New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-02
NEW-YOKK CRY.

The haf-high silk hats, worn for driving are now
being used in the street with both carriage and
| walking costume.
The latest boots for ladies' have broad projecting
s0cs, and button on the outside of the foot instead
| OF over the lnsep, as formerly.
! The second annual Winter athletic games of the
| Columbia College Boat Club will be held this even
| ing and Tomorrow evening at Madison Square Gar
| den.
| The new fur-lincd circulars arc made with deep
collar OF fur. instead of the hood of last Winter and
all a tr1le shorter, to enable them to be worn with
the short costumes
II is understood that Professor H. II. BOyesen, of
Cornell University. will resign his position there at
the close of the present collegiate year. and settle
permanently i'm Ncw-fOrk, to devote himself wholly
TO literary pursuits.
On the invitation of Mr. Sawyer about 200 men,
who during last year were reformed through we
agency If the meetings at Cooper Union and the
Park Theatre, met in the parl0rs OF the Young
Mems Christian Association yesterday afternoon
and evening. Services were held on both occasions,
and many led their experience.
The annual reunion Of the Bowdoin Alumni AssO-
citation of Nrw-York will be held Thursday evening,
January 20; at the Westminster Ho'cl. \ business
meeting will precede the dinner. when will be served
AT o'clock. large attendance of friends of the
college expected at this the tenth annual meet
ing of the association George Parsons. jr, of No.
80 Pme-st.. is the secretary of the association.
The report Of "A pistol followed by cries for help
drew Officer Teddy OF the twentieth Precinct on
New Years Eye TO- Ibrtleth-sf. ana SeVentn-2yo;'
where he William Drunmond, Of No. 25l llud-
son-st, running away from Daniel Miller of No. l57
West FOgty-irst-st,. VITO, revolver IN hand, was
purs lin9 him. Just rs Leddy arrived on the scene
Miller fired second time and DIummond fe!l 10 the
ground. He was taken To the Roosevelt Hospital
where he was found 10 be wounded i'm the face and
thigh. Miller was locked up over night, and yestcI-
day in the Jefferson Market Police Court. Justice
Hammer committed him for trial IN default Of
$1,000 bail.
Ohiccr Hirsch. Of the Seventh Precinct three
months ago arrested John Near. alias Weldon alias
Donovan, for fighting IN the street. For that offence
he was sent 10 the Island but released through
La
passing No. 80 Chcrrysf, the prisoner rushed from
The In, and assaulted him biting piece ont OF ms
thumb lie arrested NEAR but his comrades inter-
fcrcd aud rescued the prisoner A. the officer viii
au0t' or pc''UCM1n Vd5 Oh las way 80 the station
House ycstcrdly mornina no saw III Arr walking
along Jciisr,o .-st. a.d lac Immediately arrested
BIN. 81 tn, Eserv Ma -ct Poke. ,d.t he Wa
h,t 10y Ju.uce Fammer in 500 bali, and commit
ted to the Island for one month
BROOKLYN.
Egilius Siefcrt age nineteen. living nj Debcvose
and IlumbOldtsts.. accidentally shot himself IN the
head yesterday afternoon, whllo loading pistol.
The wound was severe.
Daniel J. Sullivan, age thirty -four, Of No 420
Columba-st., was arrested yesterday for assaultng
his wife. Ellen Sullivan, with knife and dam
gerously wounding her. She was taken to ST. Pc
ter's Hospital.
In fit of insanity last evening James Jackson,
age twenty OF No. Dos Fith-st L. d.. jumped from
the tlird-siory window To the ground HIS thigh
dislOcatcd. and he was removed 10 the Eastern
District Hospital.
John Clancy, John Daley and Lawrence Schenck
were arrested yesterday afternoon for stealing the
horse ard wagon of Frederick Kirchner, OF Graham
ave. and Varctt-st, which where standing in front
of Nos IS and 90 MOOrc-st.
Thieves were discovered by the police at ! o'clock
yesterday morning trying 10 enter the grocery store
of James Cross. at HdmiltOn-avc. and Heury-st.
They had prIed of the wire screen and broken the
glass IN the door. The officer who discovered them
gave chase but the thieves too far III advance
of Inn and made their escape.
JERSEY CITY.
John .JacObus, the Hackcnsack River bridgc-ten-
drr Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was struck by
trnln nj the LOWEST crossing Jersey City yester-
day afternoon. ard instantly killed. He was
brother of Alexander Jacobus. of Trenton, Nd. and
left "A wife and large family of adult children.
NEWARK.
number Of cases of diphtheria have appeared
in different places in the city.
August Rox, living at No. 40 Niagara-st., died
on Wednesday from the effects OF "A blow received
from piece of mon Mt Servin a. brothers factory
last November. Yesterday the father of the boy
made complaint in the Police Court that tho iron
had been thrown by n young man named Lewis
Gebkc of No. 30 Barbara-st. warrant was issued
for the arrest of Gclbke.
Police Officer Lee of the First Precinct was at
tracted to the vicinity of Wavery place by an AZ
fray between whites and blacks early on New
Years morning. and upon his appearance he was AS
saultcd, ms clothing torn and his shield taken
aw?y he officer followed the man who had taken
fke shield to a saloon in the neighborhood where
he was met 10y party Of ruilians, pulled INTO tho
saloon, and 50 badly beaten that he was unable to
continue duty. In the tight his watch was taken.
No arrests were made
LONG ISLAND.
UrMPsTEAD.-A store-room connected with the
cigar shop of j. Lorenzo Brown, in GIeenwich-st,
Ucr1pstead Village, early on Wednesday morning
was entered by burglars who succeeded in getting
safely away with between 200 and 800 pounds OF
leaf tobacco
IsLP.-Scvcral real estate purchases within the
past month have been made in the Town of lslip IN
Suffolk County, in good part bordering on the Great
South Bay. Henry Havemeyer has Brought several
hundred acres of what was formally the Bergen
tate about n mile east of Babylon, for about
$4,000. William Nicoll has sold to Mr. Frederic
Nelson, of Ncw-York, i63 acres for $50, S35.
Christopher Il. Roberts has bought 740 acres adj
Joining the property OF William ii. Vanderbilt for
So, 17l. aud q Brooklyn gentleman has bought $50
acres of PLAIN lands for about $4,000.