New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-07
NETWORK CITY.

found in the street. on Thursday nlgnI, nine goI't
headed canes that had been stolen at 10 Broadway.
The Assay Office changed hands yesterday, and
the new Superintendent, Pierre I. van MHch, ~
ceived from Thomas Acton 90, no. loo III coin
and bullion
The Police Justices last night appointed com
mittee to consider the reduction OF CLERKS saiIes
so as to bring the expenditures within the amount
appropriated
A LECTURE on THE CIVIL SERVICE. -.
The subject OF the free lecture IN the cooper Clo
course this evening will be "A ClVlllZed wv
Service|One Thing we Must Learn from Europe"
by Frederick W. Whindge.
POLICY DEALER HELD. ,
Detective Carr, of the Fourth Precinct, -
Edward Woodbridger before Justice Slnlth ye~ei+
day al the Tombs for selling lottery policy Sips AZ
No "A Ann-st. The prisoner was heid III POW o"'
FALLING FIVE STORIES.
Peter Gallagher age forty, a p!asterer,.9t No.
]. $50 Second-ave., at work on the new Duigi my.
No 50 East Eightyhrd-s fel distance Gi mSs
stores Yesterday and was badly llDueu JIG was
taken to the Presbyterian Hospital.
GIFTS To COOPER UNION.
The trustees of the Cooper Union gratefully ac1
knowledge the receipt OF 200 III NoSe!nTi anu Tho
sienS hmself * r. ~ They have appropriated Che
money for the purchase OF DOCKS lor inc Hoi"'J VI
the WOman'S Art School.
ANXIOUS To CLEAN TIE STREETS
F. /. Walton. who has put IN bd ior siTFfI-
cleaning, has written letter to Commissioner Soief
saving that he has made Garf, E sIuS m
cities and that il he obtains the contract he ue-
lieves he can do the work well.
CASES OF SMALLPOX.
Four cases of smallpox were found in TINS Clty
Yesterday One was in n SXteenth-st. boarding
house. Ma'hile Raebelc, child of six years. IN a
bohemian family at No. 1iG Ridge-st, died from
smallpox that had been concealed while five otter
children were daily exposed 10 the C2htaslon' Inc
usual precautions were taken.
BURNED BY A COAL FROM THE ELEVATED ROAD;
BERNARD RYAN, of No. 32S East Thirty-i0uTth-st.
tluckInan, was badly hurt last night by falling
cindcr from a tram on the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad lie was driving IN West Broadway near
Frauklin-St and the coal struck the '0p Oh MS nat
II bu1ned it's way through and scared his scalp Sc
verely. He was sent to his home.
SUMMONED TO PUT OUT A BROKEN WATER MAIN
Three engines and two truck companies ah'WHg f
an alarm of fire from SiXty-fourth-St. ana ruin
ave. yesterday forenoon. They found, lnS'tau 9l Il
burning house, burst water-main. A PARK police
man upon seeing the leak, with great presence OF
mind sent for the firemen. The break was OF no
consequence, and was easily repaired
THE OLD GUARDS BALL.
The annual reception of the Ola Guard WIN ne
held at the Academy of Music on Monday next;
MANY of the principal officers OF the Army and
Navy and of the foreign legations, and members OF
military organlzations OF boSoh, llarllop iUri
Atlanta and Charleston, Will be present. An or
chestra Of 100 pieces will furnish the music
BURYING A VETERAN OF 1912
The funeral of Ebenczer Loud. one of the veterans
of the war of 1872 took place yesterday at his house
No. 2O5 East Twenty -ninth-st. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr.. Robertson, OF 81 Georges
Dalv Mr. Van Zant 1hurlow Weed and several
members of the ST. Paul Veteran Corps Inc Dody
was taken to Greenwood Cemetery for interment
COMMENCING THH STEAMBOAT SQUAD.
