and had three fingers
broken.  The offender was finally lodged in the town lockup.  He has the
appearance of being a sea faring man, and his actions denote that he is
somewhat deranged.  He was remanded for examination on Monday.

CHOLERA SCARE LEGACY
Chaining up a Steamship Passenger Who Declined to Pay his Board. 
A very novel case arising out of this Summer’s cholera scare came up in 
the Special Term, City Court, before Judge CLEMENT this morning.  
Robert BALSAMO, an Italian by birth, but naturalized as an American citizen, 
paid a visit to his native country last Summer and started on his return in 
September by the steamship Elysia. The vessel called at Marseilles at the 
time the cholera was raging there and on arrival in New York harbor was 
quarantined for seven days off Staten Island.  When the seven days had 
expired Captain Alessandro VALLOT demanded board for that time from Mr. BALSAMO.  
He declined to pay it.  Hot words followed during which the captain and the 
passenger exchanged some rather uncomplimentary epithets.  According to 
French law the captain has supreme right to order passengers in irons for 
disrespectful language or conduct tending to reflect on his dignity or power 
as captain.  Mr. BALSAMO was handcuffed by the captain’s orders.  He broke 
the gyves, and then was chained to a heavy iron bar for eight hours.  Now 
he brings suit in the City Court against the captain to recover $10,000 
for false imprisonment.
 
THE REPORTER'S NOTE BOOK
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity. 
-Thomas LEE, 15 years old, of 62 Classon avenue, was gathering wood on
the Brighton Beach Railroad track, near Bergen street, when a piece of
timber fell on him and fractured both his legs.
 
-Mrs. LEWIS, of 89 Lafayette avenue, dropped a gold watch while getting
on a Fulton street car yesterday afternoon.  A boy picked it up and ran
off with it.
 
-Diedrich LUDWIG, while working in the sugar house on South Ninth street
yesterday, had his leg fractured by a bag of sugar which fell on him.
 
-Anthon OTTO, OF 203 Ewen street, was painting in the fifth floor of
Liebman's brewery when he slipped and fell to the ground.  His leg was
fractured and he was also injured internally.
 
-This morning a piece of iron fell on Daniel O'CONNEL, of 207 Willoughby
street, who is employed in the Atlas foundry.  His left leg was
fractured.
 
-Mr. James MAGDERMOD has withdrawn his name from the lathing contest
which was to have taken place between him and J. K. YOUNG, of New York.
He says Mr. YOUNG failed to deposit any stake money.
 
-The third annual ball of the Young Men's Catholic Literary Association
takes place at Uris' Academy, Monday, April 6.
 
-Miss TITCOMB's talks about the holy places of Palestine have been
largely attended by the congregation of St. Luke's Church, Clinton avenue. 
 
PLEADE GUILTY UNINTENTIONALLY
An Old German Anxious to Get Out of Jail after Imprisonment. 
Henry SCHLEICH, an elderly German carriage smith, living on Siegel
street, E. D., was keeping up New Years', and had a few warm words with
his wife, advising her in high Dutch, to get out of his way or he would
break her neck.  On the following day he was sentenced by Justice MASSEY
to twenty-nine days in Raymond street jail on a charge of intoxication.
During his confinement his wife went before the same Justice and
obtained a warrant for her husband's arrest for threatening her life.
When SCHLEICH was released from Jail he was re-arrested, pleaded guilty
and committed by Justice MASSEY in default of $200 to keep the peace.
This morning Mr. Charles J. KURTH appealed from the Justice's decision
to Judge MOORE, on the ground that SCHLEICH did not understand English,
and pleaded guilty without fully understanding what he was doing.
Decision reserved.
  
NOT INSANE--GEORGE H. MILLS TO GO TO THE GALLOWS
The Murderer Responsible for His Crime. 
NOTE: Story: please click on MILLS Continuation

5 April 1885
ABOUT BROOKLYN PEOPLE 
-Joseph H. HUTCHISON, M. D., Joseph RAYMOND, M. D., and Delavan
BLOODGOOD, M. D., of this city, are named on important councils for the
International Medical Congress to be held in Washington, D. C., in 1887.
 
-Mr. Aaron VANDERWERKER, of this city, recently lectured before teachers
of Waterbury, Conn., on "School Helps and Hindrances."  He said one
eminently practical and important thing - "Were I a teacher, and had I
the power, I would close the doors of any room to all casual visitors
except during the one period set aside for examinations at the close of
the term."
 
-Mr. B. Y. CONKLIN, principal of Public School No. 3, in Jefferson
street, near Bedford avenue, who had a leg broken while attending the
recent sham battle at Prospect Park as a spectator is still confined to
his home.
 
-Captain Judson A. LEWIS, well known in this city, United States Consul
at Sierra Leone, is busily engaged furnishing the people of that region
with American sedans.
 
-Mr. and Mrs. William H. SLOCUM, of 312 Carlton avenue, are spending a
few weeks at Lakewood, N. J.
 
-Professor Alexander R. WALSH, the organist and choir master of St.
George's Church, Greene avenue, for the past four years, is to continue.
 
-Mr. John L. COFFIN, formerly of the Engineers' Department, Board of City
Works, of this city, has been appointed Water Commission of Asbury Park,
N. J.  The new water works at that place will be begun the Spring.
 
-Ex-Mayor R. H. GOLDEN of South Norwalk, Conn., E. C. DANA, of New York;
Miss S. A. MORGAN, of California and Captain Fred PERKINS are to be
entertained to-day at the Easter dinner given by Mrs. Captain PEASE at
her residence, No. 72 Lawrence street.
 
-Mr. and Mrs. H. D. GEROMANOS, of Classon avenue, were surprised by a
party of friends en masque last Tuesday evening.  The occasion was made
very pleasant to all concerned.
 
-Miss Alice Eulalie GALLUP, the young elocutionist, has been the
recipient of many marks of appreciation for her excellent reading before
the Fulton Council R. A. last Tuesday evening.
 
-Charles M. BELLOWS, M. D., has just terminated a two years' practice at
the Charity Hospital, Blackwell's Island, and is now home with his friends.
 
-Ex-Alderman Fred KALBFLEISCH has been severely ill for a long time,
suffering from jaundice, calculus and peritonitis, and is now slowly
recovering from an attack of erysipelas.  His host of friends wish him
speedy snd thorough recovery.
 
-Mr. William WARING, wife and daughter, Lulu, of Carlton avenue, left
home on Thursday night last for an extended trip to the West.  They
intend to stop at St. Paul, Minn., Chicago, Ill., Fargo, Dakota, and San
Francisco, Cal.
 
-Rev. Dr. CARROLL, formerly of this city, but now of Stillwater, Minn.,
in a sermon recently delivered in his church, "Characterized those who
make up the passenger list of voyages to Tarshish the ministers - timid,
trifling, trimming, timeserving, trickling and truant; and members -
with whom conscience is a rag and official fidelity a sham."
 
-Mr. Henry E. HUTCHINSON, organist in the Middle Reformed Church,
Harrison street, will after the 1st of May take charge of the musical
part of the services in St. Mark's Church, Adelphi street, with a
quartet and large choir.  Miss Jennie FIGGIS, the soloist of St. John's,
well known as a concert singer in the Eastern District, will be the
soprano at St. Mark's.
 
-Mrs. William H. GARLAND, of Oswego, is a guest of Mrs. Z. G. WILSON, of
Jefferson street.
 
-Miss B. O'NEILL, of 152 Ryerson street, is to be tendered a sociable by
her friends to-morrow evening.
 
-Hon. John S. MARCY, of Clinton avenue, is steadily recovering from his
severe illness, and is now able to drive out daily.  Mr. Charles H.
MARCY has been engaged as soloist in the Garden City Cathedral.
 
-Mr. A. F. WISE, of William Wise & Son, Fulton street, has determined
upon a pleasure trip to South Carolina.  While absent he will take such
observations of Southern life as will qualify him to enlighten and
interest his friends upon his return.
 
-Mr. Samuel GARRE, of Pacific street, left town last week for Montreal,
Canada, for a four weeks sojourn.
 
-Dr. Henry J. BOWDITCH, of Boston, is spending a few days in this city,
being the guest of Dr. H. F. WILLIAMS, of Gates avenue.
 
-The Hon. Jasper W. GILBERT has returned home from the South, where he
has spent some months for the benefit of his health.  He has become
stout and ruddy and is ready for a great deal of important legal work
which awaits him.
 
-Mr. Clark SUMNER, formerly a resident of this city, but now of West
Brighton, S. I., will have his two children baptized to-day in the
Church of the Savior, by Rev. Dr. PUTNAM.  One of them will be
christened Grover Cleveland in honor of the President.
 
-Officer GRAHAM, of the Second Precinct, sent his son to South America
several months ago for the benefit of his health.  On the way thither
the steamer was wrecked off the coast of San Domingo, and the young man
experienced such a hard time of it that he returned to this city by the
first steamer.  The mishap acted as a set back upon him, but his many
friends hope for his ultimate recovery.
 
-Mr. Anthony M. KELLEY, ex-Mayor of Richmond, and recently appointed
Minister to the Quirinal is well known in this city.  His brother, Major
J. M. KELLEY, is at present the head of the Catholic Benevolent Legion here. 
 
-Mrs. Judah B. VOORHEES and Miss Anna M. VOORHEES, of State street, are
now on a health and pleasure trip to Bermuda in the steamship Trinidad,
of the Quebec Steamship Company.  They will be absent for some time.
 
-Mr. William H. NEIDLINGER, present organist of the Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Seventh avenue, will act in the same capacity for the Hanson
place Baptist Church after May.
 
-The Meteors Social will close their first season with a reception at the
residence of Mrs. WITTERS, No. 1,330 Pacific street, on Tuesday evening.
 
-District Attorney RIDGWAY, who is at Jacksonville, Fla., for the benefit
of his health, writes that he is eating strawberries and rapidly
advancing in the direction of full recuperation.  He says he will return
home in a week.
 
-Mr. John QUEE, the only son of Dr. James QUEE, of Fulton street, after
having been with his father for many years , and having obtained a
thorough chemical education, is about to start in business for himself
in William street, New York.
 
-Mr. J. EICHELL, a prosperous tobacco merchant and prominent political
leader of Evansville, Ind., is at present on a visit to this city.
 
-Miss Emily SPADLER sang for the Haydn Society at the Academy of Music on
Tuesday last.
 
-Colonel Thomas C. CARROLL is at Chicago and will be in town on Monday.
 
-Mrs. M. E. WEBB, of Cumberland street, has moved to Greenport, L. I.,
where she intends to reside permanently. 
 
MARRIED
RUPP - JEPPENER - On March 26, at the residence of the bride's parents,
Annie C. RUPP to Paul JEPPENER.

BRIEF NEWS OF LONG ISLAND
-Two Chicken Thieves Sent to the County Jail.
 
-Joseph SPRAGUE and William SEAMAN, of Seaford, were sent to jail for
thirty days each for stealing chickens from Mr. MOSES, at South Oyster
Bay.  DeWitt SPRAGUE received a similar sentence for destroying shade trees.
 
-Mr. Mark WIGHTMAN, of Babylon, having become insane, was on Friday
committed to the asylum at Babylon.
 
-The congregation of the Methodist Church in Moriches, have subscribed
$1,300 to build a new parsonage.
 
-William GARDINER, of Easthampton, is a candidate for the position of
keeper of the Montauk Lighthouse.
 
-Rev. Alfred KETCHAM, who was pastor of the Presbyterian church in
Babylon from 1839 to 1848, died at Vineland, N. J., a few days ago.
 
-Phineas WALKER, who founded the Congregational church at Woodhaven,
where he resided for a great many years, died last Thursday, at
Guilford, Conn., at the age of 92.
 
-A sneak thief on Friday stole $34 from the house of Ellen T. COOPER, in Hicksville.
 
-Frank SAVAGE, of Jamaica, fell between two moving cars on the Long
Island Railroad on Friday and was dragged a quarter of a mile by the
brake rod catching in his clothing.  But for this he would have been
killed outright.  His injuries are very serious.
 
-A hand car on the Long Island Railroad ran into Philip ENGLEDURN's wagon
at Jamaica, Friday morning.  The wagon was partly demolished and Mr.
ENGLEDURN sustained serious injuries.
 
MISSING SINCE YESTERDAY
A Jamaica Man Who Hired a Horse and Wagon. 
Thomas ARCHER, a butcher of Jamaica, L. I., has been missing since
Wednesday last, when he hired a horse from Cornelius CANNON and a wagon
from James ASHMEAD, both residents of Jamaica for the purpose of driving
to Bushwick to purchase meat for his customers.  He carried on a small
business.  Previous to this time he was a painter.  He is about 30 years
old and small of stature.  He leaves behind a wife of about 60 years of
age.  Mr. CANNON and Mr. ASHMEAD have obtained warrants from Justice
BETTS for the arrest of ARCHER on charges of grand larceny.  The harness
used on the occasion was borrowed from a third party.
  
6 April 1885
STRANGE SCENE IN A STATION HOUSE.
Father and Son Meeting for the First Time Since the War. 
About 7 o'clock last evening an elderly man with a large growth of hair
on his face and whose countenance betokened that he had seen better
days, entered the Seventh Precinct Station House and asked Sergeant
BROWN if he might stay there over night.  He gave his name as James
STAFFORD, 58 years old.  A minute later another man entered and also
applied for lodging.  His face bore traces of dissipation and his
clothing was tattered and torn.  He also gave his name as James STAFFORD
and said he was 28 years of age.  Sergeant BROWN noticed that the two
men bore a striking resemblance to each other and called back the
elderly one who was on his way to the lodging room.  The sergeant asked
the elder if he knew the man by his side.  Almost immediately the old
man uttered an exclamation of joy and embraced the young person.  They
were father and son and had been separated since the breaking out of the
war.  The son was hardly inclined to believe that the man standing by
his side was his father, and told him so.  The latter related  the
following story to the Sergeant:  "At the breaking out of the war  I
joined the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth New York Infantry.  This boy
(pointing to his son) was 3 years old at the time.  I had been separated
from my wife. No correspondence ever passed between us.  When I returned
to New York I learned for the first time that my wife has died in my
absence, and thinking me dead had given the custody of the child to her
sister.  I lost all trace of the latter's whereabouts.  I made repeated
efforts to find my son, but did not succeed.  I re-entered the army but
was discharged about eight years ago and have since been tramping the
country and doing odd jobs here and there in order to keep body and soul together."
 The son said that he had a faint recollection of going out West with a
woman he called his aunt.  The latter died when he was fifteen years old
and his uncle treated him cruelly.  He ran away and went to Illinois
where he remained several years and then went to Texas and other States. 
Father and son declined to lodge in the station house and left together.
  
SOCIAL EVENTS TO COME
The Third Gatling Battery of the Second Division, N. G. S. N. Y., will
hold a reception and drill at the Fourteenth Regiment Armory on
Wednesday evening, April 8.  Military and Grand Army guests are
requested to appear in uniform.
 
The annual ball of the Joseph KERRIGAN Association will be held this
evening at the City Assembly Rooms.
 
The sixth reception of Wyalusing Council, No. 1,060, of the American
Legion of Honor will be held at Rivers' Academy this evening.
 
A musical and literary event will be held at the residence of Mrs.
FENNEY and Mrs. BAILEY, No. 181 Joralemon street, on Wednesday evening,
April 15, for the purpose of obtaining means to assist in the erection
of a church on Bayou Teche, Louisiana.  Among those who will take part
in the entertainment are Miss Maggie MITCHELL, the soprano; Mr. William
E. BOLAN, Mrs. FENNEY and Gabriel HARRISON.
 
The Gilbert Dramatic Society will present "False Shame" at their
reception given on the 15th instant.
  
WHAT HE SAW
A Generous Man's Most Unpleasant Surprise.
He Befriends a Lonely German and Lives to Repent It - What Jacob
Bertrand Discovered Because he Did Not Walk Across the Bridge. 
Mr. Jacob BERTRAND, a well to do grocer, residing and doing business at
No. 41 Gerry street, is aged about 35, and his wife 32 years.  Till
recently they have lived happily together.  In October last, however,
there arrived a countryman of theirs from Alsatian Germany, named Emil
WEINSUCKER, a tripling of 18 years.  The lad having no friends, BERTRAN
good naturedly welcomed him to his home till he should be able to obtain
employment.  Here he remained till Sunday, March 22, when young
WEINSUCKER, having taken a walk across the bridge and back, Mrs.
BERTRAND mildly suggested top her husband in the evening that a walk
over the bridge would do him good, too.  Mr. BERTRAND  appearing to
favor her suggestion, left home soon afterward, but instead of going
over the bridge he went to a saloon in the vicinity and obtained a glass
of cider. 
Returning unexpectedly he was dismayed to find rather strong evidence to
show that his youthful guest had already displaced him in the affections
of his wife.  Waiting for no explanation he instantly ejected the
ingrate, not withstanding the inclemency of the weather.  BERTRAND went
over to New York next morning and on his return found that his wife had
disappeared.  He succeeded some days later in finding an expressman who
had taken some trunks to the pier of the Boston steamers on the North
River for Mrs. BERTRAND.  Thither he accordingly went, and was lucky in
meeting WEINSUCKER himself, who, it would seem, had come for the trunks.
Confronted by his host he acknowledged his guilt.  Submissively yielding
to BERTRAND's peremptory demand he accompanied him to the Eastern
District where, in the presence of witnesses, he opened a sachel and
handed BERTRAND his watch and chain, which had disappeared
simultaneously with Mrs. BERTRAND.  WEINSUCKER said that Mrs. BERTRAND
gave them to him.  The case has been placed in the hands of Counselor W.
W. BUTCHER, of the Garfield Building, and a suit for absolute divorce
has been begun by service of summons.  Since then Mrs. BERTRAND has
returned from Boston and asserts her innocence.  The youth WEINSUCKER,
it is said, has returned to Germany.
 
A FREE FIGHT
A fierce fight took place about 10 o'clock last evening at No. 911
Myrtle avenue between Ferdinand BERLAU and Annie, his wife, at the end
of which Mrs. BERLAU, in a disabled condition, with a wound across her
forehead, was carried off in an ambulance to the Eastern District
Hospital, and Ferdinand was conveyed a prisoner to the Thirteenth
Precinct Station House.  Mrs. BERLAU alleges that he struck her with a
chair, and Ferdinand says that he did so in defending himself against a
poker with which she trying to lay him out.
  
THEY WERE NOT ACTORS
Two respectably dressed men, who gave their names as William HAYES and
Alfred MORT, were charged before Judge BERGEN this morning, with begging
and also with trying doors on Baltic street on Saturday night.  They
said they were respectably connected in Philadelphia, which was their
home, and that they had walked all the way from that city in quest of
employment.  They said they were not actors.  The Judge sent them up for
thirty days. 
 
MRS. KLAUBER'S COMPLAINT
A middleaged, respectable looking woman who gave her name as Mrs.
Catharine KLAUBER and her residence as First street, near North Third,
told Sergeant HALLET at the desk of the Fifth Precinct Station House
Saturday night that she wanted have her husband arrested.  She stated
that he is her second husband, and that he abuses her eldest daughter, a
girl of 20 years, and insists on her keeping company with vicious young
men.  The stepdaughter, she added, has to supply him with money for drink.

HYMENEAL
WHITE-DENNISON 
At St. James Cathedral, on Jay street, last evening the marriage of Mr.
J. F. WHITE, of Jay street, to Miss Mary E. DENNISON, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter DENNISON, of Bergen street, was solemnized.  The ceremony
took place at 7 o’clock and was performed by Father MITCHELL.  The
church was filled with the many friends of the contracting parties.  The
bride, who was richly dressed, was given away by her father.  After the
ceremony the happy couple were driven to No. 135 Bergen street, where
they will take up their permanent residence.  During the evening many
persons called on Mr. and Mrs. WHITE and wished them happiness and long
life.  Among those who witnessed the ceremony were Mr. James WHITE,
brother of the groom; James D. DOHERTY, Misses Annie and Katie DOHERTY,
B. SCHNEIDER, P. O’KEEFE, John CODY, Julia EARLY, Lizzie DENNISON,
sister of the bride; Charles DEARY, Bernard KIERNAN, Mr. and Mrs. Robert MELVILLE.

THE FIRST GIRL
There is a house at Fresh Pond, in Smithtown, L. I., that has been
tenanted continuously since 1754, and Saturday for the first time during
one hundred and thirty years, a girl baby was born there, out of a total
of ninety-eight births.  The distinction belongs to Mr. and Mrs. E. S.PLATT 

MICHAEL MULLER’S MONEY
Dr. ARNOLD, of the King’s County Hospital, has made a report to the
Charities Commissioners, regarding the alleged robbery of Michael MULLER
who died on the 27th of March.  He has made a careful investigation, but
cannot discover that MULLER had any money when he was taken to the
hospital.  He draws no conclusion from the assertions made by his
employees, and apparently believes that no money was stolen.

THE REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK.
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity. 
-Canadians living in Brooklyn are invited to send to Room 43, 229
Brooklyn, New York, their views as to the propriety of forming a
Canadian Association.
 
-The trial of the SPETH forgery case, set down for this morning, was
postponed until the 27th, and the Court of Session petit jury was
discharged until Wednesday morning.
 
-William KENYON and Jacob BRINCLE were each fined $1 by Justice MASSEY
this morning for driving over the sidewalk.
 
-Daniel LEE of 97 Eighteenth street, was arrested yesterday by Patrolman
COLE of the Tenth Precinct for reckless driving.  The prisoner had
collided with a Fifth Avenue car on Bergen street and had broken some of
the windows.
 
-A man who described himself as Erdean CAMERONIAN, of 327 South Second
street, was arrested in New York yesterday for picking the pockets of an
inebriated countryman.
 
-A fire in the three story frame house, No. 29 Prospect street, owned by
Joseph HAWLEY, of No. 44 Center street, New York, and occupied by
Frederick DUNCOMBE and John MURPHY, did about $250 DAMAGES.  Fully insured.
 
-Frank H. WARREN was sent to the Penitentiary for four months this
morning for stealing fourteen silk handkerchiefs from R. & W. H.
LEADBETTER, of 218 Bridge street, on the 2nd of April.
 
-Martha W. REDMOND has got a decree of divorce, absolute against Edmund J. REDMOND.
 
-The Good Templars of Suffolk County have elected Rev. W. A. LAYTON, of
Southampton County, Chief Templar, and George TERRY of Peconic, County Secretary.
 
-The jury gave Mrs. Emma RODRIQUEZ $500 damages in her suit against the
MANHATTAN Beach Railroad Company.  The Court said it was a very close case.
 
-William ANDERSON has committed a suit for $5,000 damages against
Frederick NEIHNOBLER, for false imprisonment.  The defendant had him
arrested March 3 on a charge of theft.
 
-Bernard HOLLER, charged with attempting suicide by opening the veins of
his wrist with a razor, at 34 Broadway, was committed for the Grand Jury.
 
-PALTJEN, who jumped from a ferry boat at the foot of Broadway some days
ago, with suicidal intent, has been held by Justice NAEHER for the Grand Jury.
 
-A gas jet in the parlor of Mr. H. D. BROOKMAN'S RESIDENCE, 118 Remsen
street, set fire to lace curtains, causing a damage of $500.  H. D.
POLHEMUS, who happened to be in the vicinity, and who is a veteran
fireman, did some expeditious and effective work in suppressing the flames.
 
-The statement that Mr. ROBINSON has reduced the wages of his workmen, or
ever refused to accede to their demands, is denied.
 
7 April 1885
 THE REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity.
 
Clothing, valued at $65 was stolen from Mr. Elmer BILLINGS' residence,
No. 213 Sterling place, during the absence of the family yesterday.
 
Martin YACSTONS, of No. 30 Hudson avenue, had his pocket picked of a
silver watch while standing in front of his door yesterday morning.
 
A child, about three weeks old, was found last night under the stoop of
No. 420 Franklin avenue.  It was given into the care of the city nurse.
 
J. D. JOHNSON, who was accused of having stolen $5,000 worth of soap
from Jacob A. SHERMAN, of New York, was discharged yesterday by Justice WALSH.
 
Mrs. HALL, of No. 147 Pierrepont street, complains that the garbage on
that thoroughfare has not been collected for a long time, and adds that
frequent visits to the Health Department have proved of no avail.

OFF FOR EUROPE
Mrs. T. DeWitt TALMAGE, with her daughter Misses May and Edith, will
sail for Europe on the Umbria next Saturday afternoon.  On arriving at
Liverpool they will go directly to Italy for a month of sightseeing, and
then return to the north of Europe for the Summer.  Doctor TALMAGE and
his son will go over in July to accompany them home.
 
CLARA ERNST RETURNS HOME
Found in a Bowery Dive by Her Father and Detective Ennis 
Clara ERNST, the 17 year old girl who disappeared from her home in
Walton street, Eastern District, on the 1st of April, was found last
night and returned to her home.  A young man, who did not give his name,
went to Mr. ERNST's house on Wednesday night and said that he believed
his daughter was in a dive at 103 Bowery, New York, where she was
employed as a waitress.  He had read a description of the missing girl
in the papers and was positive that it was she.  Detective ENNIS went
over on Sunday night, but failed to find her.  He went again last night
in company with her father and, after waiting an hour or so, they saw
Clara entering the place with some companions.  When confronted with her
father she expressed penitence and consented to return home.  She says
that the reason she left her father's house was that he was only earning
$7 a week, and that this was not enough to support them both.  She
concluded to go out and seek work and made the acquaintance of an
elderly woman who induced her to go to the saloon on the Bowery.
  
STRING BEANS AND A BROKEN ARM
A Suit Resulting From Allowing Vegetables on the Sidewalk. 
Mrs. Johanna REEGAN, an elderly woman, brought suit in the City Court
this morning, before Judge REYNOLDS, to recover $5,000 damages for a
broken arm.  She testified that one evening in September last she was
passing the grocery of the KNAPP Brothers, corner of Hicks and Harrison
streets, when she trod upon some string beans lying about, fell down and
broke her arm.  Defendants endeavored to show that at the time of the
accident they had removed the rows of vegetables into their store and
had swept the sidewalk twice.  Some boys, however, who were lounging
about there had been shelling beans and throwing them on the sidewalk.
Baldwin F. STRAUSS for plaintiff; C. J. PATTERSON for defendant.
 
 A BOY MISSING FROM BRESLAU
The Creeks Dredged Without Finding His Body.
 Louis VELSOR, thirteen years of age, son of John VELSOR, of Breslau, L.
I., has been missing since Wednesday of last week, when he was dismissed
from his position in the button factory.  Another boy told Mr. VELSOR
that his son had been drowned by falling into the bay at Babylon.  The
bay was dredged, but the boy's body was not found.  Young VELSOR is four
feet, five inches tall, and has brown eyes and light brown hair.  He had
on a brown suit and a black Derby hat.  The belief is quite general that
the boy committed suicide.
 
AFTER TWO YEARS
The Sequel to the Elopement of Mary and James Reynolds. 
On the 1st of MAY, 1883, Miss Mary REYNOLDS, a dressmaker, 23 years old,
living with her mother, Mrs. Johanna REYNOLDS, at No. 298 Washington
avenue, eloped with her cousin James REYNOLDS, a young leather finisher,
who had been boarding in the house for about a year.  His habits had not
been of the most regular order and the mother did everything in her
power to discountenance the attachment which she noticed was growing
between the two young people.  Some months after their disappearance the
runaways returned and were warmly welcomed by the forgiving mother.  All
went well for a time, but REYNOLDS gradually fell into his old habits
and would not attend to his work, throwing all the burden of the support
of himself and wife upon his mother in law.  On Sunday she made up her
mind that she would stand it no longer and informed her daughter that
they would have to seek another home.  Last night when the husband
returned he was informed of the ultimatum and flew into a violent
passion, throwing the furniture about and finishing up by breaking a
valuable marble top table.  This morning his mother in law appeared in
Justice BERGEN's Court and swore out a warrant for James REYNOLDS'
arrest, charging him with malicious mischief.
 
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A LAWYER
Accused of Assaulting a Man with an AX. 
Yesterday Westley ABRAMS, of Seaford, asked Justice WALLACE, at
Freeport, to grant a warrant for the arrest of Mansfield COMPTON,  a
lawyer residing in Jamaica.  Mr. ABRAMS swore to a complaint charging
Mr. COMPTON with attempting to kill him with an ax.  The complainant
gave the Justice the names of persons who he alleged witnessed the
assault, and they will be examined prior to issuing the warrant.  Mr.
COMPTON said this morning that it was an old affair, and that Justice
SMITH, at Bellport, had refused to grant Mr. ABRAMS a warrant.  Mr.
COMPTON denied the charge of felonious assault.  There is a civil suit
pending between the parties, in which Mr. ABRAMS is the plaintiff.
 
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN POISONED
Mr. R. L. Mathews and His Guests by Canned Lobster. 
This morning a can which contained some small pieces of preserved
lobster was taken to the Health Department, the object being to have the
contents analyzed to find out if there was any metallic poison in them.
It is supposed that Mr. Robert L. MATTHEWS and his wife, who live at 271
Pearl street, and two ladies residing in East New York, who dined at Mr.
MATTHEWS' home on Sunday last have been poisoned by eating the lobster
which formed a portion of the repast placed on the table.  Dr. John J.
KEANE, of 101 Johnson street was summoned to Mr. MATTHEWS' houses early
yesterday morning and found both MATTHEWS and his wife suffering from
intense gastric irritation.  The doctor at once placed them under
treatment and both have recovered.  He thinks they were poisoned by the
canned lobster, On inquiry being made it was discovered that the East
New York ladies were also attacked in a similar manner.  Dr. KEANE
thinks that the lobster had undergone a chemical change, which mad e it
poisonous.  The chemists of the Health Department are afraid that there
is hardly enough of the lobster left to bear a proper analysis.
 
STRUCK A HIDDEN REEF
Accident to the Ferryboat F. R. James This Morning. 
The ferryboat F. R. JAMES, which runs on the Staten Island North Shore
Ferry, on the 7 o'clock trip from New York this morning, while running
past what is called Livingston's Point, between the Sailors" Snug Harbor
and West New Brighton, S. I., struck quite forcibly against some hidden
rocks.  The reef is a natural one and recently caused the ruin of a
costly pleasure yacht.  When the James struck the rocks the tide was
low.  The obstruction was not sufficient to stop the boat, which
proceeded to the dock and landed her passengers.  There she was found to
be leaking, so she was run upon a mud bank near by where she lies in
three feet of water.  She will be pumped out and replaced on the line to-morrow.
  
THE FIRST TRAIN
The first train on the Brooklyn Elevated Road - four cars attached to a
locomotive bearing the name of "Seth Low" in big gilt letters on its
side - glided rapidly and easily over the track on Grand avenue, between
Park and Lexington avenues this morning.  Nobody but officials of the
company were present to witness this quiet little experimental trip.
  
STILL UNRECOGNIZED
The Young Lady at the Eastern District Hospital. 
An effort was made this morning by Dr. SAYLES, house surgeon of the
Eastern District Hospital, to induce the handsome young patient who gave
the name of Josie WHITE to disclose her identity so that her relatives
could be notified, or to reveal the name of the New York merchant who
wronged her, but without avail.  She was firm in her determination to
guard her secret and protect the man, and declined to tell the number of
the house on Second street where she had boarded.  A woman called at the
hospital at noon and expressed her fear that the young girl might be her
daughter, who has been absent from home for a couple of months.  After
looking at the patient she was much relieved and thanked God that she
was not her missing girl.  A second mother visited the institution with
the same result.  Miss WHITE's condition is about the same as yesterday.
 
ASSAULTED BY MAN AND WIFE
William Curtis Stabbed for Saying "Red Herrings" to Mrs. Roberts. 
"Nora, Nora," cried a man lying on the sidewalk on Sixth street, near
North Fifth, Saturday night.  A man and a woman were beating him.  Nora
did not respond, but several persons gathered around and the man arose
and entered his house, No. 287 Sixth street.  He was covered with blood
and his wife, Nora, washed it off while his mother in law hurried to the
Fourth street Station House and informed the police.  The man's name is
William CURTIN, and he stated to an EAGLE reporter that the man and
woman who attacked him were Charles ROBERTS and his wife, who reside
next door to him.  There was a stab wound in his neck, another on his
face and his upper lip was badly cut.  He said that after being cut and
lying on the sidewalk Mrs. ROBERTS kicked him in the mouth.  He called
for his wife to assist but she did not present herself.  The trouble
originated according to CURTIN's story, over a casual remark he made to
Mrs. ROBERTS.  She was in a grocery store when he said, "Red herrings."
Mrs. ROBERTS informed her husband and they laid in wait for CURTIN and
assaulted him outside his own door in the manner described.
 
