The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-31
NEW YORK NOTES..
Chronicle of Events in the Eastern
Metropolis Yesterday.

Chronicle of Events in the Eastern
| Metropolis Yesterday.
a Sad Story Of Elopement, Desertion
and Death.
New YORK, July 30.-On Saturday, the
| nineteenth instant, two persons arrived In
this city by the Anchor Line steamer Califor-
MIA, and registered at the Stevens House, on
Broadway, as Capt. and Mrs. Conyers, Of
Birmingham, England. The man repre-
sented himself as a captain In the British
| army, travelling on q leave OF absence. The
| woman, who was apparently about twenty
four years OF age and Of ladylike demeanor,
was not well when she arrived, and on the
Monday following became SO i'll that DR.. F.
j. Merrill was called to attend her. He at
once pronounced the case typhoid fever In the
worst form. On Tuesday the captain told the
sick woman that he was going to Philadel-
phia and would return next day. AS she got
worse and he did not return, inquiry was
made concerning him, and 1t was found that
he had taken one Of the steamers sailing for
Europe that day, leaving the woman at the
hotel all alone and penniless. When these
facts came to light the woman admitted that
the man was not her husband, and that the
name under which he registered was not his
| nor hers. He, she said, was named Rosen-
berg Harris. and she was Mrs. Mary Frances
Hartley. They both came from Birming-
| ham, but she would not say anything
about her family. All she would say was
that she was married woman and had run
away with him, and that he had deserted her.
Mrs. Hartley continued to grow worse, and
| DR. Merrill, becoming thoroughly interested
in the case, gave her every attention, and
more than once sat at her bedside for the
whole of the night. Mr.. Broadhead, proprie-
tor Of the Stevens House, supplied the sick
woman with every delicacy that could be got.
She sank rapidly, however. and Or. Merrill
held consultation with Dr. j. III. Coberly, OF
Brooklyn, on Monday night at which it was
decided that nothing more could be done.
EARLY yesterday mUfnfhH Mrs. Hartley died
without leaving any further clue to her fden-
Greenwood Cemetery. DR.. Coberly says she
died of q broken heart The Anchor Line and
members of the Produce Exchange subscribed
$50, which covered all the expenses OF her
funeral. Her betrayer was Lieut.. Harris, OF
the Royal Artillery. AS soon as he found she
was sick he deserted her upon the pretense
that he was going to Philadelphia on busi-
ness, and sailed for Europe, leaving her pen
niIess and a stranger In a strange land. Mrs:
| Hartley became infatuated with Harris, and
| In an Insane moment deserted her home and
friends to follow him. The earnest hope was
expressed by gentlemen who attended her in
the last sad offices Of respect that her out.
ragged husband would meet the betrayer OF
AZ, rnifn ba Ia Hp6 at
| wRETcHED GANG.
| Eight miserable persons were arraigned In
the Iombs this morning. They were inmates
OF lodging house In Oliver street, which
was raided by the police last night There
were eleven hunks or berths In the noisome
den, anu the proprietor slept under the coun-
ter, although he owned q brown stone front
house up town. Owing to insufficient evidence
as to the house being dis0rderly one the
prisoners were discharged.
| PoRTELLo.
The warden OF the Tombs this morning re-
moved Francisco Portfolio, the murderer Of
4 Michael BOiender, to a padded cell. His
/ handouts were removed and his hands con-
/ fined in leathern mittens to prevent his re-
opening the wounds inflicted during the at
1 tempt at suicide yesterday. The pris-
oner Is no# very calm. number OF
] Italians have engaged counsel to defend him.
It is probable that insanity will be set up as
| the defense.
THE KILLING OF BARRETT
! John Barrett, father of the convict killed in
Sing Sing prison, went to that city to-day to
apply for warrants for the arrest Of the two
keepers who were concerned In the shooting
| OF his son.
DIVER sMOTHERED TO DEATH.
). w Jenkins went down in the bay to-day
in diving apparatus to recover an anchor
| lost bv a vessel, The air tube did not work
after he got to the bottom, and he was
smothered to death. The helmet was filled
with blood. 1t appears his signal for relief
was not understood.
ADVANCE IN COAL.
At the monthly sales of Scranton coal to-
| day the following prices were realized: Crate
50 3d. egg 81 70, stove 81 Ff21Iaaa2 rs, chestnut
So 55. This Is marked advance over the
prices OF last month, which were as follows :
Crate So 1702 20, egg So 206l2 22LIa, stove
So 251a02 go, chestnut 50 37la.
A COMBINATION OF STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
It's announced here to-day that consoli-
dation has been formed of the Oregon Steam
ship Company running a line of ocean steam
ers between San Francisco and Portland,
Oregon, and the Oregon Steam Navigation
Company, with a view of the control of the
carrying trade Of the Northwest, ceHteriDg
on the Columbia river, and finding market
by way OF Portland and San Francisco. The
new organization will be known as the Ore
gon Railroad Navigation Company, and has
purchased all the property OF the two com
panies forming the combination, together with
all the canal locks, Walla Walla and Columbia
River Railroad, and Dallas and Cillile Rail-
road, extending along the river valley. The
railroads are to be extended 200 miles down
the Columbia river, and new ocean steam
ship is to be contracted for with John Roach
Il Son. to run in connection with the system.
THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
The works are now advancing more rapidly
on the East river bridge. There are now
nearly 700 men at work on the approaches on
both sides Of the river. The contractors are
pushing the work as rapidly as possible. The
work Of demolishing buildings to make way
for the approaches IS now well under way.
NOTED CIRCUS RIDER IN QUoD.
James Robinson champion bare back rider
and manager Of James Robinson's circus,
now showing In the southern part OF the
State. was arrested at Salem and brought to