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answered mo. am not and you must move mo-. OH
Get up aud home The rian cursed hin ana
ing manner lie pulled II out OF MS
hands and struck him several times oyer the legs
The officer drew revolver aud ordered ShaugnnesSy
10 return the club ihls III. ruiiian refused
to do. and he attacked the officer ~ q saTas sr
his assailanfs head, and in return
received a terrible blow on the head. AS nc stag
qered the officer drew aim and bred a second snot.
fourth and fifth ribs. passing into his hear, causng
almost instant death. Perry then walked 10 'he
station and surrendered himself. a.,
The body OF Shauglncssy was removed 10 INC
Morgue To await the action of the Coroner. Inc
dead man lived with his wife and three children at
No 1874 Brunswck-st.. near the scene OF ms
death. lie served five years IN me
New-Jerscy State Prison, al TRENTON, for
attacking man named Thomas Flynn
with a butchers clcaver and cropping one Oh MS
arms nearly off He very quarrelsome wneh
under the influence of liquor. anu was geheiai'y
feared. nj,
Officer Perry was arraigned before Justice Peou-
bet. III the Fust District Police Cont, ycst1ruay
morning, on a charge of homicide. lie pleaded NOT
guilty and was remanded 10 await an examination
this morning He stated that when he fifed TIE iatai
shot nc believed that his life was In danger but ex-
pressed great sorrow at Shaughnessy death.
. am confident that PAtroiman Ferry acteu IL ~
self-dcfence" said Chief of Police Murphy TO a re-
porter OF HE TRIBUNE; ana If he had not shOt
Shaughnessy ne would undoubtedly have been muir
der ei. 1t is a very aniortunate affair." Dut Ietiv
only defended his own life when II was IN pelll.
Several officers have been attacked aud severely
beaten III the part OF the city where SbauShnessy
Was killed wthin tho last two years.
County Physician Converse made post norton
examination OF Shaughuessys body Yesterday alter
noon. The bullet struck the fourth RIB, passed
through the heart and the left lung, across TN,
chest aud through The right luDg ana was iound
Just beneath the skin the right side OF the BODY
Coroner Ruempler impanelled jury, which viewed
tue body OF the dead man.
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dumb and was slaughtered for not answering a

dumb, and was slaughtered for not answering
question he could not hear.
The day before arrived In Greenvillc colored
man shot aud killed by the Sheriff. who was
trying to arrest him. So the story goes, but, as
usual there were no witnesses. Again, two colored
men were taken by masked mob and shot TO death,
and their bodies thrown into the river IN Lanrens
porter of The Charleston Ners and Courier went to
Laurens, and after a" thorough investigation CON-
cusion that tue negroes had been Justly punished,
because they Lad been suspected" OF an attempt
on the honor of the sister of white man. Also;
that they had been bad citizens and had committed
offences of like character formerly. Boiled down;
there was not particle of proof that the men had
been guilty of any offence whatever All TINS may
not prove the existence of any feeling against the
negro because of political differences between MN
and the " hte man; but whatever may be the reason
lying behind these frequent and appalling ourageS
the Impression made upon the mind of q Northern
man is that it is an unlawful and unsafe comnu-
nity to live in.
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Anrtion Sales OF Real estate.

ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE AND ONE-HUN-
~ DRED.AND.FORTY FlFTH.sT-supreme Court Of
the State OF New York John c. Vandenheuve and Robert
NJ VandeDhenvel plaintiffs against william g. Ward aud
others, defendants
In pursuance Judgment foreclosure and sale made
entered In the entitled action day
OF November 1877 Francis O. Bowman the referee duly
appointed by order OF this Court the 10Th dav Of
May, $780, in the place and stead Of George ~ Hale
make under said Judgment. &C.. VIII sell public
auction at the Exchange Saesroom. No. Ill Broadway
the CITY OF York THU RSDAY the 4h day OF 0cO
ber 1880 at II O'Clock noon. BY f. F. Raymond auconeer
the land and described In said judgment follows
All those certain lots pieces and parcels land situate
lying and being In the TIVE h Ward OF the city OF NewYok
aud bounded and described follows Beginning the
Der formed by the Intersection of the easter line side Of
the Avenue ST Nicholas and the souhery line side of
hundred forty fthreet aud running eastery
and along said souhcy side OF said hundred
forty nthstreet hun{red and two inches
or less to certain proposed shown the
map In the Office o the commissioners OF Taxes In the City
NewlOrk ana thence running in sOutheriy direction
along the westerly line side OF said proposed
one hundred anu nifty feet thence running westerly,
straight line at gh anale SAID last mentioned line.
Nicholas at point distant suthery hundred eighty
thr feet nine inches and oDoquarer OF nch
less, from the sad southeast of said Ayenue
Nicholas and OnebundTed tn
running notbery and along the said eastorly line
Avenue 81 Nicholas hundred aud eighty three
inches and quarter Of inch point
place OF beginning NewYork September 81 lSsO
- FRANCIS G. BOWMAN. Referee.
JAMES K CUNNING.
plaintiffs Attorney,
Tribune Building. ". Y. City.
u - < vi
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-iragiW CouEl CHANNELS 'reHce l'onrt ao,ni ~
I0a0a m calendar called IL Mos. J. q. 10 l.
~ 50 lO.. To-. ll3 Us. ~ - il5 5i IJ I6O I6l.
io. 4 g. l5f ~. IL. Is, 10. .S!. los
tpukf-lEClAL TENN an worst. -tOnrt open.
at Npatt calendar.
Coii,lON hk7-DHAMhaES-J. = Dily. Motions VIII
De ncafd a. u a ~.
,iySrga, -GidcrscfycJ Tho PEOPLE agi.
ANGUS. Ieciucr frlnuinus battery joan Lam
b,r on baary Nicholas smith, receiving stolen goods
Francis W. scott. robbery John smith, bArg
lazy Hirscnan larceny from the person Iou's SIM
stolen goods: Richard wilson grand
PAKI II.-COwiEg J.lne People agL John sullivan, VIII
lam stevens John ii. Moore robbery Francis Nixon.
feOpious assault and battery George Suiih burglary
Michael Hussey Charles Klein Mary Lincoln. grand larceny
Wian saunders larceny from the person George Bailey
violating lottery law,
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CONTEST BETWEEN CRoQUET PLAYERS.

y ClOQucJ WIS DCSuu tCotCiOdJ
on the grounds OF the New YORK Croquet Club at Fifth
ave. and One-Hun dred and twenty seyenth-st The
games were played upon bare level ground. The
wckcts small, being just wide enough 10 permit
the balls pass through the maets were heavy, with
handles. TIE rules were compiled for TINS t0urna
those OF the NeWnG anc tine philadelphia and
the Chicago Leagues. A hummer or spectators was
present. Including ladies' Tine Off GERS OF the NewYorK
Croquet Clubs. VI Brown. president, ana I. b. Rich
ards. secretdry-were charge. The tournament viii
last the through The winner Will receive hand
silver and glass epergne Play was called yese
day afternoon at o'clock, and opened with game
between G. III. Bush. Of the Mutual Club, Of Staten
Island and Dr. Ira Is. Read, of the NewYork Club The
latter won in foriy-fve minutes. Appended Is sum
mary of yesterdays games
J. B. Read. New-YOrk Cub
c. ii. Bush. staten Island Club
Time, A. minutes
DR.. l. D. Real New-York Club
Abraham Wambold Staten Island Club
Time. AZ minutes.
a. Sapman. Club
Bush, staten Island Club
Tine hour 80 minutes.
A game was begun between Abraham Wambold OF
the leland club and George W. johnson, OF the
Lemon Hill club West Philadelphia, but IL was not
cOmplct n. number OF expert players from out OF
town is expected to compete during the week.
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETIC GAMES.
Tho 9Th ANIMAL chnmninnsh hin afhlefl

Tie H1th annUU championship dIHtllC
meeting under the auspices OF the National Association
Of Amateur Athletes will be held the grounds OF the
NewYork Athletic Club, at Mott Haven, on Saturday
September -. There Will be no less than twenty-five
contests including 100-yaris rum 220yards run, 100
yards hurdle 40 yards rum oneha mile run, one
mile run, miles rum miles walk pole leaplng
throwing the hty-six POUNDS weight. throwing the
hammer. putting the shot running broad jump running
high jump, two miles bicycle race, mile walk three
miles walk and OF The best athletes In the
entered for these games and the number OF
large.
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COMFY ISLAND RACES.

