New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-15
NETWORK CITY.
NEW-1ONh OAtI'
ACQUITTED on A SERIOUS CHARGE.

| NEW-YORh CItf.
| ACQUITTED on A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Jomes Mc(3uire indicted for selling lOO counter
felt trade dollars for $50 to Officer scanIoh. Oh Inc
Secret Service Bureau was acquitted yestcrnay T
fore Judge Benedict, in the crimlnai Dl"non Va '"'
| United States Court. -
| NEW POLICE STATION .,d +hs
| Tho Police Commissioners yesterday Tentet .s ~
old Dry Dock Bank buildnR III East
for station for the use of the Eleventh frecihos
Police The present station in Union Market mas
been condemned as nuisance
| UNION BOAT CLUB RECEPTION.
The Union Boat Club will give its thlra nnn oi;.
tan Concert Hall. Aronst ms full orcnestra, uuuoi
| the leadership of Rudolph Aronson. FOR me aanoe'
| and Arbuckle's Band for the promenade lnus'o'
| WASTING THE CRoToN.
| eome complaint has been made that the pressure
of Croton in certain neighborhoods mas Dcen WY
much lessened of late. One reason for tlis IS oWInS
10 the fact that in cold weather so many pcresons
allow tho water to run continually for fear Oh 'ls
| freezing
| NOT CRIMINAL LIBEL.
Justice Smith gave his decision yesterday IN rel-
o,encc IN the charge of criminal libel made by Bart
lev Campbell against Charles A. Byrne. lie hold5 thae
| although the charges contained IN the article 40
The Dramatic Netrs OF December "a are not true, 1
n IiBe Gs'n'0n '"' '"'' S'' W ''' ''"'''
SUICIDE OF A BUTCHER.
| William Wirsng butcher committed suicide
Yesterday morning. at No. 1.001 Frst.ay He was
prosperous in business, but long illness had ui,
balanced his mind Yesterday morning D? kisGe ;s
|
| bed room, shot himself through the head. he dieu
| Instantly.
| A rnmor that q syndicate Of capitalists had pur-
chased the ST. Lukes Hospital property, consisting
Of thirty-fonr los. at Fith-ave. and Fifty-fonrt-
at for about 81 900 900, and would erect handsome
houses on the grounds, was pronounced unfounded
Yesterday by George Miller, of No. 26 Wall-st one
| OF the trustees of the hospital.
EXCISE R'MovALs AND APPOINTMENTS
Tho Excise Board yesterday removed the follow
| ing inspectors Thomas Duncan, b. Il. M0rlarty
james McGinnis. Lawrence Branigan and Thomas
nS aes D. H"wqs Thomas
| blessing, William Hennessey and John McGuire.
| Inspector Matthew Quinn resigned.
NOT INJURED BY sCINAPPs.
Mrs Johanna F. Schultz recovered verdict OF
| $3.50 AGAINST the Mutual Life insurance Company
| of New-York in the United States District Court
Yesterday The company asserted that the deceased
man had forfeited his policy because lie had been
| the habit OF drinking, four or five times day,
wIneglassul OF schnapps which disordered DIS liver
and fastened death.
TIE CONTROLLERS REPRESENTATIONS.
Controller Campbell Yesterday appointed John w.
Kottleman Clerk of West Washington Market, IN
place of Washington -Ronaine. Dir. Kettleman oc-
cuped this position under Supern endent Deyoe,
wien Andrew Fl. Green was Controller: 1t is under
stood that. on or before January 81; Controller
Campbell Will realjust good many vi the larger
salaries in the Finance Department..
MORE CHURCH DEBTS PAID.
The mortgage OF 5000 which was placed upon
the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church year
AMI a half ago has been provided for. The sum OF
$4,000 with the accrued interest has been
paid, and the remainder pledged TO b, paid within
Tho present year. This has been done almost entire
ly bv members of the COMPENSATION. Under Its new
pastor, the Rev. A. b. Simpson. the church has
largely increased in membership.
