New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-30
NEW-YORK CITY.


will be known No. al, and will have its mousse III
Soventy-iifth-st.
The freight elevators,n the Equitable Life lnsur-
ance building have been regarded az unsafe ~,
some time. and yesterday workmen were emPioJou
in repairing them.
CROwDISG THE RIVER
The East River between the Battery and Catha-
rine Ferry was crowded with vessels YESTERDAY
mornnp making il seem almost impossible for the
ferry boats to cross.
IYCREAsE OF.ACcIDEyTs
The returns of the Bureau of Vital Statistics show
ing the number of street accidents occurring lase
month IN this city, indicate a marked ratio of In
crease over those tor the corresponding month Oh
FLOATING IN THE NORTH RIVER.
The body of middle-aGed man was found noat-
ing in the North River at the foot OF West flily
n9,hst Yesterday It was Identified as apai OF S S
No 545 West FIty-ninth-st. IL was believed tnat
he bad fallen into the water by accident
RUN INTO AT SEA.
TIE Swedish bark Superior, which arrived from
Biboa yesterday with load of iron reported tna'
she was run into in fog by the steamer Iilyrlan'
plying between Boston and Liverpool The he, a cct
dent occurred August 20. in latitude 81 ZO,
longitude 6OO ~. ne DARK lost uer ioic-topS"""'
mast. -
young mar, who gave the name OF John Thomas,
was caught yesterday in the ATTEMPT 70 rop the
money-drawer OF the bakery at No. 800 Second-ave.
Ii was learned by the police after his arrest tnat
he had previously stolen small amount of money
Henry, at No. 773 Thirdave.
ROUGH WEATHER AT SEA.
CAPTAIN Elder, of the steamer Arden, which ar
rived Yesterday from MaracaibO reported that on
August II the vessel received some damage IN
hurricane. The wind blew at a furious rate ana the
water washed over the ship, flooding the cabins:
The side partitions Of the saloon were damaged ana
the captains and pursers rooms were also injured
lie also rep rtcd that he saw dsmasted schooner
ashore at Castle Island.
RORBED OF A WATCH AND CHAIN.
Al. rak Dali. IfprFf a "a
fore Justice Patterson William Sheehan, age
twenty -onc of No. 222 M0nroe-st.. was charged by
August Koehler, of No. 219 Avenue-B with the lar
ccnv of adoube watch and chain, valued at S3,
from his person while coming down stars at his
(Sheehan's) house August %. lie was pursued
into yard in Columba-st, where he threw me ne
stolen articles into water-tfOugh. lie was held IN
default o! - 600 bail.
ABDUCTING A CHILD TO EXCITE SYMPATHY.
Officer Palmer, of the Fourteenth Precinct, pre-
ferred CHARGE in the Tombs Police Court yester
day of drunken ess and dlsOrderly conduct IN Mott
ST., on Saturday. against Patrick D0nnely IT was
stated tnat he abducted a child in the neghborhood
to excite sympathy in soliciting charity. and that
be had previously resorted to the same device. He
was lined Sl0 and committed 10 prison for twelve
months iii default OF 1000 bail to be OF good be-
hayiOr
ALLEGED RECKLESS DRIVING.
Officer +. II. Lawrence, of the Twentieth Precinct
Yesterday took before Justice Murray In the JefeT-
sou Market Police COuIt, Daniel DAVIS, q truck
driver who Friday last ran over and killed Mary
Ella Simmons, colored age three, OF NO. 1913 West
Forty -iIst-st. The alleged accident occurred IN
Forty -rirst-st., between Eighth and Ninth-aves.
Davis was arrested unul Saturday. Justice
Murray yesterday committed HIM g. await the
action OF the Coroner. Alonzo Williams, alias
james THOMPSON. of No 437 West Fort -nnth-st
who endeavored to obtain sum OF money from the
mother of the dead child by informing her that he
knew where Davis lived, was lined so.
