New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
LONG BRANCH.

Lose BRANCU, Aug. 7.-Activity is the rule
here no tlis writing, and hc most Is being made OF TIE
:ne weather The threatened showers, tf3 afternoon
O. not deter pcasureeeAers from employing the usual
8Icin~ Of Is.lre.
on saturday ni-ht man called 20 a small restaurant
k.rt by % colorcd woman Tfoumaus Row. and Left
pair Of old boots wrapped ia paper. AT daylight on
Mordar morning. d. called asaIn, and arouSlnS the "o
man. asked for his package. lie was admitted to the
bolse ana after ordering half dozen sandwiches, pro-
oecdel empty the contents Of the boots lot OF line
jewe.ry upon the counter at the same time placing
pistol in front Of him. OBTAINING the sandwiches. the
man departed. and joined outside 10y companion
TIE keeper the reported the incident TO
Police Justice. who at secured the services of de-
ttcVcs up this time no arrests pave ocen MADE
Tie -faenlcnt Of the woman WHO bears 5000 reluia
tiou ricIty, s Deieycd 10 zoe true ana s ~ pir
couohorted Oy The Tact lhdt one oI ho q. Uc,Nes IT,
marked that che man de,Ci ihcd by her answered tHc
description ~ a notorious character they were on me
lookout oI, and who was recently cohctlieu IN . t,l
berY 90 NcO Orleans. This matter has hitherto been kept
Qmct aj tho request Of ue detectives
Ecal-Aami-sl OHyer & Glsson OF the United States
Navy, has a cottage on R.roadaye. The Admira! has
been ia the Navy ffty-one years. twenty-ore years Vi
which tmo Dc has passed The sea. Ills last command
was during the war between France and Prussia w1rn
b. was in charge Of feet i'm Europe Although 10" Wen
advanced iu years. ho Is sill hale and hearty.
Among the prominent arrivals at the West End Hotel
today are: L. :. II atom of Chicago; BENZ +. Lee Of
Trenton y J.; Col. II. ]. NcComo Of Delaware; Hugh
MeKittrck OF St. Louis Judge =. 5. Green Of Eliza
II d. Ripley, and j. I. C1se o. NeN-iOrk
H. H. Morgan OF st. Louis; Col f. d. flagg OF Bos-
ton; W. r. Todd OF Brooklyn; A. St CAR OF New
York; Dr. Green and Dr. Varrck, of Jersey city regis
tered al the Ocean Hotel to-day.
VT Cunningham Of Philadelphia. and W. I. Gun
bingham Stanley Housman. II. WOOdlea Chas. T. Bost-
wick. and r. J. Brown OF Newly jrE are among to-day
arrivals at the United States Hotel
row which had its beginning IN front OF the Sans
Eouci restaurant late last night eliminated in serious
and brutal aGr,y 145 this morning near the Mansion
House stables John Murphy coachmau for Mr. Thomas
Ninford sugar rcfneT Of NewYOIk, ana John Lester
O man working about the stables, were assaled by a
crowd OF drunken men with fence-pslnss. Murphy re-
cevrd how on the temple. just over the right eye
from which lies ~ very critical condition, the
nails ~ tie paug having, 10 s feared, penetrated LIS
brain Lester escaped With ugly wound. Tonight q
partial examination bad before Justice Pitcher as 10
the assault upon Mlrphy It resulted M the discharge OF
three Of the persons arrested ana the huluhL o to I
naming three a. witnesses. further examination VIII
io-morrow Murphy rational tonight, out unable
to testify. Ilo sdys tHat one was near hlm al the
time no received the blow except IerWIuger the Man
EOu House WatClnIn.