New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
, p,-ur,,N SHOT ny AN OFFICER.

Shore Road Astoria, on Tuesday night me mon
were crueliy beating their horse, and Mr. Titus,
who is an agent of the Society Tor the prevention
of Cruelty TO Animals, stopped and demonstrated
with them. They dlSregarded his warning anu
drove Their horse over the vehicle containing MI
Titus and his mother The collision smashed !le
wheels of Mr. HtuS'S carriage and large portion
of the framework, but neither Mr.. Titus nor MS
mother sustained any serious INJURY Just pcio,II
the wagons came together MIR lltus Drew MS IVN"ii
Yer. large one of 3ScaLbre, and hrcd pom. aI
ut the leader OF tie gang. Inc shot loT ~ W. H.
While Mr. Titus was assisting MS mothVI ii"n
wreck OF their carriage the party III 'nc IL III
wagon, which was one commonly nsrd ny Pcyi.aS'
whipped I'D their horse and made gOou lnsii rtP
taking with them the horse belonging 10 nj; it'
which had broken loose from It's harness. ny nv lo
sing animal was found at HunIers ROM yeS.oiu"S
TsIterd@v n man named Thomas Mackin went to
the office of Dr. DE Witt Hltchcock on J;'e Ason-
ave- and asked to have Duilet wounu al 't chr
dressed which he said he had received III " Us
The doctor found that the bali had ehter'u ndch-
ms left arm passing through the muscles ana mo
the left breast, two inches below inc htdI'' no
hulet was extracted and Mackln was taken nome
by hls friends who accompanied NM IVuce N4P
tam Gods ana Mr.. lltus visited Ut. HlchcoCh >
office during the morning and the bullet AIKEN lV
Nlacaus body was found 10 tit the chambers oI M
Ttus's pistol and no doubt Is entertained ny INC
police that Mackn Is the man VINO was sho' Nv 'i''
AN ORPHAN ASYLUM WITH BAD SEWERAGE
The managers OF the Hebrew Orphan Asylum
rom ed the old Degraai Mansion on the east slue Oh
Ihlrd-ave between nc-hundIed -and-slAtS -secohu
ana Oue-hundTcd-and-sNty- TIN d-Sts., some time
ago for the accommodation OF the girls committed
10 their care. LaSSdr HeIu, NJ D., tlc mouse phy-
sic1an complained TO the Board OF Health on August
81 that the lves and health of the 125 girls ana ~
nurses IA the institution were endangered ny I'M
proper disposition OF the sewage SANITARY inspector
Comfort examined the premises on September t.
'IhouRh this was done eleven days alter the COM
1Ioiut was made the health of the inmates was
found to be good III spite OF bad odofS he house
Is severed 10y pipe That runs down sac NIL ana
e,nptles into CesspO0l fifty feet III front OF the
binding The overflow from the clstern was re-
celyed hy trench extending nearly 10 the street.
hi Is
The inspector recommended that The lnSti-
tuition be connected with the BIook-aVe;
sewer. AS the managers were willing to meet an
The cost OF the work, which would be considerable
ON account OF the blasting and understanding
necessary the sanitary superintendent recon-
mended, that the report be forwarded TO the Depart
ment of Public Parks, which mas charge OF the
sewers III the annexed district.
Yesterday the matter was brought before the
P9rK Commissioners 10y Meyer Stern, secretary of
1Le ASYLUM, who became very much excited over
the proposed drain. Ehglneer Van Nlhkie was H.
sr,,ed to prepare plans tor sewer IN Ihlrd-ave.,
au, ordered 10 report at the next regular meeting OF
re Hoard He was asked how long before work
conId ne begun. and when he said II would probably
be SIX wecks two months MI Stern rose ana said;
lyon can't afford wait TWO months or two weeks,
with the lives OF 135 persons In imminent danger
from tvphold fever The drainage of the house is III
a fearful condition; Ill fact there Is no drainage at
What will il cost TO make the temporary drain
Won have suggested I" asked Mr.. Lane.
