Brooklyn Daily Union-Argus
E.D.-Eastern District
G.P.- Greenpoint

2 January 1879
A BROOKLYN FUNNY MAN 
Mr. Edward P. ACKERMAN, of this city, was at Middletown last week with
his "Betsey Terwilliger and her Troublesome Tramps."  The hall he
entertained in would not hold the crowd that came to hear him and the
papers gave him such complimentary notes that he has not got over
blushing yet.
 
SWORD PRESENTATION 
Lieutenant J. ROTINO, of Company A, Thirteenth Regiment, was presented
on New Year's Eve with a costly sword at the residence of Dr. DRURY, 195
Adams street.  It will be remembered that Lieut. ROTINO's friends gave
him forty-two votes in the competition for the sword recently awarded
General JOURDAN at St. Mary's Hospital fair.  The sword is more elegant
than that presented to General JOURDAN, being very elaborately chased
and inclosed in a beautiful redwood box.  It will be placed on
exhibition at Hart Brothers, Fulton street, next Monday. 
 
THE SKATING YESTERDAY 
At Prospect Park yesterday the skating in the morning was excellent.
The snowfall in the afternoon impaired it somewhat but did not serve to
materially lessen the number of visitors to the Park.  In the
neighborhood of 35,000 - 20,000 in the morning and 15,000 in the
afternoon.  The field for the skaters stretched from the eastern end of
the lake to Duck Island and the well-house, which is on the northern
shore near the west end.  Beyond this space was that allotted to the use
of base-ball players, curlers and iceboat sailing.  The crowd on the ice
and on the shores, although of the holiday character, was jolly, and no
disturbance occurred during the day.
 On Capitoline Lake the ice was in first-class condition.  About 2,000
persons visited the lake during the morning and afternoon, many of whom
continued skating until after dark.  When the snow began to fall,
sweepers were set at work to keep the surface clean.  A band furnished
music to animate the skaters during the afternoon. 
 
AN UNBIDDEN GUEST
He Creates Consternation in a Parlor -
A New Year's Day Sensation out of the Ordinary Run. 
Mrs. POST, of 161 Duffield street, heard her front door bell ring about
a quarter of nine o'clock last evening, and a moment later the servants
ushered a middle aged man, of genteel appearance, into the parlor.  The
lady did not recognize him, and she looked around to see if any of the
other ladies present did.  But no one made the least move, except
herself, who as hostess, advanced to greet the gentleman.  The latter,
however, remained entirely at his ease and , representing himself as a
friend of her husband, proceeded to seat himself and make himself quite
at home.  Suddenly the visitor drew from his breast pocket a
table-knife, sharpened to appoint, and made a dash for the only other
male in the room, Master Zebulon POST, aged nine years.  The latter made
quick time in getting out of harm's way, and the ladies giving vent to
their horror in shrieks, caused the stranger to waver in his purpose,
and then flee as fast as his feet could carry him, throwing the knife
away in the courtyard as he came to the gate.  He was subsequently
described to the First Precinct police as being about forty-two years of
age; five feet eight inches high, with dark moustache and hair, and a
curious mark on his nose, and wearing a brown overcoat, dark pantaloons
and Derby hat.  He is supposed to be insane.
 
Mr. Edward J. OVINGTON, of the firm of Ovington Bros., sailed for Europe
yesterday in the Scythia, of the Cunard Line.
 
William BURNS, a bartender of 104 Navy street, was arrested at 8 this
A.M., charged with having burglariously entered J. LENAHAN'S shoe shop
at 203 Hudson avenue.
 
Mr. E. B. SPOONER was seized with convulsions in front of the Park
Theater yesterday and was assisted by friends to his office, No. 369
Fulton street.
 
The canal boat, William B. Page, of Peru, N. Y., lying at the Atlantic
Dock, and owned by Captain William GIRARD, was damaged $100 by fire
yesterday.
 
Wm FEELEY, of 264 Dean street, and Frank MCCUE, of 890 Pacific street,
were arrested yesterday charged with stealing a horse, wagon and
harness, the property of Alderman O'CONNELL and Frank PLUNKETT.
 
Officers Thomas QUINN and Patrick KEHOE, of the First Precinct, last
night arrested John MEAD and James CORNEY, with fifteen card baskets,
stolen from the doors on the Heights.
 
The Twelfth Precinct Police last evening arrested a chimney-sweep, John
JEFFERSON, of Pacific street and Ralph avenue, on a charge of having
robbed John KERN'S stable, at Flatlands, of a set of harness.
 
The Police Commissioners retired to-day the following patrolman: Louis
KARCHER, appointed 1861, aged forty-six years, Sixth Precinct on $400
pay; James RYAN, appointed 1876, aged thirty-three, Thirteenth Precinct,
on $380 pay; Thomas IRWIN, appointed 1862, aged fifty-five years, Third
Precinct, on $400.  No successors will be appointed.
 
A man named KEEGAN, living on the second floor of 2210 Fulton street, at
2:30 this A. M., frightened away two burglars who attempted to break
into Ryan's saloon down stairs. The police subsequently arrested Daniel
TOMPKINS, aged nineteen, of 130 Rutledge street, on suspicion of being
one of the men.
 
ANNALS OF CRIME 
The Unfortunate Way Some People Began the New Year - Several Cases that
are Very Serious - Knives and Clubs are Concomitants to Enjoyment. 
	At half-past twelve o'clock this morning Sergeant METCALF and Roundsman
OWENS, of the Tenth Precinct, heard cries of "murder" proceeding from
No. 74 Underhill avenue, the residence of a family names WINNE.  The
cries being repeated the officers entered, and found John and Edward
WINNE fighting.  John evidently had the worst of it, as he was bleeding
from a wound on the head and seemed dazed as though his brain has
sustained injury.  He rapidly grew worse and finally had to be removed
to the Long Island College Hospital where his skull was found fractured.
To-day Edward was committed for examination by Justice BLOOM, House
Surgeon WYLIE, of the Hospital certifying that the patient's condition
was serious. 
 
Saluted with a Club
Charles NOLAN, of 82 Hamilton avenue, at three o'clock this morning,
went down to the front door to ascertain the cause of a disturbance
going on there.  No sooner had he opened the door, however, than he was
struck on the head with a club and sustained a severe wound.  The
assailant escaped, but was subsequently arrested, it is alleged, in the
person of James MCGOWAN, who had attracted attention by creating a
disturbance in an eating house.
  
