New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-26
THE CITY.

| Jobn McFlway. age 90. of No. 10 Washing
ton-st, drowned last evening WHO pa'ine oH '"'
| Battery. =,
Frank Tighe and John Mahan guarded Last aSd
evening in the dining saloon at Little I%elRS' anu
! Tentl-aye., and Mahan stabbed Tighe III the neck
Peter Hogarty, while fighting IN shanty III
Forteth-st between Tenth and Eleyenthayes., was cur
on the head with knife, receiving threo se'ero
Thomas Green's stock of shoes at NO: 40
was damaged by fire last night to the amount
Of ~ 5oo. Insured The building, owned by Rosaind
! Rich was damaged $500; insured
The body of an unknown man, age aDOut 81,
feet inches in hight dark compeHiGH' DfoT dn m IN
the North River OFF Pier No 49, and was taken 10 Inc
Morgue.
70 light carriage belonging Mr.. Underhl of No 81
Lafayetteplace, anaway near the owner % re-
throwing out and njuring the driver and smashing tno
carriage.
trunk and canvas bag containing table
cloths, bed clothing and w0mens app9hl, ana letters
addressed TO Emma Lightburn, Galveston, Texas
were found by the police yesterday morning on Plcr No.
80 East River.
About 81 p. m, yesterday, while q German
peddcr named John HauseT dsposing OF his wares
at Mulberry and Worthss he was attacked by crowd
of men, women and boys, who beat him severely ana
stole large portion of his goods
Richard NJ. Smith, No. RutgerS-place, ap-
peared before Alderman Welch, at the Essex Market
GREGORY had robbed him of $50 Miss Gregory denied the
charge but was held default of 500 bail To answer
the charge at the Court of General Sessions
The premises No. 10 Howard-st. were dam
Aaron, Hyans Eyeland hat manufacturers N. Costar
insect destroyer James Costello dealer in paper STOCK
and one two Others sustained losses ranging from
500 10 $500; insured The building damaged $1,000
fully insured.
For a considerable time past John Little and
his wife Agnes have occupied apartments in the
ment No 453 West Thirty -nintl-st. Little has many
occasions abused his wife, on SUNDAY they 9uarreed
West Thrtyfthst Police Station, and reported that his
wife had died Subsequently, nearing the condition OF
affairs, Sergeant Lowery arrested Little and locked
him up
Col. Bankson T. Morgan, in behalf of his
associate superntendents in the PostOhce yeserday,
letter distribution department, very handsome ana
costly gold watch and chain on occasion 4i te 9nay
and Cen Terry present; also the several supern-
tendents and Assistant superntendents IN the Poeoice
department of this city.
Coroner Keenan, was called yesterday TO the
Lunatic Asylum ON Backwell's Island, to hold an in
in charge had prescribed for her powerful med
cine Of the ingredients OF which was In
the temporary absence of the nurse the woman took the
vial containing the mixture from The closet where 1t was
kept, and drank the contents The fact that she had
done so soon asCertaned and remedies gUen but
without avail.
The Harlem Branch of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association held the 10Th OF her series OF exercises
on SUNDAY afternoon. nj Observation-Disclosures frsts
and Thrdaye., when addresses were made by the Rev
Mr. Leggett aud Gen. o. o. Howard the President OF the
Association at Washington, d. C. The General took for
his text: Hear and thy soul shah live At The close
many crowded around to shake hands with Gen. Howard
These meetings tO be continued every sunday after
noon at Il o'clock, and on Thursday evenings at u
o'clock
Tn tbe YOrkyille Police Court, before Justice
Bxby on Sunday afternoon, Philip Perdo, residing in
siXtlave., between Fiity-siXth and FhtEseyenthsts
went the house Of Thomas Acker in Fifty-sixthst
and after some personal remarks assaulted Mrs. Aekers
general fight ensued In which the Acker family took
an active part. AT length Perdo disabled by stab
in the back and the police arrived Kate Ackers
arrested charge Of stabbng Perdo but She was dis
charged by Justice Bxby as the wounded man was I'M
able to identify her his assaiant. John Keanney
was locked up for brutaIly kicking and beating Mary
Trmbe.
At the meeting of the Young Mems Chris
an Association. last evening, encouraging reports were
Boardng-Iionse and Vsitaons of the Sick Committees
new names The Harlem Branch, through s President
announced that it was in prosperous condition and
that it had been especially successful with its open-r
meetings held at the corner OF ne-hundredandtwenty
rst-st and Third-ave Reports also received from
the Eastern and Western Branches of the Association
and from the Colored Young Mems ASSOCIATION Owing
to the meeting Of the Evangelical Alliance I'm the
building the Association will not meet until October.
On one of the boats of the Grand-st. Ferry
elderly we-dressed lady. He lghtcolored sack
coat the pockets of which he had his hands He slowly
edged 10 the unconscious victim, and on the side to-
ward her. his hand was seen to come out OF the bottom 0
his and TO transfer tselfo the pocket OF the LADY, at
the same time he crowded against her and drew her wal
let her pocket under her coat Just at that moment
the other side and sprang on the boat there
which was just leaving for Wlllasburgh Allwas done
time 10 recover their surprise before the rogue
Unconscious the misfortune which had befiIen her
visited by 1896 persons 1924 on sunday.
Richard McNeeley assistant keeper of the
Pententiary, dropped dead yesterday afternoon from
heart disease.
James Dunno Of No. 223 Pearl-st was yes
terday arrested and held examination for brutaly
beating his daughter Catharine, age l5
The Williamsburg Masonic Board of Relief
gave a grand Promenade Concert and summer Nights
Festival at Myrtle-ave Park last evening. The music
was furnished by Graliula's eth Regiment Band.
Isaac Williams of No. 10 Jersey-st, New
York dangerously injured yesterday afternoon by
blow the head from crank on board the steamer
Concord at Erie Basin He was taken to the Hospital.
The case of the United States against the
color factory of G. +. Reynolds Co., adjoining the
Navy-Yard was heard before Judge Benedict yesterday
morning His Honor granted Injunction against the
defendants subject TO the condition that should they
the factory not nuisance the injunction
will be dissolved.
Yesterday morning James Haggerty and
other rOughs went 10 the lagerbeer saloon Of John
Klein No G3 Wythe-aye. l.. d., and made frequent de
mand for liquor, for which they refused 10 pay. They
were turned out and Immediately attacked the saloon
keeper, whom they severely wounded III the head with
stone. Officer BuTrc of the Ffth Precinct also
saulted with a hammer and badly bruised. Haggerty
and two others arrested and locked up to await
trial
sii t n Sl new hr5cb non g1IHe,,
r. j. and Weigh 81 uas each
WIIITESTONE.-Sundaym morning the residence
Of Mr. EdFn Powell robbed Of articles valued At +lUO
GREENPORT. l.. I-Yesterday 500 Good Templars
FROM New Haven and nghbonng made NJ excursion to t: vsge
WHITEPLAINS, N.l.-The theme Of conversation
aye IS. with Martin iIays, IS
JERSEY CITY.-A brakeman on the New-Jersey
Railroad riding yesterday afternoon al O'Clock,
and tie pacing The wan. crossing biz heal in
FROM The clrs, and srr-nsy probably fatally hurt
HUDSON CITY.-In the Hudson County Cont of
Quarter Session. rs'eril, Judge Randolph 'gs+n'd h' following