New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-08
NEW-YORK CITY.

Matthias Knapp, age forty-four.
brick YVES thrown from house-top on Satur-
day night at Officer Thomas OLeay, of the Fourth
Precinct. Il struck and gasbed his head, uniting
HIM for duty.
John White, age thirty-ihrec, of No. 900 Water
ST., was shot IN the head nc Montgomery ana
Cherry-sts., on Saturday night, by stranger. Tue
wound Is not dangerous.
The death of Michael O'Donnell, age five. of No.
65 Madis0n-st., was reported yesterday at the
CoroneF's Office. The boy was sent to me store TO
buv matches, and on the way home set IRE 10 them
and was fatally burned.
While H. f. Sampson who sells rare coins at
Fulton-st. and Broadway was setting ont his stand
on SATURDAY morning. thief found his way into
the cellar under No. 100 FuOn-st., where the coins
are stored at night, and stole box Oh them valued
at 5000.
The body of an unknown laborer was found yes
ter,lav IN the North River at Pier No. 20. Inquiries
made al Police Headquarters during the day lelt no
doubt that the drowned man was Peter OIoole,
'longshoremar, OF No. "a Henry-st. lie was gwen
TO strong drink
James Burke. a 'longshoreman was charged
nv Officer sullivan. of the Fourth Precinct.
on Friday at the Tombs, with intoXication. IL was
stated in the evidence that Burke rescued boy
from downing at the foot OF Rosest, and the spec
tators were 50 much pleased with his feat that they
entertained him too freely. He WAS discharged.
Richard A. Eldndge, of No. 1G6 ChrstopheT-st.,
renorts that his son Francis, age eight, has been
missing from home since Monday, September l. On
the evening OF that day he was playing IN the street
and WIS lIst seen gong toward West Ienth-st. He
gray ewes and has a scar on right eyebrow.
The athletic meeting for the amateur champion
ships of America to he held at Mott Baven Septem-
her 27 IN attracting the attention ana entries from
every part of the Union aud Canada. One COM
pefItor Horace Halves, of the olympic Club. San
Francisco Is now on his way across the continent,
having been entered Dy MS Clup iVi INC lVO-yaIus
The death certificate If Captain Lewis Brown, of
the schooner Mary A. Brown, was presented yester-
day at the Bureau of Vital stat sites. The schooner
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tor Philadelphia with u cargo Of waternclons. he
captain and his crew were Xteen hours IN the water
before they were rescued lie uled from the cunse-
quenCes OF this exposure.
Michael Kelly age twentv-four, OF No. $40 Second
ave. was found early yesterday morning 10y Officer
UROnrke il front of No. $50 East IhiTty-sccond-st,
suffering from three severe stab wounds In the head
and neck. He was weak from loss OF blood. A
gang of men had attacked him, probably Tor the
purpose Of robbery, aud in the struggle had tsed
their knives. Kelly was sent to Bellevue hospital.
His assailants had escaped
A mass-meeting of pano-maSers, cabinctmakers,
vanshers, polishcrs and other employees OF the 1nT-
niture manufacturing industry, was held at tho
Germania Assembly Rooms yesterday, the object of
which was to survey the state of the trade and To
consider chances of obtaining an advance OF wages
Reports were received showing that there is an IN
creased demand for labor. number of establish
ments were named i'll which wages have been adj
vanced.
In the YorkviIle Police Court yesterday Captain
William Joumay OF the ship William, mailing from
Nova Scotia, was charged with assault by his
stewardess Mrs. Martha White. Her husband is
also the steward of the ship William, now lying at
the foot of Nieteenthst., East River. The defence
was "a general denial, and the assertion that Mrs
White had made an unprOyoHcd assault upon the
captain while she was intoxicated.
Residents in the vicinity of East Forty-second-st.
called upon Commissioner Campbell, of the Depart
ment of Public Works, on Friday and informed MIN
that the neglect If tine City authorities TO complete
fine tunnel through that street was causing them
much inconvenience. MIR. Campbell said the delay
was caused by some legal flaws III the contract
which had been discovered by tue Controller. At the
Controllers office the statement was afterward
made that the objections TO the payment of the con-
tractor had been waived and That the work on the
tunnel would soon be resumed.
Justice Bxby, at the Jefferson Market Police
Court. Oh Friday rendered his decision i'll the
case OF Gustav Amberg, manager of tine Austro-
Hungary Cadets who was arrested at the instance
of Mr. Jenkins. of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Children stating that he should require
bail in $500 for trial. and also $500 bail for the
pearauce OF the little witness Shier, otherwise
he would send him to the House of Detention. Am
berg gave tine required bail, and left the court
with his counsel.
In all the Roman Catholic churches circular was
read yesterday from Cardinal McClnskey, asking
that collection be taken up in all the churches
the third Sunday in September for the purpose of and
ing Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati. in paying off
his debts IL also asked that IN the Intervening
two weeks the pastors would open subscription
lists IN their private houses for the same object
The circular referred to the advanced age of the
Archbishop. and the necessity of the Catholic popu-
laton freeing his last years from trouble.
George Reynolds, boy of five years. was given
into the care of Matron Webb AT tho Central Office
Yesterday by Officer LundDeTg. of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty TO Children. He had
been taken from Mrs. Margaret Logan at NO. 20
Grcenwlch-st. who says that on July s, Mrs. Eliza
beth Martin, of No.56 Tllaryst Brook gave her
the boy, aud occasionally came over to see him.
Officer Lundberg found Mrs. Martin at Mrs. Logan's
house and caused her arrest. She explained that
the chd's mother. sick and frlendless, had been
sent to the hospital. and she had taken charge of
the child from motives of charity.
William j. McAlpne, nspccting-engineer of the
Riverside Drive, has written letter to James r.
Wenman, president of the Park Department, contra
dieting many Of the statements made in Commits
sioner Lanes letter published IN Inr TRIBUNE on
Friday. He concludes by saying: " Ii is more
reasonable to suppose that he Lane obstructs these
payments for other object than his boosted
clam oi public duty. IL Is not agreeable TO thrust
myself into public notice, but ] have warned MIR.
Lane that shall follow up his open and Insinuated
attacks upon my character professionally or other
WISE"
Officers of the Bureau of membranes on Satur-
day morning made an attempt TO inforce the statute
against sidewalk distractions in the streets
Washington Market. They began their work by
removing boxes of lemons belonging to Maxfed q
Co. wholesale frut-dealers. No. 1913 WashIngton-st.
They also secured several barrels aud baskets of
fruit and vegetables As soon as the purpose of the
officers discovered the sidewalks were cleared
quickly by the owners of the property. Maxfie.d 81
Co. made an appeal TO the Mayor and the Commits
s0ner of Public Works, and after statement of tlre
order was gwen Tor the restoration OF their
goods.
The contract for the new iron passenger steam
boat to be constructed for the Albany Day Line
referred 10 in HE T"IBUNR several days ago, has
been AWARDED to Harlan d HOllmgswOrth of VIII
MIN ton, Del. and is to be completed BY June
l. next She will he 800 feet in length deck, "a
feet extreme BREADTH with draft of tive feet. The
space for passenger accommodation will be increased
by fitting the boilers III the hold. The engines are
now being constructed by Fletcher * Harrison, ia
Westst. The steamer viii be larger, have more
power and greater speed than the Chauncey Yib-
bard.
BROOKLYN.
Eighteen building permits were granted last week
Over So 900 in school books were sold last week
I'm The Book Depot of the Board Of Education, in
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