"Idon't KNOW perhaps 900, and possibly s. 600,
Money is 10 object with us, as we want health
there"
The trouble is" said Mr. Lane, you went up
there and bought a house without looking at the
drainage then stocked 1t with children and now
Won come pleading tor their lives; The subject
which YOU have made last should have been the
first one TO demand attention.
The request Of Nj. Stern does not seem unrea.
sonablen SAID Mr.. Wales, and am III favor O1
let him construct the dram"
- am not Mr.. Lane TeJolned.
A motion was made by MI. Wales and adopted by
the Board that the Hebrew Orphan Asylum be al
lowed to construct the temporary drain TO Brook
ave but that il must be removed ID January next,
and the whole expense should be borne by the
asylum.
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE TO OPEN TO-DAY.
The new term of st. Johns College, FOrdham, be-
gan yesterday. The scholars arrived IN the alter
noon and evening, and during the early hours after
sunset the assistants were Kept busy ulspOslhg OF
the boys and attending to the inquiries OF parents
The exercises do not begin until this morning. An
important change this year is the appointment OF
the Rev. F. /. Deay as president IN place OF + tper
f fHdisG Dealy nas been for many
vetIs connected as pastor with the Church of 81.
Names Xavier IA West Sixteenth-st. The stu
denis at the college divided into three DIVISIONS
according 10 1hclr ages Inc youl gesI DIVISION mas
always been forbidden TO nave any intercourse
with the others, bltbOngh not heretofore PROVIDED
with a separate building. Ihls summer, however,
the old Seminary buldlng, u substantial stone
:, i6ce that has been dlsused for ten wears, has
been repaired and arranged Tor the accOmhOda-
ton OF this division OF younger boyS: me
Seminary laS not Decu lctulICu DclOlc tllo tIc 4O
the of the college, but the increasing number OF
students now calls for the added accommodation.
The third division will accordingly be entirely sep
arated from the University course.
III IS expected that the students at ST. Johns Col
lege for the coming year VIII not tall short OF 80
Tie professors number tmTty-ail members oil the
SOcletV of Jesus-beSde instructors IN music, draw
ING and gymnastics. The grounds present an at
tractiye appearance this fall and even the few boy
who present yesterday had already begun the
practice OF their tavorite game OF baseball. Ihere
are three separate ball qOunds-One Tor each OF the
0iyIsIous. There are also provisions Tor Dathlng III
summer and Tor skating i'll winter Most OF the
students live at the college, but about thirty or
forty 20 to their homes every night. he students
who board at the college are not permitted TO 60
from the grounds without leave, but their friends
are allowed 20 visit them twice a week III summer
and three tunes week during the winter.
A STRIKE OF PAINTERS ON THE BRIDGE
About 100 painters who were engaged in painting
The East River Bridge stopped WORK shortly after
o. IN. yesterday. The cause OF their stopping was
The requirement made by Mr.. Adams. their 1Oremdn
that TWO men should paint one OF tue moor beams
AMI the chords between them inside OF twelve
hours. The beams are about elghty-hv feet long
ana are seven feet apart. The plank scattOld on
winch tie men work Is suspended leugthWI>e OF
the bridge beneath the beaIns and Is tong enough 70
enable men to work OH three beams at once, the
latter being seven feet apart lhe men are PAID
81 90 per day of ten hours. Neither tie
length of the day the rate OF wages caused the
disagreement but the amount OF work which tie
bridge authorities repaired to be done III "A certain
time. ] he men SAID they could not work SO fast
with safety rs they mad to leave the scalold every
twenty minutes 20 move IL, and stand meanWlnle on
lie narrow projections Of the newly painted beams
Acting Chief Engineer Martin sald last evening
fhnt the amount OF work required Of the men was
oulv such as they had themselves shown vas far
DAYS work About twenty-five mcD kept at work
duiing the day. Oh those who struck, large mum
Der visited the Engineer during the afternoon, and
eaid they would he glad TO resume Work thls morn
ing under the conditions stipulated, and that they
had been led oil by few men.
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