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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
A BUTCHERS SUSPICIOUS DEATH

doing business at Fortyhfth-st. and First-ave was
found Heating in the East River at the foot of East
Seventy-slxth st; yesterday morning 1t lay at the
ground against the rocks by the outgoing tide A
boy who saw 1t called Detective Campbell of the
pulled the body ashore and searched it. Eight cents
were found Ill the dead manslrouser pockets OH the
Alt was in the habit of going swim at or near The
point where he was found and it was believed by
INC police That he went there for that purpose and
signs of bed mind. The neighborhood Where
he was found is very bad. In consideration of this
the police have set on foot searching inquiry and
Coroner Knox prepared to make an autopsy on the
body to ascertain if there any other injuries
than the scalp wound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
RECOVERING A STOLEN WATCH

- Assistant Engineer Gates, of tho United States
Navy, lost valuable gold watch, which was stolen
from him while he walking in Broadway Fri
day evening On discovering his loss he said moth
Ing about 1T to any one but determined on a little
private detective work. On Saturday morning MIR
Gates started out for tour of the pawnbrokers
shops IN the Bowery in search of his lost time
After visiting several unsuccessfuly hc entered n
shop where three men were trying to dispose of "a
watch which he recognized as his The man who
kept the place WAS making examination of the
article preparatory to stating the price he could ad
vance on it.
That is my watch, and I'll trouble You for it,
Bald tie engineer, walk up to the counter. Tie
pawnbrcker immediately placed the watch on the
Counter near the three men, who all reached for it
Bat before they could lay hold of il Engineer Gates
had taken it from the counter and cool.y attaching
IT 7" bis chain, placed it in his pocket and walked
out OF the door. The whole thing did not take a
sainutc. and the thieves were completely taken by
surprise. Two made off, while the third more bold
than his fellows, followed the officer for several
blocks making threats. Finally the engineer be-
coming tired of the fellows vaporiugs turned
ar0und and started for his pursuer At this the
fellow disappeared up side street, and the officer
went GU his way rejoicing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
A MAYORS REGARD FOR MORALS

remarkable veto message sent to the Com
mon Council of H0boken tuesday night by Mayor
Besson, OF that city. The Council at previous
meeting had granted license to james Lunnigan
to sell liquors. The message explains itself:
return, without my approval, the application OF
James Lanngan for license to keep house OF public
entert ainment, as granted at your session of the
18th inst L do not consider I.amnicau a
proper person to be licensed Duung the late fall
election campaign candidate for public Office bad occa-
soo to visit the house OF public Entertainment OF the
slo nannlgan ana entertain parties present with
modltes there dispensed, Iannigan dispensing in
person In settling the score, which could
coeded 81 80 the candidate much surprised
from ianilgan himself that il would be Just So" That
snonn was then aud there paid without any thing
further being said about it. The opportunity was too
for this man to avoid taking advantage of
VINO was then and there at disadvantage and ne ex
posed Ills nature by tasingit 1t is ne the candidate
might have refused to pay but il was not
poucy under the circumstances for him do So
ana nc was knowingly vctimized. Now, such deed IA
my opinion Is more heip0us than high robbery for
The highwaynan takes the chances OF his but this
case tie victim entered house tudor by the City
government as respectable place and robbed with
1mpunity. Tho facts stated are of nv per.
eona knowledge. The ordinances the CITY reoulre
that the licensee shall be proper person."
person" ANY one who will do AS this applicant Iauni
gan has done cannot consider and must refuse
license.
motion was made that the license DO granted
over the Mayors veto, but IL was rejected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
GENERAL Grant TO GENERAL SCHOFTELD
CRITICISM or GENERAL THOMAs's MOVEMENTS
At NAsiIviLLE--GENERAL sCHoFIELDs ATrr-
TUBE EXPLAINED AND DErENppn

