New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-08
NEW-YORK CITY.


A petition is in circulation on the Cotton Ex-
change that July and be observed as holidays IN
addition to July D,
BLINDED BY CAYENNE PEPPER.
Several persons have had their eyes injured in
Seventh-ave. at Thirty -foUrth-st., by boys who
throw cayenne pepper into tho air to iall upon
| passcTS-by.
THREE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR FORGERY.
| James Il. King. alias Robert II. Mansn, III inc
Court of General Sessions yesterday pleaded guilty
TO forgery i'm the thIrd degree. Judge Gilderslecyc
sentenced him to State Prison for thee years.
MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND IMMIGRANTS.
| Since Saturday six steamships have landed at
Castle Garden (, 40 immigrants: The CITY OF Der
lin. from Liverpool, 1926; the SPAIN from Liver
pool, 1,2l1; the Anchoria, from GLASGOW, ?39 the
Victoria, from London 923 TIE Ga5tll 1a from
| Barrow, 303 the Tyrian. from Gibraltar 30
A DEATH TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The death Of Mr. L Xxi iignt%fi age twenty
ported at the C0rnOner's office yesterday with the
comment that heart disease was probably the cause.
II seems that there had been drunken tight i'll the
house, and the coroner will inquire INTO the matter.
SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT LICENSE.
The following liquor dealers were required ycstcr-
dav at the Tombs Police Court to furnish bonds in
! 500 each for violating the excise laws James
ST.; George KriIsscll. No. 80 Chryste-st.: Michael
Manning, No. 100 BrOad-st; August Struch, No. II
| Safest.
| SEARCHING FOR 4 MISSING MERCHANT.
| James X. Reader. merchant age thirty-sPvcn,
recently left his home in Illinois to sail for Europe
for the benefit Of lis health his brain having been
|
| him have asked the police To search the city for
| traces of him. 1t is known that he did not take
passage on any steamer.
JEALOUS WIFE.
Mrs Ann Merritt, age thifty-Onc, of No 112 Null
bcrryst., yesterday. at the corner OF louSton-st:
! and Bnwcry, beat Mary Ann Burns, of No. Alb
East Twclith-st. of whom she is Jealous. Mrs.
| Merritt was arrested. In the Essex Market Police
Court Justice Ottcrbourg held her in default of
800 bail to keep the peace.
SUSPECTED OF BEING SNEAK THIEVES.
Detectives Wade and Wood, Of the Tenth Pre-
Cinct yesterday morning arrested Thomas Frey age
twcnty-scven, Edward richardson, age twenty
two. and Gustavc Martin, twcnty-three, all of
session were found "Jmmc',' skeleton keys and !
other burEarous implements.
ACCUSED ny MS WHOLE FAMILY.
James Ryan, of No. 49, East Scvcnteenth-st. was
held for trial IN the Ffty-scycnth street Police
Court yesterday. charge of attempting to take
the life of James Reilly. of No. 139 the same street.
Reilly intcricrcd {" prevent Ryan from beating his
sheath knife. The wife and son of the accused man
also entered complaints against him.
RACING ar JEROME PARK.
The American Jockey ClGb Will continue it's |
meeting Al Jerome Park to-iay. The principal con !
test will be for tie rich Belmont Stakes lOr three
ycar-od~ aud the fine colts Grenada and FernclIlc
viii meet again Ia decide the question of superior
itv which tine Wuhrr, last week left III unSatiS-
factory a state Luke blackburn, Una. Quito, Mi !
Ian and Wa'icld viii be among the StaritIa III tho
CHILD CRUELTY BeATEN.
iZIbrth Ihcltcr age tllirty-tw", was arragued
y
kr! Police Court, charged win severely heating |
Arni' Brown age ''lht OF Ne" - Avenue G. The !
c"!"'rd he prisoner WIZ r""ihIitcl i1r "NimInl.
tuu AID the cnld was gv,n l"tn The care III
ti,r narl. ni the >OrlCty tor The Prevention Of
Cruelty 10 thlldcru.
rtLcu,sING iNpAT SUPPLIES.
