New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-22
NETWORK CITY.

4 false alarm of fire was sent ont lasi eS cnlns
from Soonest. and Cocutics alley by some unkno"h
person who broke open the iire-boX.
OLD CANNON As BALLAST.
The bark Mariana ii. arrived from tayai on lues-
day with cargo OF old cannon az ballast. nc Sls
were hundred or more years old; many OF mem
were spiked aud others badly rusled. lhey were
taken from the fOrtTesses az fayal
TRorrING RACES AT FLEETWOOD PARK.
On the grounds of the Centlcmens Diving Asso-
CATION tins afternoon, there will he two trottlhg
races. Edwin ThOrne and Cllng5lOne are entcIe4
in ono race, and Pickard, Helene. William II. and
John :. CLARK in the other Prank Works favorite
team, Edward and Swiycilcr, will be exhibited.
A BRUTAL ASSAULT on LITTLE GIRL.
In The Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
afternoon john Mccormick, young man OF NO.
23l West Thirty ffth-st., was arTagncd fora brutal
assault upon Mary Kelly, child If SIX years, at
No. All West Twcnty-cghth-'t Mccormick was
remandcd.
TAKING PARIS GREEN WHILE DEsPoNDENT.
Patrick NcNanus. who attempted 70 commit SUI
eide AZ No. 400 Wmer-st. on Wednesday night,
died at the Chambers street Hospital YESTERDAY
morning He had been drinking heavily Tor several
days. and in fit of dependency Lc swallowed
some Paris green.
BURNING HIS MOTHERS ARM.
James kalu returned to his home az 80 JO3 lfsl-
ave- on Wednesday night drunk, ana knn, krd ms
mother Mary age sxty-onc. down. lie kicked her
and burned her arm with hot iron. In the York
willie Police Court. Justice k'ibreth yesterday com
mittcd hlln IN 300 bail for trial.
GETTING 0NI-ruHrIETH OF WHAT III ASKED.
Joseph Matlcka had a GisG grcement not long ago
with Julius Obst the result of which was that MI
Maticka was roughly handled. 50 roughly that he
thought that nothing les, than -, 900 would max
him well again lie accordingly -ucd Tor tndl
amount aud recovered yesterday 800 III the Marine
CoIrt.
INJURED WHILE TRYING TO BOARD 4 TRAIN.
While endcavOring to board train on the New
York Central road at nc-hudrcd-and-tweniy
tifth-st and Fourth-avc. last evening, DAVID
Golden was struck by train passing on another
track and severely injured. lie was taken to the
Ninety -ninth street Hospital
TAKING POISON Is A DRUG STORE.
Susan Raymond. Of No. 2jG West Twenty fourth
st., attempted 10 commit suicide by taking iaud-
AMIN in the drag store of e. Cheumar, No., 20
Eighth-ave. she refused 10 say why she took the
poison. She was removed to the New-York Eos-
pltal.
SPOKEN AT SEA DISSATISFIED.
The bark GlrOmina, IRON iIuclyi, on September
Ii. in latitude 30 ~ north. longitude GO -
vest of Cape IatteraS passed the American b5F&
VIII VI. Case. of Rockland, Me- dismasted. She
was returning to Ncw-l York. but wanted no assist
ance. She sailed from here on August ii, Tor Pas
sages, SPAN.
THE COST OF CARGNG FOR Immigrants.
Under the new law, providing that the treasury
Department snail collect the per capita tax from
immigrants and pay the expenses attending their
landing and caro-, Secretary jackson yesterday sent
the first bill the Secretary OF hc Treasury Tor the
expenses at this city. They were 1000 from Au-
gust 10 TO September 10.
A CANALBoAT ENDANGERs NAVIGATION.
