The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-29

Items of Interest from Our Exchanges of
Yesterday.

Items oil interest from our Exchanges OF
Yesterday.
The life of Annie Blondi seventeen years old.
ofLiberty avenue and Linwood street, Brook
lyn. was saved yesterday morning by her cor
set. Michael Bianco an Italian, forty-four
years old, who lives IN the same house. fired
pistol shot at the girl aud the bullet struck
her corset steel and glanced of.
Bianco had been playing cards with party
of his countrymen, and at midnight they
quarrelled and fight followed, when Bianco
retreated to the street On the way out of
the house he passed Annie Blondi and Emily
Giles at the door and drawing q revolver fred
u shot at Annie. The girl screamed and
when Banco tried TO run away Emily Gles
stopped him. lie tried to shoot her also, but
she knocked the weapon out of his hand aud
he bit her on the left arm. As he was running
away from the house policeman arrested
him.
Both women were taken TO the Liberty
avenue police station, and an examination
disclosed deep dent in one Of the steel cor
sots worn by Annie Blondi, where the bull
let struck. Had the bullet varied half an
inch il would have entered her heart
Justice kenna, in the Gates avenue police
court, yesterday morning, committed Bianco
to Raymond-street jail for hearing to-day.
TALKING ABOUT eoULD's MOVE.
For years il has been customary for big
fnanciers 10 meet in the lobby of the Windsor
Hotel Sunday night and swap gossip Last
night the gossipping bee, for some unaccount-
able reason. was but shmiy attended Those
who did get around talked about nothing but
last weeks raid on Missouri Pacific and Union
Pacific stocks.
None of the Gould clique showed up. If any
OF them had they would have heard some un-
pleasant truths, for II seemed 10 be generally
understood that every one was licensed To
roast the Little Wizard" rs vigorously as he
pleased.
FATHER M'MAHoS LEAVES ST. ANDREWS.
Immediately after the conclusion of high
mass. celebrated Yesterday by the Rev Father
Owens in st. Andrews church. Duane street
and City Hall place the Rev. James McMa-
hon delivered an address to the congregation
on the occasion of his leaving the parish. lie
had been twelve years the rector of st. An
drew's. His pensioners were deeply moved
IS he rendered TO the congregation his final
bencdiction. Father Mcmahon leaves IT.
Andrews TO 20 to the Catholic University at
Washington. Not long 40 he presented over
100000 to that institution. lie had been
formerly. for over twenty years rector Of 81.
Johns church, East Fifteenth street this city.
CALLED TO ARREST HIS OWN WIFE.
The driver Of o Hoboken car stopped the
car IN Ferry street just before midnight Sat
urday and called Policeman John j. RYAN to
elect a man and woman who were drunk
and creating a disturbance. The policeman
was amazed 70 find that the woman was his
wife. whom he thought TO be at home taking
care OF her two children. After few mo-
meats hesitation Ryan arrested the pair aud
took them 10 police headquarters. where they
were locked up. The woman's companion
WAS Miles Devereaux, q horseshoer. who has
been considered friend OF the Ryan family
Mrs Ryan is twenty-four years cd. Her
husband will sue for divorce.
oiRLs IN A CLUB ORCHESTRA
The admission of girls as yiolinists in the
sew social organization known as the
knferps In Brooklyn. 10 . new departure in