The New York herald., 1878-09-20
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The customs inspectors soized yesterday thirteen
barrels Of sugar IN State street, Brooklyn.
Timothy Ancarn, sixtyhvc years old, alaDorer. died
suddenly yesterday al his residence lSath street,
near the Kingsbrdge road.
Joseph Reigei, fourteen years OF ago. loft his home
No. 252 Stanton street, 10 go TO school Wednos.
day morning, md mas not since been heard OF.
The Hoboken Turtle Club had their nnal club dinner
liz tho grove on jerome avenue, near Macombs Dam
Bridge, yesterday afternoon. It was very enjoyable
affair.
merchant, was entered by sneak thicf on Tuesday
last, and jewery belonging 10 mis- son Robert. valued
at $3.50, carried OIL.
Joseph Van Winkle, brakeman ON the Montclair
and Greenwood Lake Railroad, had his head and
body horribly crushed whe coupling freight cars ut
Montciair yesterday.
found yesterday morning IN tho hallway oi No. BAL
East Twenty second street Matron Webb OF Police
Headquarters, has charge OF II.
A meeting Of the Sixteenth ward Samuel Couover
Association was hold ast evening at their rooms 100
Eighin avenue. Resolutions were adopted sndors-
ing MI. Samuel Conover for Mayor.
Colonel Custer, pension agent paid 900 claims y0s-
tcrday. Tho total amount paid TO dato 10
S2744l2 %, OF which tho naval pensioners received
$l7,Ss0 rs and tho army pensioners $685. 531 81.
Colonel Leath, who died at Memphis, Tonn, aud
who president OF the Board OF Police OF city,
aad OF the Firo Commissioners buried yesterday
from No. s3 Fifth avenue. Rev. Dr. Conkhng odiciat-
ing.
Edward Murphy, q young man living in wes,
Thirty seventh street. held default OF S. 900
bail by Judge Morgan, Yesterday, U charge OF
Ing robbed the dwelling No. 6i4 wcst rhrty-niutn
street
William Clohessy, q bookgseper. was yesterday
hold by Judge Murray at tho fomos Police Court In
doiaalt Of $4,000 bail TO answer chaIs OF libel pro-
f.rred by Matthew +. Brcen, lawyer. oil No. 1872
Nassau street.
John Martin, Of No. 227 Cherry street. attempted
suicide yesterday whiS ntoxicat ed by jumping In he
river from tho stone pier 1t the Battery He wss
rescued and locked up In tho rwcnty-seventh pre-
cinct station.
Odicer Van Buskirk, OF the Fourtaenth precincx
found tho dead body of John Martin, twenty eight
years OF age, lying on tho stoop OF No. 201 Canal
street at two O'Clock yesterday morning He boardei
In tho house. aud II Is believed ded VI heart disease
Tho bravery OF Oflccr German, displayed IN tho
rescue OF wouid-bo suicide named Fanny Stark, who
jumped into The river to end her lie, the 7tb inst,
will be made tho subject OF q report to the Police
Commissioners at their meeting ts-day, by Supcrin-
teDdent WalliDg
city, and Charles O'Brisn, OF No lS0 High street,
Brooklyn, held In dcoult oi 81 500 bail In the
Harlem Police Court, yesterday, charged with having
stolen roll oil eictn from dry goods store IN
Third avenue, near Hath street. Wednesday night
Al the last meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen q
resolution was passed giving permtsson 10 the Forty
Second street. Man hstlanvilie and st. Nicholas
second street. Property owners alonc the proposed
line called at the Mayors oice yesterday TO request
him TO veto ihe resolution
The Independent Workingmen's Association OF the
First Assembly district met last evening at No. las
Hudson street and adopted resolutions urging ubitod
the part OF all organizations opposed " the
Repobcan party az tho approaching ciccttsn. Mr.
Peer Mitchil was endorsed for Concross; Patrick
Kesrin tor Alderman and James a. Madgan for As
sefnbly