WHO IS SHE?
A Dying Patient in the Eastern District Hospital.
The Handsome Young Lady who Baffles All Efforts to Learn Her Name,
Although Her Condition is Next to Hopeless - Preferring Interment in a
Pauper's Grave to Revealing Her Identity. 
There is a handsome young female patient about whom there is
considerable mystery, as she persistently refuses to disclose her
identity, at the Eastern District Hospital.  She was found under
distressing circumstances outside the Forty-seventh Regiment armory, at
Fourth and North Second streets, at 3 o'clock one morning last week, and
was removed in the ambulance to the hospital.  She gave what she
admitted to be the fictitious name of Jessie WHITE, and her age as 19(?)
years.  Her refined manners and her conversation and her stylish apparel
indicated that she must have been carefully nurtured.  Although she is
in a precarious position, with the chances against her recovery, she
continues to remain silent, and there was no paper found on her by which
she could be identified.  The name of a prominent New York merchant
residing in the Nineteenth Ward has been coupled with hers, but she
declined to give any information on the point.  She stated to House
Surgeon O'KEEFFE that her relatives live in New York and are respectable
people.  She formed the acquaintance of the merchant over a year ago,
and at his suggestion she came to reside in the Eastern District three
months ago, boarding at a house on Second street.  She was ordered to
leave last Monday night and was not able to walk further than the armory
steps.  When told that she might not recover and that if she died
unrecognized she would probably be buried in a pauper's grave she
replied that she would much prefer such an interment under the
circumstances.  Her condition is less hopeful to-day and a clergyman
visited her at her own request.

CAN'T BLOW HIS LITTLE HORN
Mayor Grace Prevents a Brooklyn Prodigy from Playing at the Eden Musee. 
A few days ago, Mr. Elbridge T. GERRY caused the parents of Master E.
Clarence WORRALL, a very juvenile Brooklyn cornetist, to withdraw him
from the Eden Musee, where he has been serving as an attraction under
the caption of an infant cornetist.  The father appealed to Mayor GRACE
through Rev. Father E. J. O'REILLY, of St. Stephen's Church, and backed
up the latter's word with testimony from Dr. George R. KUHN, of this
city, and Mr. Patrick S. GILMORE, the one saying that the boy was in
good health and the other that cornet playing was a delightful and
harmless exercise for an infant.  The Mayor looked at the boy himself,
and then decided in favor of Mr. GERRY and his Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, on the ground that the boy did not
look healthy and was too little anyway to appear in public, even if he
was a prodigy.
 
A RATHER EARLY VISITOR
Yesterday morning Mrs. Charles EIFORT, of No. 321 Ellery street, was
awakened by a noise in the rear room off her bedroom, and on rising to
ascertain the cause found a strange man who, on seeing her, caught up a
tea cup and , hurling it at her with all his strength, struck her with
it on the side of the head, inflicting an ugly wound.  Taking advantage
of her stunned and dazed condition, the stranger escaped through the
rear window and over a fence.  It appears that he had entered the house
by undoing the fastenings of the window and raising the sash.
 
A GAME DID NOT WORK
Late on Saturday night a man went into John KRUGER's butcher store, at
218 Hamilton avenue, and asked the proprietor to cash a check for $7,
which was drawn by B. F. HUGHES in favor of D. F. AYERS, a personal
friend of KRUGER's.  Some objection was made when the stranger produced
a note purporting to be signed by Mr. AYERS, in which Mr. KRUGER was
asked to let the man have the money as a favor.  The butcher was still
suspicious, and sent one of his employees to see Mr. AYER [sic], and
while he was out the stranger disappeared and did not return.  Mr. AYERS
pronounced the check a forgery.
 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
A Pleasant Affair at the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. WAGNER 
Mr. and Mrs. P. WAGNER, of No. 145 Concord street, celebrated the tenth
anniversary of their marriage last evening at their residence.  The
parlors were elegantly decorated and filled with guests.  At an early
hour in the evening dancing was begun, and was kept up until twelve
o'clock, when an intermission was had for supper.  
Among those present were 
Mr. and Mrs. P. WAGNER, 
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. KOECHLIN, 
S. Frederick WAGNER, 
Miss Annie MEYER, 
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. HAMMOND, 
Mr. and Mrs. W. FULLER, 
Mr. H. WITTY, Mr. 
Mrs. F. STANG, 
Miss Nettie FRENGER, 
Mr. and Mrs. P. HILL, 
Mr. BOYD, 
Mr. and Mrs. A. MCCORMICK, 
William H. SHOOK,
Mr. C. H. HAMBERT, 
Mr. and Mrs. A. MATHEWS, 
Mr. and Mrs. BLIVINS, 
Mr. and Mrs. George HUBERT, 
Mr. and Mrs. W. BITCHER, 
Mr. and Mrs. LOHMAN,
Miss Emma SALT, 
William FRIDAY, 
Mr. and Mrs. David RICHARDSON,  
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew HUGHES, 
Miss Gertie HUGHES, 
Dr. CHASE, 
Mr. and Mrs. MCKENZIE, 
Samuel DEAN, 
George DEAN, 
Fred. NASSAUER, 
Frank BOWEN, 
Mr. and Mrs. John WILSON, 
Mr. and Mrs. T. WILSON 
J. HANLON.
The bride and groom were the recipients of many costly gifts.
 
THEY HELPED THEMSELVES
Early on Sunday morning an entrance was effected into Patrick MURPHY's
saloon, at the corner of Bond and Carroll streets, and some liquor and
cigars valued at $5 were stolen.  Later in the day, three young men,
Thomas MURPHY of 864 Carroll street; Peter FAY of 370 Bond street, and
Alexander BEATTY of 366 Bond street, were arrested by Patrolman MCCARTY,
of the Third Precinct.  Part of the stolen property was found on the
prisoners.  They were committed for examination by Judge BERGEN yesterday.
 
SCHMIDT'S RETALIATION
Charles SCHMIDT was arrested by Officer MARTIN for intoxication
yesterday and when taken before Justice MASSEY he pleaded guilty to
having been drunk and then made a charge of violation of the Excise Law
against Otto STACHER, proprietor of a saloon, No. 1(2?) Sumner avenue,
whom he alleged sold him the liquor on Sunday.  A warrant was issued for
the arrest of STACHER.
  
STABBED THREE TIMES
Joseph LUKE, a resident of Bohemia, as a section of the city running
along Bremen street, in the Eastern District, is called, was arraigned
before Justice MASSEY yesterday to answer a charge of feloniously
assaulting Mrs. Tillie GLAHN of (3?)0 Bremen street.  Mrs GLAHN and LUKE
reside upon the same floor.  Yesterday after having returned home after
having visited a  [Transcriber's note: remainder of the article is missing.]
  
GENERAL LONG ISLAND NEWS
-A Petty Thief Arrested and Fined in Babylon
 
-John HUGHES, of Babylon, was fined $20 by Justice LEWIS for  stealing
two hats.
 
-On Dr. JONES' premises, at Cold Stream, a well has been sunk 130 feet
without finding water.
 
-The measles prevail to an alarming extent in Greenlawn, more than half
of the children being sick.
 
-The Presbytery of Nassau will meet in St. Paul's Church, at Foster's
Meadow, on Monday, April 13.
 
-Ann MCKENNA, of Flushing, was sent to jail for twenty-five days for drunkenness.
 
-T. Mitchell TERRY, of Northville, who eloped with the wife of Rev. Mr.
DOWNS and later sent her home to her father, has left Northville for
Mount Sinai, where he purchased the PHILLIPS farm for $4,000.
 
-The schooner Franklin, of Greenport, which was sunk in Port Jefferson
Harbor, has been floated and will be thoroughly overhauled.
 
-Joseph PENNY, of Southampton, wants to be keeper of the Pon Quoque
lighthouse.  The present keeper, Wesley SQUIRES, has held the position
thirteen years.  He was formerly captain of a whaling vessel.
 
GOING TO PANAMA
Dr. T. Urquhart JOYCE sailed today on the steamer Accapulco  for the
Isthmus of Panama.  He is an old and much esteemed resident of Brooklyn.
During the last two years he has made the voyage between New York and
Aspinwall many times as surgeon to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and his success in the treatment of the various virulent disorders of
the Southern latitudes has made the steamship company loth to part with
him.  The Accapulco bears six hundred marines from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard to the scene of revolutionary trouble on the Isthmus.
 
ARRESTED BUT NOT HELD
Herman HAMBURGER, of 114 King street, reached home late Sunday night,
and while attempting to light a fire knocked over a kerosene lamp, which
ignited some of the furniture.  Very little damage was occasioned.
HAMBURGER was arrested by a zealous policeman, on a charge of arson, but
the sergeant refused to hold him.
 
CAPTURE OF A THIEF
Discovered in a Lumber Yard While Trying on a Stolen Coat. 
Last Friday, while the family of Peter ROONEY, residing at No. 106
[or166] Franklin street, were seated at supper, one of the members of
the family drew the attention of the others to a strange noise on the
next floor.  Mr. ROONEY ran up stairs and when he had reached the
landing he was confronted by a stranger, who dashed past him and rushed
into the street.  ROONEY gave chase and after running several blocks he
saw the thief scale the fence of a lumber yard near the Twenty-Third
street ferry.  ROONEY pursued him and while searching behind lumber
piles discovered the man in the act of trying on the best coat the Mr.
ROONEY possessed.  A struggle for its possession ensued, and in the
meantime, a policeman, who had been apprised of the occurrence, came
upon the scene.  At the station house the thief gave his name as William
CONNELL, of No. 111 Allen street, New York.  He was locked up and this
morning Justice NAEHER held him for examination.
 
PATRICK MURPHY'S FREAKS
Patrick MURPHY, aged 47 years, no home, was acting in a strange manner
at the North Eighth street Dock Saturday afternoon and expressed a
desire to drown himself, when an officer of the Fifth Precinct arrested
him.  He was suffering from delirium tremens and butted his head against
the wall in the station house, with the intention of destroying his
life.  He was taken to the hospital.
 
INCREASING HER INCOME
William FARRELL, who lives at 998 St. Mark's avenue, gave his wife $10
in three months for the support of his family.  Yesterday Justice MASSEY
put him under bonds to give her $5 a week.

7 April 1885
SQUIRE-JOHNSON - 
In Brooklyn, April 5, at the residence of the Rev. Mr.
FOOTE, Minnie P. JOHNSON, daughter of Captain Edward JOHNSON to Henry H.
SQUIRE, both of Brooklyn.

8 April 1885
HERRIMAN-SEELY
On Tuesday, APRIL 7, by the Rev. D. N. VANDERVEER at
the residence of the bride's parents, William S. HERRIMAN to Henrietta,
second daughter of Edward H. SEELY, Esq.
 
HURSTON - TAYLOR
At the residence of the bride's parents, on April 7,
1885, by the Rev. Charles TIBBALS, D. D., Miss Mary E. TAYLOR to Mr.
James HURSTON, both of Brooklyn.
 
RAY -FROST
On Tuesday, April 7, at the residence of the bride's
sister, by the Rev. William J. FROST, D. D., of Philadelphia, Conrad H.
RAY and Caroline, daughter of the late Samuel H. FROST.
 
HYMENEAL
IRWIN- TWING 
At half past eight o'clock last evening Christ Church, on Bedford
avenue, presented an attractive appearance.  The interior was
brilliantly lighted and the seats were all occupied, while the organ
pealed forth a wedding march.  The occasion was the marriage of Miss Ada
Livonia TWING, daughter of Rev. Cornelius L. TWING, pastor of St. Thomas
Chapel, on Cooper avenue, to Mr. John Clark IRWIN.  The bride was
handsomely dressed and carried a bouquet.  The ceremony was performed in
accordance with the Episcopal rite by Rev. Mr. TWING, assisted by the
Rev. Dr. S. M. HASKINS, of St. Mark's Church, and Rev. Dr. DARLINGTON,
of Christ's Church.  There were no bridesmaids, and the ushers were C.
L. TWING, Jr., Samuel IRWIN, Edward VAN TASSEL, William BISHOP, Alfred
W. SOUTHERLAND and John H. MOTT.  After the ceremony the bridal party
drove to the residence of the Rev. Mr. TWING, on Quincy street, where a
reception was held.  Mr. and Mrs. IRWIN departed on a bridal tour, to be
absent for a short time.
 
BROOKLYNITES IN BERMUDA.
Mr. Whitman KENYON, of Union street; Mr. Russell IRISH and son, of
Sackett street; Mr. and Mrs. Henry SHELDON of Montague street, and Mrs.
George CHAUNCEY and children, of Henry street, are enjoying the mild and
invigorating air of the Bermudas.  Surrogate Jacob L. BERGEN will sail
for the same place next Thursday, and will be followed by Mr. George
CHAUNCEY.  The latter gentleman will spend a month on the island, and
return to Brooklyn with his family.  

SCENE ON A CAR
Mr. Phillips Assaults His Daughter's Escort.
The Manager of an Eastern District Shoe Store in an Embarrassing
Predicament.
Chased Through the Streets by Officers.
His Explanation of the Incident. 
  A few evenings ago, a handsome, stylish, self-possessed young lady of
about twenty-four Summers emerged from Harding's shoe store at No. 191
Grand street, near Fifth, about nine o'clock, and stood on the sidewalk
for a moment until joined by a fine looking man, fully six feet, two
inches in height, with blonde hair and a small, light auburn mustache,
who hailed a passing horse car on the way to the ferries.  The lady
carried a pair of shoes neatly wrapped in paper on her arm, and the
gentleman gallantly assisted her on the platform without the aid of the
urbane conductor, who stood ready to perform that service.  When the
couple had entered the car, a short, stout gentleman, aged about
fifty-five years, without a word of warning, attacked the tall man and
in a moment had him grasped tightly by the ears.  A scuffle ensued
during which the tall man hurried from the car while three or four men
held his assailant.  The lady followed her companion to the sidewalk,
and the car with the stout man on board, passed on.  The incident
created only a momentary commotion on the car, and the lady and her
escort walked leisurely down Grand street to First, where they boarded a
passing Greenpoint car.  When they reached Broadway, they alighted and
immediately the stout man confronted them and gave the tall man a
violent push, which threw him face downward, on the street.  He lost no
time in regaining his feet and, after telling the lady to go home alone
as quickly as she could, he fled up Broadway as fast as his heels could
carry him.  The girl, when she saw him running, followed, screaming
hysterically, and, before she had covered many feet, she fell in a
swoon.  Two policemen took up the chase and captured the man after
running three blocks.  They instantly recognized him as Mr. Alexander D.
BARRY, the business manager in charge of Harding's Grand street shoe
store.  They thought he had probably stabbed the lady, and brought him
back to confront her.  The explanation was given that he was only
hastening from her irate father and that she, in her solicitude for his
safety, had screamed and fallen in a faint.  The old gentleman had
departed, and Mr. BARRY offered to take charge of the lady, at the same
time helping her in to an adjoining restaurant.  It was then ascertained
that she was Miss Clara PHILLIPS, and that it was her father, who
resides at South Second and Second streets, who had assaulted Mr. BARRY.
Miss PHILLIPS, when her escort was first attacked on Grand street, cried
out to him, "Don't hurt my papa."  The old gentleman rode to the
Broadway Ferry, where he awaited the arrival of the pair, with the
result already given.  As soon as Miss PHILLIPS recovered Mr. BARRY
accompanied her in a horse car to the bridge entrance.  She then went to
New York. 
   From well authenticated sources all the particulars of the case were
subsequently obtained.  Mr. BARRY, who had been in charge of Mr.
HARDING's store for eleven years, was a married man and the father of
three children. He is now about 32 years old.  He is handsome and fluent
and polished in his address.
   About six years ago he met Miss PHILLIPS, then 18 years old, and,
although a married man and father of three children, they became
intimate and were much in each other's society.  About this time Mrs.
BARRY instituted proceedings against her husband for absolute divorce,
and coupled the name of Miss PHILLIPS as a correspondent.  The case
lingered in the courts until about two months ago, when it was tried
before Judge VAN WYCK with closed doors.  Miss PHILLIPS was yet
mentioned as the correspondent and the name of a handsome young woman of
eighteen years, whose parents had been well known in that section, was
also in the complaint, but it was eliminated before the case came to
trial.  Mr. BARRY was alleged to have made the second lady's
acquaintance a couple of years ago in a rural cemetery - Mount Olivet -
and an officious gravedigger talked about the matter.  As is usual in
all such cases, the scandal reached his wife's ears.  The lady is said
to have left in comfortable circumstances by the death of her parents.
  Mr. BARRY put in no answer to his wife's complaint and a divorce
absolute was granted in her favor, with an allowance of $7 a week and
the custody of her children.  It was testified that MR. BARRY received a
salary of $24 a week. 
  Miss Clara, it appears, felt extremely jealous at the existence of the
second young lady, who was said to possess a share of the gay Lothario's
affections and devoted some time to trying to hunt her up, to no purpose.
  Miss PHILLIPS is the owner of what is considered by her lady friends a
very pretty foot, and she always wore neat fitting shoes of the finest
material and the best workmanship.  She visited Harding's store and had
her measure taken by Mr. BARRY.  She called for the shoes at half past
nine o'clock in the evening when he was closing up, and after paying for
them, Mr. BARRY offered to see her home.  They were on their way to the
ferry when the scene already described occurred.
   Mr. PHILLIPS is said to be not over charitable in his feelings toward
Mr. BARRY and when he accidentally encountered him on the street car
with his daughter lost control of his temper.  It was stated that he
threatened to again thrash Mr. BARRY on sight.
   An EAGLE reporter called on Mr. BARRY at the Grand street store.  He
said that he had been acquainted with Miss PHILLIPS for six years and
admitted that she was a correspondent in the divorce proceedings, but
said there was no truth in the allegations, as he could prove if he had
contested the case, which he allowed to go by default.  During the six
years he had only occasionally met her accidentally, and their relations
were only of a friendly kind.  It was wrong to mention the name of the
other young girl in connection with him in any way, and, as to the
graveyard insinuations, they were vile and false.  The lady was much
respected by all who knew her.  When he first met Miss PHILLIPS she did
not reside with her father, he said, nor does she now.  She was in
lucrative employment at a trade.  He had not seen her in a year, or
nearly so, until she entered the store to order the shoes.  He closed up
the store and was escorting her to the ferry when attacked.  He pushed
the old man away from him in the car and walked out.  He was surprised
to see Clara following him.  He had just alighted from the First street
car near the Broadway Ferry, and was helping Miss Clara off the
platform, when her father pushed him.  He slipped and fell, and when he
was assisted to his feet he told Clara to go home alone as he did not
want to get in any trouble.  He then fled, followed by Clara and the
policemen, but when he saw the officers he stood.  The policemen thought
that he stabbed some person, but when the situation was explained they
went about their business.  PHILLIPS had previously left.  He did not
desire the acquaintance of any lady, and regretted that in obeying the
dictates of common courtesy he should have brought so much trouble on himself.
 
9 April 1885
HERRIMAN - SEELY
On Tuesday, April 7, by the Rev. D. N. VANDERVEER, at the residence of
the bride's parents, William S. HERRIMAN to Henrietta, the second
daughter of Edward H. SEELY, Esq.

REDFIELD - FULLER
On Wednesday, April 8, at the Classon Av Presbyterian church, by the
Rev. H. Humphrey NEILL or Amherst, Mass, assisted by the Rev. A. J. F.
BEHRENDS, DD, William . REDFIELD to Elise MERCIEN, daughter of Humphrey
R. FULLER, all of Brooklyn.

UNCLEAN TENEMENT HOUSES
The tenement houses Nos 48 and 48 Columbia place are reported to be in a
most filthy condition.  Commissioner RAYMOND has notified the agent for
the property, Elias LYNCH, of no 1014 DeKalb avenue, that he must remedy
the evil at once.

10 April 1885
BALDWIN - BENNET
On Thursday, April 9, at the Tompkins av Congregational Church, by the
Rev George PENCTECOST,  Phoebe A. BENNET, to Lester H. BALDWIN, both of Brooklyn.

PIDDING - SHEVILLE
At 1503 Pacific st, April 8, by Rev George VAN DE WATER, Arthur Stephen
PIDDING of London, England, to Carolene SHEVELLE of Brooklyn.

SIMPSON-ROCKWELL
On July 19, 1884 [that's the date in paper], by Rev Howard HENDERSON, of
Jersey City, William REID SIMPSON to E. Frances ROCKWELL, both of Brooklyn.

CHASING A THIEF
OFFICER JAMES V. SHORT, IN A WAGON, OVERHAULS A FUGITIVE IN ANOTHER WAGON
Two men entered Herman ISAAC'S clothing store at No. 123 Grand street,
at 11 o'clock this morning and asked to be shown goods, which they
priced.  While one of the men engaged the proprietor in conversation the
other picked up two rolls of cloth and was running away with them with
Mr. ISSACS caught him.  He was taking him to the Fourth street Station
House, near by, when Officer James V. SHORT, who was off duty, saw the
second thief driving away at full speed in a wagon which had been
standing in front of the tore.  SHORT also procured a horse and wagon
and gave chase, catching the fugitive at First and North Fourth
streets.  The prisoners described themselves as Harvey BOCH, alias
BUTLER, of No. 10 East Third street, New York and Edward WALLACE, of
Maspeth.  Judge NAEHER held them for examination on a charge of larceny.

THE REPORTER'S NOTE BOOK-INCIDENTS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE IN BROOKLYN AND VICINITY
-The eighth anniversary of the Brooklyn City Lodge, No. 570, Knights of
Honor, will be celebrated on Monday evening at Saengerebund Hall, with
an entertainment and reception.

-Three tons of bob veal were seized by the health officers of New York at
several ferries along the North River.

-This evening , before the Young Men's Christian Association, Alexander
HUTCHINS, MD, will lecture of "Cigarette Smoking".

-"Charles the Second, the Merry Monarch," will be performed at the
residence of Dr. RIACH, No. 212 Seventeenth street, tonight.

-Next Tuesday evening a convention of canoeists will be held at No. 371
Fulton street.

-The annual ball of Company B, Fourteenth Regiment, will take place at
Saengerbund hall on the 14th.

-Brooklyn City Lodge, No. 570, I.O.O.F. will celebrate the eighth
anniversary of its foundation at Saengerbund Hall on the evening of
Monday next with a musical and literary entertainment and reception.

-The SUMPTER Club of this city is to observe the twelfth anniversary of
the reraising of the old flag on the walls of the Charlestown fort, with
a reception and dinner at the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening.

-St. John the Baptist Council, No. 8, Catholic Benevolent Legion, gives
an entertainment in St. John's College Hall, corner of Willoughby and
Lewis avenues, Monday evening, April 13.

-The Amaranth Dramatic Society will tender a complimentary benefit to
Clinton Commander, No. 14, K. T. at the Academy of Music tomorrow evening.

-John HUNTER, colored, about 10 o'clock this morning fell from a second
story window of his home, No. 96 Gwynnett street, and sustained
dangerous injuries.

-While George F. LEIGH was exhibiting trusses in his store at No. 69
Broadway yesterday  to two men a third stole $8 from the money drawer
and escaped.

-The Young People's Association of the Church of the Redeemer held their
regular monthly meeting last evening at the residence of Mr. Amos
Lanphear, 27 Nevins street.  After an oration by Mr. August KOLB and a
solo excellently rendered by Miss Lily MEYER, dancing was enjoyed.

A HUSBAND'S BRUTALITY
HUGH TONER TRIES TO THROW HIS WIFE OUT OF A WINDOW
"Don't throw me out!  Don't throw me out!" screamed a woman who was
already half out of the open window on the second story of the dwelling
of No.147 North Second street, shortly before 8 o'clock last evening.
She held firmly to the sill while her husband attempted to dislodge her
grip.  A young man, attracted by the woman's cries, entered the house
and hurriedly ascended to the second floor.  The husband turned to
assault him, but a powerful blow sent him to the floor.  He regained his
feet and attached the young man, but several men who had just entered
held him until the arrival of Officers HAYES and PETERS, who took him
into custody.  He made a desperate resistance, and on the way to the
station house he tried several times to break loose from his captors.
At the station house he gave his name as Hugh TONER.  His wife says that
when her husband reached home at about 8 o'clock he quarreled with her
and caught her by the hair, dragging her again and again around the
floor and striking her with his fists. She screamed and he drew her
toward the window and tried to throw her out.  Justice NAEHER sent Toner
to jail for six months.

CHASING A CRIMINAL.
William JACKSON Captured in Long Island City.
	This morning about two o'clock, Police Officer SHERIDAN  arrested after
a long chase and a desperate resistance, one of the two men whom he had
seen acting very suspiciously in the neighborhood of the best houses in
Long Island City, on the Hill.  The other man escaped.
	The prisoner fell in his flight after SHERIDAN had fired two shots at
him ineffectually.  The officer found a large self cocking loaded
revolver in his hand.  An examination of the revolver showed that when
he man fell the lock was choked with sand and dirt.  A large jimmy and a
sheath knife were also picked up.  He gave his name as William JACKSON.

11 April 1885
DEWEY - BOOTH
On Wed, April 8, 1885. by the Rev. George M. REED, at the residence of
the bride's parents, William Henry DEWEY to Harriett O. BOOTH, all of
Brooklyn.

IRWIN - TWING
In Christ Church, Brooklyn, E.D., by the Rev. Cornelius L. TWING,
assisted by the Rev. S. M. HASKINS, D.D., and the Rev. J. H. DARLINGTON,
John CLARK IRWIN to Ada Livonia TWING, daughter of the officiating
clergyman.

ROBINS - SUTTON
On April 8, at the residence of the brides parents, by the Rev. Henry.
B. CORNWELL, Jennie HARPER BUTTON and Samuel Charles ROBINS.

UNRECOGNIZED AND DYING -
THE MYSTERIOUS PATIENT AT THE EASTERN DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Miss Josie WILSON, the young lady confined in the Eastern District Hospital 
who refused to disclose her identity or divulge the name of the man who was 
the cause of her trouble, has been unconscious at intervals during the past 
two days and no hope of her recovery is entertained.  She was asked in the 
lucid moments to give the name of some relative or friend, so that he or 
she might be sent for, but firmly declined to do so.  She was told of her 
approaching death, and it was hoped that she would send for her betrayer, 
but she kept her lips closed.  The attending physicians are of the opinion 
that she will die with her secret unrevealed. 
Coroner HESSE was summoned last night to take her acute mortem statement if 
she had any to make.  The Coroner questioned her but she refused to say anything.  
House Surgeon SAYLES stated that the girl must have been wandering around for a 
day or more before she was found on the steps of the Forty-Seventh Regiment 
armory at 3 o’clock last Thursday morning a week ago.  The merchant, she stated, 
paid her board for several months at a house on Second street.  She lived in New York.
After particulars of the case were published in the Eagle six or seven gray 
haired ladies called at the hospital looking for their daughters.  They went 
away relived.

QUARRELING ABOUT THE GALLOWS.
HOW A DISCUSSION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT WOUND UP.
Late last night John VOGEL and John BEEKING, who board at No. 222 Nassau street, 
engaged in an argument concerning the advisability of capital punishment,
the subject having been brought forward while they were discussing the 
execution of MILLS.  VOGEL, having failed to convince his opponent by means 
of logic assaulted him.  During the rough and tumble fight which ensued, 
BEEKING was stabbed in the left thigh by VOGEL with a small penknife.  
VOGEL was arrested and locked up in the First Precinct Station House. 
This morning he was taken before Judge WALSH who committed him for examination.

SUFFOLK COUNTY INTELLIGENCE.
NEW OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH SIDE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
The South Side Teacher’s Association of Suffolk County elected the following officers:  
President C. C. MARAH, Babylon; 
vice president, A. J. WELLS, Bayport; 
secretary and treasurer, Miss Laura MARSH, Babylon.

Daniel D. CONKLIN, one of the old time whaling captains, died  suddenly in Greenport.

The Port  Jefferson Strawberry Producers’ Association elected 
William H. EDWARDS, president; 
Sylvester HULSE, vice President; 
Thomas R. TERRY, treasurer; 
John E OVERTON, secretary.

THE REPORTER’S NOTE BOOK
INCIDENTS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE IN BROOKLYN AND VICINITY.
The ladies of the Washington Street M. E. Church have had Wechsler & Abraham’s 
old store generously placed at their disposal for a fair which will be opened 
on the 14th inst.

Rose KEIATY, the wanderer who attempted to commit suicide last Tuesday by 
jumping in the river at the foot of Court street, was committed to the 
penitentiary for six months by Judge BERGEN this morning.

Mr. Cyrus W. FIELD today resigned as a director of the Mercantile Trust 
Company and of the Acadia Coal Company and son sails for Europe to be absent 
several months.

The Children’s carnival at Trinity Chapel, Duffield street, near Myrtle avenue, 
closed last evening.,

Some time on the 9th inst carpenters tools valued at $20 were stolen from 
Edward GRIFFITH’s shop at the corner of Eighth avenue and Eighth street.

A few minutes before 9 o’clock last night Edward PIKE, a second hand clothes 
dealer dropped dead in his store at No. 192 Smith street.  Heart disease is 
supposed to have been the cause of death.

Edward REILLY, of No. 67 Withers street, was yesterday bitten by a dog 
belonging to John LOWERY, of No. 323 Lorimer street.

James TOBY, of N 197 Floyd street, aged 17, and Louis BAKER, of No. 199 
Floyd street, aged 18, charged with upsetting ash barrels on Leonard street, 
were this morning fined $5 each by Justice NAEHER.

Harness valued at $20 was stolen last night from the stable of John MILLER, 
No 1047 Flushing av.

Bridget NOLAN, in her suit for damages under the Civil Damages act against 
John McCAFFREY got a verdict of six counts.

12 April 1885
SKELETONS.--THE DISCOVERY MADE ON THE HALL OF RECORDS SITE.
LABORERS DISINTER THE REMAINS OF A WOMAN AND CHILD 
CORONER MENNINGER’S THEORY.  
THE GAMBLING DEN WHICH STOOD ON THE CORNER OF BOERUM PLACE AND FULTON STREET.
Coroner MENINGER was notified this morning that some human bones had been 
found by the workmen who are digging out the ground next to the Court House 
for a foundation for the Hall of Records which is to be erected.  The Coroner 
went there this morning and examined the portions of the skeletons found.  He 
states that they are parts of the bones of an adult woman and a child.  The 
woman’s skull is in good state of preservation, and the upper jaw contains a 
set of well preserved teeth.  The skull of the child is in fragments.  An 
Eagle reporter asked the Coroner if the remains might have been the property 
of some physician or medical student.
"No," he said, "I fancy that there may have been a graveyard here at some 
time and that these bones are portions of bodies which were interred there."
"An old Brooklynite said to the reporter:
"During the revolutionary period there was a fort and fortifications about 
where the corner of Boerum street and Atlantic avenue now is.  The fort 
was called Fort Swift, and there were several houses in the vicinity.  There 
was at that time a burying ground, which was located about where the 
Court House stands, and I should not be surprised if these workmen do not 
come across many more skeletons."
Coroner MENNINGER ordered the bones found to be sent to the Morgue and an 
inquest will probably be held.
The spot where the skeletons were found is just about where the old 
livery stable of Ephraim SNEDEKER formerly stood.  The structure was 
demolished ten or twelve years ago.  Contiguous to the stable was a 
bar room, which was the rendezvous of may old Brooklynites with sporting 
proclivities.  Gambling to a considerable extent was reported to be carried 
on in a rear part of the building, and the place did not enjoy the best of 
reputations among the respectable people of the vicinity.

