New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07


Chsmbers-Street Hospital.
CUTTING HIS THROAT WITH A CIEAvER
An unknown German went into Fulton Market
yesterday morning seized cleaver from butchers
stand and cut his throat with II. The man was re-
moved 10 the Chambers-Street Hospital.
STABBED BY AN UNKNOWN MAN.
Henry Grcenburg. age twenty-fonr, OF NO. -
Greenwich.st., was stabbed by an unknown man at
the Bowery and Hester-st early yesterday morn
ing, and was taken to the Chambcrs-S street Hos
pltal.
DEATH FROM BREATHING BAD AIR.
Tho chief cause of the death of George hoffman,
age twenty-three days. of No. 1875 Second ave.
who died on Saturday, is gwen by his doctor. A.
Bleasso,it. of No. 1.421 Lexington-ave.. a. " the
bad air which the child was Obliged to breathe from
its BIRTH"
Run OVER AND KILLED by a CAR.
John Lally, age four of Eighth-aye and One
Enndred-and-Fo rty-sccoLi-s t.. who was run over
Saturday night. Thomas tag. the driver OF the
car, was put. under $500 BAH by Coroner Brady
yesterday.
PASSING LARGE ICEBRRGs OFF CAPE RACE.
Tho steamship Vandalia, from Hamburg, which
arrived yesterday, reports having passed on
Wednesday last, between latitndes Az % and io'
A. north longitudcs 800 and 52O west. seven ice
bergs, from 100 to 100 feet high another iceberg
ON the following day, and two lcebergs on Friday.
DR.. KENNIoN's AGGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN WORK;
Regardless OF the torrid heat OF the weather Dr.
John W. Kennion still conducts Christs Cleft MIS-
sion, and breaches twice every Sunday to the
tranps aud outcasts of the city. Yesterday after
noon he conducted service, as usual ct the 1901 81
hoOse velt-st, to "a miscellaneous audience. lie was
assisted 10y the Rev. Mr.. kilhp
sOBERED BY HIS BATH.
A boy seventeen years old, who gave his name as
Christian Peterson, fell into the East River at the
foot of Thirty. third-st. yesterday afternoon. lie
was on the wharf, trying TO fish up a shoo-brush
from the water. He caught line from q steamer,
and escaped with good ducking and a bad scare He
was intoxicated when he fell III, but the cold bath
sobered him.
TIE FEAST OF THE TR 'NsFIGURAuON:
The feast of the TRANSPORTATION was celebrated
bv the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches yes
terday Al the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION, be-
tween Madison and Fifth-aves, on Twenty-nlnth-
ST.. DR.. HoughtOn preached a special sermon upon
the feast ana its COMMUNICATION. lie spoke at
length OF its origin and Significance as church tes-
tival.
STEALING A RIDE on THE ELEVATED RAILWAY.
Two daring boys living down town, recently
found themselves late at night outside tho Polo
Grounds, without money enough TO pay their fare
home. With true gamin enterprise they climbed one
of the iron pillars of the elevated road near the One
Hundred and Sixteenth Street station, and at the
imminent risk OF being crushed succeeded III gettlng
upon the last of waiting train without detec-
tlOn
A DISHONEST SALESMAN.
Henry F. Howell, "a salesman employed in EhIichss
dry-goods store at rwenty-ifth-s and Eighth-ave.,
was arragned in the Jefferson Market Police Court
YESTERDAY on a charge of swindllng. 1t is alleged
that he represented TO the cashier that lady had
returned piece of goods worth % %, and selected
instead piece worth thirty-0ne cents and desired
- 4,
alleged that nc appropriated the amount to his own
use. Justice Ford held hun for trial
CLOSELY CONTESTED Roor-RAcE.
Henry Fredericks, of the Manhattan, AM Thomas
Delaney. of the Gramercy Athletic CiuD, competed
in oue-Inile on the Manhattan grounds on sat
urday. Fredercks gave Delaney start OF twenty
five yards. AT the hali-Inie he caught up with and
passed Delaney Toe race was close from that point
10 The finish each man leading alternately until the
last lap. Fredoricks won In minutes 80 SECONDS
ASSAULTED BY A CHINAaAN.
