New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-09

Franklin-ave charged BY Miss Lizzie Willis. who
boards at the same place., with stealing two gold
chains Justice Massey dismissed the complaint
yesterday.
Atr,idnieht Yesterday, William Walsh. OF No.
129 Canton-st., was assaulted by three men a. Full
| ton and Henry-sts. and robbed OF y37. william
Malvy, age eighteen, of No. SO Mainst.. George rye
| highway robbers.
George C. Ralph, painter. age fifty-seyen. who
was adjudged insane by Judge Curtis in the supe-
| tifcate OF DIR. w. L. Hardy, was before Judge
| McCue YESTERDAY, as he lived in Kings County. He
| answered with intel liQence the questions asked
him, and the Judge decided that he was not insane
As he had no means Of support he was sent to the
County Almshouse.
The fifth annual campfire of the Veterans of j. H.
| Perry Post No. 80, G. A. r., was bed at Broadway
| Park yesterday afternoon and evening Delegations
| from all the Brooklyn posts, with their families,
partook of the camp eDjoyments. Several OF the
posts of Kings County were present as organza-
TONS and also delegations from numoer OF the
posts of New York and New Jersey. Ii is estimated
that in the evening there we're fully 5000 people
on the grounds. The proceeds are to go to the
Veterans Relief Fund.
The Democratic Association of tho Fourteenth
Ward has adopted resolutions setting forth the
need of special election for an Alderman Tor the
ward to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Coroner Doyle, and a committee has been ap-
pointed to secure legal action In the matter AppH-
carton made in the Supreme Court, before Judge
Cullen yesterday, for an order requiring the Com.
mon Council to show cause why maDdamus should
not issue to the Boari order special election TO
fill the vacancy The order was granted fetdrnaDie
on Monday.
serious difference has arisen in the German
Evangelical Church, in Schermerhorn-st., on ac-
count of an effort to make the church an ORTHODOX
Lutheran cody. At present 1T bears the same re'a-
ton that q Unitarian church does to orthodox
churches The change is opposed BY ths pastor tne
Rev. Theodore Dresel, and an effort is being made
10 secure his dismissal. The trustees OF the church
IRE about equally divided. The church is attended
BY many of the cultured Germans of Brooklyn.
Charles Coles. of No. 318 Myrtle-ave.. who was
arrested for stealing watch fro j j. Johnson on
Gatesave car, was released upon $1,000 bail Yes
terday. Detective Shaugnnessy. wa tonnd ths
warcn in a pawn-shop, says he did not srek 10 get
the ird of $50 offered by Mr.. Jonnson for It's
return. He only took the watch to Mr. johnson
and received the $50 which the pawnbrok- r mad
advanced upon it. Afterward Mr.. johnson deslrei
the return Of the money, as he was opposed 70 pay
ing it 10 q pawnbr'ker Coles saws thar he bought
the watch in this CITY and afterward pawnHd ~ IL
was regarded as mtrkabe coincidence that the
amount of the reward offered and the loan made by
the pawnbroker were just the same.
NEw-JERsEY
BAYoNNF.-County Physician Converse yester-
day directed Coroner Hughes 10 hold an inquest IN
the case of Bridget Cummiskey, who died on Mon
dav from rhe effects alleged. OF malpractice.
The woman who unmarried, kept boaruing-
house on Avenue-D, near ! wenty-sixth-sf. Among
her boarders was John Murphy young man en-
ployed in the Standard OH Works, who was on in-
innate terms with Miss Cummlskev On Friday
last she gave birth to child. She then took TO neI
she died. DR.. Dallas, who had been summoned to
attend her just before her death, suspecilng tnat
there nething wrong, informed the police
authorities. Chief Van Buskrk went at once To the
house. aud failing to find the child, accused
MurDhy, who was present, with having made awaV
with lt. Murphy con 'essed that ne had buried the
infant in the cellar but asserted that IL was still
born. In the house were found a Lumber OF instru-
mens used IN producing aD abortion. Murphy was
arrested. Several physicians who examined the
body OF the infant said that II had been born alive
.. Richard Mccarthy, age five. fell into cistern
IN tn, rear of his parents nome. No. WllIam-st.,
yesterday, aud was drowned.
LONG ISLAND.
Observation-Disclosures Pedrck an aged farmer
was killed by an iufurated bull yesterday morning
Hs was crOssng pasture lot IN which the animal
was feeding when he was attacked and terribly
gored. being unaole TO reach the fence In time 10
save his life. He lived long enough after being
fuunu only 10 tell that the animal naa ATTACKED
him.
RoCKAwAY.-There was a large attendance at
Rockaway Beach yesterday. In the afternoon the
Democratic County Central Committee met at the
Sea Side House, and received the reports from the
committees organization of the several towns OF
Querns County The committee will meet agalr on
September o, at Long Island City.
Long ISLAND CITY.-As the last train from Long
Beach for Long Island City on tuesday night ap
preached P-arsalPs Crossing The engineer saw amsn
walking the track lie blew tho whistle. but
before the man could escape he was struck by the
engine and Instantly killed. He was apparently
about forty-fve years of age, respectfully dressed,
but without any shoes.
MANHAssET-An unknown man. native OF
England applied to Mr.. Gregory, hip-ouilder.
few DAYS ago for work and given job To assist
IN breaking up an old vessel lilo boarded at the
house IF his employer, and on Tuesday evening he
was missed. Yesterday his body was found sus-
pended from beam IN the barn OF j. Coughlin at
Lakeve. Coroner Mckee held an inquest the
Jury finding a verdict of death by suicide, and the
remains buried in the Potters Field.
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.
SING SNG.-The two-year-old child of James
Connors, who was !atally scalded on Tuesday
morning by the npsettlug of boiler OF hot water,
ded during the following night.
Mt VERNoN.-rhe residence Of Louis Hagman.
of Jefiersou-st. aud Franklin av.. was entered on
Tuesday night by burg lars, who carried OIL articles
valued at 100.
STATEN ISLAND.
NEW. DORP.-The annual campfire" of Robert
G.. Shaw Post No. 112, g. A. X, of Siapet0n, which
answers all the purposes for the people of Richmond
County that the annual agricultural fair harvest
was begun Yesterday, a. Sea View Park, New Dorp.
The principal feature of the hrst day was the APP
pearance OF the Staten Island Wheelmen: who held
the opening meet and ran az an organization. riding
twenty strong They gave successful drill. which
was followed by races.
PORT RICHMOND. Fl. Hans is In the Rich
m0nd County Jail awaiting trial on charge Of
feonious assault, having shot at John Long IL Is
said that the shot was intended for Mr.. jacques
who took fIans's girl To picnic Hans afterward
met Jacques in company with Long. and without |
warning he fired his pistol, the bullet passing |
through Longs coat-sleeve and grazing his arm. |
IA valuable horse and wagon stolen on |
Tuesday night from Valentines stables. |
... The first case of a proceeding In Richmond |
County, under he statute. before a Board of Ex-
cise was ended Monday afternoon after nine |
months contest in favor of the compainants. the |
Society tor the Suppression OF Vice. The members |
of this society Staten Island we'll /
known residents, and last fall, IN the hope of |
checking the spread of Sunday liquor-selng. they |
caused complaints to be made to the Middletown |
Excise Board against Henry Meyer, Charles War
necke, Thomas McVeigh and Joseph Hamilton, for /
selling liquor Sunday Soon after this Hamilton |
gave up ma business and left the island. The
of Marnecka and MoXelgh still pending. that of