New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
1N FpONr Or HIS HOUSE.


Matthew Smith a pisno-mover,, was taken 10
poaseyelt Hospital on Saturday night IN an uncoD-
sciona condition. He was suffering from wnae was
;Jntiv cnneuss,on of the BRAIN caused Dy irac-
evIo Stsli He had confused wound on the right
TEN ME and laceratod wound on the DaSk ol He
head The police had found him lying IN tne e ni1oie
ns The street in front of his home, No. 200 west
Tb;rfv sixtb-st A crowd was around him; ana on
the assertion OF some one in the cr0"d Oincer lee
arrested Thomas McLarney, trnck-driyer, as sne
sssailaut McLarney was taken to the thirty
seventh Street Police Station, ard on bis own state
ment that Smith was drunk and had fallen In tne
street striking the back part of bis head the ponce
discharged him.
Smith died in the hospital at o'clock yesterday
morning. lie remained unconscious untii MS dea!n.
The police immediately after he ded oegah 20 sr an
vestieate the case. Ii was decided that the anaif
happened in the Twenty-nlnth freclnGt, anu
Roundsman Price was detailed by CAPTAIN Wllllains
TO work the case MP Price rearrested hnma No
one O'Clock yesterday afternoon In MS hone' No'
226 West Thirty -Seyenth-st -, :. ,;or
Investigation showed that Smith wac in liquor
store at TEirty-iourtli-st. and Seventh-ave dTpk-
ing He started to go home in company Win JONI
Brady the barkeeper. On the way they were
by McLarney, who was an acquaintance VI oi I
Brady left the two together before s so not drunk
when he left him. When opposite his nome Sli III
evidently became involved III quarrel VIII jn
noSSos;t Smiths home states that he heard the men
auarreng but did not see McLarney srihg i IVES
Annie Donahuc. sistern,law 4i Of her room.
with him. was sitting at the window OF ne, .o The
She heard auarrelling and looked OUT lh.U s VIZ oS
street The light was shining from the wlnd9Ms
the buichershop opposite ana ~ iba street to 90
home A man followed and strnck nm, ana sIio
saw Saith fall. She identified McLarney III Tue
otion-house as the ASA liant. -
S,n;tJ, vas forty.one wears old and had wife ana
four little children. He worked for q hrm oi pisnv
movers in Fifh-ave. The prisoner has only DeGn m
this country about year. lie Is twd wv fToianJ
wears old and came from County Longford, ireiahu
THE FASTEST WESTERN TRIP ON RECORD
The Cuion steamship Alaska which arriVeu ll OLD
Liverpool bsr hest st9 previous voyage by
two houts. She sailed from Queenstown az gov Gov
a. m on April 20. and at noon the nr Snt we're:
h Mad lGSg go 4 9Ie @f May 42 miles 49
miles: Nav A. 42S miles; Nav D. 4l3 miles, ana
Nav g. 3l2 miles She passed several Fargo Ge s
on The Banks of Newfoundland ana sno ~" Stnr
weather the last two DAYS of her voyage. on Sa.d
day night she was obliged to stop ana take so -
ings The Alaska passed Sandy HOOK av 30 90 eonra
Yesterday thus making the trip in days 20 uoui p
and 48 minutes. Her best previous fecoru wa" sha
DAYS hour and 90 minutes but she mas nah h oIo
trip IRON New-York to Queenstown, MN s honrs and
vantage of the Gulf Stream IN days, hV S, n
"a minutes Dwiph l.. Moody and Ira V. oaphollj
the eyangelists among the passengeIIss u @
a number of services during the voyaRe nn hoard
aIso a mum eySof temperance enthusiasts Vn p9a.e
and on Sa urday 30 passengers were lhuuo o ~
sign the temperance pledge The caoln passenSe =,
were landed IN time YESTERDAY b 70 vessel they pre-
eented Commodore George 5. Murray WIN sun y;
scription 10 purchase Commodores pennaan' Al
honor of the fastest western voyage ever maue'
Slit AGAINST A THEA RICAL MANAGEh'
James C. Duff has brought SUIT through his attor
nevs Hermann g. Reyburn. for $500 against y.
Pope, theatrical manager of ST Louis. JAMES %
DIM son of John Duff and business manager OF
Daly's Theatre has recently started on Sne Ioa 9
with a comic opera troupe known as the Gtiuuanh p
Onera Company, which has been playing WIN mucu
success MicaeIa" " Patience" and other come n,S
operas The company played week IN 81 LOUIS tl
a, Mr. Pope's theatre, which had been su6-let Tor
the summer season to W. l.. Dickson PGpes orgas
urer. After the week was over Mr.. Dickson aske9 9
Mi Duff to play another week. wHlch ne c3as S goo
to do on condition that he was guarantees 70
The terms for the first week were that Dun was 10
receive IS per cent of the gross receipts vi Vno
ening night George Sweet the Leading Ienol, t vac
taken iii and was unable to appear through .uG
week but an efficient substitute was iounu + nnu
Pat encen was performed TO larger audiences tnan
were present at the first week of the engaeeInehe.
Dickson deducted 5000 for damages cansed w
Sweets non-appearaDce MI Duh ''
brought suit for The amount
PREPARATIONS FOR DECORATION DAY.
L. "a r,o,,,sad at The HEADQUARTERS of the Memo