BIRTHDAY RECEPTION.
The birthday reception given by Miss Lizzie DOYLE at her residence in 
Degraw street, was a very enjoyable affair.  The following persons were present:  
Misses Jennie and Maggie STUTTZ, 
Misses Isabel and Fannie GRIFFIN, 
Miss Anna BREEN, 
Miss Katie CLYNE, 
Miss Katie FONTAINE, 
Miss Emily NORTHCOTTE; 
Messr. Charles LINK, 
Messr. Martin BREEN, 
Messr. Charles SCHWITMER, 
Messr. Dayton REED, 
Messr. Frank MARCELLA, 
Messr. Charles LIESLER, 
Messr. Charles CLYNE, 
Messr. Ernest DELLAR and others.

LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE.
-Fred WALTERS, of the Cold Spring hatchery, has stocked Lake Ronkonkoma 
with 300,000 bass.

-A son of Martin CARROLI of Huntington, has been missing since Friday of last week.

-During the Summer John H. STARIN will run a steamboat between Northport, 
Huntington, Cold Spring and New York.

-Franklin H. KALBFLEISCH and family, of this city, are occupying their 
Summer residence at Babylon.

-Ex-Judge McCUE's Summer residence at Babylon is being enlarged.

-Mayor GRACE has purchased the WINTHROP farm at Dorson’s Glen Cove, 
nor far from the country seat of Mr. Charles DANA.

-RECEPTION BY TUNIS G. BERGEN.
An informal reception was given last evening by Mr. Tunis G. BERGEN at 
his residence at No. 127 Pierrepont street, to the members of the Board
of Education, to further their social acquaintance. Many matters of 
mutual interest were talked over in an informal matter.  The Board was 
fully represented with the exception of 
Messrs William BERRI, LIPPMAN, SHARMANN, HENDRICKS and CLANCY.

A BROOKLYNITE’S INVENTION.
BY WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE CHAIR MAKING TRADE.
Mr. James HODSON, of this city, is the patentee of a loom for weaving cane 
chair seats.  Most of this work is done in Connecticut and Massachusetts, 
and it is expected that the new patent will revolutionize the trade.  
Mr. HUDSON says that an expert manual operator can cane a seat 14 by 10 
inches in one hour and forty minutes and claims that the new loom will do 
the same work in thirty five minutes.  In handwork a large item of expense 
is the waste of cane, while with the machine every inch is utilized.  The 
new loom consists of an oblong frame mounted on four legs.  The cane warp 
is wound on bobbins in front, each strand being separated by a brass disk, 
and passes up through a perforated bar to a series of guides working vertically 
on scentrio cams below the frames.  Thence the warp passes to the seat that 
is to be woven, where the ends are fastened.  The cane being “set up”, the 
weave turns a cylinder that alternately raises and depresses the vertical 
guides and passes the woof backward and forward with an extremely simple and 
ingenious shuffle.  The weaving being finished the seat is pushed back and one 
after another put in its place until the length of cane warp is exhausted, 
when they are cut apart.  The loose ends are then woven in diagonally with 
the shuttle by hand, all the word being done on the surfaced and thus saving 
the long up and down pull on the hand worker.  The seat is fastened with a 
border in the old style.

THE REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK.
INCIDENTS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE IN BROOKLYN AND VICINITY.
Superintendent WALLING, of New York, has instructed the police to arrest 
every person found throwing ashes or refuse in the streets after May 1.

A picture representing the scene at the laying of the cornerstone of the 
Produce Exchange building, New York, was presented to the Board yesterday 
by Alexander E. ORR

Miss CAVANAUGH, contralto of the new quartet of Mr. BEECHER’s Church, will 
give a concert at Historical Hall, on the 23d inst, assisted by well known artists.

The members of Greenwood Chapter No 265, R. A N, held their grand concert 
and soiree Friday evening at the Prospect Heights Assembly Rooms.  It 
was largely attended.

Fulton Lodge No 2140, Knights of Honor, will give a musical entertainment at 
the lodge rooms 94 and 96, Court street, on the evening of Thursday, April 16.

"Scanderberg," a forgotten hero, will be the subject of a paper which the 
Rev. James M. Ludlow DD, will deliver before the members of the Long Island 
Historical Society, on Tuesday evening next, in Historical Hall.

A musical and literary entertainment will be given on Tuesday evening at 
Irving Music hall under the auspices of the St. Mark's Relief Society.

A FREEBOOTER NABBED
Charles Smith, aged 28 years, was arrested last evening by Patrolman COPELAD, 
of the Thirteenth precinct, in the act of stealing a pair of boots from 
the store front of Isidor AKLUS, N 53 Broadway.

FIVE OVER EIGHTY.
There were ten deaths in New Lots the past week.  Of the deceased five 
were over eighty years of age.

MR. FRELINGHUYSEN’S CONDITION
NEWARK, NJ  APRIL 11
Mr. Frelinghuysen’s condition remains unchanged.  He is conscious and 
answers all questions understandingly.  He suffers but little pain.

ABOUT BROOKLYN PEOPLE.
-Miss Jennie M. CROWE, of Pulaski street, has gone to Youngstown, Ohio,
where she expects to spend a few weeks.

-Mr. E. C. FITZGERALD was the gentleman who sang the bass in the priest’s 
part in 'King Robert of Sicily,'which was red by Mr. RIDDLE to Mr. 
Henry CARTER’s organ accompaniment at Plymouth Church.

-The engagement of Miss Kate L. COE, daughter of ex-State Senator John COE, 
to Mr. William SMITH is announced.

-Mr. Edward MCEVOY, a well known Brooklynite who has been residing at 
Foster Meadows, LI where he held a responsible position in the employ of 
Messrs. ANDREWS & Co., has again taken up a permanent residence in this city.

-The friends of Charles C. SOLOMON, late corporal in the Thirteenth Regiment, 
will be glad to learn of his good fortune in Mexico, 
where he has been for some time past.  He was recently married to 
Signora Consuelo SANTIBANEZ, of Oaxaca, one of the reigning bells of that State.  
The groomsmen were the State Treasurer and the State Secretary.

-Mr. Thomas W. HYNES, formerly of the Board of Education, was for many years 
has lived in the Twenty-first Ward, has changed his address to Flatbush.

-Dr. H. A. TUCKER, of this city, has had his Summer residence at Cottage City 
changed and improved in many important particulars during Winter.  It is now 
cosier than ever,and is guests from Brooklyn this season will appreciate all 
the work that has been done.  The doctor is to be congratulated upon is spirit 
and good taste.

-J. F. FRADLEY, of Elliott place, has returned from a three months’ trip 
through the Southern States, in good health.

-Misses Grace COLLINS and Ellie H. SUYDAM and Mrs. George A. HAND distinguished 
themselves ably and well at the annual entertainment of the Young Philharmonic 
society, given in the Central Congregational Church last Thursday evening.

-Mr. Edward J. FITZHUGH, organist and choirmaster of the Church of the Redeemer, 
has resigned his position and accepted the appointment of musical director of 
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, New York.  Mr. Fitzhugh’s withdrawal will be a 
serious loss to the cause of church music in this city.

-Mr. C. Franclyn EDGAR, of Henry street, a great favorite in New York and 
Brooklyn society and known in dramatic circles as C. Franclyn REGLID, 
recently with DALY’s Fifth Avenue Company, by kind permission of Estelle CLAYTON 
and her manager, will appear next Tuesday and Thursday evening in the 
leading parts at a benefit performance for the Church of the Holy Innocents.

-Last Sunday evening the child of William H. GLEAVY master block maker of the 
Navy Yard, was christened by the Rev. Father MCCARTY, of St. Augustine’s Church, 
Fifth avenue.  Among those who witnessed the ceremony were 
Tax Collecter James TANNER, 
Naval Constructor MINTONYE, 
Amos F LEARNED, 
Chief Engineer KELLY, 
Thomas LOWRY, 
James CLARK and many others.

-Sergeant HANSEN, the genial sentinel, who guards the door of the commodores 
office in the Navy Yard, was absent from his post for several days last week 
on account of sickness.

-Surrogate Jacob I. BERGEN, accompanied by his father, Mr. Isaac J. BERGEN, 
started for the Bermuda Islands for a two weeks’ rest on Friday afternoon.  
He was accompanied by many friends to Pier 40, North River, and as the steamer 
started, he received a hearty bon voyage.

-Mrs. Charles THOMAS, of South Brooklyn, has joined the choir of the Fifth-second 
street Church, New York.  She is one of the favorite contraltos of this city.

-Stanley REYNODS, familiar to Brooklyn people as a comedian, who has been 
traveling in the West returned home last week.  Mr. Reynolds was formerly well 
known as an amateur.

-Mr. Robert REILLY, who is known to a large circle of people in New York and 
Brooklyn as the author of some excellent musical compositions, has added 
another laurel to his wreath.  His latest work which was published last week, 
is said by musical critics to give evidence of the ability of a high order.  
Mr. REILLY is to be congratulated on his latest success.

-Mr. John A. CLARRY has been elected to represent St. Ambrose’s Union, of this city, 
in the coming national convention of Catholic Young Men’s Societies to be held at 
Newark, NJ.

-Mr. Fenton ROCKWELL, of the Twenty-fifth Ward, has recently been made Brevet Colonel 
of the GAR.  Mr. Rockwell holds a prominent position also, in Dakin Post GAR.

-Mr. J. H. PRATT, the wide awake treasurer of the Central Congregational Church, 
last week disposed of somebody’s posthumous female baby which was found under a 
Franklin avenue stoop and [rest missing]

-Mr. William . SMITH formerly of this city, is visiting his Mother in Pacific street.  
Mr. Smith is in business in Rutland, Vt where he has been for several years past.

-Mr. Thomas STRYKER, brother of Frank STRYKER, an officer in the Court of Sessions, 
was married on Tuesday evening to Miss Mary MCGRATH, by Rev. Father WOOD of the 
Jay street Cathedral.

-Mr. Frank H. MAGUIRE, Chief Clerk of the Sheriff’s office, wears a handsome 
deputy sheriff’s badge of gold enameled in blue, and surmounted by a diamond 
eyed eagle, presented to him recently by appreciative friends.

-Miss Sarah SANBORN, of Sackett street, gave a reception Tuesday evening at 
her residence, at which a large number of the young lady’s friends thoroughly 
enjoyed themselves.

-Miss Lillian C. WONDERLY, of Elm place, and Mr. T. O’DOUGHERTY, of Lafayette avenue, 
were married last week at the Church of the Transfiguration by Rev. C H. O’DOUGHERTY, 
brother of the groom.  The young married couple has gone on a flying honeymoon 
tour to Philadelphia and Washington.

FLATBUSH PIGGERIES.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE PAY OF FIFTEEN POLICEMEN,
The health authorities of Flatbush have taken a sudden dislike to the 6000 
pigs between East New York and the city line at the park.  To suppress them 
the members of the Board employed fifteen '“pig policemen' to watch all wagons 
coming from Brooklyn and cut off the supplies of swill.  To support these men 
the Board appealed to the town meeting last Friday for $1,800.  By a viva voce 
vote upon amendment the amount was reduced to $800.  The manner of voting was 
objected to as illegal, and a ballot was had, whereby the whole amount was 
appropriated.  It is objected that the appropriation, in its present shape, 
is illegal, as the people having once decided to give the smaller amount, 
cannot change.  The matter will probably have to be decided by the courts.  
Meantime the porcine police are being supported by public subscription.

13 April 1885
PINTO - MOORE - On Thursday evening, the 9th inst., at Christ Church,,
New Brighton, SI by the Rev. Dr. George LEADS, of Baltimore, assisted by
Rev. George JOHNSON, William Albert PINTO, of Brooklyn, to Mabel,
daughter of  C. A. MOORE.    Philadelphia and Boston papers please copy.

LIVELY TUSSLE IN OYSTER BAY.
Coroner BAYLIS Emerges with Eyes Badly Blackened.
The result of the town meeting in Oyster Bay led to a fight Saturday
night between Coroner Valentine BAYLIS and Jacob BUIMPSTEAD.  The
Bumpstead party defeated the Baylis faction in the election contest, and
the two leaders meeting for the first time began a discussion of the
methods employed, which led up to blows.  It is alleged that the Coroner
was the aggressor, and that with a single blow he knocked Bumpstead from
the steamboat dock into the bay.  When Bumpstead regained the land he
attacked the Coroner vigorously, blackening both his eyes and doing
serious damage to his face.  There will be no legal proceedings.   The
men are heavy weights, and Baylis is several years older than Bumpstead.

A MISSING DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Supposed to Have Fallen Overboard While in Charge of a Vessel.
W. G. HOWE, of the Nineteenth Ward, a deputy sheriff, was sent on
Saturday to take charge during the night of the tugboat Charles B.
Sanford, lying at the Foot of Conover street.  He was seen on board the
vessel at six o’clock in the evening.  At midnight he was seen coming
from  a liquor store in Elizabeth street and going toward the river.
Yesterday morning he was missing.  It is feared that he fell overboard,
and the men were employed this morning dragging the river for his body.

NO SOUP,  BUT A SORE HEAD.
Mary KING Injured by Her Dusky Lord and Master.
Mary KING, a white woman, appeared before Justice MASSEY this morning,
to prosecute James COXSON, a colored man, with whom she had been living,
for striking her over the head with a frying pan, because she had failed
to provide supper for him.  She almost died from the result of her
injuries. Coxon said he was an old Brooklynite, having lived in the city
over sixty years.  He had a wife and ten children, but had left them to
live with the complainant.  he had provided her with a home all through
the winter, and had done all he could to make her comfortable.  On the
day of the assault he gave her money to buy liquor with, and also to
purchase food for his supper.  She promised to give him soup.  All
through the day he had worked hard, buoyed up by the anticipation a soup
supper.  when he got home he found the woman intoxicated and there was
no fire, no light and no supper.  He thought of how he had worked to
keep her out of the cold and snow, and it made him so mad that he picked
up the first thing he could lay his hands on and struck her over the
head.  He did not mean to hurt her.  The magistrate accepted a plea of
guilty of assault in the third degree and sent Coxon to the Penitentiary
for six months.

THE E. D. HOSPITAL MYSTERY.
Josie WILSON Visited by a Distinguished Looking Lady.
	Miss 'Josie Wilson,' the mysterious patient at the Eastern District
Hospital, was visited yesterday by a lady who is supposed to be her
sister.
	The door bell of the institution was rung at five o’clock in the
afternoon and a richly dressed lady with large and lustrous diamonds and
of commanding appearance inquired for 'Josie Wilson'.  She was admitted
and Dr. SAYLES showed her to the ward where Josie is confined, satisfied
that she was her sister.  The dignified lady looked at Josie for a
moment and as tears came to her eyes she embraced her affectionately.
Josie wept and kissed the woman who bore an unmistakable resemblance to her.
	The visitor drew a chair alongside the bed and chatted in an undertone
with her for half an hour.  Josie felt relived although she tried to
hide her head and avert her face at first.  The two kissed at parting
and the visitor promised to call again.
	The strange lady was careful during her conversation to speak in a
whisper, and no word escaped her lips to indicate who she was or to
divulge Josie’s secret.  She avoided all mention of her own name or of
Josie’s, and did not say where she could be found or communicated with
in the event of  Josie’s death.

LIKELY TO DIE
George FINN From Injuries Received at Michael BROPHY’S Hand.
A row about a crazy quilt won, at a raffle March 21, took place on that
date at Michael
BROPHY’S saloon, on the corner of Douglass and Bond streets.  It was
enlivened by a struggle which took place between BROPHY and George FINN,
in which the latter received a violent push and, staggering backward,
fell with his head against the corner of the icebox.  He received a
severe scalp wound, but after a while was able to walk to his home with
the assistance of a friend named Bernard CHAMBERS.  Next day he made a
charge of assault against Brophy, who was arrested on a warrant issued
by Judge BERGEN.
	The case, when it came up, was adjourned, bail being accepted for the
prisoner’s appearance.  For the first two weeks after receiving the
injury, Finn was confined to his house, but nothing serious was
apprehended.  A few days since he became much worse and the physician
attending him, Dr. DOWER, began to entertain serious doubts concerning
his recovery.  Yesterday morning the patient was in such a condition
that Dr. Dower thought it was his duty to inform the police, so that
they might summon the Coroner to take his anti-mortem statement.  This
was done, and Coroner MENNINGER, accompanied by Brophy and Policeman
RORKE, of the Third Precinct, by whom he had been rearrested, went to
the dying man’s house.  The statement which he made was substantially as
given above, and he positively identified Brophy.  This morning Finn was
still alive, but the doctors in attendance on him did not expect that he
would live through the day.  Brophy was taken before Judge Bergen this
morning, who adjourned the case for a week holding him to await the
result of Finn’s injuries.

A BAKER BADLY BURNED.
August LIPS, employed in the baker shop of Daniel WERISTH, No. 466
Atlantic avenue, while handling a ban [pan] of boiling grease at noon
to-day, accidentally upset it, and was severely burned by the scalding
contents upon the face and both arms.  An ambulance was sent for and the
injured man removed to St. Peter’s Hospital.

ASSAULTED HIS MOTHER’S VISITOR.
Bernard CAMPBELL, of 1473 Dean street, a tall raw boned Irish lad, was
charged with having attempted to assault Hester MAHAN, a middle aged
woman, while she was on her way home having visited his mother.  The
woman’s face bore evidence of a ??? struggle.  The accused pleaded not
guilty and was held for examination.

THE REPORTER’S NOTE BOOK
Incidents of Minor Importance in Brooklyn and Vicinity.

James O’KEEFE, a member of the Second Ward Democratic Association, says
he never expressed himself as being surprised at learning that members
of the committee appointed to raise funds to defray the expenses of the
association, were required to perform such duty.

A suit of clothes was stolen from Walter BROWN, a boarder in the
dwelling No. 65 Keap street, Saturday night.  Detective HOLLAND found
the property in a pawn shop this morning.

Thomas BROOKS, of No. 23 Rush street, was knocked down by a Greenpoint
car in Kent avenue last night and sustained a severe injury.

One hundred and fifth carpenters and joiners of New York are on strike.
The union to which the men belong have a big strike fund and the
strikers will receive $10 per week while out of work.

BRIDGE EARNINGS
The bridge earned $10,833.78 last week.

14 April 1885
DAVENPORT - HEFREN - By the Rev. Father MCNAMEA, of St. Theresa's
Church, on Monday evening, William H. DAVENPORT to Ella E. HEFREN, both
of Brooklyn.  No cards.

BARTLETT  - AUERBACH
In Brooklyn, April 14, 1885, by the Rev. Lindsay PARKER, of St.
George's, NY.  J. W. BARTLETT, MD of Massachusetts, and Miss Sadin
AUERBACH of this city.

CARVING HIS OWN THROAT
A Young Man Whose Marriage was Indefinitely Postponed
Bernard KENNEDY, aged 28 year, made a desperate attempt to cut his
throat last night in his mother's apartment in the basement of the
tenement No. 228 North Fifth street.  He became engaged to be married to
a prepossessing young lady residing on Graham avenue last Saturday
night.  He called at her house on Thursday evening, according to Mrs.
KENNEDY's story, and when he approached the subject of their marriage,
she treated him coldly.  He then asked her if she had all the
arrangements for their coming nuptials perfected.
"I would inform you, Mr. Kennedy," she said in icy tones, "that I have
changed my mind about our marriage and will never wed you."
	He asked her what had occurred to make her change her mind.
"It is sufficient, sir, "she replied with much dignity, "to inform you
that our marriage must be indefinitely postponed."
	Bernard intimated that some person must have supplanted him in her
affections, but got no satisfaction.
	He departed soon after and entered the nearest saloon, where he tried to
drown his sorrows.  He drained schooner after schooner, and later on his
friends him helped him to spend a portion of the money he had saved to
embark on the matrimonial seas.  He kept up the debauch, with short
intervals for sleep, until last night.
	When he reached home at half past ten o'clock his mother had supper on
the table ready for him, but he refused to touch it and taking up a dull
knife and a fork proceeded to carve his throat.  He did not make much
headway with the knife, so he dropped it and secured one which he
regarded as sharper.  He drew the blade across his throat twice with all
his strength, inflicting a deep, jagged wound five inches long.  The
windpipe was laid bare.  Ambulance Surgeon O'KEEFE  dressed the wound,
sewing it up and then bandaging it carefully.  While he was being
treated, KENNEDY expressed his regret at not having completed the work
of self destruction, and said that he would repeat the attempt on his
life at the first opportunity.  He was placed in the ambulance in charge
of an officer of the Fifth Precinct and was taken to the Eastern
District Hospital.  His recovery is doubtful.

A NARROW ESCAPE
The Experience of New York Firemen in a Burning Building
Nine firemen narrowly escaped instant death at an early hour this
morning at the fire in HUMER's piano factory, at No. 511 West
Forty-second street, New York.  As the men were at work in the building
a loud crash was heard, and the floor of the second story, where nine
firemen were at work, sank into the cellar.  Calls were at once sent out
for assistance, and it was not long before a large force of men were at
work.  In about half an hour all the men had been safely taken from
their perilous positions.  None of them are seriously inured, with the
exceptions of Michael CAMPBELL, William GORMAN and John PRINCE.  They
were this morning removed from the hospital to their homes.

BELLIGERENT BAKER
A man named James BAKER went into George GATES' liquor store at the
corner of Inmlay and Bowne streets yesterday afternoon and demanded a
drink, saying he would pay for it at some future date.  His request was
met by a prompt refusal, which so enraged him that he seized a chair and
demolished a mirror, several lamps and a quantity of bottles containing
liquor, valued in all at $30.  He managed to make his escape.

TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF
Joseph WEISCHERT, a farmer, aged 36 years, residing with his wife at No.
75 Gerry street, attempted suicide about 5 o'clock last evening by
hanging himself to a beam in the cellar.  His wife discovered him
already nearly strangled, and took him down.  Dr. FISCHER, of Flushing
avenue, was called in and succeeded in resuscitating him.  Mrs.
Weischert's first husband, it is said, committed suicide by poisoning
himself.  She and Weischert have been married nine years.  Of the former
marriage, there are three grown up children; of the latter, a boy, aged
about 8 years.

A SUPPOSED BURGLAR SHOT
Mr. Louis Briggs, a storekeeper at Mamaroneck, hearing a noise in his
store about 1:30 this morning, took a revolver and proceeded thither.
Seeing a man in the act of forcing his way through the front window he
fired. The stranger fell back on the stoop and was found to have
received the ball in his body, and his recovery is doubtful.  The
wounded man proved to be Charles BEERS, a resident of the town who
asserts that he accidentally fell against the window, a statement that
is not credited.

TAKEN ABACK
A Dangerous Lunatic Who Escaped From Flatbush.
Recapture of the Man who Notified President Arthur that His Life Would
be Attempted – At Liberty for a Week.
Howell VANDERHOOF, a dangerous inmate of the Insane Asylum at Flatbush,
escaped from that institution on Wednesday last.  He had been allowed a
little more freedom than the majority of his fellows and utilized it
with much celebrity.  Four years ago VANDERHOOF was a home painter in
Newark NJ with an imaginative temperament that found vent in fantastic
sign painting and a predilection for politics, which occassionally got
him into trouble with old Hunter Democrats of Essex County.  VANDERHOOF
was a Stalwart of the Stalwarts, and went out of his head when ARTHUR
wad declared President.  BARNUM’s circus was in Newark at that time and
VANDERHOOF dropped in one morning with his head full of politics and his
brain whirling with foolish fancies to see Jumbo.  While in the circus
tent he claimed to have overheard a conversation between half a dozen
local politicians who were plotting to “fix” ARTHUR and had already
selected one of their number to do the work.  He immediately notified
the President by mail. The note was returned from the White House to the
municipal authorities of Newark, with a request for an investigation.
In the meantime, VANDERHOOF had left Newark for Brooklyn where he got
work at his trade.  His fellow workmen noticed some peculiarities about
him, and an amateur lunacy commission had already decided that he was
better fitted to grace the inside of the big building at Flatbush than
many of its inmates.  The official inquiry set on foot by the Newark
authorities developed the fact that Vanderhoof was mentally unsound.
The experts recommended that he be sent to the insane asylum at
Flatbush.  He comported himself excellently there, and was allowed many
of the privileges accorded to those suffering from no severer form of
mania than a slight dementia.  Immediately after his escape on Wednesday
he made his way to this city and wandered around until Thursday
morning.  From a resort in the lower part of Fulton street he wrote to
his father, an artisan in New York, for money to be forwarded to the
broad street Post Office, Newark.  The money was sent and the police
officials of that city were notified.  In the meantime, Mr. E. M.
SHANNON, of the Flatbush Asylum, had armed himself with the necessary
papers and started out in search of VANDERHOOF.  He found him in Newark
yesterday afternoon and endeavored to induce the lunatic to come with
him quietly.  VANDERHOOF insisted, that being in the State of New Jersey
he could ot be disturbed unless a requisition of Governor Hill was
procured.  The production of the "nippers" and presenmce of a pair of
policemen put a different aspect on the case. Vanderhoof volunteered to
come quietly and reached Flatbush late last night.  He is now engaged in
disentangling a political plot which he avers, is about to be sprung on
the community.

BUTCHER BOLLINGER'S BILL
Butcher Frank BOLLINGER of Flatbush, sued Fred W. WATKINS, of the same
town, for $13.62, due on a meat bill.  Justice COX, who holds the scales
of justice in the town, told Mr. Bollinger that the trial would come off
on Monday, April 6, at seven o'clock in the afternoon.  The official
sumons in which Mr. Watkins was asked to appear specified that the trial
would take place at ten o'clock in the morning of the same day.  Mr.
Bollinger appeared in court and had a lively time with his Honor.  The
adjournment of the case was procured and the justice raked in the
customary fee.  The court charges at the new trial last evening amounted
to about one half of the sum demanded.  Bollinger will get his money.

A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT
While Mr. Andrew GILMOUR, of 313 Raymond street, was walking on Fulton
street, near the corner of Gold, last Sunday evneing, he received a blow
that knocked him down.  When  he rose to his feet he saw a man runnning
away down Gold street.  Mr. Gilmour thinks his assailant must have
mistaken him for somebody else.

A NEW CONEY ISLAND HOTEL
Mr. Herman THIMIG is building a large hotel on the Coney Island
boulevard opposite ENGEMAN's race course.  It is a wooden structure, 40
by 70 feet, made from plans drawn by Architect Carl F. EISENBACH.

15 April 1885
COWL - LEONARD
In Brooklyn, April 14, by Rev. J. H. VANDYKE, DD,   H. COWL  to Susan E.
LEONARD, both of Brooklyn.  No cards.

HORSEY - ANDERSON
On Tuesday, April 14, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the
Rev A. J. F. BEHRENDS, Frederick A. HORSEY to Alison A. ANDERSON, all of Brooklyn.

THE REPORTER’S NOTE BOOK
Accidents and Incidents in the Brooklyn and Vicinity
The third annual meeting of the First New York Calvary Association,
which in its membership includes many Brooklynites, will be held
Saturday evening at the Mount Morris hotel, Third avenue and One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street, for the election of officers and other
business.  Roll call at 7:30pm.

Mrs. Kate F. MONJO got a verdict yesterday of $4,264 against her
husband, Domingo M. MONJO.  She sued on a bill of sale of furniture.

The new time table of the Long Island Railroad makes it necessary that
stamped letters for Suffolk County be at the Long Island Express Office,
Flatbush avenue Depot, before eight o’clock am.  This will be a gain of
eleven hours to residents of the vicinity of the Flatbush avenue Depot.

The case of John HARMEYER against the Nassau Ferry Company for $1,000 to
recover loss of a team which backed off one of the company’s boats, is
being tried before Judge Barnard, at Long Island City.

Mrs. Mary BRUNDAGE has instituted  an action for absolute divorce from
her husband, Morris J. BRUNDAGE. The parties reside in Long Island
City.  They married in June, 1879.

A fire in the rooms of Charles STONE, on the second floor of No. 25 Elm
place, caused by the explosion of a lamp did $100 worth of damage.

Conolly RODDY, after lighting his pipe in the parlor of his house, No.
45 Willow place, threw the match on the floor. $100 damage.

James MALONEY, of 47 Emmett street, was sent to jail for one day by
Judge BERGEN, yesterday, for stealing a stick of cord wood from the
Schooner Sallie M. MANN, lying at the foot of Atlantic avenue.

Charles JACOBSON, 193 Conover street; John LEDDY, of 56 Wolcott street;
Richard LISTON, 113 King street; and Henry KREYS, of 7 Seabring street,
were arrested last night on a complaint of Michael DWYER, cooper, who
charges them with stealing a quantity of empty oil barrels from his shop
on Columbia street, near William.

Thomas MCNANNEY, of 642 Manhattan avenue, fell into the river near
Catharine Ferry, while intoxicated, yesterday afternoon, and wa rescued
with considered difficulty by Michael MCNAMARA and Owen MCCAULEY.  He
was locked up.

DISPOSING OF DARBY’S PATCH.
At an auction sale tomorrow at noon, Messrs. COLE and MURPHY will sell
179 lots, which are situated in what is more familiarly known as DARBY’s
patch.  This property is in the more available part of the Twenty-second
Ward, and many of the lots fronting on Fifth avenue.

IN CONEY ISLAND CREEK
Some men who were employed near the railroad bridge on Gunthers road,
which crosses the Coney Island Creek, this morning found the body a man
among the reeds which edge the water.  The lower part of the remains was
fast in the mud and the upper portion swayed in a ghastly manner with
the incoming tide.  The body was dragged ashore and finally taken to
Stillwell’s Morgue.  The description given of the dead man shows that he
was about 50 years old, had mixed gray hair, a smooth face, is about
five feet six inches in height, his attire being as follows:  White
canton flannel drawers, white knit undershirt, blue woolen socks, two
pairs of pants, a gray and red mixed coat and vest with a cardigan
jacket beneath, a calico shirt, laced shoes, red wristlets, kid gloves,
woolen mittens and a black scarf.  In one of his pockets was discovered
a purse containing fifteen cents.  An envelope was discovered upon which
could be deciphered the name Patrick TALLY, with a number in Classon
avenue, but whether it is 94 or 111 cannot be ascertained.  The envelope
was postmarked Queenstown, Ireland, November 1, 1883.  No man of the
above name or description could be found among the missing persons
reported at Police Headquarters.  A search at the above numbers in
Classon avenue did not reveal the identity of the missing man.

STRUCK HIS WIFE WITH AN AX
A Woman’s Life Saved by the Interposition of Neighbors.
About eight o’clock last evening Edward DONOHUE, of  No. 354 Lorimer
street, returned home intoxicated, and, upon his wife venturing to
remonstrate with him, he is charged,  caught up an ax and dealt her two
heavy blows on the head with it.  The screams of the woman brought a
number of neighbors to the place, and before DONOHUE had a chance to get
away Officer PRICE arrested him and took him to the Sixth Precinct
Station House, where he was locked up for the night. The woman was taken
to St. Catharine’s Hospital.  Donohue was arraigned this morning before
Justice NAEHER, and held to await the result of his wife’s injuries.
She does not at present seem to be in extreme danger, but her injuries
are uncertain.

SHOCKING INHUMANITY.
A Woman Who Systematically Mistreated a Six Year Old Girl.
Dora B. FRANCIS, of No. 107 Prospect street, was arrested last evening
by Officer RENDICH, of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, on a charge of ill treating a child named Sarah WILSON,  6
years old. From the evidence which the society has collected it appears
that the child was left in the care of  Mrs. Francis  by her mother, who
is a widow, and who is employed as a servant.  For a long time she has
abused the child in a most brutal manner.  It was her custom to tie her
to a chair and beat her with a trunk strap.  She sometimes varied the
proceedings by jumping on her.  Her body presented a most pitiable
appearance, being one mass of bruises and scars.  The prisoner was taken
before Judge WALSH this morning, and held for examination.

NEWS FROM LONG ISLAND
-An Insane Asylum to be Built at Farmingdale.
The Commissioners of Charities and Corrections of New York City have
purchased a large tract of land from Mr. John MERRITT of Farmingdale.  A
building to be used as an insane asylum will be erected.

-Henry TROU, who disappeared from his home at Farmingdale rather
mysteriously some three weeks ago, and who it was believed had met with
foul play, returned to his home yesterday.

-The brickyard belonging to the estate of the late A. T. STEWART at
Bethpage, is to resume work shortly.

