New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-19
GATHERED AROrT TIE TOWN.

DR.. j. +. Ensel, Of 40. 125 High st., who shot
himself in the breast Tuesday and made an ante
mortem statement that he committed the act through
dependency and lOss Of his situation. died YESTERDAY
lie gamblcd until nc had lost ali his property. Dr.
Ensen both druggist and physician
samuel W. Hale, father. inaw Of Dwight Johnson.
who wae an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor on the
Republican ticket about nfecn years ago. died on
Thursday at the house Of Mr.. Johnson 40 J17 >ch"r
mcrho1st. He wa seventy seven years old. The
funeral will be held sunday afternoon At O'Clock
Henry ". hoffman, "a butter dealer, died on Thurs
day from consumption at his home, No. l'2 Llv
ingstOn-st. He was born Ia KOdcnfcdc Germany, IN
March. le44. At the oil sixteen hc came To IN"
United st0te~. He lcaFcS a wife aud five children
The funeral will be held today at p. NJ, aud the
burial will be at Greenwood.
The scheme to build the new Montagnest surface
railrNd and operate il by cable is connected with u
plan 30 build Il like road IN Wall st. NcvNoIk to
run 10 Broadway. The company 10 construct the Mon
tague road is composed Of OK Asscmblyman ii. D.
lotchhiss and Eugene 6. Ilackf0rd
The charge made 10y Mrs. Julia ,tetzcr, who IS dan
gerously III from the Of a drug, that Mrs joan ma
Hubs told her TO use i "a few days is denied
bv her. She said yesterday that a year ago Mr..
Hubs told her Of using the drug with certain effects,
and 1t Consequence IT that that she procured it,
Mr., ~tetzcr says she Is engaged to marry Ludwig
Drecher.
Martin V. b. Burroughs. OK Warden Of RAYMOND
~trcct Ja ma, been Transferred from the Office held
of Chief Clerk in the bureau Of Local Improvements
Of the CITY Works Department to the newly created
Office of Pay Roll and Disbusing Clerk, at the same
salary, Of ~ 80 year. Michael hcfrlgtn, OF inc
Twenty third Ward, has been put in the former Office
It was reported Yesterday that the condition OF
Reuben ". Ropes who is suffering from paraly at
Saratoga, was worse.
Mrs. Lena Pde,,lcr. Of No. % Frankln-st was be
fore Police Justice GOettiug yesterday on charge Of
selling mortgaged property. The complaint Is made
by Tang q Co., New Or1 iOI,r-mcrchants. who had
sold goods to her husband baker, until he owed them
IL OOO and he mortgdgcd his personal property b. Sc
cure payment He disappeared thrc weeks ago. Mrs.
Paessler decided 10 60 10 Philadelphia and on
her way when arrested She denied selling any part
Of the m0rtgaeed property. she held for cNamna
ton.
The delay IN cXpeudinc the ~ 100000 appropriated
for sewer improvement, in the Twentys sixth Ward IS
10 10 fact that the bill authorizing the expenditure
OF the money makes pr0visi for securing the
right Of way for sewers through private property.
Katie Collins, who lives with her mother at No.
l07 ROebliuC ST. arraigncd before Police Justice
GOctng yesterday for calling Mrs. Margaret HccAcr
improper Miss Collins said that Mrs IcCkcr
threw vitrio into her yard the clothes the
line. and intended 10 throw il on her face. Mrs.
Hecker denied this. Miss Collins fined 80 and
put under 500 bonds 10 keep the peace,