New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-17

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Meeting Of Aldermcn's Committee on railway fares'
Monmouth Park races.
NETWORK CITY.
The building at No. 10 Renrck.st. was reported
| as unsafe yesterday.
FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.
false alarm of fire was sent out early yesterday
| morning by some unknown person who broke open
| the fire box at Avenue-A and Twenty-fourth-st
| DEMOLISHED BY ORDER or THF COURT.
| The two-stOry brick stable at NO. 44l west SIX
feminist. was demolished by the fircmen OF Hook
and Ladder Company No. II yesterday, by order OF
| the courts.
| RUN OVER By MS OWN TEAM,
| John Phillips age thirty of No. 451 West FIFTY
| sixth-st, while at work in fity-hrst-St between
| Madison and FOurth-aves, was knocked down ana
run over Ivy his own team and severely injured. lie
was removed to st. Lukes Hospital
| WATCHING THE CITY's INTERESTS
FIVE Park policeman stood guard yesterday III the
Battery Park to defend it against trespass from the
Elevated Railroad officials. who intend building u
| passenger station in Battery-placc In the mean
time the gilers and other ronwork for the station
is being piled up on Greenwichst, where 1T Will be
| convenient and ready for uso when required.
| PRESIDENT ARTHUR SPENDS QUIET DAY.
President Arthur spent another quiet day yester-
| day. In the morning he remained at his nome, NO.
1913 Lexington-ave. and in the afternoon he drove
down town alone in coupe He received no call
ers except Thomas &. Acton, Assistant treasurer or
| the United States at NewYork who spent the even
| ing with him.
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| The funeral of Captain James Duncan who died
suddenly of heart disease at sing Sing on Sunday in
his slxty-sixth year. took place from his late home
No. las StantOn-st.. at O'Clock yesterday alter
| noon The officiating clergymcn were the Rev. &.
| II. Travis and the Rev. A. &. Morehouse. The
burial took place III Union Cemetery.
| PRESENTED WITH A GOLD EMBLEM.
The members OF the City Club, of No 253 Bowcry,
presented j. Buckbee, the president of the Eek
lord Climb, of Brooklyn, with a gold emblem OF
the De Witt Knight Templar Commandery, last
night. concert followed the presentation Among
those present were ". b. Donnelly, Daniel Garyey
Thomas Becker, i. b. Van ArSdale, j, Dawson, y.
DAY. l.. Comfort and William flOf.
AN ENGLISH woMAN's ATrRMIT AT SUICIDE.
Mrs Mary Standish, an Englishwoman fifty years
old, attempted to Kill herself while intoxicated yes
| terday at her home, No. &c South Fiith-ave. She
swallowed a quantity of potash which had been
bought by her son to dye feathers with Her nus
band deserted her about months ago because she
had become an habltual drnnkard Ii was Thought
| yesterday that she would recover.
SPOILERS HELD FOR TRIAL.
Anthony Cooper Of No. 3lS West $40 Wt mt
and Of for the rhrd Ty
Railroad Company who were charged by Daniel l.
sullivan, a conductor, with trying 70 induce him to
| enter INTO q conspiracy to rob the company,
were examined in the lorkvlle Police Court yester-
| day before Justice Bixby and were committed IN
| $500 bail each Tor trial.
| STEALING PROM THE CABIN OF YACHT
William kenney, age eleven. OF No. 137 .Conoyer-
| ST BROOKLYN was charged III the YOrkyilie Police
Court Yesterday with stealing two watches, valued
ut 1910, and S}3 III money, the property Oh AlD6rt
| A. King-land OF No East FIfteenth-st., owner Of
| the Yacht Alarm. The property stolen from the
cabin OF the yacht. The father OF the boy is cook
| Oh bOard the yacht The boy was committed Tor
| trial. The vaIuabes were recovered
| INVESTIGATING MISS ALDHAUs's DEATH.
