New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-30
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

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MEETING or CUBAN LIBERAToRs
7 he meeting Of the Cuban Cub independence
was held yesterday afternoon at Clarendon Hall,
about 200 members being present. ! he session was
a long one occnpying more than five hours, and
the time was devoted to the discussion of the new
bylaws. The committee appointed 10 prepare the
bylaws brought IN their report, which, after much
discussion and some trlillDg appointments, was
adopted. The Marquis of Santa Lucia. eI-prcsi-
dent of the Cuban Republic. was very prominent in
suggesting certain amendments TO the bylaws,
most OF which were adopted.
TIE NEW STEAMER LAMPAsAs.
The new iron steamship Lampasas built by John
Roach & Sons, for Mallory * Co.'s Calves
ton Line, arrived here from Chester yesterday she
is the largest vessel butt for the cOastwse trade Is
hult OF IRON with six watcr-t1ght compartments
has IRON decks and iron bulwarks that run up TO the
hurricane decks thus preventing any seas breaking
Oh the malns eek. Her four boilers are OF steel and
her estimated mean speed Is thirteen knots an hour
She has state room and saloon accommodations for
100 passengers Her principal officers are NJ. Is;
Crowell. captain ". c. Brckley, chief officer. and
r. tOckholm chief engineer
BRoTHERs-IN-LAw FIGHTING AFTER WAKE.
Michael Mclaughlin. ot No. $50 IeDth-ave., and
John Boyd, OF No 245 West lhirty-thlrd-st..
brothers-in-law. attended a wake on Saturday
night Early in the morning they returned TO
Boyd's house, and there becoming involved in
quarrel Boyd threw Mclaughlin down and kicked
6im in the abdomen. McLau ghlin was picked up
insrnsbe and taken to the New York Hospital.
Boyd WAS arrested by Officer Parker. OF the Iweu-
tieth Precinct. aud In Jefferson Market Police Court
Justice Patterson lodN Ichutt
of McLaughlin's injuries.
woRKMEY STEALING CLOTHING.
Henry A. Robbins, a dealer IN watches at No.
Bond-st lives at No. 4l0 F1fth-ave On July %
he employed a number Of men TO repair the ROOF 0I
his house. Among them were George Dean. a ma
SON of No. 1ls Wiliam-st.. Brooklyn, and Martin
Burns a laborer, of No 800 East Thirty -sixihst.
Abont week ago Mr.. Robbins discovered that n
quantity of valuable clothing had been stolen from
ms wife's apartment. and informed acting Captain
Westcryelt. OF tie Twenty Precinct Detcc-
tives Price and Dunlap were assigned to the case
aud on Saturday morning they arrested Dean and
Burns The latter confessed to the robbery and
implicated Dean. Yesterday morning the men were
taken TO the Jefferson Market Court and remanded.
BROOKLYN.
While bathing at tho foot OF Forty fth-st, South
Brooklyn Yesterday, John Carney, thirty five years
of age hying at No. GA SiXth-aye.. was taken sud
denly ILL., aud before hell could reach him ne sank
The body was recovered.
A smooth faced man. in dress and appearance like
n priest and apparently thrty-two years of age.
who SAID he was Father Young, OF Grayesend,
ordered $50 worth of pictures from Martin j
Teddy, of No 14O Court-st.. Saturday, saying
they were for the Catholic Church IN that village
He offered III payment check which was refused.
No such priest Az Father Young ID known III graves
end
Herman Hensler formerly bookkeepcr for II. b.
Scharmann, the brewer, who has been out OF work
for some time shot himself in the heart yesterday
his nude body WAS found stretched on his bed at
his furnished room, No. 9l5 Broadway. lie had
been married. but separated from his wife nine
the couple ever seemed to have. Aninques was held.
and the body was taken to the home OF his two SIS
ters at Seventh and South Fiith-sts.
JERSEY CITY.
William LYLE the young man who shot himself
at No. l72 Twelfth-st. Saturday night, died at
o'clock yesterday morning. HIS brother. who lives
in WiIis-st.. Paterson. who was informed took the
body home yesterday afternoon. Lyle was en-
ployed in the Erie Railway Company's machine
shop. but discharged on Saturday and had be-
come despondent,
walking through Newark-ave about o'clock yes
terday morning, and had reached Fourth-st. when
he was attacked by three men. They Knocked him
down and one of them stabbed him four times
once in tho breast, twice IN tho back aud once in
tho thigh. Stukey yelled murder aud the Iuiians
ran away. He then went TO the First Precinct po-
lice station and reported the occurrence. His
wounds are painful but not dangerous. The ruff
fans are supposed TO belong to tho notorious
"Trestle-worK Gang"
NEWARK.
man named Whelchan attacked two young
ladies on the Valley road near Orange about
o'clock yesterday afternoon with q rvolver, shoot
ing one of them IN the leg. William Duffy went to
the rescue Of the women, when the would-be muir
derer fired several shots at him. Officer Murphy
and n crowd of people chased the ruilian, but by
keeping up running fire he escaped into the
WOODS.
Health Physician Vaudeville and Drs. Lawrenz
and j. Gerth, jr., found sixteen OF CHAMBERS
among the horses of the Newark and South Orange
horse railroad yesterday Tho disease is deadly
and may be easily communicated TO men well as
horses. During the fortnight in which IL has been
IN the railroad company's stables the horses have
been watered at public fountains
LONG ISLAND.
HEMPsTEAD,-The new chapel at Hyde Park was
dedicated yesterday afternoon. The building cost
81 900, about all OF which has been paid.
SEAToRD.-While after soft crabs la the bay on
Saturday, Henry Jenerwine became helplessy fast
on mud fiat and narrowly escaped drowning the
rising tide having already reached his chin when he
was seen by some boatmen who rescued him from
his perllous position.
LONG ISLAND CIrY.-Two men attempted to
break into the Academy OF Music early yesterday
morning. The proprietor, Colonel f. b. Waring
raised an alarm. which brought tho police to the
spot and the men were arrested. They gave their
names as William Clancy and James i. McCahl
One of the officers was badly hurt by falling down
O sand-bsnk.
HUsTISGToN.--Superviso Street says that the
policy Of leasing the lands under water owned by
the town for oyster PLANTING, has not been TO the
benefit of the town financially. 1T has taken all
tho rents pay for the litigation. and the present
Board Of Trustees finds Its treasury bankrupt and
debt of $500. John C0nroy James Donelly and
John DAVIS employed at tho West End brick yard.
went to Dennlston's Grove, at Cold Spring Harbor,
on Wednesday, and being refused liquor threatened
vengeance on Dennston. On Friday the woods adj
Joining his place were set fire In five different
places. On Saturday evening Conroy, Donelly and