New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


SEVEN UNPROvOXED ARRESTS.
~ur ACTIVITY OF POLICEMAN DIrnARs' Oh in-
NWwrExsTa PRECINCT. AND iIs
RESULTS. ,....
Policeman Montgomery Ditinars. OF the
r,r,.cin.f nrrested no less than seven persons
fi;s arst srr,@f was made about p. M, wien nc
tssnk in cnstody John Duffy age sx,een % ~
Eost Thrtietb st. whom he changed WIN Il
c"rdnct and insulting people IN the streets ne
i,oy silently protested his innocence out was ~ n,
aee than hall s ~ eSTl of No. is Esst
Eartx.uinfh-st., whom be charged with the s4n''
offences. lie was also locked up. :. .,.a 1,
In the next two hours the o'nc sa, Fast Forty.
nptl.st: George Schneider, No 248 East LILY LILY
sixth-st and William Stack OF No 2f9 L derv
snudnct A. ESQ a. m. yesterday Ditmars saw John
Mcdonald, with his wife Anna. sitting on 'he sgPs
Of Their t hSonss e no So inside Ms that
she had been sitting up with sick shld ana . Hsd
come out 70 get LITTLE fresh ; s ar i sad hAeSeu
New yon two 20 in the house or III take you in.
You can't be drinking beer here Sunday rlght.
M T MepO 20 ipfnriated Ditmars that he drew
his club and gave Mcdonald terrible 1e at
ing When the police station vas d rg Srnise:
and dripping with blood. He was locked up lor te
night 10 ruInnass over the folly OF disrespcctiuy
who followed him TO the station, begging DIT
mars to spare him, was also locked IN a ecu,
charged with disorderiy conduct. flthaiS ~
peaiesl before Justice Wandell, at the YORK;
Vile Police Court yesterday . morning. aud
ewore that the five first mentione" prisoners
whose ages ranged from sixteen TO twenty years
had i,,snted people in the street and throwing
stones When asked by the Justice TO point our
which one had thrown any stones he was unaoie "
That young fellow there" he said, pointing to
Mccarthy comes to Forty-Ilinth-st. ana Scconu.
ave. every Sunday. and insults everyone mat
Young Mccarthy then spoke up and said That
ia not go Judge for have only been In New-i orS
one week, and don't know now what All arios''u
The young men were h3norably aus. Gus,
charged Mcdonald and his wife were then then
called to tho bar the former presenting pitaoie
APPEARANCE his face being cut and AMI bruised, one
eve closed, and his clothing covered with Dlood;
When Justice Wahde heard the circumstances Oh
the arrest, he became very indignant anu le0tuou
Ditiuars severely OH his brutal conduct. n...;o.
There u.s." sad me- "a Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children and another Tor protecting
dumb animals but there should be one to protect
respectable persons from clubs iii the hands OF
policemen like you. Mr.. and Mrs Mcdonald you
are discharged"
THE BIRD SHOW AT THE MUSEUM.
The bird show opened yesterday at BunnelIs Nh
scum. As the visitor entered the large room on the
second floor his ear saued by achorus sustained
by many feathered songsters and interrupted oy the
caustc remarks of cynical parrots ana the chatae1
were entered, and q larger number Is expected To-
day. Mexican parrot attracted much attention;
IA. n
by reason of his conversational el<apence and his
ability TO whistle five tunes. As "a oomeiy glri was
almiring his bright-hued feathers Yesterday, the
parrot appropriately whistled Ny Pretty vI hea
Rosen Other songs in his repertory are: WAIT
for the Wagon" Shoe fly lahdy Dan" ana
In the Morning by the Bright Light His neigh
Dor Is an African parrot, also loquacious and ml-
steal rare and pretty bird is called the umendll-
Las from Australia. Its body Is OF bright chestnut
hue while its tail back and beard are black he
south American tToupial, bird of brilliant plum;
age, perched on TRIBUNE reporters finger and
made no attempt to escape dozen wnite coSka
toOs stood in line like 50 many soldiers one OF her
number dances TO the tune of ] ankee Doodle"
Twenty birds are confined in one large cage, ana
are a merry crew. Many of them sing necessarily,
their notes VARYING rs mucn the hueS OF their
plumage. The rose breasted grosbeak has black
back. head and tail. The gray Brazilian songster
has a scarlet head and white breast IL whistles the
wear round while the note of the cardinal gros-
beak is heard only dunng the mating season \
rare and frocsome bird lis the satin linen, iui OF
little graces. is breast and back are lavenaar
blue; its head wings and tail are black. cheerful
looking bluebird sang in minor key funerael ar
red bill is sported by the japanese robin bright
streak of blue and yellow adjoining Its thr rat and
Indian red the quilts It's large wing feathers The
purple finch somewhat resembles the Eng
r nsh ' Pna sweet. Yesterday it Wore
the sombre gray that comes with captivity instead
Of the gay purple OF the WOODS Sd ine Na9' sOd
back bright yellow, Sings Ike a cricket bnt us
manners are brusque Its companion, strawberry
finch wears u chestnut suit and Is regular httle
dandy On miniature mountain. California quail
were happy in big cage, while their nest is dark
cave under the mountain. The Curassows arc
>strange looking birds and have razorbiils that do
not need sharpening. In the cage inhabited by the
Australian paraquites were three tiny eggs anXi-
ously watched on visitors approach. The Con-
dor, baldheaded eagle and three ministerial owls
are expected to-day. An interesting collection were
nearly a hundred eggs OF various Southern birds.
gathered by "A South Carolina boy. There were also
alligator and turtle eggs in the collection.
OPENING OF THE MEDICAL MISSION.
The rooms of the New-York Medical Mission were
formally opened yesterday afternoon, at No. . East
Broadway. There was miscellaneous gathering OF
tbe poor If the neghborhood, and some Others. The
desk ruling at the upper end of the hall was deco
rated with garlands of flowers and meodeon stood
noar It The exercises were conducted by DR.. Z. A.
Agiiew. The Rev. DIR. Parker made a prayer and
Professor Albert C.. Post read a lesson from the
Scriptures. Dr. George ID. Dowkontt the medical
superintendent, veteran in the medical missionary
cailse, told his experience in the work and gave
history of the enterprise. he fifteen years in
this service In England, and two in this country at
Philadelphia. DR. ID. Bethune McCarter, who went
t, "a sir1l pin nd ter