New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
NEW-YORK.

day, and broke his neck.
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT.
Louis Meyer. age ty-three, was prostrated 2 2y
the heat Yesterday Mt his home No. 90 Essex-st lie
was taken to st. Vincents Hospital
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Peter A. Burke and William A. Conway yester-
day made assignment for tho bemeht OF oEeollorS
to John N. Conway; preferences Y7'7oZ Al
AN UNaALLANT FRENCnMAN. ~,
Louis Tiche, Frenchman living AZ NO. "a
Thompson-st. was held ut tho Jefferson Market f2-
lice Court yesterday to answer the charge VI oe"'
ing his wife.
STATISTICS FOR THE WEEK.
Deaths last week, 707 births. 51S; marriages,
223. The police arrested 14o3 persons dne OK GI
else Commissioners granted III ncenses' ahu coi
lected fees amounting to V0.Z3O.
LEFT DESTITUTE WITH SIX CHILDREN.
An anonymous correspondent has sent ~ TO DC
given to Mrs. James FaCan, of No "a Gansevoort-
ST., who, with her six chdre has been LETT dcsi;
tute by the death Of her husband. IAe money VIII
be given to Mrs. Pagan at once.
DANGEROUS PLAYTHINGs.
Charles Nelson. age four; was !eft alone iocEed
in n room ut No. 300 East FOrty-ifth-st. yesterday
by his mother. He found some matches to play
With and set fire to his clothing His cries reused
tho ncighbors who broke in the door The child
was badly burned. The police took bum to Bellevue
hospital
SHARP IFssoN FOR HACK DRIVERS.
Andrew Dca. oi Orange Comfy, engaged Tom
Mcdonald, Il haclman, to draw his wife and TWO
children from the foot of Canal-st to Earle's Hotel
lie charged Ded 80. and was taken before justice
Smith. The MAGISTRATE fined Mcdonald $40. and
YOUNG HORSE THIEF.
August Krane age eighteen. Ot Norwalk. Conn,
was charged before Justice Smith ut the lombs
Police COurt yesterday with the larceny of horse
and set OF harness valued at 500 from George 81.
John, farmer. Ct the same place on June IL. lie.
was committed for trial i'll default OF 81 900 bail,
and the horse was delivered TO the owner
SEEKING DEATH ~ THE RIVER.
Mary Dri4roli of No. 1913 Water-St.. jumped into
the East River at Pier 10 on Friday evening in fit
%ni "rNy Gird @ at the E CG"mIrs @ Street Hos
pital...... Richard Davcy, age twcnty-Onr, home
less man. apparently dcranged, jumped into the
North River at Pirr |. lie was rescued and taken
to the hospital by the watchmau on tie pier.
AN UNsUCCE~sFCI. STRIKE.
Tie strike of the paIOHakrrS of D. T. Hale to
cnIEpcl him to abolish the contract system, has
proyrd faIlnre. In the week just ended Mr. Hale
las had iOrccat work large cnOI@i 10 make thirty
five pianos and tins week he expects to turn out
Grty Instruments Somc of hi4 striking employees
have asked him tor work, but have been refused.
He says that lie Intends 10 DO the manager OF his
own business.
OBLIGED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
Charles I.a4dt of No. 2i Srcond-st;; was arrested
Yesterday by United States Marshal Bernard on the
complaint of Supcrintcndcnt Adams OF the Census
DEPARTMENT. charged with refusing to gIye neccs-
sary information 30 an cnunerator. Landt threat
cncI to shoot the cnnmeratOr If he persisted in
troubling him. United States Commissioner Lyman
discharged Lnndt on his promising TO answer all
questions put To hnl.
QUARRELIING WITH A LAWYER.