CRITICISM or GENERAL THoMAs's MOVEMENTS
At NAsiIviLLE--GENERAL scHorIELD's Arrr
TUBE EXPLAINED AND DEFENDED.
During the past two months there have been sew.
friendly to MaIorGencra Scholicd concnrning the
conduct OF that officer Mt the battle of Nashy lila
pnG ",sewnere ana toward General Thomas in
Schofcld, who is abroad, referred these statemnts
TO General Grant, who has responded il the fol.
conu.u7 ~ co NEw-YoRK, Aug. /. 1881.
abar Henpdt Your letter of the 10Th of July has
Just ocen handed to me by Colonel Wherry of ynur
star. have read it carefully, together with the
time since the event spoken of in that artic|e "a oa
great That feel some hesitation IN answering vonr
letter ana h the article from ne democrat as ght
90 IL had access to the archives at Was,nUton .
nut writing from memory think | can sov viii
great positiveness that there was never anv Dis.
washington. dlsparagng General Thomos,s nave
nents at Nashville. On the contrary nv recoIec
Wilmington, North Caro eG S'" r On your way TO
hattle OF Nashville YOU explained the situation at
Nasny1e p prior to General Thomas's movement
aeaiisi iiool' Win view of removing the feeling
that had that Thomas had been slow Twas verS
impatient impatient at that time with what / thought was
hardness on the part of General Thomas. and was
very much afraid that while lie was wing therc
msht cross ah the TSt moving his Hood
ana the ono Riser, and make ~ Ietroul ado nove
mcnt OF our army at Nashville a necessity. and verv
operations a
armies Laboring under this feeling and impres
sion, was telegraphing General Thomas da,lv and
almost hourly, urging him to move ont and attack
1000, ana hnally became 80 inpatient that con
tenplaled his removal and the substitution of an.
othcr oihcer IN his place: but this feeling on nv
part was not added to by any dispatches from any
Tis"m ron the scene OF action except those from,
General Thomas himself. | have certainly no
recoiiecton OF receiving any dispatches from Nash
VIE during the time spoken OF in the article in Tbe
L;emofnaf rom any person except General Thomas
hlmseli teei very sure that if any dispatches had
pcen received from You should now recoiect II and
dispatches. '''eo such
you deem proper. " any way
Inc other reflections which the author of tbe
article alluded to against you l of course am not
called upon to say anything in regard to- The fact
~ your subsequent promotions are proof positive
that | entertained none of the views set forth h,
your disadvantage in this article Very truly yours
u. 5. GIANT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04

Getehy, wife of the dead man. testified that IL rec
years ago Bremen, with her husbands consent per-
formed an operation wi an instrument full of
needles. About fourteen days ago Bremen per-
suaded Getchy to have another operation from which
he died; Or. Mast testified that in his opinion death
resulted from malpractice. Alfred Poole, about
three years old, run over and fatally injured
Tuesday evening by Michael Torpys milk wagon in
front of No. 90 Willow
LONG ISLAND.
D. QUoGuE-A singular accident happened to
PRUDENCE Arch, negro women, at Quogue, Tues
day. She was standing near the creek at the tinie
intcntly watching ish-hawk that was seemingly
anxious to alght. Prudence watched the bird with
her mouth vide open, when a hornet few in and
SUING the roof of her mouth. She swallowed the
hornet, and Il again stung her inwardly, and
poisoned her Whole system. DR. Benjamin. of River
head, attended the women. and unit. yesterday
fears were entertained for her life This is the
second time an accident Of this kind has been re-
ported lately.
STATEN ISLAND.
CL1FTON.-Dr. j. u. ID. Middleton, recently of
Fort Wadsworth, Clifton, has been assigned to duty
at Fort Hayes at Leavenworth, Kansas.
NEW BRIGHTON.-The remains of Alfred s. Nor
man, who was killed on the railroad track near
Baltimore, arrived at Tompkinsville Tuesday night
lhe funeral took place yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
BROOKLYNS DYNAMITE ROMR

Upon a warrant secured from Justice Walsh in
Brooklyn, in March, Nelson Barnett. of Pough
charged with threatening the life of james Nc
Chcsney, of No. 1913 Clnton-st. In March the ser
want in MIR. McChesney's house found under the
in appearance, with burned fuse. Mr.. Nc
Chesney was alarmed and submitted the article
which he called a"dynamitc bomb" to the police
and nelghboring druggists. 1t was filed with a
yellowish,whitc powder, but no analysis was ever
made to determine what it was. Mr. McChesney
had had some dispute with Mr.. Barnett in whose
house near Poughkeepsie he had lived, and SO Sc
cured a warrant for his arrest. This could not he
executed until Tuesday. Mr. Barnett was mr..
ragned yesterday and admitted to 81 900 bail for
examination to-day. He says no knows nothing
about the so-called " bomb" at McChesney's house
He owns farm of $40 acres near Poughkeepsic
and rents the house on it for five months every
summer for 81 900. McChesney hired it in 1880
and stayed four months, paying 5000. He refused
to pay the ba lance and Barnett called at his hose
IN Brooklyn for the balance and was refused pay
at this time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
METHODIST DELEGATES TO LONDON

