New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-09
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Cardinal John McCloskcy, through his counsel
properly at No. 80 Mulberry-st. TO Christian Koch,
III consideration of the sum of $4,000
CHURCH PROPERTY TO BE MoRrG.GED.
The trustees of Calvary Baptist Church have OBJ
tanned permission TO mortgage their church prop
eriy IN West twenty third-st to the Seamens Bank
for Savings, to secure loan OF @lOOO0O.
RENDERED UNSAFE BY FIRE.
Chief Engineer Bates of the Fire Department
Yesterday wrote TO the police that wall of the
building at No; 1876 Cherry-st: which was partially
DESTROYED by the recent large fire, was settling rap
idly, and was in danger of falling
LAwLEssNEss OF AN ALLEGED OFFICER.
Paul ieek who claims TO be an officer OF me So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to- Animals was
fined SO in the Jefferson Market Ponce Court yes
terlay for threatening to shoot Jacob Mczger,
Fourtb-ave. liquor dealer, whose place he entered
while intoxicated.
DISAPPEARANCE OF A SWEDISH IMMIGRANT.
Hans Carlson, a Swedo who had not been long IN
this country went on Saturday evening to the
boarding house at No. Battery-place. lie gave 70
Mr. Schmidt the proprietor of the house ior saIe.
keeping, $50 and "A passage ticket TO Europe AT
l / p. III. he went out for walk, and he mas not
been seen since then.
osENrENcED FOR sAITnE ATING HIS 1s MOTHER ORA
sentenced 10 five years imprisonment yesterday oy
Judge Glderslecve in the Court of General Sessions,
Tie had a dispute with mis- mother over a lew cents
which she refused TO give him, and he knocked her
down kicked her and robbed her Of some money.
DEATH DUE TO THE OPIUM HABIT.
Mrs Emma c. Bird died at No. 22S East twenty
sixth-st on Monday from exhaustion. The attend
ing physician wrote on the certificate of death that
her fatal illness the result OF the opium habit
of about seven years standing" She had lived in
this city seven years Her remains were TAKEN 10
WIlkeshanc Pa, for burial yesterday.
WORK OF THE VISITING CORPS.
Dr. Edward III. James Assistant sanitary super
intcndcnt reported yesterday to the BOARD, Oh
Health that the summer corps Of physicians last
week visited 1879 tenement houses which con-
tanned 29,s49 families, and that they NAG pre-
scIibcd for G69 sick persons. Comparatively Jew
complaints of nuisances III tenement houses had
been sent in by the physicians.
PROPERTY LEASED by TIE CITY FOR AN ARMORY.
The lease by the city Of the property on the east
side of Broadway, from Forty-fourth-st. to Forty,
ffth-st. for the term of five years, at an annual
rental of $40, 900, was recorded Yesterday. Inc
transaction was aqhGT5ed DX the sinking r uIo 10
be used rs the amory and drlll-ro0ms OF inc 1-th
Regiment and Battery Z of the National Guard.
PUT BACK on THE POLICE FORCE .,
Policeman John Moore. formerly OF the seventh
Precinct was dismissed from the force IN 1879 on
charge of clubbing John Slattery, laborer, ana
causing his death. The Grand Jury atterward re-
fused to indict Moore. it having been proved Dy
some witnesses that Sattery received his INJURY by
fall. Moore was reinstated yesterday by order OF
the Court, and Acting superintendent lhorhe as
signed him to duty III the Eighth Precinct.
HELD FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS:
George Wallace, also known as Michael Egan,
and William Anderson were before commissioner
Shields yesterday on charge OF passing counter
feit trade dollars. They were arrested IN Second
ave on Monday night. TWENTY-FIVE counterfeit
trade dollars were found on Egan, ana one was qs
found on Anderson. When the arrest was made
Egan Resisted the officers and kicked one OF them
severely bruising him. The prisoners were held In
81 900 bonds for examination, ana were tdhen W
| Ludlow Street JAN.