=, Tic bids Tor furnishing Indian supplies to the |
United STATES Government that have been received J
wee opened Yesterday az the bureau OF the Iudan /
Commissioners No. 10 Woostrr-si. Tie bidding. +
csmriay III calIrocs' was very SHARP. over 100 /
tifi firms IA NH ltaf NpIr ntl
3i2 lmprrl. The prices could not be- asrrrtained.
il Will take The labor Of two clerks for tour days
to schedule the bids.
CHINAMI:N ~ POLICE COURT
Several Chuamrl, charged with taking part in |
the Mot-st. riot of sunday evening. were arralgnrd
before. Justice Duffy Yesterday n the Tumb, Police
Court. John lee aud sam Gee were DISCHARGED, aH
II vas shown that they atcmpt"d 10 assist the !
Deputy Sheriff He sing. of No. 3N;} NatrI-,t. was |
held Tor nal for aS~aulng Officer N00d. and Joe
Gee WAS committed t"r hrating Wah Lee, IF No IL
Mott-,t All Foo was fined - for tlourishIng a
OVERWHELMING HIS WEALTH.
G. VI. Case, inlm"rlv tavrrn-k"p"r near the
Harlem RIVER, died IN London about t"n years ago.
leaving moderate amount OF money invested In
Portuguese bonds AID other securities ~ the terms
Of ms will, h., daughter Charl"tc was {" receive
an annuity of ESQ Il year a. lolg ~ she lived aud
the REMAINDER on her death. WAS to be paid Ia the
treasurer nI this cIty. Ii appears that the tcStator
ovcrcatimatrd his W.alth, and unless the dcyisccS
die soon the city VIII get hOtlllug.
Az adore 10 TIE IRISH ~ AMERICA
Michael DHylt. the secretary of the Irish Ma
touJl Land and Industrial Lragnc Of America has is
-rd circular letter accompanying an address from
the Central CJuIciI. The circular urges the Irish
in America To- organize to Snpport the Irish land
agitation and suggests that festivities be held on
the Fourta of July 10 aiI the Land League IN Ire
land in supporting the large number Of
fannie, which ore now being cyictc l. The address
was adopted at Il meeting of the sub committee of
the Central Council held yesterday at the rllirc of
the League University Building, Washington
Square.
John Riley, If 99S De Kalb-av. was found last
evening b. policeman at his home with fractured
skull.
The annual inspection and muster of the Dbl Reg
imrnl was witnessed by many persons az the Pros
Irrt Park Parade Ground yesterday. The fnrcc of
men in line was 40, commanded by Colonel L. II.
Partridge.
A number of the Supervisors went to the new Jail
yesterday to arrange for some improvements. 1t
was proposed 10 tear down the Obi structure in
RaylnUnd'ri. ANA use Inc material lr wal around
tie new building
john Meyer aud Henry Kalh, Of 1,OI2 Myrtle
ave-, were arraencd bcior" United states CommlS-
nio!rr Allen yesterday for pasu& counterfeit trade
dollars and were held III -, 800 ban. number of
the base coin were found III their house.
At the meeting of ia" Board of Aldermen ycster-
day the pr sid, nt of the FIRE Department reported
that the bell ringers in the CITY Hall were useful in
summoung liremcn temporarily OF duty, and that
fires were reported by the ringing of the bell before
sent III from the alarm boxes. A minority report
was made against fhr binding Of an elevated road
in Furman-st IL WAS voted to take recess from |
the second Monday, IN July TO October |, and meet
only once month in that tmc and the depart
ncnts VIII be- closed AT | y. m. each day.
JERSEY CITY.
William Edgar. who ran away from the New
Jersey Reform >chool at Jamcsbur2 WAS arrested IN
jersey city last night.
The Spring games OF the Montgomery Athletic
Club will he held on the grounds az the Scottish
American Club at Jersey City Juno 10.
Michael Day, of iIackensack, n. j., was struck ,
Yesterday by tram on the NuW-YOrk, Luke Eric | =
and Western Railr0ad while crossing the track at |
Seacpncus, and blcd to death whllo being taken to
the Charity Hospital, Jersey City.
Mayor TaussIV having vetoed resolution adOptcd
by lie Board of Public Works Increasing tho sal
nrics the board, at its meeting Yesterday rcscinded
the resolution and ord cred that the salary warrants
FOR Nav be made out ut the former rates
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