large delegation OF colored Methodists AS
scrubbed at the National Lines pier yesterday morn
ing to bid goodbye to the bishops and clergymen
o. TIE coiored Methodist Episcopal Church of the
united States who sailed on tie steamship The
queen 10 attend the EcumenicaI Conference OF
Methodists to be held in London. Among the dele
Satcs 10 inc Conference were Bishops James A.
shorter, Yf Ohio William +. Dickerson and j. p
II 0ia ih oi rh.iadeph,a the financial secretary
Shorter, OF WilberfoIce, Ohio; Professor j. w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
AN ENTERpRIsING CHINESE THIEF.

Sam ShIng, Chinaman. was committed to the
Iombs yesterday on n bench warrant issued by
Recorder Smyth, charging him with grand larceny
On July Sling was caught IN the act of stealing
q fancy sword from the store of K. Isaacs q
Brothers. Nos. 6l9 and G2l Broadway He entered
the place AS purchaser, and while he supposed he
was unobservc' concealed the sword within the
folds OF a large umbrella which he carried. He was
seen by one of the clerks and was arrested At the
police court he was held upon charge of larceny.
subsequently representatives of the firm, which
had been losing various articles for nearly six
months. visited Atlantic City, New-Jersey where
Shing SAID be lived. There it was discovered that
count, selling goods similar 10 those sold by Isaacs
~ Brothers. The greater part of the stock upon
lnvesteation was found to have been stolen from
isaacs a. Brothers. Articles valued in all at
$1,000 were identified by members of the firm rs
their property. The stolen goods included porcelain
vases, bronles, PLAQUES, satsuma bowls picture
frames napkin rings, silk dressing gowns and a
variety OF similar articles, some of them of consid
the articles away without being detected is u nlys-
tery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
ACCOUNTS THAT MUST BE RENDERED.

An adjourned meeting of the parishioners of st.
Anthony's Church. on lndia-st., Greenpoint was
held last evening at the Union Assembly Rooms
at Manufacturers. and India-s. to listen to the re-
port Of tho law committee appointed at a previous
meeting. This committee consulted with LAWYERS
relative to the difficulty which has agitated the
church for the last three months, grow.
all moneys collected by Father Lane during his nas.
torate. The committee reported that the trustees of
any Roman Catholic Church are required TO exhibit
upon oath TO the Supreme Court in the judicial d,s
trict in which the church is situated once i'm three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
CITY INSTITUTIONS IMPROVED

The Department of Charities and Correction 10
now CARVING out very necessary Improvement at
tne l'enitent,ary aud Female Lunatic Asylum on
new cookhouse and dining hall bave been con-
structed The dining hall is 40 feet high 30 feet
wide and 12O feet long. The addition was much
needed and will accommodate 900 men, There il
also building and well advanced new wing 20 the
stories high. 200 feet long and 40 feet wide and ia
done, like the former. by prison labor II will give
great relief to the YUM, which is overcrvwded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
VISITORS AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.

Among the visitors who called at the Custom
House To Collector Robertson yesterday were
ex-Secretary B:lstow. Postmaster Pearson. Robert
Ray Hamilton, w. A. NJ Grier, of Pennsylvania
eX-Mayor Gopsi of Newark, Senator Scwrii, of
ew-Jersey, collector Malloy, of Galveston, Tex,
Or. Gny. of Brooklyn, and George A. Haisey of
New-Jersey. No changes have been made by the
new Collector. and it IS not probable that any Will
be made at present. Many applications for posi-
tons have beer received and placed file, to await
the next Civil Service examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
QUIET MEETING OF THE PARK BOARD

The lark mmissoners at their meeting yestcr-
day w"'" ina mild mood. committee consisting
of Commissioner Wales and Commissioner MncI can
reported IN favor of increasing the pay of EN-.
ployes oi the department receiving less than So a
day resolution to increase the pay of tins class
~ per cent was adopted. Comm ssioners Wales and
Oliihe were appointed to select "a foreman and n
force oil iaboTers 10 carry out the plans for the i'm
provement Of Manhattan~square. A plot of ground
containing hitcen acres. lying Just above the Harlem
RIVER III the iwenty-third Ward, set aside as a
public park Its boundaries are Motif ave Sedgw,"L
ave, Walton-ave., and .Juet-st,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
A TEST CASE In AssEssMrN-rs

a meeting Of tho Assessment Commission was hela
yesterday II concluded the investig into taa
John "a Sherwood case. involving the sssessn.ots
levied for the Improvement of Sixth and Seve,,th
eves., from Ono hundred- and tenth-st 10 the liar
lem hver. private conference of the Commits
don will DO held August 49, aud it's decision will ne
rendered - thn maxi public meeting This viii be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY. AUGUST T. 1881

