New-York tribune., 1882-04-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

Dardncr committed her 1Or contempt anu hheu
Mrs Brooks 80.
Lawn-mowers were at work at Battery Park yes
terday for the first time this season.
Residents of North New-York and Port Norris
complain greatly of the depredations of goats.
Buildings reported unsafe yesterday: Nos. 237
Mercerst., Is West lIOustOn-St.. and 1O0 East
Twenty -fifth-st.
Richard johnson. a colored herb doctor. was fined
$50 Yesterday in the Court of General Sessions for
practising medicine without license
The irrcpressible John Foley seems. by the aid of
patents. 10 have about the best stylographc or
fountain pen yet made. But he ought to provide a
black ink for II.
William Gurnott. German baker who took a
dose of poison ut No. 244 Dclancey-st., on Sunday
night, died Yesterday. His suicide caused by
business troubles.
KILLED BY PAPER AND WAX.
1t was reported at the Bureau of Vital Statistics
yesterday that n child named Sweeney had died
from swallowing paper and wax, which ii had been
permitted to chew for amusement. The undertaken
who reported the sent to the Coroner's
Office.
Lawyer Mundy, i'll the Essex Market Police Court
obtained warrants for the arrest of several liquor
dealers. Subsequently Elizabeth Perrot, of No.
bourG that she had given Mundv SI25 to settle the
matter An examination will be held in the case.
FOUR YEARS FOR MANsLAUGHTER.
Thomas Mclean, who shot Mar. in Cunningham at
n picnic last summer, infiicting wound winch
afterwanl caused Cunnlngham's DEATH pl' AIDED
guilty Yesterday in the Court Of General Sessions
to manslaughter in the third degree and was SELL
fenced TO four years imprisonment
STEALING CORONER BRADYs CUTLERY.
Thomas Sullivan alias Fitzgerald, III the Essex
Mar ket Police Court Yesterday was charged with
forcing an entrance into the store of Coroner John
II. Brady No 5s Thrd-ave.. on the night of March
2, aud stealing quantity of cutlery. valued al
$500, Sullivan was held for examination.
TWO LARGE STEAMSHIPS.
The City OF Rome, which Is second IN size only to
the Great Eastern is to be thrown open for public
reception Thursday and she will sail OF her re-
turn trip on Saturday Since her first trip here
in October she mas had four new boilers put in and
several other alterations made TO increase her speed
aud the comfort of her passengers.
TO INQUIRE INTO A PHYSICIANS REPORT.
Clara A. Van RandOr three weeks old, died on
Saturday at No 107 Fifth-st. The attending phys
ician wrote in the certificate, which sent 10 the
Bureau of Vital Statistics yesterday that death was
caused bydIphtheria of the mouth and vaccination.
The Inspector of the Bureau of Vaccination vii! in
vestlgate the case.
LAST HONORs TO DIR MASON.
The fur or Il of DR.. Er kline Mason ok blce at the
West Presbyterian Church, in Forty -second-st, yes
terdav. There were many prominent members of the
medical profession present. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev Mr. Paxton, pastor Of the
church who was assisted by the Rev. Drs. Crosby
and Hastings. The burial was AT Greenwood.
ACQUITTED on CHARGE OF PERJURY.
The trial of George H. Pool. accused of perjury
in giving false testimony in the Surrogates Court
in a matter relating to the will of Mary II. Hyatt.
was finished yesterday in the Court Of General
sessions. Recorder Smyth directed the jury to
acquit Pool on the ground that the false swearing
wasnot done on material points.
THE SCHOONER sUMMERvILLE REPORTED.
The brig Emma Dean, winch arrived from
Ciudad-Bovar yesterday reports that oil March
81 sne okc the schooner Summcrvllc, from New
York for Bolivar. The Sunmervllle encountered
bad weather March g. and lost one OF her sailors
overheard She had her fOretopmast and several
sails carried away.
DAMAGES FOR A BREACH OF PROMISE.
