New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-02
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SERIOUS SrABBISG AFfRAY.-A serious stabbing
afray occurred at the entrance Of Howards court,
running from Main street, the Catherine ferry,
some tine after T. o'clock Saturday night. 1t sP-
| pears that Patrick Monahan who boards at No. -
| the court was us turning up TO go home being N
company with several others Hugh Catherwood,
who resides on the upper floor OF No. was also re-
| turning home, and, mistaking MOnahan for an &C
quaintance, struck him with snow ball As soos
he became aware that he had been mistaken Cathes
wood begged MOnahan to hin, but the latter
would not be satisfied without fight One Of tho
Witnesses saS that MOnahan threw off his coat u
fpht and made lick at Catherwood when he slss
pultd of his coat and they cnched aud fell. Wd.s
they were Gown Cs,herw0Od was stabbed seven tines
in yariou. parts of the body. One wound Is % the
lett side one the right breast in the right shoui
der two the thigh and two on the right arm. Sow
era of the inoisions very deep. The wounded man
was conveyed 30 his residence and Monnhsn ran late
the sitting room of his boarding house, where he was
arrested By Officer Cream OF the Second District Ps-
Ice who detected BIN among several persons by tho
blood upon his hsnds Drs Cochran, DUH and Peck
we're called in 10 dress the wounds, and II Is tse6
opinion that hs recovery is extremely doubtful. Th8
wounded man has wife and one child. The accused
and Hugh OBTien. of the witnesses Of the atray,
are locked up IN the Second District Station House.
The knife With which the cuts were made Is large
brck-bandsd clasp, with dirk blade, shnpened TO Q
point.
MoDahan worked in Bensons sugar house, IN Trent
street lie IL a single man, and recently moved TO this
city kom New.York lie boarded WIN aiamiiy On
the frst floor of the house in which Catherwoofs
family lives. An investigation will be made a. 5000 ~
circumstances will permit.
TBF RAuRoADs-The snow plOws Of the Cty
Railroad Company put into requistion yesterday
in order to clean the tracks, 20 that the oars can DO
run today Some of the streets all but mpassa-
z. k.aa
deep.
BROOKLYN CITY MORrALITY Since the edyeat OF
the new Health Officer, appcia.ed by the Comnss
Council, there have been weekly returns OF deaths
a. before.
THECAsE % ALDERMAs OLIyER--Juder CuIy~ e
th boosl,n City Court delivered optDO, SATURDAY N
OF the injunction Restraining Jo'.pS o,sf ~.
Snts ard The pan,in. Edward Backbone and Va
Lewis. who repreentng Themselves a, fre-ho der. ana ia
pa,r. Of the efy junction restraining defendant to
cam a. an Adsmap and oinns tue Common COunei ire.
roTn "a such The ground that As gas nos les.y
time b. processes have been elected The iAes asssd hs
eGn and A1s-. o ssHSsS e e.s Is a.a.S ::
exA or tie grounds l That the election which 10 CLAIMS
% tn. her. va. DO s.e.ncy 70 M Aid NIL. rssD.<
required BY law, having neither gwen bDS- A ie1
S o1a Or 81 Ths; b. ls.p.ion
fagrs and .t.r tss day % '' s5s :, bns
o. .ore .pts 20 hold and dischArEe me daes a ths
ESQ Ank-r question 10 ease dweit upon nom ~hieo
he Indie plaintiffs IN tnis stn csh "
strain the Common COUNCIL VA tIcS saSs
In yiol.ou OF their nights AID i sranis.'n o. the
- ~ .s,isfec had not teen shown The moase
o. tks m JUNCTION perpetual cel7t with costs aud iAs
,1mO1rary lpjsaesn vas dis'olEed-
The REcEST CBASGEs IS THE POLICE FORCE
SIMON R,vnod. policeman Of the Third Distnsi who
,oy.d by he Mayor and Aldermen Of the Tenth We'd has
ned the CITY bis dish claiming thst ts>s
Va, 40 cover 20 big -nlsss for 0fsase Ths
Raxrer Corporatioo Attorney sppesred for ne city ana "
Al Csrs ell md T. Penn tor the plaintiff 10 Vas St9sds
part tie city that 81 the Corst1ron the spponn
had the power of dismissal and thai the spr % -
Cav Char,>T The and Aldermen with ne H~S
appoint pes<ure Counsel for plSs az
tai thsr- 10 sIpress provision In the Cnsrt<f vn
p~er to tie Mayor and Aldermen " rc-a0ve say., -
them authority o. sppnt and r,n''s :. 49,
only ssy. powsr sypo.Et policemen but 10, = N,..
s.efiou 4of City Charter expressly sisiee "a" =.
we're -
elu,on Of The us1Desi. the judge stssa tHs' nc y"
his opinion IN about wosf
Tur Do, ,cy Eorcx.-Ths Police Committee Of tho
,ga Conel having under eonsidersson Toe exrdiossS
~ -. ,h~ -, or The fore q to DeArnenf. " ce0s
.,h,. a. A. yrisfioa have ddeS 70 h
1870 =. ss,iesf on tho Lsssst1re u fAss usnsy ~
go ,sI y pay the fore - nos exiss
No EXTRA FlIIsCs-The Board Of Supervisors hav-
.s r,soIves 70 Val. tie county instructions ner We1sss
tss CT The Poor decided TO FURNISH thea
vita pxn and Extra fxnps Tes Ins1uuocs hsys.
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