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The New York herald., 1875-08-24
THE NEW POST OFFICE.

THE FINAL WORK IN THE INTERIOR OF THE
BUuDING-AIL woRKA1EN TO BE DISCHARGED
ON FRIDAY NEXT.
Mr.. W. G. steinmetz the architect in charge of the
new Post Office building confidently expects that by
Friday next all the mechanics and laborers engaged
in the interior of the edce will have finished their
work and that it will then be ready for occupation by
the Postmaster and his clerks About one hundred and
twenty cabinet makers engaged yesterday put
ting up for the registered letter department and
in making six hundred black walnut wardrobes for the
Of employees in the Office The wardrobes be
placed in the basement and to be arranged
be under the direct supervision Of person be ap
pointed for that purpose. Each clerk will be assigned
wardrobe and furnished with key. Everything is in
readiness in the basement which will be entirely de-
voted the reception and distribution of newspapers
The hydraulic elevators are in working order and
On the FIRST door few painters putting the finish
ing touches on the woodwork. The counter for the
weighing clerk is about finished and yesterday Of
Fairbanks largest scales was removed from the old
building Nassau street to the corridor fronting tho
park The iron work is all complete, with the excep-
ton OF few iron doors which will be ready Thurs
day. The large glass dome is undergoing thorough
overhaung so as to make 1t absolutely impcrvous to
The boxes ready for almost instant use and
the desks in the galleries and other Office furniture
in place.
Of the AUDITORS Office where a is to be put in
during the week. The carpeng laid in the spacious
apartments TO be occupied by The Postmaster, Deputy
Postmaster and other officials The starways however
from the second floor TO the attic waiting compile
ton
Yesterday afternoon the largest annuncator ever
made delivered in the building. IL Is 10 occupy
space twelve feet square the south entrance the
letter department. IL s to be connected by electric
(of which there forty miles in the buldng) with
the various bureaus and will give instant notice Of the
time Of arrival and departure Of mails
In the subcellar the heating apparatus and pumps for
the hydraulic elevators are cOmplete. The street
running through the park from Broadway to Park
Is ready for use The fence and frame buildings the
ground can be removed in few hours.
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
DUNCAN, SHERMAN & co.
THE Ass1GNHE's BOND FILED.

THE ASSIGNHES 8 BOND FILED.
The following document was fled to-day in the
Clerks once Of the Court Of Common Pleas after ap-
proval by Judge Robnson:--
Know all men by these presents that VIC william d.
shipman, counselor-at-law in the city and State Of
New YORK, and Nathaniel A. CowdTey and Samuel l..
M Barlow, Of said city county and State, and William
w. hacFarland, of Southfeld in the county Of Rich
mond in said State held and firmly bound unto tho
people OF the State Of New York in the penal sum OF
5000 600 lawful money Of the United States OF America
TO be paid 70 the people Of the State OF New York or
thelr assignee, for which payment well and truly TO be
made, we bind ourselves and heirs, executors and
administrators Jointly and severaly by these presents
Sealed with our seals Dated this 10Th day oil August,
A. d., 1875
Whereas the copartnership firm OF Duncan Sherman
N Co. doing business in the said city OF New York,
under said drm name and William Butler Duncan, Will
liam Watts sherman and Francis II. Grain, the CO
partners composing said copartnershp firm, did under
and accordance with the provisions Of act OF the
Legislature Of the State Of New York, entitled An act
TO SECURE 70 creditors just division Of the estate of
debtors who convey assgnees for the bonot Of cred
itors, passed April is. 1870 and the several acts
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE COMMISSION STILL DIVIDED ON THE
RoUTE-sIR Z. W. wATKN WANTS TO BUILD
AND OPERATE AN UNDERGROUND LINE WITH
BRITISH CAPITAL.
The Commission held session yesterday and en-
deavored by an interchange Of views TO agree upon
route, but adjourned without beng any unan-
unity than they were two weeks ago A Mr. Marrow,
of the Citizens Rapid Transit Association called to see
Chairman Selgman, but he was not admitted and left
disappointed He stated 10 the reporters that the asso-
citation has no intention OF taking any action in the way
OF debating TO the Commission and does not indorse
the views Of Mr. c. H. Roosevelt that appeared in Sat
urday's papers
Mr. L. Lotz, Of No. 1854 Pacific street, Brooklyn,
yesterday submitted plan Of a double column elevated
railway to run in streets, the pillars to be
placed close to the building line. He proposes line Of
shade trees on either side
II seems after all that Sir f. W. Watkin Of the Lon
don Underground Railway, who was before the Com
mission Friday has serious intentions OF interesting
himself and his associates Ia our rapid transit scheme
In conversation with railroad official, the reporter
was assured Mr. Watkin made the declaration that II
the Commissioners would adopt underground or
sunken pan he would supply the capital TO build equip
and run H. He does not look with favor upon any
scheme OF elevated character. He seems TO think
that account Of the sewerage there would be some
engineering difficulties in building underground
railroad but none that could not be overcome by skill
ful engineering
prominent rapid transit advocate yesterday assured
the HERALD reporter that the Third Avenue Railroad
people in favor of Cornes plan, and that of The
directors assured him that they want adopted II any
plan selected the route is such is not likely TO
seriously interfere with their business and that If any
other plan IS chosen they viii oppose IT, This confirms
the stories Of combinations being made by the horse car
interests to raise money and defeat any plan that is
likely 10 Interfere with their receipts
The New York herald., 1875-08-24

