New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-08


AN ENGINEER REID IN BAIL
William Miller the engineer OF the locomotive on |
the Hudson River Railroad which on "Wednesday |
killed Harris SToss ;h %as nones Michael
robn. OF No SOL West Thirty-second-st, became |
surety on the bond
A CONFESSION FROM A BURGLAR
The man who called himself joan Smith and who |
vas arrested by detective the roof of No l |
Second-st. on Thursday, was charged with burglary
before Justice Ford at the Essex Market Ponce |
Court and committed WlthouO o"'i' iio "'A"o"A-
edged his guilt.
vIcIsSIrUDrs OF LIQUOR SELLERS.
Lionor sellers do not always get rich. One who |
was once prOsperou, Is now laboreT In one OF the
nubhc parks On the other hand, one OF the most
prosperous liquor sellers III tho city less than NJ
teen wears ago blacked boots for many OF his pa
irons OF to-day.
r,ussIG 4 HAMMERscHLAG's SCHEDULE.
In CONNECTION with the assignment OF Isaac W.
Tansslg and Mortz Hammerschlag, the following
schedule has been filed: Liabilities, S214 So Al
mammal assets Sl49,0lS 30: actual asset-, $3s,
500 10 The largest creditor is the Importers and
Traders Bank for sou
REAL ESTATE NOTES.
George H. Morris has purchased the property on
the south side of F1fty-seyenhst, about 10 Ieet
east OF Fltta-ave., tor 100000 from Joseph NJ
Emanuel Maurice DAILY has made an assignment
OF ms lease OF the blizzard room No. go lhru-a'o
to Patrick j. Cody Tor $4,000
SEAMAN DROWNED AT SEA.
CAPTAIN Humphreys. OF the snip Paramcta. which
sailed from Liverpool thirty days ago. reports that
his vessel encountered strong westerly winds and
high irregular seas during the entire passage On
August 81, IN the midst OF a severe storm Kari
Petersen. "A Swedish sailor, was washed overheard
aud drowned.
TWO PUGNAcIoUs CHrvAMEN
All Lee and An Dung, two Chinese countrymen,
at No IOIl2 DivIsipn-st., had dispute there on
TbnrsiaV night when It ia alleged tnat An Lee
seized glass tumblcr, ana was 10 the act OF throw
ing It at An Dung, when the latter struck MN on
I ~ head with a washboard and knocked III down
Yesterday at Essex Market Court Ah Dung was held
Tor trial In Special Sessions. by Justic" Ford.
TIE BOLIVAR STATUE COMMITTEE
The committee of South Americans having in
charge the statue of Simon Bolivar did not meet
Yesterday although Mayor Edison sent 10 u the Ie-
clSon OF tho Board Of Aldermen, rendering II inc
nae of the Governors room In the CITY Hall Tor It's
meetings The members went TO Philadelphia. but
Will probably mold meeting IN tins city next week.
SIGNALS SAID 10 HAVE BEEN IGNORED.
Capisin Lewis Levy, OF the brooklyn annex boat
Baltimore winch came into COLLISION with the tug
Hattie NJ Sprldcr on september while making "A
lending at the Ere ferry, fled his statement yes
tarJ,,v with the Local Board of Inspectors. He
saws that the captain of the rug ignored the
| whistles blown by the Baltimore anu that no
apparent effort was made 90 avon the COLLISION.
| PLENTY OF GRIPS; BUT so PASSENGERS YET.
All the SIX passenger III the depot OF tue East
River Bridge railway nave been supplied with the
| iunInved Srip aud there remain hand three
rYtra grips winch will be placed on other cars as
they are needed. aud are brought up iron the Bridge
yard to the station. All the cars Lave been tried IN
n rn and tue grips have been found To be sals;ac.
| tory IN each case. Yesterday a number OF trDs
were made, but toward the middle OF The afternoon
some DELAY CAscu by thc neAtlhB OF tue JOURNAL
| in the Brooklyn engine ROOM
| DISPOSITION on ROSA BURNss BODY.
