New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-02

Shortly before midnight fight took place between
lieutenant and private Capt E tayPr ana
AleOtt who citizens attire, 1t Is alleged, nred
nd can ESP yry severe flesh Wound
Aicott saws he did not fire the shot but Capt Ihayer
who is acquainted with him, declares positively thai he
is the man who assaulted him. Capt. Todd placed
RoundsmaD Alcott under arrest TO await se OF
an examination Capt Taylor was removed 20 bs resi-
dence No lO6 East Fourthst The Wounds not peneved
TO be dangerous.
THE GAY-sT. HOMICIDE.
On the 18th inst Patrick Clifford OF NO.
Gay.st engaged in alteration at the corner Vi oay
and Chrstophersts. with Edward Fleming anu o'"er
young men who had congregated there During Tue al
FRAY Clifford was pushed or fell against an iron railing
and sustained a compound fracture Of the leg "Hie~
ing helpless on walk the party kicked him ia os
brutal manner He was conveyed home anu Search
10 sink until Wednesday night, when he dicG ws
was made for Fleming but ne could not DC i,ce Sta
terday however he went to the tsst CHORD was
dead. and had there 20 dever hiuseia uI tbe
mean Nan time Dr. o69 Beach viii make post mortem ex-
animation and ascertain the actual cause OF dea'n
PROBABLE HOMICIDE.
John Devine was yesterday brought before
Justice Ledwth jefferson Market Police Courton the
complaint OF Mrs Bridget Larkn No 419 East Eghteeht
st. who deposed that on Wednesday last the accused
seized Richard Smith, a boy who was annoying hm'
knocked him down and threw him against cart whGe VICE.
the boy lay nsensibe for time. Dr. Newton oert-
fled that the injuries serious Deyns was commit
ted to await the result Of the injuries.
THE EIGHTH WARD HOMICIDE.
information was received at Police head
quarters Yesterday, that John Hastings, who on
Friday night stabbed Ferdinand Bunkern the saloon
OF the latter at No IS West HOusOn-st, causing his
death on Tuesday had been arrested ,bS
of this city Detective Vaughan last evening went 10
Boston 20 see If he could identity the prisoner
ATTEMPT TO ROB AN INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICE.
On Wednesday evening a party of burglars
secreed themselves In the building on the northwest
corner Of Eghthave and Pourteentht and during the
night attempted effect into the safe in the
Internal Revenue Office on the third floor Ihey sue
hecoming alarmed Al something fed without having
cured punder. set or tools, CONSISTING oi sedRe
stc wer eft behind by the thieves These were
moved to the West Twentieth-st Police Station or iate
there t nave PEN gg Rre and
and undoubtedly the thieves anticipated plenty Oh pO"
A MISTAKEN COMPLAINT.
On Wednesday, James McGinnis OF No. ll0
Essex st. Jersey City, caused the arrest OF Nee hooe
Of No 1873 Greenwchst on charge OF stealing ~ I'm
him He swore positively he saw the girl se t r me o
ney and Justice Hogan commlttsd hr 20 ~ ne Tn,nb.
Yesterday gentleman named CONS he had found tho miss
ing pocketbOo with the money i9iaeti ~ tng
was sent for admitted that he might have os mo
money there. The magistrate reouked MN severely or
feelings Mchnis offered sO, which she at first refused.
but finally accepted
+ NARROW ESCAPE
Nearly three weeks ago the Police found in
small boat beside OF the piers on the East Riyer,
two boxes about "a inches square and apparently
tanning some heavy substance Surprising them have
been stolen by river thieves, the Police conveyed the
boxes 10 Police Headquarters and delivered them into
the custody OF Mr. Bouck the Property Clerk aud since
then they have been lying around, pushed here and
there they came In the way. Yesterday afternoon
gentleman called Police Headquarters, aud asked II
two boxes, describing the mentioned, had been
found By the Police They shown him. and he at
once identified them his property. While the receipt
property being made out, tho visitor men
toned incidentally that the boxes died with nitro
glycerIne Mr. BOuck turned pale, and hurriedly re-
quested that the boxes containing the explosive material
be removed. The receipt hastily finished By Manuel
White the assistant Clerk. the OF the property
then appended his signature, and not until DE had dap
peared with his property did the officers breathe freely