Stabbed by a Chum
At 3:45 A. M. yesterday, Officer QUIGLEY found Charles MCGREGOR, aged
twenty, of 102 Duffield street, suffering from a knife cut on the cheek,
two on his arm and one on his side.  When asked for an explanation, he
said a chum of his had done it at the corner of  Bridge and Tillary
streets.  He would make no other explanation.  At the City Hospital, his
wounds were found not to be serious, and he was sent home.  The police
are looking for his chum.
  
Stabbed and Beaten
Francis BELLONI, an Italian ship chandler, of 82 Hamilton avenue,
yesterday morning caused the arrest of James WALSH,  a shoemaker, of
Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue, on a charge of malicious kicking in
of his door.  The tabled were turned, however, when it was discovered
that besides having his head cut in several places, WALSH had a stab
wound three and a half inches deep in his side.  WALSH charged that his
injuries had been inflicted by BELLONI, assisted by the latter's clerk,
Costo BARTAMEO.  The police locked both the Italians up on charges of
felonious assault.  The prisoners were held by Justice FERRY to await
the result of the injuries inflicted.  WALSH lies at the L. I. College
Hospital. 
 
Attacked by a Lunatic
Dr. SCHMETZER of this city, on Tuesday last, visited Gustave TEXTON, a
German, who resided at No. 435 West Thirty-sixth street, New York, for
the purpose of determining whether or not he was mentally responsible
for his acts.  While the examination was being made the patient suddenly
drew a carving knife from his clothing and threatened to take the
doctor's life.  When holding the doctor by the throat, he refrained from
taking advantage of the situation, and suddenly fled from the room, and
the maniac's body was found in the East River last evening.
 
JUMPED OVERBOARD
Frank ST. CLAIR, aged twenty-five, of 45 Johnson street, jumped into the
East River this morning from the ferry boat Commodore Barney of the
Grand street line.  He was rescued from drowning by Officer SCHULEN, of
the Thirteenth Precinct.  ST. CLAIR is believed to be insane.
 
BRIEF MENTION
Wm. FELDER, of 28 Sigel street, fell at the corner of Meserole and
Lorimer streets last evening and broke his left leg.
 
Henry KNIGHT, of 272 Devoe street, fell last evening at Graham avenue
and Stagg street, and received a severe scalp wound.
 
P. TRAINOR, of 216 Elizabeth street, fell on Tuesday night corner of
North Eighth and First streets and broke his right arm. He was sent to
City Hospital.
 
Pat MCELROY, who was sentenced for drunkenness twelve times wax brought
to the Fifth Precinct Station yesterday morning.  Justice ELLIOTT this
morning admonished Pat and suspended sentence.
 
Last evening August VORBRECHT of 24 Wythe avenue was sent to St.
Catharine's Hospital suffering from a severe wound on his forehead
received, he said, at the hands of an unknown assailant.
 
William SCHWARTZ, of No. 5 Van Cott avenue, had his right ear cut off in
a fight, corner of Hewes street and Broadway, on Tuesday night.
 
Henry REIMER, a well known printer of No. 115 South Eight street, states
that he was badly beaten without provocation last night by R. DOUGHERTY
and H. SHAW, who were held this morning by Justice ELLIOTT.
 
Henry WALTON, colored, of No. 98 Meserole street, was sent to jail fro
ten days by Justice GUCK this morning for assaulting Elizabeth RICHARDS,
of 73 Melrose avenue, last evening.
 
John ECK, thirteen years of age, of 215 Montrose avenue, was held this
morning by Justice GUCK, accused of stealing three gold rings from a
neighbor, V. VASHER.  The rings were found at BRUCKHEIMER'S pawnshop,
535 Grand street.
 
Mrs. Susan REILLY of North Fifth, near Fifth street, had a severs cut
extending from her right ear to her mouth, dressed by Dr. FLEMING at the
E. D. Hospital last night.  She said her sister hit her with a broken
plate, but would make no charge against her.
 
G.P.-Michael FLAHERTY, OF 108 Fourth street, stole a cardigan jacket worth $8
from in front of Baruths & Co.'s store, 369 Manhattan avenue Tuesday.
He was sentenced to fifty days in the Penitentiary by Justice ELLIOTT.
 
G.P.-The body of a drowned man was found yesterday at the foot of Huron
street.  He is about forty years of age, five feet seven inches in
height, brown hair and moustache, brown chinchilla overcoat, purple
plaid suit, white shirt and drawers, purple stockings and gaiters.  The
body had been in the water but a short time and is supposed to be that
of Dr. Gustave TEXTON, of New York.
 
G.P.-Timothy QUIGLEY, a coach driver, of 110 Eleventh street, took a party,
who had a bottle with them, to Calvary Cemetery yesterday.  All hands
got "full" and became separated in the Cemetery.  QUIGLEY drove away
without them, and was arrested at the Greenpoint Ferry on a charge of
drunkenness.
 
G.P.-The body of a drowned man, about sixty-five years of age, with gray hair
and whiskers, and wearing a blue coat and low shoes, was found floating
in Newtown Creek last night.
 
Mrs. and Miss ROBINSON, of 124 India street, sent an assortment of cakes
G.P.-and a couple of gallons of tea and coffee to members of Engine Co. No.
15 yesterday
 
3 January 1879
MARRIED
O'BRIEN- WELLS - January 2, 1879, by Rev H. M. SCUDDER, Edwin A. O'BRIEN
to Mrs. Margaret E. WELLS.
  
AN OLD MAN'S BATTLE WITH THE COLD
At eight o'clock last evening Officers GIBSON and STOCKHOLM, of the
Twelfth Precinct, found a middle-aged man lying in the snow at the
corner of Nostrand avenue and Dean street.  He was not unconscious, but
was helpless and on examination they found that that though he had been
drinking the cause of his helplessness was the cold.  His feet and ears
were severely frozen, and he was sent to the City Hospital in an
ambulance.  He proved to be John WARD, aged 55, of 101 Walworth street.
Dr. TUTHILL attended in the Twelfth Precinct Stationhouse, whither he
was taken before being sent to the Hospital.
 
EXPLOSION.-A Steam Radiator Suddenly Blown to Pieces.
Severe Accident in a Plumber's Shop - One Man Seriously Hurt and Two
Slightly Injured - A Front of a Building Forced Out. 
	At half past eight o'clock this morning, a steam radiator in John A.
SCOLLAY's plumbing shop, exploded with terrific force, blowing the front
out of the store and tearing the radiator to pieces, besides blowing
down from the shelves a large quantity of gas fixtures, doing damage to
the extent of $500.  The explosion was caused by the collection of frost
on the bottom of the radiator, which resulted in an uneven expansion of
the metal. 
	Three persons who were sitting near the radiator were injured.  William
SCOLLAY, aged twenty-one, a son of the proprietor of the store, was
severely injured on one of the shoulders and was scalded on the ankle.
William SIMPSON was slightly scalded and John CONSELYEA was severely
scalded about the wrists. 
	William SCOLLAY was attended by Dr. PEEK, who said that he thought that
no bones were broken.  The father says that his son has grown worse, and
that he has sent for another physician.

