New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-24
NETWORK CITY.

| NEw-YORK CITY.
The front of Tammany Hall is being painted.
Policeman johnson shot and killed mad dog
| last night in front of No. 443 Sevent Lave.
| wAsHrRwoMAN FALLS FIR NJ ROOF, oo
| Catbarine Kschner, washerw ON a. OF NO; o5 ~
| Avenue-A, yesterday went on the roof OF NO. DOL
| Broons-st to hang out clothes. She accident
ally fell into the yard and received srlous in
LIQUOR LICENSES REF SEQ.
| The Excise Commissioners rejected eight appilca-
| tons for licenses yesterday. Ora natc Hail. IN
| Houston-st Police Headquarters, was one OF OF
the places at which the commissioners reluseu W
| egaliZe the sale of Liquor.
TAKING A SMALLER SUM.
c. w. Maxwell, proprietor OF tue storage ware,
Fourth ave- who was accused by Mrs. Wakefield OF
overcharging her for storage YESTERDAY aSreeu 10
take $3.50, instead OF $22o 49, inc amoun'
| asked.
NEwsBoY's FOOT CRUSHED.
William Moore. newsboy. whose home IS at NO.
| $50 Third-ave. got on Second-aye street car 10
sell his papers Yesterday and III getting OH .he car
| again he fell One wheel of the car passed over
| his right foot, crushing 1t badly.
ALIVE AFTER FALLING FIVE STORIES.
Alfred Minch age six, while playing on the rooI
| of No 1874 Mulberry-st. yesterday afternoon, lost
his footing and fell to the pavement beneath. Inc
building Is five stories high and strange 10 say lhe
! serious injuries were done 10 his head and Dody
| lie was sent to st. Vncents Hospital
A YOUNG DRIVER DROWNED.
| After rowing with a companion In small Ooa
|
Charles Blank, young driver, of No.
| G2G Water-st., attempted to get on the
wharf at the foot of Jackson-st. The boat moved
from under him, aud he fell mo the water. being
unable TO swim no was drowned.
USING A SHOVEL As A WEAPON.
Two young labOrers, John Bally aud Francis
Krispsct quarrell, IN their boardlng-nOuS no
1914 East lhirl-st., yesterday. and Baily had his
| nose lattened by blow with a shovel. tie was
taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment KRIS
pisct arrested.
NrrtI
The published report that trouble had arisen be-
tween the building Department and the builders
of the new Opera House was denied Yesterday 10y
Inspector Esterbrook, VINO expressed the opinion
that the building would be as safe as any 10 the
city.
HELD FOR SHOOTING HIS WIFE.
Ioseph NJ Stem amer OF No. 442 West Thirty
ifth.si. was taken from the Roosevelt Hospital 10
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday 70
answer charges of shooting ms yearod wlie
on the l2tn INST and then attempting suicide JUS
tice Ford ned him in ~ 600 bail for trial.
The wEsTFIELD DISASTER.
correspOudent il informed that the boiler OF the
Staten Island frrrybo We,tfeld burst at 1870 p
M. on Sunday. july 80. 1871 Just as she was about
to leave her slip at the Battery. Nearly 100 per
sons were killed outright. The boat was not burned
but the forward part was shattered by the e1piosion
CRoToN WATER TAXEs
During the last two weeks there has been rush
OF taxpayers TO pay their Croton water taxes due on
August l. PersOns who do not wish To stand In line
TOR several hours can leave the amount OF their
bi Is envelopes directed to j. H. Chambers Chiet
OF the CTCtOn water Bureau OF tue DepaIAulcht VI
Public Works, and receipts will be forwarded TO
them.
BROOKLYN.
The Brooklyn Nursery Association is about to
erect a building Tor children's home, IN Her
kIner-st., near kingstOn-aye. 10 cost S3O,OOO.
Suits for absolute divorces have been begun by
Charles +. Battenberg against Mrs Louise Batten-
berg, and by Mrs. Louise Richardson against Lem
uel ;. Richardson.
Timothy RYAN. of No. 115 Walcott-st.. while
living IN a hammock on Sunday afternoon, fell about
two feet, sinking his head on stone pavement and
fracturlng hls skull. lie died yesterday
A motion was made Yesterday in the salt OF Cap
tain T.. G. Duncan against The Nec- York TIMES Tor
800 900 ~ damages for alleged libel, To have
portion of tho complaint stricken out as irrelevant
and redundant. Decision was reserved.
Charles Clement, of No. 81 Fropt-st. who was
sent 10 the Pcntentary for four months for beating
his wife. on June PC, and who was released by
Judge Clement last week. was again before Justice
Walsh yesterday for beating his wife. and was sent
10 the Penltentlary for three months
Charles Strout, of No. al Jane-st., is manufacture
ing H. houses and workshops to be shipped TO
Aspinwall for the use OF the men employed on De
Lcsseps's Panama Canal The contractor Tor the
buildings which will be shipped In sections, Is the
Franco american Trading Company.
f. X. Smith has begun spit 70 recover $4,000
as damages Tor injuries received IN collision with
Charles McCrory III the Ocean Parkway on May II.
Both men own las. horses and were driving IN OPP
posite directions At the time OF the collision. Nc
Crory has begun q cross suit to recover $lOO0O as
damages from Smith for the injuries which he re-
ceived In the collision
Complaint has been made by tho street cleaning
contractor of the obstruction caused III his work by
the market wagons of the farmers which stand IN
Fultou-st, between Sands-st. ana the Terry. Inc
CITY Works Commissioner has directed an examine
ton of the reported obstruction. As there is no
public market in BROOKLYN, the use of the street IN
the early morning hours by the farmers Is public
convenience.
JERSEY CITY.
John Mannion. age forty, of No. 149 Steuben-st..
was crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad at Green
st. at z q. m. yesterday when no was struck by
locomotive and instantly killed. Fifteen minutes
later Adam lile age forty OF Eleventh ana Bruins
wick sts.. was driving horse and truck over tue
slmc crossing when "a locomotive backed down on
him and smashed the truck. Hle's leg was broken
| and he sustained internal injuries OF a serious
character. lie was removedto the Charity Hospital
William ID. Smith, jr of No. 307 Germanina-ave.,
was returning home about O'Clock yesterday morn
ing when he man lurking III cluInp OF bushes
near his house. He asked the man what he was
doing there, but receiving answer ordered HIM
10 leave. Without saying word the fellow sprang
on Smith and stabbed hun IN the shoulder lnillctlng
a very severe wound lie then ran away, but was
captured by Officer Jones and taken to the Third
Precinct Station, where he gave his name as
Thomas Carroll, and said he lived at No; 1876
Crnith-st. lie is held to await the result oil
Smiths injury.
William McGill, age thirteen, living at No. III
Plane-st, presented toy pistol at the head Of boy
named George Crane living at No ~ Beecker-s:
on Sunday night, Temarking 1t amt loaded"
The weapon was discharged and the contents were
lodg ed in Cranes mouth, causing serious wound.
The Legislative Committee on Prison Labor held |
two sessions yesterday Ia tho Common Council |
chamber anu heard testimony from manufacturers |
and workingmen relative to the effect OF convict |
prison laoor on Newark Industries.
The City Tax Board and County Board of Assess |
ors yesterday and liked the tax rate for 1883.
The county placed at IS cents aud the city
ratr at 81 3S total for Newark of 81 06 which is
q reduction from last years rate-T2 44-of 80 |
cents on 800. The decrease is due to increased |
valuation of nearly S5,00o,000 IN the county, of
which nearly $4,000, 900 represents advance in |
Newark property; ~ tho absence OF State tax, |
reductions the appropriations and other causes.