The canaiboat l.. l.. Anthony parted from her
mOoriugs at Pier No. North River, yesterday al,
temOOn, and after drifting nearly TO Robbins
Reef. without auy effort the part of twenty or
more tug-bOatS, which passed her 10 tow her out OF
III path OF navigation, captain Laughlln, OF the
Marine Hospital boat NOOdWOrth, TOOK her TO Bed
loes Island. No person was Oh board of the
Anthony
10 TAKE TESTIMONY As TO Ills SANITY
Justice Lawrence, III the supreme Court, Cham
berS, Yesterday appointed referee 10 take tcSt-
mony in regard TO he sanity of Joshua \. Adm igc,
a colOrcd man who has been confined for some time
in an asylum. Aldndge Is said 10 have been c,iu-
Gated Tor the ministry lie became addlcted TO
drink aud after being IN the WorkhOuSe on Black
wells Island was sent to an asy l'Im by his relatives
HANDLING A REVOLVER WITH FATAL RESULT.
Dennis Mccarthy, an freshman who recently ar
rived in this country and who was not accustomed
to the use Of rcvolyers yesterday shot Anna byrne
age eight a daughter of Andrew Byrne, of No >, l29
Sccond-ave He was examining the revolver and II
was accidentally discharged. the bal entering the
child's head and causing instant death. Mccarthy
was arrested by order OF the Coroner to whom the
case was reported, but lie will probably be dis
charged to-day.
TIE MERCURY FALLS TWENTY DEGREES.
The storm continued yesterday and the day was
as dreary and uncomfortable rs the previous one
had been bot ard encValiDg. ne highest point
registered by the Thermometer at the signal Service
Station IN the Equitable BUILDING was GG- change
of 2Oo IN twenty -four hours. The wind blew from
the northeast with Il speed OF seventeen miles an
hour. The humidity of the atmosphere great
all day, being part Of the time 100. The rainfall
inch and from .Ol to 90 fell III the course of the
day.
THE NAuoNAL DAIRY FAIR NJ MILWAUKEE.
Colonel X. VI. Litter, Of Wisconsin, addrc Scd the
Ncw-YOrl Mercantile Exchange yesterday upon the
National Dairy Far 10 ht held az Milwaukee, next
December lie spoke OF the dcs,IabilltJ of sending
delegation TO the far, and pointed out the adyan-
talc which would ma uialiy accrue TO daI! men on
both sides Of the Mississippi. AT the cOsc OF his
rrmaTks, President seymour IN behalf OF the In
change presented 10 Mortimer Se4rer. the former
hat ,l .rttr -ef of
tons complimentary OF the manner ia which he
had discharged the duties of that Office Mr. Scarcr
has been secretary of the Exchange since 1879.
OBHFlGIrr A. 4 COMPLAINANT.
Samuc ODroIg.it yesterday caused the arrest of
his bartender, ililaln sunny on charge OF steal
ing liquor worth SIS from his store at No. 1879
IhIr,-aye. sunny te>tiIcd that he took the liquor
to secure himself a-t the loss OF wages due HIM,
rs from the appcasaucc OF things nc thought that
the hduor store would not be continued long. In
fine Harlem Police COuri Justice OttcrboJrg com
mttcd the prisoner an $500 bail Ior trial GA learn
my that ne would have to furnish 800 pall for his
own appearance as complainant, Ourclgnt with
drew the charge and allowed sunny Ia retain the
liquor III payment OF the amount due him.
BROOKLYN.
Mayor Low will move into his new house on Co
lumba Height, to-day.
Anumber of the fine shade trees in the Eastern
Parkway near BuiialO-ave., have been destroyed
10y some unknown person.
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act has been begun by Mrs. Mary McNultY against
Michael Oat-, liquor dealer who supplied liquor
to her husband. by which he became an habitual
dunkard.
The Joint Bridge Committee of the counties of
Kings and Queens have received and opened bids
for replacing The Penny Bridge over the Ncwtowu
Greek winch WI, burned IN the recent oil factory
fire The amounts range from $4,000 to t32, 900.
4 communication was sent to May0r Low yc>ter-
day by the >ew-York Board Of Fire Underwriters
calling attention to the fact that Furmau-st., III
which are Emany large warehouses, is nearly ir-
street Is being IeDayed.
The police OF the Tenth Precinct arrested William
Bass, yesterday Tor shooting Thomas Woodbridge
and wounding him i'm the eye 1t Is charged by
Bass that Woodbridge was stealing fgult from the
ure mi scs of VI T. ScoVills of No ON SiYfh-aVe