FIGHTING TO DEATH
Probale Homicide Growing Out fo a Game of Cards
A Quarrel that a Boy Innovently Started - Terrific Struggle over a
Bagatelle Board, in which a Revolver Played a Sanguinary Part.
	The lager beer saloon of Moritz LOCHOW, was the scene last evening of an
affray between the proprietor, and a boarder named Moritz NEUMANN,
residing upstairs, that will in all probabilty result in the death of
the latter.  Though the difficulty occurred about a quarter to nine
o'clock, it was not until ten o'clock that the information of the
occurrence reached Captain CRAFTS, of the Second Precinct, and resulted
in the arrest through him and Detective CAMPBELL, assisted by Officer
DONNELLY, of LOCHOW, and his son Fritz, aged thirteen, and the
bartender, Joseph OFFENSHAULAN.  The first was arrested for felonious
assault; the latter two as witnesses.
THE DETAILS OF THE AFFAY
Are as follows:
	The saloon in question is located between York and Prospect streets, and
is similar in appearance and character to other second-rate beer shops.
In additon to a bar, it is furnished with a number of small tables and
chairs and a bagatelle board. At one of these tables, and near the
bagatelle board last evening, the proprietor and NEUMANN sat down to
what promised to be a friendly game of cards.  Probably money was staked
on the game, for both players soon became deeply absorbed in its
progress.  Copious draughts of beer also gradually inflamed the passions
of the men, especially NEUMANN, who needed but very slight pretext for
quarrelling with his adversary to the extent of an open rupture.  The
opportunity for a quarrel soon presented itself in the interference of
the boy Fritz who, standing besides his father's chair, detected and
corrected an oversight in the latter's playing.  At this NEUMANN's rage
burst forth, and, unable to restrain himself, he brutally dealt the
child a blow on the head with his fist.  This was an injury that no
father could tolerate, and LOCHOW at once took his son's part, though
the testimony of eye witnesse seems to prove that he acted with
comparative moderation, not striking NEUMANN until the latter had
attacked him.  Then both men clinched, and 
A TERIBLE STRUGGLE
	For the mastery took place, in which NEUMANN, as the stronger, came off
the better for the moment, as he succeeded in throwing his antagonist
over the bagatelle table.  Holding LOCHOW down, he was proceeding to
beat him with his fists, when three pistol shots, fired in rapid
succession, was heard.  LOCHOW finduing himself overpowered, had drawn a
six-chambered revolver, and fired from beneath.  Whether he had injured
his antagonist was not evident just then, as NEUMANN with the ferocity
of a tiger, snatched the weapon from his grasp and rained blow after
blow with it upon his head.  Then NEUMANN suddenly stopped, glanced
around wildly, and sank into a chair, placing his right hand
convulsively onhis right breast.  LOCHOW, weak, bleeding from the cuts
on his head, staggered to his feet, and sat down in another chair.
	The whole thing had passed so quickly and was so fierce in its nature
that the bartender had been unable or was afraid to interfere.  But now
he ran forward, and seeing that
NEUMANN WAS SEVERELY HURT
Helped him up stairs and undressing him placed him in bed.  It was then
discovered that the man was shot in the right breast.
	Dr. BODKIN was summoned, and on examination found that the wound in
question was the only one sustained by the patient, but that it alone
would, in all probability cause death, as the bullet had penetrated the
lung and there was internal hemorrhage.
	The police then put in an appearance, reports of a disturbance being
spread.  LOCHOW was found drunk in the barroom.  He was taken to the
station-house and locked up, the wounds on his head proving to be
slight.  This morning he was committed to jail by Justice WALSH.
	NEUMANN's condition is about the same to-day.  He is a large, powerful
man, and is said to have once held the position of master-at-arms on a
man-of-war.

A NEW YEAR'S REMINISCENCE
Thomas ROACH, of Fifth avenue and Butler street, caused the arrest at
one o'clock this morning, on a warrant issued by Justice BLOOM, of
Daniel MCVEY, a driver, and Wm. FAGAN and Michael RYAN, laborers, all
three residing at Douglass street and Fourth avenue.  MCVEY he charged
with felonious assault, the others with malicious mischief.  ROACH, who
keeps a liquor sallon, says that on New Year's night the defendants
became enraged at him for refusing to give them liquor at his saloon,
and that MCVEY cut him in the hand and face with a knife, while his
companions broke six large panes of glass.  

"THE MESSIAH" AT THE TABERNACLE
The grand sacred musical composition, "The Messiah," will be performed
at Dr. TALMAGE's Tabernacle next Wednesday evening.  In order that the
airs, recitatives, duets, trios, choruses, etc., may be rendered in a
manner worthy the great work, engagements have been made with Boston's
favorite soprano, Mrs. Anna Granger DOW, Mr. George SIMPSON, tenor; Miss
Anna DRASDIL, contralto; Mr. F. REMMERTZ, basso; Mr. George W. MORGAN,
organist; the Oratorio Society of New York, consisting of three hundred
voices, and the Symphony Society of New York, numbering forty-five
pieces, all under the conductorship of Dr. Leoplod DAMROSCH.  It is five
years sinec an oratorio was heard in this city.

VERY DESPERATE
Two Brooklyn Men Who Tried Hard to Die
First Seeking Watery Graves - Then Hanging Themselves in New York
Station-houses - Miserable Failures in Both Cases.
 
Two nearly similar attempts at suicide were made yesterday by Brooklyn
men.  Early yesterday morning, as a Grand Street Ferry-boat was nearing
the New York slip on her journey from the Eastern District, a
well-dressed young man jumped into the ferry slip, but was rescued by
Officer SCHULEN, of the Thirteenth Precinct police of that city, who
jumped into the river and swam with the man to the ferry bridge.  The
rescued man gave his name as Francis ST. CLAIR, twenty-five years of
age, of No. 45 Johnson street, E. D., this city, and was locked up in a
cell of the Attorney Street Police Station.  He complained of being cold
and was given a shawl, which he utilized to hang himself with the bar of
the cell door.  His position was discovered in time to save his life,
but he was so seriously injured that he was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
 
A SIMILAR CASE
Last evening a man who, when at the New York police station gave his
name as John SMITH, a law reporter, was seen attempting to jump from a
South ferry-boat as it neared the New York slip.  He was prevented by a
deck hand and handed over to police.  From letters found in his pocket
it appeared he was J. B. BEVERIDGE, of 19 Lafayette avenue, this city.
A few minutes after he was locked up he was found hanging by one of his
suspenders from a bar in the cell.  He was cut down and left, as
supposed, without means to commit suicide, but in half an hour after the
first hanging he was discovered hanging in his cell, having torn up a
leg of his pantaloons to use as a halter.  He was watched thereafter, so
that he was unable to repeat his suicidal experiments.
 
