New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-26
NETWORK CITY.

| NEN-lORk CITY
| One of the latest dycrtsing devices consists OF
| nm automatic wooden clown, which at intervals
performs variety Of gymnastic f-ats upon the TOP
| of canvas wagon
| Charles Holman. a native Of Sweden. who said he
| lived at Atlantic and Graod-aycs.. Brooklymi was
taken to the Chambers Street Hospital from ihru-
ave. ear early Yesterday morning suffering rom
scrons cut on the back of his head lie snin ne
hat been assaulted by an unknown man IN Ihiru-
ave.
James Devine and Francis Wilson, of No. 81 Null
berry-st.. engaged in drunken hght AT Muiprtriy
and Hester-sts. early yesterday morning, ana VII
son was thrown 10 the sidewalk with so much vlo-
lence that his leg broken in two places lie was
sent to Bellevue Hospital
The employees of the Gold and Stock Telegraph
Company at the central office of the Merchants Tel
cphonc Exchange No. 1913 Broadway, and Wednes-
day presented the manager, /. q. Ellsworth, with
n silver water-pitcher gold-lined tray aud goblet
J. A. Duke chief operator, made the presentation
speech, which was responded TO by Manager Els
WORTH
Mr.P.s. Gilmore produced his National Hymn,
columbia" az the Academy Of Music Yesterday
afternoon. There WAS present large and very er,
thusastic audience. and there were goodsi%eo
~ a solo. Mr.. Vandcnh0f read the poem through,
and Mr. Algernon :. Sullivan delivered short
address,
rived yesterday from Brcmarhaven, from December
H. % had "A succession OF hard gales accompanied
with violent seas. in which the ship abored heavily
On December G 1t was found that INC cargo was
shifting and the vessel was run OIL before the VIM
TO secure il. December IL L. Nettleton, seaman
and a native OF Connecticut, while furng the
lower mIZZen topsaI fell to The Deck receiving IN
lures from which lie died the next morning. anu
buried at sea.
shocking accident occurred on Christmas Eve
to young man named Joseph ;. Monheimer which
resulted fatally yesterday morning. He was thirty
four years oi age andilved at ~" ~ fllth-s'. he
WAS employed at the wholesale ribbon store. Nos.
1O2 and lOf Grandst.. and about 10 p. IN. Nedues-
day he attempted 10 jump into the elevator as u
was passing the fourth story. His foot slipped
inst ~ he ruais flp and he tell beneath fnG
elevator to the bottom of the shaft. lie was taken
up unconscious aud carried to the 81. Vincent His
pital, where be fingered through thc night, deati
ensuing shortly after sunrise. Ills Young wife was
not informed of the accident until last evening.
BROOKLYN.
The body of William IIoughton seaman on tho
bark Elvana, lying at Harbecks stores, was re-
covered yesterday. He was drowned the night be-
FORE falling overheard in passing from the shore to
the vessel.
Edward Mccormick of No. II Van Buren-st.,
after being shaved by George Root, barber at No.
Al DeKab-ave., refused payment. Root tried 10
put Mccormick ont and was cut severely in the
hands by the razor he held. Mccormick was
arrested
Two men named James Hoey and William Tooe
engaged In dispute in Nanderbilt-ave., Yesterday
afternoon. and Hoey drew his pockct-knife and
stabbed Toole IN tho back causing dangerous
wound. The niurcl man taken TO the City
Hospital and his assailant locked up.
William II. Belts age Thirty, of No. 800 south
quarrel at Grand and Ninth-st, was severely cut IN
fhe neck by Samuel Marshall, of Ninth and South
First-sts. Belts taken to the Eastern District
Hospital IN an ambulance.
As Thomas Moran, of No. % Luqueer-st., was
going home late Wednesday evening with the goose
for his Christmas dinner under bis arm, he was
attacked 10y hlgbwayman. struck over the eye, he
alleges with a blunt instrument. and his goose was
stolen. James Donnelson, OF No. 1856 Hamlton-aye |
was arrested as the assailant. He is charged tho
station "botterD with the theft OF "one dead
goose"
A Mrs Heferman, living with her husband in a
wIetched sLanty In Flftecnth-st., between Eighth |
and Nnth-aves., was found dead on the floor yes |
terday morning. beside her husband. who was un- |
conscious from the effect Of drink She is believed
TO have come to her death from overdrnking. |
Both she aud her husband have been very intem- |
perate and II is said that they obtained large |
amount of liquor on Christmas Eve and drank ms |
long as they could. The body was removed to the |
MOrgue.
JERSEY CITY.
The house of Alexander Bonnet, jr., at Crescent |
and Harrison-avcs., Jersey City Heights. was en- |
tered by burglars early yesterday morning and |
robbed Of clothing and silverwarc valued at $3.50.
portion of the stolen goods was subsequently |
found In the side yard of the house.
LONG ISLAND.
NrwrowY.-John ID. Van Cort, of Newtown, has |
been appointed the Deputy of County Clerk SUIT |
phn, of Queens County.
JAMAICA William Warnock. of Jamaica has ac- |
cepted the position of Under Sheriff of Queens |
County. offered hun by the Sheriff elect, AoDzo Is. |
Wight, who takes possession of the office Janu- |
airy 10.
Neutrality-suspicious. connected with the Brighton |
Beach Railroad Company recently paid visit to |
Ruckaway Beach. and took careful survey OF the |
ground. Ii il stated. on seemingly good authority,
that this company has In contemplation the extern
ton of the road from Brighton Beach. BY way of |
Shce pshcad Bay, to Barren Island where ferry |
will be established in connection with the new hotel
at Rockaway now in course OF construction.