BOYS WANTED FOR TIE NAVY.
| The United States training ship Minnesota ar
! rived from Newport Saturday, and IS lying OF
| West Twenty-thlrd-st. The Minnesota has been at
Newport for about year for the purpose OF recruit
| ing boys for the proposed training school at
| the vessel has come to this city. About 300 more
boys are wanted to train for sailors Ihey must be
| between fourteen and eighteen years ola, OIL good
| character health and must agree to serve untll
! they twenty-one years old.
A DEAF MUTE IN A POLICE COURT.
| Joseph Glynn, age ten, and his brother, Martin
tice BiXby, in the YOrkville Police Court yesterday
on a charge of throwing stones at the trans on the
si1tb.st' The bows We're captured by Charles Muir
phy age fifteen, of No. 100 East flfty-seventl-s
| in the hope of earning the $50 reward offered Py
the company for such offenders The prisoners, VINO
i've at No. 42S West Forty-slXt-st., were commit
| tea by Justice Bixby for examination.
COUNCIL OF THE LEGION OF HONOR.
The annual meeting of the Grand State Council
of the American Legion of Honor was held at Lyric
! Hall Yesterday One hundred and fifteen delegates
| representing State membership OF 6,547 persons
we're present. George W. Dove, Of Port Jervs, the
| Grand commander presided. The following officers
for the ensuing year elected: George W DOVE,
g. c.; L. 5. Grown, V. c.; I. l.. Epson, &. o.; John
| l.. Hearti, u. - george L. altulluc VI - huDclI
| Peck, G.. C.; A. c: Harris, q. W.. and ). W. tlem-
ming, q. Sentinel. George W. Dove was chosen
| Supreme Representative In the evening the eoun
els of NcwYOrk and Brooklyn gave dinner TO the
| representatives from other parts OF the state at
| COney Island.
BROOKLYN.
| The drowned body of a man was found at the foot
of Pacitic-st. on Monday night. His age was about
| hfty years and he was not well dressed
| Mayor Low yesterday appointed John j. Clancy,
of No. 176 North SlXth-st, as a member OF the
Board of Education, " succeed the late Dr. Michael
Breen.
While trying to light n fire, and using kerosene
oil Mrs Amelia SteuOen, age thirty-hye, of No. Il
Sackett-st., was severely burned about the body
| and arms yesterday. She was taken to ST. Peters
Hospital
EJames V Van Slclen, one of the oldest residents
OF Concy Island, and proprietor OF Van Siclen 5
Hotel upon the old she'll road, died at the age OF
seventy, on sunday, and will be buried from the
hotel to day
A coroner's jury found yesterday that Mrs. Mary
| Meehan was killed by violence at the hands of her
husband on july n. Mterbeatns bis wiie Meehan
took arsenic to Kill himself. He is still IN ST Peter 5
Hospital, but will he able to 20 to jail IN few
| days.
The weekly report of the work done upon the
| bridge shows that tine posts and panel No. 20 and
the diagonals to that point were put up last week
On the Brooklyn approach the paving Il gong Tor
| ward and the painting OF the supcrstructuTe over
| the river a. been begun.
| Anunknown youth Of seventeen years committed
suicide at Canarslc shore, III the town of New Lots,
| H. L. yesterday afternoon, by shooting himself III
| the right temple lie had light hair ana lar COM
| pcXlon and was dressed in steel gray SUIT. liS
| necktIe was a blue polka DOT and ne haI nickel
plated watchchalu. There were no means OF ldenti-
| lying him. Justice Rogers held an inquest
The inquiry into the sanity of john d. Hunting
| ton, the undertaken who married young widow
| when he was eghty-tye wears old aud transferred
| to her his property was concluded yesterday before
| three Commissioners OF the supreme COurC aud Il
| jury. MIR. Huntington testified in his own behalf.
lie said that hc Thought the tribunal before which
| he just one % SOME questions he gave
sensible and TO others his replies were IN
coherent. His reason for marrying MS wife was