Greenpoint-P. MCMULLEN challenges any man in Greenpoint to compete with 
him in a thirty mile walk for a stake of either $25 or $50.

As the 6:15 o'clock this morning boat, on the Grand Street Ferry was
leaving the bridge at the foot of Grand street, a man who refused to
give his name, in jumping after the boat, fell into the East River and
was rescued by the ferry hands.  He went home a wetter and wiser man.

4 January 1879
EXPLOSIONS
THE STARTLING ACCIDENT IN MR. SCOLLAY'S PLUMBING SHOP
William Scollay Still Confined to His Bed - Two Explosions in Ranges -
Dangers Incidental to Cold Weather. 
	William SCOLLAY, aged twenty-one, who was yesterday injured with SIMPSON
and CONSELYEA, employes, by the explosion of a steam radiator in the
office of his father's plumbing and steam apparatus shop, Nos. 74 and 76
Myrtle avenue, was more severely hurt than was at first supposed.  He
was at first temporarily attended by Dr. A. E. PECK, but subsequently,
Dr. BAYLIS, a Sanitary inspector, and an old friend of the family was
called in.  The shoulder which had been dislocated, was at once placed
in position, after which the scalds on the patient's legs were dressed.
Young Mr. SCOLLAY is at his father's house, No. 449 Hudson avenue.  He
passed a wakeful night but shows signs of improvement to-day.  The
explosion was remarkable in several respects.  The radiator was of the
coil style, such as is used in offices and private dwellings.  Mr.
SCOLLAY manufactures on the premises and heats by means of exhaust
steam.  Owing to repairs in progress there had been no steam since
Tuesday until within half an hour before the accident.  When the
explosion took place Mr. SCOLLAY, his son William, and three others,
SIMPSON, CONSELYEA and Archibald SCRIMGEOUR, were within a few feet of
the radiator.  Suddenly there was a loud report, the three quarter inch
iron bottom of the radiator blew out, and the room was filled with
steam.  Simultaneous with the report the plate glass in the shop window
and door was shattered, a valuable stock of goods 
TOSSED ABOUT LIKE CHIPS
 And a part of a heavy shelf, forty feet long, demolished as though made
of pasteboard.  The steam had been on fully half and hour, and the only
theory for the explosion is that the floor being cold, there was an
uneven expansion of surface, causing the metal to give way just above
the floor line.  The freaks of the explosion so to speak were singular.
Among the stock were several rubber plant-sprinklers.  These were hurled
about like pith balls, one singularly passing between a shelf and a
bracket, just as the shelf was raised from the support, and being caught
there as neatly as if by design.  The escaping steam filled the crevices
around the safe door with steam, which, condensing, immediately froze,
rendering it impossible to open the safe until to-day without tools. 
EXPLOSIONS IN RANGES 
At half past five o'clock, yesterday, by the explosion of the hot water
pipe connected with the range in the kitchen of St. Catharine's Hall,
No. 236 Washington avenue, a servant, Bertha MAUGLES, sixteen years of
age, was slightly injured, and $50 damage was done to the premises.
 	Charles DENANDT's residence, corner of Park and Kent avenues, was
damaged $800 by the explosion of the water back of the range.
Fortunately no one was hurt. 
 
-EASTERN DISTRICT
-Brief Mention of Affairs in the Burgh. 
The Citizens Protection Union, composed of German saloon keepers met
yesterday afternoon at Union Hall, Meserole and Ewen streets, and
elected the following officers for the ensuing six months:  President,
Louis B. SCHULER; Secretary, Geo. ESSIG; Financial Secretary, Franz
PAHLS; Treasurer, August SEDDELMEYER.  The Treasurer reported $1,065.63
on hand.
 
-Supervisor Hugh MCKEEVER, of the Fourteenth Ward, was presented with a
splendid gold handled cane to-day, by his associates of Justice
ELLIOTT's court wherein he has so long attended to his duties as Constable.
 
-A fire damaging the furniture of James PRIEST to the extent of $50
occurred yesterday afternoon at the house ?? First street owned by the
heirs of the Meserole estate.
 
-Montauk Tribe No. 3 I. O. R. M., installed the following officers last
evening: Wm. BRIGGS, S. F.; S. PURDY, S. S.; B. ATKINSON, J. S.; F.
CLARKE, K. W.; J. H. HARRINGTON, C. of P.
 
-John HEWITT, ninety years of age, of 1?? North Third street, complained
to Justice ELLIOTT this morning that his son and son's wife had illused
him, and stolen the sheets and pillows form his bed.  The Justice gave
the unfilial couple until next Wednesday to move out of their father's
house.
 
-GREENPOINT ITEMS
-Patrick WHALEN, of Clay and Oakland streets, and Samuel BARNISH, of
Blissville, had an argument in regard to a bill which the former's
mother is alleged to owe BARNISH.  The talk became animated and resulted
in BARNISH's being struck in the eye.  WHALEN was arrested.
 
-The following members of the Greenpoint Athletic Club will take part in
the games of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, to be held in Gilmore's
Garden next week:  
Seventy -five yards run, John W. PACE; 
half mile and five mile runs, D. H. STEEL; 
one mile walk, W. H. PURDY; 
running high jump, Robert RODEN; 
running broad jump and seventy-five yards run, James BURNS; and 
half-mile run, R. H. PELTON.
 
-The Irving Literary Society will meet on Monday next at the residence of
Captain George R. RHODES, 645 Leonard street.
 