-Two wells are being sunk in the meadows at the Three Mile Mill,
Jamaica.  Yesterday water was reached in one of them at a depth of 139
feet, 6 inches.  The second well, only six feet distant, has reached 145
feet, but no water yet.

LUNATIC AT LARGE.
He Escapes While SHORT and SHANNON are at Lunch.
Clerk. M. SHANNON, of the Flatbush Asylum, and Mr. Joseph SHORT, of the
Central office, were directed to take two old soldiers to the Soldiers’
Home, at Fortress Monroe, yesterday afternoon.  The elder of the two
men, Henry BERGH,  had lost his limbs at the first Bull Run, and had
remained utterly helpless since.  The other charge was Andrew FEELY,
whose limbs were in pretty good condition, as he amply demonstrated
afterward, but whose brain had been turned since a splinter from a shell
had lodged in his head while he wandered through the Wilderness with
GRANT.  Feely had been docile while at Flatbush, and Clerk Short, whose
physical ability is none of the best, thought he would have no
difficulty in preventing his escape if he attempt4ed it.  The men were
conveyed in a coach to jersey City.  As the river air sharpened Mr.
Short’s appetite, he proposed that a lunch be procured. The result was
that Mr. Short and Mr. Shannon sat down to a pleasant meal while they
waited for the train.
	The lunatic had in the meantime been left in charge of Cripple Bergh.
In a few moments the soup was served, and the appetizing fish
disappeared with great celerity.  Just as the roast made its appearance
a while shouut was heard.  Feely had flung Bergh on the platform of the
depot and had rushed across the track.  He made the best of his way
toward the ferryboat and reached it just as it left the slip.  Mr.
Shannon and Mr. Short had been given the slip so beautifully that they
failed to recognize the necessity for giving an alarm until it was too
late,.  When they searched Jersey City from  Montgomery street to
Hoboken they returned to the depot and found Mr. Bergh.  The train which
they had proposed to take had gone.

ANOTHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Wealthy German Shoots Himself in the Head.
Mr. Barthold JENNERICK, a well to do German, residing at No. 114
Gwinnett street and reputed to be worth $54,000, took a pleasure trip to
Hamburg in August last.  About two months ago he returned and soon
afterward his health began to fail.  It was also noticed latterly that
his mind seemed to be somewhat unsettled, the consequences, it was
thought of a fall from a wagon which he had received about a year and a
half ago.  He owned a considerable amount of property, beside the house
in which he lived, and he had just purchased a house on Throop avenue
and Monroe street for $16,000, the transfer of which was to have been
completed today.  About six o’clock last evening JENNERICK, while
conversing in his home with a physician who had accompanied on his
recent return from Germany, suddenly drew a small revolver and shot
himself in the right temple.  The report brought his wife and son to the
place, an alarm was sent out and Ambulance Surgeon DIMOND having arrived
took Jennerick to St. Catharine’s Hospital.  The ball, it appears, did
not penetrate the skull, but is supposed to have lodged in the jaw.  He
may recover.

RUN DOWN.-TWO THIEVES CHASED BY A MOUNTED POLICEMAN.
Arrests for Which Captain JEWETT and His Officers are to be Formally
Complimented by Commissioner PARTRIDGE and Superintendent CAMPBELL.
	Two burglars, whose pictures swell the list in the Rogues’ Gallery, and
whose names are Francis MALONE and James FLOOD, were captured in the
Tenth Precinct yesterday under circumstances which give the arrest
prominences.  A large number of sneak robberies have occurred in houses
located in the richer portions of the city.  Entrance in every case was
secured by means of skeleton keys.  Captain JEWETT, of the Tenth
Precinct, has been especially careful in the employment of his force
with a view to prevent the predatory efforts of the robbers, and to this
fact is due the excellent arrest made yesterday.  Detectives CURRAN and
REYNOLDS, of his command, were at the corner of Sixth avenue and St.
Johns place in the afternoon, when they saw two young men approaching
them from Fifth avenue, they noticed that the men were carefully
scanning the houses as they walked along, and MALONE was seen to go
under two stoops.  Hiding from observation the officers watched them.
When near Sixth avenue the objects of their suspicion returned to Fifth,
went to Berkeley place where their actions in St. Johns place were
repeated.  In the meantime they had evidently discovered that they were
being watched, for suddenly they quickened their pace and walked toward
Sixth avenue.  CURRAN and Reynolds hurried after them.   The thieves
went to President street and up President street to Eighth avenue, the
detectives keeping them in sight.  At Eighth avenue, the pair got into
the vacant lots which skirt the park and began to run.  The detectives
gave chase.  CURRAN saw Officer NEWCOMB, of the mounted squad, and
beckoned to him.  NEWCOMB put spurs to his horse and seeing the thief
pointed out by CURRAN, MALONE soon galloped up to and captured him.

16 April 1885
STEALING MONEY TO BUY ROLLER SKATES
       Mrs. Annie MCCABE, of 136 Prince Street, was making some purchases in 
the grocery store at 1900 Fulton Street, Tuesday afternoon, and while 
examining some articles laid her purse, containing $3.50, on the counter.  
Three boys, Willie FITZGERALD, of 34 York Street, 9 years old; his brother, 
Thomas, aged 11, and Albert ENGLEHARDT, of 24 High Street, came in at the 
time.  Willie FITZGERALD seeing a favorable opportunity snatched the 
pocketbook and ran out with it, followed by his two companions.  They were 
all arrested later in the evening by Officer BURKE.  They had spent all the 
money except seventy-five cents.  Among the purchases they had made was a 
pair of roller skates. Mrs. MCCABE did not appear against the boys yesterday, 
and Judge WALSH after giving them a caution, allowed them to go. 

SERGEANT MASTERSON RETURNS TO DUTY
       Last evening Sergeant Nicholas MASTERSON reported for duty at the 
Tenth Precinct Station House.  The Sergeant broke his right arm by an 
accidental fall on the ice, and has been laid up for some weeks, physically, 
he is one of the best built men on the force.  He is as capable an officer as 
he is good natured as a man.  A host of friends in and out of the department 
will be glad to hear of his recovery.

MRS. WALTERS' ADVENTURE
       A bold attempt at assault and robbery was made last evening by an 
Italian named Caesar BALERNA, who gave his residence at No. 36 Fourth Street, 
New York, upon Mrs. Clara WALTERS, a German woman, nearly 60 years of age and 
living with her family at 190 Meserole Avenue, Greenpoint, while she was on 
her way home at nine o'clock from a neighboring grocery store.  Mrs. WALTERS, 
after leaving the store was walking leisurely along when she heard foot steps 
stealthily approaching her from behind.  A moment later a repulsive looking 
man tapped her on the shoulder and then caught hold of her arm.  She tried to 
break away from him but he held her tightly and asked for money.  She finally 
broke loose from him and ran into the grocery store, from which she had 
emerged a short time before, and asked for protection.  The man followed her 
into the store and tried to drag her out.  She fell unconscious to the floor 
and her assailant fled.  When she had somewhat revived, she was assisted to 
her home, but as the parties neared it they were suddenly confronted by the 
same man who again made desperate attempts to seize Mrs. WALTERS.    She 
cried for help and several neighbors responded.  They ran after the ruffian, 
chasing him through Newell Street, into Norman Avenue, where Officer 
GALLAGHER-who had heard the cries-joined in the pursuit.  The chase was 
continued across the meadows to Newtown Creek, where the fellow got stuck in 
the mire.
       When the policeman came up to him he made a stout resistance and in 
broken English said he would kill any man who touched him.  The club brought 
him into submission.  He was seen to throw away something which resembled a 
knife.  A diligent search was made for it in the dark, but it could not be 
found.  At the station house the prisoner refused to say anything and was 
locked up.  He was taken before Justice MASSEY, sitting for Justice NAEHER, 
this morning and held until Saturday for examination.
       Mrs. WALTERS was still prostrated by the shock this morning when an 
Eagle reported called at the house, and said that she had noticed the man 
lurking around the house the entire day.

MR. WELCH RESENTS AN IMPUTATION ON HIS CHARACTER 
       Mr. James CASEY, a pawnbroker, of Myrtle Avenue, near Bridge Street, ow
ns a gold watch, the associations connected with which make it peculiarly 
valuable to his eyes.  About April 1 he found his timekeeper stopped and that 
somehow some of the works had become disarranged or broken.  He left it at 
Messrs. SPOONER & WELCH' s, Myrtle Avenue, to be repaired, and called for it 
on April 7.  Mr. William H. WELCH was behind the counter, and handed Mr. 
CASEY the watch.  He opened it, started, and said to Mr. WELCH:
       "My works have been taken out of this watch, and you've put in bogus 
ones.  The works that were in this watch when I bought it are not here now."
       Mr. WELCH was startled, and examined the watch critically, after which 
he replied: "These are the same works you left here, and the watch has been 
properly repaired."
       Mr. CASEY used some rash language in reply, and Mr. WELCH hurried 
around the counter and hit his dissatisfied customer on the left cheek, with 
a force which knocked him down and cut his face.  Two persons outside who 
were flattening their noses against the window panes, and Mr. SPOONER and 
some clerks inside, witnessed the fracas, and will give their version of the 
affair in the City Court shortly. Counselor Richard C. CURRAN a few days ago 
had a summons and  complaint in a $2,000 damage suit served upon Mr. WELCH, 
to which no answer has yet been made.

THE VALUE OF A HAND
       William LYNCH, a resident of Gates Avenue, alleges that he was in the 
employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company on July 28 
last, at their yard in Jersey City, where, while attempting to couple two 
freight cars his hand was crushed so severely that amputation was 
subsequently made necessary.  On these allegations he has now begun suit 
against the company in the Supreme Court for $50,000 in compensation for his 
loss.  The plaintiff says the mishap was due to his attempt to dodge some 
lumber that that projected over the end of one of the cars, on which point he 
rests the responsibility of the defendants.

A HAPPY FAMILY
       Frank WATAYISKA, Lizzie, his wife, and their daughter, also named 
Lizz, occupy apartments at No. 126 Graham Avenue, but have not been living 
very harmoniously for sometime.  Mrs. WATAYISKA has frequently had her 
husband arrested for assault and battery, but has generally failed to press 
the charge when the case was called.  On one occasion, Officer MILLER, of 
Justice NAEHER's Court, called at the house with a warrant against Frank for 
beating his wife, but the latter met him at the door and, laughing, said: 
"Never mind; I took the law in my own hands this time; I have broken his 
arm."   Her statement was in some degree substantiated by the appearance of 
Frank with his arm in a sling.  About nine o'clock last evening Frank rushed 
from the house bleeding from a frightful looking gash in the head and was 
overhauled by Patrolman MULLEN, of the Sixth Precinct, to whom he stated that 
his wife and daughter had pounded him with dinner dishes and that the cut on 
his head was caused by a saucer striking and breaking on his scalp.  The 
injured man was taken to St. Catherine's Hospital, where it was found that 
one of the arteries had been cut.  Lizzie appeared before Justice MASSEY in 
Justice NAEHER's Court this morning and was held to await the result of his injuries.

DIDN'T KNOW HIS SWEETHEART
       A stalwart young German, John WEINHARDT, about twenty years of age, 
was arraigned before Judge VANWYCK in Special Term, City Court, this morning 
for committal to the County Insane Asylum.  His arms were tied, and keeper 
DONOVAN watched him very closely.  His eyes rolled from side to side and his 
manner was so threatening that the spectators left a respectful distance 
between themselves and the prisoner.  After a few questions, which he did not 
reply to, Judge VANWYCK, who does not claim to be an expert in insanity, 
asked:
       "Don't you know your sweetheart, John?"
       John shrugged his shoulders negatively and only struggled the harder 
to release his arms.  The Judge signed the papers.  WEINHARDT formerly lived 
at 57 Union Avenue, from where he was removed to the City Hospital.  Here his 
insanity assumed such a violent form that the authorities found it necessary 
to send him to the asylum.

BREAKING UP THE GANG
       When Patrick MCGOVERN went into his stable at 486 Sixth Avenue last 
night, he found two well known members of the South Brooklyn gang, Philip 
O'CONNOR and James SMITH, lying among the feed.  He told them to get out and 
they refused.  When he attempted to eject them, one got a pitchfork and 
threatened to run him through with it.  MCGOVERN then called a couple of 
policemen and the pair were locked up in the Eighth Precinct.  This morning 
Justice BERGEN sent them to jail for twenty-five days each.   

RATHER ROUGH
       Dr. Otis C. FLICK, of 58 Concord Street, has a prepossessing 
stepdaughter named Addie.  Mr. James WILSON, a nattily dressed young man, has 
been devoting himself to the young lady for some time past, greatly to the 
annoyance of Dr. FLICK.  Young WILSON is in the express business on his own 
account, having been started by his father, a well to do gentleman residing 
at 235 Bridge Street.  Dr. FLICK called on WILSON's father and spoke to him 
concerning his son.  The father, it seems, did not have anything highly 
creditable to say about the young man and told Dr. FLICK that he would give 
James a severe talking to.  He did son, and on March 30 Wilson sent a 
messenger into Dr. FLICK's office requesting the doctor to come out on the 
sidewalk for a few minutes.  The doctor said to the messenger:  "You tell the 
young man that if he wants to see me he must come to my office; I am not in 
the habit of visiting people on the sidewalk."
       A few minutes later young WILSON presented himself and said:  "You've 
been to see my father about me."
       "I have; yes," the doctor replied.
       "I don't think that was the square thing to do,"  Wilson said.
       "Perhaps not.  Your father told me you were a loafer, and I desire you 
to understand that I want you to go out of this office and not to hang around 
here anymore."
       "I'll go if I feel like it," was the response.
       "You'll go now," the doctor said, taking hold of WILSON and backing 
him out, "and if you come here again, you'll get this!" putting his clinched 
fist in Wilson's face.  When WILSON reached the sidewalk, he drew a revolver 
and said he would shoot the doctor.  Upon this the doctor obtained, and the 
facts related were elicited during an examination before Justice WALSH this 
morning.
       In reply to the Judge's questions Dr. FLICK said he had seen WILSON 
since the threats were made, that he met him yesterday infact.
       "Did he try to shoot you?"
       "No."
       "Do you think he will shoot you?"
       "I don't know."
       "Then that ends the case, if you don't think that he will carry his 
threats into execution all I can do is to discharge him."

DRUGGED IN NEW YORK
       At a late hour on the night of the 7th of April Patrick QUIRK, a 
fireman, of No. 239 Sixth Street, visited John FLYNN's saloon, No. 103 
Bowery, New York, having in his possion $1,000 in United States bills which 
he had drawn from a savings bank during the day.  Apprehensive of exposing 
his money, he left the bar and entered a closet to take a dollar from the 
large roll of bills.  He says that the floor walker, Michael MULROY, 
suspected his motive, and followed him.  At the corner of Hester Street he 
was accosted by a well dressed, demure looking woman who warned him that he 
was followed by desperate men who intended to kill him.  She then invited him 
into No. 143 Hester Street, a dive, when MULROY also made his appearance.  
QUIRK ordered drinks for several persons, including the woman, MULROY and 
Charles KENNEDY, the barkeeper.  He was served from a bottle marked "Marquis 
of Queensberry," and, becoming unconscious, does not remember what 
subsequently occurred for two hours, until he was awakened from sound sleep 
on the sidewalk.  He searched his pockets and found that his money had been 
taken.  QUIRK informed Captain ALLAIRE, of the Tenth Precinct, of his loss 
and the accompanying circumstances, and last night the Captain, with 
Detectives SULLIVAN and BAYER and Roundsman SWEENEY, made a descent on the 
dive where QUIRK was drugged.  They succeeded in capturing MULROY, Mary 
WARDS; the woman who decoyed QUIRK, and KENNEDY, the barkeeper, with several 
professional thieves who frequent the place.  The prisoners were all 
arraigned before Justice DUFFY today at Essex Market Court, when QUIRK 
identified the principals in his robbery, MULROY, KENNEDY and Mary WARD.  
They were each held for trial in $2,000 bail.  The other inmates were each 
fined $10.  QUIRK was sent to the House of Detention.

AN OLD SOLDIER'S DESTITUTION
       Sergeant EASON, of the Second Precinct, received an anonymous 
communication from a person residing in the lower part of the First Ward this 
morning calling his attention to the fact that an estimable citizen, named 
Charles B. UNDERHILL, was dying from starving at his residence, No. 63 
Middagh Street.  The sergeant sent Officer CAMPBELL to investigate the case.  
The unfortunate patient was found in a miserably furnished room at the 
address indicated.  His features were pinched with pain and he administered 
to his own wants from a tomato can of dirty water at his head.  His wife was 
in the front room, a handsomely furnished apartment, where she received the 
officer with much grace.  She had no time and professed on inclination to 
attend to her husbands wants.  The house in which they live is owned by Mrs. 
UNDERHILL's mother.  UNDERHILL was a lame soldier and received a bad wound in 
the last year of the conflict that effectively disabled him from further 
service.  He procured some light employment in New York and was universally 
regarded as an excellent citizen and a good husband.  He was stricken with 
disease a few months since and his old wound trouble came back to him with 
redoubled force.
       Sergeant EASON notified the Charities Commissioners and Clerk SHORT 
detached William MURRAY to investigate the case.  Mr. MURRAY's survey of the 
situation developed nothing new.  UNDERILL was removed tot he County Hospital 
at 9 o'clock this morning.

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS IN BROOKLYN AND VICINITY
       Charles JUDD, of No. 200 Meserole Street, fell from a wagon at the 
corner of Flushing Avenue and Beaver Street, this morning and sustained a 
fracture of his right leg.  He was taken to St. Catherine's Hospital.

       Angelo NAPOLI, a Neapolitan, while working on the new bridge over 
Newtown Creek, this morning had his right leg crushed by a falling beam.  He 
was taken to St. Catherine's Hospital.

The jury trying the civil damage suit of Timothy WHALEN against Edward 
COLLERY, the North Sixth Street liquor dealer, for selling liquor to Whalen's 
wife, returned a verdict of $400 for the plaintiff.  Last year's verdict in 
the same court was $500.

Antonio PASQUALE, who lives in the Italian colony in the Second Ward, 
is in jail awaiting trial for employing boys to gather cigar butts which they 
found in the street and out of which he was in the habit of manufacturing 
cigarettes.  The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children presses the charge.

John HEALEY, of 189 King Street, was sent to jail by Justice BERGEN 
this morning for striking Sam WAH in the face last night and for breaking a 
couple of panes of glass in WAH's laundry window, at No. 212 Columbia Street.

The Kings County Wheelmen will give a musical and literary 
entertainment at No. 159 Clymer Street on the 28th inst.

"The Wonder of the Microscope," is the title of a lecture to be 
delivered this evening at the Nostrand Avenue M.E. Church, by Professor A. STARR.

The annual reception of the Juanita Benevolent Association will be 
given at the American Art Galleries, on Twenty-third Street.

Tomorrow afternoon and evening an exhibition of paintings will be 
given at the American Art Galleries, on Twenty-third Street, New York.

Professor Julius BORDOLLA is to lecture next Sunday evening, in the 
Labor Lyceum, on the "Future of Socialism."

The twenty-forth anniversary of the Howard Mission and Home for Little 
Wanderers will be celebrated this evening at the Academy of Music.  Addresses 
are to be made by prominent gentlemen.

Miss Priscilla WHITTINGHAM will give a concert this evening at Music Hall.

The "Barrett" will give an entertainment tomorrow evening at the 
Athenotim.  It will be followed by a reception.

 1 May 1885
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity...

Wednesday night about 11 o'clock, Patrick McAULIFFE, of 231 Sackett Street, 
fell off the dock at the feet of Amity Street.  He was rescued with 
considerable difficulty by Officer MALONEY and Night Watchman Patrick 
BRODERICK. 

Sarah WILLIAMS, 10 years old, of 218 Hamilton Avenue, was bitten by a setter 
dog on Wednesday.

Patrick TIERNEY's shoe store, at the corner of Hudson Ave. and York St., was 
totally destroyed by fire Wednesday night.

Wednesday night a thief entered St. George's Episcopal Church on Greene Ave., 
broke open the poor box and destroyed a Bible.  No booty was secured.

In the suit of Thomas MURPHY against the New York and Woodhaven Railroad 
Company for $10,000 damages, a jury at Circuit gave Plaintiff $2,000.

The members of the New York Cotton Exchange moved into their new headquarters 
on Pearl St. yesterday.

In the suit of Frank E. KIRBY against Henry CLEWS and Co., for services a 
jury in the Circuit Court gave the plaintiff $1,398.40.  John E. BARNES and 
M.D. WILBER for plaintiff; ABBOTT Brothers for defendants.

Edward CRAWFORD, of Fourth and South First Streets, was fined $1.00 by 
Justice NAEBER yesterday for driving at a rate exceeding five miles and hour 
on Bedford Ave.

Edward WILLIAMS, colored, of Patchogue, was convicted of assault in the third 
degree before Justice Smith on Wednesday and fined $100.

James QUIGLEY, 27 years old, of Dean Street, between Washington and 
Vanderbilt Avenues, had an apoplectic fit while painting at 127 St. James 
Place, and died in a few minutes.

A $20 suit was stolen yesterday from Lawrence Duval's apartments, 297 Court Street.

The carpenter shop of John T. TILMAN, of 214 South Eighth St., was robbed of 
a set of harness valued at $14.

The jury in the suit of Emily L. EASTON against Edward BOOTH, gave the 
plaintiff a verdict of $1,000 damages.

About 6 o'clock last evening a little boy, named unknown, was run over, at 
the corner of Meserole and Humboldt Streets by the light wagon of John BERTGES.

Justice NAEBER this morning fined Charles CLANCEY, of Flatbush, $1 for 
driving garbage through the streets of Sixteenth Ward without a license.

On Tuesday evening the aviary of Frederick HELLER, 50 Union Avenue, was 
robbed of 15 pairs of rare and valuable pigeons.

Sergeant DODGE having been transferred to the First Precinct, his successor, 
Sergeant Joseph SIMONS, late Fifth Sub Precinct, took his place last evening 
at the desk of the Sixth.

A quantity of valuable patented machinery used in the manufacture of cigars 
and which has been the subject of litigation since 1883 between John B. 
SCHMULZ and Simon S. LOTO, his partner, was transferred by Captain KEISER 
from the cellar under Justice NAEBER's Court to the Sixth Precinct Station 
House pending further litigation.

William HOFFMAN, aged 6 years, while gathering wood on the dock at the foot 
of Grand Street, fell into Newton Creek.  When taken out by some workmen he 
seemed to be already dead, but was resuscitated and taken to St. Catherine's 
Hospital.

PALMER - VAN WART
At the residence of the bride's parents, 228 McDonough at, on Thursday, April 
30, 1885, by the Rev. John EVANS, of the Herkimer Street Baptist Church.  
Estelle, eldest daughter of David VAN WART, Esq., to S.L. PALMER.

The Arion Singing Society.
The Arion Singing Society of the Eastern District had a reunion last evening 
at Fetten's Union Hall on Meserole Street, limited to their relatives and 
friends.  The enjoyment was heightened by the singing of Miss Amelia WYNSOPP 
and Mrs. C. MERTZ, JR., and the elocution of Mr. Henry OSTERMAN and Dr. 
ARNOLD.

Three Little Children Abandoned by Their Parents.
John KEIRNAN and his wife, Margaret, of Flushing, went on a spree Tuesday 
afternoon, leaving three little children uncared for and hungry.  Husband and 
wife were picked out of the gutter and locked up.  Wednesday they were 
arraigned before Justice SMITH.  KEIRNAN was sent to jail for fifty-nine days 
and Mrs. KEIRNAN was remanded.  The Overseer of the Poor has taken charge of 
the children and will find house for them.

Last evening Deputy Grand Master LAWRENCE visited Cornueapia (?) Masonic 
Lodge at Flushing, and met representatives of other lodges.

Something May Be Lost By Politeness.
John HAYES, a passenger, stepped from a car of the 42nd Street Railroad 
Company in January 188r, to allow a lady to get on.  On attempting to resume h
is place on the platform, he slipped and the car wheels went over his right 
hand.  He sued the company and got a verdict of $800.  The Court of Appeals 
reverse the judgment and the case came on for trial yesterday as Circuit 
Judge BROWN dismissed the complaint.

2 May 1885
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity...
Ex-City Treasurer MITCHELL, Charles D. BURROWS, William W. BROWNELL and other 
residents of the Fifteenth Ward waited on Supervisor at Large FRITZ, on 
Wednesday, to solicit the appointment of Theodore Cocheu for Charities 
Commissioner.

Herman WIRZELS, aged 30 years, who boarded at the house of Mrs. HOCKSDORN, 
135 Kingsland Avenue, dropped dead about 3:45pm, yesterday, in front of 85 
Bushwick Avenue.  The cause was supposed to be apoplexy.

John L. STODDARD finished his lecture season last week, having traveled over 
14,000 miles, given 136 lectures and visited all the leading cities of the 
country.

On the night of the 1st inst. a set of harness valued at $40 was stolen from 
John F. STILLMAN'S carpenter shop, 214 South Eighth Street.

Yesterday Detectives REYNOLDS and CURRAN recovered property worth $90, which 
was stolen from Eleanor BILLING'S house, 213 Sterling Place, on the 12th of 
April, and also $25 worth of clothing stolen from Daniel WILKES, 491 State 
Street on April 13.

On the night of April 30, clothing and jewelry valued at $93 were stolen from 
George HARTMAN'S residence, 207 Halsey Street.

The sum of $28 was stolen from William H. MITTENDORF'S grocery store, 427 
Court Street, last night.

CHEVALIER - KELLETT
On Thursday evening, April 30, 1885, by the Rev. Hugh MAGUIRE, of the 
Protestant Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Lizzie J. KELLETT to William H. 
CHEVALIER, both of Brooklyn.  No cards.

COBB - FISCHER
In Brooklyn, Wednesday, April 29, by the Rev. S.P. HALSEY, John M. COB to 
Sarah, daughter of the late Henry FISCHER.  No cards.

LITTLE - POWER
On Wednesday, April 22, at the residence of the bride's mother, by the Rev. 
D.J. SHEEHY, pastor of St. Ambrose Church, Mamie POWER, daughter of Mrs. 
Henry HAUSEN, and granddaughter of John SWAN, Esq., to Gay C. LITTLE, all of 
Brooklyn.

McCLOSKEY - LEDDY
On Wednesday evening, April 29, by the Rev. Father WARD, George M. McCLOSKEY 
to Mary A. LEDDY.  No cards.

NICHOLS - HARRIS
On Tuesday, April 28, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. 
Edwin W. HUSTED of Montrose, PA., Edward R. NICHOLS to Annie H. HARRIS, 
daughter of George HARRIS; all of Brooklyn.

PEARSALL - RUSSELL
In New York, on Friday May 1, at Calvary, by the Rev. H.G. SATTERICE, Marion 
C. RUSSELL to Jacob A. PEARSALL, formerly of Brooklyn.

PLATT - FISHER
On Thursday, March 19, 1885, by the Rev. J.E. HUMPHREYS, William H. PLATT to 
Minnie LaTOURRETTE, daughter of James A. FISHER, both of Brooklyn.  No Cards.

SELDING - CLARK
On Thursday, April 30, 1885, in St. James' Church, by the Rev. Charles W. 
HOMER, Hermann DeSELDING to Anna Josephine, eldest daughter of Frederick C. 
CLARK.  Both of Brooklyn.

TALLMADGE - FRANCE
ON Wednesday, April 29, 1885, at the residence of the bride's brother, by the 
Rev. Samuel P. HALSEY, William Leslie TALLMADGE to Clara Lovena FRANCE.

General Long Island News....

-Brooklyn People Investing in Rural Property.
-Ex-Congressman ROOSEVELT is having a small pleasure yacht built at Bayport.  

-A new residence is being erected in Moriches for the pastor of the Methodist 
Church.
-Mrs. E.R. WOOD, of Brooklyn, has purchased Samuel BROWN'S residence in 
Islip.  It is located between two churches.
-John J. DRAKE, of Brooklyn, has purchased eight acres of land in the Village 
of Hempstead and contracted for the erection of a handsome residence.

About Long Island People...
-Dr. BENJAMIN, of Riverhead, has returned home from Florida much improved in health.

-Daniel KETCHUM qualified yesterday as Justice of the Peace for Islip.

-R. O. COLT, of Babylon, has returned from the West Indies.

-Phenix REMSEN, of Islip, is home from the South and Occupying his new 
residence next to Senator Wagstaff's.

3 May 1885
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity...
Tomorrow evening the United Poles of New York and Brooklyn will celebrate the 
anniversary of the Declaration of the Constitution of Poland at Irving Hall, 
corner of Fourteenth Street and Irving Place, New York.

Professor H. FLETCHER RIVERS closes his private dancing class, held at 102 
Rutledge Street, E.D., with a reception to its members on Monday evening, May 4.

The Brooklyn Old Guard will give a reception at its headquarters, 136 
Broadway, E.D., on Tuesday evening.

Tomorrow evening Mr. PARKHURST will read a paper before the American 
Astronomical Society on astronomy in four dimensions.

The annual festival and Summernight's picnic of the Brooklyn Times Employees' 
Benefit Association will be given at Broadway Park on Tuesday evening, June 23. 

Concord Council No. 9, Catholic Benevolent Legion, will throw open its new 
rooms at 407 Bridge Street for public inspection on Tuesday evening.

Judge LAWRENCE, in the Special Term of the Supreme Court, New York yesterday 
rendered decision in favor of Joaquin MILLER, the author, in proceedings 
brought by him against McKee RAUKIN, the actor, concerning the play "Old '49".

GENERAL LONG ISLAND NEWS...........

-Mr. S.S. MARTIN of Brooklyn, has purchased the Oakley property in Northport.  
It is pleasantly situated.  

-Christopher KEENAN'S son, 4 years old of Islip had his face and forehead 
badly lacerated by a dog belonging to Henry HAVEMEYER.

-Rev. Charles STURGES of Huntington is dead at the age of 81 years.  He was a 
physician before he became a preacher.

-The residence of Michael MANNY in Huntington was burned Thursday night.  The 
loss is $1,800.  There is $700 insurance which just covers the mortgage.  Mr. 
MANNY'S loss is $500.

-A barrel fell on Mrs. Joseph VELSOR of Cold Spring and broke one of her legs 
near the ankle.

-A laborer on the farm of A. S. GARDNER at Greenlawn was beaten insensible by 
two men and left for dead.  He will remain for several weeks int he hospital 
at Yaphank and may lose on of his eyes.

-The sexton of the cemetery at Cold Spring discovered that a grave had been 
made during the night.  The grave was opened and the body of a child, 
apparently 2 weeks old was found.  Coroner BAYLIS has been notified to hold 
an inquest.  There are no marks of violence on the body.

-The Presbyterian Church at Melville has inherited $200 from the estate of 
Mr.s Oliver BAYLIS.

-Rev. Charles R. STRONG of New Brunswick, NJ will occupy the former residence 
of Lady STRONG at Oakland, having inherited one-fourth of her estate.  In the 
lady's will, William A. HOPKINS is bequeathed $2,000 and Charles A. DAVIS $1,000.

-Edward S. STOKES' yacht Fra Diavolo is on the stocks at Greenport, receiving 
a general overhauling and refitting.

-The Suffolk County Democratic Committee have recommend the following persons 
for appointment to office:  George E. COREY, Keeper of Plum Island 
lighthouse; Edward J. UDALL, keeper of Fire Island lighthouse.

-Daniel C. BROWN, late of East Marion, whose funeral occurred yesterday, had 
held the office of Assessor and Collector of the Town of Southold.

-The Greenpoint Oyster Company elected J.M. WELLS president; George H. CORWIN 
Treasurer, and W.W. GRIFFIN secretary.

-The following Long Islanders have died during the last week:  Daniel H. 
HAINES of Sag, aged 90; John H. MILLER of West Islip aged 72; Nellie TUTTLE 
Eastport aged 84; Elizabeth BAYLIS Melville aged 77; Alben D. SCHELLENGER of 
Amagansett aged 78; John COX of Mattituck aged 78.

-Miss Bertha VON HILLERN of this city had a pleasant sketch in last Sunday's 
New Orleans Times Democrat under the title of "The Conversion of Piacidus," a 
legend which is represented in paint on one of the canvases exhibited at the 
Vendome.

