New-York tribune., 1878-10-15
EEW-YoRK CITY.

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iudiscriminate use of his pistol
Justus Schwab. the Communist, OF NO. 5I
Frst-s who was arrested for selling beer on sunday
was discharged ycsteI day at tho Tombs Ponce court
The first movement in the direction OF
beginning work the Barge ONCE at the Battcy
| WAS made yesterday two pie drivers haNhb pco"
! placed in position.
The display of Fall and Winter fashions Ill
adles> bonnes, hors ard saltiues Mt Rodgers q orr
Brotbprs at Nos Is3, 1875 and 1877 Eighth-ave began
| last night The opening will continue today
James Van Nance, lawyer, No. II Broa d.
way fell dead on Sixthavc near FOriy-hfth-st yeeter
day morning Mr.. Van Nance was sixty-dvc years OF
age and IL is supposed he died from heart disease The
body was removed TO his residence No lO4 west rory
| hIth-St.
The body of the woman discovered floating
Mt Hell Gate Sunday, Identified NJ the horgue
yesterday a. that Of Mary Brown, thrtyseven years
old of No. 345 Eat Ono-huudred ond,s
She was drowned october by the capsiLng OF Don'
| of Berrian's Island
A pardon was received yesterday from Prcsi-
dent HAYES the Of Francis j. Cook Fost once
clerk who nine months ago. sentenced 70 the Pen
entiary for one year for obbng tie malls lIis health
has been poor that DstrlctAttorney Woodiord rec
Ommended this act OF mercy to save his me-
The suit over the Stewart will, brought IN
the name OF Alexander Stewart TO have been heard
Yesterday on demurrer by George Munroc one OF the
defendants in the action. owing to the proceedings
now being taken 20 remove :. r hne'land frou b'lhL
Nathan F. Turner age forty-two, committed
suicide yesterday by hanging himself to the door Oh
closet In his residence. No CSC Jencrson-st He was
printer by occupation He had been subject 10 attacks
threatened several times to take his life Mr. Turner
leaves a wife and three children.
Charles Conraddv, assistant keeper Of the
Municipal Department Building, and John Co5tIgan.
both members Of the Tventy-nfth Ward Republican As
sociation became involved 10 alteration about the
associations roll-boo sunday afternoon at Ralphaye
and sumpter-st Blows were exchanged and ConLaddy'
slipping Oft Of the curbstone, received compound irhc
turC OF the left leg
Thomas Cozzcns, who was indicted and
pleaded guilty fraud the Pension Office, In as
sistng Mary T. Arthur and Nellie Burns 10 draw money
on the pension certificate Of Cathanne Smith yes
rday seuienced bv Judge Benedict 20 thirteen months
i,nprisonment I'm the AlbanT PeuentiarY Because Of
their feeble condition, sentence was suspended Ia the
case OF the two women
At the TOmbs Police Court yesterday, be-
fore Justice Kibrcth Francis A. Barr age seventeen
years OF No. IL East Fifeenth-st arraIgned on
charge made 10y Robert Morrison of so. ~ Lspcnard
ST. Of having while in his employment clerk aud hook.
keeper appropriated 20 is own uec several hundreds o
dollars and concealed his operations by alterations VI
the figures IN the books.
The steamer Glaucus. Captain Bearse, OF the
Boston Outside Line, brought 10 her perNo II North
Riyer-yesterday. the body Of sailor, John Ward
thirty picked MP by the Gaucus on the Horseshoe In
Clara Smith. which broken up by The severe storm
of Saturday. The body was sent to toe Morgue toawah
the ARRIVAL OF the mans friends from Rhode Island
Charles johnson, the young man who shot
his wife at her fathers house in Monroelace, Brook
Iyn last Spring. and who sent to Bloomngdalc In
sane Asylum reported to be IN 80 p,ccarous con
dton that his recovery Il doubtful. His child which
wac IN Us noun, a, i7 St NJ s'' Joiso o"cnpirs 6"ns@
near the asylum, and Is IN daily attendance on her
husband.
