New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-19

BENT ON SUICIDE WIFI CAhN'Nh-hNiii-'
John Rehktor, of No. 40 East Fftll-st;. car
prntor. went TO Central Park on Monday bent on
committing suicide. He had armed himself Tor INC
purpose with carving-knife. But the police lOuuu
him and locked him up.
BEATING THE GALLIA THRTY-FlvE HOURS.
The steamship Arizona, of the Williams and Gnion
Line. and the Gallia. of the Cunard sailed from IRON
Liverpool the same day. Tho Arizona arrived sun
day night, beating the Gala by about thlrty-uNe
hours. The Galha arrived yesterday
DESTRUCTIVE BROADWAY RUNAWAY.
A horse driven by Samuel II. Mumey, of No 40
Livingston-st, Brooklyn, ran away early YESTERDAY
Fccncy, who was in the wagon, was thrown our ana
injured, and the ratings at No 80 East Tentl-st.
and No. 2G Univeroty-place were broken
EvApING THE HARBoR LAWS.
A letter was received by the Pilot Commissioners
yesterday stating that self-dnmping scow' winch
receives it's loads under floating dump at lchth-
ST., East River, DISCHARGES regularly IN me harpor
investigation will be made by Inspector Conway
PLAGUE SPOT IN wATER-sr.
George w. Mccarthy. age six, years, died yestrr-
day of diphthcria. at No 272 Water-Si.' one ol q
rroup of tenement houses. DR.. John +. Ward, OF
30. los Soutl-St., In reporting the death to the
Health Officer. makes the following comment upon
the death certificate: The sanitary cOhullioh Vi
these houses is II disgrace to the city,"
KILLED BY NEGRO BooT-DLACK.
Coroner Brady held an inquest yesterday on the
body Of Samuel Dichscn the German rent-colIGctor'
who was killed by Eugene Gardner, a negro D4 Tl
verdict was death from injuries received at th9
hands of the prisoner" and Gardner was committed
to the IOmbs in default of TJ.OOO bail.
A PRETTY YOUNG wOMANewHO WANTS TO DIE
Miss Teresa Bruno, the stcp-dauGhtcr of tin
smith nj WoOdstdr. Long Island, jumped from the
frrryboat Flushing, Monday evening, into the East
River Captain Rose, OF the tug,hoat Iay,Sprlng'
saved her aud she taken TO Bellevue Hospital.
She refused to give any reason for her act Sho Is
twcnty-one years OF age and good-ooklng.
CHARITY CHILDREN AT A TIEATR".
Al thc request Of McSsrs. Brennan and Hess. Com
missioucrs of Charities Colonel llavcrly will admit
10 Nbo'l Garden Theatre, tins afternoon, the chill
drcn from Randall leland. They VIII see Mr.
Murphy in the kerry Cow" Mr. brennan says
that he will send about three hundred OF the unior-
tunalc chldrcn-ali neatly dressed IN nov Spring
sutS.
STOPPED ~ HER PREPARATIONS FOR DEATH
Officer McLaughlin, of the Steamboat Squad. yes
the name Of MIS- Frances Memo, of No. 100 elm
ton-st., preparing to commit suicide by throwing
herself into the ryer at IirT no L. re iGok neT
her to the care of the Commissioners of Charities
and Correction.
TRYING To SAVE THEIR PASSAGE MONEY.
Coptoin McElhcnny, of the steamship Alhamhra,
which arrived from Halifax yesterday, severed "a
half dozen "stOwawayS" on his vessel alter lraY-
ing St. John. " F., and upon reaching liaIilaX drc
hVcrcd them to the police authorities. ilrrr OF
them pqid their passage money after reaching jail
and were set free; another had 500 i'll his pocket
and declined to purchase his freedom
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS Will HIS llshp 1 l l.
The policc Of the Twelfth Precinct last night
found a man about thirty years old lying unron-
sciOus at Observation-Disclosures ghtccnth-st. and Sec
ond-ayc. Examination showed ti;tt no lad re-
the Nlnrty -ninth Street Hospital. Papers III hi,
pockets indicated that his name was John Adams.
but the police could not learn his address.
ELECTION OF GAS DIRECTORs.
