New-York tribune., 1879-12-08
NETWORK CITY.

NEw-YORK CITY.
George w Birdsall who for many years has been
an engineer in the CrotOn Water Burelu Of the De-
partment of Public Works, has been made Chief
Engineer of that bureau.
The annual benefit in aid of the orphans OF al
the Roman Catholic asylums of this city will take
pllc- next Thursday afternoon at the Academy ol
Music under the management of l.. }. Vincent.
Elizabeth Adair, are forty years, of No.. 253
Stanton-st: was struck on the head with orick
and severely wounded Yesterday, in quarrel with
her husband. James. She was sent to Bellevue
Hospital. The husband was locked up.
The bark Reindeer, from Martinique. arrived YES
terday and reports having left IN port the schooner
City of Chelsea. which was to sail for Cedar Keys
on November %. providing she could get crew,
nearly all OF her men having died on the voyage
from Wilmington TO 81. Pierre
Mary Looncy. age thuty years. attempted totake
her own life Yesterday afternoon by jumping INTO
the East River at Fifty elghth-st She was rescued
aud was taken TO the Charity Hospital on Diack-
wells Island. The womans residence Is not known
Richard r. Hatch formerly in the collection bus
iness at No. 3iG Broadway. was recently arrested
on an action IN which charge was made OF retain
ing MONEYS belonging To Schener Brothers. OF No.
80 Broadway. On Saturday he was released on
giving bonds for his reappcarance. This is the
third accusation Of kindred character
Madison Square Garden will I've occupied during
the week. after tomorrow, with an exhibition OF
American-brcd premium cattle OF the Durham breed
There Will also bc on exhibition number OF Amerl-
eau premium sheep of the best breeds. The cattle
are exctllently developed and are said To compare
iaNOrably with the best produced in Europe.
A dispatch from Staten Island informed Captain
Iledden. of the Street Cleaning Department, that
maurauders were trying to steal a scow belonging
10 the Department, which was stranded near
South Beach. II appeared that several hundred
dollars hai been expended in a vain attempt to
Il al The scow As II had been sold by auction after
the failure. the Department declined to Interfere.
The inquest in the case of the Italian. Antonio
Celepdnno VITO was murdered Thursday evening
in a tencmcnt-house in East One-hundred-and-
clcVenth.st., was held yesterday before Coroner
Elinger Francisco Bello and the bcggar Ascelia.
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the proceedings. No new facts were developed.
BcllO held directly for the crime, aud AScelta
"a accessory before the fact.
An unknown man. forty years Oh and dressed as
n labOrcr found unconscious at Essex and Hes
tcr-sts.. Saturday night. He taken to
Chambers street Hospital and died there. Drink
supposed bc the canse till autopsy
ycaled fracture of the skull at the base OF the
brain How he was injured, whether by a fall or IN
fight, IS the object of inquiry on the part OF the
police.
The apartments of Mrs. John CaTln. of No i0i
East SlXtecathst., were entered on Saturday after
10y two sneak thieves who were detected by
the meig ghbOrs O1iccr Hatton. of the Eighteenth
Precinct. was called and succeeded in arrcsilng one
of them. While taking him TO the station house a
gang of the thiefs friends attempted a rescue but
the officer kept them at safe distance with re-
volver. Several stones were thrown at him and he
was wounded severely in the right leg The prs-
oner gave the name Of John Tierney, and was held
for trial in default of bail.
BROOKLYN.
Joseph Louchner, age eleven. who said that he
lived al No 29l Front-St., New York. was arrested
at the Fulton Ferry Saturday night for picking
pockets.
The work of laying foundations for the Brooklyn
Elevated Railroad in Park-ayc. has reached Adel-
phsi. All the foundation blocks delivered, except
two have been placed in position.
A boy named Thouas F. McPhillamy sixteen
wears old of No. 3s tiOldl-st fell overheard from
The pier at the foot of Gold-s. Saturday evening
and drowned. The body was not recovered.
H. NJ Crowcll Of No. 97 Macdonongh-st., was
robbed of a valuable overcoat while attending
performance at the Academy of Music Saturday
evening He left it in seat in the dress circle dur
ing his temporary absence.
Two boys. about thirteen years of age. went into
Mcadc's shoe store. No. l39 Myrtle-ave, Saturday
afternoon and sat down near the safe. which was
without purchasing any. When they had gone
pocketbook containing $50 was found 10 be missing
from the safe.
The Brooklyn CITY Railroad Company. which
controls twelve different street-car lines. with
thrty-cicht miles of track carried about
30 900 600 passengers during the year ending Sep
tcinber 30 al an expense for maintenance and
operating of Sl,2Os,226. During the same time
the total receipts were Sl.5O9,sss and diyidcnd
Of $3.50 900. 3l2 per cent, quarterly, was PAID.
JERSEY CITY.
John Bolts. of Gutenberg. died at st. Francis
Hospital Jersey City, yesterday, of injuries re-
ceived Saturday by being struck by tram the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Thomas Keneally, of Grove and Eighth-sts.,
arragned Saturday. before Judge Davis in Jersey
City, on charge OF drgGkepnSsS ohhd NsSo anF Was was
last week of a gold watch
The three-year old boy of Thomas Fitzpatrick. of
Hoboken, who was run over by truck, driven by
John Schneider, died yesterday, and Schneider was
committed 10 The County JAIL at Jersey City,
await trial for criminal carelessness.
Joseph Miller, thirteen years. was sent to the
County jail saturday by Judge Davis. OF jersey
CITY, for Stoning some Italian musicians Oh the
pnblic strccts. II occurrence of this kind
which led to the death of George Estey, the school
boy
An unkpown struck by train on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
while walking on the track Saturday Mt the east
end of The tunnel at Jersey City, and fatally in
jured An engine on the Weekawken branch of the
New-lork, Lake Erie and Western Railroad at
Jersey City stru k and instantly killed another I'M
known man.
NEWARK.
Chief of Police Bancroft of Nrwburg " Y
with two merchants of that city, were in Newark
Saturday trying to find young man named Cotha-
rn, who had swndled soule of the Newbnrg bnsi-
ness men lay means of IN advertising medium called
the Musical Album
At q meeting of the Justices Of the Peace Of New
ark jersey City, Paterson. Trenton and Camden,
action wa, taken IN me mater oi htteen nOnsuts
of the lack Of civil jurisdiction by justices. Ii
decided Ia take of the before the Supreme
Court as test, and failing IN this to 90 to the
Legislature with request Tor the repeal OF the Dis
trict Court act.
George +. Selby age twenty-eigit, was decoyed
60 lobokeu FROM New-fork on Saturday and was
then arrested by a Newark officer charge pre-
fcIredsgainst him by William Price, of stealing and
selling "a horse aud wagon belonging TO him. Seby
was sent 10 Caldwell Pcnitentiary sometime AGO for
IObbng "A roommate, and upon his discharge Mr..
Price took an interest IN him and gave him
pIoyment with view 10 his reformation
When Alderman DE VonIsney reached his home
pn nus rcdurn from the Common Council meeting on
Friday night al a late hour ne met pers coming
down stairs carrying a bundle. Thinking ir was "A
member of the family ho asked a question but The
person brushed past him without reply and reached
The street when he disappeared. Failing 10 attract
The attention OF any officer by his cries. the Alder