New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-17

" oosfer.st.' 142 and IA West Thirty-ninth-st.,
BAL East Twenty sixth-st., and 300 West FIFTY
fourth-st.
OPENING A NEW HOTEL.
The Hotel Dam, at the rear of the Union Square
Hotel, was opened last evening 1t contains III
rooms. beautiful freze aud some me WOOD
carvings make the dining room very attractive
The prOprietoTs are A. j. Dam o. Son.
NEW BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED.
In the Buildings Bureau yesterday plans were
filed for the erection OF twenty-Iour 1our+sCory
and Avenue-A. at a cost OF S3OO,OOO. Michael
Duffy is the owner.
A POLICEMAN RUN OVER BY A CAR.
Officer Mcnamara, OF the Prince Street Police, was
run over By an Eighth Avenue car at Hudson and
Charlton-sis. last night and had his breast-6one
broken. He was taken to st. Vlncents Hospital.
The driver was arrested
A CHILD RUN OVER BY A BREWERY WAGON.
George Schoenick, six years old. was run oyer by
a brewery wagon in front of his home at No. 231
Rivington-st. yesterday. His skull. was fractured.
and his left ear was cut off by the wagon wheels.
1t was believed that his Injuries were 1aIiil Inc
driver of the wagon was arrested.
DIRECTING TO STREET INSTRUCTIONS.
Mayor Grace yesterday received petition, signed
Icy over one hundred business men, asking HIM to
endeavor to prevent the blocking OF the sidewalks
petition to the superintendent of membranes
and directed him 10 remedy the matter
TEN YEARS FOR BURGLARY.
Recorder Smyth yesterday sentenced Alfred Brown
cOlored man, TO ten years III th estate PrSon LOT
burglary. The charge which he was convicted
was of entering the house of Albert Galser, at No
9S Hester-st. on September ~ He has previously
served two terms III the State Prison.
pnAuTIRs OF THE HUDSON.
The rare beauties or the Hudson River foliage
may be thoroughy enjoyed by taking day line
steamer the Albany or the C.Yibbard from Vestry-
ST. at $50 and West Twenty secOnd-st at a. IN. for
West PoLt OF Newbgrg the return urn boat VIII Land
passengers at about $50 p M Inc last Trip Oh the
season will occur on Thursday next.
A STIRRING FINISH TO LONG DEBAUCH.
Mary Flanagan. age twenty seven, OF No. 44O
Greenwlch-st yesterday varied the monOtony of a
prolonged debauoh by free fight with her husband.
head and Dody, causing severe COMMISSIONS. She was
removed to Bellevue Hospital. Her husband, who
Is street peder, was not arrested.
NOT BELIEVER IN HIS OWN INSANITY.
A lunatic confined on Wards Island did not think
himself insane and on Sunday evening gave to 20
lice Captain Davis, OF the Twelfth Precinct;
the following note written ON the back OF ward
census ticket 81 have been kidnapped Adver
tise me- Lawrence Joseph Collins. II. My father is
DR.. Collins of Sing Sing village. Give this to the
captain. big Loddy), 1o4."
FAILURE OF AN AssAYER.
Alexander X. PhSfe, an aSSayef OF NO. IL john
ST., made an assignment yesterday to W. II. Luck
wood, giving preferences to Allen d Dam, b. Long
man q Sons the Chatham National Bank Sarah NJ:
Phyfe, w. II. Lockwood, James Flanagan and
Thomas Mcguire. The preferences are for borrowed
money and it is thought they will not exceed
$1,000.
ACTING IN sELF-DEFENCE.
General DAVIS, a colored man, who killed Patrick
Hughes in a quarrel OIL August 10, was acquitted
yesterday III the Court OF General Sessions of the
charge eff mansaughter that was brought against
hun. The blow from which Hughes died was given
in fight at Lighth-ave. aud TweDty-nlnlh-st
Davis claimed that Hughes had been the aggressor
and that he had acted III self-defence
TROUBLED BY LEAKY GAS PIPES.
Several persons living in the DeIghborhood of
Union-square and University place have com
planned recently of al, insufficient supply of gas
The secretary of the Manhattan Gas Light COM
pany said yesterday that the Trouble entirely
local and in most the fault in the pipes in
the buildings which the company supplied. these
was no general complaint with regard to the COM
panys gas supply.
NOT AN ACCURATE MARKsMAN.
While l.. b. DapOnte oil the Cosmopolitan Hotel,
was practising with pistol Yesterday in the shoot
ing gallery at No. l,255 Broadway he fired a shot
so naccurately that the bullet went through thin
par itOn winch separated the gallery from an office
at No. 81 West Thirty -frst-st Charles h. Haney,
of No. 41JSixth-ave., who was In the office. was
wounded severely III the leg by the bullet. lie
went TO his home after lis wound had been dressed.
A STATION AGENT FREED FROM BLAME.
Emil Rucha, q cigarnaker, OF No. 1883 Avenue
A, died on October from a fall from the elevated
railroad station at Twenty-third-st He was with
party of drunken men at the time who accused
Thomas smith, the station agent, Of having thrown
him off, The inquest was held yesterday, and the
jury found that death was the result of Rucha's
careessness and eXonerated the station agent from
all blame.
sTREET-CAR THIEVES HELD FOR TRIAL.
An examination was HeiQ yesterday DIV justice
Morgan at the Iombs into the charge made by Pat
rick O'Hanlon, of No. 81 Lafayette-ave, Brooklyn,
against Peter Dempsey anu Thomas McGaTy, for
having in concert with another man, whose name is
unknown, foTclbly taken from his person $I15 III
bank bills while he was on the platform of a
Blocker street Cresstown at Crosby and Hous-
ton-sts Oh Saturday evening. They were commit
ted for trial each III default vi $4,000 bail.
THE BOSTON BURGLARS In COURT
Julius Klein, alias Little SAM William
Francis, age twenty -elght and Franci IS Watson,
liaa" ~ Paf2eV.V
rested by inspector Byr1os detectives on last Sat
urday evening for burglary at No. 35 Adams-st.,
Boston, were arraIgned before Justice Murray yes
terday at the 1ombs Police Court. lnspecters Gar
rity and Winter OF Boston, were In attendance and
the accused men were remanded to the custody OF
the police to await the appearance OF tie com
plainants.
FIFTEEN YEARS IN SEARCH OF LOST SON.
Information concerning Thomas Jones, who dis
appeared from his home in this city hfteen years
ago. was asked for by his mother yesterday. IRiB
UNE reporter called upon Mrs. Jones and learned