New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-14

70 Europe on the steamship Rugia on Saturday.
They are natives Of Hungary and they came 70
America without money or any prospect Oh MUMMY
employment Both Won are wd FSvp abu
over five assisted Irish immigrants. Iney were
Michael Geary, of Tralee, who was 0iyen, 10 us;
Kate Sullivan Of Kerry with two cn1or nas t ano
daughters IN Lowell, Mass, and MIS-; oniii van yams
husband Is said to be living in New-Brltaln, conn.
Ellen Hyde is SAID to have two daughters Al
Worcester. Mass.
SUICIDE OF A SWEDISH SHOEMAKER -
The lifeless body of John >. lhornDerg, aoWeuisn
shoemaker, thirty-seven years old, was iound nang-
ing by a rope to the transom OF door IN the tsne-
mept-house No. 8 Downing-st at a. N. yesterday.
Thornberg was unmarried, and he had been at WORK
in this city for several years trying 10 esta9ilsn
himself in business. He saved money enough 10
open "a small shoe-stOre in Broad way. near Inlr-
feminist. but he failed to make his business pay.
He was unaolc to meet bis obligations a few weeks
ago. and was obliged to ave up the store, ana MS
failure led him to commit suicide. 1t was SAID tnat
he was the treasurer of Swedish society, ana tnao
he had made an improper use of the socetys funds.
Information of his death was sent 10 MS Orother,
who is q merchant IN Hartford. Conn.
WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS ON THE EAST SIDE;
A mass-meeting of east-sde property owners ana anu
business men was called last night at No. lo2
Third-ave. to discuss the proposed changes In the
water front from Grand to Thirty fourtn-sI.
Twenty of the property owners and business men
attended the mass-meetng. DR.. August rrech
presided, acted as secretary and did the talking
The proceedings were IN German. Dr. Frech re-
ported that the committee appointed at previous
meeting had waited on the Mayor, who seemed
favoraby impressed win the plan iof D iI a
Mayor promised to inform the committee OF the
next meeting of the Sinking Fund commissioners,
in order that the matter might be called to their
attention The report was accepted ana the mass
meeting adjourned
BROOKLYN.
Another horse affected by CHAMBERS was found
vesterdav In the Bergen-st car stables IL was put
III quarantine.
ULYSSES Sullivan. age two and half, Of No. 447
Manhattan-ave, received probably iatal INJURIES ny
being run over by streetcar III front OF his nome
yesterday.
The castings for the Cogswel fountain, which Dr.
Cogswell, of San Francisco, has given 10 the Guy
have been delivered. The question OIL site lor the
gift 10 not yet settled
comical continuance for keeping flies of a horse
was seen yesterday. A truck-driver nad drawn
pair of overalls over the front legs 0t the anlma
and fastened the susponders over tho shoulders
making modern-looking Centaur OF the Deast'
suit to recover $4,000 as damages for personal
injuries has been begun in tho City Court against
the Manhattan Beach Railroad Company by MTs.
Frances Hart who fell as she attempted TO get OH
train i'll the dark at Utica and Atlantic aveS' on
August o.
writ of certiorari was granted by Judge Barnard
yesterday review the proceedings OF the Board OF
Assessors in regard to the valuation OF Prentices
stores on Furman-st. The valuation put on the
property ia $4,000. and the owners assert that IL
SnOulu Do aeSeoseu dt poVO'oOO'
Application was made to Judge Barnard yester-
day Tor u peremptory mandamus to compel thc
Common Codncil 10 order an election Tor Alderman
IN the Fourteenth Ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF ex-Alderman Doyle, now
Coroner. Decision was reserved.
Two United States marshals found twenty one
half-pound packages of snuff upon which duty bad
not been paid IN the house of Christian Bauer. No.
"a Morrell-st, yesterday. While they were in the
house OF tho woman occupants endeaV0red 70
carry the snuff away concealed IN basket OF
clothes but she discovered. Bauer was arrested
for smug gling and admitted to bull in $1,000.
Miss Margaret Ryan. ago twenty -four. OF Flat
lands, l.. L. went to church on Sunday, aud AFTER
returning home took caryiDg-knife ana tried 70
cut her throat. She did not iniiIct fatal wound
aud was taken TO the Kings County hospital for
treatment She had not shown any signs of insanity
before the act but after IL she claimed that she was
prosecuted.
NEw-JERSEY.
ORANGE-John A. Morris age thirty, living In
Commences ST. shot himself in the head with pistol
Yesterday morning and died soon afterward. lie
had been drinking man, but had reformed anu
taken the pledge. few weeks ago he fell into
dru king habits again and disciplined by tenn
perance society to which he belonged on charges
made by himself He stopped drinking but ne
brooded his disgrace and 1t is believed that he
killed himself IN O ut OF remOrSe, lie was unular-
ned.
NEWARK.
Twenty children have been sent to Dover. ~ j.,
and nine To Saltwater. N j., by the managers oil
the Nursery OF the Home for the triendlesS. lhe
first batch were children under i've years old.
LONG ISLAND
GLEN CovE.-A party OF five persons. while row.
ing IN a small boat GU the Upper Lake. at Glen
Cove on Sunday evening, were upset and had a
narrow escape from drowning. In the boat were
j. Bailey, his wife aud three children. Mr.. Bailey
being good swimmer. succeeded alter desperate
efforts III saving them all.
LONG ISLAND CITY-A curious dispute is likely
| TO arise in Long Island City over the issue OF the
new bonds To pay Oft the floating debt of the CITY,
| A. the last meeting of the Common Council the
| acting Chairman Alderman Murray, decided that a
resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City
Treasurer 10 issue the bonds without any further
delay was lost although four out OF the SIX MEM
bers present voted for it, passage. lie held tnat
| five votes required Corporation Counsel
Payne said yesterday that tins decision was Illegal
| power the Mayor aud the City Treasurer TO place
| the bonds on tue market. They Will DO prepared
and sold as rapidly as possible.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
NEw-RocHRLLE-Albert landlord, who died sud-
denly of apOplexy on Last Friday, was buried In
Beechwood Cemetery yesterday. The funeral SER
vices were held in Trinity Episcopal Church.
PFEKsKIIL-William T. Smith, who is familiar
with the Pentcntiary, was committed to the
County Jail Yesterday. charged with beng con-
cerned III the commission oil % nlghWay roDOery
near Peekskll
MOUNT VERNoN.-The Fire Department paraded
Yesterday company from New Rochelle and
delegations from Port Chester and lOnkers partlc-
mated In the parade. Later picnic was held in
Dleckmann's Grove, under the aUsoces of Protec-
ton Engine Company of West Mount Vernon.
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