TnE VALUE or THREE TOES.
James Mansfield 10 1870 began an action in the
Court Of Common Pleas against the New-York
Elevated Railroad Company ami John d. Crimniins,
contractor to recoyr damagc' ioT an t injury Jury
strurtion of the railroad Mansfield lost three toes
by the accident The jury gave him 81 ;G25. VI. I.
Breen appeared for Mr.. Mansfield, and DOrsnener,
Bacon Il Deyo for the company and Ill. L. Bcckman
for Mr. Crimniins.
SAVINGS THAr COULD not BE REACHED.
Sarah j. Urner opened an account IN 1870 win
the Seaman's Savings Bank In favor OF her infant
daughter Sarah, and deposited S2.OOO IN her name.
Mrs Urner died without leaving any Will ana her
daughter Mrs. Willis was appointed adminIstratrlX
of the estate. She discovered the bank hook issued
in the name Of her sister, and demanded that the
money should ho paid to her as administratrX thus
"sc Ci Vcarerdav hnnhcd down an opinion in which
il ~ held that the deposit by Mrs. Crncr constituted
n trust, and that the administrative was not ehlitied
10 II.
Persons who were passengers on the ferry-boats
Hudson City and ew-Brnswick. OF the Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad mt 600 O'Clock last evening. were
greatly alarmed by a collision between the TWO
boats near the slip at C0rtland-st. As the Hudson
City was approaching her snip she ran INTO lne SeW
Brunswick, which was leaving Cortland-st. Tor
jersey CITY. he guard rail OF the New-Brunswick
was broken. and the shock of the collision pnt out
the gas in the cabins of the Hudson CITY. Passengers
of both ferry boats ran OF the cabins among tho
wagons for safety. Several persons made haste to
secure le-preservers.
BROOKLYN.
James Walsh was arraigned in the Court Of Oyer
and lermincr yesterday npon the charge ot kilhng
barbara Grucnthal January g. He pleaded not
guilty aud hls tiial was set down for February 3.
Peter Harlacher, who attempted suicide mt No.
oOi ElIery-st Wednesday. died yesterday from the
wound winch he inflicted with pistol ball An
attack OF the dropsy is believed to have affected his
reason.
Samuel J. Bennett, OF No. $50 Myrle-ave, re-,
ported to the police Of the Flfth II1cinct ut 2;2o
Yesterday afternoon that at 1l:30 Thursday night
while passing through Hcw"s-st., between Kent ana
Wythr-ayes he was assaulted by two men, who
struck him on the back Of tho head with heavy
weapon and Knocked hlm down. Then they robbed
him This gold chain aud silver watch valued ut
$50 and also took $40 IN 30 anu $40 DIS
In the trial of the suit for $25. 900 damages for
personal injuries brought by Mrs. Henrietta Deputy
against w. H. Hazard, e1-COmmissioner OF CITY
Works. yesterday, expert medical testimony was
given by DR.. Charles Corey, who had carefully ex-
amined Mrs. Deputy. He said that sue was suffering
from sub. acute inflammation arising from INJURY to
the spinal column III the small OF the back anu the
neck. In his opinion, the treatment whc1 sho test,
flied TO having received at the hands OF MIR. Hazard
was sufficient to have CAUSED her injuries The evil
denco for the defence Will be gwen to-day.
JERSEY CITY.
Judge Garretson sentenced james +, Kcegan. yos-
tcrday to one years imprisonment at hard labor In
the State Prison for libcng ex-Sta:e Senator Win
field.
Police Justice Pcloubet held an examination yes
terday in the case Of Mrs Ada johnson, charged
with keeping disordery house at No. 400 Grove-st
Patrolnan Rleserck testified that the house was the
resort of disorderly persons and that he had seen
Police Captain Edmondson visit the house.
George W. Romans, superintendent of tugs and
barges of the New York, Lake Eric and Western
Railroad says that he heard of tho hoax per-
petrated by Switchman stone on Engineer Gage and
TRIBUNE. There has been some mlsapprehension
on this point.