New-York tribune., 1879-11-08
NFW-YORK CITY.

tion of Richard Schcl He was slightly more COM
Portable but extremely feeble
The body of a man found in tho North River yes
terday was Identified as that of Charles Hammond.
age thirty-six of No. 65 Newark-aye. jersey Clty.
who has been missing FOR two weeks.
George Bnski, a laborer, jumped from from second
story window of his honse No 3z9 Yves, lortlein IN,
81. yesterday, ana was instantly kilieu. he WIS III
sane at the time OF his suicide.
Gustayo and Albertado Levi, age six and three
wears were abandoned in the Fifty-seventh Street
Synagogue by strange man. apparently span
iard on election day. They have been cared for by
the Hebrew Guardian Shelerlng Arms Society.
On complaint Of John J. Foster, Of No. So Snlli-
van-st. James Donaldson was fined $40 by Justice
Morgan yesterday at the Tombs for disorderly CON
duct in entering the old st. PaHlcks Cathedral III
MOtf-st.. during religious services Win MS nat oh'
and refusing to take II OH.
Complnints having been made bv members of
the Cotton Exchange thai private dispatches OF fol-
eign markets were frequently received two ana
three hours IN advance of the regular cable dis
matches, committee of three was appointed by the
Board of Managers yesterday TO investigate the
present system of cable service from Liverpool.
I'm the suit brought by the Government against
Samuel D. Illden for arrears oi Income idA' cousel
Cor the defendant Yesterday presented papers tn
appea proceedings to Judge BiatChiOrd Tor s'g;a-
ture. Judge BlaiclioId anploV,d 'n9 uo q ana ana di
the decision overriding the demurrer 10 tac pil o
discovery granted by the oonrt.
Sunday, November g. il the day Of prayer for
vorng men and Young mems Christian assoc ciailnhs;
The crcular issued by the lnioIn'1lonaI Cenl'ai
Committee of these societies from Geneva, Swiz -
and and by the International Committee oi the
North American Associations nom TINS cltV, gives
promise of a wide ard more general Observance Of
the day than IL any previous year.
Somuel Baiicv an old boatman, lately ompioyed
on "A KeVpOTt steamboat, cut ms throat Yesterday
at his bOme No. Orchlrd-st.. very nearly succeed
Iuf, IN taking his HE, MI. Balty had retired IRON
acIlve work with a competency. Recently MS VII"
,Ied and brOoomg over tins misfortune he lost MS
reason and became possessed of fear that he
in, lS a. l.
tenpted suicide hy .tTiAIng flmscli upon the mead
with heavy hammer. lie may recover.
Among the prisoners arragned before Justice
Flammer nj the jefferson Market Police Court last
evening, was the halI-insane Louis Chapeau, who
was arres ed at the instance Of Henri dc Mariel:
Editor OF the frd"o0- dMeitcah,W charged
Chapcau with an assault. Mr. Alariel ale ged that
Cbapeau invaded his Office, az No ~ Great Jones'
ST and threatened 10 brain" HIM with stOIe
that he carried IA his hand. An officer was sum-
m0ned and Chapeau was arr 'sted. The magistrate
locked him up for examination
Theodore Meier. deformed Swiss, forty-three
wears of age arrived at Caste Garden by the steam
Shin Celtic on October %. Having 50 which had
been given him bv the president Of the Commune
in the Canton of Solothurn. he went out with the
other immigrants. and after spending his money re-
urned To Castle Garden aud asked charity from
Suneuntendent Jackson. Mr. jackson has been
instructed TO send the cripple back 20 his country,
together with other paupers who nave recently ar
rived here and 10 advise Secretary EvHrts of tho
enormous increase of paupcrs sent 10 this country
bv the poor authorities OF foreign governments and
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pos ton.
An officer of the Twenty-eghth Precinct found
ragged hoy named Joseph Albertson age fourteen,
in East FIity-nlnth-st. The boy said he from
Philadelphia aud that he had left home without
the knowledge OF his parents. Yesterday Defective
Roland, of Phiadelpha, appeared before Justice
Smith. at the YOrkvlle Court. IN response TO dis
patch. He SAID that the boys father was farmer
near Philadelphia. The boy was subject TO cpl
eptIc fits, and not right in his mind The
runaway was then examined az length by the Court,
Icta afelf "A named BlrkpT
away from home. and that after going out into the
country Parker stripped HIM of bis clothes and put
on him che suit of old clothes he now wore.