DYING MAN SAYS HE WAS STRUCK WITH A
sHovEL-wAs HE MISTAKEN?
Frank Medley, a young who has for several
years been employed porter in house on Broad
way, the Chambers Street Hospital on Sunday
morning, about nine O'Clock, and reported that he had
been beaten by party Of men in liquor saloon on
Beach street. between Hudson and Greenwich One of
his assailants he sad hit him with a shovel His face
very much disfgured, his lower jaw being broken
and his nose badly cut He was bleeding
profusey and said he had hemorrhage from the lungs
He sank rapidly after being put to bed. Considering
that his condition was becoming critical the doctor in
charge questioned him closely TO where he lived and
how he had been hurt McGley then made the foow-
ing statement
Beach and Washington streets Saturday night went
into liquor saloon Beach street. and there met four
or five men,
DRINKING SOME
We had some words, when one of the men struck
with the back of shovel think fell down: don't
remember. They went away Don't know the men.
Never them before. Nobody with me- went
home and stayed there until this morning, when was
told to come here.n
This was all that could be procured from the wounded
man. and constant questioning failed to elicit anything
tangible satisfactory
He became exceeding weak during Sunday night, and
yesterday morning found necessary to send for
the Coroner that anteInortem statement might be
taken Coroner Croker called at the hospital about two
o'clock and heard what McGley had 70 say The in
jured man repeated the story he had told the doctor
Shortly after the visit of the Coroner McGley died
HERALD reporter visited all the saloons in Beach
street both Hudson and Greenwich yester-
day afternoon, but failed utterly to ascertain anything
about how McGley was hurt He was seen several
times Saturday evening in the locality mentioned,
but no one seems TO have seen him
CONFLICT.
While in the saloon at the of Beach and Green
wch streets he had slight henorrhage but not one
that considered serious. He had been drinking
freely and was considerably under the influence of
liquor 1t is the unanimous opinion Of his friends and
acquaintances that he fell against curb stone upon
the walk and thus received his injuries He not
at home from Saturday morning until Sunday morning.
about five O'Clock, when he returned quite drunk and
said he had had fight with somebody who had hit
him with a shovel He then had with him two shirts,
which he had bought on Saturday evening, and his
friends argue that if he had been fighting he claims
he would in all probability have lost these garments
Captain Cafery, Of the Fifth precinct is investigating
the case but he too feels confident that McGley's
juries were occasioned by fall
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
A DESPERATE CAPTURED.

John Larkin, the notorious rowdy who produced
reign OF in the First ward Of Jersey City, and
who made his escape from that city, recaptured in
Fiftyninth street in this city Sunday by officer
Boyle Yesterday morning Larkin brought before
Justice Keese and his bOndsmen breathed freely as
they withdrew their bonds He then charged
with larceny and assault and battery The first
charge which he committed an
atrOcous assault and battery named
Mrs Cannon, whose arm he broke with a club. The
second charge Of assault and battery the bar
tender Of saloon the corner of Hudson and Essex
After beating the bartender he drove him into
the street and took possession Of the bar The third
charge Of larceny in stealing property from the
saloon. JUSTICE Reese committed Larkin for trial on
the three charges Larkin had made preparations to
sail for Ireland this week, when he was caught
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
A JERSEY CYCLONE.

