, 1876-10-01
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Amusing Result Of an Adventure
with Borrowed Diamonds:
Seven Hours at a Bunghole.-~A Wild
oW's Breach of. Promise Case.
Sensation in Upper-Tendom---Jerse
City Elopement- Case--.A South
ern Adventures.
The Critics and the Theatres-How the
Managers are Approached by
Outsiders,

managers are Approached by
Outsiders.
Special Correspondence QT The Tribune.
New YORK, Sept :,9.-One Of the most
amusing contrctemps on record happened in q
fashionable uptown boarding house in this city
about fortnight as.o. It was the result of 4
Wild freak, but the consequences are not
particularly unpleasant to the parties I'M
mediately concerned though to their friends it Is
source OF " onder as we'll as amusement. The
heroine is young lady just emerging from her
teens; the gentleman salesman in popular
wholesale mercantile house on Broadway. They
had been acquainted for manv months, and had
been carrying on what is known as genteel
Irritation. The girl was one Of those butterflies
who loved dress and display, which her parents
were unwilling as well IA unable always to gratfy.
fortnight ago she was invited to private musical
entertainment, and conceived the idea Of appear
ing in borrowed p1umes, including diamonds.
The young man Was acquainted with her design,
and laughingly assisted in tho plan. All the
parties boarded in the same house, and to
get on the borrowed dress and jewe1ry
without her mother discovering 1t was the
problem of life which the girl commended
with. AZ dernier-resort, the young man vacated
his room, aud the girl foolishly used it as dress
ang. room. leaving her own proper apparel therein
cosdinF % programme, attended the musicale, and
returned to the house. The young man waitel in
the parlor until she went to his room to change
her clothing again. While thus engaged, her faith
er tsho had somehow formed a suspicion that all
was not right, boldly entered the room, and caught
her en- dishahille- The appearances were against
The girl and row cnsued between herself and
father The latter would not 1isten to reason, and
insisted upon the young man marrying the girl at
nrfT9fA}V III and he md rf ~
I-s Irritation is commented upon as an excel
lent joke.
UNHAPPY RESULT OF DOGS HUNGER.
young German named Joseph Hammer
ec1nidt, Of 96 Montrosc avenue. Brooklyn, rc-
Gently enjoyed an experience that, in the old
country, would have made him popular hero
probably the subject Of national poem. He
is engaged in bottling liquor for his brothers
store, and it has been his custona, when a cask OF
wine arrives in the cellar, to shu: himself in the
apartment and finish his work without interrupt
ton, with only his dog for companion A few
days ago cask Of valuable wine arrived, and ne
made arrangements to proceed in bis usual why.
lie left his lanch on bench, and went up stairs
tthat hi he tied 4''dl the dog 3 By vas - stout tout
SG1a 10 a fcd fna the epo IN the
The cog Jumped. and as he did so. pu1led-out The
kp;sot aud scanpcrca away. HammerschmIdt saw
tp:ir. Hc dropped the club and ran to the hung
hole: :nl! inserted his finger in the outet to stop
N" how OF the wine: There was nothing at hand
which he coa1d reach to us= epicot and there
the unfortunate fellow remained for seven long
hcas-, cxhans1ing himself to save the wine. He
haileoed a the top Of his roies. his candle vent
.b.t aul uncomfortable, when widow womansnext
door heard his cries and came to his release. The
stnTy has proner ending. On the o6th the widow
aud the German wcrc married and that's the way
the experience came to be made public.
ALMOST A BREA1-R1or,
4 very singular experience happened to a
well-known Brooklyn baker, on Columbia street,
I few evenings since, which came within All ace
,f resuitingi iu a serious riot His name is Will
am Ferguson, and be has enjoyed more than his
share Of custom on account OF his excellent
b.cad On SUNDAY morning he had difficulty with
.: his employees, and discharged him. On
Mon.ay lie sud his usual quantity OF tic staff Of
life, anG toward cscnin. WIS amazcd by lis pat
FOES sending back their bread almost rnanin, IT,.
LII refused to return the money, and his stort was
quickly crowded By on angry crowd Of ner and
women, vino clan;ored for their nicke1e, on the
started story that 1t poisoned, and little Grl
had aied i consequence Of catingit. The crowd then
tsirr=teacd to gut the store, and the police were
sent fo:. Upon investigation 1t appeared that the
bread possessed an unusual taste, Hnd was unlike
:nythng ever before bought in the store. Further
inquiry elected the fuct that the discharged en-
T'vye, in revenge for being dismissed, had surrep-
in the batch Of dough prepared that day, snd the
stored confidence and eatiaded bis customere. and
now the police hunting for the malicious jour-
neymon who was the cause of the trouble.
SCANDAL IN A DEAcoS's FAMILY.
Another cily-family is in sorrow and tribula-
tion from the usual eause,-woman! The head
Of the family is a Deacon in one OF the leading
Presbyterian churchs, and last May was intro
1uccl. in the clurch-vcstibu1e, to handsomely
dressed and uttractive-look1rg woman, who
euested u seat. He gave her one, and Immediate
ly after service, che sought an acquaintance with
led 70 The present scandal. She represented her
sell rs southern woman. who had remained true
10 the Union through the Var, and was now en-
tive Of her own experience and suGerinss. To
meet the expense She solicited help, and SO win
n hsr snen nd that ses sub
she ACCOMPANIED them home to dinner. From this
f nde 5 there aud ne4 neany s.y tss ~ss ama5s Rs5s
made pi. asant. and the Dsscon's eldest son paid
rot encouraged BY the parents, and was only |
prelude to. further development OF her little |
zane 4 short time ago she informed the Dea-
ron's wife that her son GeoEge had proposed mar
Tiace and been accepted The mother was indig-
aant, and rcnon-tsafed- George was sent for,
In warmly denied LHe WlQU"8 sLoEys DHL Inc |
after reiterated it, and went far as to charge
la1 the l2y had been fixed, and, with this under
stanHl.. the Young man had persuaded her to |
,rant Inn husbands privileges. The eon left the
luu-t. un. has not since returned. The widow
las sued him for breach Of promise and seduction,
md the family in despair, trying TO hush up
he matter for money. The previous character OF !
Ii. widow is being inquired into, and it is doubtful
t her story receives credence.
ANOTHER F1FTH-AyEsuE SCANDAL.
The papers in new dirorce-suit we're served
lay before yesterday, which reveals phase in
ashionahlc life destined to create sensation.
lie parties are Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. NJ, and
he wife is the suing party. She charges adul-
err upon her husband with his housekeeper,
woman about 80 years Of age; and
he testimony cited in support Of the charge is to
AZ the jeast, rather straightforward. The laun-
rcss Of the hocsc is colured WOMAN and her |
i, band is The Gefendant's coachman. They swear
nat. one sunday night in August, they had been
1T TO a Methodist meeting quite late, and in re-
1rning to the house by the basement. took
hiking n ''ets ncise da's' ascending the stairs:
: 1ncy passed their masters room, they
ere sufprIsed to hear voices, and {eupposIng that
!. was aionei they looked into the room, aud eaw
tpir master and the housekecper lightly clad and
nnronerly cuuched A dim light was burning
! the room and they we're confident they Eecos-
.zcS .hr right persons. The defense is very
ar;uus one. The man AYERS that that night nc was
ali hut