In the Harlem Police Court yesterday the exami
nation of Office. Charles q. DoOlcy, of the
Eighteenth Precinct, for shooting James Warren,
a milkman, residing at No. 1OG East Onc-hundred
and-twent -hIsi->t., whom he found IN his wIfe's
apartment on :, ptember II, was To have taken
place before Justice kllbrcth. Warren not beng
present an officer sent 10 his house o ascertain
The cause of his absence. Warren was al home, hut
said ho was not able 10 leave the house in coiise
quence of his wound. justice .ibrcth sad that he
had been informed that Warren had been "a! the
polls on election day. He then wrote nJtc To the
Police Comm> >siuners stating he true cause Of the
adjournment. The inquiry was further postponed
Tor ten days
Twomen presented themselves at Maltby's whole
sale oyster house i'll llauisOn-st. on October 20.
asking permission ~ 20 on the roof 10 connect Il
telephone wine with Wall-sr. Inry had hatchet,
plncers shears, etc, with them 10 execute the
work. One man ascended the roof by permission
of Mr. Phair, clerk, while the other remained
down stairs. Three or four nights subsequently, the
store entered and a sale was broken open. from
which 500 was taken. Detectives Foglrty and
Handy arrested two well-known criminals, john
alias Red " FogaTty and Charles Mcdonald. on sus-
picjon of completely the offence. MIR. Pnair recog-
nized Fogariy having been in front of the
house when the men called. but the evidence was
altogether insuffcient TO establish charge.
The General Missionary COMMITTEE of the Meth
odst Episcopal Church continued ITS annual ses-
sion YESTERDAY the offices OF the MethO list Bcok
Concern. No. 500 Broadway, Bishops Foster and
lHsn lg
voted 10 making the final appropriations for Church
Missions and the afternoon 10 considering the
0uesti0n of raising Mission funds for the ensuing
wear The total amount fOr tins purpose 10 be as
sesscd upon the various church conferences was
fixed at 100000. An Appropriation of $4,000
vas made for New-Mcxicu and 81 900 for est,l,-
fishing Mission IN Alaska. The following are the
appropriatlons made during the session; For For
elm Missions S2s2,OlG;. Territorial Missions,
$40 600; State Observation-Disclosures. S40.1O0: Scaii-
dinavlan, S14.f5o; Chinese, $13.5lG; American
Indians. So 900; English-speaklug, $l71. 200; Mis-
ccllaneous, $4,000; making grand total OF
$616,S32.
Thieves obtained an entrance into the house of
John Nix "A commission merchant, at No. S2l Bed
ford-ave. hur.d .dnv, 10y means OF false keys. and
stole jewelry and diamonds valued at Tl.is.
Ellen Devlin. who had been employed as "A domes-
tic at No. 63f Koscnskost.. was arrested on hurs-
day on the suspicion that she had stolen some arti-
cles from the house. When searched. twentv-elght
pawn tickets were found in her possession. She
went 10 Jail yesterday pending her trial before JUS
tlce Senior.
In the case of Paul Shirley. indicted for the mur-
der of Michael Travis july -. the jury retired
yesterday after beng charged by Judge Gilbert.
Two hours spent IL deliherating. and ihen a
yerdict OF justiiiablc HON eide rendered The
prisoner, who was much affected. graspcd each Juror
by the hand and thanked hin for tho verdict.
Detective Ennis of tue Siagg Street Police. ar-
rested Charles Benjamin Yesterday noon for dealing
I'm policy at No 1s9 LOrimer-st. Benjamin was ar
rested for similar offence three weeks ago. but the
evidence was insufficient to convict him. A witness
was obtained yesterday, in the person Of Thomas
Riker, who found i'll Benjaniln's place and
locked up.
A slight fire occurred at 1885 D. M. yesterday IN
the Polytechnic Institute III LlvIngston-st. One of