-H. BARDASCH and family, W.Y. HEWITT and wife and H.D. SHERUR, of this City, 
are at the New York Hotel, Lackawaxen, PA.

-Mr. William J. GAYNOR has given up his cottage at Flatbush, where he has for 
several years resided, and has purchased a $15,000 house at 212 St. Johns 
Place between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, where he will henceforth reside.

-Judge NOSTRAND, of New Utrecht, has returned from South Carolina.

-Mr. John ROTH of Flatbush has gone to California to spend the summer.

-Mr. Stafford L. CROSS of Flatbush is visiting at Orange, NJ.

-Mr. Benjamin WILLIS, of West Flatbush is stopping at the Deming House, Little 
Rock ARK.

-Mr. Richard LOUD, the well known horseman now at Kings Highway, Gravesend, 
will leave soon for his home in Lexington, KY.

-Mrs. Mary ADAMS, ninety-five years old is visiting her daughter, Mr.s John 
ARCHARD, of West Flatbush.

-Miss Ella Mary HEARD of Parkville has returned from a visit to friends in the city.

-Mrs. George WHITTALL of Bath is lying in a precarious condition at her 
residence with pneumonia and but little hope of her recovery is entertained.

-Mr. John McQUIRE of East New York will eschew skating rinks in the future.  
He is just recovering from a broken ankle, the result of a fall while on the rollers.

-Mr. John SMITH of Canarsie who for some time past has been connected with 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" company left yesterday on the Cunard line for Europe, 
whither he goes in search of health.

-Mr. I. COZINE of Bath has returned from the White Mountains.

-Mr. W. COZINE of New Utrecht has returned from a sojourn in New Jersey.

-Miss Minnie PURCELL of Sheepshead Bay will leave shortly for her home in New Haven.

-Mr. Solomon FENTON of the Seventeenth Ward has arrived home after several 
weeks stay in New Orleans.

-Miss Henrietta BOYLE of 71 Lefferts Place will sail for Europe on Tuesday in 
company with Dr. EGGLESTON and family.

-Captain Lee NUTTING, past Commander of Barbara Fritcchie Post No. 11. G.A.R. 
has removed from Brooklyn to Woodside, L.I.

-Mr. John A. BAYER of Washington Avenue turned from Havana last week where he 
spent a month with his family.

-Mr. Allen GRAY of this city will leave town accompanied by his wife on 
Thursday for an extended tour of the West and Southwest including a visit to 
San Francisco.

-H. Armington RICHARDSON of Bedford Avenue is suffering from severe illness, 
in consequence of which he has been obliged to abandon his business.  Mr. 
RICHARDSON'S ailment is chronic dyspepsia.

-Miss Annie WALKER is the soprano of the Church of the Reformation for the 
past year.

-Mr. William STUEBENBORD of Gravesend has returned from Florida.

-Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSON of Gravesend are confined to their home with pneumonia.

-Mr. E. CLUTE of Sheepshead Bay has returned from her Winter trip to Florida.

-Mr. William H. WARDELL of Bay Ridge has gone on shad fishing excursion.

-Mr. Peter BRACKER of Flatbush has returned from Montreal Canada.

BEADLE - ARNOLD
April 29, 1885 at the bride's residence, Windsor Terrace, West Flatbush, 
L.I., by the Rev. Dr. SNIVELY, Walter E. BEADLE to Lydia E. ARNOLD.
The social event of the Flatbush season was the marriage of Miss Lydia E. 
ARNOLD to Mr. Walter E. BEADLE on Wednesday evening.  The ceremony took place 
at the residence of the bride's parents on Sherman Street.  It was performed 
by the Rev. Mr. SNIVELY, of the Flatbush Episcopal Church.  The bride was 
dressed in garnet velvet, cut princess, dutchess lace trimmings and diamond 
ornaments, and carried a bouquet of white roses and ferns.  Mr. Frank BEADLE, 
brother of the groom, acted as groomsman and Miss WALDEN as bridesmaid.  The 
spacious homestead was crowded with friends of the contracting parties.  Many 
handsome toilets were displayed by the ladies present.  The presents were 
numerous and costly and included lemonade sets, Florentine statuettes and 
numerous others of the conventional wedding type.

LEONARD - HARFORD
On Wednesday, April 29, at the Church of the Nativity by Rev. M.J. MORAN.  M. 
Edward LEONARD to Mary C. HARFORD, all of Brooklyn.

HALLECK - HAGERMAN
At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Barnce R. HAGERMAN, 355 Dean 
Street, on Thursday evening.  Miss Eleanor HAGERMAN was united in marriage to 
Dr. Henry Tuttle HALLECK of this city.  The ceremony was performed by the 
Rev. George E. REED, pastor of the Hanson Place M.E. Church, in the presence 
of the immediate relatives and friends of the parties.  The bride was 
becomingly attired in wine colored silk and passed through the service with 
charming composure.  Among those present who extended congratulations to Dr. 
and Mrs. HALLOCK were:
Mr. B. R. HAGERMAN
Mr. William HAGERMAN
Mr. and Mrs. OLIVER
Mr. George HAGERMAN
Miss Ettie POTTER
Mrs. LISK
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'FLYN
Miss Florence LISK
Mr. Charles HAGERMAN
Misses VAN ARSDALE
Mr. and Mrs. M.E. PAGE
Mr. and Mrs. FERGUSON
Misses HALLECK
Miss Jennie HAGERMAN
Miss Bessie PAGE
Miss Wilhelmina HAGERMAN
Miss Nellie PAGE

4 May 1885
Attacked by a Bulldog.
For some time past Chris. ULRITZ, a Coney Island milkman, has been the owner 
of a full blooded bull dog of acknowledged fighting proclivities.  It was 
usually kept chained to tis kennel in the rear of the house, but on Saturday 
the ferocious brute broke its chain and ran loose.  As Thomas GAVON, a 12 
year old lad was passing the house, the animal sprang at him and bit him 
severely about the legs and body.  His cries for help were heard by two 
citizens who ran to his assistance.  It took the united efforts of both men 
to rescue him.  The dog was subsequently shot.

Wanted to Go to Newark.  A Little Game Which a Policeman Spoiled.
David GOODWIN, a tramp, played a very old game on Fulton Street yesterday, 
which did not work as well as he expected.  He threw himself on the sidewalk 
and gave an artistic representation of a man suffering from epileptic fits.  
As soon as a crowd had gathererd he recovered by a violent effort and 
proceeded to take up a collection, saying he lived in Newark and had no money 
to take him home.  The nickels were beginning to roll in when an officer came 
along, and recognizing him as an old offender, arrested him.  He was sent up 
for six month sy Judge WALSH this morning.

Hidden for two years.  Property Missed from Mr. MALCOLM'S Residence Found 
Secreted in the Bathroom.
On November 21, 1883, $150 worth of clothing and jewelry was missed from the 
residence of the Rev. John P. MALCOLM, 386 Sixth Street.  A colored servant 
was arrested for the theft at the time, but as there was no evidence against 
her, she was discharged.  On Saturday, while some plumbers were at work 
repairing the bathroom fixtures, they found all the missing property in good 
condition stored away beneath the flooring of a washstand.  The police have 
obtained a clue which leads them to think that the colored girl was the 
thief, and they are looking for her.

He Had one of His Spells.
"I had one of my spells, your Honor," said William KELLY to Justice KENNA 
this morning, "and I took a big, big drink and it made me drunk."  "Well, 
that big, big drink will last you sixty days," said the magistrate.

A Demonstrative Son.
William BISHOP of 325 Navy Street while intoxicated yesterday, hit his mother 
over the head with a chair.  He was arrested by Offier COLE.  On a charge of 
intoxication, Justice KENNA sent him to jail for sixty days.  When this term 
expires he will be tried for assaulting his mother.

A Brooklynite's Fall in New York.
James CUNNINGHAM, aged 35 of 102 North Eighth Street and employed by the Gold 
and Stock Telegraph Company as a lineman, fellf rom the roof of 95 Broadway, 
New York this morning where he was at work.  He was severely injured.

Missing Katie CAREY.  An 11 year old Girl Who Disappeared from Flatbush.
Katie CAREY, aged 11 years, and sister of Mary CAREY, of Flatbush, left her 
home some time ago to go to Eighth Street and has not since been seen.  At 
the time of her disappearance she wore a light wrapper, black sack and black 
straw hat.  She was rather prepossessing, and well developed for one of her 
years.  Her parents cannot account for her absence, except that suspicion has 
recently fallen upon a companion, who is said by Mrs. Eliza SCHUART, to have 
called at her store with Katie the day she was missing.  The companion bought 
some candy saying, "Come Katie; we'll go to New York and have a nice time," 
the two leaving together.  Annie Sullivan, the suspected girl, was 
subsequently arrested, but positively denied any knowledge of the missing 
girl's whereabouts.

Accident to a Policeman.
Officer John WORMALL, of the Thirteenth Precinct, notwithstanding the fact 
that he weighs 243 pounds avoirdupois, is a man of nimble movement.  Coming 
upon a number of penny pitchers on Ellery Street last evening, he made a dash 
for them, and would no doubt have captured one or more if he had not stumbled 
and sprained his knee.  He was attended by Dr. DIMON, but will be laid up for 
a few days.

Stole His Mother's Watch.
Joseph H. JACKSON, aged 18 of 273 Tillary Street was sent to jail for 29 days 
by Justice KENNA this morning on a charge of intoxication.  When his term 
expires he will serve another for stealing his mother's $125 gold watch, 
which he pawned.

Alice CALLAHANin Trouble Again.
Alice CALLAHAN, in a free fight with Bridget McCARTY this morning, at the 
corner of Ralph and Hamburg Avenues, hit her on the head with a paving stone, 
seriously injuring her.  Justice KENNA held Alice for trial.

Justice McKENNA, of Whitestone, sent a vagrant to jail for three months this morning.  

Hurdle and Barrel Races on skates at Palace Rink.
The Morris dance and May pole of Merrie England are to be revived this week 
with American trimmings of grotesque and comical character at the Palace 
Rink, on Clermont Avenue.  Tonight Mr. Raymond MAYER, said to be the most 
graceful skater in the profession, and Mr. Gus SCHNEIDER, equally famed for 
his comic talent, will appear.  Tomorrow night there will be a professional 
five mile race and fancy skating.  Wednesday night, however, is to be the 
great occasion of the week, for then he Coogan Brothers have undertaken to 
provide for a dozen or so of contestants an obstacle race, the winning of 
which will involve the getting through barrels, the mounting of hurdles, the 
penetration of network and a fair amount of agility in other directions, all 
on skates.  The full military Palace Rink band plays at every session.

Walter BALDWIN still missing.
Nothing has yet been heard of Walter W. BALDWIN, who left the office of 
Spencer Trask and Co., New York on Saturday last, to get a glass of soda, as 
he said.  One of the firm visited his mother who lived at the corner of 
Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street last night, and assured her that there was 
no error in his accounts.

HAYWARD - WEMPLE
On Wednesday, April 29, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. 
Spencer S. ROCHE, William Tyson HAYWARD of New York to Mattie Eugenie WEMPLE, 
daughter of Jay C. WEMPLE of Brooklyn.  

MYGATT - WORTH
On Thursday, April 30, 1885 at the Second Presbyterian Church by the Rev. 
Henry J. VAN DYKE, D.D., assisted by the Rev. Henry NEILL of Westfield, NJ, 
Dudley Peck MYGATT to Marie SWIFT, daughter of Paul WORTH, both of Brooklyn.

More about an elopement...
Herman F. BOEHNE, a DeKalb Avenue clothier, eloped with Mrs. Candido VALDES 
in July last.  BOEHNE left behind him a wife and three children while Mrs. 
VALDES left a mad husband, who sued immediately for a divorce and got it.  
Mrs. BOEHNE has not instituted proceedings in the Supreme Court for __? _? 

Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn & Vicinity
-Judge VAN WYCK handed down a decision this morning granting a decree of 
divorce to William EHLERS from Lizzie EHLERS.

-The police complain that they are obliged to buy every season hats which they 
are not really worth what they pay for them.

-The Ridgewood Athletic Association defeated the Olympics of New York, at the 
Ridgewood Athletic Grounds, by a score of 7 to 6.  The Ridgewoods play the 
Williamsburg Athletic Club next Saturday at the same place.

-The Bedford and Eckford clubs played a match game of base ball at Prospect 
Park on Saturday last, the game was close until the ninth inning, when the 
Bedfords by good batting made it six runs, winning the game by a score of 10 to 6.

-The third annual convention of the Women's Relief Corps, of the Grand Army of 
the Republic, will be held at Portland MA, on June 24 and 25.

-The annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac will be held at 
Baltimore, MD, on the 6th and 7th inst.

-Yesterday afternoon $145 worth of jewelry was stolen from Frederick MOELICH'S 
residence, 823 Jefferson Street.

-John McGARRY of 493 Warren Street fell into the river at the foot of Adams 
Street last night while intoxicated.  With the assistance of Officer BALDWIN 
he managed to crawl out and went home quite sober.

-Mary THOMPSON was found on a stoop at the corner of Union and VanBrunt 
Streets last evening, suffering from dropsy.  She said she had been deserted 
by her husband and had no means of support.  She was removed to the Long 
Island College Hospital.

-A tea party and musical entertainment will be given on Wednesday evening at 
St. Peter's Chapel, State Street, near Bond, for the benefit of St. Peter's Association.

John CONNERS, Jeremiah HURLEY and Andrew DEACON, all of New York, were 
arrested in Hunter's Point yesterday for playing foot ball within the city 
limits.  The prisoners were arraigned this morning before Justice DELEHANTY, 
who fined them $5 each.

Late on Saturday afternoon a report was received at the Fifth Sub Precinct 
Station House to the effect that a woman residing on the second floor of the 
tenement house at 41 Wilson Street that attempted to throw her child out of 
one of the windows.  An officer who was sent to the house found the woman 
outside in a state of intoxication and took her to the station house, where 
it was ascertained that her name was Bridget NELSON.  She was held for 
examination.  It being made known that she had four little children the place 
was subsequently visited by Officer HUBBELL of the Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Children.  It presented a shocking appearance.  Everything 
capable of destruction seemed to have been demolished.  Broken chairs mingled 
with shattered crockery and lumps of coal were lying about in all directions 
seemed to indicate that the place had but recently been the scene of a 
fiercely waged contest.  Huddled together in the bedroom were four little 
children, Katie, Mamie, Lizzie and Delia, aged respectively 6, 4 and 2 years. 
 From the neighbors it was learned that Mrs. NELSON is a hard drinker, though 
her husband is said to be a sober man, going to work early and returning 
late.  The daughter Katie said that her mother was in the habit of beating 
the children when intoxicated.  Bruises were found on the left hip and other 
parts of the girl Katie's body.  Superintendent WILKINS, of the Society for 
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, had the woman before Justice NAEHER this 
morning on a charge of Inhumanity treating the children.  The Justice held 
her for examination on Wednesday.

A fire broke out in Clement & Bloodgood's store at Flushing last Saturday 
night and was quickly extinguished.  

The seventh convention of the Newton Sunday School Association will be held 
on Tuesday evening.

5 May 1885
"FIRE ON MYRTLE AVENUE"
Officer O'BRIEN Again Does Timely Service
At a quarter past one this morning a fire broke out in the three story brick 
building 545 Myrtle avenue, owned by James HYDE.  The damage, about $400, 
is covered by insurance.  The stock and fixtures of Louis BURG, who occupies 
the first floor as a jewelry store, were damaged to the extent of $500;
fully insured.  In the upper part of the house David GOLDSTEIN, his wife 
and five children were sleeping, and were with difficulty aroused by 
Officer John O'BRIEN, who broke open the door and assisted the occupants 
to the street.  O'BRIEN is the officer who so gallantly rescued a man from 
a burning stable on Navy street about two weeks since. 

DARLINGTON - BEARNS
April 29, at Christ Church, Bedford Avenue, by the Rev. James H. DARLINGTON, 
Ph.D., Gustavus C. DARLINGTON to Kate Annabel, daughter of James S. BARNS, Esq.

DEWEY - PELOT
On Thursday, March 26, 1885, in Brooklyn, by the Rev. A.R. THOMPSON, Martin 
A. DEWEY of Brooklyn to Lalla T. PERLOT, of Norfolk, VA.

PEARSALL - CAIN
On May 2, at the residence of the bride's parents by the Rev. George F. 
PENTECOST, D.D., John J. PEARSALL to Minnie H. CAIN, both of Brooklyn.

PEARSON - CAIN
On May 2, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. George F. 
PENTECOST, D.D., William H. PEARSON, M.D., to Jennie H. CAIN, both of Brooklyn.

Accidents & Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity...
-The Summer Pavilion Theater, Flatbush and Fifth Avenues, will be opened for 
the season on June 1.

-Catherine WISCHERT of 215 Maujer Street, aged 50 years, while washing clothes 
at the residence of Rev. Paul QUETTLANDER, 56 Stagg Street, dropped dead 
yesterday afternoon, the cause, it is supposed, being heart disease.

-The schooner Sarah Mary, Captain PEARSALL, Haverstraw to Rockaway, with a 
cargo of brick, sprung a leak this morning in Jamaica Bay and sank.  The 
cargo is a total loss.

-Kate KOERNER, aged 28 years, one of the thirteen victims of Sunday morning's 
fire on First Avenue, New York, died at Bellevue Hospital yesterday.

-Kindling a Fire With Parafine.  Shocking Accident to a Boy in the Eastern 
District.  About 7 o'clock this morning, John CUSICK, a young attendant in 
Mr. Hugh SMITH'S saloon, 468 Grand Street, attempted to light the fire in the 
stove by pouring on the already ignited kindling wood some parafine from a 
cane which some workmen had left behind them in a recently finished building 
in the neighborhood.  The effect was instantaneous, the can exploding and 
burning the boy frightfully about the arms and body, besides setting fire to 
and partially destroying about $500 worth of handsome store fixtures.  Young 
CUSICK is horribly burned, the flesh of his hands and arms coming off in 
flakes.  At about 9 o'clock he was delirious, but it is thought that he is 
not fatally injured.

-A Critic Thrashed.
Remhold DECKERT, of East New York, wrote an article in a German paper 
reflecting on some employees in a local torpedo factory.  Eight of them 
called at his house and gave him a thrashing.  He has had William BRANDIES, 
Herman RUEPPER, William HAUSEN, Bernard DISTLER, Joseph LANGE and Carl 
SIEBENHORN arrested.

6 May 1885
Story of the 1885 FIRE

A Woman's Downfall.
Her Love For Liquor Destroys Her Home and Lands Her in the Penitentiary.
Hundreds of people following and crowding around a woman who was tearing her 
hair and her clothing upon Flushing Avenue, near Varet Street, attracted the 
attention of Officer WASSERMAN at about six o'clock Monday evening.  He found 
that the woman was suffering from delirium tremens, and took her to the 
Thirteenth Precinct Station House.  The woman was Teresa HIST, aged 28.  Up 
to a few years ago she was highly respectable.  She was married and was well 
of.  But she became addicted to the use of liquor, and her habits became such 
that her husband would not live with her any longer.  Subsequently she 
reformed for a time and became housekeeper for a widower named Thomas who 
resides at 54 Morrell Street, who allowed her $20 a week to take care of his 
children.  Soon after she began to drink, and not only used up the money but 
pawned the children's clothing to obtain liquor, on Saturday afternoon she 
was }cut off end of paper}.

The Captain of a Sloop Arrested for Abandonment.
Irving RHODES, of Rockville Center, was arrested this morning on a warrant 
issued by Justice WALLACE.  He is charged with abandoning his wife, who is 
but 18 years of age.  He was released on bail.  RHODES is the owner and captain 
of a sloop and he alledges that his wife abandoned him.
Phineas CORSE, a colored gentleman with an excellent reputation as a camp 
meeting exhorter, was arrained in Justice WALLACE'S court, at Rockville center, 
this morning on a charge of assault and battery committed on his father in law, 
Charles SEAMAN.  The latter alleges that he interfered to protect his daughter 
and that CORSE whipped both of them.  The examination was adjourned.
John KEIFFER'S hotel, in Hyde Park, was damaged $300 by fire this morning.  
The loss is covered by insurance.
A Sheriff's jury is to inquire into the ability of Samuel SNEDKER, of Mineola,
to care for his person and property, SNEDEKER is alleged to be a lunatic and 
is confined in the Queens County Asylum.

Permanently Organized.
The Citizens' League of New Lots - Moving for Good Government.
The Citizens' League of New Lots, which was temporarily organized last week, 
met in Schluchtner's Hall, East New York, last evening.  Ex-Supervisor Ditmar 
JEWELL presided, and E. R. VOLLMER recorded.  There was a large attendance.  
In calling the meeting to order, the chairman, for the benefit of those who 
had not attended the previous meeting, explained the method of organization 
followed by the Brooklyn League, and said the organization was to be non 
partisan and its work was to secure pure local government.

Mr. C.B. ROUSS said there was no doubt concerning the wisdom of organizing 
such a league.  He had discussed the subject with his neighbors, and they 
agreed that such an association was necessary for the salvation of the 
taxpayers.  He moved that the organization be made permanent.  The motion was 
adopted.

The chairman said in the selection of officers, which was the next business 
in order, it would be necessary for them to proceed with great care, as they 
wanted to secure men whose names would be a guarantee to the public that 
their motives were sincere.

Mr. MOLLOY moved that ex-Supervisor JEWELL be elected permanent chairman.

Mr. JEWEL objected to the motion, saying that it was not wise to select him.  
He had been so long a participant in public movements that he was looked upon 
as a war horse.  As long as the League was properly conducted, it could 
depend upon him for support.  He would do all in his power to aid it and 
further its interests, but he preferred to see a younger man filling the 
position.  He believed in selecting a non partisan Democrat.

Mr. Jacob W. ERREGER's name was selected, but the declined, saying that he 
believed Mr. JEWELL as president would give the League a standing in the 
community such as no other man could give it.

Mr. MOLLOY agreed with Mr. ERREGER and Mr. JEWELL was unanimously elected.

Mr. David J. MOLLY was elected Vice President, Mr. E.R. VOLMER secretary, and 
Mr. Frederick D. HART, Sr. Treasurer.

The chairman was authorized to appoint an executive committee of two from 
each district and one at large.  The meeting then adjourned.

Long Island News.
-Coles W. WHITE, an ex-Assessor of the Town of Flushing, is dangerously ill.  

-The receipts of the Methodist Church at Flushing for the fiscal year were 
$5,174.09 and the expenditures $5,147.63.  Nearly $2,000 were expended for 
improvements, and $500 were paid on account of the mortgage on the church.  
The Rev. Mr. LASBY's salary has been increased to $1,800.  

-Trustees RAESINGH, BAKER and POPPENHUSEN, of College Point, who recently 
resigned in a body, have consented to remain the board since Mr. SECOR has 
given notice of his withdrawal.  

-A barn on the Gunther farm in Jamaica, owned by Aaron A. DEGRAUW, was burned 
don at 11 o'clock last night.  The building was not in good condition and was 
unoccupied.  It is insured.

BRISK - STRAUSS
On Sunday, May 3, Mr. Baurett BRISK of Staten Island to Miss Jennie STRAUSS 
of Brooklyn.  No Cards.

GLOVER - HOLMAN
Suddenly in Boston, Mass. on May 5, 1885, Marie Glover HOLMAN wife of Silas 
W. HOLMAN of Boston and Daughter of Charles H. GLOVER of this city.

JOSLIN - MILLSPAUGH
On Wednesday, April 29 at the residence of the bride's sister, by the Rev. 
L.J. LANSING, Edward K. JOSLIN to Charlena E. MILLSPAUGH, both of Brooklyn.

McEVOY - KEENAN
On Wednesday, May 4, 1885, by the Rev. Edward COROORAN, Phillip McEVOY to 
Nettie M. KEENAN, both of Brooklyn.

7 May 1885
A LOCAL WEDDING
At the residence of her father, 40 Pierrepont street, 
Grace Frances, daughter of Mr. Ripley ROPES was united in marriage to 
Mr. Phillip H. WILBOUR, of Little Compton, R.I.  
Re. D. PUTNAM performed the ceremony in the presence of the relatives 
and intimate friends of the contracting parties.  
Misses Lizzie and Annie ROPES, sisters of the bride were the bridesmaids.  
The bride's brothers, Messrs. Louis and Walter ROPES, acted as the witnesses.

Engaged:BRISK-STRAUSS- On Suday, May 3, Mr. Barnett BRISK, of Staten Island, 
to Miss Jennie Strauss of Brooklyn.  No cards.

Engaged:METZGER-ROSENBERG- Mr. Simon METZGER to Miss Rosa ROSENBERG.  No cards.

Married:
CLARK-WILLIAMS- In Brooklyn, April 30, by the Rev. Father WARD, at the 
Church of St. Chasrles Boromero, H.M. CLARK  to Carrie A. WILLIAMS.

HUMPRHIES-TUCKER - At the residence of the bride's parents, 
No. 30 Fourth place, by the Rev. Frank ROVER MORRIS, D.D., 
William J. HUMPHRIES of Delph, N.Y. to Miss Lori E.G. TUCKER.

WILBOUR-ROPES, In this city, May 6, by the Rev. A. P. PUTNAM, D.D., 
at the residence of the bride's parent's Grace Frances, the eldest 
daughter of Ripley ROPES, to Philip H. WILBOUR, of Little Compton, R.I.

REPORTER'S NOTE BOOK
The first annual reunion of the Central Grammar School Alumni Association 
takes place tomorrow evening at the Hanson Place Baptist Church.  

A musical and literary entertainment will be give at St. Matthew's English 
Lutheran Church to-morrow evening

The trial of James BEVERDIGE'S  suit against the New York Elevated Railroad 
Company and the Manhattan Elevated Railway Company, is adjourned until Friday next.

Wilhelm AMPTER, six years old, living at 537 Ralph avenue, was struck by engine 
No. 67, of the Manhattan Beach road, last evening, and received a severe wound 
over the right eye.

A gold watch valued at $60 was taken from Michael LONGBAND, of 377 Van Brunt 
street, as he was watching the operations of the fireman on 
State street last evening.

Jewelry and clothing valued at $650 was stolen from William J. ARMSTRONG'S 
residence, 105 Second street yesterday afternoon during the absence of the family.

Daniel BRYANT, of 31 Atlantic avenue, was sent to jail for two days by 
Judge MASSEY yesterday, for foreing his was through the fire lines on State street.  

The birth of a baby weighing half a pund was reported at Sanitary Headquarters, 
New York, this morning.

Alfred KRETZMER, age 10 years, died at Bellevue Hospital, New York this morning.  
He is the tenth victim of the First avenue fire Sunday morning.

James CLAYTON was before Justice KENNA this morning charged with having assaulted 
John JOHNSTON.  He was held for examination.  As he was being led to the pen 
Mrs. JOHNSTON, with whom CLAYTON is alleged to have lived, had her husband
arrested on the charge of attempting to take her life.

Rev. R. P. HIBBARD, for many years pastor of the New England Congregational 
Church on South Ninth street, has tendered his resignation to the trustees, 
and the date on which it is to take effect, he says will announce in two weeks.

8 May 1885
HYMENEAL
BARRETT-JONES
One of the prominent social events of the season in the Eastern District 
was the wedding, last evening  of 
Dr. George E. BARRETT, of No. 29 Bedfored avenue; 
and Miss Eleanor JONES, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert D. JONES, 
of No. 75 Bedford avenue.  It took place at the residence of the 
bride's parents....Rev. J.H. DARLINGTON, rector of Christ Episcopal 
Church Beford avenue.

RED PEPPER
Bertha HELD Throws it in Her Husband's Eyes-An then Tries to Murder Him
Bad Marksmanship Saves His Life-A Sensation on Long Island

(Special to the EAGLE.)
Farmingdale, L.I. May 8, 1885.
The inhabitants of this section of the island were furnished with a sensation 
this morning by Matthias HELD, a German, residing at Bethpage Junction, 
who charges his wife Bertha with having thrown red pepper in his eyes and 
with firing three shots at him while he stood sightless and in agony on the 
highway.  Justice FITSELL has been asked to issue a warrant for the woman's 
arrest, and will do so as soon as HELD, who is suffering severely, can appear 
before him.  The assault took place in front of Farmer BURTSELL'S residence, 
and HELD is being cared for there.
He was formerly a dealer in salt hay at Breslau, L.I., and thus earned the 
sobriquet of "Salt Hay Pete."  Five years ago he went to Germany to obtain a 
legacy of several thousand dollars which had been left to him by a relative.  
Returning after a few months absence, HELD met a widow, Mrs. Bertha BULLET,
who had two children.  After a short courtship, HELD and Mrs. BULLER were 
married.  HELD did little, if any, work during he succeeding four years, and 
took to drinking spending the last of his fortune a few months ago.  His 
wife and he have latterly had frequent quarrels and about three weeks ago he 
left his home and went to reside at Woodbury.  His wife had him arrested for 
abandonment and non support, upon which charge Justice FITSELL committed him 
to jail in default of bonds to provide for his wife.
He remained in jail only a few days, having furnished the required bonds, 
and then obtained employment at Woodbury.  Wednesday night, so HELD says he
was proceeding towards Bethpage from Woodbury, intending to effect a conciliation 
with his wife, when she met him.  She greeted him with some angry words,a and 
without any warning, threw the pepper in his eyes and fired several shots, 
neither of which took effect, although one of them grazed his head.  
Farmer BURTSELL, who heard the shots, hastened to the spot.  Mrs. HELD ran off 
on his approach and went home.  It is feared that HELD will never fully 
recover his sight.  Mrs. HELD refuses to make any statement.     

Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity.
Thieves entered Mr. COOK's house at Sheepshead Bay last night and departed 
with silverware valued at $50.00.

John CONNORS, colored, while intoxicated on the Boulevard, near old Coney 
Island road, in Windsor Terrace, Flatbush, yesterday was robbed of his gold 
watch and chain, valued at about $50.00

James QUIGG, of 166 Fulton street, was sent to jail for twenty-five days 
yesterday by Judge WALSH for assaulting Officer DONLON.

Last night Michael CLOON, while intoxicated, fell overboard from the canal 
boat NEVINS at Prentice's stores.  He was rescued by Joseph MORRIS and William DELMAR.

Maggie WALSH, vagrant, got six months this morning.  Judge KENNA sentenced her.

Leticia AGNE, 12, of 318 Hudson avenue, was sent to the House of the Good 
Shepherd for six months by Judge KENNA to-day.

Henry MILLER, known as "the Boy Burglar,"was held for the Grand Jury to-day 
for breaking into the office of Lewis JENKINS, 750 Bedford avenue.

Mary and Michael CONNORS were fined to-day for assaulting Bridget WHEELAN, of 
197 Navy street.

For stealing a clock from George LITTORY, of 864 Quincy street, Charles LEVY 
was to-day sent up for six months.

Edward REDDEN, of 1,788 Dean street, struck his wife and was sent to jail for 
twenty-nine days.  

On Monday and Tuesday evenings next an entertainment will be given at the hall 
of the Young Men's Literary Association, connected with St. Ann's Church, for 
the benefit of the latter.

The entertainment given last evening at St. Matthew's English Lutheran Church, 
on Clinton and Amity streets, was enjoyed by a very large audience.  

The fifteenth annual regatta of the Williamsburgh Yacht Club is to be held on 
Monday, June 1.

At the quarterly session of Kings count Lodge held this afternoon at 16 Smith 
street, reports were submitted showing that the temperance movement within the 
city was greatly gaining in strength and was accomplishing good work. 

