New-York tribune., 1885-08-14

Baltimorc-Metropolitan baseoaii "a'o"' w
n.ie Vii in Battery Park by 6sth Regiment Band even
ing.
NEW-YORH CITY.
James Mcmahon. age three yesterday feii IIo's
the fre-escape at No. 3l3 Madison-st. anu was
killed -.
vas remanded in the jefferson Market PoliGe
Court Yesterday. charged with forgery ny ~ IL
! Hunter, of No. 26S Sixth-aVes
,xcoppop.TIyG THE LAND AND TITLE COMPANY
The New-York Land and Title company py mas ,, oce,
Incorporated with capital OF SoOoo 10 search G
titles collect debts. etc. III us ms cDunsSc q r Dan.
well, Arthur Van Someren, "A. D. ros' a'A ''"A -
Huhn.
BODIES FOUND IN THE RIVERS. T..
The bodv of n man, too much dcconposeu ieI
recognition was found in the North hiver at riei
No. 81 yesterday. Edward Lamb. age nihe 70 oi st no
so Lewis-st., drownod al iier NO rocooovsred
River on Tuesday. His body was recoVeieu
HELD FOR PASSING coUSTERFEII COINS
Commissioner Shields yesterday held ioI the ac,
Anna. who are accused of passing countsrihes has
money in Harlem. The woman was rceased o., di no.
own recognizance, and the man was senV W H"N''
Street Jail in default OF S2,oOO baiL
ARRESTED AND SENT TO THE HOSPITAL
Irma Balars. age sixteen. who came 10 this cl.y
from Hungary two months ago. gave Dirth W
child yes erdsy at NO 90 Inter ihe child was
found dead In q closet. and the girl was arrested
and sent to Bellevue Hospital.
RIG PETITION FOR CABLE ROADS.
pett,on. signed by moro than 1000 citizens
with their names and addresses. viii DO presented
to the Common Council at Its next meeilhg' asA.ne
that consent be given for the construction OF tne
svstem Of street cable railways laid out by the
MAYORS commission and confirmed by the commls-
| sion appointed by the Supreme Court Inc po"-
| TONERS represents all parts OF the city,
| xSocxIyG A CONDUCTOR FROM HIS CAR
| Francis Copeland a truckman, of No. 236 Eliza
beih-st., drove his truck against IhiId-ave, ca,
at One ehundred-and-nnth-st yss'eruay mo'us ros
frightening the passengers ana knockns n,ot, So
ductor Frederick Dietz oil the PLATFORM. Pie.h
was bruised badly and the police summoned an
| ambulance surgeon TO attend him Copeiano was
| arrested for careless driving.
| TO CARRY SILVER COIN TO Washington
The man-of-war Swatara. Captain WIitse. mas
| bcen ordered 10 New-Orleans 10 take 400 tons OF
silver coin from there to Washington. the capacity
| of the New-Orleans Mint being too small Tor INC
coin stored there. She will sa,l to-day t1r ney 1
/ West where she will coal and then go 10 Ncw.Or, cn
| leans The silver will be transported In Z,ooo
| boxes made for the purpose
| EUROPEAN MAILS To CLOSE on SATURDAYS
| Postmaster Pearson has been desirous of accom-
| modating the merchants who complained that in
many cases European steamers sallon SO carry on
Saturdays that 1t was necessary 70 close tner cor
| resDondence on Friday. The inman Line mas
offered TO put on steamers to sail later than the
regular steamers on tho first aud third Saturdays
| of September and this arrangement VIII DC made'
| IN DANGER OF LOSING THEIR PLACES.
| The general order of Secretary Manning dismiss
ing the special inspectors OF hnlls OF foreign YES
| sells will probably cause the retirement OF captain
| David Gillespie. Nh Conklin and Samuel r.. Phil
| Iins who have acted in that capacity In tins dis
| trict though special orders have yet been re-
| ceived here.
| RrApPRAIsEMFSr or CIGARS.
| General Appraiser G.. b. Brewer aud merchant
| appraiser at No. 402 Washngton-st. this afternoon
will hear parties 10 case OF reappralscinent OF an
| invoice of cigars. imported by Horace X Kelly az
| Co Of No 80 Beaver-st. The case turns upon
| The coverings Of boxes If cigars, the firm holding
that the duty should not be levied upon. inc cost
|
as To actual market value OF the goods me ooVern,
ment holding that as cigars are required 70 1e sofa
| IN boxes the duty should be levied accordingly
| METHODS oP CUNNING swINDLER.
| Complaint was made To Superintendent Murray
yesterday that young man had oeeh making
| nice snap for some davs. His particular
game Is 10 90 10 creduous persons and represent
| himself as "A clerk tho Surrogates once ana
state that q small legacy had been leit his victim.
aeneraIIv Of 30 cents OF 81 Superintendent Muir
raw sent out general alarm describing the swind'
er and hls game and insrucihg the police TO DC on
| the lookout for him.
| IN ATTEND THR CANAL CONVENTION.
The Free Canal Union Committee Of the Cham
| her of Commerce expressed vest riaY IN re.on-
tion IL, belief that too much Importance could not
be attached TO the object of the Canal Improvement
| Convention, which Will meet AZ utca on next
Wednesday, The COMMITTEES T'li or e. 70 Iho con
| Stark, Joseph j. UDOnOhuc, Heryey T. Calkin ana
| Charles Watrous.
| A NEW DRrNKtNG FOUNTAIN oN THE wKsr SIDE.
beast was completed yesterday M the Intersection
| of Broadway, Elghth-ave and sixtieth-st. IL was
prcsented TO the city by Mrs. T. A. Moulton, life
member of the Society for the OF Crelty
| To Animals who has for many years contributed
| generously To its support aud has manifested tbe
deepest interest ia the protection OF the brute crea
| tion The fountain. excepting the statue which
| surmounts it. was made from a design design oy Edwin
| Bergh assistant secretary OF the society.
| COMPLAINTS ny THE GALfIAs PASSENGERS
| The cabin passengers on the steamship Gallia,
| which arrived here on Monday. complain that
| during the passage they we're extremely annoyed
| by the proceedings OF "a number 0i men VINO no
| onentcd the smoking room, were frequently intox-
| icated and when III this state conducted them
| selves IN a scandalous manner. IL IS said among
| other things that they amused themselves by
| throwing steamer chairs overheard. Complaints
| were made 10 Captain Murphy, but the nuisance
| continued unabaIed. The captain Is said TO have
| confessed himself poworlcss TO act III the case.
| SHOOTING HIMSELF AFTER SOARING MS WIFE:
! Richard Hummer, age twenty three. waiter NV
| inc at No. 90 Bleeckerst, attempted TO commit
| pistol lie had been drinking pretty heavily all
| day and at night quarrelled with his wife and
| Threatened TO shoot her. She lett the room where
| he was and was startled by hearing two pistol
| shots Going quickly into the room she found her
| husband on the bed grOanlng In agony from thc
| sent for an ambulance Hummer asserted that tho
shooting was accidental.
The sum of 81 OF the earnings OF the Bridge
time paid over ~ the cities OF New
York and Brooklyn yesterday one-third gol ng TO new
York.
Alyah /. Halstead, jeweller OF No. 49l Fulton-st
xa nder arrest Yesterday the charge OF stealing
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