New-York tribune., 1884-02-21

where he was sleeping, by two young men. oInGgI
EdmunstOn was also attacked Dy the men. is GO
seized one and tho other struck ri MIN lln hnne'
when another policeman came mp, ana DOM Ihc u.s.
sailants were arrested after struggle. Iney edN9
their names Thomas Dolan, age tWenty, ro "uu ar
William Haoway, age sixteen. Iheyc c,st Meto ond %nI
raigned Yesterday in the Harlem fOIlce So'i'' ""
they will be examined on Saturday,
ACQuIrrAL OF 4. r. MIDDLEBRoOK; .,
f. r. MIddlebrOOk, n young man OF eXcciicuI I'pc
utatOn, who was recently arrested on cIl"t Er IL ~
forgery made by Robert Shaw, was tlled YESTERDAY
in the General Sessions. II appeared from llo nc W.
dence given by Mr. Shaw that Mlddlebrook nau ,I aI
thonty to sign his lShaw's) name to drafts anu anu
checks. MddebroOk had done so IN TINS IiSidno??'
and had added his own initial M" Upon TINS eVl
dence Judge COwing directed the jury to 9rllg III a
verdict Of not guilty, adding that be % diu mdicv
why the case had ever been begun. Arthur puu,,,S
Vnion and j. G. Agar appeared for MI. Mluuie-
brook
SALE or VALUABLE EDITION or sHAKEsPEARL;i Il
The sale of the Harrison library was continued
Yesterday afternoon i'm Ieavitts Clinton Hall sales
rooms. The attendance was large but the Dla1i6 lux
was low. The main interest lay in the $iS,oO9S CS
Shakespeare; so called because tho pr0ductlou vi
the edition cost that amount to the puDnsneTs' & b-
mer & Co.. of London The edition consists OF UNI
ty-six folio Volumes illustrated by 4G29 PateS anu
il was sold for So 5JG An illustrated i0llo euilQn
Of four sporting works, Racing, by W. H. ccosi
and Turf" Road and Chase" by Nimrod,'
brought $26s The sale was concluded IN the G eVen-
ing, when the Turner Gallery, with Sixty steei on
cravings, brought $27.
BROOKLYN.
An absolute divorce was obtained YESTERDAY Dy
Mrs. Catherine Schneider from Lorenzo Schheiuer'
| The Rev. Clarence f. WOodmau, the Panlis55 i III y
preacher will lecture on "The Iriumphs of talth -
in the Church of st. Charles BarrOmleo, on SUNDAY
| evening.
| The annual report of the Tree Planting Society
shows that 900 trees set ont last year thougn
the efforts of the society which furnished trees az
cost TO all who desired them 1t is hoped to erect
drinking fountains in the streets in the coming
| year.
| A motion for aimOny and counsel fee was argued
before Judge Barnard Yesterday in the SUIT oi Srs.
Annie &. Walton for a limited divorce from George
| W. Walton. on the ground of cruel treatment. me
| defendant denies the agreement OF marriage which
| the plaintiff alleges existed between them.
| The leases by t 6 Union Ferry Company of the
Wall Street and Catherine Ferries VIII expire III
| two years. and the directors are considering the
| eXpediency of renewing them on account OF ItS
falling off in receipts since the Bridge was opened.
The matter will not be settled for some time.
Charles Mellio, age fory-six. of North Second
and Fifth sts., jumped from the stern OF the hoo;c
| welt Ferry boat Alaska, yesterday. his SUICIDAL
purpose was defeated, for he was rescued ana, ar
| rested. lie said he was ont of work and tired OIL
| living.
Motions were argued before Judge Barnard in the
Supreme Court yesterday for an injunction 10 re,
strain Receiver Ashbel Green from removing any Oh
the property of the North River CONSTRUCTION ooil-
pany from the State, and for another InJuhctloh 10
| prevent the execution of any new mortgage OF any
new contract by the New-York, West Shore ana Brl'
| falo Railroad Company. Decision was reserved
| Edward VI. Brown, cOl0red, q DarpeI oI oeIhcy
City, was held for the Grand JuTys action yester-
day on a charge of bgamy. The Rev, +. ". French;
of Jersey City testified that he married Brown and
| Mary Ellen johnson on January l, 1850. ihe hey:
). Il. Halliday, of Plymouth Church, testified that
| he married Brown and Clara Smith on August 8,
| 1888. Neither of the wives was in court.
The Rev Michael Malone, of the Roman Catholic
| Church at Corona, l.. l., has been appointed by
| Bishop Loughlin TO succeed the Rev. Florence Me,
Carthy in st. Cecilias Church, at North Henry and
| Herbert sts Father Mccarthy who gained much
| notOriety recently in the courts, is absent from
Brookl vn and il is said that he has removed to Buf-
falo. The Rev. James Taaffc, who Temporarily y
filed his place IN ~. Cecas Church. has returned
| TO his duties in ST. Patrick's Church.