New-York tribune., 1881-12-26

SUDDEN DEATH IN A BEER SHOP.
An unknown man. about thirty-hye years olu;
with emOOth face and dark brown mar, uIopPeu
dead in the beer shop at No. POI Chathan-st last
evening The body was taken IN charge by the po-
lice Ofthe Fourth Precinct.
HURT BY A FALL ON THE SIDEWALK.
An old man. who gave his name as Dalel Becker
and said he lived in Fifty-secOnd-st. fell on the
sidewalk at Second-ave and Eighteenth-st yester-
day and received a dangerous scalp wouhd. lie
was removed to Bellevue Hospital.
A FEAST FOR THE HOMELESS.
The Howard Mission will give to ITS wards III tilG
Home for Little Wanderers Christmas testlyal
between II a. IN. aud p. M, 10 when an reau'Ts
Of TUF TRtBTNE are invitedp The Mission is seek
ing TO find comfortable and pleasant homes lot some
of its children.
CHRISTMAS FOR THE FRTTNDTEss.
The friends of the Home for tine Friendlcss who
have sent Christmas gifts for the children are IN
vitcd to witness the happiness when thrGg aLirieS
will give 10 the little ones. The gitS VIII De as
tributed at 9 D. m. on "Wednesday, al the home NO
81 East Ihirtietl-st.
STEALING FROM 4 JEwELRY STORE.
Charles b. Randall age twenty-five, Of Boston,
was taken before Justice KiIbreth yesterday at the
Tombs Police Court on the complaint OF Albert r.
Johnson. for the larceny OF set OF 3pa anu uia- @
mOnds valued mt 81 600, consisting o. carnngs, pm
etc. winch he took from the counter OF the Store
No. $50 Bowerv They were handed TO him to eX-
anime, and he ian away with hem.
A CoRN-DOCToR WITH TIuEvI~H PRoPENsIrIEs.
Henry Simmnnds. who calls himself a physician
and who has been going about tie city recently as
corn-doctor was locked mp at Police headquarters
Yesterday on a charge Of grand larceny. lie Went
into the Office pf II. 5. Carter, merchant at Nos.
81 and 50 Leonard-s; on N2ycmber II and after itGT
patient ne stole Mr.. Carriers gold watch and chain
valued at 5000. He was arrested by Detective
King at the Rapid Transit Hotel III ne b9WrFy'
Yesterday. The detective also recovered Mr. Carriers
property
COMMISSIONER COLEMAN AND TIE POLICE.
Commissioner Coleman, of the street Cleaning De
attention To the assertion Of the Police Commission
crs that they have never received from thc Commi3-
siOner of street Cleaning any COMMUNICATION asAng
that they cooperate with and assist him ~ keeping
the street clean. Nj. Coleman gives copies nt Two
letters one dated October 2l aud the other October
2S addressed 10 the superintendent OF Iollce, III
which he asks the police to AID HIM by preventing
the throwing of ashes, dirt, garbage, ETC., III the
street or gutter.
A wRECK1NG STEAMER DISABLED.
The steam tug I'm Fuller, of the Baxter Wreck
ing Company, went to Oyster Bay ON Saturday
night TO tow the tug Thomas Walsh to this ci,y,
When near City Island, on the return with me
Walsh Yesterday morning, the Fuller became dls-
ablcd and had Ia anchor The Walsh was repaired
al City island aud then proceeded to the bargeS
which sunk, near Captains Island nm the {, g,e
on Friday night when IN tow OF the Walsh The
persons on board of the sunten boats barely cs-
capped, and they lost all of their effects.
An ENGAGEMENT ABRUPTLY ENDrD.
Before justice kllhrrth Yesterday AZ tue I3mbs
Police Court, jacob Paris, OF no - Macdonsal.sL,
charged Morris Ros-u hal and Lous R0.cuthai, two
brothers. Of No. 81 East Broadway, Win a,saultug
and knocking him down in the street on Saturday
present Ii appeared that she was the sister OF the
accused men. aud that the complainant had been
courtng her. The cngagrmcnt rHg VAS 70 be pur,
chased Yesterday, bat the kosouthals discovered
that Paris was "a married man. lhc young woman
was highly indignant lt the discovery. Justice
Kbrcth dismissed the complaint.