The stockholders of the New-Yorb Mutual Gas
light Company yesterday elected the following
directors: john 7. Kennedy, C.. X. Garrison, W II.
Scllgnan. Jonathan Ihornc, John r. Ford. George
J. Forrest, william X Z Garrison Arthur Lrary'
ford, Charles II. Kcrucr. Robert VI. galloway.
THE WORST NUISANCE ~ TIE CITY.
Araport was made to the Board of Health ycs'cr-
day upon the filthy condition of Mill Brook, which
the Sanitary superintendent says is " the worst
nuisonco i'm the city" and fraught with great
danger TO the health of the upper part Of the city
now that warm weather - approaching. A confer
cncc between the Park Department and the Health
Board to devise means OF rcmedyng the evil IS
proposed
YACnTsMEN GOING TO PHILADELPHIA.
A number of New-York yachsmcn will 60 to
Philadelphia tonight to be present at the launch
Crinu d Sons for George A. Osg0od and Charles j.
Osborn, the we-kn0wn Wall-st. spectators.
The building Of these two boais upon which no cX-
pcnse has been spared by their owners to iEanrc
spcrd srawurh Illness and elegance, has caused con-
siderable interest III yachting circles.
LEApING FROM An FAST RIVER FErRY-BoAT.
An unknown man jumped from the stern OF tie
Catharinc lcrry-hOlt Republic, yesterday after
noon at half-past two o'clock and drowned.
lie is described as bald-hradcd, with gray side
WHISPERS aud dressed in black suit and black silk
hat In his hat, which the deck hands on the ferry
boat picked up. the letter NJ ON the lining. and
the makers name. Z" G. S.ms, 600 New Bond-st.,
LondonD The body was not recovered.
BROOKLYN's Effort TO GIL RID OF \ LUNATIC.
Two Brooklyn police officers brought a lunatIc
named Fahcc to Castle Garden yesterday. claiming
that he was n pIopcr charge on the Emigration
Commissioners Upon investigation of tie records
it was discovered that the man arrived III this coun
try tWcnty-thIcc years ago. ana was naurallzsd IN
1860 in Brooklyn. AS an immigrant IL not entitled
&c the benefits Of the immigration fund more than
five years after landing, Fahcc will DO sent back
Brooklyn.
sUNDAY-sCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary If the
Sunday-ychoOIs connected with the Southern Now
York BAPTIST As,ociatlon. The day was observed
bv meetings in tie afternoon to listen TO addresses
tE eiup HYMNS and aficrWaTd to parakc td refresh
mcnts, The hymns were SUNG IN all the pat h
clings The customary " May Walk" OF an tie
schools was omitted Yesterday, the city being too
large and the schools too widely scattered 10 admit
Of general public demonstrations
ONCE MORE TIE VICTIM OF THIEVES.
Jose i. Vcncca, an old gentleman living at No.
17S last Seventy -nintlsi, reported yesterday at
Police Headquarters that he had been robbed the
platform OF Il Ihirl-ayc car three nights ago. Two
strangers JUSTIFIED him. and he appealed lO tlIc
durt0r, who paid 40 attention to his complaint
When The strangers left the ear Mr. Vcncca missed
ms gold watch ana Chnn, winch he values at more
than 900. MI Vcncca las been r0bhcd several
tiulcs once ~ a lIoadway stage of 200.
pErrlHusG THT GRAVE 10 4 PRISON.
Etucrt Krutsinnan, German, living on tho fourth
1nnt ul The tenement house NJ No 3li East Sixth
Al beat hIh ~Ilc yrattrhy morning, and the woman
ufocllcd II warrant fOI bin arrest At noon two
court oncrlt went 10 serve II, and soon rs tho
(;erlual learned trIr rTfHnd he seized large knife
Wing on the table and plunged II into Ia, side. Tho
nolicc tnnk him to tie hospital n4tcHd of the prison
| Ills wound il SAID To bc mortal Ilu Rasprd out
that hG would rather die than be dsgrnccd for the
sake OF a woman who was unworthy Of his love.
DIRECTORS ~ TnR MERCANTILE LIBRARY.
The Mercantile Library Association met ycscr-
| day between 3 aud Is y. III. 10 elect officers. The
| following was the result by & unanlmons vote oi