New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-04
NEW-YORK CITY.

| NETWORK CITY.
| The union of the Tenth with the Ninth District
| Civil Court is urged iii the annexed district
| Some Harlem grocers now place bags of sawdust
labelled "Superinc Flour" outside their stores lot
| the benefit of sncak-thlevcs.
| The Controllers monthly statement shows that
the nct funded debt of the city on January 81 WAS
| sos, 1912 1G9
| NEW DETECTIVE FOR MR.. MKEON.
Detective Philip Reilly for the past twenty years
by Inspector Byrnes for duty i'll the DlstrctAttor-
| ney's Office
TO BE HANDED OvtR TO TIE GRAND JURY.
| The ex .minat;On of George Burns, charged with
attempting to sci, counterfeit money was concluded
| Yesterday. Commissioner Shields held Burns IN
81 500 bonds to await the action of the Grand Jury
| KILLED BY AN EMPTY BOX.
While hosting coal to the third story of No. ~
| Elizabeth-st., yesterday workman Joseph
| Metzger was killed instantly by an empty box
which fell upon him by accident from above. lbs
| home was at No. 272 Elizabeth-st
FAvoRIYG DRAWN POULTRY.
The Butter. Cheese aud Egg Exchange passed res
| olutions Yesterday recommending that poultry
should not he drawn before being shipped to THIS
market as the supply would not be large enough to
equal the demand when il is IN any other condition.
| THANKS FOR PAST FAvORs.
! The Blind Mechanics Protective and Benevoent
Association has passed resolutions thanking The tie
public for it's response to its Christmas appeal The
resolutions also stated that all contributions OF
| food, clothing money would be thankfully re-
| ceived at No. 1872 West Thirty-Sixth-st.
|
| Mrs. Mary +. Mines is reported by SUPERINTENDENT
Walling as being in extreme distress at No. G05
East Sixteenth-st first floor. She Is widow, with
| one child and has sold all her furniture. even her
stove to procure food Her case has been reported
| as being worthy Of charity.
| WORK FOR YOUNG MEN.
There we're II 92l visitors at the rooms of the
| Young Mems Christian Association at twenty
| thirl-st. and FOurth-ave, III January or these
1921 visited the library nG 2220 200 the he
and prayer-meetings; 200 Joined the evening class
At the two railroad branches the attendance was
! Ass.
| DANGERS OF RAPID TRANSIT.
| One of the nuisances of the Elevated roads s the
| shifting gatenen. Yesterday one of them was lean
ing over the gate, squirting tobacco Juice down on
the street five times to the block. Ar, you not
afraid of hitting some one on the street - he was
aske( What arc y2H glyn us fro 3y' SPose
ST. step lively now"
OUT OF WORK AND TIRED OF LIFE.
Francis McCabe, disSlpated laborer who had
| heen ont of work for some weeks, yesterday at
| temptcd to commit suicide in his room at No. 21j
| MulberTy-st. by swallowing quantity OF tInctl.re
of aconite He was taken 10 ST.. Franci?S Hos
| pital McCabe is unmarried and about thirty-iive
| wears old His sister lived with him.
DAMAGES AGAINST A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
| verdict was rendered yesterday for -, 900
damages for the plain if in the suit of John {. Rose
| against the stephens ~ CohdlI transportation COM
| parry which Ii been on trial for three days before
Judge Wallace and jury in the United States Cir
| cult Court. The claim was for 5000 damages for
| injuries received in an explosion OF the steamer
Magenta, near Sing Sing, in 1873.
| ABANDONED AND ASHORE.
| The schooner Frances Captain Cam, from To-
| maIu Mexico, arrived at this port yesterday. On
| January D. OF the Campeachy Banks, she sighted
bark ashore boat was sent tG her ana fng
| with mahogany, and abandOnded. In a hut close
by was found letter left there by the captain
| stating that the bark went ashore December -,
and that on December 27 ho started with the crew
| FOR the mainland.
| TIE OUTFLOW OF GOLD.
The amount OF specie shipments by steamships
sailing TODAY could not be learned accurately yes
| terlav The Bank OF America shipped by the steam
| ship Germanc, which will sail early this morning,
81 80 600 The Oder does not sail until this after
| noon and the exact amount of the shipments by
| that vessel was not known yesterday. Other ship
| mrnts are believed to have been arranged and the
total amount II was Tcportcu' Nouu IaL HItIe shOIt
| of g. 100000.
FREAKS OF TICKET-sELLERs.
| There is a queer practice at some stations on the
| Elevated roads Sou Law down 30 cents for
! ticket, The ticket agent slowly passes out the
ticket then IA % cent piece, then nickel, and you
pick them nP. lon say. o. want more change
| ing down YOU another 10 cent piece lying there.
II Won had said nothing OF course II would have
| tinued to lie there. Is tue ticket agent absent
| minded or only tired
! PREFrRRtNG DEATH TO TRIAL FOR MURDER
| Tne eXtradtlOn case against Marx Nicholas ac-
cusei of attempting TO murder Andrew Jameson, a
| trial today before Commissioner Osborn. When
| DENNY Marshal Bernhard went to Ludlow Street
jan to bring the prisoner 10 court, nc louu lHdI
| Nicholas was suffering from wounds which he had
| inflicted upon his arms with small brass comb,
which he had sh9rpcncd on the wall OF his cell. lie
| had opDareutly intended TO commit suicide, but he
| will probably be well enough 10 attend court on
| Tuesday.
DECIDED N FAVOR OF A NATIONAL BANK.
Iudre Brown, in the United states District Court,
| Yesterday rendered decision III the case OF the
Halted Statcs against the Central National Bank to
recover 81 4JG o. principal and interest OF arrears
nf income tax Tor / eOG 1867, 1865 and 1870. The
| hank claimed thai embellishments III leOS dl5cOy-
| cred aftcrWard had 80 reduced It's income Tor the
years referred to that they had ONtrpdd the taxes
| due Judge Brown declued in favor OF the defend
! ant, giving the UCNcIhuIchI twenty u"SS 10
amend ITS complaint.
ONE RESULT OF HIGH BUILDINGS.
The Board Of Elrc Commissioners Yesterday
| passed resolution directing the Chiei oI the De-
| pertinent. IN view the increasing height of new
| bulldlpgs to report 10 Tie Board III writing his
| views m regard 10 what Improvements III the APP
| pli3uce, or implements Of tie Department are
necessary. tOgculsr WIN any suggestion III regard
ia fine better protection of life and property. Inc
! BOARD also directed tine Chief Lnglnccr to report
the places where MIGRANTS are ueedee; rms actol
| was taken after the Commissioners hid been I'M
formed that there wa scarcity OF wafer al the ire
! in Pdri.-row.
HELD FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
| Officer Nlinan BOn, OF the Ihir!y-nr-t Precinct,
Yesterday arraIgued IN the Harlem Police Court
Ei.hola. Giuuch and Richard keudlck, whom ne
! highway robbery, committed upon Austin Bic.cr,
oi TiIty -uitn-st. and Icnthayc., on December 81.
| Some twenty days previous 10 tie robbery, Mr.
Becker Iecci we'd auony mOa5 letter, stating that
| he was IN danger OF being knocked down and
! robbed, a. il WAS known that he carried large
amount OF money about his person. lie paid no at
| tentiQn TO the warning, and on December 81 he
| was assallcd by four mon and robbed Of $1,000
| Ron stated tO Justice Murray that he had good
proof that the prisoners were concerned IN the send