New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-31
REXY-YORK CITY.

At Castle Garden yesterday l,ooo Iduu ~ IL
were landed. The Donau brought 4S6. the I'm Eur
nessia 8 TO- the Arizona $40 and the Ancnorla 40
REPAIRS AT THE ASSAY OFFICE.
Necessary repairs are being made at the Assay
Office both in the building and TO tne ,hn ecij
At the same time a new tank TO receive Tue acid
waste is being built.
LOSING A LEG ON An ELEVATED TRACK
c. B. Rowler, of No. 351 Avenue Is; a painter em
ployed on the elevated road, while at wors at
Sixtl-ave. and Twenty-thIrd-st. was struck by
passing train which cut of his lett leg. he was
sent to the New-York Hospital.
ATTEMPTING SELF OBSTRUCTION.
In a fit of insanity Edward +. Brown. age nifty
six of Elizabeth New-Jersey. jumped into the East
River Yesterday afternoon. at the foot OF lWesnlY
sixth-st He was pulled out of the water ny OnCor
Cough, who to lis assistance and sent 10 Dele-
vue Hospital.
JOHN MAsTERsON BAILED.
John Masterson who vas committed 10 me loHos
OH Friday Oh n charge of dcfraudlng browning,
King IL Co.. his employers was released on odli
yesterday. Walter Minor. OF No. 20 tahdau-st''
furnished the required security OF ~ 900.
GROUNDING IN THE BUrrERAIILK CHANNFI~
The steamer Mounts Bay, an ocean tramp, bound
for Hamburg, while outward bound ran aground III
the Butiermilk Channel yesterday about p. III;
She was hauled oil by numerous tugs ana proceeocu
on her way unframed.
AN AGED wANDERER.
There is at Ponce headquarters, In charge OF
Malron Webb. All old woman OF eighty years VINO
was found by the police two days ago wandering
about the streets. She says her name IL Adellna
Roth but beyond this unable 10 give any account
OF herself.
An ELECTRIC LIGHT AT HELL GATE.
The United States authorities have acquired
property belonging to the llalsey estate at HeIl
Gate for the purpose OF ESTABLISHING an eiec ,
the necessary work to place the lIghI III position
will be begun at once.
SEIZURES IN THE MAILS.
Officers from Special Agent Bracketts Office, at
the Custom House, seiZed the following articles IN
the foreign mails at the Post Oihce YESTERDAY 20
bracelets, % lockets II crosses, y pairs OF ear
A A. gal ~ ElT14
lace collars, lace bands, pairs OF lace collars
and cuffs and yards oil black lace
A MURDERER ARRAIGNED
Daniel Lilies, who on saturday night STABBED ana
killed Lawrence Nichols, of No. $50 Canal-st., was
arraigncd before Coroner Martin yesterday morning
IN company with James OC onnor, who Is sald 20
nave been the lnstigator of the fatal quarrel Inc
Coroner committed both Of them to the Iombs TO
await the result OF the inquest which VIII be heId
tomorrow.
TIE GLExARvoN DETAINED AT LOWER QUARANTINE.
The steamer GlenaryOn arrived at l PIPER Quarah-
tine yestr rday and was sent back TO Lower 9uaran-
tine where she was detained The Gleuaryoh lcit
Yokohama on July = aud came through the SueI
Canal. Sine Is loaded win tea ana is uetalheu at
Quarantine because OF the chOcra-iniected ports
al which she touched on her voyage.
A DEMEgrEp BOY wANDERs OFF,
Sopbia Wolf arrived at Castle Garden Saturday
by the steamer lIabsburg from Germany, where she
had been on a visit To her old LOmo WIN her son
! Charles boy of eighteen. w0 days before reach
inc mort the boy showed signs OF insanity, ana as
| she WAS walking IN Broadway with him on Sunday
hc became separated from her and ran back to tho
BATTERY when he arrested and locked up 10 the
| New Street Police station.
| HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN PECR-sLIP.
| Edward PangbOrne, an able seaman belonging 10
| the steamship Ben Venue. lying OF Pier No. 10.
