New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01

At varick-st he suddenly struck her on The back on
| the head and knocked her down. In falling s st
spraned her wrist and received severe als at he,
| homo, found deep scalp wound near tne ieit eur
which he thought had been inflicted with Drass
| knucke. Mrs. Wells said that nelghoor haa
made threats Of violence recently on account OK
| quarrel.
sHOPLIFTER ARRESTED.
| young woman stylisbly dressed was arrested IN
Simpson, Crawford & Simpsons dry goods store, III
| Sixth-aye, yesterday afternoon. she mao CON
tryed TO put roll containing 100 yards OF SILK De-
meath her shawl. Further than saying ner nane
was Lousa Wright she would make no state , pr
| She was finally locked up in the Twenty-nlnth IRE
| cnct Station.
DOINGs OF TIE DOCK COMMISSIONERS.
The regular meeting of the Dock Commissioners
hfd dmy tSs Bday q Aldermen SR the
tons recently passed in regard to the Improvement
of the extension Of the East River front IRON OF i M
& +. b. Thurber asked for base of Pier No. 40
North River, now held by the Cnnard Steansnlp
Company, whose lease expires on May i; Inc le-
sideration.
| AMERICAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERs
| The fourth annual convention of the American
Society Of Mechanical Engineers met as tbe
dent, f. ID. Leavit, jr., in the chair Among tnp;e
present were Professor T Egeston OF Columbia
Bethlehem Iron Works; oberlin smith, president
of the Ferracute Machine Company. Bridgeport.
n. u and DR.; Robert Grimshaw, OF me Jown pt o.
| Railroad Appianoes Thomas X. Pickering OF fOrt-
land, Conn, read paper on " American Machinery
at Foreign Exhibitions" A. G. Hobbs, superln-
tendent Union Metallic Cartridge Company, al,
dressed the convention. business session VIII DC
held this morning at 10 o'clock.
BROOKLYN.
Boys with bean-shOoters make sad havoc among
the. robins in Prospect Park. They klil the oirds
easily and without much chance OF detection.
Wy Wy tha hoolr
seller. bequeathing property worth $4,000, was
offered for probate yesterday.
On account of his appointment in the Auditors
Office by Controller Grant, of New-York, Colonel ~
+. Austen has resigned the command of the 18th
Regiment, and will remove TO New-fork to live.
A. c. De Merritt assistant engineer of the Bureau
Of Construction in the Department OF Pubic
place at the age of fifty. He employed in the
department for twenty-five years continuously, eX-
cept for a year and a half. lie lett WIDOW and
two sons
Workmen on the Seney Hospital at Seyenth-ave
and Sixth-st. on recent morning put up coveX OF
quail that took cover in Prospect Park. The first
Gmmer of dawn has ever since seen regiment of
tunners tIn-toeing around the bindings with looks
OF deepening disgust at the extensive company OF
would-be law-breakers in which they find them
selves. The quail are safe so lar.
The Manhattan Congregational Association held
its annual meeting yesterday at the New-England
CONGREGATIONAL Church in South Ninth-st. twenty
eight churches in New-YOrk. Brooklyn and vicinity
Clinton Avenue Church. presided. At the alter
noon session paper was read by General B. Z. Arm
strong, principal OF the Hampton Institute Norfolk,
Va, upon the Hawaiian Missions. lie SAID there
was great danger that the Sandwich Islands would
become q Chinese colony.
JERSEY CITY.
Robert Brackett, of No. 1876 Bay-st., one of the
freight hands engaged in clearing a wreck at the
Reading Railroad crossing Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, arrested yesterday for stealing some
valuable freight: He was taken to Philadelphia
fT ot Ma tpI w. "A
articles was found in Brackets room.
LONG ISLAND.
FAR ROCKAwAY.-Mrs. Gould, wife of Charles
Gould, of the law firm of Yanderpoe Green Il Cum
ming of New-YOrk City, and daughter OF +. y.
Dickerson, while entertaining friends at her house,
Far Rockaway, on Tuesday evening, suddenly fell
to the floor dead.
OYSTER BAY.-The Rev. John John II. Smoeck was
Church at Locust Valley. The sermon was preached
by DIR. Ten Eyck...... William Wilkinson of Bay
VILE, has begun q suit against Edward Abeel, TO
recover 10000 for SANDER The complainant and
defendant are brOthers-in-law.
GLEN CovE-Two years ago William Wise Ia
bOrer, while boarding at the house of Mrs. Mary
AIittler stole a valuable gold watch chain, seal and
"A pair of sleeve buttons the property OF Edward
Bennett one of Mr.. Mittlers Doarders. On Tuesday
he went to Glen Cove jeweller to sell the cham
aud seal. He was at once arrested; when he con-
fessed his guilt and was committed to the County
jail.
STATEN ISLAND.
RICHMOND.-Ihe bi-centennial anniversary or
Richmond County will be celebrated to-day. Last
evening the interest taken in the matter was
shown by the appearance of United States |
man-0f-war, which anchored close in-shore in the
Tompkinsve basin, where she Will fire salutes at
sunrise, at noon, and at sunset.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
TARRYTOwN.-AnOther elopement occurred here
few days ago. While the marital relation of the
parties was broken their surname remained un- |
changed. They were Charles Koch, painter, and |
the father of one child and Mrs Jacob Koch, the |
wife of horticuturst. the mother of two |
children, and the p0sSeSsOr of bank account of |
$3.50. She took both money and children.
WHITE PLAINs.-COroner Tice on Tuesday after |
noon caused the disinternent and removal of the |
body of the child Mabel Currie who died at the |
Mount Vernon branch of the New-York Infant |
Asylum on August 81 Yesterday he empanelled q |
jury which viewed the body and then adjourned |
until this afternoon. Drs. Goodwin and Howe were
instructed to make an autopsy in the |
case and will make their report. $50: AT |
the Special Term of the Court of Sessions |
yesterday, w. II. johnson, for stealing a valuable
horse and other property from the stable of Walter
Scranton, of New-Rochele, sentenced TO seven |
years imprisonment with hard labor. James Brady,
who had pleaded guilty to indictment charging |
him with completely in the crime, sentenced to |
ri hon fba 20 Drisp