New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22
NETWORK CITY.

| Arrests last week, 1,37S; deaths, o|3; pntns'
| 6J6; marriages, 14l.
| The free baths last week were used by 1877, Al
men and boys and 110.476 women and girls.
| Richard AFFORD forty years old, fell out Of
second stor window at No. 814 West Thirty ninth
| ST., yesterday, and was killed.
| Daniel Purdy homeless man fifty-two years old,
taken to the Chambers Street Hospital, yester-
| day, suffering from the effects OF morphine.
| Mr.. THOMPSON IMPROVING.
| Hubert o. Thompson Commissioner OF Public
| Works, who has been at the West End Hotel. Long
Branch for the last week. is considerably improved
in health. and will probably be able to soon resume
| his duties.
JEwELRY STOLEN BY MARRIOTT TO BE EXPORTED.
| Solomon & Duon. lawyers to export all the jew
elry stolen from the French jeweler, Kraemer. by
| James Fl. Marriott, who escaped to this country.
DEATH OF A BOY WHO WAS RUN OVER.
Frederick BeLler. age fourteen, of No. 3O1
Avenue-C, who was over by truck on Tues,
| day evening at Fifteenth-st and Avenue-B, died
| yesterday morning In Bellevue Hospital.
THE GRAND MASTER TO LAY A CORNER STONE.
The cornerstone of Eastman College. in Pough-
keepse. Will be LAID with Masonic ceremonies on
Thursday, July 20. The grand master of the State;
j. Edward Simmons, of this city, has been invited
by the Mayor TO lay the stone, and he has ordered
his staff to Dc present full regalia. Prominent
treemasons from all parts OF the State VIII attend
HOvEY QUIET AND RESERVED.
Edward Hovey yesterday remained under the
scrutiny of Deputy Sherilfs Tranor and Sheehan,
who comprised the death watch. He was visited
interference the part of tho Governor. After the
lawyers departure. Hovey became morose and
silent, scarcely exchanging q word with HE custo-
dams.
PROMPT DELIVERY OF LONDON PAPERS.
The North German Lloyd steamship Werra, one
of the "greyhounds" of the ocean. which arrived
here in eight days from SOUTHAMPTON on Friday
night delivered to The TRIBUNE office complete
file of London newspapers of Jnly II. The latest
date Of London papers by the regular mail steamer
was July 10.
HE COULD NOT TELL A LIE.
Inspector Esterbrook returned to his duties Mt the
Bureau of Budngs yesterday, with face and hands
tanned to the complexion OF an Indian. Wine on
his vacation he spent much of his time III boat on
the ST. Lawrence River, fishing for black bass.
mo, you don't" he remarked when TRIBUNE
reporter asked him about the weight OF the fish
caught, " | intend to stick to the truth wlie the
Lord lots mo
ATTACKED by HIGHwAYMEN.
Early yesterday morning john Deemer of One
hundred and eighteeLth-st. and st. Nlcholas-aye,
was attacked 1T Second-avc. and One-hundrcd and
seventli-st by two men who knocked him down
and would have robbed him had 10 not been for the
timely arrival of Officer Breen, of the Twenty
third Precinct. One OF the men was captured. lie
gave his name as William Mahoney ago twenty
three, of undred-and-fOurth-a;. He was held
in $1,000 bail by Justice Murray, in the Harlem
Police Court,
BROOKLYN
Permits for the erection of sixty new buildings
were granted last week.
Charles Clements. who has n habit of getting
yesterday for an assault upon her. Justice Walsh
expressed Indignation that tho man bad been
lcasei after serving only two months OF q four
months sentence.
The Rev. w. c. Stiles, pastor of the East Congre-
aiional Church, appeared before Justice Walsh IN
brooklyn yesterday as complainant against Fred
erIck KepIei. iquor-dealer OF No. 773 Myrtle-aye
Mr.. STILES visited Mr. keppel on Juno ~ and
warned HIM 10 discontinue selling liquor To minors
Mr.. Keppcl answered by threatening to break his
head ana mash his nose. Mr.. Stiles thought that
fo natl ghnulI rrn ~ call for
such a threat, but as the clergyman SAID that no
had received harm and did not fear the execution
of the threat the complaint was dismissed.
Representatives, OF the Fulton Municipal Gas
Com any and the Brooklyn Gas Company stated
yesterday that there had been meeting OF the war
ing companies on Thursday and that there was a
prospect OF their differences being settled. The
OLD rates for gas will probably be restored.
NEW-JERSEY.
HoBoKEN.-Pcter Williams. an Irishman living at
No. 100 Clnton-st., was arrested yesterday for at
tempting TO shoot john Bndeke, young Cor
man, who lives IN the house. Budeke had
been keeping company with Willlams's daughter
and Williams forbade him 10 enter his house. Yes
terday while Budeke and the girl were talking to-
gether IN the street In front of the house Williams
drew a revolver and was about To shoot ut Budeke,
when tho latter knocked the revolver from his
hand.
MATAwAS.-The stables owned by J. s. Luf.
borrow, at Eatoutown, were entered last week, and
q valuable horse and wagon were stolen. detec-
tive who employed to lind the property traced
the thief to New York, where he had scld the horse
for 90. and being unable dispose of the wagon
had pawned IL tor 81 IS. After considerable diff
Guilty he succeeded capturing the thief on FRI
day, who gave the name OF William Drummond
Boak and consented TO be taken TO Ncw-Jersey
and. IN default Of bail, was lodged In the County
Jail TO await the action OF the Grand Jury.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs.-An application was made to
Justice j. o. by man, of tie Superior Court yes
terday III behalf OF Mary +. Clark, of North larry
town Tor the appointment of a commission to assess
damages sustained by her through changing tho
grade OF a street. A commission was appointed,
the first under the new law. Prior to the passage
of this law road could be cut down that house
was made inaccessible without the owner getting
any redress. ..At the Special Term of the Supreme
COurf District-AttOrney Baker presented to JUS
tce Dykman an affidavit setting forth the facts in
the case of Onifro Mangano, the Italian who muir
dered Charles Williams, colorcd fellow convict IN
the State Prison at Sing Sing 10 December, 1881.
The Court decided not TO place MangauU on trial
again, and he was returned to Sing Sing Prison to
serve out his life sentence
observation-disclosures Komqr and Howard Kraft
both seventeen years DID, were arrested yesterday
morning by the Yonkers police charged with bur
plary ard larceny in forcing open door of the
Western Union Telegraph office and stealing $54.74
in money aud check payable To the order of the
Westminster County Telephone Company for $3.50.
komat. who was an empOye of the Wes,chester
County Telephone Company, confessed TO the rob-
berry, and to have stolen at various times previously
from the stationery store Of Jacob Sherp statoaery
and fancy articles Of considerable value. HOLMAN
had teephoned TO the police station soon after he
had committed the burglary that something was
wrong with the office. Susp con was directed to
him. and subsequently, he was arrested. His confess
sion implcates Kraft. Both boys will DO sent to
White Plans to await the action of tx Grand Jury.
LONG ISLAND.
MANNETT's HIIL.-Ehgar Whitson stepped on o
rusty nail few days ago. The nail penetrated his
foot to some depth and ne now has the lock-jaw.
RoCKAwAY.-The body of drowned boy dressed
in light clothes and wearing q badge marked
"a A. r. r. Co. 90 NewsboyD was found on Fri
Iayp Jamaica auDDOaaH
he fell from Rockaway steamer.
JAMAIcA.-Frederick Schwertferger ia the pro-
prietOr of q lager-beer shop Mt w oshaven. The
Excise Board refuses To grant him license, and
during the last two months he has been arrested OH