People in the vicinity Of waverley and North Eliza
beth, ~ j., were exceedingly alarmed on Sunday
afternoon by the appearance Of an immense column,
between 200 and 900 feet high which moved with a
rotary motion, uprocng and swapping large trees as IL
they only twgs, and destroying everything in It's
IL moved in a northwest direction It's approach
being heraded by peculiar, loud whskng sound
and it seemed 10 increase strength as IL whirled
along Passing through clump OF trees in the vicinity
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad II broke Of hinge limbs
and shot them into the air whore they twrled round
for some time before they fell to the ground A two
story house. occupied by several families stood in It's
path
ITS ROOF WAS TORN OFF
in an instant Mrs Pryor, of the inmates VINO was
IN the Of the house endeavOring save some milk
pans thrown to the ground and before she could
portion Of the roof struck her fracturna one OF
her limbs and nfcting internal injuries from which IL
Is feared she viii not recover clean path Of about
twenty feet Ia width made In the corn Geld and
orchard Of Mr. s. w. johnson In the vicinity of the
Newark and Elizabeth road. Huge pumpkins we're
caught up, and while IN the air looked ike electric balls
owing 70 a whitish smoke that surrounded them and a
large sheet Of water pond licked up and after
wards scattered barn. The cyclone then passed
the Wavery schOolhouse shaking u 70 that the
bell get ringing II finally spent is force out in
the Waverly far grounds. Several persons narrowly
escaped injuries, but was seriously hurt with
The eHceDLDn VI Mrx PryoE
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
MURDEROUS HIGHWAYMEN.
A GANG OF HUNTERS POINT RUFFIANs OVER
POWER AND ROB SPANISH SAILOR.

GANG OF HUNTERS POINT RUFFIANs OVER
POWER AND ROB A SPANISH SAILOR.
The detectives employed to discover whether not
a murder had been committed Borden avenue at an
early hour Sunday morning succeeded yesterday in
solving what had been mystery. They found the vic
tim of murderous assault board the Spanish brig
Manuel which lies at the Empire Works, Long Island
City. His is Ventura Ortiz and his age is about
fifty years He is lying in precarious condition at
present, five stabs having been inflicted his person
and four Of his ribs being broken Two Of his fingers
nearly severed from his hand in his endeavor TO
ward off the thrusts of his assalants. He had his
person at the time he attacked besides gold watch
and chain, considerable amount Of gold, which he
ried around his waist His assailants were five in
ber and they took his watch and chain and $l4 which
he had in his vest pocket The encounter desper
The clothing OF Ortiz torn from his body and
the shoes from his feet One Of the robbers took 0rZs
sheath knife from him and endeavored 10 despatch him
with it, Alarmed by the approach Of citizens the
roughs made Off and the sailor nearly dead from loss
of blood, dragged himself TO his vessel Officer Win
nocks arrested four whom he met near the place,
and they now in Jail at Astoria The scoundrel who
inflicted the stabs has not yet been arrested
The New York herald., 1875-08-24

amendatory thereof by instrument writing by them
heretofore executed bearing date the 9th day OF July
last past and thereafter duly recorded IN the once OF
the Clerk OF the City and County Of New York. assign
and convey all the estate real and personal OF SAID CO.
partnership firm, well all the estate both real ana
personal of said William Butler Duncan, William Watts
Sherman and Francis H. Grain 10 said william d. Ship
man. assignee thereof in trust for the benefit of the
creditors OF said coparnershp hrm well the cred
itors OF said individuals which said has been ac-
cepted by said assignee
Now, therefore, the condition of the above obligation
Is such that II the said william D. Shipman assignee
aforesaid shall in all things faithfully discharge the
duties such assignee and shall duly account for air
moneys received by him such assignee then this OBJ
lgaton TO be void otherwise to be Of full force and
virtue. WILLIAM D. SHIPMAN
n A. COWDREY.
SAMUEL L. NJ BARLOW.
W. W. MCFARLAND
Signed sealed and delivered in presence Of IL G. An.
derson
After this follows the justification OF the parties in
$780, 900 and the Judges approval
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
BRooKLYN's POLICE MUDDLE.