William +. KNITTING, lawyer, preferred n
clnr,c of assault and battery Yesterday at the
rombs Police Court against Dr. Ihomas j. Kear.
the accused entered his Office on june II and used
offensive language III presence OF several clients
For the d"f"nrc u was claimed that Dr. hrarney
went 10 collect bill for medical service, and was
put ont forcibly. He was iucd %lO and required
TO furnish bail in $500
BROOKLYN.
stabbing atfray occurred yesterday between
two voung colorrd men. Charles bloom and Fran
els Aguilas. The latter cut Bl0um on tie right
cheek, intllcting serious wound. Aguilas was
arrested last evening
suit has been brought In tho City Court in
Brooklyn on behalf of John Walker five yeers of
age to recover $4,000 for injuries sustained at
the hands Of n playmate two years his senior,
named William Schmltz In quarrel SchmltZ ~
SAID to have put out his companions eye.
young man giving his name rs Jerome Brown
WAS arrested yesterday on suspicion of being
member of organized gang OF harness thieves
who have been stealing in the Eastern States.
Brown had consignment of harness at the auction
rooms of Cole Il Murphy; he said he lived at No.
40 Nassau-st.
Two colorcd women named Mary Patterson and
Caroline jason appeared before Justice Kiehl veg
terlay on the charge Of having assaulted Mary
White, also cO0rcd. The complainant alleged that
one of her nssailants struck her. and the other
poured Kerosene oil upon her thing and then
attempted TO set 1t on hre.
There was very little done in the BROOKLYN muni-
cIpal departments yesterday. Commissioner French
was in possession of his Office but Transacted little
business. notice WAS posted outside the door Of
the department directing how applications for for ar,
appointments will be made before July l.
JERSEY CITY.
At the request of NJ. W. Nlvcn, the Corporation
Counsel rf lloboken, Judge knapD yesterday issued
an order directing that the testimony in tho suit
brought by the City of Hnbokeu against the bonds |
men of rX-CIty Treasurer John Kamena, he closed |
by August 10. Ramona was Il dcfaulter in the sum
OF TOOOOO. ,,
Herman Issncr. fancy goods dealer at Broad and
West Iark-sts.. was arrested on copios yesterday
Mt rhc suit uf Charles T.. Sewe AMI William j. En-
rick son of New York, who charge Lissner with |
fraud. The amount involved is 81 ,322 26, for |
which security was given and l.iSsnrr released. The |
reported. lie has confessed Judgment to two cred |
itUrS
Michael Gnzalli. an Italian. quarrccd with his |
sOr-lf-law Padup. AT No. % MODrOc.st.. yesterday
afternoon. Michael threatened to shoot PaduO's |
wife and ran into the street. whittier he was fol- |
lowed bv ladnlO, when Michael turned upon his |
on,n-law ant stabbed him in the neck with pair |
of shears, inilicting serious wound Michael ran |
down the Pank-rOad toward the meadows and es- |
capped. -. .
JIoBoKEN-The body Of an aged German who |
hanged himself in Mcck's Woods, near Guttenbcrg |
s at Cranes Morgue in IIobOkcn awaiting Identif-
cation
UrrENBrRG.-Patrick Cronin. butcher at Gut |
trnbrrg. has been missing for three days. He had |
been drinking heavily. and was seen last in liquor |
saloon IN New-lorlS CITY.
LONG ISLAND.
POEr JmTERsoN-'rhe work Of deepening the |
inlet of Port Jefferson llarbOr is still being pushed
forward. The channel at cbb tide is now eight feet
deep giving a depth of fourteen feet at flood The |
channel is 100 feet wide.
STATEN ISLAND
ROsSVIILH.-The fcara of the fruit growers have |
not been realized and the strawberry and cherry |
crops have been larger than Tor many years before.
RICHMoND.-The bill giving the Supervisors |
power TO provide registry of vital statistics for
Richmond County has been signed by the Gov
ernOr.
NEw- BRIGHTON.-A kindergarten, under the
charge of Mrs. NJ. T.. Magnrc, of the New-YOrk
Frocbel kindergarten, has been established for the
Summer
SrArLEroX-Chnrles E. Uaf, of the firm of IInff |