New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-25
NEw-YORK CITY.

Arrests last week, 1,249; births, 46f; deaths,
4S3 marriages, Il.
Lonis Gleckman, age eleven years, ran away from
the Deborah Nursery, in Eighty-sXth-st. between
First and SecOnd-aycs Yesterday. lie wore gray
suit and blue cap.
Michael Conway n bartender sentenced TO three
months in the BlaclywePs Island PcnItentary.
escaped from Raudal's Island, to which place nc
had been transferred, on Friday, by swimming
across the channel
John Patrick. of No. $50 East observation-disclosures
fourteenth-st., complained yesterday, that Whiie
fumbIing for his latch-key on Saturday nlgh',
pistol ball fred bv some unknown person, graZed
his left ear. inlicing slight wound.
At the Jefferson Market Police Court Yesterday
James Nesbltt, an old man, living at No; 3Di west
st. was held In 800 bail to answer for having ne
elected horse winch he had stabbed In CharIes,
lane. William f. Poird the complainant, testified
thatthe animal had had very little to eat since July
26. and IN consequence II was too weak TO stand
The Gate CITY Guard, of Atlanta, Ga. one of the
foremost military companies of that state intends
next month to visit Washington, Baltimore, fhla-
dephia, New-YOrk and Boston. Arrangements lot
the trip are now in progress aud Captain y. T.
Burke of the Georgia company is IN this CITY, pre-
pairing for its reception here.
f. c. Johnson chairman Of the Odd Fellows
Refugee Relief Committee Of this city, has received
a letter from Governor 81. John, OF Kansas, ac-
knowledging the receipt of 5000 given by the cltl-
zens of New York for the relief of the coorcd reiu-
gees in Kansas and 80 and three cases of clothing
from the Odd Fellows Refugee Relief Committee.
At7 o lock yesterday morning fifteen men were
set to work to remove the old bridge on the south
slip of the Fulton Ferry landing In tearing IT away
the workmen found that the old timbers were very
much decayed-sO rotten. IN tact, tnat tne
stick of an umbrella could be stuck INTO the la
up to the frame. The old bridge is to be replaced
by new one, which is expected 10 DC ready LOT
use by tomorrow morning.
Edward Dowd a smly-huilt young man. who
has wOrke for the last two years as 'lOngshore-
man was before Justice Flammer at the Tombs PO-
lice Court yesterday, charged with stabblng Othcer
Weinberg who had arrested him as he was IN tine
act of committing a burglary. At the court i)owd
appeared with his head bound mp, and elected thaU
ne had been terribly beaten and cut by the officers
club. He was committed for examination.
Leonard Kemple of No sos Broadway, and Henry
Oferman charged with falling to destroy the reye-
nue. stamps cigar-bOXcs after dlsposlng or their
contents were on Saturday held In 5000 bail TO
await the of the Grand Jury by Uulted states
Commissioner Deuel.. Manuel 1mjlo, OF No. 173
Ffth-ave., arrested for having IN his possession
quantity of cigars in boxes on which there We're no
revenue stamps was held IN 5000 BAN Tor eXalnlha-
lion. A similar charge against Joseph SOsa was
dismissed.
Boatswan James X. Barker, CARPENTER J. /.
Thatcher Sailmaker c. L. Ialman, Gunner WIZ
lam L. Devian. and three sailors OF the Navy ar
rived here on the British bark kentish Tar on FRI
day, from the United States steamer Iiconderoga,
at st. Helena July 7. The above officers say that
the Ticonderoga had been TO st. Paul de Loando,
where of the crew of go, 100 had been attacked
with the African fever, similar 10 fever and ague.
Three or four deaths only mad occurred When the
|, Kentish Tar left ST. Helena.
Several vessels arrived yesterday with loss OF
sails, spars etc, and otherwise damaged Inc
schooner Francis Patterson, from Georgetown, =.