The permit winch Mrs SPAR caused To be OBJ
| tanned on thursday Tor the transfer OF the body o
| Rosa Burns 10 Greenw Cd Cemetery, wa re Ut ed
10 The Bureau of Vital Statistics unused Yesterday.
| DR. Nage afterwlrd granted permit Tor tho
| transfer of the body Oack to the cemetery In
| Secoud.aye.. from which the body was removed 10
lilo Morgue for examination. 10 was said that an
action Tor possession OF the body probably would be
| begun III tue courts.
| MAKING USE or A PRIVATE POST.
suit was recently brought by the United states
District Attorney against patrons OF BOyds Dis
| patch for violation of the postal laws under sec
| ton 1854 OF the Revised Statutes. Suce then
about forty individuals aud firms nave paid the 700
fine and COSTS twenty have paid no attention 10 the
| summOns against these iud sment has been taken
| Inv default their time having expired yes erdayl.
and about ninety will stand tfal. Ihelr cases are
| set do wn for the October term.
| sUspgCTING STEAMSHIP EMPLOYEES OF SMUGGLING.
| Onicsrs IN Captain Brackett's department of the
| Custom House on Thursday night seized a quantity
of cigars snuff cigar-hodcrs aud dry goods on the
| steamship Canf0rna, from Hamburg. twenty GAL
| Ions of rum and 100 CHARS were also seized on
hoard of the steamer Clontuegos, from CleniusgOs,
| l,uba No arrests have been made. but tho goods
were found IN different parts OF tue TWO steamers,
| aud 1t suspected that the employees or some OF
them we're the smugg ers. IL IS posible that Col
| lector Robertson may impose fines on the vessels
WOMAN SUSPECTED OF ARSON.
short time ago Anne BOylan OF No. 1i6 East
| Thrty-nlnth ST., took dose OF carDohc acld
and was sent 10 Bellevue Hospital, where she re-
covered. ArraIgued III court Tor attempting to COM
| mt suicide. Sue sad she took the poison by ms
| rnkr and was discharged. On Thursday night
| smoke was seen issuing from her room, and when
| Officer kemloy OF the Twenty-hrst Precinct with
! two bremen entered the room they found II ahre,
| burning III three places, aud the woman aDed She
| was arrested aud Yesterday was held for examlna-
| non IN the IorkvIlie Ponce Court on suspicion OF
having set the place Oh IRE She says the room was
fired uy the upsettlng Oi lamp
A BLACKMAILER PLEADS wIFES DISTRESS.
| Lewis v Jones. the Grand Hotel coacn.han who
| ,nu mi Uht iOr a fp
| blaakmaIl julius MusOacker, was yesterday taken
| RI the rombs Police Court. On beng arTalgned
| before Justice Smith, the prisoner acknow edged
| that he had sent tho letter complained Oh DuJ
| n1eaded that he had wiIc aud three children who
,xar. npuut To be elected from their nome l0r non
| sJ5 or $50 IN order to give shelter TO his family.
| Ills wiie IN court and wept bitterly. seeing
her distress Mr. Mus Stacker gave ner 20. Jones was
cummtted Tor trial III tue General SESSIONS court,
| ball beng liked at Sl,oOo.
BREAKING HIS wIFE's RIBS.
| Sarah Jane Farrell, ags twenty-threc. OF NO. 2o0
| Tentn-ave., was taken 10 tine No~-10rk Hospital
| Yesterday morning with three broken ribs. She
| sad sne had been beaten by her husband, James.
The latter was arrested as lac was driving loaded
truck IN Brooklyn, aud taken 10 the Jefferson Mar
ket Ponce Court. lie SAID that MS VIE Is Ill INK
ard and spends most OF her time IN the company Of
| dissolute and thlevlng men and women. lie Dor
| rowed a dollar from his employer yesterday morn
ng ana gave IT to MS wife with request that she
| pr.pare him some breakfast. She threw tue money
! | on lie floor and abused him. lie became enraged
and struck her with tho bacA OF his hand lie mad
no intention to seriously injure her. Justice Fat
terson neld hun to await the result OF his wifes
injuries.
, BROOKLYN.
, The Manhattan Boacn Railroad Company has in
| formed Mayor Low that the street crossings now
unprotected by gates and hagmen Will Do attended
to at ouce.
, George j. Watson, ago two. of No. 81 Howard
| frahv if.m