6 January 1879
A TELL-TALE HAT
The Significant Clue A Highwayman Dropped
Outrageous Assault on an Optician in a Lonely Locality - Capture of One
of the Alleged Desperadoes. 
A tall, powerful looking, but small-headed man was at Police
Headquarters to-day in custody of Detectives ZUNDT and MULLIN.  As he
left, one of the detectives chained one of his own wrists to that of the
prisoner, who was Hugh ROY, aged twenty-seven, a resident of No. 84
Stockholm street, and charged with committing a highway robbery on .
REIMSCHNEIDER, an optician doing business at No. 31 Park place, New
York.  The prisoner was taken to Justice SEMLER's Court, followed by
REIMSCHNEIDER, one of whose eyes was badly contused, his forehead gashed
and his 
 
HEAD BATTERED AND BRUISED. 
To a UNION-ARGUS reporter, Mr. REIMSCHNEIDER said that on New Year's
afternoon he came to this city to visit friends living on the outskirts,
near East New York.  After dark, he started for home, but after waiting
for a car for some time at the corner of DeKalb and Central avenues,
became chilled standing in the snow, and entered a hotel known as the
Central House, standing close by.  There he called for a glass of lager,
and as he did so, the prisoner ROY stepped up and called for a hot
drink, and when payment was demanded referred the bartender to
complainant.  Mr. REIMSCHNEIDER, not knowing the man replied: "No, I
will pay for mine," and did so and at once passed out.  He was followed
by the prisoner, who with a second man, evidently in waiting, made
 
AN ATTACK ON HIM 
Striking him with their fists and some blunt instrument, and tearing out
his pantaloons pocket containing $50.  Their victim's cries for help
caused the robbers to flee.  After they had gone, Mr. REIMSCHNEIDER
picked a hat which he took home with him, but which is now in the hands
of the police, and led in part to the arrest of ROY last night at the
corner of Broadway and Patchen avenue. 
	The detectives say that their prisoner has been identified by three
persons beside the complainant and that he has served a term in prison.
 
E.D.-Mr. William LAYCRAFT, of the Thirteenth Ward, has just recovered 
from a severe attack of erysipelas, which confined him to his bed 
for several days.

LONG ISLAND 
Oysters in Danger. - The Great South Bay, from Babylon almost to Fire
Island beach, is frozen over.  Oystering and clamming have been entirely
suspended.  The oyster dealers are apprehensive that thousands of
bushels of oysters will be filled by the ice in shallow places if it
increases in thickness sufficiently to settle unbroken with the falling tide.
 
A Narrow Escape. - The bay having frozen over, people began walking on
the ice from Blue Point to Patchogue, on Saturday.  Samuel HILL, wife
and two children, ventured to cross.  Mr. HILL trotted ahead with the
children.  At the mouth of Patchogue Creek, he shouted to Mrs. HILL to
hurry up, the ice was breaking.  She hurried along in time to break
through, and it was with difficulty that she was rescued, being a large woman.
 
A Kindly Act Richly Rewarded. - John SKINNER, a young man formerly
employed in the Independent Press office, at Port Jefferson, befriended
ten years ago a young man from Antigua, West Indies, named MERCER, who
was in needy circumstances.  News has now reached Port Jefferson that
MERCER recently died in his native island and by will left to SKINNER a
fortune of $750,000.
 
A Child Burned to Death. - The infant daughter of James TOWNSEND, of
Glen Cove, was burned to death on Friday night.  During the mother's
absence the child crawled out of bed and made its way into an adjoining
room where it got hold of some matches, and with them set fire to its
clothing.  Attracted by the smoke the servant rushed into the room and
hurriedly quenched the fire but the child was so terribly burned, that
it died the next morning.
 
A Faithful Dog. - It is nearly a fortnight since Abram BAILEY, who
resided near Manhassett, was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead.
Mr. BAILEY owned a dog, resembling very much a Newfoundland, which
followed the funeral cortege to the graveyard, and never returned to its
home.  From the minute that the grave was filled the dog has kept
faithful vigil over it, and so continuously has he slept upon it that
his shape has been worked into the clay.  The people generally moved to
kindness by the dog's faithfulness have given him food plentifully, but
the dog has not been seen to eat anything and is reduced to a skeleton.
The intense cold weather of the few days and nights past was not
sufficient to drive him to shelter.  During Thursday and Friday some
people tried to coax it away, but failed, and several attempts to catch
him by throwing a rope over his head were not more successful.  The
faithful brute has aroused the sympathy of a whole community.
 
GONE TO ALBANY
Col. RICHARDS, Chief Clerk of the Department of Police and Excise, left
for Albany on Saturday.  Probably "handsome Sam" intends to figure in
the opening of the new Capitol.  Meanwhile, his desk at headquarters
remains closed, and less handsome subordinates have to answer the
inquiries of visitors.
 
FRACTURED HIS WRIST
William W. STERLING, fifty-five years of age, residing at Duffield
terrace, fell last night corner of Duffield and Johnson streets, and
broke his right wrist.
 
FELL ON A STOVE
Elizabeth KENNEDY, twenty-three years of age, was severley burned about
the face and neck on Saturday by accidentally falling on a stove at her
residence, 513 (or8?) Court street.  She was attended by Dr. WETLY.
 
CARD-PLAYERS CAUGHT
The Fourth Precinct police yesterday afternoon stopped card playing in
the back room of F. H. SNIDER's liquor store, No. 358 Kent avenue.  They
arrested SNIDER, John BELL, of 29 Grand avenue, and Wm. H. CLAUSE, of
258 Kent avenue, on a charge of gambling.
 
AN AUCTIONEER'S HOUSE ROBBED
The residence of Henry FELTMAN, auctioneer, 680 Lexington avenue, was
robbed last night of property valued at $198.  The thieves cut a small
piece of glass out of a window, in that way reaching the fastening.
Entering they stole $82 in bills, $17 in silver, and six oroide watches
from a safe which had been unlocked.  They also stole an overcoat, in
one pocket of which was the will of Theresa FISCHEL and some
satisfaction papers.  The rest of the property comprised silverware.
  
BOGUS DOLLARS
Arrset of Three Men, Charged with Passing Counterfeit Coin, by the
United States Marshal. 
George VAN BRUNT, of East New York; Alfred CORNELL, of the same place,
and John P. SELOVER, of Jamaica, South, went into Comb's Hotel, Jamaica
on New Year's Day and passed two bogus trade dollars.  VAN BRUNT was
arrested on Saturday night and held in $500 bonds by U. S. Commissioner
WINSLOW to-day.  Alfred CORNELL was arrested at noon to-day on the
expiration of five days' confinement in jail for drunkenness, he having
been committed on January 2 by a Justice of East New York.  Deputy
Marshal BIGGERT arrested SELOVER at Jamaica this morning, and he and
CORNELL were sent to jail until the 9th inst. in default of bail.  VAN
BRUNT says he received the bogus coin from the others, but SELOVER
declares that CORNELL gave them to VAN BRUNT, and that he knew nothing
of their character.
 
