New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-08

on it's way TO this city yesterday afternoon, man
about forty wears old, apparently German; WIN
| sandy hair side whiskers and musache, was taken
| suddenly sick, and died in a few moments me
| man was well dressed but the only means OF ident-
| flying him was the name Schroeder written on MS
shirt.
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS TO be INVESTIGATED.
At the last session of the Legislature committee
was appointed to investigate the various depart
mcnts of the city Government with a view TO their
being conducted with more economy me hrst
session of the committee will be held at the CITY
Hall. September Il; The memners Of the con,
mitee are Senators Mccarthy, Mills. Baker Strahan
and Bixby.
A CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH DRUNKENNESS.
The Rev. James OConnOr, of No. 147 East Thirty
eiehth-st clergyman OF the Independent T pii
Court Yesterday on a charge Of being drunk and
disOrderly IN the Grand Union Hotel on MONDAY
afternoon. He denied having been drunk. but
stated that glass of lemonade which he consented
to drink in the company of a stranger must nave
been drugged because it deprived him OF his senses.
The defendants wife testified that he was strict
temperance man. The Court gave him the dement,
of the doubt, and discharged him.
A CHARGE or FALSE PRETENCEs DISMISSED
In the Tombs Police Court yesterday, Detectvo
Funk arraigned a well-dressed man, who gave the
name of Bartham |. Wilson, age forty-seyoh. OF No.
900 West Forty-third-st on charge OK obtaining
money by fraudulent representations. III was a.
legged that for some years, under the name OF L. W.
Davis and while pretending to be acting as secre-
tary of the HAth District Republcan ASSOCIATION,
Wilson had obtained subscriptions from WOODBURY.
G. Iangdon, of the XXIst Assembly District, OF
300 each year. and converted the money to ms
own use. Owing to the absence OF the complainant.
Wilson was dismissed.
A BLOOpTUIRSTY LOVER.
Sarah +. Jackson, q pretty muiatt0 Qlrl, was tue
complainant IN the Jefferson Market Police Court
Yesterday afternoon against John l.. Evans.
cOlored barber. whom she charged with threaten
ing her lite. SIZE alleged that on Monday evening
the prisoner insisted on accompanying her to her
home at No. ~ Sullivan-st., and while there ne
told her that il she would not marry HIM at once he
would murder her, at the same time drawing
razor The girl told him that she wOnld 20 for
clergyman to perform the ceremony, but returned
with an officer who took the sauguiDary lover INTO
custody. Justice Wandel committed Evans for
examination. The prisoner is a tall. fine looking
negro and is said to be a member OF the Georgia
MnStrels.
BROOKLYN.
The bodies Of two very young children werc
found in ferry slips the Brooklyn shore yesterday.
The funeral OF Thomas Kicv, the oldest steam
boat captain of this port, took place Yesterday from
the Church of 81. Augustine, at BcIgcn-st. and
EIfth-aye.
The body of a man about forty years Of age was
taken from the water nj the foot OF iryIng's by the
Waterman at liazcton'S stores, yesterday and coz
yeyed to the Morgue.
A report was received IN Brooklyn Yesterday even
inc that Fire Commissioner Jacob Worth, one OF the
members Of the Republican State Committee. was
dying at Sharon Springs, whittier he had gone Tor
his health,