New-York tribune., 1867-08-19
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The independent Democrats of the Eight
eenth Ward have nominated Dr. Ed Downes cOnney Tor
Alderman Of that district
The Turkish ambassador left the Fifth avenue
Hotel Friday and proceeded az once " ""Si'Hs''"
accompanied by his wife and suite
Acting Police Justice Kivlin committed Charles
Randall yesterday on charge OF hannsa& to Charles
A. wilhelm of No. SO Variek-st
The monitor Onondaga was yesterday toWed
from quarantine between the Edgew@ht @ anu dock
where She viii be but in trim for her trans mp
Yesterday colored boy named Alie! Alfred
Ricketts, fell from second story Nnom ant 0 re and was
residence, No. ~ Brdgest' W 'no P"''
seriously injured. ,,
The Croton water was yesterday discovered SC I,eo
running the store of VIM c. Demaes no % vas sbnt
st. The stock was much damaged. inc ""'oi "'' '"N
off and the owner notified by the ponce
Frederick Won Acller, sailor, on SATURDAY gay
fe into the cellar at the corner OF Janess,,% % n t s
boarding house, No ss Rooseyetst
James O'Rorke, aged 12 years, was, on sat
urday struck the head with stone by a ~ @
taken home to No. 10 Little Twelfthst.
Officer John Grogan, for many years past at,
tached to the Twenty sixth City h nm otuTday
lie was honorable, upright man. ana eSi'eincu " i
superior officers
Yesterday afternoon the well-lnOwn gambler
and thief Henry alias william Gardner, alias %DnSn %
Heinrich and John Mewarncr succeeded IN making ape
escape from BlackwePs Island Dy some he" "'
TO the authorities
lanes France was on Saturday committed
by Justice Hogan the charge OF having Oh Ihsu1y
night 81 sOSn N T ~ West e WnshnstoH Market O in Treas
ury When arrested s442 OF the missing money "
found in his possession
On Saturday afternoon two young men en-
tered the plumbing establishment of Mr. Robert T.
Brown No &c East Broadway, and while one OF thch en-
caged Inc clerk I'm conversation tho other with false keys
6pened desk and took thcrefrom s45 Treasury notes
10th left the place before the theft was discovered
Some burglars on Saturday morning gained
Wright at the corner Of Lewis and Houstonts and at
tempted TO blow open the safe with ganp4%der % ~ nd ,I
in the money drawer. number OF burglars toos were
left behind
On Saturday evening Henry Johnson, aged
three years. was in the New BOwcry near oak
st. by car No 60 OF the Beeckerst line, and instantly
killed The body was taken to hae residence s OF Iv pat
at the Oakstreet Police Station today The driver OF
the car, Joseph Vunk was arrested
Wm. H. Vanderbilt Vice-President; }. L.
Buckhout superintendent Messrs Egglcsom and strolg
Road Master and Master Machnist and several OF the
directors OF the Harlem Railroad left this city Oh Friday,
by special car for Chatham, for the purpose OF makng
the customary annual examination OF the condition oi tho
road.
ships in the harbor died Saturday after returning
home The ship Is believed to be Sun IN the
effort to find IL The death resulted from yellow fever
named oNei living IN tenement house house IN iiy the
Tenth Ward, also died on saturday r0n yellow lcNef'
lie had been working on vessel at Quarantine
Officer Joseph Matthias of the Fourth Pre-
cnct Police before Justice Hogan az the IonDs o
saturday on a charge OF breaking into the quor shop OF
John organ Pearst and clubbing the proprietor over
tine head The officer admitted entefS e ~ ycr ere
violating the Excise law at the time ana no wseH 70
hing Matthias was held 10 answer at the Court Of
Special Sessions ON his own rccognizance.
Mr.. r. w. Hume delivered lecture yester-
day afternoon at o'clock, Farmers Institute, upon
the Labor Movement lie stated that the eght.hour
system only means 10 obtain an end that ia blpe
times the world was more truly democratic than now.
and that there was IN those times President Moses nor
MnlorGen. Aaron. Aristotle sald money ~ 'no
want not the master Of mankind Inc speaker lu9e1 1
from authors, and rom the Bible to prove that
receiving usury for money lent was wrong ana tht
the true Christian should not exact H. lie sd that he
teachings Of the Catholic Chsrch had always
Took interest except from strangers. The
Western workingmen claim free trade rs right But
cprOcatc To labor Is the duty OF all men; it Is the D
vine command and yet those who work the hardest ENJOY
show that the peopo Of America are more eXaetng tn
those OF other nations required children
workingmen wished they must have public
pfcs OF their own Another gentleman sad that the pul
plt and the press were great levers IN society that
the mon who controlled them used them Tor thelr own
ends. great change was needed here.
Between and o'clock on
Saturday morning fire broke ont In frame dwelling oc-
cupicd by Daniel Qu, the corner OF Dean and Boo,
sgOO which there no Insurance. Oncer Leary OF
the Precinct while working at the above hre
was seyerly Injured.
On Friday night the dwelling-house of Mr..
Richard McDen0t, No. 23O PacncsI feloueously
entered aud robbed Of property valued at 500
The body of an unknown woman, was found
ST., Red Hook point The body Was taken 10 the dead
house FOR identihcation
A boy three years of age, named George Daily,
drowned on Saturday by falling into cellar eNca
yation Fultonaye The body was taken to the res
deucc OF his parents IN Marion-'t,
Peter $. Beaucamp of Victory Engine No.
l3, died yesterday. lie will be buried In Mount Royal
Cemetery.
A man giving his name as Thomas Duffy was
arrested Cn saturday night while Siiempis TO IGo me ae
surprised while IN the act OF carrying of lot OF goods.
and was arrested BY oncer Hunt Of the Fouyiourth
The fine weather of yesterday seemed to invite
people from their homes m pursuit OF pleasure and re-
creation in the open Through the day and evening
the streets cd with pedestrians aud every species
Of public conveyance was crowded The rush To Coney
thousands OF persons made their way to the suburbs aud
the seaside
There was preaching in the City Park by
man named John Kirk, VINO had permit But Dr. Ben
net, who attempted 10 hold temperance meeting ut the
place was prevented rom doing So not being pro
vIdcd with the required authority Fort Green, the city
Viii peoule and me best of order was preserved Tie
regular sunday services at Lcierts Park were very
largely attended
At about o'clock yesterday afternoon John
Ma6S MShnd % mhg rctanns rom concy Island
was run and instantly killed by Coney Island and
deceased with others got OF the ear TO give IL stalt
The animals making sudden plunge forward the young
thrown under the ear tie wheels 0f which pass
ug over his body, cut 1t completely In two.
Francis Douegan and Patrick Gill were ar
rested saturday afternoon by OMcer Wondery OF the
Forty-fOurth Precinct suspicion Of stealing sos, tho
property Of Mr. Edward Hughes. GIN was discharged by
thepolice captain but poneean was held TO await an eX
of the above named parties, the money found In
Frankn-ayep where 1t IL believed 1t was secreted by
DOncgan.
Between I and o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, two wellkuown burglars Thomas Kelley aud John
Sweeney, effected entrance into the house Of Mr.
Murphy, No y Fatbushaye. Just they leaving