New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23
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rup' ed many of the most " solid banana vendors.
The travel by ferry on the North River is unus-
ually heavy. As many as twelve ferryDoats were
counted on the river at one time yesterday.
1t is estimated that the wind must blow nearly
forty miles an hour in order 10 purify the atmos-
phcre of the lower part of the B0wery and Chatham
ST. ON Saturday evenings.
CUTTING HER THROAT WITH A KNIFE
Mary Deheney. age forty, attempted 10 commit COT n
last night by cutting her throat with knife whlie
temporarily insane. The wound was severe. but
was not considered dangerous. she was sent 10
the New-York Hospital.
FELL FROM THE ELEVATED RAILWAY TRACK,
Michael Leroy a workman employed by the
Metropolitan Elevated Railway. fell from the track
in SiXth-avc. at Twenty sec0nd'st. yesterday and
received severe injuries to his back. He was at
tended by an ambulance surgeon from the New
York Hospital.
LOOKING FOR A COFFIN.
John D. Rhodes, an Engshman, who said he llvcd
at No. 1O4 Sixth-ave.. appeared at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday, and asked Justice
Patterson where he could procure coffin as he was
tired of living and wished 10 bury himself. The
Justice committed him to the care of the Commits
sioners OF Charities and Correction.
ROBBED AFTER THE BALL
Jacob Mussel of No. 1G2 West Twenty-ffth-st.,
after leaving the Arion Ball yesterday morning was
jostled by two men, one of whom robbed him of his
watch, valued at 1925. lie foIlowedone of the men
and caused his arrest. The man gave his name as
John Thompson, of No. OPT East Forty sixth-st. He
was held for examination.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING.
James Donohue, of No. 43 Chrysie-st, was ar
rested and taken to tie Fourteenth Precinct Police
Station last night, charged by August Wolfe, OF NO.
"A Charles-st., with fcrcibly entering his apart
ments and stealing articles found III ms possession.
and valued at about $50. check for 300, a
watch and chain and 5 "A III money were among the
things alleged to have been stolen.
REMOVING TIE DIRT FROM THE STREETS.
The many complaints made against the street
cleaning contractors III the past few days had the
effect of causing them to make extra eXerl0ns yes
terday. The fact that il was holiday and that
there were few teams in the downtown streets
helped them. West Broadway was cleaned its en-
tire length. Some OF the side streets where the
snow and ice have not entirely, disappeared were
partly cleaned. There are several. however, where
ii is apparent hat attempt has yet been made 10
remove the dirt. Complaint is still made that ashes
and garbage are not removed regularly. Comil l,.
siOncr Coleman finds II necessary to look closely
after the contractors Thus far the terms OF their
contracts have not BEEN igdly kept
BROOKLYN.
Absolute divorces have been granted to Mrs. Ella
Eaton from Henry p Eaton, and 10 Mrs. Emma X.
BetteS from James y. Bettcs.
Tie nigh wind on Tuesday night blew down the
steeplc of ST. Thomas's Church, n wooden chapel at
Bushwick-avc. and COoper-st.
Fire Commissioner Partridge has discharged eight
of the employees of his Department. and has APP
pointed the successors of four of them. lie claims
TO have made saving of -, 100 year tc the city
Adrian e. VAST lawyer of No. GO Court-st., was
found drowned Yesterday on the beach at the foot
of Thirty fourth-st The body had evidently been
washed up bv the tide. Mr.. Wust was about thirty
five years old, and he had fairly good law prac-
tce No reason is known for suit de and 1t Is be
Gevcd that he was drowned accidentally. lie had
been drinking heavily of late and was last seen at
his Office on saturday night. Ills home was at NO.
39S SecOnd-st, South brooklyn, but he had no
family.
Colonel Sim, manager of the Park Theatre has
obtained an order from Judge Gilbert requiring Ed
Tsro tn show canse WHY IL he proncon Of The
Colonel" by Enc BaNleys company with Lester
nounced for next week at Haverlys Brooklyn
Theatre, but Colonel Sim claims that a verbal
agreement (of which he made mcmoranduml was
made with him by Mr.. Bayley, in January, to pro-
duce the play in the Park Theatre in April, The
order is returnabe tomorrow. MIR. Bayley denies
making al agreement with Colonel sim.
JERSEY CITY.
Four of the seven men who were injured Tuesday
night by the explosion AT the tunnel of the New
York Ontario and Western Railroad at Union Hill,
resumed work yesterday: james Lynch and
Michael COnnell, who sustained the most severe IN
iuries are at 81 Mchaels Hospital in IIoboken, and
viii recover.
While walking through Raroad-aye. about 3
o'clock yesterday morning, Officer Walsh noticed
three men with handcart and approached to accost
them, when the men abandoned the cart ami ran
away. The cart was, found to contain
large bale of drygOOds addressed to Goddard ~ Co..
Providence II. l., winch had evidently been
stolen from a Pennsylvania railroad car James
Mcdonnell, who is SAID by the police to be thief,
was arrested yesterday afternoon and identified by
Officer Wash as one Of the men who had the cart
The Board of Aldermen held n special meeting
Tuesday night for the purpose OF filling
three prospective vacancies III the Board OF
Finance. The vacancies do not occur until
April next but the Aldermen, who had made ana
broken several states since December last, believed
they had everything fixed to carry out the latest
deal. One Alderman is candidate for
City Collector another for Corporation Attorney,
and two others for Assc sorshps, and as all these
offices are III the gift OF the Board of Finance and
the three members to be appointed
would comprise majority OF that
Board, combinations were the order
of the dav. Ii was generally understood on Tues
day night that Directors of Education McGlll aud
Witscn, and Alderman Datz would be the winning
combination but after eighteen ballots had peeh
taken Director McGll the only one OF the three
elected There was considerable excitement at the
meeting and some hard words.
NEW-JERSEY.
BERGEN PoIST-Carr & HobsOn. manufacturers
of agricultural implements, OF No. AZ Cllil-5, New
York yesterday opened their new factory at this
pla. with Il reception and luncheon to n number of
invited guests. The factory, which is one OF the
largest III the country, was inspected by heNslOs
PATTRsoN-H Clauscn, the brewer, of New-YOrk
CITY has applied to the Passlic County Orphans
Court for a rcopenng of the final account in the es
tate of Felix Mckcnna, deceased. me estate was
once thought very valuable, but was found 10 he so
heavily cncumbered that only about 5000 re
manned after paying the expenses OF reference and
administration. Clausen who has a claim of
S. 200 against the estate asserts that these ex-
penses were undnly large There are other unset
tied claims against the estate, amounting IN all to
aDOut T0U,bUU NJ d'luuhlstIdlOIo NfIb hlChicl
A. Harold Michael Mctiil and the widow Of the de-
ceas d man.
LONG ISLAND.
HUYTER's POET.-John Schacier, age nineteen
wears living il Grccnpoat. was arrested Yesterday
while stealing brass and iron from the yard OF the
Long Island Railroad Company ut Hunters Point
COLLEGE POINr.--Ihe mooted question OF gas or
oil has been settled, and it has been decided that
the village street lamps shall be lighted with oil.
GRRENPoRT.-Thc fire department of the village
made its annual parade ycstcrd ay afternoon. Sub
seducntly the members of the department part0Ok
of "A dinner rendered them by the citizens.
FLUsnING-Emma Hicks, cOlored called at the
house of Mrs Rose on Prnce-st., on Saturday last
and asked permission TO leave her two months old
infant there while she made a few purchases at the