New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-05
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY OCTOBER o. 1889

two puo1lists were present, however, ana hairy
Mn handed 10 each an envelope 10 the presence VI
The snectators. ana proclaimed aloud that It was
large money GIFT from some benrVolent lndlViOuaI
| who did not wish his name known. Inc enyeiopes
II was learned contained the stakes when the Two
| nuqiIists had deposited With Hill for the recent
"hippodrome at Flushing.
BROOKLYN.
| The drowned body of a man about twenty-nv ve
wears of age FIVE feet eight inches In height, WIN
| brown hair and mustarhe and dressed ike Ia
borer, was found ia the Duttefmllh Onaunoi J0o'0i
day.
George A, Devoe, age thirty, of No. 400 Broad
way an engineer, was arrested last evening TOT
enticing INTO his room Carrie schurzd, age FOUR
teen an orphan Of unsound mind, who lived IN tho
house. and outrageously assaultDg her.
A team of horses driven by William Stems of No
100 BarTOw-st. New York. and attached to cOach
ran away at Bedford and Putnam aves., last even
ing while returning from a funeral. Stems was
thrown of by a collision with a truck and badly
injured. The fore wheels of tho coach were torn
of, but the occupants were not hurt.
At meeting of the Society of Old BroOklynites
last evening, Z, g. Leigh read paper upon tenn"
perance topics rs tho next meeting VIII Or on
November l, the two hundredth anniversary OF the
date of the formation of Kings County, 1t was de-
clded to discuss that topic at that time. Inc an-
nual sermOn before the society will be pr ached by
the Rev. Dr. j. g. Butler on November 20.
Efforts are being made by the Bedford Avenue
Reformed Church, from which the Rev. E. s. Porter
recently resigned to secure as his successor the
Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Dqryea, OF Boston, who was
Church in Brooklyn 1t is asserted that Dr. Duryea
would be glad to return to Brooklyn If his church
in Boston will consent to his leaVlnglt
JERSEY CITY.
Henry d. Garrett, the young lawyer who was
arrested on Tuesday on charge of having forged
seven checks ggregating $1,000 made full con-
frssion yesterday and was committed to the county
Jail for trial.
The examination in tho case of John W. Rowan,
who is charged with having abandoned bis wife
after. It IL alleged, ne had secured her by mock
marriage. was continued yesterday before Judge
Davis The defendant testified that he had never
liyrd with Miss Hattie Wagner the complainant,
had never married or pretended to marry her, and
that he did not know and had never seen the two
persons whose names we're signed to the marriage
certificate
NEw-JERSEY.
PATERsON.-An examination was teld on We'd
nesday 10 I'LL vacancy IN the United states Naval
Academy caused by the expulsion for haZlng OF
Cadet T.. L. BerthOli, representing the Fth Con-
greSsOnaI District Of Nrw-Jersey There were SIX
applicants of whom two failed to pass tho medical
examination. Lloyd +. Lanrrgan, age fourteen and
a halt OF Hackensack, was the successful candl-
GATE.
MATAwAv.-Martin O'Brien, of South Amboy,
was struck on the head with large bottle by tho
cook OF the British steamer Amethyst, bound from
LOldUu 10 Boston which put IN 10 SOU Amboy
yesterday tor cargo of coal OBrIcn received
dangerous wound and doubts are entertained OF
his recovery. The steamer the point OF lcay-
ing port and arrests were madr......A three
ycar.old daughter of William Brown OF Red Bank,
fell IN tn" shrewsbury RIVER AMI narrowly escaped
being drowned Yesterday. she was rescued by
the crew OF Lille Saving station No. 3.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CTTY.-The German residents are
preparing 10 celebrate next Saturday tho two nun
Urcdth anniversary OF the foundation OF GERMAN
town, Penn.
COMAC.-A disease, resembling blood-poisonlng,
that Is supposed to be contagious, has appeared
among horses james Wood having lost three Yatu-
a. lr colts within a few DAYS.
JANNCA-COrDlants have been made to the
police authorities against q man who has been
Prov hing about lie village of nights and annoying
persons ON Monday evening he was arrested CIV
Iug tuc name OF William BlrDrry. lie - supposed
To be- insane. ..... FrCGcnck WIscman aud William
McGIuuls wuo ,crc arrested IN BROOKLYN on sun
DAY night on suspicion of beng burglars, were
artaIgucd before Justice Belts yesterday, and held
Tor the GTaua jury.
LEICESTER COUNTY
PORT CHEsTER.-ln the case OF Werner Bier, who
Was found hanging to tree on Sunday, - cOrOuer's
Jury yesterday rendered a ycrdICO OF suicide.