New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-18
NEW-YORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
The arrivals of immigrants at this port yesterday
were 3S7 by the steamer Republic and 3O4 by the
W. A. Scbolten
Theodore David seven years DID, fell from fire.
escape of tho tenement-house NO l,4ol frst-a'e''
Yesterday and fractured his skull.
The body OF Francis Dowd. OF NO. nouver-
neur.st who was drowned ~ the East RIVER on
Monday, was recovered yesterday.
FALLING DEAD IN THE STREET.
Thomas McDcrmott, an lr9hmao' age R ay; OF OF
No. 1873 East lhirteenth-st fell IN III IN lront VI
No 90 Elm-st yesterday, and died immediately
AN IMMIGRANT WHO WAS PARTIct AR
Patrick Mahoney. an assisted Irish immigrant
who with his wife and three chilIreh recenty We re-
fused to go back to Ireland except by way OF va,
iencIa Bay appeared ~ Castle Garden yesterday ana
asked to he sent home from New-York.
CUSTOMS COURTESY TO LORD COLERIDGE:
Collector Robertson received instructions from
the Treasury Department yesterday 70 pass Tue
effects OF Lord Chief Justice Colerldge without ek-
animation the payment OF duty. JVsuGGo
Coleridge is expected to arrive mere on next "eu-
nesday.
pwNFD BY THE UPsETTING OF BOAT
Jonn Steinmetz. yonng laborer of No; l6O Nor
foIk-st attempted 20 cross the Hudson RIVER IN
row boat at d-and-thlrtleth-st yester-
day afternoon. While near the New York shore the
boat was upset by the swell OF a passing steamer
and Stenmetz was drowned.
ARRIVAL OF AN AMBITIOUS CANOEIsr
s. r. S oddard who intends to make a cruise OF
Q 600 miles his canoe Atlantis. arrived from ihe
Upper Hudson YESTERDAY n 4;SV p M ana iSuod ~
the DOT of West Elghty-sIxth-st. hir. Stoddard
will rem in in thus city uutil Monday morning
when he will sail for Long Island Sound.
PrAIsE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Several firms occupying the tall building No 40
East Fourteenth-st. united yesterday III sendng 70
the Fire Commissioners testimonial 10 the EMERGENCY
of the Department, displayed on the evening OF
August when fire broke out on the top floor OF
thebuilding Battalion Chiefs Bresnau and McCabe
were mentioned as worthy Of special praise
STEALING A CARRfAGE-RoBE.
valuable robe was stolen from n carriage stand
ING IN front of the house of its owner, Is. II. Will
Jams of No. 1897 East Sixty-eightl-st, yesterday
afternoon. The thief was captured by Omcer
Ptr,fTor, of the rwcnty-eighth Precinct and gave
his M ne as Adolph Kuntz of Orchard-st Although
he talked nationally In the police station, IN court
he pretended 10 be insane. Justice kllbreth held
HIM in $1,000 bail for trial.
TERMINI OF The FAST RIVER AND SOUND.
A letter received by Supervising Inspector Star
buck Yesterday from Inspector General Dumont,
inclosed an official statement sent in answer to in
quriey as the exact line OF division between the
fast River and Long Island Sound. The Chlef OF
the Coast Survey states that tine eastern terminus
Of The strait generally known as the East RIVER
should be designated by a line drawn from Willetts
Point TO the southeast extremity OF Ihrogs Neck
ALDERMAN DUFFY's EXCURSION FOR THE POOR
Irrespective OF charges, the elegant bar2es, the
Warren aud Sumner, and q steamboat as wei, are
chartered" the poet laureate OF Harlem Is Lold;
for the excursion to-day ven by Alderman Mlchael
Duff. of the Nineteenth Ward, 10 the poor OF liar-
lem. h start will be made from One-hundred-
and-twentieth-st. at a. M, aud stop at One
hundred -and-fOurihst at $50 a. M Refreshments
AZ thr Alderman's expense will be provided tor his
guests.
AssAULTiNG An OLD WOMAN.
Henry HegRcrman, age hIrty-cI ght years, OF No.