Morris. of Charlestr ,yn. S. c.; the Rev. James N.
Townsend of Richmond. Ind; the Rev. A. +. Carr
OF Charleston. 5. c.. and Alexander Clark of Iowa.
Among the passengers who will sail on the human
steamship City of Berlin Saturday are nearly 300
ministers and laymen of the Methodist Episcopal
Church iwhitel who are delegates to the Ecuneni-
cal Conferences
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04

years an inventory of all the estate. r..,
a ana persona: belonging to the parish, and and
.nae II NO ia be unlawful to divert sneS
guilty. persons are personally liable The report Ss s
accepted and the meeting adjourned 10 meat \, ~
to recover the money! Wa oe '@Aen
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HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS

Fifth Arenae Hotel-The Marquis de In Valette and
the Marans de cambs Of France Daniel Moe of
alderman f. Knight of London. and Theodore NJ
B parneaer. Of Troy. and W a. NJ Grier OF Hazleon
hen Brcpoort iiouse-Captnin McMckam. o. the
- -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
MARINE INTELLIGEYOE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC
Tn-nnN

MINIATURE ALMANAC
TODAY.
snn rises 300 ssn 7;l2 Clock fast 5 an.
Moon sets Moon 7:l9 Moons ace ss ~
HIGH WATER ro-DAY--A NJ
sancy HOOK. las Gov. Island. 2:l0l 1ate sss
nIGa WATER Today. NJ
sandy Hook. ZIG Gov. Island. 23s Hell Gaze 40,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
A DISHONEST POST OFFICE CLERK

Francis Humphreys. age twenty three living in
sye. an the Boulevard is clerk in Station l. of the
New York Post Office. He was arraigned yesterday
Court, cha ged with robbing the mail For snn,e
time Superintendent Brady, of Station l.. hae been
receiving complaints stating that certain packages
ecut through that station never reached their ,es
tlnatioo So frequent had these Complaints BECOME
that Mr.. Brady sent for Post Office Inspector Nav
comb To Investigate the matter. Tuesday n war
rant was issued by Justice Patterson and Hmm
phreye was arrested at his desk in the station lie
Ing with the malls in March In his house werc
found quantities of silk trimmings and other ma
tcrlas, worth about $50. Justice Patterson Turned
the prisoner over TO the Uni ed States Conmiss
or. He was held III So, 900 bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
Announcements

Ask your druggist for CUREALINE ONLY
sure and speedy remedy for corns Price, 20 cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04

:. Under the new lease of the Union Ferry Compauv
The company agrees TO pay the city l2 per cent Of
US receipts The treasurer of the company has ade
AS quarterly report to the Controller Tie states
SeiPts ior May 500 $40 70 for june sos, SOL for
vmy, Yvo.zoo 20 total, 1914 1891 Or this. lZIo
x ei cent sinoahts To S50.s73 81. and check for
authorities think thus Improvement over the 81
ycsf rental paid the city by the company under tho
Ba!ovsslons oI the contract made with the Tweed
Hing In 1871. the consideration being thai cri
snd evening. 'S iuerhihg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04

probably held about tho middle of September. This
Is deemed test case and the decision will affect
very large number of cases, involving a large
amount due the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04

Earl & Wilson's-E and w brand of mems
Linen Collars and CUFFS the best sold every where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
SELECTION OF SITES FOR HOSPITALS.

