New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
NETWORK CITY


NETWORK CITY,
KILLED WHILE FLYING HIS KITE
John Murphy, age fifteen, while fving bis kite on
the roof of tho large tenement-house at NO. 90
West-st, last evening, fell to the ground anu WAC
instantly killed.
STABBED FOR TRYING TO MAKE PEACE:
While two Italians were fighting at Sixty-f0urtn-
ST. and Eleventh-ave. last night, Timothy sullivan,
age nineteen. of No. 1897 Tenth-ave., attempted TO
separate them and RECEIVED dangs hn aw sisS
wound in the abdomen The Italians. John LAWFUL
and Louis Koop, were arrested.
TO AWAIT THE RESULTS OF INJURIES. =,
Patrick Barrett. who shot three 'ongshoremen IN
West-st. Saturday afternoon, was committed Dy
Justice smith, at the jefferson Market Police Court
YESTERDAY to await the result of the injuries oi Tue
wounded men.
AN UNAUTHORIZED BUILDING DESTROYED
wooden stable erected during the year on One-
hundred -and-thirteenth-st near Tcntb-ave.. In de-
fance OF the law and without permit, was toln
down on Wednesday last by the Ninth Battan on
Fire Department, ON an order granted py tno gu
preme Court.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR. 80,
The attendance at the forty-ninth annual exnlpl-
ton of the American Institute has been large from
the very opening. The fair Is almost complete, nut
q few of the exhibits are not yet ready, among
them being the photographs aud some OF the ma
chnery. 1t is believed that they will all be Ill order
by Tuesday.
TAKING AWAY PROPERTY NOT his.
William Fox, truck-driver, of No. 80 Laight-st
was held for trial yesterday, by Justice smith, ht
the Jefferson Market IOlce court, on tnt CdlP 20 ="
burglary. Testimony was gwen to the effect that
Fox had broken into the house at No. 409 hudson
st. and carried away property valued at $3Oo
BROOKLYN
William Badger age nine, of No. 476 Third-aye
was kicked in the head by Il horse yesterday, anu
his skull fractured.
William Glider age twenty-one, of Wllburs Alley,
was arrested last night, ON the charge OF having
stolen watch and horse and buggy from fhilp u
Walsh, metal broker OF No. 81 CIlnt0n-st
Van Ordp o. klnmS
| County Penitentiary in Brooklyn, hanged himself
to his cell door yesterday morning by piece OF Ills
shirt. When found he was dead. lie had no nome,
and was committed to the PcnteniaTy for vagrancy
| on Saturday, by Police Justice Walsh.
| During dispute in front of No. 40 Whipple-st.,
Erhart Ketter age forty-hve Of No. As Whlppe-
| ST. was showed by John Dtmar. of No. 1S Whlppe-
ST. over back ward. lie tell on the back OF bus head
and fractured his skull. The injured man was
| taken to st. GATHERINGS Hospital, where 1t Is
thought that he will die. Dltmar was placed under
| arrest.
A Marvin safe in tho feed-store of J. T. Van Nos
trand at No. 1,041 Atantic-ave., was found yester-
| day to have been blown open during the previous
| night. Nothing was taken from IT, Inc force OIL
the explosion shattered the glass the partition OF
| the Office. The rear door bore the marks or a
| jimmy" but it had been bolted afterward and the
| persons who entered left by the front door,
| which they locked after them.
NEWARK.
| Edward l.. Dobbins. president OF the Board OF
Education, will. it is stated. resign at the meeting
| of the Board this week.
| Two lads attempted to force entrance into the
| iewery store of Francis }. Dh. NO. is Market
| ST., early yesterday morning. They were seen by
man, who called an officer One OF the boys called
| TO the officer. Shoot that man." and the officer
seized the man who had given the alarm. While be
was explaining the boys escaped.
disturbance IN rifle gallery in nngield-ave.,
| at an early hour Yesterday morning. attracted the
attention Of police officer, who took man named
| Cunningham into custody. The prisoners friends
assaulted the officer with stones and took his club
| AWAY The Chief of Police, with posse of officers
| fortunately rear at hand and went to the as
slstance of the struggling officer beating back the
| crowd and securing Cunningham, VINO fought des'
perae!y.
STATEN ISLAND.
| popr RIcHNOND-AlheTt "a Young son of CAPTAIN
| Stephen b. Whitman, Of Port Richmond, was buried
Yesterday. On Friday the ch,ld fell from tree
| while on a visit III Connecticut, and received III
| ternal injuries which caused his death.
| HUGUENOT-Judge Percy G. Ulman Is lying dan
| perously i'll at his home at Huguenot DE is suffer
| ING from injuries received two months ago by the
| explosion OF a Kerosene iaihP.
| RfcHMoND.-The Richmond County Circnt Court
| and Court OF Oyer and Terminer Will convene at
Richmond September q. The criminal calendar
| is light. -,, ,e,,D
| VALLEY STRF.NI-A car on the Montauk Division
| of the Long Island Railroad in making a fiylnl
switch at Valley Stream Saturday evening, for The
! engine i'll waiting the RocKaway Branch. raj
INTO the tender OF the engine. HE tender wa
| badly damaged. The brakeman received severe
| INJURIES The passengers in the car were badly
shaken up, but escaped injury.
| RIvERHFAD.-Ihe Suffolk County Court anC
Court of Sessions will convene al the Court House
| Riverhead, to-day. Judge Armstrong. of Queens
| County, will hold q pait of the term. trying The
| cases that Judge Young cannot hear on account o
| former professional relations with some OF tn
| parties to suits.
| HUNTINGTON. than 900 barrels of pickle
were shipped every day last week from Huntington
| and vicinity.
| S>tr1urowy -T,uthnr HaIlock of Shutdown In,
| a cash cut III his throat and was otherwise bad j.,
injured about the head, a few days since. by the
plosion of shell that he preparing for breech
| loading gum
NEW-JERSEY.
| FLIZABETH-Danel COughlin has been MISSING
| from his home since September H. His hat wa
found on the Newark Bay bridge. and it rs lcare,
| tb lat he has been drowned.