New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-05


jumping overheard.
IRON FIRMS EMBARRASSED
Blake Mcmahon g. Co, ironfognders, at No i 5l3
to 519 West Twenty-tifth- ana bakg psrrow'st
were reported financially embarrassed yes.erua S
mainly as the result of the stringency IN tne money
market which it is said w rontnue tn It was
thought that the firms had ample assets " Ply
dollar for dollar. and that some arrangement "ouiu
be- made to help them through.
THE MANHATTAN BEACH LEASE.
The Senate Committee on Towns ana FIIlages
held two sessions yesterday at the Glsey House
Three witnesses were examined. Town Clerk H0or-
hees testified that when the strip OF land extending
east of Manhattan Beach to the Point was ieaseu 10
the Manhattan Company, he aud MS ielloW cG ;
missioner, James Armstrong. were under lhe I'M
presson that they were leasing loo feet, instead
of 900 feet as it afterward proved, ne ien .ht
der of the testimony was repettlon, % % naat
already given. The committee auJouihou w "'0'
to-day at o'clock
A BAPTIST ANNIVERSARY
At the Baptist anniversary in the North ChuIcn
YESTERDAY morning the associatlonal prayer-neeI
ing i'm the morning was conducted by the Kew Ut
r. s. Macarthur, of the Calvary Church: Inc tio
Wolnan's Missionary Society hed meeting III Quo
Church in West Twenty third-st. was read anu
sermon preached by the Rev. DIR. j. b. Thomas, OF
Rrooklyn The evening address was to have Deen
delivered by c. r. Blackall. of this city, on More
Aggressive Sunday-sch0ol work. but owing 10 ms
inability to be present, the Rev. D. Z. Potter Oh Ino
Sixth Baptist Church. spoke on that SUBJECT
As result of Captain Ryan's raid on ParKers
American Theatre Tue 'day night, fourteen mem
bers Of the company performing tba Syory lG Police
Court Yesterday. They were charged with dls-
orderly conduct and with the xc'ption OF TWO
girls who pleaded poverty were nnea slH EFF I'M" the
court together. Parker and Montague tne PrO-
prletors were taken before the District Attorney'
by whom the warrant was issued
INSULTING AND ANNOYING GAMBLER;
Charles Reed, of the firm OF Spencer x Reed sue
cessors to the gambling establishment OF John NOT
risesy In West Twenty -ninth-st., appeared III inc
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, rs COM
pamant against William Il. Abbott q gamD en-,
known under the sobrlquet OF DAYS Gh0st'
whom he accused of insulting and annoying NM
Abbott pleaded guilty to the charge ana as IL was
shown that he has been in the habit OF annoying
prominent men and then demanding money ron
them, Justice BlXby committed MN III deI"uiV VI
$500 bail for his good behavior for SIX months
n woMANs TWO HUSBANDS oUARRELLlNG.
Nicholas Penney many years ago married young
woman in Germany. Then he was sentenced 10
twelve years inpri sonment and his wlte came 10
America. Here, as her husbands conviction hau III
valiGated their marriage, she married VIM NIllIoI'
who lives at No. AS SecOndaVe. upon Deins re-
leased some TWO years ago Penney came to this coun-
try and now lives at No. Al First-st lie has ire
oneutIy ANNOYED the Miers, and on Monday night
called at Their house, where, according TO theT
sta ement il the Yorkvillo Police Court yesterday
he repeated his abuse Miller ordered him to leave
the house. A quarrel eDsued ana Penney received u
cash in the mead by blow from q hatcnet IN tne
hands of Miller Miner was held III 81 900 bail By
Justice kIlbreth Tor tral.
BROOKLYN.
Fire Commissioner Partudge's quarterly report to
MAYOR LowShows that there were 143 fires during
the last three months, the loss being SAG, 125
In his charge to the Grand Jury. Judge Moore, In
the Court OF sessions yesterday, called attention TO
the fact that Mayor Low had invited searching
investigation OF the allegeds fraud IN the street.
cleaning contracts.
james Morton, a baker, has brought a suit in the
Supreme Court OF Kings County against NJ A. Boyn-
ton IT, A. Richardson, H. X. Ihurber and julia A.
Capwell to recover S150,00O, of which ne CLAIMS
the defendants Geffauded MN ny depriVing hlin Oh
some property of which he held a lease.
President Murphy's weekly report of progress on
the East River Bridge shows that 80 posts we're
placed last week and 122 made ready. The painting
on the three roadway bridges of the Brooklyn APP
proach was finished yesterday. and work Is adVanc
ing on the foundations Tor the eleyated terminus
of the railway III Brook n. Inc FRANKLIN square
bridge is virtually finished.
JERSEY CITY
Madame La Rue, of No. 227 Montgomery-st, was
arrested yesterday while plying her trade az for
tune-teller.
Erie and Secondsts, has been chosen pastor OF the
Church of the Holy Trinity
ID. c. Brooy a brakeman in the employ of the
New-York, Lake Erie and Western kallroad CON-
pauy Tell from the top of q trelght-car on the
Hac kensack meadows yesterday ana was very serl-
ousy injured.
David Grant, a resident of this city, began SUIT
this morning in the Circuit Court against the New
York Lake Erie and Western RlllrOad Company
for the loss OF his son, who was killed by one OF the
compaDy's engines at the Henders0n-st. crossing on
March TO- 1851. Grant claims that the accident
was caused by the carelesSness or the gatelhah at
'I' ''''' NEW-JERsEY.
Four additional cases Of smallpox have been re-
ported to the health authorities.
PATERsoN-Josepb Fletcher middle-aged silk
manulac urer living in Iyler-st, was attacked ana
gored on Tuesday evening Oy vicious COW oelOng
ing to j. Hennessey. of Tyler and Straight-sts. Mr.
Fletcher's condition was critical yesterday...--..
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHrrsoN's-A post Office has been established at
WhitsOn's Depot. on the line OF the NeW-IorK Cley
and Northern Railroad.
MAMARoNECK-Wiiam McCabe has begun an
action against the New-Haven Railroad Company
to recover 30 900 for the loss Of his son john age
fft een years, who killed at the Beaver street
Crossing in the month of August last
WHITE PLAINs-In the Court of Sessions yester-
day, mOdOn made for II new trial ny John Cody,
convicted OF committing criminal Assault upon
Cody was sentenced to seven years Imprisonment
at hard labor in the State Prison. August krug
was indicted for arson in the hrst degree IN having
set fire to 4. Duilding attached to Morrisons Hotel
IN the village OF Rye. The prisoner pleaded guilty
10 arson in the second degree and was sentenced 10
eight years imprisonment at hard labor.
LONG ISLAND.
Observation-Disclosures was a large attendance at the
Suffolk County Agricultural Fair yesterday. All
the departments weIo well filled The annual adj
dress before the society was delivered at the Court
chi. Alvah NJ. Salmon, of PeconIc, was reelected
president of the society.
LONG ISLAND CuY.-A meeting of the Common
Council was held at the City Hall on Tuesday ovens
ing last and after most unusually prOtracted ses-
SION, the Aldermen selected Police Commissioner
John H. Lockwood to fill the position OF City Treas
urer made vacant by thu recent death of John *.
Morris. Ii IL not certain whether Mr.. Lockwood
will accept the position. The Aldermen also passed
n vote OF ceasure upon the Corpora ion Counsel for
beng present at the opening OF the safe IN the
Treasurers Office last Saturday and participating III
the actions OF thYse present on the occasion.
... Business ut The pOol-roomS was very
brisk yesterday There are now four places