New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TAKING COMMAND OF A FLAGSHIP.


TAKING COMMAND OF A FLAGSHIP.
Commodore J. w. A. Nicholson yesterday officially
assumed command Of the steam frigate Lancaster,
the 81 the
antine and the Commodore was received with the
customary salute The vessel will sail in few days
Commodore Nicholson will receive his promotion
to Rear-Admiral on October g.. The name of Mich
try. His grandfather, Commodore Samuel Nichol:
son.. was senior officer of the Navy at the time OF
Nicholson. served with saiantry in the last Amer
can war with England Two of his uncles and one
cousin have q also been Commodores in the Navy
boat Isaac Smith, on the Dupont Port Royal expe-
ditlon, when by his heroic efforts and alter his own
crew of the gunboat Governor He served with
great credit on the ST. Johns River, Fla, keeping
and guerla;: He next commanded the
Monitor tor Manhattaa which did great service
bombarded Fort Powell for twelve days with the
guns of the Manhattan. He commanded the Ma
hongo IN 1863, when she went to the Pacific, and
by the Spanish fleet. In 1867 he. commanded the
Wampanoag (now the Florida), which was the
commanded the Lancaster on the Brazilian station
from lS69 to 1871, and was president of the Wash;
command of the New-York Navy Yard.
ANOTHER NEWHAvEN ROAD MISHAP.
An accident involving considerable loss of prop
3New-York NewHavon and Hartford Rail
road on Monday night, through the carelessness
Of an engineer. A freight train for New Haven
reached Port Chester at 915 D. IN. The signals
were properly attended to. but extra freight
train from New Haven ran into the train, almost
entirely demolishng both locomotives, smashing
to pieces ten freight cars, and tearing
considered responsible for the accident he disie
garded the ilagman's signal and the elevated signal
CINE when the collision occurred, and escaped with
cut on his right hand and bruse his left side.
his fireman, William Callahan, on seeing his danger.
sprang from the engine and his right foot was
crushed and his head lacerated The accident
trains which left the city Monday night after
o'clock and yesterday up to l p. III. were detained
at the scene of the wreck until about D. m and
the inward-bound trains, including the Boston ex-
press trains on board of which were Secre-
taries Blaine and Lincoln did pass Port Chester
until about o'clock three hours behind time.
TRYING TO SOLVE THE FREEPORT MYSTERY.
Deceive Payne, who is trying to solve the mystery
OF Tue aea'h OF the Young woman whose body was
found ia a swamp at freeports j.; l., on September
o. visited brooklyn yesterday and looked over the
record OF missing PERSONS to see If any woman had
Dcen reported away from home whose forehead bore
the scar which furnishes the only means of identi-
Tying the body. This scar is very peculiar and
in the middle of the forehead 1t was cut from the
head by order of tho Coroner and preserved in
alcohol IL order that 1t may assist in clearing up the
mystery Detective Payne is trying To find a Young
man for whom warrant has been issued TO arrest
him for assaulting n woman Ia. had seduced and
who IL suspected OF guilty knowledge of the murder
ms young man has relatives near Freeport and
familiar with the secluded spot where the body was
found. The fact that vital organs are missing in
the body found points 20 foul play before death
The detective found no clew in brooklyn
ALDERMAN JONES'S BAIL SURRENDERED.
Dr. James Watt, prominent Republican poll
tician iii Brooklyn, who became bondsmau for AL
derman IL. q. Jones, together with Paul Bauer, in
the of $50, 600 surrendered his bond yesterday
This bond in the civil suit for $50, 900 brought
against Alderman Jones Alderman Jones taken
custody by Detective Lowry and at the Sheriifs
office he was legally held during the afternoon
bile efforts were made to secure another bonds
man. Up to o'clock these had not succeeded, and
the Alderman taken to Raymond Street jail
Corporation Counsel Dewitt said yesterday that
another educational warrant for ~, 900 had been
4 traced to the account of Alderman Jones. The
! hearing in the criminal suit against the Alderman
10 continue in the City Hall PoliceC Court yes
tertlay but in the absence of General Tracy com
sci for prisoner it adjourned until to-day
No cew has been found to the hiding place of ex
Secretary Stuart
PREPARING TO ENTERTAIN THE FRENCH
There "A meeting yesterday of the committee
appointed to receive the French delegates who are
To participate in the celebration nj Yorktown. The
sub committees on reception, entertainment aud
finance rep Jried. The delegates are eXpcctedo ar
rive on DC ober q, aud will be met down the har
Dor by tho committee and n representative of the
Department of State. The man-of-war Tennessee
has been offered by the Government TO convey the
party AT that time. and also for excursion TO
" est Point. While in this city the delegations will
stay ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in front which
viii be review of the First Division of the Ma
uonal Guard An excursion to Niagara Falls has
|. also been proposed, going by way OF the New
York Central Railroad, and returning by the Erie.
All expense Is to be borne by the commissioners.