The extra races given by the Coney Island
Club on three days this will begin day and gooi
sport il expected There will be five contests with fire
clds-ye furcngs for all ages witt allowances three
quarters of mile twoyearolds, with selling allow
ances mile with selling allowances thTeeQuarors
Of a mile for gentlemen riders and handicap sweep
stakes mile heats This and beautiful has
popular thai the attendance will probably DO
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= THE COURTS.
THE COURT OF APPEALS.

daythe following business was transacted:
No. 54S.-Edward Benhsrt plaintiff error. agt the
People def In argued by William T. Howe for
Thomas Tor defendants
error 622-Bernar Godsten. plaintiff orror
PeopIs defendants in submitted. No. 623-Hcnry
Heuse plaintiff In erroT ag the People defendants In
submitted No. 52f-Thomas Mack. alias Thomas Mcney
plani error the People defendants IN argued
by William A. Beach TOR plaintiff In and Benjamin X.
Phelps for defendants In error
following Il the motion calendar for Tuesday, Nos 517
537 ISL 5t5 352 $685. 554 546 $685. 65S 559 56l
565 $50. SCI, 5GS.
The following the day calendar for Tuesday Nos. 5i8
6lS, 800, 225. 2is. 249, 2j1. 263
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RECORDED REAL Estate rRAN5FER3
cry

CfrY.
ST Mark'splace sthst), g. 200 n of dave IN
25xg76; Anglo Donney 1T Al, 10 JACOB I5eck oio'-'"
lO4th.st 25J 10 W Of lstave. 1OxlOO fu"Ti
Roberts ct alto Emily Ro)erts
Same property: Ashbel GreOn. ct al, u Emmy
3shst' 5. SO Il of iothave. isxi6.5 Francis ,oo
MaynOeYel and wife 10 James 1oumOnd s'oVo
lC4th st. $50 II " Of lsaye 76xl0pll Aoo'soh ooo
ct 81. 70 Emily Roberts o'''
5daye " e S1cg ~ ~ c n. Geib $500
4slst n >. xoe e, ~ " o b 1' $4,000
l2Gih a. n g. IS It W Of Madison-aye, lf.O'sHo5,ta
Elizabeth ""'hOuf" AIu nu'oA"' ~ ~ 5000
5tfSvs " = l224 It Of i2Ith.st. ls.6xs0 Eliza o
beth Washburn and husband 70 Caroline Davis: O"Vo
3othst = ~ !, o. yIsl; 5000
sd IT. s. $40 IT, ,re 9a |aVe $500
2daye NO - 10 I.a ,imnc 1880
l@1 to-, g. - KS 81 I nSevoiss 1880
6itS;. 1sI s. 70 2q ElcI DmSsy 24GoO
7ls- $ 40 III, q re- Oh ss,nei GoicoTd 65CO
Sugnlk IT, CO.'S ~ = OF HO stOn-st. l94NI3Gl'it
s sic o G DS vs''o ana 'ao'noi o..'r 1850
same property: Elizabeth Voter. ct nj, To same
lIJth.st u 80 II of 81 ave. lS1lOO "A ths Shaer
and Hall Quarry Company u Isabella N OaIH"m-
RECORDED LEASES.
BerT72 am Nr Tept H. to D,oieOe's ~ $1,000
Aston J J. to Megdeena Ossmsnu, n $ 4thst lOOH ON
OF Avc-A, 55Kg6 2 20 years, rent -; ooV
EagGsS9 Aexana asr 70 rnone nfos $500
yOge H. to II Droge part OF No l,l27 "uaVei eeo
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REAL ESTATE.

NETWORK. Monday. Sept 20. 1880
The only sale held at the Exchange Sales
room to-day was the following:
By Rfchard Y. Harnen.
ye.story marble and iron building with tease OF
lot NO s14 Broadway, es 1888 IT'S OF lZth-st-I9t
25Ixll7.7x25lxlI65 Ueased May ]. 1870
terms II years ground rent SO, 5Oper anDum avn ooo
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6ltuulions OanIe6--TeTalss

A PROTESTANT SERVANTS BUREAU
~ Al kinds o. good competent female
fn girls For city country also male nep and cQored
AZ tho large old established PROTESTANT HOME
III HEAU. l3s cthGve.. fourth house above lOthsL
4 y EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKER wishes
lew cngagem nts In fanilesorw At home,
able DR., all styles S. IS ~
-. 10. SO. Nine AEDBON. 2U5 West z6lh ct, between
9Th aud -thavss
4 L THE SWEDISH PROTESTANT SER
n WANTS OFFICE lJj East 29th.st. male and female
help Tor al c4paco with best OF references Swedish
and German girls Just landed At farm hands and
useful on ire list; recommended servants wanted.
CARL GHIMokOLD.
INIAMBERMAID or WAITRESS.-By n
" wiling girl do chamberwork waiting; understand,
salads dressing dishes ty person and quick AZ
her will do all her o. plcase employ
tain her place cty county references from
ely families. lsquie for LIZZIE, 202 6tl-ava
EHAMBERWORK, HOUSEWORK. WATT
~ no. Ncby American Protestant Young grs for city
and county. fJr m doiets wages At the PkOTESTA NT
HOME BUREAU 1873 6th ave. doors above lOth.st
COOK.-A iirst-caSs cook understands
~ soups desserts aide dishes &c; willing To asss, In
W. hing qulre references are from best private
family understand, of milk, city country steady
Woman Who waas steady place Inquire for HOSE 200
| 9th ave-, near lsth-sL
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Cir Rra. estate tor 5G;e.