WITH A LANCE-"A Doctor's Attempt to Murder His Wife"
"The Woman's Desperate Fight for Life.  Saved by Neighbors After Being Badly 
Wounded Three Times
(Special to the Eagle)
Dr. J.H.V. MILLER, of this place, attempted to murder his wife last evening.  
If he had waited until a later hour he would doubtless have succeeded.  Mrs. 
MILLER's cries of murder attracted the neighbors, who broke in the doors and 
rescued her.  Dr. MILLER leaped from a second story window and got away.
	Mrs. MILLER was found to have received two stab would in her throat and a gash 
in her right arm.  The wounds were inflicted with a lance which was found on the 
floor stained with blood.  For a few minutes the lady was unable, by reason of shock, 
to give an account of what occurred, but upon recovering strength, and realizing 
that she was surrounded by friends, she detailed the circumstances of the assault 
and accused her husband of being the perpetrator.  She said she fought for life as 
bravely as she could and was almost exhausted when the arrival of the neighbors 
unnerved Dr. MILLER and he took flight.  Had the struggle continued a minute longer 
she would have be entirely at his mercy.
	The lance was aimed twice at her jugular vein, but she diverted its course and 
received the blade first in her neck near the right ear, and again half an inch 
away from the jugular.  Dr. MILLER seems to have a abandoned the attempt to cut 
his wife's throat for the purpose of severing the main artery in her right arm, 
in this attempted he was also foiled, though a long gash was made.  The bedroom 
gave evidence of a terrible struggle.  Mrs. MILLER  bled profusely and presented 
a shocking spectacle.  Her wounds are not necessarily fatal.  She is suffering 
severely from nervous prostration, and is no means out of danger.
	Dr. MILLER is quite a young man.  He formerly had a good practice, but lost 
much of it by reason of his intemperate habits.  He has not lived happily with 
his wife, and is said to have been almost insanely jealous of her, and without 
any cause, when in liquor.  Last night Mrs. MILLER says, he astonished her by an 
uncommon display of affection and a promise to reform.  He left the room for a 
minute, and returning began the attack upon her without a word.  It is thought 
that if he succeeded in killing his wife he would have committed suicide.  They 
have no children.
	Seach was made by the officers and some citizens for Dr. MILLER last night, 
but he could not be found.  This morning he boarded the first train that left 
Islip and paid his fare to Brooklyn.  When the train reached Bay Shore Constable 
Benjamin stepped on board and took the doctor into custody.  He is now locked up at 
Bay Shore.  He refused to make any explanation and has sent a messenger to Babylon 
to retain a lawyer.  The doctor's few friends in the village are pleading insanity 
as an excuse for his crime.   

"ELECTION OF RAILROAD DIRECTORS."
The following gentlemen were elected at the annual meeting of the stocholders 
of the Broadway Railroad Company held yesterday: 
Directors- 
Edwin BEERS, 
Seymour L. HUSTED, 
William H. HUSTED, 
Samuel M. MEEKER, 
Frederic CROMWELL, 
William M. INGRAHAM, 
William F. GARRISON, 
John KF. JENKINS, 
Peter WYCKOFF, 
George L. FOX, 
John C. FURMAN, 
William H. MALE.

Inspectors- 
Frederick H. WAY, 
Francis B. STRYKER, 
George D. BETTS.


"MISSING EMMA FAILING."
Emma FAILING, the 16 year old daughter of David FAILING, captain of a canal 
boat lying in the Atlantic Dock Basin, disappeared on Thursday leaving the 
following note behind her:  
I Have found another place to live that suits me quite as well as this.  
You will never see me again.   Emma.
She has lived on the boat with her father for many years and it is supposed 
that she has been induced to leave by some evil disposed person.


HENDRICKSON - OLIVER-
On Thusday, May 7, at the residence of the bride's sister, 
Mrs. Charles A. PECK, by the Rev. C.W. TURNER, 
N.H. HENRICKSON to Maggie, daughter of the late Joseph OLIVER, 
all of Brooklyn.  No cards.

PEARSALL - DONALDSON -  
On Wednesday evening, May 6, by the Re. A.S. KAVANGH, 
Louis PEARSALL to Eliza DONALDSON, both of Brooklyn.

10 May 1885
SLEEPING SOUNDLY.
Yesterday morning Richard RAVENHALL, proprietor of Ravenhall's Hotel, 
Coney Island, was suffering with a severe cold and pains in the head.  
His wife gave him four grains of morphine.  As he did not wake up after 
the expiration of hours he became alarmed, and Dr. CHAMBERS was summoned.  
He administered proper antidotes, and with much difficulty aroused the sleeper.

THE REPORTER'S NOTE BOOK
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity.
Patrick MUNGERFORD was sent to the Penitentiary for four months, and 
John COONEY and Patrick GARRAHAN for six months, by Judge MASSEY this 
morning, on charges of intoxication.

Early this morning Phillip MURPHY'S liquor store, at the corner of 
Wyckoff and Smith streets, was entered by burglars and $19 dollars 
was stolen from the till.

The children connected with the Church of the Atonement will give an 
entertainment at the Prospect Heights Assembly Rooms, Nineteenth street 
and Fifth avenue, on next Tuesday evening.

The new Hamilton ferryboats, Atlantic and Brooklyn, will make trial trips 
down the bay on Tuesday.   

Jeremiah M. PELTON, piano dealer, East Fourteenth st, New York, made an 
assignment to-day with preferences for $18,241.  He is rated at 
from $30,000 to $40,000. 

William QUINN, of 378 Oakland street, was arrested last evening for stealing 
a set of harness valued at $10 from the stable of John J. BOYLE, 
at No. 158 Dupont street.

Daniel J. KENNEDY, of 555 Manhattan avenue, assaulted Hugh CASEY, 
a bartender, at No. 155 Freeman street, because he was refused liquor 
last evening, and was held for examination by Justice NAEBER this morning.

Emil PEINERT, a local grocery clerk, is now in Ludlow street Jail 
pending extradition for arson committed in the store of his employer 
in Berlin a year ago.  He was held by Commissioner SHIELDS to await 
the action of the German Government.

Louis HENNESSEY was arrested on suspicion of stealing ten pairs of 
carrier pigeons from Charles PASSFIELD, of No. 239 Broadway, and 
when searched at the Fifth Precinct Station House, a revolver 
was found on him.

REPORTER'S NOTE BOOK
The Williamsburgh Athletic Club base ball team will play a match game 
upon their grounds with the team of the Acme Base Ball Club on Wednesday 
afternoon at 4 o'clock.

At 10 o'clock last night while Mr. Richard REMSEN was returning to his 
home at Coney Island on his express wagon, he was seized with a fit 
when at Gravesend, and falling back on a trunk in the vehicle, received 
a severe fracture of the skull.

It is believed that the United States steamer Talapooss, now at the Navy Yard, 
will be sent to South American waters.

The Columbia College and Seventh Regiment nines will cross bats in a 
game of base ball to-morrow at  P.M. (as printed), at Washington Park.

CONFINED AS LUNATIC
A Sane Man Locked up in the Queens County Asylum.
One of the inmates of the Queens County Insane Asylum is named 
Jacob VERITY.  He was committed as a lunatic, but no one pretends 
that he was ever insane.  He had, however, become a pauper, and his 
relatives, some of them rich people, are said by Superintendent PEARSALL 
to have had him sent to the pauper asylum by Overseer of the Poor 
Downing, instead of the Poorhouse, because of the greater 
respectability of the former.  Superintendent PEARSALL has notified 
Overseer Downing that unless VERITY is removed within six days he 
will be transferred to the Poorhouse as Barnum Island and put to work. 

MARRIED
FARRELL-JUDGE - On Wednesday evening, May 6, 1885, at 
St. Peter's R.C. Church by Rev. J. Fransioli,  
William JFARRELL, of Staten Island, to Mary E. JUDGE of this city.

HALLECK-HEGEMAN - Thursday, April 20, 1885, 
at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Dr. George E. REED, 
of the Hansen place M.E. Church.  
Henry Tuthill HALLECK, M.I.) {AS WRITTEN} to Ella PATTERSON, 
daughter of Barnce R. HEGEMAN, Esq., all of Brooklyn.  No cards.

HENDERSON - LOCKWOOD - On Wednesday, April 29, 
at the residence of the bride's mother, 551 Lafayette ave, 
by the Rev. Edward P. INGERSOLL, D. D. 
Marvin B. HENDERSON to Ettie C. LOCKWOOD, both of this city.

KELLY - QUINN - On Wednesday morning, May 6, during nuuptial mass, 
by the Rev. Father HARNETT, at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Brooklyn, 
Daniel J. KELLY, of New York City to Miss Josephine QUINN of Brooklyn.

MOREHOUSE - GODDARD - On Maondy, May 4 
at the residence of the bride's parents, Bancroft, Iowas 
by the Re. Mr. Huston, 
Charles R. MOREHOUSE, eldest son of Professor A. W. MOREHOUSE, of Clinton st, Brooklyn 
to Lora E. GODDARD.  No cards.

11 May 1885
A FAITHLESS ENGINEER
Who Has Been Actively Followed Up by His Wife
On June 11, 1866 Stephen VAN SCHAICK, age 19, married his wife Ella, 
16 years old, in Broooklyn.  They afterward went to live at Bayonne, N.J., 
where they resided together very happily for many years.  The husband was 
then a steamboat engineer.  Four years ago he procurred a situation on the 
steam yacht Stranger, which sailed to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard.  Here 
the engineer met Josephine PEASE, a fisherman's daughter, and became 
infatuated with her.
	Failing to get the limited divorce for which he applied, he deserted Ella, 
and she learned the other day that he was tgoing to be married to Josephine.  
She took passage to Edgartown, cuaght the lovers together and made a scene 
and delinquent promised to return to her.  Then he fled to Panama but 
returned on the next steamer to the fisherman's daughter, with whom he 
now spends his spare time, so the wife alleges.
	Ella procured an order for his arrest from Judge Cullen this morning. 
The sheriff has sold her house.  He is now engineer of the crack yacht 
Ulowand with a salary of $2,000 per annum.  

16 May 1885
REPORTER'S NOTE BOOK
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
James MEEHAN, of 678 Hicks street, and Edward SHAUGHNESSY, of 357 
Van Brunt street, were sent to the Penitentiary for 90 days yesterday 
morning on charges of habitual intoxication.  The parents of the prisoners 
appeared in court and asked to have them sent away, as they were utterly incorrigible.

Robert MONTAGUE, of No. 311 Court street, was arrested Thursday on complaint 
of Howell & Saxtan, who charged him with stealing $50 worth of iron railing 
from in front of their factory at No. 355 Adams street on the 12th inst.

Henry WILSON, of No. 139 Eldridge street, New York, was arrested on Thursday 
by Detective POWERS for being intoxicated and driving over a boy named 
James WALSH, of No. 385 Hudson avenue.

James MCGARRY, of 543 Warren street, was knocked down by Terence SMITH, 
of Bond and President streets, during a fight in Denis MCNAMARA's saloon, 
at the corner of Third avenue and President street.  SMITH was arreested.

John CANNING, a rounder, and John GILLIGAN, of 145 Myrtle avenue, were 
arrested on Thursday by Detectives CHAMBERS and POWERS, on complaint of 
John SMITH, of 25 Myrtle avenue, who charges them with stealing $9 from him 
while he was sleeping in Flood's alley on Sunday night. They were held for examination.

Charles EDWARDS, a cook on the steamship Gulf of St. Vincent, attempted to 
go on board his veesel on Thursday, while intoxicated, and fell overboard.  
He was rescued by some of the crew.

Two boys, named James MULLIN, of 192 John street, and James EAGEN, of 
57 Little street, were arrested Thursday night for stealing a silver 
watch from Annie KOSICK's apartments at 192 John street.

Thursday night a 6 months old boy was found in the yard of 195 Steuben street, 
and was given into the care of the City Nurse.

Thursday afternoon $95 worth of silverware was stolen from Solomon W. JOHNSON's 
residence, 415 Clinton avenue.

William J. GILFILLAN, president,
Andrew J. DEXTER, 
W.E. BOLTON 
George A. BURTIS, a majority of the trustees of the Brooklyn Marine 
Power Company, certify that $300,000, the whole capital, has been paid in.

A chest of carpenter's tools was stolen from the new building which 
Mr. Joseph F. KNAPP is having erected for his daughter and son in law, 
recently married, on Bedford avenue, near Wilson street, Thursday night.

John FOLEY, aged 32 years, of No. 82 Wythe avenue, while at work in 
Tuttle & Sons' coal yard at the foot of Wilson street was struck by a 
coal tub and severely injured.

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Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
Michael CUNNINGHAM and Harry DULL, of No. 14 Sullivan street, 
were injured yesterday by the falling of a stage on the ship Thomas M. Reed, 
at Woodruff's Stores.

A large mastiff belonging to William SILVA, of 237 Madison street, 
had a fit on Marcy avenue yesterday afternoon.  Officer TUNICKE, 
who attempted to remove the animal, was severely bitten.  
The dog was afterward shot.

Marion HYLAND, a recently arrived immigrant, reports that 
he was robbed of a sachel containing $18, on a Third avenue car yesterday.

A $20 diamond ring was stolen from Carl P. RYDELL's store, 336 Smith street, 
on Thursday night, by a man and woman who pretended they wanted to purchase 
a large quantity of jewelry.

Silverware worth $10 was stolen from Benjamin PLUMB's residence, 
516 Clinton street, early this morning. The thief left his shoes behind him.

James GRANGER, 10 years old, of 1086 Atlantic avenue, was playing on the 
roof of the house, when he fell through the skylight and fractured his jaw.

Henry SCHROEDER, of Broadway and Myrtle avenue, became intoxicated at a 
picnic in Broadway Park, on Thursday night, and fell asleep.  When he woke 
up his $60 watch was missing.

Charles VAN DEAN, 8 years old, of 137 Degraw street, was playing near a 
bill board in front of 177 Columbia street, when it fell on him, fracturing 
his left thigh.

Michael J. HOGAN, of 36 Atlantic avenue, was struck on the head with 
a screw driver by John MOYNAHAN, who lives in the same house, last night. 
HOGAN was taken to the hospital and his assailant locked up.

Giovanni MARTINELLI and his wife Catarina, of No. 6 Mercein street,
were arrested last night for begging on the streets.  Judge WALSLH 
discharged them with a caution.

James BANNON, of Batavia street, New York, had his left leg fractured by 
a hogshead of sugar rolling on it while at work at the foot of South Fifth street.

The body of a drowned man which had been a long time in the water and 
which was dressed in dark clothing, was found near Watson's stores this morning.

Michael DONOHUE, who lives in Mrs. CARROLL's house at 151 Hudson avenue, 
was charged by that lady before Judge WALSH this morning with destroying 
her furniture.  The complainant was not present and Michael was discharged 
with a caution.

William H. VANDERBILT sailed for Europe this morning in the steamship Germanic.

Miss Emma NEVADA sailed for England on the Servia this morning.

Hon. Michael J. DADY yesterday commenced the reconstruction of the 
women's prison, in the Tombs, New York.

FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD.
   Charles ENSLEY, of No. 187 South Fifth avenue, New York, while at work 
yesterday afternoon on the new building of Claus LIPSIUS, corner of 
Bushwick avenue and Forrest street, fell from a scaffold and was severely 
injured about the head and back.  He was taken to New York in an ambulance.

THE DRIVER EXONERATED.
   In the case of Henry JACOB, the seven year old boy who was run over and 
killed by a truck in Myrtle avenue, near Nostrand avenue, on Wednesday, 
the inquest held last evening by Coroner HESSE, at No. 106 Floyd street, 
resulted in the exoneration of the driver, Terence J. HEANEY.

THE EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE.
Edward WALSH, a cigar maker, of No. 880 Atlantic avenue, was before 
Judge WALSH, this morning for choking and otherwise ill treating his wife, 
Catharine, on Monday night.  WALSH said that his wife caused all the trouble, 
and that he was never arrested until after he got married.  He was sent up for 
fifty days, the Judge remarking that for that period, anyway, he would be free 
from his wife's persecution.

17 May 1885
GENERAL LONG ISLAND NEWS
The Southampton Casino Not to be Built This Year
   The proposition to build a casino at Southampton, to cost $8,000, 
has been abandoned.  It was proposed to locate the building on the beach, 
but the title is in dispute and the local authorities refused to release 
from litigation the proposed site.

   Mr. George LOUGH, of Brooklyn, has leased Mrs. Laura HALSEY's 
residence in Southampton for the Sumer.

   The damage by the forest fires is estimated at $60,000.  Numerous 
suits to recover damages will be brought against the Long Island Railway Company. 

 There is a test case on its way to the Court of Appeals.
   Floyd S. WARNER, of Canoe place, has an old English chair which he 
can trace back 206 years.  He believes it to be at least 250 years old.

   George WEEKS, of Comac, was trampled upon by a horse and fatally injured.
   
The Methodist Church at Bayville is undergoing extensive repairs and alterations.

   Joseph H. VELSOR, of Cold Spring, is confined to his house by a broken 
leg which will not knit.

   Mrs. David JONES, of Cold Spring, is dead.  Her age was 93.

MARRIED
OLSSEN-EADIE - 
On Tuesday evening, May 12, 1885, at the residence of 
the bride's father, by the Rev. William B. FORD, 
WILLIAM E. OLSSEN, to MAMIE L., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. EADIE.

PETERSON-HULSE - 
On Tuesday, May 5, at the residence of the bride's parents by 
Rev. R.C. BOWEN, 
BENJAMIN J. PETERSON, of Peekskill, N.Y., to LIZZIE I. HULSE, of Flatbush, L.I.  
Peekskill papers please copy.

18 May 1885
THE SHAD ESCAPED
But the Wagon and the Horse and Donnelly Suffered.
Edward DONNELLY and one MCNALLY made a haul of shad and started with 
it in a wagon from Fort Hamilton at 9 P.M. on April 26, 1884.  
They sold the shad in Fulton market and were returning at midnight.  
When near Third avenue and Sixty-fifth street they heard a wagon 
coming and moved from the right hand track to the left.  When the 
wagon passed they tried to return to the other track when a motor
ran into them, smashing the wagon, killing the horse and serioulsy 
injuring DONNELLY.  HE sued the City Railway Company for $10,000 damages, 
and says that the engineer was not attending to his duties or the acident 
would not have happened. The defendant says there was contributory 
negligence.  The cause came on for trial this morning in Part L of the 
Circuit Court, before Mr. Justice BROWN and a jury, with 
Charles J. PATTERSON for the plaintiff and Morris & Pearsall for the defendant.

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Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
  Michael ROONEY, of 28 Atlantic avenue, found a body in the water 
at the foot of Baltic street yesterday.  It was subsequently 
identified as that of Michael O'TOOLE, a junkman, who formerly 
lived at 90 Union street.
 
   Mary AHEARN died suddenly, it is supposed from heart disease, 
yesterday, at her residence, No. 15 State street.

   John MCDERMOTT, of 86 Tremont street, was found drunk in 
Verona street yesterday afternoon, by Officer MCENTEE.  He resisted 
arrest and was clubbed by Officer ROY, who came up at the time.

   John LAHEY, of 28 Huntington street, was arrested last night, 
charged with stealing $7 from David O'BRIEN's pocket while he 
was asleep at his home, 102 Sullivan street.

  Thomas CURTIS, of No. 3 Willoughly street, attempted to climb 
into the window of his residence, while intoxicated, at an early 
hour this morning, and fell to the ground sustaining a 
severe cut on the forehead.

   Charles SHANLEY was sent to the Penitentiary for sixty days by 
Justice KENNA this morning, for stealing a pocketbook containing 
$5.91 from Mary GALLAGHER, of 113 Schenectady avenue, at whose 
house he was visiting.

   Foster BRACKEY was sent to the Penitentiary for five months by 
Justice KENNA this morning, for stealing $25 from John J. BUSH, 
of 1,113 Myrtle avenue, in whose employ he had been as a waiter.

   Thomas and Peter BARTOR, of 156 Hamburg avenue, were fined $10 each, 
by Justice KENNA, this morning, for street fighting.

   Henry O'NEAL was fined $2, by Justice KENNA, this morning, for 
cutting trees in Washington Park.

   Mr. ELLIS, ex-Supervisor at Large GUTHRIE's father in law, who 
disappeared last Friday, has returned to his home at No. 77 Lee avenue.

   Joseph MCKEON, aged 18 years, of No. 365 Eighth street, New York, 
was arrested by Officer James V. SHORT and locked up in the Fourth 
street Station House for refusing to pay his fare last evening on a 
Franklin avenue car.

   Charles FOX, aged 31 years, of No. 272 Devoe street, fell on the 
sidewalk while under the influence of liquor last evening and received 
a severe scalp wound.

   During the month of April 655 new patients were received at the 
South Brooklyn Dispensary, 1087 visits had been made, 1202 prescriptions 
were distributed and 17 persons vaccinated.

   The first game of base ball for the colored championship of 
Brooklyn will be played at Washington Park tomorrow, by the Alpine and 
Remsen Base Ball clubs.

   Jack BURGESS will spar with an unknown next month.

19 May 1885
REUNITED
Mother and Daughter After Seventeen Years
Miss Clara PHILLIPS Finds a Relative Whom She Believed to be DEAD - 
The Singular Incidents Which Led to the Meeting
"You are my Clara, my own child; I know you are!" exclaimed aged 
Mrs. John PHILLIPS, as she embraced the daughter who had been stolen 
from her by her husband seventeen years ago.  They met in the front 
parlor of the dwelling, No. 194 Sands street.  The cool, self possessed 
woman of 24 Summers was moved to tears as she remained locked in her
mother's embrace.
"I have longed and prayed for this meeting all these weary, dreary 
seventeen years, and have searched for you, but to no purpose.  
But I thank God for restoring you to me at last," said the mother, 
as the tears chased each other down her pale, wan cheeks.
"I believed you to be dead, and did not, of course, ever expect that 
a meeting of this kind would occur on this side of the grave," said Miss Clara.
"Your father well knew that I was alive, although I have not placed 
eyes on him since he took you away from me seventeen years ago.  
He told you, I suppose, that I was dead," replied the mother.
"I want to hear nothing said against my father.  I have known him all 
the years that I believed you to be dead and I know that he loves me.  
Whatever his fault may have been, I do not want to hear them," said Clara firmly.

Mother and daughter conversed alone for a couple of hours.  Each inquired how 
the other had lived since their separation.  Mrs. PHILLIPS eked out a scanty 
existence with no friend to aid her in battling with the world. She was 
rejoiced to hear that Clara was employed and making a good living.
"I understand" said Clara, "that you are going to prosecute my father for bigamy?"
"Yes.  He has wronged me," said the mother, "and it would be wrong to let 
him escape justice."
"I do not want to see him go to prison in his old age," replied Clara. 
"I want to see him die in peace, or at least in such peace as he can 
obtain under the circumstances."
"He has wronged me, deserted me and robbed me of my child, taught her 
to believe that I was dead and then married again," said the mother.
"If you prosecute him you may never see me again."
"Much as I love you, I cannot forget the wrong that your father has done me," replied 
the mother.
During the further conversation the old lady remained firm in her determination 
to prosecute her false husband.
The incidents which led to the meeting of the separated mother and daughter 
are to say the least rather sensational.  Miss Clara and her friend, 
Mr. Alexander G. BERRY, ex-business maanger of Harding's shoe store, on 
Grand street, boarded a Grand street car one night about six weeks ago, and 
Mr. PHILLIPS, Clara's father, who was in the car, attacked BERRY.  
The latter fled, followed by Clara.  The pair walked to First street and 
took a Greenpoint car to Broadway, where Mr. BERRY was assisting Clara in 
alighting when he was struck from behind by Mr. PHILLIPS.  
Mr. BERRY fell, but he quickly regained his feet and ran.  
Clara screamed and called out to a policeman to stop him.  Two officers 
captured him after a lively chase.  When taken before the girl she 
smiled and said that it was all right, that he was her friend. The couple 
then departed arm in arm.  The facts were published in the EAGLE at the time.  
Mrs. PHILLIPS read the articles in the EAGLE and, satisfied that it was 
her daughter and husband who figured in them, she determined on finding them.  
She found her husband's abode at Second and South Sixth streets, and the 
interview between herself and Mrs. PHILLIPS No. 2 was conducted in a business
like manner. When the second wife stated that she was married by the 
Rev. Christopher RHODES ten years ago the deserted wife decided on prosecuting 
her husband for bigamy.  When he reached home in the evening and was informed 
of the situation of affairs he fled for parts unknown to all but Clara.  
The conversation between the two wives was published in the EAGLE and Miss Clara 
read it and for the first time knew that her mother was alive.  After 
considerable delay mother and daughter were brought together.

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Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity

John SULLIVAN, 18 years old, withdrew his plea of not guilty of burglary 
second degree in the Sessions this morning, and pleaded guilty to the 
third degree.  Remanded for sentence.

Thomas MCGRARY, of 2,029 Ninth street, was sent to the Penitentiary for one 
year this morning for assaulting his wife Mary.

Yesterday afternoon a light wagon, driven by H. MOLLER, of 135 Ninth street,
collided with a cart driven by William SIMPSON, of 36 Grand avenue, in 
Ross street. Both horses were badly injured.  

Yesterday afternoon $125 damage was done by fire in W.D. HARTUNG's bakery, 
245 Smith street.

A fire in Henry MUGGE's house, at 41 Bond street, yesterday afternoon did $150 damage.

Moritz KRAUS, butcher, of 66 Sackett street, was thrown from his wagon at the 
corner of Congress and Hicks streets yesterday afternoon, and received two scalp wounds.

Kate RYAN fell from the second story of No. 75 Main street yesterday afternoon 
and was seriously injured.

John CRONAN, of 115 Furman street, fell head first into a pail of tar 
last night, and was nearly suffocated when rescued by Officer James MCGOVERN.

The police of New York are looking for a gang of young roughs who for some 
time past have made a practice of bulldozing pleasure seekers on the Harlem River.

Charles M. BEATY has procured a divorce in the Supreme Court from Sarah R.V. BEATY.

The Pacific street M.E. Churh has got leave to mortgage its property for 
$12,000 to the South Brooklyn Savings Institution.

ASSAULTED
A German Murderously Attacked by Indians
Another Peculiar Case in Union Avenue.  Knocked Down with a Shovel and 
Hammered with Stones.
The attention of Officer M.J. SULLIVAN, of the Sixth Precinct, having been 
attracted by a crowd at the corner of Power street and Union avenue yesterday 
afternoon, he hurried to the place and found a man bleeding on the sidewalk, 
while two men hurried away toward North Second street.  A cart being at hand, 
SULLIVAN, with the assistance of the driver, placed the prostrate man in it 
and directed that he be taken to the station house.  This done he went in 
pursuit of the fugitives and seeing them take  a North Second street car 
followed it briskly to Graham avenue.  
Here the men alighted and took a Flushing avenue car bound for Greenpoint.  
SULLIVAN, however, succeeded in having the car stopped and presently had his 
hands on the shoulders of two Italian laborers, who at once surrendered.  At 
the station house they gave their names as Francesco and Giovanni SCAVELLI, 
of No. 48 Skillman street.  The wounded man, under the treatment of Dr. 
DIMON, had recovered sufficiently to be able to identify the prisoners as his 
assailants.  His name, he said, was Conrad KRAMER, that he was on his way 
home when one of them assaulted him with a shovel, knocking him down, after 
which they hammered him with cobblestones.  KRAMER was taken to his home, No. 
1075 l/2 Myrtle avenue.  This prisoners were produced before Justice NAEHER 
this morning and held to appear on Saturday.  No explanation for the assault 
is given.

A BOY INJURED
As Willie ROGERS and Henry BAKER, both of West Flatbush, were playing 
together Henry accidentally struck him companion on the head with a large 
stone which they were throwing at a tin can.  Willie was knocked senseless 
and fainted from loss of blood.  He was removed to the Flatbush Hospital.  
Before reaching home he fainted three times.  Young BAKER failed to make his 
appearance at home last night, probably thinking he would be arrested.

20 May 1885
MARRIED
IRWIN-JAMES - On Tuesday, May 19, 1885, at the residence of the bride's 
mother, 287 Putnam av, by the Rev. Walter T. GRIFFIN, FRANK IRWIN, of 
Centerport, L.I., to CLARA, only daughter of the late Thomas JAMES, of Brooklyn.

MARRIED 
SNYDER-THOMPSON - 
On April 22, 1885, by the Rev. B.F. SNYDER, 
DEWITT C. SNYDER to Mrs. MAY THOMPSON, widow of the late Captain James A. THOMPSON.

21 May 1885
A WIFE'S STORY
Inhuman Brutality in the Eastern District
Mrs. John Barrett Barbarously Asaulted by Her Husband - 
the Woman's Great Sufferings - 
Her Mistake Saves the Brute from Punishment 
and Enables Him to Wreak Vengeance on Her.
At 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening, a little boy, about six years of age, 
excitedly entered in the Seventh Precinct Station house, and told 
Sergeant NICKOLSON  that his father, John BARRETT, was clubbing his 
mother to death at their residence, No. 237 Kent street.  Roundsman BAKER, 
who was in the station house at the time, accompanied the boy to his home.  
When within about fifty feet of the house, a woman, with blood streaming 
down her face, rushed up to the officer and implored him to protect her 
from the murderous blows of her husband.  The woman proved to be the 
mother of the boy, and had escaped from the house when she encountered 
the officer. Her husband followed her, but when he saw the policeman he 
rushed back to his apartments and bolted the door.  At first he refused 
the policeman admittance, but finally opened the door.  A distressing 
sight met the officer's gaze. Four children, the youngest not more than 
two years of age, lay huddled in a corner of the room, nearly frightened 
to death. The whole floor was covered with blood, and strewn here and there 
were fragments of broken dishes.  The husband was quietly smoking a cigar 
on a bed while the officer was questioning the woman in relation to the 
assault.  She said that her husband was a worthless fellow who refused to
work, and made her life and that of her children a miserable one.
"Some months ago," she continued "he came home one night and immediatley 
began to abuse me and cut me over the head with a kettle. The ambulance 
was summoned and the surgeon dresed eight long scalp wounds which he 
inflicted on my head during his violent passion.  I had him arrested at 
that time, and after serving a short sentence he was released and again 
commenced his attacks on me.  He refused to go to work and compelled the 
children to go out and beg.  This they now do once or twice a week,in 
order to keep body and soul together, as he positively refuses to support 
them or me."
Here the woman burst out crying, and said:
"I myself have several times stolen small articles and sold them in order 
to buy bread for my children.  Two years ago, about two weeks after the 
birth of my youngest child, he came home one night and nearly killed me.  
I was under the care of a physician for over two months."
Roundsman BAKER discovered the woman was suffering from a frightful 
scalp wound across the forehead.  The husband angrily said, "I did that, 
and am not sorry for it.  I hit her over the head with a chair several 
times, which I broke in the bargain."
He was immediately placed under arrrest, taken to the station house and 
locked up on a charge of assault proferred by his wife, she stating before 
leaving that she would prosecute and appear against him yesterday morning.
The unfortunate woman had never been in a court before, and did not know 
where the police court was located. Neighbors told her that it was situated 
in Grand street, near Fifth, and thither the woman wended her way yesterday 
morning. When she reached there she waited for some time and finally asked 
when her case would be called.  She was told of her mistake and quickly went 
to Justice NAEHER's Court, where she was instructed to go.  When she entered 
the court, she met her husband coming out, and inquiring about it, she was 
informed that her husband had been discharged, as she failed to appear 
against him. She again went home, but her husband who had proceeded her, 
was waiting for her appearance.  She opened the door, but before proceeding 
many steps she was knocked down and brutally beaten by him for having him 
locked up.
An EAGLE reporter called at the house last evening and found the unfortunate 
woman suffering intense agony. She said her husband had kicked her in the chest 
and she was unable to nurse her sick child.  Although her apartments were of the 
most miserable kind, they were neat and tidy. She added that her children were
compelled to listen to the most profane language used by her husband and 
earnestly desired that something should be done with him, and said that as soon 
as she recovered she would again have him arrested.

THE REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity.

James DUFFNEY, indicted for grand larceny second degree in robbing 
John TURNER of a quantity of jewelry, saved trial by pleading guilty 
of an attempt, and was remanded for sentence by Judge MOORE.

The Contest Base Ball Club is to play the Court Athletics on Saturday 
afternoon and the Williamsburgh Athletics on the following Wednesday, 
at the Brooklyn Base Ball Grounds, Washington Park.

The One Hundred and Sixty-Fifth Regiment, Second Duryea Zouaves, will 
parade in this city on Decoration day.  It will act as an escort to 
Abel Smith Post, G.A.R.

A boy named James DENNIGAN, of 383 Warren street, was arrested last 
evening on a charge of stealing $12 worth of clover seed from in front 
of A. KOKE's store, 383 Smith street.

Late last night, Jeremiah MURRAY was cut about the face and hands while 
attempting to stop a fight among some young men in his saloon on Seventh avenue.

