New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-21
NETWORK CITY.


The grand jury yesterday indicted William F.
Sawyer, the electrician. charging him with telOnl-
GUS assault on Theophilus Steele
! Delays have become frequent the Third Ave-
! nue. Elevated Railroad OF late On several even
| ings tins week through passengers had been de-
| ayed fifteen minutes or more.
NEW FERRY SLIP AT GRAND-sT
The New-York Ferry Company IS constructing
| il is completed three boats will be run to broadway
Brooklyn, L. d. instead Of two as heretofore.
PICTURE SALE IN NAssAU-sT
Tho sale of Henry B. Sherdan's collection OF
water-cnlor drawings began yesterday afternoon
at No. 81 Nassau-st The attendance was not large
nor was the bidding lively. The highest price OBJ
tanned was 800, for 1.-THE Arch OF Titus" by M' u
Prancesch
SAVING A BOY FROM DROWNING.
A boy named James Madden fell from the
schooner Eben Fisher at Pier No. % East River last
| evening, and was rescued from drowning by Daniel
G. Duran of No. 355 GIand-st., who sprang into the
water and kept the boy atloat until boat could be
| sent to them.
MEETING OF THE DRAMATIC FUND ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Dramatic Fund AssO-
citation was held Yesterday. The treasurers report
| showed the receipts of the year to have been
1913 co. and the S 90o 81 In tne
| president, and William b. Harrison secretary and
| treasurer.
| INTERFERING IN A FAMILY QUARREL.
night interfered in q quarrel between James Nc
| Grey and his wife, McGrey struck Bush, who
stabbed his assailant in the right breast intlIctng
| was committed by Justice Wandell in the Essex
| Market Police Court.
sUFFoCATED BY GAS.
| man Of middle age, who registered as Louis
Baser, of Washington, d. C., took room, at
| Frcnch's Hotel Wednesday night. lie went to bed
| ut l O'clock in the morning, and ut z o'clock was
| found dead. The Ras had been blown out. instead
of turned off, whether by accident or design is not
| known, and the sleeper had been suhocated.
FIGURES WITH MORAL.
Statistics gathered by the Registrar of Vital
| Statistics show that 255 deaths, directly due to
drunkenness, were recorded in this city in 1870
Undoubtedly many cases of the sort havo been pur-
posely credited to some other cause so mat tne
| ness in 1870 numbered 27,G93, aud S,O5S licenses
were issued to liquor dealers.
HELD TO AWAIT THE RESULT OF INJURIES.
At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before JUS;
| tice Smith, two Italians, named Scangarella ana
! R0nagnanO, arraigned by Officer McGnire, of
the Fourteenth Precinct, for aSsauliing Thomas
! the abdomen with some sharp instrument, i'll Null
| bc1y-st., aud knocking him down. They were
each held to await the result of tho injuries in
USING THE PISTOL TOO FREELY.
Philip Lansing, captain Of tho tng-boat J. T.
| Wiuslow, who was shot Wcdncsday night by
| Waterman West at Pier No. II North River APP
pcared before Justice Murray, yesterday morning,
at jefferson Market Police Court. and told his
story The prisoner, when called to answer, admit
ted the shooting, but claimed it was done in self
defence. justice Murray held him for trial IN
$1,000 bail.
CITY SIMPLICITY - THE COUNTRY.
An old lady of this city who had taken house
for the Summer in the ncighborhood OF Pelham
with dealer in fish. Hearing the guard OF Colonel
Kancs Tally-To coach announcing his arrival in
that manner for the first time several DAYS ago, sho
sailed forth the road, stopped the coach ard re-
marked TO the person driving that she would like |
some sea bass.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Pictro Cerrutti charges Edgar p. Hill, Joseph H. |
Cunningham and Charles l.. IIarlcnbrrg, doing |
business under the firm name of Hill cunningham |
& Co.. ut No rs Br0ad-st, with tcstifYIng falsely |
in nm action i'm the Supreme Court touching their |
solyrnrv when IT il alleged, they were indebted |
10000 including $4,000 to the complainant. |
Edgar i. Hill was required Yesterday to furnish |
bonds for trial in General Sessions IN Sl,OOO.
ANYIvERsARY OF THE cHTLDREN's FOLD.
The Ladies' Association of tho Childrcn's Fold, |
held the annual meeting and anniversary nc the |
Institution, at Nine y-thrd-st aud Boulevard, yes
tcrdnv The Rev. DIR. Thomas VI. Peters presided. |
The Fold has under ts care at present ninety child
rem. twenty OF whom are IN the nursery. he re-
cepts for the year were S293 4G. Brief addresses
were made by the Rev. Mr.. Smith and others. Tho |
officers of the association remain the same as last
MADE DESPERATE by ANXIETY.
Joseph Schneider. . barrcl-washcr employed, In
Bctz's brewery, IN West Foryfourth-st; cut his |
throat with n razor Yesterday. year ago his wife
became insane and was put In II lnnatic asylum;
Inc man became mOrosr, drank much and worried |
over his savings, 81 100. which had been put in
savings bank IN his wifcs name and he could not
GET thc money Yesterday, in fit of insane frenzy.
he cut his throat. The police took him to Roosevelt
Hospital.
RErICENCE AT A HOSPITAL.
The Coroner was called last evening to tho Ger
man Hospital ny r4r n o anu % I'VE I'll
port made. during an OperatiOn A TRIBUNE re-
porter inquired about the case, but the house snr-
cpons refused to give any information, except that |
fine patipnt had died au hour and half after the |
operation. They refused to give his name, disease,
or the nature of the operation. Coroner Ellinger |
will hold an inquest to-day.
CENsuRING A GAS COMPANY.
Coroner Hermann resumed the inquest yesterday,
in the case of James Rolcttcr n workman in the
New-York Gas COmpany's works, who was XII |
by an explosion In the purifying house The jury
found chat the testimony adduced indicates that
the company ut fault, inasmuch as the explosion
would not have occurred had proper supervision,
management and caution been enforced by it i'll
the operations within the building where Roletter
was working at the time OF the accident"
FOUND WITH STOLEN GOODS IN THEIR POCKETS.
George II. Gibson and his wife,. of No. 121 West
Forty-ninth.st, were robbed on May 10 of wearing
Of the value Of 5000. Henry Delany,, the ianitor
and his cousin, Edward Dclany. who was mpli-
Gated in the burglary wcrc traced to brooklyn, and
both men were recently SISe% po %h9 o Td ak
ing jewery and the revolver i'll the possession of |
Henry Delany.
PRESSING COTTON on sHIPDOARD.
Many members Of the Produce. Maritime md Cot
ton Exchanges Yesterday attended IN exhibition of
tho slowing Of cotton by hydraulic jacks on board
the ship Monarch nj the dock of tho Ocean Trans
variation Company, Hobokcn. The cotton Is first |
compressed by n steam machine by a pressure of |
1000 tons, which brings an ordinary bale to
thickness of only about eight inches. The bales are
then rolled on board tho ship and are slowed by |
means of hydraulic jacks, which develop power of
about ten tons each.
SENT TO THE ISLAND TO REST.
Officer Fielding, of the Ninth Precinct, arraignea |
Crorgo Wilson before Justice Murray yesterday, at
Jefferson Market Police Court, aud said: This |
man called Mt the statiOnhouse this morning, aud,
Innt ln rvna frnl tn lie