4 DvERTISEMENTS FOR THE NEW
~ YORK TRIBUNE WILL RE Received Al III \.
UPTOWN OFFICES, No. Lbs broadway. sor, thirty
nrsts JOS West Twenty rhirdst. cor. Elshti.aN {;
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ave-. cor Forty.-cveDthsL; at the HAIL OFFICE NO.
oOJ and z PSI rhirtay one hundred andtwelfy
fourt (Harlem savings Bank Bnidng up 10 m at
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VALUABLE corner on Beekman-st. for
"A sale. Apply to rutland WHITING, . Beesman.se
EOR SALE.-No. 10 2d-st.; brick house
il with lot 25xlOxG5. INQUIRE on The premises
HANDSOME four-story, brown stone house
for sale Park.aye. 35th.sL; hardwood nnisn'
mirrors gas fixtures and cornces T. E' BAHNEs 900 t'"
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT AUG
ton, the y. J. C. n. Il. de- OF Point Pleasant "
}. sale positive Tuesday sept 2lst For particulars
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4 Fancy Goods and Small res.--By
n voupc man with thorough knowledge Of tie business
W o is rot afraid OF ant wiling to make himself
generally Address C. IL. Box IA, Tribune once
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DOOKKEEPER or COLLECTOR.-By "A neat
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collector with rscsss house perfectly
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| COLLECTOR.-A young man, 20 years oil
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able The best references be furnished with such
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clerk or collector honest trust worthy, and can
the best references Address A. M So WaYery st Jer'
City lie ghts y. J.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29
ENGLAND

LONDON, june 29-In the House OF
Commons, A. w. Sullivan. gave notice OF
an amendment to Gradstones resolution
allowing all elected members to affirm, etc, {,
to exclude Bradiaugh from its operation.
Bradlaugh addressed large meeting In
Trafalgar square last night. There were
also meetings in various towns and Prov
ipces. Consultation of leading conserva-
tives In the House of Commons has been
determined on to consider the course to be
taken on Giadstones resolution in regard
to Bradlaugb, which will be introduced
Thursday. O'Dornell has written long
letter. fierceIy attacking Parnell and other
home rulers for supporting bradlaugn,
whom he describes as revolving Atheist.
LONDON, june 29.-From $4,000 to
20, 900 people were present 1t bradiauge
meeting in Trafalgar square last night
under the impression that Bradlaugn
would proceed to the House OF CommoDs
after making his address. Some thousands
| Of pcrsons who had been attending the
meeting in Trafalgar square rushed down
Parliament street to palace YARD. anc
some three or four thousand got into the
| Westminster hall but the police charged
them. and drove them through tho gates
Meanwhile several thousand persons hao
assembled outside the ratings. Rein
| forcenent Of police however. removed
them.
QUEENSTOWN, June 29.-Arrived, Ohit
! from PHILADELPHIA.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29
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Tofyat's PhGnix Bitters Sl.OO bottle
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j. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29
8 Wonderful Discovery.

For the speedy cure of Consumption
and all diseases that lead to it, such
as stubborn Coughs, neglected Colds,
Bronchitis, Hay Fever. Asthma. pain
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ness. Sore Throat, and all chronic or
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ted it IN the most glowing terms. Go
to your druggist and get trial bottle
free of cost, or a regular size for 81 90.
For sale by G. Speidel.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29

