New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BALKY HORSE ON THE BRIDGE.

BALKY HORSE ON THE BRIDGE.
TWO CARRIAGES BROKEN IN A coILIsIoN-A MrLAN-
CHOLY PROCESSION.
short young man. wearing tall light bat and
a long linen buster, and leading a bay horse OF
medium size. was seen yesterday afternoon walking
nervousy on the west roadw of the Bridge toward
the New-York entrance. The horse was harncssed
and close behind 1t came the carriage 10 which 1t
had formerly bean attached, looking decidedly the
worse for wear young woman carrying piece
of harness followed the carriage. She also wore o
linen du>ter and i'll her hand she carried beautiful
bouquet of roses. similar procession soon ap
peared in view: A man leading barnessed horse
policeman drawing dilapidated carriage
woman waking To the reporter the frss s Young Ts
than my horse SHE'D" Then he asked, Are you
o ieporterr and when be learned that he had made
IN accurate guess he whispered TO the policeman
who was doing double duty. guarding the pubic
peace and drawing private wagon. Don't talk
10 this mamie IL reporter" adding, as he referred
TO the accident. Il DOM seek notorie'y III sucn
way" ,. a rr,uo
crossed the park and stopped in front OF the police
of the animal to the policeman the young man
entered the station and in an imperative tone re-
horse to come after his property. He was advised
to take street car and ride up t., thestable !,
take care OF my horse while am gone, then"
TAKE il to an undertaker's." was the advice he
received and followed by crowd OF sympathizing
small boys he started down Chatham-st., while ms
carriage, went to the elevated station IN Park
place. r. NJ
s51 Broadway. was Leading the second horse +, lie
gave an account of the accident as follows; The
Young man who was driving the horse that caused
tue accident Is Frank Shepherd OF No. 50 West esq
Twelfth-st His horse had been acting badly all
the time THAT we were on the Bridge. lie was
about forty feet ahead of me, both OF US going
toward BROOKLYN. Tue horse had baked several
tines when. as VIC were near the first tower, he
suddenly stood upon bis hind feet and whirled
around MI Pse ca nna sbU@
us. / had driven as near the wall as possible,
and endeavored to stop the horse
from nv carriage but It was impossible to do So
and that carriage struck mine with sufncent iorce
to take forward wheel oil Mrs Costello ana nd.
two persons was injured. The horses are not
scratched, but both carriages are pretty well
broken"
Officer George Lauterborn, who stopped the run
away steed, said that .he accident was caused by
the inability Of Mr. shepherd TO control the horse
Collector O. w. Wander Bosch was suffering from
spraned wrist. Al had just taken the gate
money! he explained, when the driver gave the
horse cut with his whip and the animal t s' mp
not stopped 1t. In doing so hurt my "ris1 very
badly"
NO SPEECH FROM BUTLER WANTED.
James Fl. Morrison, of the UNITY Labor Club
called the Central Labor Union to order yesterday
afternoon. The Picnic Committee asked whether
il should invite Governor Butler, OF Massachusetts
To act AS Oral or mt the picnic on September g. The
chairman ruled thatGovernOr Butler was not eligible
The decision was appealed from and the appeal was
sustained. Then ensued a long discussion OF Inc
merits and dement's of Governor Butler MT Nor
rison said that Butler acapitalist and trading
politician, aud as such he had no business III TINS
Central Labor Union. Mr. Horan SAID that TINS was
the beginning of boom for Butler as o working
mems candidate for President, and he objected 10
the Central Labor Union being used to further But
ler's political aspirations John W. franknn moved
that the Picnic Committee be instructed to invite
Governor Butler to act as orator OF the uay.
dozen delegates rose to their feet with points
of order and the chairman, after brief struggle
with the gave waited until the contestants Tor
the floor tired themselves out. One delegate sug-
cested that both the motion and General Butler be
thrown into the waste basket Mr.. McGreevy
he was interrupted by delegate slightly under
the influence of liquor. who shouted " VINO stole
the spoons p Mr.. Sullivan stated that
there were not dozen members OF the
Central Labor Union whom he would trust for
three hours as members of the Legislature. Butler
had never taken up the cause of the iaborlng man.
said one delegate, except from purely selhsh
motives. " Don't take pettifogglng scoundrei OF
lawyer for your speaker on your great holiday"
shouted another. Finally the matter was Land on
the table.
Despite the protests of the chair a recess was
taken to watch fight in the back part OF the hall
between the sergeant-at-arms aud an mebrlated
delegate.
DOINGS OF IRISH SOClE TIES.
The majority of the ward branches of the National
League listened yesterday To reports OF their
delegates to the Municipal Council. Branch
No 10 elected officers and delegates TO the council
public meeting was held by Branch No 20, at the
Jferson Club rooms, at Eighty-sxtn-st. ana