A fire in Tegar Wolf & Company's dry goods stores, at 945 Broadway, occasioned 
$1,000 damage to the stock and a like amount to the building.  Fully insured.

Thomas TERESA, an Italian longshoreman, was charged before Justice MASSEY 
this morning for attempting to commit a criminal assault upon a 6 year old 
daughter of Bridget HANLON.  He was committed for examination.

Mr. H.M. HAWKESWORTH, secretary and treasurer of the Daft Electric Light 
Company, which is a corporation with locomotive aspirations, denied this 
morning the report that the company had given up the idea of using the 
bridge railway because they found the grades too steep and cars too heavy.

22 May 1885
A TROUBLESOME PRISONER
Officer Gallagher Has a Lively Time Making An Arrest
At midnight last evening, as Officer GALLAGHER, of the Seventh Precinct, was 
patrolling his post on Manhattan avenue, near Noble street, he noticed 
William JOHNSON, of No. 210 Calyer street, acting in a disorderly manner and 
insulting every passer by.  The policeman remonstrated with him and told him 
to go home. This enraged JOHNSON, who rushed at the officer and struck him a 
stunning blow. GALLAGHER recovered in a moment and grappled with his 
assailant. The latter who was a powerful fellow, kept striking the officer 
and made repeated efforts to gain possession of his club. The policeman 
finally overpowered him, and he went quietly along until Milton street was 
reached, where he broke loose from his custodian and ran. He was captured 
after a short chase and again commenced to fight.  The club was brought into 
use and the prisoner landed safely in the station house.  Justice NAEHER this 
morning sent him to jail.

THE MISSING MARY HICKS
Was She Married and Has She Gone to Join Her Husband?
The police have so far been unable to obtain any trace of the missing Mary 
HICKS, who left the home of her sister, Mrs. Herman J. HELD, No. 198 Nostrand 
avenue, to go to the dwelling of her mistress, Mrs. ROBINSON, at No. 181 
Rodney street, at a quarter to 9 o'clock last Saturday evening.  A 12 year 
old niece of the missing girl saw her board a Nostrand avenue car 
unaccompanied by either a gentleman or lady friend. That was the last seen of her.
Mrs. ROBINSON, in a conversation with an EAGLE reporter, spoke of Miss HICKS 
in terms of the highest commendation.  She said that during the six months or 
more she lived in her family as a domestic she had shown herself to be a 
discreet girl and a faithful servant. She was a stranger in the city and kept 
no company.
"She was subject to headaches," said Mrs. Robinson, "and her mind might have 
been suddenly affected, but I scarcely think so.  She might have missed her 
way and have accidentally fallen into the water, but I rather think she was 
drugged by some villain or villains and is yet held a prisoner.  A friend in 
Hartford who was telegraphed to sent back word that she was not there. Her 
clothes are all here."
An officer of the Clymer street station said that Miss HICKS wore a heavy 
marriage ring, and advanced the theory that she was wedded and had gone to 
live with her husband.  On the morning of the day of her disappearance, the 
officer stated, she received a dispatch from some person.

ANDERSON-BAILE - 
On Wednesday, May 20, 1885, at the residence of the bride's parents, 
No. 140 Washington av., by the Rev. A.P. PALMER, 
WILLIAM H. BAILE to LIZZIE, daughter of John ANDERSON.  No cards.

BOCKELMAN- FETHERSTON - 
On Thursday, May 21, at the residence of the bride's parents, 
by the Rev. George D. HULSE of the South Bushwick Reformed Church, 
GEORGE ALEXANDER BOCKELMAN to CHARLOTTE FETHERSTON, both of Brooklyn.  No cards.

DUXBURY-KINKEL - 
On May 20, by the Rev. S.B. HALLIDAY, at the residence of the 
bride's parents, 282 Gates av., J. FREDERICK KINKEL to S.JESSIE, 
daughter of Charles R. DUXBURY, all of Brooklyn.

RAIT-PENDLETON - 
At the residence of the bride's parents, on Wednesday May 20, 
WALTER STEWART RAIT and ADA FLORENCE, daughter of George H. PENDLETON, Esq., 
all of Brooklyn.

STEVES-FARNSWORTH - 
In this city, on Wednesay, May 20, 1885, by Rev. George E. REED, 
Miss ANNIE H. FARNSWORTH to Mr. OSCAR L. STEVES.  All of Brooklyn.

HYMENEAL
RAIT-PENDLETON
Miss Ada Florence PENDLETON, daughter of George H. PENDLETON, was 
married Wednesday evening to Mr. Walter Stewart RAIT, at No. 316 Cumberland street.  
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles W. HALL, rector of 
St. James Church, and was witnesed only by the relatives of the contracting parties. 
The bride wore a dress of heavy white corded silk, made with a long train, 
the front being trimmed with flounces of point duchesse lace, held by white roses. 
The corsage was cut square and the sleeves came to the elbow.  A full tulle 
vail was held by diamond ornaments and she caried a cluster of white roses.  
Edie PENDLETON and Josie RICHARDS acted as bridesmaids, and the ushers were 
Ferdinand COOK, Charles TRACY, David RAIT, Jr., and H. BUSSENSCHUTT.

LANE-CARSON-
At the residence of the bride's parents, 221 Cumberland street, 
Wednesday afternoon, Miss Jessie CARSON, daughter of George W. CARSON, 
was married to the Rev. C.S. LANE.  Only relatives and intimate friends 
were present.  Rev. Frank M. CARSON, brother of the bride performed the 
ceremony.  The bride wore a white satin dress trimmed with point lace, the 
vail of [?] being held by apple blossoms.  The maid of honor was 
Miss Alice CARSON, who wore a dres of white [?] vailing and lace and carried 
a bouquet of [?].  Frank L. BABBAT and W.B. MOSMAN were the ushers.

23 May 1885
GENERAL LONG ISLAND NEWS
-The Captain of a Life Saving Station Removed
    The annual meeting of the Long Island Camp Meeting Association will be 
held at Merrick on Decoration Day.
    Captain WESTON has been removed from the position of keeper of the life 
saving station at Westville for neglect of duty. Daniel ABRAMS has been 
appointed to the place.
    
-A. E. GOALING, organist of the Congregational Church in Flushing, has 
accepted the position of director of music in St. George's Episcopal Church 
in the same village.
    
-George E. PHILLIPS, of Moriches, is recovering from a stroke of paralysis.
There have been eleven deaths in Easthampton from pneumonia since January 1
    
-Hugh POTTER, of Hampton, lost a full blooded Barrett colt for which he 
had refused $1,000.
    
-Edward O. GRAVES, chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at 
Washington, is a brother of Dr. C. J.GRAVES, of Southold.
    
-Daniel KETCHEM has resigned the office of Justice of the Peace for Islip.
    
-Rev. Walter COPDICT, of Southampton, is spending a month's vacation in 
New Orleans.
    
-Rev. G. D. WILLIAGHAM, of Oceanville, has accepted a call to a church in 
Pennsylvania. He has been succeeded by the Rev. Mr. BERG(??).
   
-An Old Wreck Reappears
-During the war of 1812 the British ship Culloden was wrecked on the Long 
Island coast at Montauk. Twenty years ago all trace of the wreck disappeared, 
the tide having buried it under many feet of sand. During the past fortnight 
the wreck has been uncovered gradually, and is now considerably exposed when 
the tide is low.

An Ambulance Surgeon Wanted
    The examination of candidates for the position of ambulance surgeon in 
the E. D. Hospital will take place at that institution on Tuesday night at 8 
o'clock. All applicants must be graduates of some medical college and regular 
licensed practioners.

The Case of Timothy LONG
    Yesterday Timothy LONG, on No. 10 Columbus street, who was assaulted in 
Amity street on the 20th inst. by Edward REILLY, of 63 Columbia street, was 
removed to St. Peter's Hospital suffering from pneumonia. His alleged 
assailants are out on bail.

Had His Fingers Blown Off
    Joseph SEAMAN, aged 10 years, pounded a rifle cartridge with a stone in 
front of his parents residence, No. 171 North Second street, last evening, 
until it exploded. The first joints of the fingers of his right hand were 
blown off.

    Mark SAM, who is in the laundry business at 89 Lawrence street, left his 
store unguarded for a few minutes yesterday afternoon while he went into the 
cellar for a pail of coal. When he returned he found that some one had 
carried off a suit of clothes and a $10 watch.

He took the Money-How a Little Boy Obtained $6 from an Eastern District Lady
    James McGUIRE, aged about 9 years, was arraigned before Justice NACHER 
this morning on a charge of stealing $6 from Theckla HIRSCH, of No. 175 
Hancock street, yesterday afternoon. It appeared that the boy, with others, 
are accustomed to call at houses for the priviledge of carrying out the ashes 
from which they then pick out such pieces of coal as they could find. A 
little girl, mistaking the word "ashes" for "gas", went to Mrs. HIRSCH and 
told her the gas company had sent for their money. Mrs. HIRSCH thereupon sent 
down $6, on receipt of which the boy went away. On discovering the mistake 
the boy was arrested. He acknowledged to the offices who arrested him that he 
had received the money. He was held till Wednesday. 

Thrown from His Wagon
    Benjamin KANE, an undertaker doing business on Sixth street, near North 
Sixth, was driving his horse attached to a wagon along North Second street, 
when the animal became unmanageable and ran away. The wagon collided with an 
ice cart and Mr. KANE was thrown out and severly injured. The horse continued 
its flight and ran in among a dozen or more carts in the Italian colony, 
where it stopped.

Tried To Shoot Himself
    Mr. John DELANEY, of Bay Ridge , while in a fit of despondency, caused by 
business reverses, tried to shoot himself yesterday afternoon. He was a 
prosperous commission merchant in New York, but had suffered reverses. He 
grew melancholy and brooded over his troubles until his reason was dethroned. 
He labored under the fear that poverty would overtake him.

Violating Health Laws
    John CUMMINGS appeared before Judge COX, at the Flatbush Town Hall, 
Thursday night charged with violating the health laws of the town. Health 
Inspector Joseph NORTON testified that CUMMINGS boiled swill and carted it 
into the town. His Honor fined CUMMINGS $15. The fine was paid.

Marriage
BERRY - PRICE  -  On Monday, May 18, 1885, at the residence of the bride's 
parents, 1, 126 Fulton st., by the Rev. William BURT, Frank A. BERRY to Eliza 
B. PRICE.

Marriage
SNOW - BROOKS  -  In Philadelphia, on the 20th inst., at the residence of the 
bride's parents, Henry Sanger SNOW, of Brooklyn, to Anna LE CONTE, daughter 
of David BROOKS, Esq.

24 May 1885
Marriage
REDDY - WHEALEN - On Thursday evening, May 21, in St. John's Church, by the  
Rev. M. A. NAUGHTON, Annie, daughter of Catherine and the late John WHEALEN, 
to Thomas REDDY, both of this city.

A SUPPOSED ELOPEMENT-Which is Said to Have Been Proceded by a Robbery
    The police of this city were notified this afternoon to look out for a 
young woman who would answer to the name of TRESLOW, and a middle aged man 
named CONGER, who disappeared from Old Northport, L. I., last night. A 
gentlemen who came from Northport this morning gave the Eagle the following 
particulars:
    William H. TRESLOW is a wealthy farmer at Old Northoirt. About two years 
ago he took from the House of Good Shepherd, a girl, 15 years old, who had 
been committed at the request of her parents for disobedience. She got along 
very well at Mr. TRESLOW,s and last winter joined the Methodist Episcopal 
Church during a spirited revival. Her conduct since she appeared in Northport 
has been most exemplary, and the affair of last night has upset the 
community. 
    Mr. CONGER is a middle aged, married man. It was not known that he was 
enamored of the girl who assumed her employer's name. He did not live in the 
village, and it does not appear that he was ever seen to more than lift his 
hat to her. The gossips, however, have connected his disappearance with that 
of the girl, because the time of their departure corresponds. He is not in 
affluent circumstances.
    If the girl had gone off with only her own property there would have been 
little occasion for notifying the police. Mr. TRESLOW, however, alleges that 
she stole several of his wife's silk dresses, some other clothing and several 
pieces of valuable jewelry. That is why he wants her arrested. The pair have 
not reached Brooklyn. It is said that at the hour of their disappearance no 
train could be got for any point, and as they did not hire a conveyance the 
supposition is that they are domiciled somewhere within a few miles of the 
village. The trains cityward this morning were searched at different points, 
but no trace of the fugitives was discovered.
    
KEEPING IT QUIET-The GRUNDY Affair Not to be Investigated.
    When the routine business of the Charities Board had been disposed of 
this morning, Commissioner KISSAM moved for an investigation into the 
allegations against Steward F. C. GRUNDY, of the Insane Asylum. The 
Commissioner pointed out that if the rumors affecting GRUNDY'S character were 
untrue the accused official would naturally desire vindication, while if they 
were true, or substancially rested on the facts, the Board owed it to good 
discipline and its own character to root out GRUNDY and Grundyism.
    Commissioner REEVE - I have yet to learn that anything is before us 
demanding an investigation. The charges against Mr. GRUNDY are made up of 
street rumors and newspaper talk.
    Commissioner KISSAM - the sources from whence we derive our information 
are entirely immaterial. The question resolves itself into a very strong one. 
Are the statements made worthy of investigation? You must remember that the 
conviction of an alleged criminal does not precede an investigation. Actual 
proof is necessary to conviction. Prima facie evidence is sufficient to 
warrant an inquiry.
    Commissioner VAN SICLEN - In the absence of specific allegations I must 
vote against an investigation. 
    Chief Clerk TOAL called the roll.
    Mr. VAN SICLEN and Mr. REEVE voted against an inquiry. Commissioner 
KISSAM was recorded in favor of the investigation.

THE REPORTERS NOTEBOOK
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
-Alfred D. CAMMEYER, assisted by the Dudley Buck Quartet Club, will give a 
banjo recital on Monday evening, at the hall of the Long Island Historical Society.
    
-The tomb of the Prison Ship Martyrs, on Fort Greene, will be decorated 
and services held there tomorrow morning at 8:30. Henderson BENEDICT will 
deliver the address.
    
-A special meeting of the Second Fire Zouave Veterans' Association will be 
held at the rooms of the organization, at No. 32 First street, New York, 
tomorrow at 2 o'clock. The object of the meeting is to hear the final report 
of the Committee on Decoration Day.
   
-James MALONE, Joseph EAGAN, alias Duke, and Edward LYNCH were held by 
Justice NACHER this morning to appear on Monday and answer the charge of 
stealing an anvil worth $10 from the shop of Alexander SCHWOLBACH, No. 70 
Hooper street, on Monday last.
   
- Louisa BURGESS was arraigned before Justice NACHER this morning on the 
charge of throwing a lighted kerosene lamp at Patrick E. MURPHY, of No. 202 
Greene street, last Thursday. The case was adjourned.

THE REPORTERS NOTE BOOK
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
    
-Dionis FRANKEL and Edward B. LANSING, Jr., have completed arrangements 
for a lease of the large building leading to the Brooklyn Theater. Another 
story is to be added to the main entrance.

-The Rev. Dr. D. Henry MILLER, the former pastor of the First Baptist 
Church, Noble street, will deliver a lecture at the Calyer street armory 
to-morrow evening on "The Late War, Its Sunny and Shady Sides, and the Union 
After All the Blue and the Gray," for the benefit of the Decoration Day fund 
of Barbara FRIETCHIE Post.
    
-The Seventeenth Ward Social Quartet Club will hold their annual picnic at 
Ridgewood Park to-morrow
    
-Mr. Eugene FISHER, the manager of the Manhattan Roller Skating Rink, will 
be tendered a benefit at the rink this week.
    
-The corner stone of the Manhattan Hospital to be built at the corner of One 
Hundred and Thirty-First street and Tenth avenue, New York, was laid yesterday.
    
-The General Term of the Supreme Court yesterday rendered a decision 
denying a motion for a stay of proceedings in the case of the Broadway 
Surface Railroad Company, of New York.
    
-John MOORE, of Flatbush, was last night sentenced to four months in the 
Penitentiary by Judge COX, on a charge of malicious mischief.

GENERAL LONG ISLAND NEWS
-Democrats Puzzled Over a Republican's Appointment as Postmaster
    
-Hon. Theodore ROOSEVELT is occupying his summer seat at Oyster Bay Cove. 
His sister, Miss Anna, intends to have a handsome residence erected at the 
same place.
   
-William JENKINS has bought Joseph SAMMIS' farm of seventy acres at Frog 
Pond, Huntington
    
-J. W. HUNTTING, who has been appointed Postmaster at Southold, is a 
Republican. He voted for BLAINE. Democrats are puzzled to know why he was 
appointed.
   
-Rev. T. S. CARTER and wife, of Huntington, were thrown from their 
carriage but not seriously injured. The horse ran away.
  
-Edward DOMINGE, of Woodhaven, fell out of a second story window yesterday 
and broke his left arm.
    
-Carrie BRINKERHOFF, of Jamaica, fell down stairs in a fit and badly 
disfigured her face.
   
-John MILLER, of Glen Cove, dropped dead from heart disease.

-The Queens County Teachers Institute will convene in Roslyn to-morrow.

-Isaac DURYEA, of Jamaica, was run over by an undertaker's wagon yesterday. 
One of DURYEA's eyes was destroyed and he sustained some internal injuries.

25 May 1885
A LOVE SICK SWEDE
Who Has Made Himself Obnoxious to a Number of Young Women
    August SVENSON, a Swede, who some time ago obtained celebrity by making 
love to a Lafayette avenue girl whom he had met in the Puritan Church, 
despite her protestations, and who frequently stopped her upon the street and 
hung about her parents house is again in trouble. He has lately been 
bestowing his attention upon a young lady living at 161 Clinton avenue. He 
has been keeping watch over the place for a week. Last night Officer McBRIDE 
was called upon to arrest him. This morning he was brought before Justice 
KENNA. The officer stated that the man was becoming a regular nuisance. There 
was a question about his sanity. His brother had been seen and had promised 
to send him back to Sweden, but as yet he had failed to do so. The magistrate 
sent him to jail for ten days, with instructions to have his sanity inquired into.

A POSTMASTER FOR FLATBUSH
Town Clerk SAMMONS the Lucky MAN
    Town Clerk John SAMMONS has his commission as Postmaster for Flatbush in 
his pocket and will assume the functions of his office in a few days. He is a 
regular Democrat, who has trained with the Town Hall wing since he came to 
the years of political discretion. Congressman Felix CAMPBELL procured his 
appointment. The present incumbent is James WOODHEDD, who has held the office 
for three or four months. The office is worth from $1,000 to $1,200 a year.

ACCIDENT TO AN EX-POLICEMAN
    Late on Saturday night, ex-Police Officer EIGINBAUM was knocked down and 
run over by a Graham avenue car at the corner of Meserole street, one of the 
wheels badly mutilating his left arm and severing an artery. He was taken to 
MALZI's drug store on Graham avenue, where temporary relief was afforded. He 
was then removed to St. Catherine's Hospital where amputation was found 
necessary. His condition is considered precarious.

LOST IN BROOKLYN
    Mark McDONALD, residing at No. 258 Wayne street, Jersey City, left his 
home two weeks ago this morning to visit this city and make arrangements for 
moving his family to Brooklyn. Nothing has since been heard from him. He had 
been employed in Greenwood Cemetery. The missing man was six feet two inches 
in height, wore a gray coat and black trousers, white shirt, no collar and a 
cap. Any information will be gratefully received by his wife, Mrs. Catherine 
McDONALD, at the above address.

THREE OLD HENS IN A SACK
Which Officer GRANT Thought Were Fighting Chickens
    David JONES, of 147 Cherry street, and Thomas MOORE, of 507 Washington 
street, New York, were arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer GRANT as they 
landed at Catharine Ferry. The officer saw that they had a bag with them from 
which proceeded sounds as if game birds quarrelling, and suspected they were 
on their way to participate in a cock fight. The prisoners were marched to 
the station house and ordered to produce the birds. They did so and showed to 
the disgusted gaze of the sergeant three old, lank and attenuated hens, 
which, they said, were intended as a present for a friend who was to be 
married that evening. They were allowed to go.

PERSONALS    
    Miss Lucy POTTER of Jamaica, L. I. has been visiting Mrs. ARCHARD, of 
Flatbush.
    Among the passengers of the steamer Wawsland, which sailed from New York 
for Antwerp yesterday, were:
    Mr. A. H. STRAUB, of No. 212 Meserole street, destination Halsheim, near 
Frankfort on the Main;
    Mrs. Elizabeth GLASSER, of No. 30 Central avenue
    Mr. and Mrs. Charles NOLL aand family, of No. 13 Van Cott avenue
    Mrs. MEYER, of No. 363 Fourth street
    Mr. John P.BASIEN, of No. 194 Bushwick avenue
    Mrs. Eliza GEB(?)ARD and children, of No.247 Humboldt street

 
Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. CLEMENT, of Madison street, intend spending the 
Summer at Canaan. Mr. CLEMENT is an enthusiastic tourist and says he finds 
fine sport in that not over popular resort. 
    
Mr. Carroll TILTON, the oldest son of Theodore TILTON, is traveling for a 
large wholesale paper house of New York, and intends taking in San Francisco 
on his coming Summer's trip.

THE REPORTERS NOTE BOOK    
-Thomas BURCHAM, aged fifteen years, is missing from his home at Oakwood, 
L. I. Fears are entertained that he has committed suicide, to escape going in 
a vessel in which his parents had shipped him.
    
-Theodore KUESTIC and Charles FINCH were elected this morning as members of the 
vestry of the Church of the Atonement, Seventeenth street and Fifth avenue.
    
-About 3:30 o'clock this morning William HEIM, of No. 148 Meserole street, 
while at work in Henry KIEFER's brewery, No. 138 Scholes street fell through 
a hatchway and was severely but not dangerously injured.    
    
-William WOODS, of No. 316 Union avenue, aged nineteen years, on returning 
home, drunk, on Saturday night, quarrelled with and assaulted his mother. 
Justice NACHER, this morning, awarded him six months in the Penitentiary.
    
-Charles MICHAEL, while riding on the machine near Feltman's Hotel at Coney Island, 
yesterday, had his head cut open. His wounds were dressed by Dr. CHAMBERS.
    
-R. TALLIS, John MOORE and George AINSWORTH were yesterday arrested by 
officers from the Eighth sub-Precinct for intoxication and disturbing the peace.
    
-Yesterday evening Tony KANOWSKI, 9 years old, of 646 Third avenue, while 
playing on the docks at the foot of Twentieth street, fell overboard and was 
drowned. The body was recovered.
    
-Denis FOLEY, of No. 2 Jackson's court, was arrested last evening on complaint of 
Denis MORAN, of 20 Green lane, who charged him with stealing his watch.
    
-Amelia BALUCHO, an Italian peddler, of 244 Tillary street, was arrested 
by Officer CASSIDY for selling ice cream on Sackett street yesterday afternoon.
    
-Last evening Mrs.Lowery, of 252 Central avenue, had her pocket picked of 
a purse containing $10 while riding on a Gates avenue car, by a young man who 
made his escape.
    
-James KEEGAN for shooting at birds in Prospect Park with a bean shooter 
was fined $10 by Judge MASSEY this morning.

THE WEEK ON THE BRIDGE
A Steady Increase in Receipts - A Ship Dismasted
    The receipts on the bridge last week marked a steady increase. The total 
aggregated $11,697.67. divided as follows:
    Sunday, $1,401.43;
    Monday, $1.997.15;
    Tuesday, $1,707.24;
    Wednesday, $1,647.57;
    Thursday, $1,580.27;
    Friday, $1,550.45;
    Saturday, $1,813.56;
    Daily average, $1,671.09

Saturday night the American ship NATHANIEL SCHOFIELD had her main royal topmast 
carried away in an endeaver to pass under the bridge with all spars standing.
    
Dennis McCARTY, of No. 35 Hicks street, was drunk yesterday, and 
enlivened his walk across the bridge by attempting to whip a Chinaman. 
Justice WALSH sent him to jail for ten days.
    
Peter LORENZO, of Twenty-Second and Third avenue, fell in a fit on a car 
platform yesterday afternoon. Officer REILL took him home.

GREENING PICKLES
What Dr. HARTLEY SAYS About the Practice -The result of His Analysis    
    This morning Dr. BARTLEY, chief chemist of the Board of Health, submitted 
to Dr. RAYMOND the following report concerning the practice of imparting an 
artificial color to pickles:
                                            Brooklyn, May 23, 1885
To the Commissioner of Health:
    Dear Sir - I present herewith a brief report and recommendations in 
relation to the practice of "greening" pickles. It is a well known practice 
and has been practiced for years, the object being to give a bright green 
color in the brine used to preserve them.
    Some manufacturers add copper sulphate or blue vitriol to the water in 
which the pickles are heated, while others simply put a covering of sheet 
copper upon them in the bath and heat nearly to boiling for some hours. By 
either process enough copper is taken up by the pickles to impart a bright 
green color to them. Some analysis made by us show that a small pickle 
weighing less than one-half ounce contained about two-thirds of a grain of 
sulphate of copper, while larger pickles contained a less proportionate 
amount. The medicinal dose as an astringent is from one-quarter to two grains.
    Three of these small pickles would contain the full medicinal dose. One 
fourth of a pound of these pickles (8) contained five grains, or the minimum 
emetic doze. They would probably not produce their emetic effect, because the 
copper would be yielded up from the pickles gradually.
    The effects of copper are similar to those of lead poisoning, with more 
digestive disturbances and less nervous manifestations.
    Aside from the actual harm likely to be done by the use of copper in 
pickles, I find that the universal desire of manufacturers is against is. 
They do it to supply a demand which comes from an ignorant few in the 
communitty.
    In view of these facts, I would respectfully recommend a conference with 
those engaged in the manufacture of pickles, chow chow, mustard, etc., upon 
this matter with the idea of preventing the manufacture and sale of these 
articles of food containing copper.

Marriage
LA PORT  -  SCHOONMAKER - 
In Paris, France, May 7, Pierre Adophe LA PORTE, of 
the French Consular service, and S. Elia SCHOONMAKER, of Flatbush, L. I.

26 May 1885
NASH - PARCHER  -  
On May 25, by Rev. Theo L. CUYLER, D. D., 
Augustus NASH, of Topeka, Kan., to Louisa A. PARCHER, of Brooklyn.

HAPPY SEQUEL  -To An Unfortunate German's Attempt at Suicide.
Gustav FLEISHER, Who Endeaver to Throw Himself from the Bridge, Finds Many 
Friends in Judge WALSH's Court. A Benevolent New Yorker Gives Him Employment
    A very intelligent looking man about 35 years old, named Gustav 
FLEISCHER, looked appealingly at Justice WALSH this morning when his counsel, 
Lawyer HARTMANN, pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted suicide. The 
complainants were Officers BUCKRIDGE and CASH, of the bridge police, and they 
swore that FLEISCHER attempted to commit suicide yesterday afternoon by 
throwing himself off the bridge. FLEISCHER wears glasses, is neatly dressed 
and has the appearance of a German student. He also has a wife and eight 
children and no employment. He has a couple of rooms at No. 219 East 
Seventy-Third street, New York, in a tenement house, and for the last few 
weeks he and his family were on the verge of starvation. By trade he is a 
fancy and artistic cabinet maker, but recently obtained employment as a 
carpenter. He has worked for two well known building carpenters in New York, 
the last employer being H. H. MUCKLOW, of 1,189 Third avenue. FLEISCHER 
alleges that Mr. MUCKLOW owed him $20, and yesterday morning he went to the 
Mayor's office in New York with the impression he could get the payment 
enforced. 
    Mr. MUCKLOW has been seen by a reporter about the matter and he says that 
he owes FLEISCHER nothing, and that, on the contrary, FLEISCHER would be 
indebted to him for 300 feet of lumber that he spoiled if he (Mr. MUCKLOW) 
wanted to press claim.
    Mr. FLEISCHER was not successful at the Mayor's office, nor wi=ould he 
have gone on such an errand if he had been cognizant of American methods of 
transacting such business. He then went on the bridge with the intention of 
committing suicide, and when near the New York tower he wrote the following 
letter:
    New York, May 25 - Afternoon
    Dear Wife and Children - My errand was again in vain to-day. I did not 
find any work to-day either. At the Mayor's office I called for the fourth 
time without success. I am now so feeble and down hearted that I no more know 
what to do. You know how dear those children are to my heart, andit pains me 
so much tht I cannot go home any more. Then their inquiries: "Papa, have you 
got any money" Did you get work?" have driven me to desperation - to commit 
suicide, for I do not knowwhat to do. No work; no money; all things pawned, 
and you dear wife, sick and feeble. I cannot pay the grocer, and he will not 
trust any more. I am regarded as a bad, worthless fellow; a beggar and a 
tramp. I cannot, dare not, steal, and no work giver will have pity on me and 
give me work.
    I leavemy coat, wallet anf portmannaie herewith. Dear wife, do not 
inquire where I committed suicide. I remain, in heaven, thy dear, beloved 
husband.
    God will pardon me. 
	 Gustav
    After he had written this he walked to a point on the pedestrians' roadway 
almost opposite the spot where ODIUM jumped off. A plank leading to one of 
the electric lights afforded him an opportunity to get over the car track on 
the north side of the bridge, From the plank he jumped to the carriage way 
and hurriedly divesting himself of his coat and vest, clinched the network of 
the stays which help to support the cable when Officer BUCKRIDGE caught the 
would be suicide by the heels and arrested him. He was locked up in the 
second Precinct Station House on a charge of attempted suicide. FLEISCHER 
does not speak a word of English. His effort to take his life and the letter 
he wrote appeared in to-day's morning papers, and when FLEISCHER was brought 
before Justice WALSH to plead Mr. STEINBAURER, who came to this city in 
consequence of having read the report, became his bondsman in the sum of $500 
for his appearance in case an indictment should be found against him. Mr. 
STEINBAUER (Note: Name is spelled 2 different ways) is a benevolent looking 
gentleman, bald headed and with a patriarchial beard. A pair of gold rimmed 
eyeglasses bridged his nose. He said to an Eagle reporter:
    "I am a manufacturer of artrists stretchers at No. 141 Elm street, New 
York. I read this case this morning, and I came over to do what I could for 
FLEISCHER if I found him to be what was represented. I never saw him before, 
but I find him to be not only an intelligent but refined German, and beside 
being his bondsman I have employed him."
    Mr. FREDERICKS, of FREDERICKS & Co., real estate man, doing business at 
No. 1,289 Third avenue, New York, was also in court. He stated to Judge WALSH 
how regular FLEISCHER had been in his payments, and spoke highly of him, 
adding:
    "If he had only let us know he was in difficulty we would not only have 
forgiven the rent, but would have helped him."
    There was another gentleman in the court room, too. It was Coroner 
MENNINGER. He had heard what had transpired before the Justuce, and as 
FLEISCHER left the court the Coroner grasped his hand and said: "You have 
found friends, Mr. FLEISCHER; remember their kindness to you. You want 
something at once, and take this to your wife from an interested stranger." 
When the coroner withdrew his hand a five dollar bill was left in FLEISCHER's 
palm. FLEISCHER was so overcome by these exhibitions of friendship that he 
could hardly speak. Mr. STEINBAUER sent FLEISCHER home and told him to come 
to work to-morrow morning. When the facts are presented to the Grand Jury it 
is hardly possible that an indictment will be framed.

