, 1876-08-27

| 1cmaIe anu nre0 hVe shots at him from a re
voFEer, but his excitement was 50 great that his
am am was poor and none Of the shots took effect
Inc young man ran away Us fast as his legs
could carry him, and tho woman began to shrek
loudly. 4 crowd gathered around. and 1ran-
tlenan grabbed the revolver, so that Nannc-
macher could do no more mischief The Ger
I man withdrew to the Brunswick HOTEL where
he was DULY interviewed. He stated tia. the
| woman in the case was bis wife, whom he had
married in May last. He charged that she had
been receiving clandcstinc visits from an amor
rons jew named Jacobs, and had been too inti-
mate with him for her own good. 1t wasJacobs
! whom he had tried to shoot. He further stated
that he intended to apply for divorce fmmc-
| diately. Subsequent inquiry proved that the
woman had been unwiscly intimate with jacobs
| now reaping the fruit of an illassortcti match
the wife being seven years his senior '
JOKE ON JARRETT + PALMER.
| On the 18th inst, during recess Of the York;
| vile Police Court, 4 complaint was lodged b} q
halftrazy individual against A{essrs. Jarrett &
| Palmer, charging them with assault and battery
! on board the steamer Plymouth Rock. The
Clerk Immediately organized 4 mock court to
try the charge. Some well-known characters
we're brought in to personate Jarrett t. Painter,
and also their sub-licutenant, Commodore
Tooker. The court attaches enioyed the idke
amazingly. The complainant told an fncoher9nt
STORY about going On board the Plymouth Rock
aud tendering his fare, which the lleieulantsre-
fused to receive, and finally they put him ashore
He rambed in his statement so wildly that his
insanity was apparent to all, but he managed to
maintain solemn yisage throughout all the
farcical proceedings, and was greatly elatcI
when the mock Judge sentenced the managers
to six months IN the Tombs. Thc1eupon tho
Court adjourned.
THE swEErsCENTEp cRoroy, '',.-
Now that the papers have taken up the dtes-
tion Of the impurity of the Croton water; the
average New Yorker has made up his mind that
the situation is serious. True, the water is
daily drank, and that, too, without noticeable
disagreeab1e flavor, but it is remarkable how
quickly every story Of impurity is credited. Last
Saturday as many Us fifty persons reported to
the police station that two dead bodies had been
taken from the Forty-second street and Fifth
avenue reservoir. Upon inquiry it turned cut
that rumor to~the same effect had gone from
house to house like wildfire In the ncighborhood.
The information obtained at the Water Puryey-
or's office dispelled the idea Of the dead bodies.
but confirmed the report that the removal
Of putrd matter from the reservoir
had been OF frequent occurrence in
tho last six weeks. Theresidents in the vicinity
Of the reservoir report that in the early morning
hours the most disgusting stencil arose from tho
substances removed from it, and that the dretlg-
ing Of this water brought to light foul matter
which produced nauseating smell, to the dis
comfNrt and annoyance OF the whole neighbor-
hood.
F1Rsr-CEAss CAMPAIGNING SENSATION.
The Newark Methodists have had q yeritab1o
sensation, the caSse OF which is an elopement.
The lady has been married SIX years. Her
name is Aiken. The masculine delinquent is
named William Lambert, well-known Broad
street tailor. Both were exemplary members OF
the Methodist Church, and the tailor had been
an intimate friend of the woman's husband
The latter complained some time ago that
the attentions paid to his wife were too
marked to be creditablc, and upon his request
they were discontinued. 4 fortnight ago tho
woman started for the Methodist Camp Meeting
Danville, n. J. The husband being dlsappoint-
ed by her failure to return took the train for
Mount Tabor in search Of her. There he learned
that she had not been there On returningto
Newark be found letter from her stating that
she had deserted him with man whom she
loved better than her husband, and that she had
left him never to return She took all her per-
sonai property with her but left her child. The
paramour has since been heard from in Canada,
him. The people OF the church which the parttea
have been attending are greatly excited BY the
elopement, aud the camp-meeting gossip about
the occurrence almost suspended the religions
exercises for an entire day. -;
ONE OF DION BoURC1CAIrt.r'a -HrpRprHart,Da-
The theatrical gossips have had happy TINA
rehearsing the split between Dion Boucicault
aud Harry Montague, the young English actor
whom B. brought ont eighteen months ago In
his famous piece OF The Shaughraun," in the
character Of Cart. -NolNnsux. There is not tho
least doubt that this character and the patron
age Of Dion made Montaguc's reputation as an
actor. He became the special fayorite Of the
ladies, and WAS the recipient Of many y scented
note from Murray Hill and other artstocratie
localities. This popularity turned his head, and
he began to long for the privileges Of star.
He made MORE money in this country In six
months than he could have made in England in
five years. In June he went to England,
Russia in company with Dion, and, as
the story goes, they had frequent chats
together, during which Boucicault used to re-
peat that it gave him pleasure to anticipate Sec
Ing Montague in his old character OF 4Molyne4z
that he would not aEsume the part this winter,
as he had other plans in view. Dion was as-
founded, but said not q word. He turned On
his heel, and left Montague standing alone ON
never spoken to Montague, and tho breach be-
tween them is unhealed- Boucicault will re-
produce the Shaughraun without Montague, aud
The latter will try the starring system On his
own ACCOUNT
ROW soTHERy PLAYED IT on BEN DE BAR.
A few days ago Ben De Bar, Florence, and
3othern visited Mrs. Barney Williams at her
country residence ut Bath, L. I. Ben
made preparations to remain all night,
out Sothern and Florence carried
only small satchel containing bath
ng-garments, xetc. After enjoying roll
Ind tumble in the saltwater, Florence placed
1isbundle of bathing g-clothes, towels etc, in the
lall-rack, aud enjoyed himself the rest Of the
lay according as he willcd- De Bar did not
oathe, but placedhis satchel alongside Of Blly's,
md the party whilcd away Sunday afternoon to
s11it themselves. Florence and SotheEn return
ID in the evening, and De Bar remained Ben>
You know, Is q healthy and port1y fellow, and
Fhen he retired for the night began to look for
lis robe de null. He opened his satchel and took
out Billy Florencc's bathing drawers! Ills anger
1as immense! He tried to console himself, but
The night air was cool and Ben has horror OF
hills, and be is a stckler for cousentfonaltics-
Sc he dressed himself and hunted mp Mrs-
Williams and stated the case She
vas half consumed with laughter, and
,ffered to lend him one OF her OWL, but
It wouldn't fit, 80 she improvfsed sack for tho
occasion by sewing up two sheets and leaving
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