WHO Is AND WHO OUGHT TO BE sUPERNTENp-
ENT PA WRIT OF cRIT1oRARI GRANTED.
About week ago ex-SupernteDdont John $. Folk
was removed from tho cares and responsibilities
Of ofnco by tho Board. Mr.. Patrick Camp
bell was appointed successor to Folk. The de-
posed official claims that be was unlawfuly removed
and has determined upon seeking redress in the courts
Yesterday forenoon application made Judge Gill
bert by the counsel for Mr.. Folk, in the Supreme
Court for writ Of cerorar 10 review the decision Of
the Police Board The writ which was issued is made
returnable on the second Monday of September. The
affidavit upon which the writ granted rectes the
story OF the charges made by Police Commissioner Py
burn against Mr. Folk and OF the latters trial by the
Board upon them IL also alleges that the charges
not made in good faith, but the result OF deter
minaton TO oust Mr. Folk and only made In order
70 give q color Of legality TO his dismissal
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge WandelL

THE CoLoRED DEsPERADo COMMITTED.
William Henry, alias ''Bally'' Henry, the notorious
coored desperado who has long been the terror OF the
Eighth ward and who arrested Sunday night by
officers McCabe and Gerard of the Eighth precinct
arrgned at the above Court yesterday. Edward Wilson
and Martha Robinson, of No 1o9 Thompson street. the
persons whom Henry and sashed his savage fury
on Sunday morning we're present and preferred separate
charges Of ieonious assault against him. Martha
Robinson had her wrist bandaged, and Wilson walked
With With a cane, seeming to be very weak from loss Of
81 900 bail 10 answer on each charge
ROBBED BY HER SON.
On Saturday afternoon Henry Lang young man. about
twenty years of age, broke into on the sec
ond door or No 374 Seventh avenue and stole guam
tty Of jewelry and clothing valued at $245 the prop
erty of his mother Mrs Elizabeth Lang, and his
brothern-law, Frederick Much- Young Lang was
arrested Sunday night and brought to Washing
ton Market Police Court yesterday Another young lad
acquaintance OF Lang testified that Lang spoke to him
on Saturday about committing the burglary and asked
him TO join in the undertaking. Lang was committed
in default of 81, 900 bail TO answer
A SMALL swINDIE
Patrick Henry Dennen, OF No. o5 Oakland street.
Greenpont, preferred charge OF obtaining money
under false pretences against a man named Lewis
Ketchum Mr. Dennen stated that he plaintiff in a
suit in the Marine Court against K Peyton; that
that he a member Of the firm Of Stack & Amerman
lawyers of No II Nassau street. and had been EN-.
ployed by Mr.. Gustave Miller, Mr. Dement'S original
attorney On the representations thus made Mr. Dem
men gave him 81 for trial fees Subsequently he dis
covered that there such firm as Stack Amer
man, and that the 81 had been paid into court
Ketchum who was arrested Sunday night was held
in 81, 600 bail to answer
MARK LAN1GAN's SPECIAL DEPUTY.
John F. Whyte, Of No. 100 East Broadway was
arragned at the above Court yesterday afternoon ON
charge of elonous assault and battery made by Henry
Brewster OF No 2l6 West Fifteenth street. Mr.
Brewster is publisher and has Office in Spruce
street In the early part Of last week Deputy Sheriff
Mark Langan had attachment against the furniture
of the Office and went there with it. In Mr. Brewsters
employ John f. Whyte the defendant Deputy Sher-
III Langan, being acquainted with Whyte had him
in special deputy and placed him in charge of tho
Office The following day Mr.. Brewster his office
as usual and when the letters In from the Post
Office he opened one which contained $s5. Whyte de-
manded the money and threatened 10 Brewster
fit were not given up On Brewsters refusal Whyte
pointed pistol at him and threatened to shoot him.
Mr. Brewster went to the above Court and procured a
warrant from Judge Bxby for the arrest of Whyte He
was taken into custody yesterday and held in $500
bail to answer.
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
WON'T TELL WHO SHOT HIM.

