New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-21


water and oil npon pedestrians.
TATTooING IN CHATHAM SQUARE.
One Of the Chatham Square museum frauds IS the
Woman with the iron nerve %ao tne passing It
wonder they haven't killed that poor woman long
ago. said spectator yesterday, for she has been
now being tattooed' in this museum Tor the past
| two MONTHS
PRESIDENT NEWCOMERS RETIREMENT.
A. Victor Newcomb retired from the management
of the United States National Bank yesterday, lie
had been president since the organization OF the
bank in March, 1881. He has recently sold ms IN
terest which was considerably more than one-hait
of the capital stock and at meeting OF the d.
rectOrs yesterday he resigned as president ana oil
rector. Logan G.. Murray, yice-president, was
! promoted to the vacant office.
PROSECUTING THE LIQUOR SELLERS
| Yesterday was another unsuccessful day In the
prosecution of the liquor sellers who are accused
| before Judge COwng of violating the excise laws.
Assistant District Attorney Brady did not have a
witness in the case of Charles Krumm, OF NO. l61
Chrystie-st, and on motion of John Il. Br0dsky the
| prisoner was discharged on his own rec0gn1zance
r e % @ ing IN the case Of 5eSn a1 S
| Sunday, sell woman frothy substance that
looked like beer. Bnt Mr. Steinhart testified that
IL was cider TOOt-beer and the jury were unable
! to decide as to his guilt or innocence: Jqstus
Schwab, the Socialist agitator, was arraigned and
will be tried to-day.
| PHILADELPHIA FINDS HIS SISTER.
| Alfred Franke informed Inspector Thorne at Po-
lice Headquarters on Monday night that his sister
Annie, age twelve and half, had left their moth
and he ba a. a. cnn5 he fonnd at the
house of Louise Perkins, in Elizabeth-st. The girl
was found there, and yesterday, before Justice
| White, charges of dsOrderly conduct and abduc-
| tion were made against Mrs. Perkins, and she was
held for trial in default of 81 900 bail The father
OF the girl who was an interpreter in the courts OF
whore the girls mother lives, il is alleged Is leased
by Mrs. Bessie Swell, who keeps an improper
agency.
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Policeman Peter B. Carney was dismissed yester-
day for drunkenness.
John +. Lott an old resident Of New-Utrecht,
died at his home in that town yesterday, age ninety
| three.
! The Court Of Appeals has affirmed the decision
that the buildings sites leased from the Brook
| Ign Benevolent Society the Hcaney estatc) are not
! exempt from taxation under the law exempting the
/ property of the society rs charitable organize
/ ton.
The Society for instruction in First Aid to the In
jurcd will hold its annual meeting at its office No.
East FOnrtccntbst, to-day at 1870 III. The secre-
tarys and ireasuTers reports will be read and add
dresses will be delivered. The Society is now or
! ganzing classes for the coming winter.
Tho Sixth Ward branch of the Brooklyn Young
Republican Club has adopted resolutions in OPPOSE
ton to the proposed change in the membership and
name of the club setting forth that the action Is
ill-tmcd and unwse, in view of the coming Presl-
| Dental campaign. The general feeling in all the
| branches is opposed to the change.
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| with the South Baptist Church, at llarrlson-aye.
and IIoopor-st. to recognize the church, which was
! an open-communion one for thirteen years under
| the pastorate Of the Rev. j. Hyatt Smith, and adj
NIT il to the Long Island Association After long
discussion the church was recognized and the Rev
! y. B. Thompson installed as pastor.
! The house of George II. Nichols, No. 253 Clinton
ave, was entered last evening by, thief, who
! climbed mp to the second story window, and stole
/ two gold watches and other jcwelry, IN all worth
! T335. lie was hearu by the family but made ms
/ escape.
The second annual ball in aid of the Hebrew
! Orphan Asylum given last evening IN the
Academy OF Music being the llrst Oh lle season;
! Many persons who participated IN the dancing ana
| many more spectators assembled Inc stage was
decorated with bank of flowers, behind which
! the musicians were stationed. The opening march
! was led 10y Ernest Nathan, president OF the Asylum
! Society.
The Union Ferry Company's annual election for
directors took place yesterday Inc i9i2Ming We're
! Charles T.. Bill A. \. Low, II. b. Clalin, }. ). 1.
! StIanahan, J. b. Chittcndcn, James How
| Ripicy Ropes. Peter {. Cornell Samuel Mclean, W.
| A. Perry aud Benjamin ID. Sllliman. The election
for officers will be- held next week. The directors
declined to speak Of the effect Of the opening of the
! Bridge on their traffic, and stated that no report
/ would be- made until May next, when the Bridge
will have been open for a year. II was added that
! this report would be for the benefit of the direc
tors"
JERSEY CITY.
Patrick Govern, the newly, elected Directorate
La
mally installed in his Office yesterday.
NEWARK.
| William Lehman employed in the blast furnace
/ room ut Halbrehs Smelling Works, was badly
/ burned and scaIdcd by the explosion of a crucbG
| on Monday evening. Another workman was burned
/ by the molten iron, but not seriously.
! James Amroch. workman in the Prussian Blue
| Works, fell into boiler of hot liquid on Monday
evening and was 81 badly scaldcd that he VIII die
/ lie lives at No. $50 Ogdcn-st.
NEW-JERSEY.
! HoBoREN.-Thc house Of Charles Dicudonnc, at
| No go lIudson-st., was entered by sneak thief
on sunday night and robbed ofJcwelS worth ABOUT
| 900.
! Sorru BrRGrx.-Constabc Lee, on Monday
| night arrested a man who gave his name as Fran
| Deuicke on suspicion of having stolen a pair of
horses and a wagon that he had in his possession.
| Yesterday the horses and wagon were claimed by
/ Moses Ackcrson, Lake PasSaic County farmer,
who said that they had been stolen from MS stable
| on Sunday night
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
TARRYrowN.-7-Jamcs Mccarthy, age nine, while
! attempting TO slide on pond coated with Ice yes
| tcrday fell through and was drowned.
SING SING-Emory Miller, "a little boy, while at
| play hanged himself to fence with rope and
| would have died had he not been almost instantly
! discovered and cut down.
| PEEKsKuL.-Lawrcnce Fccny attempted to COM
nit suicidc yesterday by cutting his throat. Ii is
! not thought that he will recover.
YoNkERs.-Frank II. Hatfield, age eighteen, col
ored, eoachman for DT; {; A. zo Miles, uot was
! assonlt npon Edith a six-year-old daughter of his
! employer The accused man denies the charge.
! CITY Judge Ellis held him in 81 900 to answer be-
! fore the Grand Jury.
STATEN ISLAND.
STArIvTON-A petition 10 Congress asking that
body not to grant the recent recommendation
| of Dr. Hamilton, Supervising Surgeon OF the United
| States Marine Service, that the Seamans Retreat,
at stapleton, be purchased by the Government for
| $3.50 900 and converted into permanent hospital
! for sick and disabled seamCn Is being signed.
1TION or CHECKS.
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