7 January 1879
EASILY DUPED
A Woman who became the Victim of Two Rogues.
Mrs. MAGER, of No. 65 Union street, yesterday afternoon responded to a
knock at the door. A stranger entered, "Mrs. MAGER, I believe?"  "Yes,
sir."  "Then I am in the right place.  I want to see your son!"  "He is
out."  "Ah, too bad, really too bad," said the visitor, "I understand he
hasn't a very good place, and I have found one for him where his pay
will be better.  Sorry he isn't here, but I will call again."  Just then
there came another knock and the door being opened disclosed a spectacle
pedler.  "Goot afternoon laty and shentleman.  Ef you blease I have a
few pairs of eyeglasses, only a few, vich I will sell at a sacrifice.
Just see that bair.  Four tollar ist dirt sheep."  Mrs. MAGER took no
interest in the matter, but her gentlemanly caller did, and finally
selcting a $7 pair induced Mrs. MAGER  to lend him the money, promising
to call in an hour and make the loan good.  It is sufficient to state
that he failed to return.
  
A REVENGFUL WOMAN.
Mary COLLINS, of 32 (or 82) Carroll street, broke a $100 pane of glass
yesterday afternoon in the window of C. P. LEWIS' grocery, No. 54 Fourth
avenue.  She said the clerk had called her names because she asked for
something to eat.  She was locked up for intoxication and malicious mischief.

THE JAIL.
From the weekly report of the keeper of the Raymond Street Jail to the
District Attorney, it appears there are 240 prisoners at that
institution.  Of these over eighty are females.  The Sheriff gets
twenty-eight cents per capita for the board of prisoners.   
 
-GREENPOINT ITEMS 
-Daniel MCLEAN, 178 Box street, and James HUGHES, 413 Oakland street,
were arrested and locked up yesterday as suspicious characters.
 
-Mr. William MCCART, sixty years of age and residing on Tillary street,
while on a visit to his son yesterday afternoon, at 170 West street,
fell and broke his left leg and received other slight injuries.  An
ambulance was sent for and he was taken to St. Peter's Hospital.
 
-William GUTHRIE, who was shot by Charles HUSS on Thanksgiving night, was
yesterday discharged from St. Catharine's Hospital.
  
EASTERN DISTRICT 
The Curious History of a Counterfeit Fifty-Dollar Bill.
On Saturday afternoon last a young woman purchased a set of jewelry
worth $33 at Jacob MORCH's jewelry store, No. 217 Grand street, and gave
in payment a $50 bill.  Mr. MORCH was doubtful as to the genuineness of
the bill, and while he was examining it Mr. Charles HESS, a former
cashier of a New York bank, went into the store and said that the bill
was good.  Mr. MORCH subsequently found that it was a counterfeit, and
reported the case to the police.  Yesterday afternoon, the young woman
who is of respectable family, and resides in the Eighteenth Ward,
returned to the store and said that her mother had scolded her for
spending so much money, and that she desired to change the jewelry for a
cheaper set.  Detective HOLLAND was sent for and she was at once
arrested.  In court this morning she said it was her brother had
promised her a New Year's gift, and that she had taken the bill from his
wallet.  She had admitted having gone in several stores with the bill,
but said that she did so to get change.  Her brother said that he knew
the bill to be a counterfeit, and that he got it in exchange for some
silver in a business transcation.  Mr. MORCH, having received the
jewelry and the balance of the change, and Justice ELLIOTT being
convinced of the truth of the statements, discharged the prisoner.
 
Gunning Accident
George BURGER, aged forty-two years, residing in Bushwick avenue, went
to Maspeth yesterday on a gunning expedition.  While walking through the
woods his gun suddenly exploded, and the ramrod which was in the barrel
took off a portion of the index and middle fingers.  He is now at St.
Catharine's Hospital.
 
John THATCHER, of 275 Bridge street, was struck in the face with a brick
while walking through South Ninth street, last night.  The wound was
stitched by Surgeon FLEMING.

GIVE THE GIRLS A TRADE 
Surely girls who are capable of earning an honest living for themselves
ought to and can marry to much better advantage than those who must
forever depend upon somebody to support them.  While woman is free and
independent she will not marry except she marries for love and love
alone.  But your other damsel of the useless hands, why, she must marry,
anyway.  Papa may not live always, and he may not leave her a fortune
when he dies.  If she cannot have a husband whom she loves and respects,
she is obliged by the pressure of her own helplessness to take the best
she can get or run the risk of having no one to support her.  Horrible
thought!  Any girl of average intellect over twenty years of age ought
to be ashamed to confess that she could not, if necessary, do something
to provide for herself an honorable and independent living, no matter if
her father can count his wealth by the millions.  Miss FAITHFULL says:
"Every year, thousands of my countrywomen are driven to the gates of
death for bread,"  and it is equally true of our own country, in all its
boasted freedom and refinement.  A woman's stomach calls for food as
well as a man's, no matter how much politeness may ignore the fact.  So,
in all justice and decency, give to all girls a trade or occupation of
some sort by which they may secure that food without hanging like a
millstone about the neck of some man.  We never see a woman busy in
office or shop withour returning thanks for the light which is slowly
but surely dawning upon us, through many a rift in the dark clouds of
weak prejudices and superstition which for ages have kept women bound
hand and foot in the treadmill of domestic drudgery or sent tem to an
outcast's grave.
  
8 January 1879
CUT HIS THROAT
Patrick GANNON, aged fifty-five, a gardener, residing at No. 339 Hicks
street, while under the influence of liquor this afternoon, cut his
throat.  He was taken to the City Hospital in an ambulance. There is a
slight possibility of recovery.

9 January 1879
Daniel  LEHANA, aged sixty, of 72 Jackson street, New York, had his left
leg fractured this morning in John street by a horse he was riding
stumbling and falling upon him
 
James CAMPBELL's residence, 299 Gold street, was entered last evening by
means of false keys, in the absence of the occupants, and robbed of a
silver watch, revolver and $5 in money.
 
Mary FOX, aged twenty-two years, a servant in the employ of Mr. Orestes
P. QUINTARD, of No. 158 Sterling place, by accident yesterday afternoon,
severely cut her foot with an axe.
 
Officer REYNOLDS, of the Tenth Precinct, yesterday afternoon arrested
William F. COLLINS, aged twenty-three, painter, of No. 8 Chauncey
street, and Francis HALSTEAD, aged twenty-five , clerk, of No. 42 Troy
avenue, while they were trying to pawn a lap-robe, alleged to have been
stolen from Francis HALSTEAD, Sr., of No. 32 Troy avenue, father of one
of the prisoners, who were locked up to answer.
 
