New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-15

candles. etc. worth 1920 80. forty-seyen cattle,
$1,000 in money, and coffee and provisions worth
$500
SHOOTING HIMSELF IN CENTRAL PARK.
Fritz Grothay, German. upbolsterer, nineteen
years old, Of No gil Chrystie-st attempted to COM
NIT suicide by shooting himself IN the head 70 CEN
terrain Hospital. The wound was slight. Grothay
has an uncle in business in West Eleventh-sty with
whom he recently quarreled. and since then ne mas
been living In Chrystie-st. Dependency from pov-
erty and lack Of work was the cause of the attempt
FIRING AT EACH OTHER WITH IMMUNITY
James Mann, age TWENTY-FIVE OF No. 30l East
Fifty-third-st., and William Grove, age nineteen,
of No. $50 First-ave., members OF rival gangs. met
in FIrst-ave., near Fifty-second-st.. on MONDAY.
Mann fred five pistol shots at Grove. me latter
then returned the fire. and was arrested Mann was
also arrested by Officer Wilson, of the Nineteenth
Precincts but he broke away from him. aud aiter
firing @ shot at him escaped. Grove was paroied.
Grove appeared In the Yorkville Police Court
yesterday az complainant against him. Mann was
committed without bail 10 answer Tor the assaults
upon Grove and Officer Wilson.
TRYING TO RAISE TIE AGE OF ADMISSION.
At q meeting of the trustees of the College OF the
City of New-York yesterday at the building Of the
Board of Education IN Grand-st, $4,000 was ap-
proprlated on the recommendation or the Execu,
tive Committee to build practical laboratory ana
workshops. Upon motion of Trustee Wood the EK-
ecutive Committee were empowered to appoiDt
subcommittee from among their number that
should have control Of the expenditure OF the ap.
propriations. A proposition TO advance the age OF
admission TO the college from fourteen years 10 III
teen years was y0teOSd0wn.
BROOKLYN.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday to can
vass the county vote, and adjourned until day,
Mayor Low issued the customary thanksgiving
proclamation for November 30 yesterday.
Police Sergeant John Brennan, of the Fifth Pre- re,
clnct, mas been selected to command the new f1tn
Sub-Precinct.
Jury in the Circuit Court yesterday awarded
$1,000 as damages to Mrs. Mary McGOugh, who
sued the Long Island Railroad Company Tor cauS-
ing the death OF her husband.
Raphael Mollinaro eloped with the wife OF
Nicholas TTeZza, OF No. 81 Adamsst., on Sunday
night, taking 800 belonging to Irezza. YESTERDAY d
the clipping par were arrested III chicago lucy
will be brought to Brooklyn.
temperance meeting was held last evening in
the Lafayette Avenue Presby terrain Church, with
addresses by William E. Dodge, the Rev Dr. l. T.
CuYer, j. Il. Patterson ana the Rev. Dr. j. w.
Peck.
The fifth convention of the SuDday-schools of
Kings County will be held tomorrow III the wash
ingtOn Avenue Baptist Church. at Washington and
Gaesayes. There VIII be three sessions, beginning
at 10 a. IN.
On Sunday night Henry HUM, age twenty, of
No. IS HumbOldU-st., and George Grayer. age niue
teen oil No. 1876 Flushing ave, were walking IN
LOok-st. when they met Barbara ana Mary
Dreichlein. HUM attempted TO kiss thu former
girl and Graver interlered. In the scutie dunn
ing his head. He was unconscious yesterday ana
not xpeced TO live Graver was arrested when
the case was made known TO the ponce.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATFRsON-Two women and man, well
dressed, entered shoe store IN Market-st yesterday
ana priced some goods. After they had gone a PAIR
of shUes missed. The three persons were
caught by Sergeant Barclay soon alter ana the
missing property was found IN their possession.
They also had tickets for articles pawned In Boston
ana in Cransron, K. |. They are supposed 10 DO
professional shOp-lifters. They gave their ames
as Willard Williams, Rose Williams and Mary
Williams.
CLWToN-Three young men who had been wan
dering about in quest work entered tue silk mil
in Clifton yesterday morning and neh wed III a dis
orderly manner. Mr. 0rOssenDachcl, the manager,
ordered them away, when they set upon hun and
beat aim Il brui al manner, cutting his head open
The young rutiians, who are thought to have come
from jersey City, escaped in the direction OF
PasSalc.
LONG ISLAND.
COLLEGE POINT-Judge Cullen yesterday issued
an Order Oh arrest on complaint OF Samuel b. Cauld-
well against Joseph and Leon Oppenheilner. pro-
pretors ana editors of The college Point RepOrter
Tor the publication OF an alleged llDelious artlcie,
rejecting the standing and character OF Mr.
Cauldwel, who the Republican candidate Tor
the Assembly from the LIST Assembly District ot
Queens County az the last election Mr. CauldWeII
brings suit tor $4,000.
WESrCHESTER COUNTY.
TARRYrowN.-Relic- hunters have shamefully
Clipped and muJIlated tue white marble stones at
the head and loot of Washington lrylngs grave at
Sleepy Hollow
WHITE PLA1Ns.-At the State election in No
vembeT. 1881, there were TWO candidates III Vest
chester COUNTY Tor the office OF COrOner-Dr. Charles
j. NOrdQulst and Thomas .. Archer. Defective
ballots for each candidate and the matter
was finally carried 10 the supreme Court. Or.
NordquIst qualified and still holus the Office, but
the Democrats cla med that he was merely holding
tine place ad interim AT the election last week
they chose another man to succeed nm. DR.. Nord-
qulst has written letter to the BOard of Super
yisOrs, protesting against heir counting his opnO-
nents vorcs as asserts that he legally elected
and that there Is no vacancy.
ETNERAL OF TILE REK DR. TWING.