New-York tribune., 1885-07-17

prisoners counsel contended Una. - hear mora
z concludedr IL will be necessary 20 neas ,n",v v
ernerf testimony on tho subject Inc cas' ';m W.;
over 10 Tuesday, am demanded. sa,u nal so s -,
reporter the ,trsgss fSs oaSers o in question
xere forQeres although court OF nlene. JUL !.n;5
icton declared the action of the lower court To,
They want me because delehgoo " ''' "
munists on trial at Carthagena."
WORK OF THE POST OFFICE FOR-AfEAh.
postmaster Pearson's report for the year ending
lime 30 shows that during that time there WIZ o
veed through a aIq matter ny of which
TOMB 4l3 were letters and @3,oIt,o W.T. WI
nosts cards The total number OF pieces OF nai ha
matter of all kinds handled during the year Is otu
sia Sea daily average of 2472.999. OF registered
matter .OOs.747 pieces were delivered, and 243;-
o2S Sf and oSe
25,6s3 sacks,of foreign mail receiVeu anu ''''0
saSkS tSa Geucrai Post Office s25 145 money orders
we're issued and paid, amounting to ~, ~
and 66s 666 postal notes amounting 10 Pi.Is If
4D6 Ga. At the fifteen branches the nunpsr ta o.,
~ 4s4. GAS 81. and the number OF postal notes
35O7i amounting to 500, ,643 79 Inc aggreetn,,o t,,o
business Of Money Order h, fs6 s6ow sMe
iua an Increase Of 9O.9SS In the number Oh
actions shows decreass ss n aa the amount i'0 ''
recens of the office were 81 $40 a34 H.
and the total expenditures 81 .502, ,47O 73.'givh1g
net revenue of 81. .s3S, 1853 9s The changes M aoo
for the promotion OF inc eHlcicuOy ~ -.
were 462 appointments $50 te seryce for
official delinquncies and offences retired lor a.Lo
in efii,iency during probation and throneh deaths
and designations. 227; the numoer Oh e'npioSo'
Is ,SS4.
HANDY TO HAVE A WIFE'S GRANDMoIhhh'
Thomas Broughton. of No. 120 Clymer-st., br9oK
,vn was before Police Justice Naeher yesterday'
charged with stealing 1855 from the trunk oi MS
Annie Lamorcaux, the grandmother OF MS wiIc,
who was visiting their house. Broughton, VINO 10 ~
vounp Epglishman made the acquaintance oi .no
and soon gained her affections. He dd no WORK ana
had nIenty of money. which he said came from
rich uncle in England. He even proposed 20 'sc aasc
his wife TO see his parent, but she d,u no! uosie
70 leave her relatives who had warmly welcomed
their son.in-law. Mysterious robberies occurred IN
tbe house at short intervals. and additional 0ars
and bolts did not seem TO afford security: wien
the S955 was missed on Wednesday the policc were
called in and as suspicion pointed to Brongnton. ne
$40. while with the rest he had bet and Iost ~ Tue
brighton Beach race-track. lie was arrested on
retnrnino from the races Pawn tickets for some OF
the articles missed from the house were iou'u
He was charged before Justice Naeher with steal
ing the money from Mrs. Lamoreaux, god tnlmolc
from Mrs. Elizabeth Lamoreaux; ana r. rom q
servant Margaret Hill. employed by the iainliy. ann
Rrsnghton is twenty four years old, ana MS WHO
hiohly connected. 1t is alleged that he hrst usau
up $500 belonging to his wife. and then ocgan "
steai what he could conveniently lay MS Dahns
mon The family suspected what ne was uVins,
buf chose not to make the matter public until tne
money was taken. He was sent to Raymond
Street Jail pending examination