George SCHUBERT, of 117 Stagg street, who was arrested on December 17,
on a charge of keeping a policy shop, was held on $500 bail this
morning, by Justice GUCK to appear before the Grand Jury.
 
Michael PINCKNEY, aged fifty years, no residence, slept on Tuesday night
last under the bridge of a stable on Meeker avenue, owned by John
DOBBINS.  Both feet were frozen and he was taken to St. Catharine's
Hospital.
 
Martin WRIGHT, of 133 Meeker avenue, was held for the Grand Jury this
morning by Justice ELLIOTT, on a charge of stealing a silver watch worth
$12 from Edward MCGOLDRICK.
 
John SEIDLE's stable at Ninth and North Second streets was entered last
night by thieves who stole two sets of harness valued at $20.
 
G.P.-Martin WRIGHT, 133 Meeker avenue, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Officer BAKER, on a complaint of Edward MCGOLDRICK, proprietor of a
saloon, corner Manhattan avenue and Box street, who charged him with
stealing a silver watch valued at $15 from his pocket while he slept.
The pawn ticket was found in WRIGHT's possession, and watch at Joseph
GEISER's pawn shop at Eckford street.
 
G.P.-The pilot-boat which is being built at the foot of Java street for Sandy
Hook pilots of No. 20, by Mr. Samuel PINE, is rapidly approaching
completion, and will be ready for launching by the 15th of next month.
Her dimensions are 80 feet on water level, 86 feet overall, 20 feet
beam, and 9 feet 4 inches depth of hold.
 
G.P.-At the residence of Rev Charles LAYLOR, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, last evening, Mr. Wm. HASSELBROCK, of India street, was united
in matrimony to Miss Gussie KUSTER, of Germany.  After the ceremony,
they proceeded to Yonkers , where they will reside. 

10 January 1879 
MARRIED 
KING-THOMPSON. - At the Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntington, L. I.,
on Thursday, January 9,  by Rev. L. RICHARDSON, J. M. KING, of Brooklyn,
to Hester A., daughter of Mrs. John N. THOMPSON, of Huntington.

AN INSANE WOMAN.
A Patient form Brooklyn Left at Middletown under Singular Circumstances.
 An officer of the State Homeopathic Insane Asylum at Middletown, N. Y.,
arrived at Police Headquarters this afternoon, having in his custody
Mrs. Johanna P. LOZIER.  He said that she was brought to the asylum by a
man who gave the name of Francis G. P. GRIFFITHS, of 126 Eleventh
street, Brooklyn.   
	GRIFFITHS promised to send to Brooklyn for a commitment for her, but it
had not arrived when the officer left, and therefore she could not be
legally retained in custody, and he brought her here to turn her over to
the police authorities. 
	The officer brought a letter signed by S. H. COLGAT, the Medical
Superintendent of the Asylum. 
	In the letter it was stated that it was thought that she had once been
in the Flatbush Asylum.
  
COUNTERFEIT COINS.
John T. SELOVER, Alfred CORNELL, and Chas. VAN BRUNT who were arrested
on New Year's Day for passing two counterfeit dollars at S. COMB's
Farmers' House, East New York, were examined before United States
Commissioner WINSLOW this morning, and held for the Grand Jury. 
 
EASTERN DISTRICT.
A Defaulting Bookkeeper Gives Himself Up to the Police.
Christopher LINDERMANN, the bookkeeper and superintendent at S. TUTTLE &
Son's Fifth street coal yard, who was yesterday reported missing, walked
into the Fifth Precinct Station house last night and said that he had
come to deliver himself up for defrauding his employer.   He said that
contrary to a general custom he had let a friend of his have coal to the
value of $600, which was to have been paid for at the first of the year
with some money which his friend was expecting from relatives in
Germany.  His friend, however, failed to come to time.  He also stated
that he had received about half the money and had expended it for his
own use.  He stated that he went out on Long Island yesterday for the
purpose of committing suicide, but that he finally concluded to give
himself up.  Mr. TUTTLE, on being sent for, refused to make a complaint
against LINDERMANN, and he was allowed to go.
 
-GREENPOINT ITEMS 
Mr. William HARSEN, proprietor of a machine shop on Franklin street, had
his left hand badly smashed by its being caught in a lathe while he was
at work with it.
 
-The Board of Managers of the Sunday School Association will hold a
meeting on Sunday afternoon in the M. E. Tabernacle Church.
 
-Mr. Martin WELLINGHOFF, of New York City, has purchased from Charles B.
FARGEL, a house and lot on Box street, east of Manhattan avenue, for $4,500.
 
-The Seawanhaka Club, Mr. Geo. KINGSLAND, President, will give a grand
ball at Smithsonian Hall, on the 24th inst.  The tickets are fixed at $5
a head.  The proceeds will be given to the cause of charity.
 
-The final meeting of the Arlington Rowing Association will be held this
evening at Elbert's Hall.  It is expected that the Board of Directors
will bring in a report as to the manner in which they had disposed of
the Club property before formally consolidating with the Seawanhaka Boat Club.
 
-Not withstanding the inclemency of the weather last evening, a very large
audience attended the public installation of the recently elected
officers of Barbara Freitchie Post No. 11, G. A. R.  Post Commander
George B. SQUIRES was the installing officer.  The post was presented
with a beautiful silk flag by the Rev. Dr. MILLER on behalf of the wives
and lady friends of the members.  Dancing wound up the evening's
entertainment. 
 
PROMINENT CITIZEN ACCUSED OF COMMITING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
John SCHLICK of No. 85 Grand street, to-day began an action in Justice
ELLIOTT's Court against Louis WINTJEN, of the firm of WINTJEN & HARMS,
sugar refiners, of South Second and First streets, for alleged assault.
SCLICK says that he was employed by the above firm in the mixing
department to clean hogsheads.  He states that on the 19th of October
last, while engaged at his work, Mr. WINTJEN complained that he was
cleaning the hogsheads too well.  Some hot words followed and resulted
in WINTJEN pushing a hogshead weighing some two hundred pounds over on
SCHLICK, breaking his breastbone and rupturing several blood vessels.
SCHLICK states that he has been to the E. D. Hospital and several
similar institutions, at each of which he has been pronounced incurable.
 
Mr. George FISHER, counsellor for Mr. WINTJEN, denies the charge in
toto, and says that it is an attempt to extort money by blackmail.
Justice ELLIOTT adjourned the examination.
 
