New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-26
NETWORK CITY,

| Secretary Folger spent the most of yesterday at
| the Hoffman House. He departed for washington
on the $40 train.
Physicians say that the five-cent barber shops
and cheap lodging houses where one or more towels
are made to do service for a hundred persons, are
often the breeders of disease.
Captains do not like to sail on Christmas. The
Custom House was kept open for an hour yesterday
for the clearance Of vessels but not single appll-
cation was made
GERMAN BARK MISSING.
The German bark Middlesex, Captain Kaemena,
sailed from New-York for Bremen on August 20
with cargo of 335, 800 gallons of petroleum. Not
having been heard from since she Is gwen up as
lost
WOUNDED BY AN UNKNOWN MAN..
Bridget Murphy, age forty of No. AZ ha anil.
tOn-st., was found with severe scalp wound early
yesterday She said that unknown man had
struck her. She was removed to the Chambers
Street Hospital
WOUNDED IN FIGHT.
Timothy Mccarthy, aged twenty-seven, OF No. ~
Westinghouse got into fight last nghtin Ienth,,
ave. with Michael Harrigan, who drew knife and
stabbed him in tho right leg causing a severe
wound. He taken TO the st. Vincent Hospital.
Harrigan escaped.
MR.. ARNoTps LECTURE on EMERSON"
Matthew Arnold will deliver his lecture on En-;
erson in Association Hall, at rwenty-thrd-st and
Fourth-ave Friday evening, January 4. lie
will start on his tour of the Western cities directly
after this lecture.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A BARKEEPER.
Charles Cortland, age fifty, gold-beater, who
lately employed as barkeepcr in Sandy
y,
dead in his bed yesterday morning in the Rapid
Transit Hotel over the saloon His death was due
to natural causes.
sTRIKFRs IN NEEDY CONDITION.
The carpet-weavers of Higgins d Co., who have
been a strike for several weeks, to resist a re-
dnctiOn Of wages of ten per cent, are in needy
ond , In the R9s wffS 1G'y from the the
Bricklayers Union No. 2; $3.50 from the Bricklayers
Union No. t.
KILLED WHILE At PLAY.
A .1.or. nc Iprut NJ MI
around some logs that were piled mp in front OF No.
9O6 Fifth-st., when suddenly some of the logs |
thirteen. who lives With his parents at No 81 East
Fourth-st., killing him instantly. The Coroner was
notified.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR BALL ~ MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN.
The reception and ball Of Iyanhoe COmmandery |
No. SO. Knights Tcmplar. will take place In Madi- |
son Square Garden on FEBRUARY 4. The drill CORPS |
by Monroe Commandery No. II, of Rochester, will |
give exhibition drill, assisted by the oath Regl
mcut Band. York, Columbian, Palestine, Adelph, |
Cmur de Lion, and other communicates Will attend
under their banners.
RoBBrRY At BATTERY PARK.
Henry Gavin, of No. 1919 Chryste-st., was 9ssalled
by three men at the lIattoTy Park ana NaShingtGn
forcibly by the arms, while another snatched
pockct-book containing Sl2 from his pocket |
James Downey, age twenty-eight, OF No. u |
Washington-st was arrested one of the thieves,
aud was held for trial In default Of 81 900 bail
by Justice Power yesterday at the Essex Market |
STABBED FOR JOsTLING WOMAN.
Thomas Wilson. Scotchman, age twenty-slx, |
who lives nj No. 23i Broome-st, entered the Oak |
Street Police Station early yesterday morning bleed
ing from a severe stab wound on his head lie said |
that lac was passing through Chatham square near |
Divison-st, when he accidentally jostled against |
woman who was accompanied by several men.
One of them drew knife and stabbed him.. Then
they all ran away. Wilson's injuries were dressed
at the Chambers Street Hospital.
BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB.
As Hugo Kaser. an instrument maker, OF No. 1913
East lIouston-st., was coming out OF oar-r9om at
the corner of Mulberry and Chatham SITS, about l
A. H. Yesterday, James Mccormack, age twenty
two, of No % Mulberry-st, seized him by the col
lar of the coat and attempted forcibly to take sill
YER watch and gold chain from his pocket At the
Tombs Police Court yesterday, ho was held for trial
in default of 81 900 bail.
A sHoP-LiFTER's EXCUSE.
Hannah Murray, age thirty, of No. 437 East Sew
enty-sxth-st., was detected on Saturday night. IN
the act Of leaving Ridley q Co.'S dry goods store,
No 300 Grand-st., with basket containing one
clock one musical box, gold ring and quantity
Of male and female hosiery, which she had taken
from counter while the clerks were busIly en-
gagged. When she was arragned before Justice
Patterson yesterday at Essex Market Police Court,
she pleaded that she had sick husband and five
children. Bail was required in $500 to answer
BROOKLYN.
Lillian Fields age six months, fell out Of a rock
inp.chair at her home No. 500 Myrtlc-ave., yes
terday morning, and was so injured that she died
in a few hours.
While Mccall Sounsan, age thirty-eight, of No. 81
Thirty-hfth-st., was going to bed at an early hour
yesterday morning, the Kerosene lamp he was
Carrying exploded and he was severely burned
about the head and chest.
There fair skating on some of tho ponds and
lakes yesterday morning although the ice had TO be
cleared of the snow. sleghlng parties were nu-
merous especially on the road between Prospect
Park and Coney Island.
While Charles Bethel, driver for ]. G. Crandal,
of No 32i Fulton ST., was passing through Bergen
shot in the fingers of his right hand. The shot was
fired from air;gun by Thomas hughes, OF No
$40 Bergen ST., who asserted that it was an acct
dent.
Patrick Tghe, age thirty-one, who said he lived
ut No. 30 Co umba-st.. w.fork, was locked up
in the Eleven Police Precinct night before last
conrt yesterday morning he fell dead at President
and COLUMBIA sts INQUIRIES by the pollice showed
sneak thief entered the house of United States
Commissioner Shields at No. 800 Schermer horn-st.,
on Monday evening, and stole from the basement
hall black beaver Oyercoat worth 900, IN the
pocket of which were q lady's new gold watch and
cham two gold collar buttons and some law papers.
IL IL thought that the thief was colored man who
was seen in the hall by a servant and ran away
when spoken 10.
ID, Mckenzie, age thirty-six, sailor the steam
ship Critic, lying at prentces stores, dea on Mon.
indicating that he had committed suicide by taking
laudanum. Coroner Keller set on foot an inyesiga-
tiOn of the matter, and post-mortem examination
shaved that the poison caused death, but there was
no means of ascertainlng whether Mckenzie took it
with suicidal intent OF not.
JERSEY CITY.
Peter Flanagan, agethirty-hve,was found Monday
night in Morgan-st suffering from stab wound in
the back. He was taken by the police to City
Physician Van Sann's house, where his wound was
dressed but he refused to tell how he had received
the wound or where Inc lived.
LONG ISLAND.
MANmAssEr.--A brass tablet to the memory of
Rev. James T.. Homan has been placed in the Epis
copa Church.
NFwrowN.-The Rev. William COombs who has
filed the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal Church
for several weeks past has been appointed preacher
..... The Whieport Duck Club, of Whteport,
met yesterday aud balanced their books. In the
past season they enjoyed 255 days sailing killed
four ducks and oxpcnded$2S 79each. Several of he
members will, next season, hunt Fulton and WASH