Twenty-Five ocean, river and Sound steamship
commands presented q remOnstTance yesterday To
Tho Ponce commissioners against any reduction Of
the steamboat Squad. They declared the present
force necessary for the proper protection OF business
and the travelling public. The president OF the
Fall River line in special note 10 the Board, de-
pored any reduction III tue force of the squad as
serious calamity.
THE BUILDING INSPECTORS AT WORK.
The inspectors of the Bureau of Buildings yester-
dav condemned the eastcrly wall of tho Windsor
Theatre in the BOwery. The rafters OF the gallery
rest this wall. 1t will nc reDulit AT once. Inc
condemned. 1t will be rebuilt and me ROOF
thoroughly repaired The houses Nos. 90, | II and
/ g GrGenwich-st., 300 RivngLon-st. ana ~ Ilke-
st. were also reported unsafe.
4 REPORTED SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
The death OF Mrs. Rose Langly, age forty-seyen.
at No. go West Seyenteenth-st, under suspicious
circumstances was reported yesterday by the
Twentieth street Police. An investigation dlScl0S' ID
nothing more suspicious than that the woman mad
preferred to get medicine for cola d1rectiy nom
drugstore rather than to consult doctor. Her
death seemed to be due to natural causes. Coroner
Herman will hold an inquest.
CHILDR SUDDENLY ORPHANED.
Elizabeth O'Gorman was sentenced to six months
imprisonment on Thursday for drunkenness, in the
Essex Market Court She had been found drunk IN
her house, at No. 400 East Eleventh-st' where her
husband Law dead and her four children were CRYING
for food She was locked up III the Essex Market
Prison Yesterday morning she was found dead in
her cell Rum had killed her. The children were
taken IN charge by the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children. The parents Will be buried to-
gether to-day.
GENERAL CURTIs's POLITICAL WORK.
An earnest friend of the Civil Service Reform As
socatlon SAID yesterday that the plea of General
Cnrfis that he was not officer of the Government,
and that therefore he could not be punished for hay
inc becn treasurer of the Republican State Commit
fee was of no effect. He called attention to the
United States statutes, which expressly forbid the
receiving of money by one emplOye OF the treasury
from another for political purposes. VI a violation
of this law 1t was said General Curtis had been
guilty even by his own admission.
CHARGES AGAINST AN IMMIGRANT GUNNER.
Charges were made yesterday before the Mlyorby
Michael X. OReIlly, a newly landed immigrant
against Lauritz Peterson; an immigrant runner en-
ployed by Herman Schackel, keeper OF b0ardlng-
house in Battery-place Ii was alleged by ORellly
that Peterson slept in his room one night ana that
on the following morning some OF O,Reillysproperty
was missing. Ii also alleged that Peterson had
been unduly intimate with young immigrant girl
in Schackeps house. These charges were CORRIDOR
ated BY witnesses. Licensed runners are prohibited
| from living i'll the houses OF their employers. The
! MAYOR revoked PetersOns license.
| CHARGED WITH MAKING BOGUS DOLLARS
Alonzo Harper was arrested on Thursday ev ening
in the village of Sufierns, Rockland County, by
Stevens on charge of cOunterfeiting silver coin.
| About week ago a number of young men while
hunting in the neigh6orhood discovered In a cave
| several mouds and DIES and also quantity OF
| counterfeit silver dollars and haf-doars. Chief
Operative Drummond, of the Secret Service, had the
| matter investigated and Thursday caused a
warrant to be issued for the arrest of Harper. He
was brought to this city Yesterday and committed
| nv United States Commissioner Shields to Ludlow
| Street Jail TO await examination to-day.
| ABANDONING THEIR THREE CHILDREN.
| Officer Young Of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, arTaigned before Justice
| Morgan in the Yorkville Police Court yesterday
| morning Patrick and Anna Kelly, whom he charged
with abandoning their three children, ages respect
| iyely three five and seven years. On Wednesday
| a communication received by the Society
| stating that the kellys had gone away and left
their children in destitute condition III a room on
the top floor of the rear tenement house No. 440
1 Ill 90 Xoup0 pallad Mt the placp and found