most reckless and unustihable OF shooting
CURED at two O'Clock yesterday morning in Jersey City
Denis Murphy, boy nineteen years Of age residing at
No. 116 Brunswick street. going to his home ac-
companied by two other boys through First In
passing three men Of Murphy's companions cried
out "Shoot the hat, at the same time knocking
of the hat Of one Of the men The man i'm
nediately turned and fired, the ball lodging In
Murphy's neck The then away and none OF
them has yet been arrested The injured boy taken
10 the Charity Hospital The physicians say he will
cover Murphy knows the three men, but persstenty
refused 70 give their Names he is unwilling 10 have
any charge preferred against them.
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
JACK CANTERs GRANDEST EXPLOIT.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
Canter's grandest exploithe has failed TO te in his
erposs your paper to-day from that regard which his
class hold each other, well knowing that II he
10 rive their away they might be recouped.
when he was clerk and having before him the ledger
OF the entry and discharge Of convcs he learned
either Of his knowledge that Of his superiors
which is most likely, who could pay a round sum for
scover erasng few years and naming day for the
release OF the convict When the "sugar" put up
the books we're covered and out walked the boke with
Ave stretches on in a sentence Of This was one
of the mysteries Of the time when Canter kept the
books ONE WHO KNOWS
NEW YORK. August %, 1878
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
THE FLIGHT OF ALEXANDER COL
LIE

The Liverpool Courier Of August 10 says;
II IL rumored that Mr. Alexander Collie len England
in vessel which had been waiting for him in the her
sey The description gwen with tho offer Of fl 900 re-
ward for hs apprehension is AZ follows Age hfty-tw
years. height, SIX foot hair reddish brown Cunning
gray cut sbortl, whiskers reddish and complexion
nond; high cheek bones, eyes small has deep scar
on tho upper lip extending toward the cneek dresses
well ~ dark clothes tall hat walks erect square shoul
ders; rather thin buld native Of Scotland" IL IS
sad that Detective Hancock who brought the Bank Of
England lorgcrs 70 lusLlce, has the case u hand
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
TONES POLICE COURT.
Before Judge otterbourg.
vIoIATnNG THR ExcrsE LAW.

VIOLATING THR EXCISE LAW.
The following persons arraigned before Justice
Otterbourg yesterday for alleged violation Of provision
OF the Excise law, which prohibits the sale OF liquor
sundays:-Villiam Thompson, of No IA State street;
Adolph Karnar OF No. ~ whitehall street, Charles
Endas, Of the RESIDENCE John c. Demhardt of No.
90 William street; Henry Hack, OF No "a White
street, and William Cantlin, Of No. 16 North Moore
street The prisoners each gave bail in 500 TO answer
A DIsoRDERLY HOUSE KEEPER
Margaret Crowley held in $500 bail to answer TO.
keeping disorderly house No 20 Catharine street.
A DANGEROUS WOMAN
Kate Monahan, Of No IA Mott street. was brought up
on complaint of Samuel Gehersam Of No. IT'S Bowery,
who charged that the prisoner dragged him into an
aeyway adjoining her residence and robbed him of $50
ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER.
Augustus Coleman of No. 20 Modoc street, Brooklyn.
was held to charge of stealing $40 in green
backs and $110 worth OF flags from ais employer, viii
liam j. Powell, OF No. 1853 South street.
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

On Saturday morning house and barn belonging to
Mr. Lelargc, OF West Orange, N j. were destroyed by
fire, originating in spontaneous combustion The Gre
originated in some wet oats in the barn Mr. Lelareo
and his family were asleep and awakened by tho
smoke and heat Nothing was saved from either the
house or barn, which were Uninsured
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
A STRANGE ACCIDENT.

Yesterday afternoon Edward Branagan, an employe OF
the western Union Telegraph Company whilo engaged
in repairing wires the top Of telegraph pole in New
ark fell to the ground and received injuries
about the head and body The pole which was old and
rotten broke short oil the base and carried him
with IL
The New York herald., 1875-08-24
WIFE BEATER ARRESTED.
COURT CALENpAR-THIs DAY.

SUPREME CouRr-CHAMBERs-Hed by Judge Tap
pen-Nos 81 49, ST. o. 93, 1O2 los, 100, no. Ill 1l2
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