The inveStlgd alton oil the fatal accident to Miss
| Julia Aldhaus on tire Sixth-ave. elevated railway
was continued yesterday by DR.. Shine and General
| Manager Hahn The tram dispatcher who found
| Miss Aldhauss body held the opinion that she
committed suicide From the position of the wounds
- hat han rha aTaadf
the platform she alignted on her 1eet In t4e HedIe
of tie track and struck by the front OF the IRON
frame of thelocOmOtiye, knocked down and dragged
| TO where she was found.
| PRISONERS STRANGE CONDUCT.
Thomas j. Harnett was arraIgned yesterday IN
the Court OF General Sessions charge OF assault
and battery. While he was being taken TO the bar
to plead he acted strangely that Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney OByrne made some remark about 1t
on the prosecuting officer and called HIM muir
derer, a scoundrel and blood-sucher." Harnett7
who appeared 10 be partly demented, was paclned
with difficulty and returned to confinement
A DRUNKEN POLICEMAN IN COURT.
Officer Patrick Cilnley, of the seventeenth Pre-
cinct yesterday brought to the Essex Market
Court William Ernest. of No. 81 Union Square,
charged with being drunk and dis0rderly. The Off
GER on making his complaint to the magistrate LAID
his watch aud cham ON the desk and stated that
the prisoner had attempted to steal IL from him.
Ills Honor noticed that the policeman was more
under the influence of drink than his prisoner The
latter was discharged and the policeman was sent
to his home.
STEALING FROM A JRwELRY HOUSE.
On complaint OF Nelson NJ. Sheppard, OF No. 200
Broadway, a jeweller, Daniel Z. kimball, age
tWenty-fOur, of Lalayette-ave., Brooklyn, was
arragned before Justice Patterson yesterday at the
Tombs Police Court, for the larceny of five gold
watches, five silver watches and five nickel-plated
watches, all of the value of 1900, from the com
plalnants safe or bout July II, while employed
by him clerk 1t Is alleged that the accused man
has been stealing from his employer for some time,
and that goods to the amount of nearly $1,000
had been Incorporated by him. Ii was commit
ted for trial.
woULD-BE THIEP's REVENGE.
Richard Allen is a brutal-looking yonng
about tSenty-One Several weeks ago, while Mrs.
Sarah Whaley, of No. 1877 West Thirty -tifth-st-,
was out Allen broke into her kitchen. The noise
startled the twelve-year-Old son of Mrs. Whaley,
who entered the kitchen and saw Allen. Allen
asked him If there was any silver III the house.
The boy said he didn't know, and Allen Withdrew.
He was arrested several days after, and for some
reason discharged. He then threatened TO kill
young Whaey for telling his mother about him.
He met the boy the foot of West Twenty
eighth-st few days ago. and coaXed him to the
river when lie pushed him in. The boy was res
cued with some difficulty. Allen was arrested yes
terday and III the Jefferson Market Court Justice
Ford lined him $40 and committed him for six
months.
A GAMBLING-HOUsE BROKEN UP.
Sergeant Long, OF the Essex Market Court Squad,
Yesterday afternoon visited the reputed gambling
house No. 40 BOwery, ana by virtue of IA warrant
issued by Judge Morgan, took into custody john
Green and Thomas L. Walsh, the former as the pro-
prietOr of the place, and the latter dealer in
faro game Walsh is well-known in the lower part
of the and takes active part III ward politics.
Complaint was made by Marks Hurwitz. cigar
maker of No. - Chrystie-st, who alleges that he
has at various times lost small sums OF money III the
place and ii az his instance that the warrant
was issued No gambling implements were found
in the place, which 10 doubt due to the fact
that the complainant had declared his intention to
complain OF the place Justice Morgan placed the
accused under 1900 bail each 10 answer, which
they furnished. and were discharged.
A POLICE JUSTICE on TIE WITNESS STAND.
John Murphy charged with robbng Jacob
Oelsner, a sailor on Jane |. When Murphy
held for trial by Police Justice Gardner, Oelsncr