North River came before Justice Smith. yesterday,
M The Iombs Police Court to make a charge against
| John Ward age seventeen, OF No 80 Cherry ST, OF
having, with two other men. robbed INN oil flo IN
Pock-sip. about noon Oh sunday ana Oh threaten
ing him with a drawn pistol. Bail was required IN
| 81 800.
! IMMIGRANTS Returned 10 IRELAND.
| Patrick Culnns. his wife and live children were
sent back To iceland on the Italy on saturday.
Coins arrived here on July .. lie said that Inc had
| been getting e. a week IN Ireland, but that an
| agent of the British Government came 10 nlm ana
told him that If he went 10 America ne wOuld make
| his fortune. lie came here with his family bal was
| unable To procure work. and his money being eX-
hatisted he went To Castle Garden aud asked 10 DO
| sent back To Ireland.
| DANGEROUS PLAY WITH FREIGHT CARS.
| A boy who gave his name john Reilly, of One
hnndrel-and- thirty -ourth-st. and Fourth-ave was
| arrested Yesterday for iooslng the brakes on an
| empty freight car winch standing on sid q
| track of toe New-York Central and Hudson River
| Railroad at c-hundred-and thirty nth-st. The
ear had run at least twenty-five feet before 1t was
| stopped The grade IL descending from this point
TO the Harlem River, and the car would have been
! thrown into the river IT 1t had not been stopped
| Reilly Was fined $40 IN the Harlem follce Court.
SAVAGE ATTACK ON A BOY.
Thomas Reilly, age twenty-iour, of No. 300 East
| Ftchtieth-st demanded seven cents OF crowd of
boys on Sunday night; at Eightlctn,st ana FIRST
when he struck one OF them, Thomas Haley, age SIX
teen a son of his employer, OF No. III East Eight
Ieth.st Reilly followed up the assault by throwing
Uaiev dawn The Lads head struck against the curb
stone iuiuring HIM severely that he had 10 be
RED home His injuries are declared by his physician
Police Court Yesterday by Detective LOOuan, OF
Inspector Byrncss staff, and committed by JUS
flee Murray without bail 10 await the lads
recovery.
DEVICE PRACusED BY THIEVES.
Charles Smith, age eighteen years, OF FOurth-st.,
was arraigned at the Essex Market Police Court
YESTERDAY charged by MMol, ,, BraaaG, of No. 40
nome a watch On July % Smith. in company with
an unknown person, gained admission to the house
Inv saving he bad lost canary blrd and il had
aligned upon the fre-escape at the rear of tho
building While Miss Bradac ana Smith were look
inc for The my Ethical bird, the accomplish stole the
watch On July "a Smith and an accomplish prac-
tiscd the same deceit at No. 1Ol Eldrdge-st They
gained admission TO the rooms OF Mrs Eliza Edridge
and stole a watch worth $IJ. Toe prisoner
held in $500 bail In each case.
BROOKLYN.
Justice Cullen yesterday confirmed the decree of
absolute divorce III the suit OF George w. Butcher
against Sarah l.. Butcher.
Thirty girls employed at Harris baggng mill,
Second-aye and Elghth-st., went on strike Tor IN
creased pay yesterday. The mill shut down at
noon.
The Rev. X. H. L. 1ighe pastor of Grace Chapel,
defendant in a suit for Islander, malicious prOsecu-
tion and false imprisonment, brought by Thomas j.
Noblett for $4,000 damages yesterday surren-
dercd himself to the Sherifs officers and gave bail
in 81 600 to appear for trial.
Francis Young age thirteen, living with his par
ents in Frankn-aye., near Butler-st was knocked
down and killed by Franklln-ave. horse-car yes
terday morning. lie was trying to jump on the
rear platf form to show the conductor jumping
lack he had in his hand. The conductor was ar
rested and held to await the c0rOners action 1t is
said that he was not at fault.
Edward Lauterbach states that he hopes as coun-
sci for the bondholders and receivers of the Brook
| lyn Elevated Railway Company, TO conclude nego-
tiations with the Putnam syndicate this week. All
persons having claims against the road have signed
| an agreement to scale them down. and the bond
holders and the stockholders with one exception
| have also agreed.