New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-09

arrested on Sunday night for assaulting his sister
with whom he lives He was locked mp IN the
tempted to commit suicide by gashing himself on
| the head with plate, on which he had received his
supper In the Jefferson Market Pollco court yes
| terday he was committed
MAJOR CooNEY SETTLES Up:
| Major G. W. Cooney the ex-Poiics Court clerk,
Yesterday paid to the Controller Sl,o3l the amount
alleged t. be due from him as fines collected In tne
| courts where he was employed. He was then paid
his salary of 900 for the quarter ending Deceh-
Der 81, 1851 1t is understood that II MAJOR Cooney
| can show that any mistakes have been made by the
| Commissioners of Accounts proporuOndte amount
| will he refunded to him.
A LEcrURE on ANIMAL LoCoMOrON.
| Professor IL. Leroy Faircblld lectured Mt the
Academy of scieuces last evening His subject was
| animal locOmotOn." He spoke Of motion In gen
era and of its being characteristic OF life often
appearing to conflict with physical laws 1t 49, ne
said property OF plants as wen as OF aniS nIa
and muscle. The lecture was illustrated with seven
| lantern views.
EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS GOING TO ALBANY.
| Emigration Commissioners starr, stephenson
Ilausclt and Forrest and Secretary Jackson VIII go
| to Albany to-day to urge upon the COMMITTEE on
| avs and Means the nee ssty OF granting the ap-
| nro1riatiOn of $3.50 900 asked for 10 maintain the
| landing depot at Castle Garden and other lmn-
grant institutions during the current year. lhey
will b. accompanied by John +. Devlin, a. counsel,
who introduced the bill which created the Commas
sion III 1917.
Il "
| The observation-disclosures anniversary pan
| quet OF the Chamber of Commerce VIII take place
| at Delidonico's tonight Senator Bayard VIII ne
the principal speaker of the evening, ana ~li glYe
attention to the tariff question. Speaker helier
| will respond 10 the toast. The President OF the
United states" Attorney-General brewster VIII
| speak on " immigration" and Mayor Grace, Algcr-
non :. sullivan, Chauncey VI. Depcw and Hamilton
4. HILL secretary of the National Board OF Trade
| will also respond to tOasts
TRYING To FORCE HIS WAY TO HIS FATHER.
Gairet Van Horn, age about twcnty-nlnc, who
| lives IN Ncw-Jersey, was arrested yesterday 1y De-
tectivc COsgrOye, Of the Central Office for allie ed
dIsordery conduct at the house or his sister, Mrs
Annie NJ. DE Mott of No. 81 West Fitty-fOurth-st.
| lie was attempting to force an entrance INTO mr.
| house, and when arraIgned in the Iorkvlle Police
Court said that he done for the purpose of seeing
| his father. who owned property which was the
principal cause of the trouble. Justice Bl1Oy dls-
missed the complaint
| MAKING A DESCENT on A GAMBLING HOUSE.
Inspector Byrnes detailed Sergeant SleyIn ana
| Detectives Kelley DOlan, McNaught Lanthler ana
Won Gerichtcn yesterday to arrest George II. Me
Cabe and seize whatever gambling implements
| they might find at his place. No. ~ BoWery Inc
| order was based on warrant from the Dstrlct-At-
| torney issued on an affidavit made by George
| Spencer of the Summit House, No. 90 BoHery, To
the effect that he had lost about $1,000 at different
| times in McCabe's house The officers arrested NC
Cabe last night and seized 4 faro table and GAM
| bling implements valued ut $1,000. Ihe prisoner
| was locked up at headquarters.
| FINDING RELIC or THE REVOLUTION.
workman while digging pOst-hOes recently, on
| the grounds of James Monteith at Washington
| Heights, found siX-pOund cannon ball supposed
10 be relic of the Revolution. On 1ar'en-uOW
Washington-lleights, in September, I1I6, 9c-
Cured several battles. Washington established his
Headquarters ut rhe Morris House soon after the
battle of Long Island. Putnam, Greene and Burr
led their troops here, and Loitch, of Virginia, and
Knowlton fell III battle ut this place. knOwltOn
died In the field, where One-hundred-and-lfty-
thiId-sU crosses Eleventh. have.
