New-York tribune., 1883-11-03
NEW YORK CITY.


NEW YORK CITY.
The Police Commissioners Yesterday appointed
Michael Feeey, clerk at salary of 81 300 year.
George Hartley, age ffty-three, of Union Hill, N.
j., jumped into the North River at West Fifty-trst-
ST. yesterday. He was rescued and locked mp.
Patrick Quinn, who was charged with man
slaughter in causing the death OF the Sonst chlI
dren in June, was discharged yesterday by Record
er Smyth.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
William Fisher age twelve, who lived at No. 546
West Fortv-third-st., killed by freight train
in Eleventh-ave. yesterday afternoon 1t was saId
that he fOOlishly attempted to cross the track
although he saw the tram approaching.
KILLING HIMSELF BEFORE HIS FAMILY.
John Banpnann, dssipated Bohemian cigar
maker shot himself to death in his home at No. 323
East Seventy-fouIth-st. yesterday. His wlte, VINO
supported the family, was absent from the mouse,
but his five little children were witnesses OF the
suicide. One of them had been sent for can OF
beer which Baumann drank before using the pistol.
BOY PRAISED FOR HIS BRAVERY.
Francis Foster, who charged with stealing
roll of serge from the office OF Joseph Garside IN
Grand-st., was sentenced yesterday to three years
and six IN a IN the sSSf S@e wRo
seized aud held him until assistance came The
Recorder said that Schoeller was the brayest boy
who had appeared in the courtroom.
A NEW SPECULATIVE ASSOCIATION.
Prospeotuses for new speculative association
have been quietly circulated among downtown
merchants, requesting co;operatI9n IN the organz-
ships and to NEGOTIATE loans 1t is proposed TO in
corporate liability companyunder the laws OF TINS
State the capital stock Of which is TO be $25OOO,
in l 900 shares of $50 each.
TRANSFERS OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
Germania Hall, Nos 29l and 293 Bowery, has
been purchased for $4,000 by John Stimnel.
The premises at No. SS BrOad-st. and Nos.
"a and 80 New-st., which formerly belonged to the
Charter Oak Life Insurance Company. have been
The Seventh Ward National Bank has con:
veyed its building, on the southeast corner OF
Pearl-st. and Burling slip, TO the NeW-1ork Metai
Exchange in consideration OF the sum OF S43'OOO'
TIP MECHANICAL ENGINEERS VISIT STAMFORD.
The delegates to the annual convention Of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers visited
Stamford Conn. yesterday TO inspect the works OF
the Yale and Towne Manufacturing. Company.
Special attention given by the visitors To the
hand and power crane shop and to seyeinty-H!Ee n.y.!
ton emery testing machine recently erected at the
works. In the evening after returning from StaTn-
ford, the convention met at No l27 East Twenty,
thirdst TO listen to few Protesslonai papers ana m
given an excufsion by the New-YOrk, West Shore
and Buffalo Railroad to Kingston and return.
LANDING THE STATE OF FLORIDA's PAssENGERs
The State Line steamship State of Florida, which
arrived from Glasgow on Thursday night, was
commanded by First Mate Davidson. As stated in
yesterdays TRIBUNE, about 2;3O q. m. on thursday
morning she ran into the schooner Isaac i. Camp
bell off Fire Island. The damas to the schooner
was not serious. Several Of the steerage passen-
gers on board the State of Florida were more OF
less bruised. After waiting at Quarantine for some
time after sunrise yesterday and the doctor delay
ing his visit the captain ordered the vessel TO come
to the city. The Health Officer ordered that the
vessel be sent back for inspection. The steamship,
therefore, went back and was not until after noon
that the passengers were landed at the companys
pier.
BROOKLYN.
The Miller Memorial Church, at Stuyyesant-ave
and Hancock-st, of which the Rev. $. Miller Hage-
man is pastor was dedicated on Thursday night.
"Ricardo," of the San Francisco Minstrels, was
buried yesterday in Holy Cross Cemetery. Funeral
services were held in St. Agnes, Roman Catholic
Church by the Rev. Messrs. Duffy, Dennison and
Kiahy.
The grain warehouses along the Brooklyn water
front are filed to their utmost capacity, becoming
so at least q month earlier this season than last
The amount of wheat contained IN them ar present
is in the ncghbOrhOOd of l4,OO0,O 900 bushels.
Superintendent Martin procured yesterday one OF
the little engines used in the summer on the COney
Island Elevated road, for use in switching cars on
the Bridge at the New-f0rk end, when two cars are
run together in the busy hours. new engine, IKE
the two in at the Brooklyn end will be built for
use on the Bridge.
NEWARK.
The new Third German Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. J. H. Wolf, pastor, at tIiamburg-pace and Ann
ST., will be dedicated Tomorrow.
Frederick Quinby, of East Orange, fell through
the Centre-st bridge last evening and, II is thought,
was mOrtally hurt, He was taken to st. MchaePs
Hospital.
In the suit of John stenway against the Long
Island Railroad Company to recover $4,000 for
the loss of his right leg, it was shown yesterday
that he was stealing ride on the train when the
accident occurred and verdict for the defendant
was rendered.
The funeral of Albert C. DeMerritt, of the De-
Department of City Works, was attended yester-
day afternoon in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, by
Mayor Low, Commissioner Ropes, Chief Engineer
Van Buren, and many employees III the Department.
| The services were conducted by the Rev. i. DE
Witt Tamage. The burial was in Greenwood.
About q month ago the wife of Edward II. Salk-
eld left him taking with her their three young chill
dren. Yesterday the husband returned to Newark
with the children, having found them on Monday
at the house of his wife's father at Aauch Chunk,
Penn. He stated that his wife expressed sorrow
for her act and wished to return with him. but that
he had put her on trial for period of two years
Mrs. Charlotte B. FurlOng, who convicted
last week Of mauslaughtcr in the first degree in
causing the death of Miss Charity Lewis by crimi-
nal ma apractice, was arTaigned before Judge Moore
yesterday for sentence. She said she was widow,
age ifty-siX. She had performed an operation on
Miss Lewis, but did not believe il the of
her DEATH Judge Moore sentenced her to six years
and six months in the Pententiary, saying that
only her age saved her from the full penalty Of
twenty years.
NEW-JERSEY.
RED BANK-The robbcries which have been COM
mittcd in this vicinity during the past month have
been traced TO two negroes, who formerly lived
here but are now concealed near MiddletOwn. They
stole liquor and money to the amount of 5000 from
the Hilton Park House at H8Zlet. 1t is reported
that John Crawford, near KeypOrt, has been robbed
of 81, 900 in checks and money. The efforts to
capture the negroes have been unsuccessful.
LONG ISLAND.
LoNG ISLAND CITY.-SenatOr James w. Court,
counsel for Benjamin W. Denning, the Democratic
candidate for State Senator in the Ist District,
denies the report that Mr. Dennng is about TO begin
proceedings for an Injunction 10 prevent John
Fleming taking the Office of District Attorney.