% Es,ex-st. before Justice Gardner yesterday at
Ess Market Police Court. was charged with
brutally assaulting Mary Hewitt. age sl1tY-three
wears OF No l0l Dlyislon-st, with his nsts ana "a
G NIB " hllc she was engaged IN doing some work at
the premises where he occupied apartments. lie Is
known ~ habI'uAl drunkard. Justice Gardner
tor al
default OF $500 bail To be OF good behavior
REGISTERS OFFICE NOTE.
In the Registers Office yesterday deeds were re-
corded winch showed the purchase by William Il:
Martin of property on the northeast corner ol
Broadway and Fifty-hfth-st., the dimensions OF
winch are 75xl2lxS2X13S, and OF tho lot 22xlOO3,
situated on the south side oi Fiity-.eVenth-st 20
feet OF Flith-avo. The FIRST plot was disposed
OF subject TO mortgages against 10 IN the aggregate
sum OF $50 OOC, by William II. De Forest IN consider
afinn II Sl16 500 The other parcel was sold By
John ID. Lyon for 100000.
AN OLD oFPESpER SENTENCED.
Mary Ann Grady. otherwise known AK Ann Cor
rgan, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Court OF
Geueral Sessions to a charge of larceny Mrs. Mary
l.. Ihayer, of the Firth Avenue Hotel, went with
her husband, July II, to visit the steamer CITY
of Rome While she was on the deck and leaning
on the arm of her husband Ann Corrigan roughly
pushed between the two aud snatched away the
watcn worn by Mrs. Thayer. Recorder Smyth
found that the woman had boen previously arrested
on SIMILAR charges aud sentenced her to two years
imprisonment in the Penltentiary.
TURK ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY.
John tarracost, age twenty;four a Turk, living
Tombs Police Court yesterday charged with the
theft of a photographers lens the property
Of Byzant Azmye. of the same nationality,
whose place OF business is at No. 300 Washington
st. Bos on Mass. The prisoner took the article on
August / ana coming to this city pawned IL III
Chatham-st loan office for 81 20 He was arrested
by Detective Sergeant McCiulre who was informed
oil the larceny by Mr.. AZnivo, the latter having
followed him to this city.
FORGING THE NAME OF HIS SWEETHEART.
Albert Phster, age tuenty-four, ana Christina
Nagel age thrty-iive were occupants of the same
house at No. 4 Hall-pIace Notwithstanding dis
parity IN years they became engaged to be married.
Phsler took advantage of the engagement TO get
possession of a handbook of the German Savings
Bank belonging to Miss Nagcl. He then forged her
name to a check and tried TO get IL cashed at the
bank The ialslty OF the signature was recognized
aud Phister was arrested. lie pleaded guilty yes
erday IN the Court OF General sessions and was
sentenced by Recorder Smyth to two years ana elk
months III the state Prison.
STEALING FROM PHYSICIANS.
Hattie" Mulvey, a shOp!ifter who recently was
released from prison after serving term of four
for nG was G aTresIed Sy n
evening charge of stealing ARTICLES
from the Offices of physicians in the
city. The woman on August called at the Office
of Poce-Surgeon Matthews, ut No. 206 West Six
teenth-st, while he was abscnt, and asked permis
sion to wait until his return. She left alone
for short time, and she went away after stealing
a French clock, some clothing and few articles OF
iewelry valued at $500. On August II she stole
articles in a similar way from the Offices of DIR.
Hemmingway at No. 154 East Thlrtie h ST., and of
Dr. Barrowitz, at No 80 East Ihrtieth-st.
BROOKLYN
George c. Min, the actor formerly pastor of the
| East Congregational Church. is now spending
short time in Brooklyn, having returned from
Europe.
| The fare on the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney
| Island Railroad to COney Island and return. has
been reduced from 40 to 20 cents, owing to the
| petition of the Manhattan Beach Road.
| The suit for limited divorce brought by Mrs.
| Bridget ODonnell, against James ODonne a
| Custom House empoye. has been settled by pay
| ment of anony and counsel fees
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