The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

trapeze performer at the Pacific Garden. in the
Bowery while giving exhibition last evening" fell
to the stage and was seriously injured.
Arthur Lang. one year DID, fell yesterday from the
fire escape the Of his parents residence. No.
ll2 Chryste street. to the yard and was killed.
Mary O'Malley. domestic. Of No. $40 West Twenty
first street, took dose OF Paris green on Friday
evening" and died at the New York Hospital yester-
day.
The Department of Public Works received
$17l 92G Al for Croton rents last week. During the
period the Mayors Marshal granted BAL licenses
and collected Sl,0S5 so.
Fanny willoughby. eight years Of age. Of No. l6l
West flftyhrst street, accidentally fell from the
fifth story window OF her residence to the ground
yesterday and was almost instantly killed.
James Doran. employed ut No. 1868 GreenXich
stantly killed yesterday morning by two bales Of
dry goods falling on him from an upper story.
The Board OF Health advised yesterday Of the
Ferdinand Umbach. No. 1868 Second avenues Sophie
Mack, No. 996 First avenue; Henry Gates. Ninety.
seventh street and Ninth avenue.
Ambrose o Neil. wholesale liquor dealer. of No.
81 Mott street. and formerly an anti Tammany can
ddate for Alderman, was held in 500 bail yester.
day to answer the charge OF violation of the Excise
law. Officer Frazier claimed that he selling al
retail.
The national greenback labor party held primary
elections last night in the Third. Thirteenth. Four
tcenth and Fifteenth Assembly districts last even.
ing and chose delegates and aternates to the Green
back State Convention. which meets vt Utica on the
2Sth inst.
Charles g. Fisher. son OF ex-Judge Fisher, an ex-
lieutenant in the army and United States District
Attorney for the District of Columbia, removed
from the Tombs Prison yesterday to the Emira Re-
formatory. by sentence of Judge Gildersleeve, on
for $82 70 on Clerk Merritt of tho Metropolitan
HOTEL
Coroner Croker yesterday held an inquest in the
case OF John NOLAN. who was shot in the knee by
Captain Abraham b. Somers on July %, ut the foot
of Gouverneur street. Moran died the 14th inst,
ut st. Francis Hospital. The jury determined that
deceased was wounded while committing burglary.
aud exonerated Captain Somers from all blame in
the matter.
A gang of young roughs was captured by squad
of policemen from the Fourteenth precinct while
attacking officer STEMS at the corner OF Canal and
Baxter Streets on Friday night. Justice Flammee
sent tho party to the Island yesterday for month.
Their names william O'Hara. James German,
William Carey, Edward Ryan, John Cannon and
Alexander johnson.
John Gunnie, an italian. Of No. ID Jersey street.
walking along First avenue Friday night,
with his friend, Henry Mucabo when, at the corner
of ll1th ST., they met Vincent DE Flora. and old
feud between the latter and Mucabo was revived.
fired three shots. One of the bullets struck Gunne
in the side, inhicting severe. but not serious
wound. DE Flora escaped.
On the steamer tChina. which arrived yesterday
from Liverpool were Mr. Henry q. Pearson, Assistant
Postmaster of this city, went abroad about two
months ago to study the postal system OF England,
France. Germany and Italy. He accompanied
by Mr.. G. Frank James, These gentlemen return
home with considerable information about foreign
little IL any Improvement upon that in vogue in this
country. The various superintendents Of the Dem
eral Post Office ana stations them Quarantine
in the steamer Nelson X. Hopkins ~