C., during the hurricane on MONDAY iosI net enIlIe
deck-load who'll SuIt OF 9ails ana gaff ana nag heI
Dunkrk, shifted her ballast durng the hurricane.
The bark AnOya Chlarna, from BRISTOL on august
West saw vessel of about 400 TONS painted black,
dIsmasted. full of water and abandoned
Urban Catow, charged with the killing of Owen
Jones' the steward of the steamship Arizona, was
again before United States Commissioner Osborn
on eXtradtiOn proceedings on Saturday. The prls-
OneT was called as witness on ms own behalf,
and while testifving became much excited. He
declared aloud So help me God SIT, had no i'll
Will toward Jones, and have no recollection OF
having killed him; did not fully realize what
had done until the following night when / was in
handouts" Further evidence was taken as to the
condition Of the prisoners mind, and the hearing
was adjourned until Wednesday next
Ambrose FOrtescue, an American now awaiting
trial at London for forgery the Bank of England,
| has been identified as Peter Burns. a notorious
| Philadelphia counterleer burglar and fOrger.
| Among numerous burgares, Burns was concerned
| with jimmy Haggerty IN that OF the BenehcIal
Savings Bank. johnny" Hope the Manhattan
| Bank Burglar, Is a nephew of Haggarty, and this
relation Is said 10 explain in part the manner in
| which some of the stolen bonds of the Manhattan
| Bank found their way to Europe. On July 10
| Burns and Young Englishman William Baughan,
were arrested for attempting to pass forged check
for several hundred pounds on branch office OF the
Bank of England. On the preliminary examination
Burns claimed to be an American travelling for
pleasure He was committed to Newgate, and while
there picture of him was taken by force. The
governor of tne Jail was repimanded Tor this action.
BROOKLYN
While selling stockings to a Mrs. Dezendorf on
Saturday pedcr cut the pocket ont OF her dress
and secured SO, with which be escaped.
Ernest Frank, of Harrison-ve. and Wallabout-St.,
was drowned yesterday morning by falling over
board from the yacht Undine. while fishing at Ca
narse.
Atrain on the East Ncw-Yorl, Canarsc and Rock
away Beach Railroad ran over Mary Jane Me
Carthy a little girl, IN East New-lOrk Saturday
aft. Rpt wei a "A nd ia sIIYL cd
only short time.
Mrs, Hannah Young, of No. 143 Rodney-st found
a burglar in the house on her return from brief
absence SATURDAY. afternoon. As he attempted To
pass her to escape she seized hold of him and
shouted for help, but lie managed to get away be-
fore assistance came. A gold watch valued at S5o
taken.
The body of a drowned man was found yester-
day afternoon at the foot of South Sixth-st.
The description Is OF man forty years of age five
feet eight inches high, dressed in black coat,
check blouse, brown trousers, and with leather
strap around his waist. The body had been a long
time IN the water
Mrs. Lena Silver of No. 80 Devoe-st., was
rested on Saturday accused by her husband of
stealing "A gOlu watch and coral earrings from the
store Of John Abern, No. 113 Niuth-st. She said
that her husband has been dogglug her footsteps ~
they recently separated. She Will be arralgned be-
fore Justice Elliott to-day.
Tie formal conveyance to b. L. Smith, of CO.
lumbus. ONO president of the Columbus Chicago
and Indiana Central Railroad, of land ut Rock
away Beach was made OH saturday. The CON
sideration named in the deed Is 800 600 of when
$50 900 Is IN cash. The details OF the plans for the
Improvement OF the property have been given i'll
The TRIBUNE.
John Shear9n, Clerk of the Board of Elections
died Saturday morning at his residence, No. I21
Wayerly-aye., at the age of fOrty-eght He was
"a native of Brooklyn, and was Supervisor of the
second Ward IN 1868, and was reelected. For nine
subsequent years lie was Clerk to the Board Of As
SCISSORS In politics ne was a Democrat. He leaves
a wife and children
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