At the thirty-ffth annual meeting of the
New.YorR Association for Improving the Condition Of
the Poor held yesterday at the Bible House the follow
ing officers were elected for the President
Howard Potter; ylce-prcsdcuts. james LcnoN, Henry
f. Pelew Erastus G. Benedict, Robert LcuoH Kennedy,
Charles r. Chhhdi.Ii usISuirl, h'%"'t % - "'i'
cordng secretary, Geo. W Abbc; elected members Of
the Board Of Managers stewart Brown, Ruth"riuTd
stuyycsaut, u. Willis james, Robert Gordon.
Custom House Inspector Francis Bury, of
thc surveyors Department, was suspended yesterday
Tor violating the rules IN regard to rigid inspection of
passengers baggage He passed six trunks belonging 10
Maturn Livingston which contained dutaD!c goods OF
the value OF 1887 francs Bury. It II charged,
duccd to neglect his duty by the request Of Eutry Cek
Livingston, Ot the Naval Office, VINO n a nephew uT
Watnfin Liyingson Maturin Livingston himself sur
yeyOr Graham SAYS II not ~ all 20 blame, being anxious
to pay m Uutics. Tho matter has been reported TO
Collector Merritt for his action
BROOKLYN.
The Society of the Church OF the Covenant,
worship at Atlantic and Grand-aves, account OF the
posc OF the Atlantic Avenue Railroad yesterday seut
TO the Common Council protest against the running OF
Sunday trains
The report of Receiver Sharp, of the Long
Island Railroad Company. for quarter ended July l.
1878. was filed In the Kings County Clerks ONCE yea
crday 1t shows the receipts 10 have been 1895 005 GO
was Si5OO7 SO.
Judge Barnard in Brooklyn, yesterday
granted decree Of limited divorce and - a week all.
mony in the suit Of Mrs. Deborah J. Weeks against
Henry A. Weeks Ibe ground of the action was cruel
treatment The parties 10 the SUIT were married In 1857
ana have one child.
At the semi annual meeting of the BROOKLYN
Presbytery yesterday the Rev. Aaron Peck adj
united into the Presbytery the recommendation OF
the Presbytery Of Elizabeth, N j. He will be installed
as pastor Of the First Prcsbyterian Church Ia the
Eastern District on October "a
In the matter of the contested will of Mrs
Maria L. Hubbard who died In Grayescnd last June
from drinking bottle Of poisoned ngerbcer the wit
nesses TO Will examined before Surrogate Daley
I'm Brooklyn yesterday The hearing then adjourned
until October 25 The VIII was executed IN 1862, when
Mrs Hubbard Mrs. Powell IL Is contested by her
brother and nephew.
Judge Gilbert, in Brooklyn, yesterday de-
MED motion amony AID counsel fee in suit Of
Mary Adeline Hoyt to have her marriage with william
HOyt set aside the ground of fraud. The paintin
was married TO the defendant In 1870 by the Rev. j.
Hyatt Smith She alleges that he represented himself
to be wealthy and visited her for eighteen months
under the name OF william Johnson. His real name IL
said not have been disclosed until the marriage. The
defendant says that his sepfathrrs name Johnson
aud that the plaintiffs mother became dissatisfied with
him after he lost his money.
The match game of base ball on the Capt.
tollne Grounds yesterday between the Hudson ana
Fyaway Clubs. for the benefit of the family OF Mr.
GUILTY, late catcher OF the Alaska Club, OF New-York
was witnessed by 900 persons. The Hudsons won by
score Of to 3. This the fourth victory for
u1.v
The Flyaways now claim the Metropolitan pennant
the withdrawal OF the Orange IN. j. Club from the
association giving them one more won game than the
UudsOns The record OF the two clubs would have
al hld mt OInnpc (lnh MithhrnWn. The nd