New-York tribune., 1885-01-26
NEW-YORK CITY.

Canes of bows upmolested by the police, made
life ia Hudson-st. burden yesterday, by snow
balling pedestrians and passengers In the ear.
School teachers say there are not many cases OF
sickness among the scholars. II a child shows the
least sign of cold 1t is immediately sent hoHe, so
that little danger exists OF ther giving 8dangeiouS
disease to any of their schoolmatcs.
Dropped DEAD OF HEART TROUBLE.
Thomas Swift n life long aud highly. respected
resident of Yonkers. dropped dead in Palisade-ave
in that place last night from paralysis OF the heart
He was seventy-five years ola.
ARRESTED on 4 CHARGE OF FORGERY
Defective Sergeants Lesion and Langon, ar.
rested Yesterday Abraham Cohen. a tailor aged
twenty-five OF NO. nf ,nr,sr oWd wy lar
ceny of $500 The arrest was made on the strength
of n telegram received by Inspector Byrnes from
Chief Constable +. e. Draper of Toronto.
LABOR UNIONS AT LoGGpRHEADs.
The German Cabnct-makers' Union, No. z. IN an
address announce that they cannot recognize as
trade union q certain cablnet-makers progressive
union. lnasmuch as they admitted as mem bcrs
"scal,s" vho are working in shop where there
has been strike to prevent reduction OF wages
The striking cabInet-makers are supported III their
strike from the funds of the former union.
HIS LEG FRACTURED Al FIRf.
Fire was discovered yesterday afternoon in the
furniture store of William Elsenberg, at No. 2,OI6
Second-ave but little damage was done. John
Hor, who lives on the top floor of the building be-
came frightened and, while trying to come down
the fire-escape fel and fractured hs right leg. lie
was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital
At n meeting of jourueymen piaDOnakers held at
Wenders Assembly Rooms yesterday morning. IT
appeared that reductions of wages are threatened
i'm several piano manufacturing establishme ats Re-
ducions from Is TO 20 pcr cent have been proposed.
on the ground that there is n lull in the piano
manufacturing business. Further action III refer
ence to this matter Is to be taken by the Piano
makers Union and measures aro TO bc adopted
calculated to prevent the proposed reductions.
rArAL CASE OF DIPuTHERIA.
Harry J. Fredericks. son of j. j. Ffcdcrcks who
No 4 W.stE 1-Sf ed IL
denly on Saturday morning of diphtheria, and was
privately buried yesterday from his residence, by
the order of the Board of Health. tribune re-
porter called at the house yesterday and fonnd two
other children sick with the disease, but they
will probably recover. The promises have been
thoroughly fumigated. and the Board of letlth has
taken every prccauton 10 prevent the spreading OF
the contagion.
NEwsnoY TREASURER MISSING.
Newsboys as a rule, rally to each others aid and
protection with remarkable affection, and u ls
seldom that will be found So dcprayed as to rob
from his other fellows in the guild, especIally from
one who is unable tO continue his vocation from
sickness or other causes But the New-Orlcans Tx
position and cheap railroad fares encouraged
desire on the part Of Henry Barlow to 20 there ut
the expense of his brother ncwsboys Barlow was
lectcd from his fellows for tho benefit Of Georg"
Cummings, who has tho consumption, but on
Saturday he disappeared with T12 OF tho amouu:
and, II Is said. he has gone To Ncw-Orleans
BROOKLYN.
The infant son of Robert Murray. nge fifteen
months of No PSI Nridg st, was chokcd 20 death
Yesterday by a piece Of the she'll Of a hickory nut.
which ne accidentally got hold Of and put IN his
mouth.