New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-19
NEW.YORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY
Pawnbrokers are beginning to take ID winter over
coats.
Tndertakers say their business has never been so
prosperous ,-,.o
At the Roosevelt Hospital last year 1474 patients
were treated.
owners of houses to let are busy vanishing
the front doors.
The vaccination fever has reacheu the coheees'
and Is now used to excuse recltatlons
Tho dfen excavations at Prince-st. and Broadway
for the new Aston stores attract much attention.
Curious people interested in the brooklyn Bridge
oncrations make use of the kuotholos IN the fence
in Chatham-St. "
Thames Temple and Carlisle-sts. are In horrible
condition The odors arising from the immense
heaps of garbage are sickenhg'
II the uuemptied ash barrels continue to accumn-
late i'm many of the downtown streets the streets
will soon be bockaded with them
The carcass of the dog that was run over and
killed in Broadway, opposite the Post Once, we'd
nesdav morning had not been removed yesterday
afternoon.
HIS HEAD BROKEN BY FALL
John P. Keely, age thirty-two fell from his wagon
yesterday at ODe-huudred and InlIu-St' hnu
Third-ave., and fractured HIS SKULL lie WAS TAKEN
to the Ninety-ninth Street Hospital
CONDITION OF WILLIAM BEACH LAWRENCE.
The condition of William Beach Lawrence contin-
stefan SAYS that there Is little hope of his recovery,
but that he may linger yet for TWO days.
SUICIDE IDENTIFIED. go
The body of the man who COMMITTED suiciHe III
Central Park Thursday was yesterday IuehIDeu as
that of August Kahrens, age twenty-elght, herman
clerk, who lived at No. $50 East Sxtieth-st'
SAVINGS BANK DIVIDEND.
The receiver of the Clairmont savings bahk WIZ
begin having dividend Of 8 per cent on April IL.
The bank failed in 1877. This Is the first dividend
Ten per cent more may be obtained Iroin JUG assels'
SHOOTING HIS PLAYMATE.
Timothy Leary age sixteen, of No. 400 CberrY-
st and Andrew Smith, age twelve, OF No 3S jack
son.st.. had q fight yesterday IN the street The
twelve years-old Andrew SHOT Leary with small
rocket pistol, and wounded him slightly.
SELLING POLICY SLIPS.
Thomas Messck, an old man, was charged yester-
day in the Court of General Sessions, with selling
lottery policy slip at No. 81 Laight-st. lie pleaded
gniliy and Judge GildersleeYe imposed a fine OF 81
and Imprisonment IN the Ponitentiary FOL ten days.
LEAP FROM A sECoND-sToRY WINDOW.
Patrick McCann; age thrty-hys; spIPang out % OF
eiQhth-st Yesterday, in fit Of melancholy Dent on
destroying his life. He was severely injured. The
police took him to Bellevue Hospital. Mccain is
TESTING A FIRE SHIELD.
new fire-prOof shield was tested at Manhattan
Park. at Eighty frst-st. and Ninth-aYe. yesterday,
Underwriters. A small house, oiled with brlish-
wood and empty barrels was placed about hve feet
away from large screen maze % st n re
The heat was intense, but the shield OF asbestos
kept the woodwork from burning, and the boards
cOlu AFTER Iuc nie Hdu ioA az
BROOKLYN.
anti for absolute divorce has been brought in
the Supreme Court by Mrs.Genevieve Hunter against
j. Is. Hunter
Mrs. Sarah Wilkes Bants celebrated her ninety
ninth birthday at No IoOS TtSemeayg
twenty great grandchildren aud three great great
grandchildren.
William Gossler, who sued the Long Island Rail-
road Company TO recover damages for injuries re-
ceived by beng run over by train in Atantlc-aye:;
in November, 1850, received verdict for SI77 ~
yesterday in the Circuit Court.
In the suit for $4,000 damages, brought by
Manuel Emeterio against John Garcia. for alleged
libel which Garcia printed over his own name 40
Spanish newspaper, the jury In the Brooklyn City
Court yesterday, returned verdict oiS5O'
Tho third trial Of a suit for 81 900 damages in
case of assault and battery. brought by Captain H.
b. Hager. against II. d. Cullihan Keeper oil the New,
town Creek bridge, resulted yesterday IN yer4iet
Of $3.50 for the plantl1. lhe case was III tue NItS
Court before Judge McCue.
Henry Maurer age eleven, who stole $3.50 from
his fathers shop in GTand-st "Wednesday. ana ran
away, was arrested in the BOwety. NeW-iork. yes
terdav. in company with two other boys, Charles
Ashe. of No 1913 Wilson-st., aud Francis Van Name.
of No 173 Broadway. They all had ON new suits OF
clothes and were dccked ont with Rugs scarf pins
and watch chains of cheap designs. The sum OF
S204 was in their possession.
At a meeting of the members Of the bar in Brook
Ign yesterday. presided over by Judge fTatt SUIT
able resolutions III regard to the death OF General
PbiIip S. Crooke were read by b. q. Hitchings aud
unanimously adopted. Tributes Of respect were
paid to the dead lawyer by many OF his associates
The Law Library trustees, of whom General CrOOBc
WAS chairman, also passed resolutions Oh respect
The Kings County Board of Supervisors held a
special meeting in the afternoon and passed appro
pirate resolutions.
JERSEY CITY.
Thomas LYNCH who threw lighted kerosine oil
lamp at his wife, burning her ia horrible manner.
was tired yesterday in the County Court OF Special
Sessions and was convicted.
To- bn RknI IN
ship Constitution last Saturday, was arrested at his
home in Greenve. yesterday, and was taken back
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
State Assembyman Payne Is the proprietor of n
pawn shop at No. 246 Newark-ave. The Judiciary
Committee of the Board of Chosen Frceholders OF
the County is investigating charge OF usury
against him. -
The hat mandatory of c. NJ. Hedden, No. 20S
Academy-st, was partly destroyed by fire Thursday
night. The loss on building and stock is about
So 900, which Is fully covered by insurance.
nest of thieves was uncovered by the detectives
Thursday night. In tho evening Detective Nc
| Manus observed two men, carrying basket be-
| tween them, enter store on Springhed-ave and
offer for sale silver plated ware. Ho succeeded
| in arrestIng only one of the men but lie obtained
| from him information which led to descent upon
| house at No. 1913 LivingstOn-st. At this place
five persona were arrested, four of whom were ne
groes. AIuch stolen property was found on the
| premises. Yesterday another search of tho house
revealed collection Of clothing, harness apd other
portable goods. - -
| LONG ISLAND.
HEMPsTEAD.-The Excise Board Of the town of
| Hampstead has collected and paid over for license
! fees during the past three years 1880.
| AMAGANsETT.-While L. b. Cornell was chopping
| wood on Wednesday his axe caught in the clothes
| line and in descending it struck him on the right
| cheek inalctinR terrible wound.
| GARDEN CITY-Wlam r. Hinsdale for several
years the local manager of tho Stewart estate al
| Garden City, has been removed by Judge Hilton
| Can, MAI a the A Il Stpug nY
| Carpet Mills at GlInhem aud Utica, has been ap.
pointed TO tine position.
| HUDSON RIVER TOWNS
BEpPoRp.-Coroner Schirmer, of White Plains
| was called to Bedford ON Thursday to hold an in
quest upon the body of Hugh Burnett, age forty
four, who had committed suicide by taking adose o.
| strychuine. The cause of tho at was dependency