New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

day.
=. ROBBING BOARDING-HoUsE KEEPERS.
brs Martha Colvin, of No. 1872 West feminist,
and Mrs. Adelina Taylor of No. 120 Washington
place. In the Jefferson Market Police Court yester-
Day charged Frank Watson with having stolen from
them q quantity of clothing and jewels. They are
poar9lng-house keepers with whom Watson has
boarded successfully since November 1. number
OF pawn tickets and bunch of skeleton keys were
found in his possession Justice Duffy held him in
%l,OOO bail on each complaint
FRIENDLEss AND HOMELESS.
agnes Sterling, age thirty, found in the street
on friday night huddled up In the corner of ware
house with three-year-old child beside her and an
infant eight days old in her arms sparingly shell
tered from the cold. The woman was widow her
husband having died eight months ago, and by his
loss she was rendered homeless. At the Iombs Pc
lice Court yesterday the unfortunate mother and
her little ones were sent to the Commissioners of
Charities and Correction.
ACCUSED BY ANTHONY CoMsToCK
- Dr. A. NJ. Lergee, superintendent Of the Windsor
Baths, at Nos. ., and East Forty-sxth-st.
in the Tombs Police Court yesterday was charged
by Anthony COmstOck with exposing an antique
engraving of Roman bath-hOuse which it was
asserted, was obscene. The arrest had been made
on the preceding night, when Mr. LeTgee was taken
to the Fifty-flrst-st. Police Station. The lawyer
who appeared for the accused man denounced this
action as beinga violation of instructions issued by
justice White, that the warrant should not be
ecuted at night. An examination will be held.
LECTURES on CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY.
A course OF i've Lectures will be given in the
Broadway Tabernacle under the auspices of the
American Institute of Christian Philosophy, be-
ginning on on Tuesday evening. Professor Benja-
NeW-Iork, will give the first lecture " Design
IN the Elementary Structure OF the Universe The q.
other lectures will be given as follows: On No
yember a. " Heredity, Environment and Religion"
by the Rev. A. II. Bradford, of Montclair, \. j..
December 4, "A Defence OF the SupersttiOns of
Science" the Rev. Dr. c. F. Deems, president of the
nsttutute; December II, " Darwin, Emerson and
the Gospel, the Rev. Dr. j. b. Thomas, of Brook
Ign; December Is, Revolutions in Theology" the
Rev. Dr. L. HarwoOd, Of New Haven.
FAILURE OF LACE IMPORTERS
Hohsadt Brothers, importers of aces etc, at
No. 1O3 FTanklin-st., made assignment yester-
day to Henry Brash, prefcrrng the Tradesmen's
National Bank-where they had an account-"for
any balance that may remain unpaid Tor overdrafts
and also any amounts in which they may become
indebted TO said bank for discounts heretofore made
by the bank TO them l.. Casper, one note for
$4,000, and the holders of nineteen other notes. the
aggregate amount OF which is $52275 %. These
preferences are said to their Indebtedness for
money loaned them, and their merchandise liabli-
ties are upward of 100000, considerable part of
which ~ due in Europe. Two attachments
We're obtained against them yesterday, one by 4. IL
). Blumenthal, the other by Einsteln, Hirsh x Co.
ENDING IIFE's MusERIEs BY POISON.
An alarm was sent out 10 the police yesterday di
recting them 10 search for Henry FuhT, a German
dealer III patent medicines, who had been missing
since Wednesday from his home at No. 800 West
FOrty-fourth-st. IL was said that he had been mel
anchOly for some time on account of business
troubles. Before his disappearance he left his watch
and chain and n gold ring at home contrary 10 his
usual custom Late IN the afternoon the Mercer-st
police sent word to Police Headquarters that man
of the description of Mr. Fuhr had been found dead
in furnishek room at No. 226 rhompson-st. The
man had hired the room on Wednesday and had |
committed suicide by taking poison. In small |
satche which he carried packages of pat
ent medicines, with the name " Henry Fuhr' |
stamped on them. Mr.. Fuhr was forty-fouT years !
old, and he leaves wife and FIVE children, the |
youngest an infant.
BROOKLYN.
A new dock is being made in the Gowanus Canal |
cetween Eighth and Ninth SITS.
Complaints numerous against the strcet-sar |
companies for running few from Fulton |
ferry after the heavy travel of the day is over.
The police made $50 arrests last week. Permits |
for the erection OF hlrty-six new buildings were |
granted.
The Long Island Trust Company has purchased |
ground at Broadway and Third-st which to |
erect a banking building The price paid was
100000
Charles Jacobs was given leave to change his |
name to Charles Parker by County Judge Moore
His reason is that he is generally |
thought to be Jew, to which he objects
Isaac n. Winters, age sixty, of No. 727 Gates
ave, for many years prominently connected with /
MIR. Talmage's church was arrested yesterday on |
charge OF bigamy. He deserted his trSt wife In |
Sag Harbor sixteen years ago, and married has |
present wife i'll October, lso2. lie was held for |
trial.
JERSEY CITY.
Detective Dalton yesterday intercepted an old !
white man who had abducted young coiOred girl |
Orleans. The old man is George Randall, a wealthy !
farmer in Arlington. The girl, who Is simple
minded and who gives her name as Anna Maria |
Lambert, is about nineteen.
Two men were coming out of No "a Railroad
ave-, between four and five o'clock yesterday
morning, as Officer Miller walked up the street. but
hen they saw him they ran back. Miller started
in pursuit, but found his progress barred by three
women, who stood IN the way and refused TO let
him pass. When he succeeded in making his way
10 the rear end of the hail. he saw one of the men
the f9nrp and fired shot M him. The Oif-
rer went down i'll the cellar and found large
of plated jewclry buried i'll hole. ON
aud recovered some more of the jewelTy. They also
captured John DOoner., of No. 43 Railroad-aver
" HON Miller recognized the man at whom he
had shot The jewelry had been stolen from Bal
timore Il Ohio freight car.
NEWARK.
A recount of the Assembly vote in the Thirteenth
Ward, which was made yesterday, gives H0lzworth
the Republican candidate, twenty-five majority.
Daniel McGee, driver of hose cart No. 3, was eX-
rrcisng his horse in Lafayette-st yesterday morn
ing and he got out to fix tho harness. The horse
started, and he was thrown under the wheels His
skull was crushed and he died III a few minutes
He leaves a wife and family.
LONG ISLAND.
MINEoGA-The annual meeting of the Queens
County Agricultural Society. for the election of a
President Secretary and Treasurer was held yes
crday. The old ohcers were unanimously IT,
elected.
Fort WHLET's PoINT.-Captain John c. Mallory
is 10 be relieved from duty, having been assigned
for duty engineer of the First aud Second Light
house Districts. Through Major-G General Wright,
Chief of Engineers, Congress has been asked to
appropriate $l7 200 for the maintenance Of an
Engineers school ut Willet's Point. Thee deser-
ions occurred at the Point last week.
LONG ISLAND CIrY.-A man was found horribly
burned in Kennedy's liquor store IN VernOn-aye:
Early yesterday morning; He proved to be an old
homeless man named Thomas Deegan, who must
have helped himself to the liquor after the pro-
pretOr had locked up the store. Falling against
Inc stove, his clothes probably took lire. lie was
removed 10 the County Jail. He may possibly
recover.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
YoXKERs.-Charles HI. Rowland was before City |
Indge Ellis Yesterday, charged with felOniOus