GONE INSANE-A  Young Widow Crazed by Religion and Bereavement
Mrs. Mrs. BUCKHEIT Comes from Germany with Five Young Children - She Locks 
Herself and Her Little Ones in a Room for Four Days - Return of an Old Mental 
Malady - A Sad Story from, the Eastern District.
    Philip BUCKHEIT, a farmer in the nerghborhood of Zweibruken, in Bavaria, 
died two years ago leaving a widow and five children - Ann, aged now 11; 
Mary, 9; John, 8; Amelia, 5, and Theckla, 3 years. The widow, now aged 36 
years, is still a woman of comely appearance . She had been long a subject to 
a kind of religious insanity, which appears to have been aggravated and 
confirmed by grief at her husband's death. Eventually it became necessary for 
her friends to place her under restraint; but having apparently regained her 
reason she was allowed her liberty once more, whereupon, taking with her the 
five children she came out to New York in one of the Bremen steamers. Having 
a brother in law, named  Jacob HUETER, residing at No. 28 Catherine street, 
in the Eastern District, she lost no time in calling on him,and since then he 
has kindly looked after the interests of her and her children.
    Mrs. BUCKHEIT took up her residence in a one story dwelling, rear of No. 
316 DeVoe street. Latterly she has been showing symptoms of a return of her 
old mental malady, greatly to the concern of her friends. Her appearance and 
the religious character of her insanity strongly recalled the case of Mrs. 
DUYER, who some thirteen years ago, being similarly affected, brained her 
three children with a flat iron. When, therefore, it had become known to Mr. 
HUETER that Mrs. BUCKHEIT had locked herself in a room with her children and 
had not shown herself for four days he became alarmed and laid the case 
before the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the complaint 
being that the woman was neglecting to provide food for her children.
    Office James MULLEN, of the Sixth Precinct, arrested the woman last 
evening and turned over the children to the society. At the station house 
Mrs. BUCKHEIT became so violent that she had to be manicled.
    There is a small estate, HUETER says, left to the children when they come 
of age. He offers to take charge of one of them and a friend proposed to take another.

A DISHONEST DOMESTIC
    Lena EHRET, a servant girl, pleaded guilty before Justice KENNA, this 
morning, to a charge of larceny made by her mistress, Mrs. Fanny WEIL, of No. 
539 1/2 Grand street. She had stolen wrappers, skirts, dresses, a shawl and 
some money that was kept in a child's bank. The girl had never been arrested 
before and Justice KENNA remanded her for sentence, in order that he might 
inquire into her antecedents. 

HID IN THE ICE CHEST
Why the Defendent Could Not be Found Last Night
    Glazier & Co., wholesale liquor dealers of Hamilton avenue, sued Benjamin 
TAYLOR, saloon keeper of Hicks and Center streets, to recover the balance of 
an account. Hearing that he was about to quit the State they got an order of 
arrest. Deputy Sheriff BARTOW went with the plaintiff last night to arrest 
the defendent. The plaintiff said that he could best ascertain whether TAYLOR 
was at home and went into the house. The people there said TAYLOR was not in 
the city. Deputy BARTOW then searched the house and store thouroughly and 
failed to find his man. This morning, it is said, TAYLOR started for Peoria, 
Ill., and that last night, when his house was searched, he was hid in the ice 
chest. Deputy BARTOW denies this. 

THE HUMBOLDT STREET ARSON CASE  
Arrest of Adam WEIN Who Fired His Barber Shop Las February
    On the morning of February 11, as already reported in the Eagle, Adam 
WEIN, a young barber, doing business in the lower part of No. 522 Humboldt 
street, opened his shop about 6 o'clock and about half an hour later went 
away. Some minutes afterward, Patrick MONTAGUE, owner of the building, who 
resided upstairs, found the hall full of smoke and on tracing it to the 
barber shop, broke the door between it and the hall. Evidence was then found 
what WEIN had attempted to fire the premises, lamp wicks and piles of paper 
saturated with kerosene being found scattered over the floor. The accidental 
breaking of an overheated bottle of water seemed to have resulted in 
extinguishing the flames. Since then, Detectives CAMPBELL and IHNE, of the 
Sixth Precinct, have been on the lookout for WEIN, but to no purpose. It was 
discovered, however, that three days after the fire, WEIN surrendered his 
insurance policy representing $200. Last night, through information furnished 
by CAMPBELL and IHNE, Captain FRENCH, of East New York, arrested WEIN in 
Baltic avenue, near John street, where he has been residing. Detectives 
CAMPBELL and IHNE took him thence this morning to Justice NAEHER,s Court, 
where he was held for the action of the Fire Marshal on Monday next.

MRS. SCOVIL WEEPS-And Tells A Story About Her Bangled Bracelet
    Mrs. SCOVIL, looking strong and self possessed, resumed the witness chair 
this morning in her suit against the Mercantile Trust Company to recover 
$10,000 for her furniture. When Mr. John L. HILL asked Mrs. SCOVIL, politely, 
to speak a little more loudly, Mr. FULLER said, perhaps there was something 
else he would like. Mr. HILL said he thought they might at least begin the 
morning's work decently. Then Mr. M. L. TOWNS put his very small oar in the 
troubled waters and suggested that Mr. HILL was dyspeptic. Mr. HILL turned 
around on him with "What's that?" Then Mrs. SCOVIL  retold the story of her 
journey from Black Rock, Conn., to New York, and her signing, under duress 
and to save her husband from prison, certain papers. She suddenly went off 
into tears, as on the trial of her other suit, and as suddenly recovered her 
self possession, saying, "I'll try to go on, but I don't know that I can." 
She went on very successfully, and introduced an original and neat episode 
about Mr. ALAXANDER's toying with a bangled bracelet on her wrist. Though she 
had just made up her mind to sacrifice all her property, she asked him, "Do 
you admire it?" He said he did, and she said, "That is one of the things 
which you cannot have." 
    Mr. HILL cross examined, his object being to show where and when the 
furniture was bought, with a view ultimately to prove that is was purchased 
with money that SCOVIL had virtually stolen.

UNDER A TREE-Dr. BELL Injured and His Daughter Nealy Killed
Carelessness Which Will Probably Cost a Young Lady Her Life - The Police Make 
Two Arrests
    Shortly after 11 o'clock this morning Frank PARPA, an Italian laborer 
living on Thompson street, New York, commenced to cut down a tre in front of 
No. 257 Warren street. He was acting under the instructions from his 
employer, John J. MORRISSEY, of No. 96 Fourth street. No precautions for the 
safety of passersby had been taken and no permit had been obtained. When the 
tree was almost cut through the Italian stepped back and calmly awaited its 
fall. Just at this time Dr. BELL, of No. 283 Warren street, accompanied by 
his daughter, drove down the street in a light wagon totally, unconscious of 
any danger.
    The Italian gave no alarm, and just as the doctor was under the tree it 
fell, completely demolishing the wagon and severly injuring himself and 
daughter. The doctor was injured about his legs, arms and hands, and it will 
be some time before he will be able to attend to his duties. The case of his 
daughter is much more serious and her life is imminent danger. She is now 
lying unconscious at her home, suffering from severe spinal and internal 
injuries, and the doctors in attendance fear that she will not recover. 
    Both MORRISSEY and PARPA were arrested and held on a charge of violation 
of a city ordinance. Should Miss BELL die they willl have to answer to a more 
serious charge.  PARPA as he was being taken to the station house dropped a 
stiletto into an old stove standing in front of a store on Court street, but 
Officer ENRIGHT, who had him in custody, detected the action and secured the 
weapon. An additional charge of carrying concealed weapons was made against him.

28 May 1885
RENDT - WEBB
On Tuesday evening, May 26, 1885, at the residence of Rev. 
U. D. GULICK, E. F. RENDT to Maud Annie WEBB. Both of Brooklyn.

CLIREHUGH - SUTTON
At the residence of the bride, Ballston, Saratoga Co., 
William Arthur CLIREHUGH, of Brooklyn to Lillian SUTTON, of Ballston, N. Y., 
Wednesday, May 27, 1885.
   
29 May 1885 
BROWN  -  BROWN
    A fashionable wedding in Brooklyn colored society took place last evening 
at the Canton street African Baptist Church, where Mr. Robert P. BROWN, well 
known as the doorkeeper of the First Precinct Station House, was married to 
Miss Lizzie BROWN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. BROWN. The bridal 
coustume was of white satin and lace. Messrs. Alonzo WOODS and Robert SHOWELL 
were the best men and Misses Mary BROWN and Susie TWINE the bridesmaids, 
William HILL, Charles SMITH, Charles SMITH, Joshua JONES and John MOSELY were 
the ushers. Rev. Dr. William DIXON performed the ceremony. A reception was 
held after the service at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 474 
Hudson avenue. 

LEE ALLOWED TO GO
The Man Who Thought He Could Earn $100,000 by a Bridge Leap
    James Lee, the man who was acting in a suspicious manner on the bridge 
yesterday afternoon, and who was arrested by Officer LIDGATE and sent to jail 
by Judge WALSH until inquiries concerning his sanity could be made, was 
released this morning. Yesterday afternoon Henry R. CARPENTER, a clerk in the 
employ of the Celluloid Company, No. 313 Broadway, New York, where LEE was 
also employed as porter, told Judge WALSH that the prisoner had been acting 
queerly of late and was considered to be of unsound mind. When he laft the 
store yesterday morning he said some one had offered him $100,000 to jump 
from the bridge, and he was not going to miss such a chance as that. This 
morning one of the members of the firm told Judge WALSH that if the prisoner 
were released he would see that he was taken care of, at the same time 
presenting the following letter:
                                    New York, May 29, 1885
        Judge - Mr. LEE who is a prisoner charged with attempt at suicide, 
has been a patient of mine for some time. He is suffering from nervous 
exhaustion, and there is question in my mind that he was not of sound mind 
when arrested. His disease is acute dementia.   
                                    A. W. MAYNARD, M. D.
                                    260 West Forty-Second street, New York.
    Judge WALSH signed the order of release and LEE was taken over to New York.


SUING FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS 
    Lawyer PETERSON, who related the touching story of Lena STROESSER to 
Justice KENNA yesterday morning, has begun a suit on her behalf against 
Valentine ENGLEHARDT for $5,000 damages. It is claimed that ENGLEHARDT, after 
betraying her, put her out of the house in order that he might marry a woman 
who had considerable money. The lawyer intends to petition the Governor to 
pardon his client, who was sent to the Penetentiary for six months on a 
charge of larceny. 

SIX MONTHS FOR A THIEF
    A thief sneaked into the residence of the Rev. John BRIEN, in Sag Harbor, 
and stole some money and jewelry. George MEINCKE, a recent arrival from 
Hamburg, Germany, was arrested with the plunder on his person. This morning 
Justice JENNINGS sent him to jail for six months.

MERRY GO ROUNDS IN COURT    
The Woes of an Inventor to Whom a Fortune Failed to Come
    Andrew WILLARD is the inventor of the aquatic carousel which is so 
popular with the children who frequent Prospect Park. Later, he improved on 
his original invention and designed the shore method of acquiring sea 
sickness which obtrains at Coney Island. By this process boats are made to 
roll and pitch on dry land, to the accompaniment of a barrel organ, with 
results quite as disasterous as a fishing excursion to the Banks in a squall. 
Mr. WILLARD built one of these torturers near West Brighton last year and sat 
down to await the fortune which did not flow into his lap. He was 
dispossessed for rent, and his machine, which cost nearly $3,000 was broken 
up. Isaac LEWIS, the young may indicted in the Court of Sessions a week or so 
ago for stealing the latters patent for the machine, was a partner of Mr. 
WILLARD's. Mr. Henderson BENEDICT appeared before Judge CLEMENT in Special 
Term, City Court, this morning, in supplemental proceedings against Mr. LEWIS 
as a judgement creditor, but as LEWIS failed to put in an appearance, the 
hearing was adjourned.

CRIMINAL CASES FOR TRIAL
    In the Court of Sessions, Monday, the following trials commence in their 
respective order:
    John BURNS and Edward McDONALD, prize fighting,
    George MUMBY, receiving stolen goods and grand larceny,
    John E. CUMMINGS and William ROSE, selling policy slips.
    Maurice DOUGHERTY, asault, second degree.
    Van Houten GIBSON and William MARSH, burglary and grand larceny.
    John DeGRAFF, two indictments of burglary and grand larceny.

A WOMAN WHO HAS MADE HERSELF NOTORIOUS  
Some of the Exploits of Catherine ERICKSON - Seizing Her Child by its Feet 
and Whirling it in the Air
    Catherine ERICKSON, of 174 Smith street, a hard featured woman, about 40 
years old, was arraigned before Judge MASSEY this morning charged by Officer 
RENDICH, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, with ill 
treating her four months old baby and with being an habitual drunkard. The 
officer stated in evidence that she was seldom, if ever, sober when out of 
jail; that she went round the streets begging, and when reduced to extremity 
was in the habit of sampling the beer kegs outside of saloons. She annoyed 
the whole neighborhood by her midnight ravings and shamefully abused her 
child. On one occasion she seized it by its feet and whirled it round her 
head to the imminent danger of its life. She is of Irish descent, while her 
husband is a Swede. He is a long-shoreman and is 
hardworking and industrious. On several occasions she has attacked him in her 
drunken fits and once nearly severed his wrist with a razor.
    On May 26, 1879, she was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Judge 
COWING, of New York, for having caused the death of one of her children by 
throwing it down a closet. The charge was manslaughter in the fourth degree 
only. She has been the mother of eight children, of whom but two are now 
living. It is alleged that she is directly responsible for the death of one 
of them who was suffering from measles. Coming home one day intoxicated she 
threw open the window of the room where the child lay and allowed the cold 
Winter air to blow upon it. Death the same night was the result. Shortly 
before Judge BERGEN's term expired she was taken before him on a charge of 
intoxication, made a most touching appeal for mercy and was allowed to go on 
promising that she would see the priest  of her parish and take a pledge of 
total abstinence. The same afternoon, when her husband came home, he found 
her stretched on the floor of their house, completely intoxicated.
    To Judge MASSEY this morning she made a similar appeal, saying that if he 
would give her one more chance sge would bever take liquor again. When asked 
if she had ever been convicted of manslaughter, she admitted that she had, 
but claimed that is was an unjust sentence.
    "One year in the Penitentiary," said the Judge, and as Catherine heard 
the sentence her face clouded over and she shot a vindictive look from her 
dark eyes at Officer RENDICH.
    "Can I not see my child? I will see my child before I go, " cried 
Catherine in a shrill voice, with suddenly awakened maternal instinct.
    She was escorted to the Maria by two officers and continued to rave all 
the way to the Penitentiary against those whom she called her persecutors. 
The child is in the custody of Officer REDICH's Society where it will be well 
taken care of, the father contributing to its support.

TROUBLE IN MAUJER STREET
Mrs. McGUINNESS Awaits Her Husband With a Carving Knife
    There was a lively time at No. 337 Maujer street last evening. Henry 
McGUINNESS and Bridget, his wife, had an altercation, during which, it is 
alleged, Mrs. McGUINNESS reduced the household crockery to vulgar fractions, 
one of which Mr. McGUINNESS picked up and hurled at her; whereupon, seizing a 
carving knofe, she nearly amputated his left index finger. Patrolman UHL, of 
the Sixth Precinct, arrested Bridget and took her before Justice NACHER, but 
Henry, after a complaint was made out, refused to sign and swear to it, and 
Mrs. McGUINNESS retired victorious.

THE REPORTERS NOTEBOOK - ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS IN BROOKLYN
    At 2 o'clock this morning, Joseph BENNETT, of 267 Van Buren street, 
attached to No. 5 Truck House, while on his way to a fire in Cumberland street, 
fell from the truck and received a contusion of the eye and several bruises. 
    
Last evening Thomas MILLER, 7 years old, of 66 Talman street, was run 
over and slightly injured by a truck driven by Louis B. TAPPAN, of Jersey 
City. Tappan was arrested.
    
Yesterday afternoon Frank CAREY, 10 years old, of 396 Willoughby avenue, 
fell from a lumber pile on Spencer street, and was seriously injured.
    
Yesterday afternoon fire was discovered in a waste paper barrel in the 
cellar of John STAPLETON's store, No. 501 Fulton street. It was put out, but 
broke out again about 8 o'clock P. M. No damage.
    
Edward WILSON, a well dressed boy, about 11 years old, was found 
wandering on the streets last night. He said he had no home, and was held at 
the Fourth Precinct Station House as a vagrant.
    
John MANNING beat his horse with a shovel because it balked. Officer Frank O. 
CLARK, of Be(??)h's Society, arrested him, and Justice KENNA fined him $10.
    
Deaf mutes are invited to services to-morrow in the chapel of the Church 
of the Ascension, Kent avenue, at 11 A. M. and in Christ Church, Bedford 
avenue, at 3 o'clock P. M.
    
General Horatio C. KING will deliver the oration before the George G. 
MEADE Post, of Passaic, N. J., to-morrow, at the Opera House in that place.
    
John MOORE, of 48 Bowery, New york, was arrested last night on complaint 
of Jacob DENX, of 24 Mail street, who charges him with having swindled him 
out of two pairs of shoes. 
    
The opening of the Olympian Rink at Coney Island took place last night.
    
It is complained that the remains of a dog have adorned Waverly avenue 
since the 22nd inst.
    
Thirty acres of valuable land in Flatlands, with water front, situated in 
the southern part on the main road, will be sold at public auction on 
Thursday, June 4, at 12 o'clock noon, at the City Salesrooms.
    
The Church of St. Thomas of Aquin, Flatlands, will be dedicated on Sunday.
    
The Baptist Sunday school of Flatbush will hold its anniversary at the 
Flatbush Tabernacle, on Wednesday, next.
    
Justice KENNA disposed of seventy health cases yesterday morning. In most 
of them he imposed a fine of $1 as the work required was being done.
    
The Navy Blue Social Club, of Windsor terrace, Flatbush, gave an 
entertainment and supper at the village church Wednesday night.
    
The Flatlands Neck Sunday School will hold an entertainment at the 
village chapel next Tuesday evening to celebrate the anniversary.
    
Henry SULLIVAN, of No. 50 South Fifth street, arrested on charge of 
beating Bridget SULLIVAN, his mother, was held by Justice NACHER yesterday 
morning to answer on Tuesday.
    
The Canarsie Railroad, running betweeen East New York and Rockaway Beach, 
opens for the season to-morrow. A round trip ticket is 25 cents.
    
Judge McCUE left Washington last night to spend several days in this city.
    
Henry FEIDNER. of No. 57 North First street, was arrested this morning by 
Officer POOLE, of Justice NACHER's Court, on complaint of Mrs. Mary G. 
ANDERSON, of No. 316 Union avenue, charging him with turning his little 9 
year old daughter, Pauline, out of doors.
    
LONG ISLAND NEWS
A Pastoral Call From Islip-Poisoning Dogs in Flushing    
The Presbyterian Church at Islip has extended a call to the Rev. W. S. C. 
WEBSTER, of Port Jefferson. 
    
Frank FROST, 3 years old, of Astoria, son of Valentine FROST, fell into a 
cistern yesterday afternoon and was drowned.
    
A wholesale poisoning of dogs is going on in Flushing. Meat sprinkled 
with arsenic is thrown where dogs are known to be. Ten dogs and a cow have died.
    
Dr. VAN HARDINGDEN, of Brooklyn, is having a Summer residence erected at Merrick.
    
Mary SPELLMAN, of Rockaway Beach, is charged with cutting Mr. WEED's head 
open with an ax. She has avoided the constable. 
    
Jules E. LOISEAU, son of the professor who committed suicide at Woodside, 
has arrived from France.

A DISHONEST PAINTER
    John McMAHON, a youth of 17, stole a small diamond, some gold rings and 
$3.50 from the sleeping apartments of Mrs. Eliza WILSON's house, No. 798 
Monroe street. He was painting the roof of the house and had a chance to 
ransack the apartments. Before he left Mrs. WILSON discovered her loss and 
had called in Officer BRENNAN. He searched McMAHON and ...[remainder missing]
    
BIRTH
DENMAN - May 27, 1885, the wife of Colonel Charles L. DENMAN, of a daughter.

30 May 1885 
EXTRA DRY KNOCKED OUT
Mr. Granville C. SMITH's Unique Bowling Contest
    Mr. Granville C. SMITH, of this city, yesterday came out the winner in a 
novel bowling contest, and challenged Mr. Billy MORRISON, a bowling expert of 
New York, to a contest, and in the confidence brought by repeated success, 
backed it up with $50, and proposed to use bottles of champagne for pins. The 
struggle came off at 113 Nassau street, New York, in the presence of Judge 
McADAM and an enthusiastic assemblage of mutual friends. For a moment Mr. 
SMITH's chances paled, but after missing four of the gift topped vessels of 
exhilaration, he smashed five in succession, or one bottle more than his 
antagonist.

AN ITALIAN SOCIETY INCORPORATED
    The Societa Operaia Italiana di Mutuo Soccorio detta del Fraterno Amore, 
of Brooklyn, has been incorporated, with the following incorporators: Alberto 
PACE, Guiseppe CARRAO, Salvator GUADAGUO, Domenico LA NOCE, Paslo, LIATTO, 
Gaetano MERCURIO, Geiseppe LA NOCE, Guiseppe FABREXIO and Francesco GIVI. Its 
objects are benevolent and charitable.

IN THE SELECTION OF A NEW COUNTY FARM
    Commissioners VAN SICLEN, REEVE and KISSAM and Hon. Ripley ROPES talked 
over county farm matters for an hour in the Central office yesterday 
afternoon. Mr. ROPES, who had made two visits to sites on Long Island 
recently, was favorably impressed with the St. Johnland property, as he had 
always been , but advised the commissioners to include as many locations as 
possible in their recommendations. 
    Commissioner REEVE - The matter stands pretty much as it did two weeks 
ago. We are ready to resubmit the St. Johnland site. We have also decided to 
put Oyster Bay property before the Supervisors, as well as another tract 
lying south of that section. In these cases, however, the price averages $150 
an acre. That is too high, as we have but $100,000 and want 1,000 acres. I am 
decidedly against recommending the Breeze Hill Farm property, The location is 
unfit for a county farm and its owners have not acted fairly by the 
Commissioners.
    Mr. ROPES - I believe the Breeze Hill property is not to be compared with 
the St. Johnland site; but, after all, the burden of responsibilities will 
rest on the Supervisors.
    After some desultory conversation the Board adjourned to meet on Monday.

THE REPORTERS NOTEBOOK
Incidents and Accidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
    All the public offices and the courts were closed to-day. The Police 
Justices simply disposed of the drunks and disorderlies
    
Thomas DUNN, of 256 Bond street, a bricklayer, while at work onthenew 
building corner of Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street last evening, fell 
from a scaffold which was but four feet from the ground, but he was taken 
home with a broken leg. 
    
Mr. R. P. SAUNDERS states that when he was upon the platform of the 
Elevated Railroad station in Washington street last evening a thief picked 
his pocket and got away with a wallet containing $37 and some papers. Mr. 
SAUNDERS believes the thief to have been a young man with a smooth face and 
dressed in a dark suit and black Derby hat.
    
A fire last evening, in the store of George L. RISE fancy goods dealer, 
created a damage of $12. Some articles were burned by being too close to a 
gas jet.
    
Philip FALK, a boy of ten years, who resides at No. 369 Atlantic avenue, 
was knocked down and severely injured about the head by a horse ridden by an 
unknown young man who made his escape, Dr. SPENCER and Ambulance Surgeon 
GORDON attended him.
    
William S. RANDELL, who lives in Main street, was arrested last night in 
the Second Precinct for being drunk. When searched at the station house a 
revolver was found upon him, and a charge of violating the law by carrying a 
concealed weapon was also made against him.
        
Thomas MILES, a young man who lives at 116 Plymouth street, went to 
the York street police station last night with a cut over his right eye. He 
stated that while he was in a hallway at the corner of Water and Gold streets 
an unknown man struck him with his fist. He was sent to the City Hospital to 
have the wound dressed.
    
A thief broke into George CARL's residence, No. 444 Degraw street, 
yesterday afternoon, and got off with $20 worth of clothes.
    
A young man who sleeps over John ZEIGLER,s barber shop at No, 105 Smith 
street was awakened about one o'clock this morning by hearing some one moving 
about the store. He ran downstairs just in time to see a man escape through 
the front door. Nothing was stolen. 
    
Andrew Zeiser RUDD, the little 5 year old son of ex-Assemblyman Robert J. 
RUDD, was run over last evening on Stagg street, near Humboldt, and 
dangerously injured, by one of WESTCOTT's express wagons. The driver, John 
CURRAN, was arrested and held for examination.
    
In the case of the boys George HAAS and Henry BECKER, charged with 
entering and despoiling Cook street M. E. Church and other sacred edifices, 
Justice NAEHER yesterday afternoon decided to hold the accused for the Grand 
Jury. Adam HAAS, suspected of being implicated with them, was discharged, 
there being no evidence against him.
    
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children took charge, this 
mornng, of Annie and Barbara STARK, aged respectively 8 and 10 years, whom 
their father, John STARK, had abandoned.
    
Rufus McGEE, the newly appointed Minister to Sweden and Norway, sailed in 
the steamship Werra, of the North German Lloyd line for Bremen. Mr/ McGee's 
wife and two daughters accompanied him.
    
Reports of a defalcation in H. B. CLAFLIN & Co.'s house are positively 
denied by the firm. 
    
MARRIED
EVERSON - OSGOOD  -  At the residence of the bride, in Flatbush, L. I., by 
the Rev. A. P. PUTNAM, Valentine Hall EVERSON to Grace Flethcher OSGOOD, 
grandaughter of John Fletcher EMERSON, formerly of New Bedford, Mass.

MARKHAM - FOOTE  -  On Thursday, May 28, at the residence of the bride's 
parents, by the Rev. F. H. KERFOOT, D. D., Josie A. FOOTE, of Brooklyn, to 
William G. MARKHAM, of Avon, N. Y.

31 May 1885
THE BLOWS FELL FAST AND HARD
The Colored Guard Attacked While Returning from Cypress Hills Cemetery
    With plumed helmets and glittering epaulettes the Colored Guard marched 
proudly in the parade yesterday. On the Jamaica plank road they halted, and 
it was during this halt that they got into trouble with some rather rough 
citizens from Crow Hill. There was a fight, during which many heavy blows 
were struck and many heads were damaged. Willliam COOPLY, of 945 Herkimer 
street, sustained a severe scalp wound, and William FLANNAGAN of Bergen 
street, near Rockaway avenue, and Thomas HUFF, of 603 Dean street, received 
internal injuries. Blows were falling fast and heavy when the epolice 
interfered and made several arrests, one of the persons taken into custody 
being Louis HOOPER of 217 Navy street. Frank THOMPSON, of Bergen street, also 
spent the night in the "cooler" as the result of his participation in the fight.

THE REPORTERS NOTEBOOK
Accidents and Incidents in Brooklyn and Vicinity
    At a special meeting of the Young People's Association of the Methodist 
Episcopal Tabernacle. Manhattan avenue, the following Executive Committee was 
appointed: 
        Miss S. FENTON, 
        Miss May FENTON, 
        Miss Annie MOONEY, 
        Dr. A. SCHAFFER, 
        Mr. E. NORTHEY, 
        Mrs. S. C. HILL and 
        Mrs. James FLEMING.
    Special Officers MILLS, HEGEMAN, McCOURT, and MARNELL have been appointed 
health inspectors by the Board of Health of the Town of Flatbush
    Post FORD, of Canarsie, took part in the city parade yesterday. In the 
afternoon services were held in the village chapel.

A RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
    Last evening Mr. Jacob BIGLER, residing at 67 1/2 Sixth avenue, while out 
driving in a light wagon with Miss Ellen DAVIS, of 38 West Fifty-sixth 
street, New York, met with a serious accident in Flatbush avenue, just at the 
Plaza entrance. The horse he was driving became unmanageable, plunged 
desperately, and finally upset the vehicle. Mr. BIGLER, was thrown out and 
sustained severe contusions on the head and a fractured arm. Miss DAVIS was 
but slightly bruised, but was taken to a friends house suffering from shock. 
The horse was caught by Officer NEWCOMB, of the Mounted Squad. The wagon was 
badly damaged. Mr. BIGLER,s injuries were dressed by Dr. CLEAVY.

AN UGLY KNIFE THRUST
Which May Cost an Italian His Life
The Trouble that Arose Over a Game of Cards and Cans of Beer Last Night - The 
Wielder of the Weapon Makes His Escape
    About 9 o'clock last night two Italians, named John RUSSE and Jose MOATZ, 
with a number of their countrymen, were engaged in a game of cards in the 
basement of the tenement, 110 Front street. During the game, which was played 
for money and drinks, RUSSE and MOATZ quarreled. RUSSE claimed that he had 
gained a certain advantage in the game which MOSTZ denied.
    The altercation soon assumed a serious nature, for MOATZ drew a stiletto 
and threatened RUSSE, who also attempted to seize some weapon, but was unable 
to do before MOATZ was upon him. MOATZ plunged his blade three times into the 
left side of RUSSE's abdomen, who thus received wounds which are considered 
of a fatal character. MOATZ escaped, throwing away the knife in his flight.
    The wounded man lay groaning and bleeding upon the floor of the basement, 
and, alarmed by his condition, one of his compatriots ran around to the 
Second Precinct and informed Captain EASON of the affair. An ambulance 
surgeon was summoned, and Dr. S. PAYNE responded. He found that the wounds 
were deep and believes the intestines have been severed and gave it as his 
opinion that RUSSE would die.
    The wounded man was hurried off to the Homeopathic Hospital, where he lay 
at a late hour this morning in a condition approaching dissolution.
    Captain EASON, in his efforts to capture the assailant, did not make the 
facts known at Police Headquarters until 12:25 A. M., and at that time he had 
no clew (sic) as to the whereabouts of the fugitive. He is described as being 
five feet eight inches in height, with smooth face, dark haired and wearing a 
blue jumper.

THE SIXTH CRANK ARRIVES 
One More Would Be Jumper Arrested on the Bridge
    The epidemic of would be suicides on the bridge seems as far as ever from 
abatement.The sixth attempt in the history of the bridge and the fourth since 
ODLUM's fatal leap was made yesterday afternoon about two o'clock. The 
individual adopting the airy method of avoiding life's troubles when captured 
gave the name of John HELRIEGEL, residence No. 557 West Forty-second street, 
New York. He made his appearance by gazing with much intensity at the water 
below. He then walked rapidly from the platform about the New York tower 
along the footpath to a point where a plank runs across the track for the 
convenience of electric light linemen. He ran across it quickly, leaped down 
to the driveway and made a dive for the outer rail. There he stopped, with 
Officer GANNON's strong arms about him. Officer LIDGATE at the tower had 
given prompt warning and together with Officer KENNY and Roundsman HAYES went 
to GANNON's assistance. To test the genuineness of the man's impulse they 
swayed him over the rail a little. He never flinched. After this he was taken 
to the Sands street station. Questioned by Captain WARD, he burst into tears 
and said in broken English that he had had nothing to eat for two days and 
had a wife and two children in a New York tenement. He is a thick set, dark 
featured man, and can speak but little English. After being examined 
HELRIEGEL was taken to the Second Precinct Station, to be held for 
Examination. A little note book found in his possession was filled with 
addresses, where he had evidently sought work as a machinist, and "want" 
advertisements cut from German papers. On different pages written in a 
cramped German hand, were unsigned notes, which, translated, read as follows:   
    "It is not frivolity that drives me to take this step. Twelve weeks out 
of work, two small children, and nothing to eat."
    "I am the father of a family. Our furniture and clothes are all gone. 
Three months have I looked for work, but I can find none, wherever I go. Now 
we are turned into the street. Yet is is according to law. I don't want to 
steal and can't beg. Such is the world. It belongs to us; we are in it, and 
can starve."

DECORATION DAY ON LONG ISLAND
District Attorney FLEMING Honors the Memory of a Patriot
    The Second Battalion of Duryea's  Zouaves decorated the grave of Comrade 
COGSWELL in Grace Cemetery at Jamaica yesterday. John FLEMING, District 
Attorney of Queens County, in his address, after showing the blessings of a 
restored Union and extolling the army that fought to gain them, paid the 
following tribute to George COGSWELL:
    The grave which you have just strewn with the symbols of affectionate 
remembrance, and at which pure hearted children have sung liberty's hymn, 
holds the dust of one who was a type of the spirit which dominated the army 
of the Union, and made it capable of great achievement, George COGSWELL. He 
was of .......[missing area]...... Easthampton, Bridgehampton and Bay Ground, 
decorating the graves at each place.
    The Moses A. BALDWIN Post headed a very large procession in Hempstead, 
the fire companies and deputations of citizens being in the line.
    At Bay Shore and Babylon the heroes of the war were remembered by William 
GURNEY Post. George HUNTSMAN, of Flushing, strewed (sic) with flowers the 
soldiers monument and the graves in the cemeteries.


Transcriber
Carole Dilley
Nadine Demczyszyn
Pam Jeter
Nancy Spader Wilson
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