New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-23
NEW YORK CITY.

Judge T. r. Westbrook OF the New.York supreme Court
NEW YORK CITY.
The backbone of the lemonade season is broken.
Hawthorn blossoms arc the favorte flowers Tor
evening" A..
Fist driving is at present very frequent on the
boulevards.
Sleeveless ccrsages are made very high and close
ut the throat. -,
Afew beIated straw hats wero still seen IN the
streets yesterday.
Clouds of dust have the exclusive rgnt vi way
in the city at present.
The number of deaths lest week was 2lS the
births 161, and the marriages 90.
The familiar sign. Not running" still hangs III
the elevators In the Post once.
As thorouqhfarcs and shopping resorts for ladies',
Fourteenth and Twcnty-third-sts are no" a'inos'
equal to Broadway. .
Emma McCibn-s, age two. fell into a boiler OF hot
wafer at No. 34S East Ffty-fOurth-st Oh lueso"y'
and was scalded to death.
The average time OF tho Metropolitan Elevated
trans from Rrctor-st to Onc-hundfed- ahu-"iN
tif hist. is only forty-th minutes.
The police reported yesterday that Thomas
Mccormack age thity-fve had been badly beaten
IN the lIqnor store at No. 504 Slxth-aye lie was
taken 10 the New York Hospital but refused TO say
who 'aulted him.
IxcoNsIpEgA rE on THE PART OF PASSENGERS.
Passengers who eat fruit in the cars OF tne eIe-
waited roads and throw the skins from the wndows
incOnsideratc, TO say the LEAST.
The general opinion expressed by the railroad EN-
ployes of this city is that the tests OF color bind
ness, as ut present enforced, are much too severe
TUE FULTON STRICT PRAYER MEETING;
The twenty-thlri anniversary OF the Fulton street
Prayer Meeting will be observed in the Middle
Dutch Church, at Lafayette-place ahd fourth-st''
ut noon to-day.
STABBED IN THE NECK.
Henry A. Wood. age twcntN-Olr of No. - Can
non-si, IN quarrel stabbed III the neck james
Wilson, of No. 152 Chatham-si., on Tuesday n'ght.
Wood committed for trial at the Iombs Police
Court, yesterday.
THE HARLEM SHIP CANAL.
The Commi isoners of the Harlem River Canal
met yesterday. The cases of the loring Andrews
and George H. Peek estates, and of John IL. ROVER
and of the unknown owners OF the old Hudson
Canal, were settled.
RUN OVER AND INJURED.
John Regain, aged siXtv;two OF NO chatham
yesterday by William Naher, aged sixteen, driver
of an express wagon. Regain was removed to the
New-York Hospital. and Naacr was arrested.
VIVID RUSTIC IMAGINATION.
Scene on the narrow platform of tho elevated
railroad at tue Fulton-sl. station. Pretty little
girl from the country, VINO imagInos that she is on
the car draws away from the edge Of tho platform,
saying: When are we going TO startf Isn't 1t
dangerous 7"
WASTED SYMPATHY FOR PRISONER.
John Mccarthy. age tventy-one, of No $40 East
Fort y-eghth-st., who was arrested III the Court OF
General Sessions on charge of having attempted
to rescue prisoner was hrougnt before justice qo
prisoner committed for trial
STOLEN RIDE INTERRUPTED.
John McCioldrick, of 40. 31S West Thirty
sevenh-st. lad his horse aud coupe stolen on Tues
day night The property was found III the posses
sion Of Solomon Sales and james Feclcy early yes
terday morning. Later in the day they were com
United for trial in the JEFFERSON Market Ponce
Court
IHCAUTlOUs USE OF DIcINE
Edward Klnsey, age four, died at No; 3ol2 West
Ihirteenth-st. on Tuesday. The child had been Ill
and 10 Mt q Q1 q
brandy. The dose WAS too large ana threw the Doy
into convulsicns He soon became UNCONSCIOUS
and died. Coroner Herman asked to hold al
inquest.
MISERY AND CRIME DISTURBED
The police of the Fourteenth Precinct swooped
down upon several dsorderly houses in Baxter-st.
on Tuesday night and arrested n large number OF
absolute persons and tramps male and female The
had Srra at ss snG
fifteen of them 20 BlackwelFs Island.
UNDER BONDS FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Samuel y. VandeT>mith was arrested on Tuesday
night for drur kenesS and disorery conduct IN the
house of his father!n-law, Samuel Blrdsall. OF No.
$50 Greenwich-st. The prisoner said at the Jeiier
son Market Police Court yesterday that If he was
released he would never enter the house again:
Justice Smith compelled him to give bonds for good
behavior.
BONDs FOR THE SINKING FUND
The Government holght yesterday -, 600
bonds, comprising $4,000 Is OF 1880 Ct 102.J4
1O2.72 Tie FIRST National Bank was the largest
successful compchicr. receiving the award OF
ri $40 600 5s at 102.72 No o. of 1851 were ac-
ceptrd ; they were offered at 104.72 to 1O4.S1.
The totai offerings amounted to $6.324.70O.
JEALOUSY THAT LED TO 1Hrrr.
William W. Gilbert colOrcd. of 50 Greenwich
ave. was committed Tor thai yesterday AZ the
Jefferson Market Police Court, on charge of hav-
ing stolen the watch Of Elmira Billings of No. 100
Cnnton-st. The complainant SAID that the accused
had been counting" her for some time, but had
become jealous of rival had taken her watch, and
then had said that in rage lie had smashed it.
COMMITTED TO AN ASYLUM
George NJ Johnson, the sOn of respectable parents,
Who after a charge of forgery had been preferred
against him recently was locked mp in the Tombs
was before Justice Lawrence, in Supreme Court.
Chambers, yesterday. After examination of the
certificates of DR.. Hardy and Dr. Jackson, Of the
Tonbs, declaring he young man 10 be insane, the
Justice committed him to an insane asylum.
so DRUNK THAT HE KNEW NOT WHAT lie WAS DOING.
James Powers on June ~ last brutally kicked his
wife, who WAS nc The time lying IN bed in their
home, at No. So Rose;st,, The woman died few
DAYS afterward, and Powers was arrested on
charge of nslaughter. In the Court of General
Sessions yesterday he pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter In the fourth degree and urged in extenu
alton that hr was drunk al The time that he had
no knowledge Of what he was doing. Judge Glider
rleeve 1t him to State Prison for two years.
BROOKLYN.
The police of the Third Precinct yesterday ar
rested John Gessis, age twenty. OF No. 472 Warren
from the house of H. +. Lceds at No. 424 Paciic-st
1t was reported yes er,lav that the order requr-
ing the GisbaDdmcnt Of the Fifteenth Battalion of
the Second Division, n. e. s., n. Y. would be
countermande,i. The commander OF the battalion,
Colonel MeyeIberg has rendered his resignation
Annie Peterson. OF No. 1853 Third-ave. while hold
ing n baby at windoy yesterday. fell TO the
ground. distance of thirteen feet; The enid
uninjurcd, but the woman received a conclusion of
the BRAIN and taken to the Long Island College
Hospital.