CHRISTMAS At \ ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION
At tine Mission Ol tIc Immaculate NIrriu, ~
LaiaIctte-placc and Great Joncs-st., Christmas
was quietly observed yesterday, a. the house is still
incomplete and not ready tor a formal opening.
Ipg y. e.. ltrtltuwUOlp,
who has charge of the Mission, at ., and "a m.
and af different hour, i'm the afternoon the sermon
AT the FIRST mass being addressed more especially 80
the BOYS OF the Mission who have recently removed
from ST. Vincents Home Tor Boys IN Warrrn-st.
About 400 boys attcnded, and at noon sa, down 20
a substantial dinner of turkey, ham hcel plum-
puddiny and vegetables, In the iectuTc-room. From
300 to 800 poor persons from all parts oi the city
were fed between II and O'Clock pm One hun
drcd and fifty Of the more advanced boys received
'''' N''l''' ''''O' BROOKLYN.
The sn1n of 5000 was stolen from the rooms Of
Mrs W. H. StilwaRncr, No. 80 Bond-St. IN her alb
,cpce on Saturday afternoon. The rooms wCrc
opened with false keys, and the money was taken
from "A bureau drawer.
An ovcrcoai a bottle OF brandy ant a lot of cigars
were stolen from the grOg shop of Albert Seidlcr,
No. 7Os Ihrd-avc., on Friday night. handkcr-
chief was subsequently found under the bed in the
rear of the room, bearing the name OF Max Fisher,
formerly barkecpcr in the shop. lie was arrested
fUT the crime.
On getting home at late hour Saturday night.
that his watch and cham, worth 500 were gone.
lie informed the police and stated his suspicious Of
a well-drcsscd young man who talked with him on
the feTrybOat and attcTWaTd went with hlm 10 a
dram shop i'll Broadway.
After a reception given at the house Of J. Burns
No. go Grcene-ave on Friday evening, Mrs. Burns
discovered hat her gold watch and pair OF gold
bracelets had gone with her guests They were ia
her sleeping room, which the women guests used as
dressing ROOM; The case was reported to the po-
lice yesterday. Mrs. Burns valued her property
at $50
Seven coats. worth 500 were stolen from the
tailor shop Of George W. Berry, No. 2lO BROADWAY |
on Friday night. On Saturday John stiles and
Stephen Stokes, ages seventeen and twenty, re- |
spectivcly were arrested while pawniug twO oi tho !
coats in Ganlys Tawn-shop, in Diyi,lon-st., New
York. Robert Abernethy, age twenty-four, WAS ar |
rested at No 3S1 South Fifth-st. for TIA" Same Of
fence, he pawned one of the coats at the same |
place.
At the Hanson-pace Methodist Episcopal Church |
yesterday afternoon the annual missionary meeting |
of the Sunday school was held. The programme |
consisted Of an organ voluntary, Scripture re- |
sponsvc readings. solos and rcci&tlonS Ihs Sun |
day-SchOOl children occupied the front seats. several
hundred beIug present. The Rcy. DIR. James >. |
Chadwick OF Simpson Church, and the Rev. George |
L. Reed Of NOstrand Avenue Church. made adj |
dresses.
In announcing the annual renting Of the pcws of |
Plymouth Church 10 take place on the evening Of |
January 3, 1882, NT BtccheT said yesterday that !
the church was largely free church. 800 sttlngs
were unrented. but always filled, while many pew
owners occupied their seats at only one service.
This said he, gives many persons a chance to |
hear the preaching Of the Gospel tsuch az il isl |
without it's costing them cent -or their getting
cents worth Of benefit from 1t lac added in "A sig
nificant manner.
Mrs Elizabeth Laramie, age thirty-nine, was |
found dead III her room at No Navy ST., yesterday |
morning Investigation showed that she and her |
husband who both addicted to drinking to |
excess spent Saturday evening at the house of her
sister, No. 800 PlymOuh-at. On the way home the |
woman fell several times and was got into the house
with difficulty. The couple lived IN extreme |
squalor, and there was no food or fire III the house.
The husband was arrested when the police found |
his wife dead but after the gftion he was |
sct free.
JERSEY CITY.