Sewanhaka lat evening. is among the
saved. The three were rescued after
being in the water half an hour. Henry
Arthur, a leather merchant. 81 Gold
street is also saved; bo.sV Of j. FL. Skid>
more 284 Pearl street was found at the
foot Of l15th street. He Jumped over
board from the steamer after shaking
hands with his brother. who was saved.
Body at morgue supposed to be that OF
Rev. j. w. Diller ID. D.. former rector of
st. Luke's church, Brooklyn. 1t has not
yet been identified. Two more bodies
were picked up off Wards Island, one q
man 40 pears old. light complexion, sandy
checked jumper, and blue overalIs, the
hair and whiskers and dressed in black coat,
other was man about 48. sandy nous
tache, dressed in dark pants and checked
jumper. Bodies of Mrs. Eveline d. Ben
nett and husband. A. Bennett Is and 20
Liberty street. were identified at Morgue
and removed to late residence, Brooklyn.
Bodies Of Mrs. Barbara Rauscher and
Miss LizziesShaler SO West 54th street,
were also identified and removed.
Edward G. Booth. lawyer, Liberty
street, was passenger and has not been
heard from since the disaster. Charles
+. Appleby, l55 Broadway, reported lost
with wife, writes that both are safe and
uninjured Constantine Sherry. a child,
brought to the morgue this morning was
recognized and taken away by its father,
who lives at 1927 Second avenue. David
II. Debevoise, age 81. of Sd Bowery was
recognized by his father, and the body
taken away this q. m. Susan K. Cotton,
age IS years, wife of George w. Cotton.
agent of the Red Star Steamship line, is
among the dead. Mary A. Reed. girl
| about 23 years old, was identified this
morning by a woman who said with tears
in her eyes, :" Miss Reed was engaged to
be married next month. and had not rel
ative in the world The body is yet at
the morgue. The body of Barbara Rau-
-cher. German. age "a years, was lying
on the marble slab, her arms clssping to
the breast the body of an infant child.
The husband and father recognized the
dead wife and child to day. and they were
removed to their late home, 426 West SD
street. Lizzie Shaler. 406 West SD
street, was recognized among tho dead In
the morgue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29
OTHER CASUALTIES,
Preiudica Kills.

ELEVEN years our daughter suffered on
bed of misery under the care of several
of the best land some of the worst physi.
clans. who gave her disease various names
but no relief, and now she is restored to US
in good health by as simple a remedy as
Hop Bitters. that we had poohed at for
two years. before using it. We earnestly
hope and pray that no one else will let
their sick suffer as we did, on account of
prejudice against so good a medicine as
Hop Bitters. THE Pzreats,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29
Anotner stsamboat Collision

New YORK, June 29. .-E2curslon
steamer Long Branch, just after casting
off from the dock this morning anu cro"u
ed with Sunday School party on Inc
way to Long Branch, was run INTO cy ~
o;l boat and crushed in below the water
lin i;na The boat began to fill causing great
'sv niar, an hoard among the children and
soa.hers and making frantic, ;the friends
on shnya uho witnessed the collision. The
pa po.s sneed;ly returned to the dock and all
landed land 10 safety. The boat is fast sink'
ing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-29

had several of our passengers on board.
Other passengers were taken on board
the sOsseo. Granite State :and Minne-
hanock, and were carried to those boats
destination. A lady was climbing down
the ladder leading from the promenade
to the main deck, but as the ladder is q
pretty hard thing for man to get down
at any time, she fell into the gangway
amid the flames. Myself and about half
dozen others rescued her from her peril
Gus position. / saw q butcher who belongs
either at Great Neck or Sand Point
take up an asparagus box and before
we could stop him jumped overheard
with 1t. L told him not to jump or
he would be struck bv the wheel. He
did not heed me and went over forward.
The tlast l saw of him he was going
under the wheel. Several others who
went forward also went under the paddle
wheels,
The entire Boulevard Club ground,
East l2lst street. is right Eopposite the
scens of the disaster. Some dozen mem
bers were present at the time and
gathered a number of neighbors, manned
all the boats in the club and hired others
at adjacent floats. These all went across
tne river and brought about forty personlto
the club house, who were burned about
the body, hands and face. The wounds
OF these parties were dressed and clothes
given them.
OTHER CASUALTIES.
DEs MONIES. June 28.-Thisaafternoon
in Saylor township. north of this city, the
four year old son of George Wheeler got
hold OF ia revolver. fiourished and then
pointed it at his two year old!sister. when
it swas discharged. the ball entering the
baby's eye. passing through the head and
out the posterior of the skull, she falling
dead instantly.
DEs MONIES. June 2S.-At Brighton.
Audubon county, on Sunday, David
Stone King, lately from Cedar Rapids,
was killed by lightning. A moment be.
fore he had taken refuge in a :saloor from
the rain. As was single man.