Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-07
ALettar. from the Pope.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Csrdinal McCloske. today celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of his appointment as archbishop of New York He was made cardinal in 1875 and is now more than seventy-three years old. 1 Yesterday he received from Pope Leo XIII. what is said to be the only autograph letter ever sent by the Pope to an American ecclesi- astic. It is long and atfectionate letter and IS written in very scholarly Latin.
 Fast Trains on the Consolidated.
 NEW YORK, May 6.-Superintendent Jack son of the railway mail service reports that 8 new arrangement of trains, which will secure fast mail service, will go into effect on Mon- day on the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad train will leave here at 9:01 am, which will reach Boston at 3:18 pm. This train will take the place of the 8:10 am. train. Another new train will leave Boston at 9 am. and arrive here at 3:18 pm. This arrangement will secure an after noon delivery of m .ils in this city from this train, and will give connection for local points on the Hudson River, Harlem, Erie and Pennsylvania railroads, which is not now made by the train which arrives at 4:22 pm.
 Saturday Night Murder.
 NEW YORK, May 6-Matthew Smith died in the Roosevelt Hotel at o'clock this morn ing from injuries received at o'clock last night at Seventh avenue and Thirty-sixth street. He had been hurt in the temple and the back of the head and died from concus- sion of the brain. He was conscious long enough to tell the house surgeon that he had been assaulted and friend who was with him states that he saw man strike him with ooI,1 eIo lie four children at No. 200 West Thirty sixth street and was employed as piano mover. On Seventh avenue he met and joined Thom- as McLarney, 8 truckman, and they quarrel led. public dispute occurred drawing a crowd, but after 1t had apparently ended McLarney struck Smith while crossing the street and felled him against the curbstone. McLarney denied thercharge when arrested, saying he was one of Smiths intimate friends. He was, however identified by several per sons as having committed the assault and was arrested and held. By Too Long Gazing the BriIIiants.
 NEW YORK May 6.-Henry James Marriott and Marie Pereux, who were arrested Satur- 1 day night on a charge of stealing $75, ,0OO worth of diamond jewelry from Frank
 
 day at the Jefferson Market police court. Rudolf Dulong, one of the counsel in this city for the German government, appeared as the complainant and charged Merriott on- 1 ly as the thief. There being no charge and l no evidence against the girl she was dis l charged. She is only nineteen years old and l is in delicate health. She is plump and pretty and was dressed in neat and costly l garments. Marriott, who has practically con l fessed his guilt was committed without bail | for trial. Marriott subsequently, told his ] story to reporter. He said that he was fre- l quently employed by MT. Kramer to I negotiate sales of jewelry, especially to rich | Americans as he was well acquainted with the | English language. He was entrusted with l the diamonds in question for the purpose of | selling them to Minister W. w. Astor. While | the latter was in Paris Marriott called upon | Mir. Astor at his hotel, but he hesitated about l buying and asked Marriott to call again. He l kept the diamonds all night and they tempt | ed him every time he looked at them. Next morning he left Paris with his affianced and took the diamonds with him. They went to Dieppe, to London, to Antwerp and thence l to America. Marriott has restored all the | property in his possession and $2O5 in cash l was taken from him. He seems to feel most | bitterly the trouble that has come upon Miss l Pereux and laments his present condition, but | says he is not thief