A TIGG-TAPPER IN CUSTODY.
On Saturday afternoon Thomas Lynch, nineteen
years of age. of No. 2;}3 West Forty-seventh-st..
visited the liquor store OF William Door, at No. 2l7
- and all.1tn al p1n W
ted at a table person whose name is unknown
entered the barroom and Informed the proprietor
that there was man in his cellar The latter went
to nvesg gate the matter and on his return he found
Lynch behind his bar In the act of placing IN his
pocket a book containing S275, the property OF
Hudson Lodge No Of the Order o OF the Sons Of
Lynch and compelled him to relinqush $25. The
thief then dashed ont of the store ana was captured
in cellar in Thirty -itth-st by Officer D0nOhue. Of
tho Eighth Precinct. In the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday Lynch was held for trial in
default of Fl 900 bail.
BROOKLYN.
Drunken sleep cvcrcame James Ganford, of No.
2l1 Wyckofi-st in q vacant lot IN 4 liant leave,
early Yesterday morning. He awoke to find
Michael Regan rihing bis pockets, and shouted Tor
the police. Regain arrested. GanfOrd claimed
to have lost 500, but no money was found In the
prisoners possession.
Two river thieves boarded the steamer Steiner,
living at Watsons stores late Saturday nght.whllo
Henry Bryan was Oh duty, and he promptly met
following up his usllade they took TO their boats,
until they disappeared i'll darkness. He fired wenty
shots and thinks OF the thieves was hit, as he
heard a cry of pain the boat lett the dock. A
trunk belonging to one OF the sailors was afterward
recovered from the water near by.
Stealthy footsteps attracted the attention of Mrs
Moses Mills a. she sat in her front parlor at No. 933
Gates-ave yesterday morning. and turning. she
saw young man quickly passing across the back
room. She screamed, and the man rushed down
stars and ont of the back door, which was unlocked
He got no plumber
LONG ISLAND.
NORTHAMPTON The committee appointed by the
sufferers from the great fire in the woods at aud
near Northampton, last MAY, has conferred with
f. A. Winstanlev. representing Receiver Sharp. of
the Long Island Railroad. relative to the losses they
sustained, and an agreement which it Is believed
will he satisfactory was entered into, whereby the
railroad company agrees to pay about S3 for every
acre of timber burned On Friday last a fire broke
out in the woods about one mile from Northampton
depot. and burned over a considerable tract, owned
by several persons.
JERSEY CITY.
Thomas Cean was found lying in a pool of blood in
Occau-ave at "a IN. yesterday. He was removed
the Charity Hospital. He mad fallen in the street
and cut a cash nearly six inches long in his head.
Lewis PhaIrman, Of No. 173 All INST. New-York,
a passenger on the steamship Belgen land, was
seriously injured Saturday night by falling from
the gangplank and striking his head on Il pile lie
was removed to the Charity Hospital.
The new caisson of the Hudson River Railroad
Tunnel Company, which Will be sunk IN the aban-
dOned coiterdam over the bodies of the twenty dead
aborerS IN the temporary entrance 10 the tunnel was
completed yesterday afternoon, with the exception
OF the upper deck. portion of the iron air-lock
was placed in position and the engineer expects to
sink the caIsson this afternoon.
STATEN ISLAND
NEw-DORP.-The 18th Regiment n. G. s. N. Y.
went INTO camp on Saturday night at Sea View
Park, New-Dorp to remain until tuesday. Colonel
Unbekant IN command. There are 100 tents
erected the ground. Yesterday morning mere were
company drills, and IN the afternoon the regmrnPs
band gave concert. During the encampment
there will be- company drills daily. Colonel Lux.
the old commander of the lth is proprietor of Sea
View Park.
LONG ISLAND.
OYSTER BAY-Ihe attention of Coroner Baylis
of Oyster Bay. was day or two ago called to the
ease of young woman who had attempted to COM
INIT suicide at Mattnec0ck bv taking dose OF Paris
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