Joseph Rechhon. age twenty, OF No. or First
avc..was driven from Chinese laundry, at No. AS
Second-avc., on Saturday evening. by the propr-
etor sam Gee, who threw sInoothing-iron at hun,
breaking his nose. Rechhon had his face dressed at
Bellevue Hospital. His assailant was arraigned IN
the YOrkville Police Court yesterday and was held
by Justice Bixby in 5000 bail for examination to-
day. Bail was furnished by Chinese grocer
named Yah Sing. of No. Peli-st.
RIVER THIEVES ARRESTED.
Roundsman Kelly and Officer Hand, OF the harbor
Police on Friday night arrested John COlgan, age
twenty-three. OF Iicks-st., brooklyn, and Daniel
RYAN age twentv-iour of DegTdw-st, Brooklyn,
of Governors Island, with quantity of railroad
iron III their possession, which II was subsequently,
ascertalned was stolen from Bay hdge. ana was
the property of the Manhattan Beach Railroad. 1t
was of the value of $50. Yesterday at Essex Mar
ket Police Court Colgln and Ryan were held FOR
trial without bail by Justice kilbreth.
ANNIvERsARY OF A sUNDAY-sCHoOL.
The twenty-hfth anniversary OF the organization
of the Trinity Baptlsl Sunday school was cele-
brated at 5 O'clock last evening ut the church III
Fifty-ffth-st. the interior of which was hung with
emblematic banners. The exercises consisted OF
brief addresses by the pastor the Rev. James Il.
Simmons, and Others The addresses were inter
spersed with anthems, hymns and solos. feature
of the evening a Chinese song, presumably re-
hgoIs by Chinese members of the school, of whom
there are thirty-two in all Al the close of the
erclses the rite OF baptism was administered.
A DOUBTFUL HORSE TRANSACTION.
BENJAMIN W. RuscOc. of No. l0l Park place, made
charge against A. Carson, OF No. 100 East twenty
secondst before Justice Patterson yesterday at the
Tombs Police Court, of having by false pretences
obtained 300 from him, in payment for horse,
wagon and harness, on July %, 1t ~ alleged that
the horse was represented as sound and kind, and
that on examination by Mr. Lockhart, veterinary
subsequently. it was asccrtained that the animal
was wInd-brOhen and spawned. The further exam
nation of the case was set down for August Ia.
BROOKLYN.
grocery wagon owned by Moore Brothers, of
Seventeenth-st. and Fifth-aye., was driven over
Barbara Allen, ago seven, OF No. PSI feminist, a
few doors from her home, on Saturday night. She
received serious injuries.
Dennis King age forty five, 'longshorenan, late
of No u SjOrri s-st. Ncw-YOrk WAS found dro wncd
at the foot OF Congrcssst. yesterday. His body
was identified by his son. Dennis KING, IT,, of No.
Oh Hlckss ct.
Thomas J. Murtha, age thirty-one of No. II
Smith-st.. was arrested yesterday by Detective
ChambeI upon the complaint of q. w. Dixon. of
the WesIcoGt Express Company, who charged Muir
tina with stealing 500 while IN charge of the
pany's office at No. 70 tOurth-st., E. d., upon
July 20.
Two men went into a bakery at No. 1903 GTand-st
on saturday evening and bought cake worth five
cents. They paid for il with trade dollar, and
after giving them the change the shOpwoman found
that the dollar was a counterfeit. She sent for a
policeman but the men got the start Of him and es
capped. In the pursuit they threw away thirteen of
the counterfeit dollars. \ good description OF the
men was obtained by the police.
While Alfonso Murray, age thirty. WAS asleep
upon an old mattress IN a room upon the third OOr
OF No 253 High-st. ,abOu Il. IN. yesterday he sud
denly woke up III The midst OF smoke aud iame LII
his excitement he Jumped from the thrd-siory WIN
dow 10 the pavement, rec Giving scalp wound and
general conclusion. He was taken the City Hos
plta. Ihe caus, of the ire which did little dam
age was not discovered.