Eliza Fischer obtained yesterday III the Marine
Court verdict for 81 800 against Peter Seitz for
q breach of promise OF marriage. The engagement
took place in Germany. Miss Fischer followed her
lover to this country and when she discovered that
he was already married sued him for $4,000
damages.
MEETING OF THE BAPTIST MINISTER'S
The Rev. Dr. G. ID. b. Pepper presldent-elect of
Colby Unysrslty Tead paper before fore the
view of Professor ". Robertson smiths "Od Testa-
ment IN the Jewish Church" The paper will be dis
cussed next Monday, and there will also BE- discus
SION on a book recently published by the Rev Dr.
q. w. Samson, OF this city, led by Professor Nor
man Fox
ANTI-MONOPOLIsTs IN MEETING.
meeting of the Kiln Assembly District Anti
Monopoly Ieague was held last night at No. 90
West Thirty -thrd-st Colonel Rush c. Hawkins
presided. A committee was appointed consisting of
Messrs. Mooney, Luhrs Hawkins, Abbott and
Nourse to attend State conference. Colonel llaw
kins and others addressed tie meeting.
TAKING CHARGE OF HIS PRECINCT.
Captain Jeremiah Petty took possession of the
new Sixth Precinct Police Station, of winch he has
been placed in charge, at O'Clock last night. he
roll was called, aud the thlrty-two policemen as
signed to night duty went 10 their posts The force
for the precinct embraces seyenty-nInc men |;
the captain four scTgcantS, tour rOunusmen, sixty
SIX patrolmen. two detectives and two doornen.
STABBED BY An UNKNOWN AssAILANT.
Thomas Walsh a labOrer, tnTty-Onc years old
was attacked and STABBED III The back in East
Forty-lifth-st, late Sunday night, by an unknown
man, who escaped. lie was taken to Bellevue Hos
Walsh's home is No. 323 East Forty-ifth-st
The police unable to find his assailant yester-
day.
THE SPANISH swINDLER HELD.
Manuel Mmtaner. Spanlard, of No. IS Chat
hanI-st, who arrested on Sunday by Detect
ives Haley and Rutland for swindling number of
merchants aTTagued at the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday, John X. Cowen, of the hrm
of Eugene Creed x Co.. identihed him rs the man
who obtained $50 from his iirm on false checK,
and he committed for trial without bail
REVENGING HERSELF On HER HUSBAND.
Mrs susan McGulnness, an Irish woman living at
No. 322 East Tweni y-secOnd-st, quarrelled with
her husband, Peter, yesterday afternoon, and beng
unable to whp him she sought revenge by ATTEMPT
ing To- Kill herself. She swallowed quantity OF
carbolic acid and then told her husband what she
had done. lie summoned the police, and she was
sent 10 Bellevue Hospital. IL was believed that sue
would recover.
SENT TO THE STATE PRISON FOR LIFE AT sixty
john OConnOr, who was convicted on Friday of
murder i'll the second degree, was taken before
Judge Cowing yesterday or sentence OCounor
shot MS wife Oh the morning of October 8 and was
twice tried toy The offence the first trial resul ing
in disagreement oi the jury. Judge COwIng SEN
fenced the prisoner to life term III the State
lrIson, that beng the only penalty allowed by law
OConnoT Is about sixty years old.
IMMIGRANIS WITHOUT MUCH CAPITAL.
Four steamships lanucd 3,213 immigrant passen-
gers Castle GaTOen yesterday. On The steamship
Washington which arrived from Palermo on
Saturday, were J3l Italians. A careful inquiry
disclosed the fact thai they brought average OF
In ptN
them meals of maccarOni for two days, after which
umc they hope 10 be abe to make an honest living
with hand-organs, "A bag and u hook, or by some
other occupation peculiar to the Italians
SUIT AGAINST THE NORTHAMPTON BANK
The suit OF Mrs. Fannie D Myhe. to recover
$40, 90 from the AOrthamp on National Bank. WA,