THE LIGHrKsr LEGAL PENALTY GIVEN
William Ross, of No. 200 West Iwentieth-st.
real estate dealer and a man of fine appearance,
was sentenced yesterday to one years lmprlSon-
mcnt by Recorder Smyth for felonlous assault. lie
had heard that Henry LepOrln, OF No. 23l seventh
ave. had told MTs. Ross some stories rejecting on
her husbands character and on Apnl II Ross went
to the house OF Leponn and fred a pistol at mn.
the bullet going through Leporlns hat: The jury
who found Ross guilty recommended him to the
mercy of the Court, and the Recorder imposed the
lowest legal penalty.
While William Eldridgc of No III First-st.,
| clerk was on his way 10 make a deposit IN bank
at the lower nd of Broadway yesterday afternoon,
| pocketbook containing checks representing
| Ss,115, belonging TO Pierre Hard was at
siracted from his Ovcrcoat. Eldndge seized the
thief and held HIM till an officer OF the twenty
seventh Precinct mp. The thief gave the name
OF John Wood age iOrty-fOUr and II - alleged That
he Is a noted Philadelphia pIckpockct. The checks
were recovered lie was committed tor tTlal III de-
fault OF -, 300 BAN.
Can LICENSE BE SURRENDERED
The Excise Commissioners have asked the Corpor-
alton Counsel To give an opinion a. 10 WheUhGr Oh
not person taking out license to sell ale, Deer
wine spirluous liquors. can surrender the license
befosc the expiration of the year Tor when III Is
granted The law under which the Excise Comnls
sioncrs are appointed prohibits the transfer OF
license from one place to another, nor can one per-
son take out license for two places. The question
| comes up whether person by surrcnderhg MS
| license, If ii is accepted by the Excise Comlnls-
sioners would not then he entitled TO take out an
entirely license for another place by paying the
ordinary license fee.
| COMMITTED FOR SHOOTING HIS sISTER-IN-IAw.
An inquest was held BY Coroner Hermann yrstrr-
day in the case of Mrs. Fannie Ncrmllyca who as
shot on April 20 by her broiher-In-law, Edward
IIovey. noyey asserted that the pistol was DIS
charged accidentally. The wife of the prisoner ties
titled that her husband was an ldie, incorporate
| fellow that he never supported her, aud had ire
| quently Threatened to take her life. The jury
| found that the shooting wiiful and pgcmedl-
tatcd. Coroner Hermann committed llOVcy 10 the
Tombs without bail.
| AMERICAN sEAMEN's FRIEND SOCIETY.
| The annual meeting OF The Board OF Trustees OF
| the American Seamen's Friend Society was held
officers nearly all reelected. William t.
Chandler, Secretary of the Navy, was made one OF
| the Independents. In the last year new
Bethe ship has been launched, and now station
| has been established at Bong kok, siam. Mari
| ncrs Home is being erected at Portland, Oregon.
| Forty-ive missionaries are now empoyedat thirty
| two scaports.
Joseph Schmidt secured legal right yesterday to
| change his surname to lie Jeune.
| The Office of the Commissioner of Buildings is to
| be removed from the Fire Department Building III
Jay-st to the basement of the City Hall.
The body of the drowned man found at the foot Of
| FIfty-ffth-St yesterday, identified that OF
Francis Walsh, who has been missing from lis home
| i'll South Brooklyn since April II.
| The bakery of +. Moreaus, at No. 172 and III
Bridge-st., some time between Saturday night and
| yesterday morning was entered by burglars, who
forced open he safe. They stole the sum Of $23S
in money, and a gold watch and pair of bracelets
Upon the application of John ID. Burke, of the
Abbey Hotel for writ of mandamus to require the
| tn i'm
| liquor Jul ge Pratt has decided that he has no
! power to review the action Of the Commissioners
| John Dcvlin applied to the Board of Aldermen
Yesterday for permission to lay pipes for gas IN the
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