The Health Commissioners President French. of
the Polio" Board. Colonel Emmons Clark Sanitary
Snpcrintendents Day and James, Dr. Taylor of the
Vaccination Bureau. and other physicians visited
North Brothers Island yesterday to select sites for
the hospitals for contagious diseases that
are to be erected there. The island which
formerly under the jurisdiction of Queens
County was given to the city for the uso 0f the
Board of Health by the last Legislature. The Riv-
crsde Hospital on BackwelPs Island has been found
entirely inadequate IN an emergency. and as soon
as the new hospitals are completed will be aban-
donon by the Health Board. Three brick
buildings will he erected North Brothers
Island; two for smallpox and typhus fever
patients, aud tho third for cases OF diphthera
scarlet fever and other contagious diseases. The
island will be surrounded with q sea-wall and
much of the city Is ashes may be used in filling IN low
ground upon it,
The erection of the hospital buildings and other
contemplated improvements will cost much
more than the $4,000 at present appro-
priated for the purpose, and new appropriation
VIII have to he made next year. Mr.. Haight, the
architect who is preparing the plans for the build
ings was of the party yesterday. In n month,
probably bids for the construction of the buildings
will be received, and the work will be begun.
North Brothers Island il situated on the Sound q
mile from tho shore, just south of Port Morris 1t
has surface area of about thirteen acres II is at
present occupied only by lighthouse keeper ar,i
his assistant and by woman who eutertains occ:,-
IOna picnic par tics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
GREAT DISCOVERIES.

Earl & WilsOn'ssE and " brand of mons
Linen Collars and Cuffs are the best Sold every where
GREAT DISCOVERIES.
The astronomer who discovers
fnds fact the geOlogst nl,on new
species oil fossil becomes descrvdly
good such discoveries dol nothing when %
finding OF medicine which nfabie
cases Such discovery made
by Eastern gentleman named Perry Davis mis- prem
arauon Is now known TO the world pal
KILLER II Ii for DarTlipa- Cramps ChocFa
MoIpus Cholera and Indeed. all bowel complaints.
HENRY A. DANIELS, NJ D.
l44 Lexlngton-aye. near 29th-sL Hours,
Attention 10 Gentlemen
NEWHAMPSHIRE RETURNS.
a NewHRmpshire lady writes: Mother
for years with kidney diseases
and hat alarming aud
Wort proved blessing completely her
Gazette.
We know that there is nothing on earth
equal 10 HOP BITTERs q family medicine
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TRYING TO LIVE UP To HIS THEORIES. z
HOW RUFCs HATCH SURPRISED THE GRAIN spECU-

TRYING To LIVE UP To HIS THEORIES
HOW RUFUs HATCH SURPRISED THE GRAIN spEcU-
LATORs.
1t Is not more than six months since a WELL known
stock and produce operator announced to his friends
and customers that he had become tired of fighting
Could Vanderbilt. Keene. Sage and others. had
accumulated a kingiy fortune amt had deter.
mined To retire from the speculative field at once
his seat on the Stock Exchange the disposition oi
large block of Iron Steamboat COmpany's stock
hls contest against the Western Union consohda-
uoh; nlS defeat 10 the courts, and his trip 70 Der
muda for recreation Nearly everybody believed
that this specnlator really intended to be :" of
peared on the floor of the Produce Exchange yestcr
day, Just as the "calI on corn opened dis face
my the Indispensable white waistccat, looking not
unlike Texan ranger with his broad brimmed white
let nat. he received the usual hilarious greeting
which Rufus Hatch is so well accustomed to. AS
each OF his acquaintance shook him by the hand,
Snvd Latch aeksd his lips as t as to
number had understood that he had peculiar views
as to the market, and that he advised people who
have money 70 place it IN the bank" MIR. Hatch
was not inclined to he offended at the sarcasns
the broad Jokes with which he was greeted, but
seemed rather to take them goodnaturedly as COM
When September option was called, Mr.. Hatch
stood bandly by aud kept close watch on the bid
the buds reached 5o7s Mr. Hatch nodded to the
ccS an s s ' N"% Ms nfS n%S each
ing for" he call clerk asked "Whatr tho
name " Mr. liatcn responded IN stcntorian voice,
ana surprise. As the call proceeded Mr.. Hatch
continued to sell until he had actually sold 2SS 900
bushels OF the total transactions of the call. which
an,, lnted TO 44S00O bushels lie sold freely
that the market declined from one-fourth to three
eighths OF u cent hnshel aud the general inquiry
was 3" wonder what that bear is up to - The
response was "Oh. he's selling short to enforce
his theory that gram must lie lower to compare
with low freiehts" Mr.. Hatch lett the floor finally
his countenancc hcaming with apparent satisfaction
thai he had fooled the boys again" The facts
arc that he had sold actual property aud had made
between 5000 and 80. 600 on the turu. Tho trad
ing was the heaviest known in September OPP
tons for many months.