New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-17

Jury declared that the killing was done in self

jury declared that the killing wac u'No :"
defence.
NATIONAL LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of the committee Of the Unted states
National Lawn Tennis Association was held AZ 'ne
Hotel Brunswick on Saturday eEen' mSstyp Fra
ger. Glyn and Clark. Mr.. Conover, OF the Newark
Club, was elected secretary, in place OF MI haIj
mum, of the Young America CID, Inc ns Ayg' was
decided to hold the annual tournament OF the as
sociation at the Casino Newport in the last week
in August
ALARMED AT cars BITE
A white cat ran into the beer-shop at NO. -
Christopherst. on June 7, and Philip Giraffe, the
proprietor took il in his arms AS he was stroKlhg
forefnger. Mr. Giraffe thought little of the injury
at first and permitted the cat to escape lie became
alarmed the following day. Sn apm ms as
far as his shoulder. Under medical treatment s1e
swelling gradually disappeared and MT; francs hSt Us
finger was nearly we'll yesterday lie salo tna1 ITO
did not know what became of the cat.
AN ENGLISH FoRGER TO BE SENT HOME.
United States Commissioner Osborn, VINO mas
had under consideration for several days the case
C called Silf himself 0 decided yesterday to
hold Tuy for extradition. The prisoner was one
of the officers of the Bank of Preston, ENGLAND ana
liveries of notes. bills of exchanges and other sc,
curities TO the amount OF t3S,O0O, when ne nag
embezzled from the bank Two OF the directors vi
the bank came to this country to obtain luliy seH-
tradition The prisoner will be sent 10 England III
few days.
FAILURE OF s. soMMERICH AND co. ,
s. Sommerch d Co.. wholesale dealers IN NIL
linery goods, No. $50 Broadway, made an assign
ment yesterday to Jonas Ii. Goodman with rory
one preferences, amounting to $26'9o9 OV. hIe
firm consists of Solomon and Joseph Sommetich.
The senior member began business aDout tnt ny
years ago with Joseph Simonsfed as partner, the
firm name being then, as now, : Sommerlch az ",
In 1865 Mr. Smonslield Withdrew and Joseph
Sommerich became partner, the nrln name IT, rG
naming unchanged The firm made Voluntary CS
petltion in bankruptcy in 1870 with llabllties OF
SS7 600 and compromised at 80 per cent Inc IN
debtedness the present failure is SAID 10 DC aoouV
100000
OUT OF THE PENITENTIARY INTO PRISON.
Denis O'Bnen. who was imprisoned Tor one, year
in the Pcnitentiary and whose fern expired last
week, was arraigned yesterday before kecoTaSr
Smyth two charges OF assaultng Keepers az tHo
PenitentIary. Andrew Wilson, keeper, testlhed,
that on the night of January OBrlen, while con con
| fined in dark CELL began making such noise tnaI
he kept the other prisoners awake, ana wLen tn5
| Keeper went into the cell the prisoner attacked
| him with a stick and a knife. OBrlen .attackteu
Keeper McMahus on June 4, and struck nm on ine
temple after throwing coffee can AT nlm " Drlen
pleaded guilty 70 the charges against mn anu was
| sent to the State Prison for two years anu SIX
! months.
| TWO LAWYERS QUARREL OUT OF COURT; -,
In the Tombs Police Court yesterday, John w.
prisoner ' charged by Henry MoraDge also lawyer
| of No I32 Madison-st., with assault. Mr.. Morange
had a slight discOloratiOn under his lett eye, Whcn
was the result of a blow from Reynolds. The conn
| sellers had been engaged in a suit brought by Dr.
L. r. Hill, and as MOrange was IN City Han PaTk
| Yesterday, Reynolds demanded his share OF the
| fees. The former replied that he had NOT YET re-
| ceiyed the money whereupOn Reynolds called him
| liar He then threw MOTange to the ground, ana
| hit him several times in the face. Reynolds de-
manded to be tried before jury IN the Genera Genera
Sessions Court, and Justice WeidhXed pan at p2oo
in default of which the prisoner was committed 10