During the night Mrs. BIRDSALL's store, No. 331 Fifth avenue, was robbed
of two gold watches, three breastpins and a set of gold earrings.
 
Mrs. Anton GERSTER, of No. 513 Fifth avenue, on Tuesday gave $9.98 to a
rascal who duped her into believing that there was a valuable package
for her at the Custom House.
 
Michael GALLAGHER, nineteen years of age, of 196 John street, had one of
his hands badly lacerated yesterday afternoon by machinery in the tin
factory, corner of Adams and York street.
 
Charles FRANCIS, mate of the schooner Lucy B. Ives, was arrested
yesterday afternoon, charged by the Captain, John BURNS, with having
stolen $25 worth of junk from the vessel while lying at Red Hook Point.
 
Michael O'KEEFE and Patrick ARNOLD, vagrants, had a lively fight last
night in the lodgers' room at the Fifth Precinct Station-house.  Justice
ELLIOTT sent them to jail for twenty-nine days each.
 
Edward HARRIS, Addison MARBLE, and Wm WHITTLE, accused of stealing
harness to the value of $53, waived examination yesterday before Justice
ELLIOTT, and were held for the Grand Jury.
 
A firkin of butter valued at $20 was stolen last night from in front of
VAN GLAHN's grocery store, 665 Broadway.
  
13 January 1879
FOOLISH FIREMEN.
At the meeting of the Fire Commissioners last Friday, they fined 
Driver MURPHY, of Engine 2, three days' pay for intoxication; 
Fireman RUDDY, of Engine 7, five days' pay for the same offence, and 
Engineer MCCANN, of Engine 8, three days' pay for conduct unbecoming 
a member of the force.
 
Julia PATTERSON, fifty-six years, fell down stairs last evening, at her
residence, No. 63 Columbia place, and broke her right ankle.
 
Henry KENNEDY, a ventriloquist, reported to police to-day, that his
mother, Mary Kinsella KENNEDY, ages forty-six, was missing from her
residence, No. 128 Duffield street, and he thinks her mind is affected. 

PROBABLY FATAL RESULT OF A FIGHT. - A terrible fight took place in the
barroom of Thorne's Hotel, at Glenwood, on Friday night, between Thomas
LANNEY and Charles FISHER.  During the affray knives and clubs were
freely used.  FSISHER was cut about the head and face in a frightful
manner, and it is thought will die from the injuries sustained.

Monday -MARRIED.
CORNING - SCHENCK. - In St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, on Monday, the 13th
day of January, by the Bishop of Albany and the Bishop of Long Island,
Erastus CORNING, Jr., of Albany and Grace Fitz-Randolph, daughter of the
Rev. Dr. SCHENCK.

When Lewis BISCHOFF, who keeps a bakery at No. 149 North Sixth street,
was sitting in a rear room talking to a friend last night, a thief
entered the store and stole the money drawer containing $20.
  
AN OFFICER ASSAULTED.
Thomas COOK, of 242 Hoyt street, was arrested early yesterday morning,
charged with having assaulted Officer MURRAY, of the Third Precinct.
MURRAY charges that the prisoner and six others were lounging at 1 A. M.
at the corner of Hoyt and Douglass streets, and refused to move when so
requested by him; that in attempting to arrest COOK the latter struck
him in the face with his fist, and fled.  COOK is a stonecutter.
 
14 January 1879
Tuesday- JUST IN TIME
Police Captain Smith Discovers a Fire 
Captain Joel SMITH, of the Eighth Precinct, was in a Fifth Avenue car at
8:30 yesterday morning, on his way to Police Headquarters, when his
attention was attracted by smoke issuing from the cellar of No. 541
Atlantic avenue, and promptly hastening to the Atlantic avenue railroad
stables he sent out a fire alarm.  Returning to the house he found it
rapidly filling with smoke and rousing some persons who were still
asleep, he helped three children out.  By that time the engines arrived,
and the fire was soon extinguished.  The building is owned by George
WOOLEY, whose loss is $250.  Messrs. DILLON & ROONEY, who occupy the
store floor as a plumbing establishment, had their stock damaged $50.
The upper floors were occupied by the families of Edward H. MADISON and
Samuel CRANE, who, however, did not sustain any loss.
  
George MCLAUGHLIN, of 63 North First street, a fireman on the ferryboat
Nevada, had his hand badly crushed yesterday in the machinery.  He was
taken to E. D. Hospital and attended by Surgeon FLEMING.
 
John KAPP, a laborer, living in Atlantic avenue, while at work at the
Ironclad Works, at 927 Flushing avenue, yesterday, fell from a scaffold
and broke his right leg.  He was taken home.
 
Mrs. Jane LAPERE, of 1422 Fulton street, was attacked by apoplexy on
South Ninth street yesterday afternoon.  After being attended by Surgeon
FLEMING she was taken home.
 
 WHERE ASHES MAY BE DEPOSITED.
Hardly anyone seems to understand what condition the report as to street
cleaning, etc., was left in by the many amendments mad at yesterday's
meeting of the Aldermen, but the following is the explanation made by
the clerk: 
The ashes of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth
Wards, and all of the Eighteenth lying north of Flushing avenue, to be
dumped in Bushwick Creek meadows.  Those of the First, Sixth and Twelfth
Wards to be dumped into creek between Hamilton avenue and Rush street.
Those of the Third, Tenth and Twenty-second Wards to be dumped into lots
between Union, Douglass, Third and Fourth avenues.  Those of the
Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Wards to be dumped into
pond between Pacific street and Utica and Rochester avenues.  And
finally those of the Second, Ninth, Eleventh, Sixteenth, Nineteenth,
Twentieth and Twenty-first Wards are to be dumped wherever the
contractors please.
 
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Maria TALBOT, thirty-five years of age, living at No. 178 Smith street,
while suffering from delirium tremens to-day, attempted to commit
suicide by taking laudanum.  She was found on Court street by Officer
LOWREY, of the First Precinct who took her to WEBER's drugstore, Court
and Joralemon streets, and after being attended she was removed to the
Long Island College Hospital.
 
LONG ISLAND.
Trouble at a Life Saving Station. 
There is a long-standing feud between the lighthouse keeper and the
life-saving crew at Eaton's Neck.  Henry WOOD is the light keeper, and
Al. JOY, his brother-in-law, takes charge of the foghorn, assisted by
Wash. MATHIAS.  WOOD accuses the captain of the life-saving station of
stealing coal.  The captain makes a countercharge against WOOD, of
intoxication, and letting the light go out on dark nights; and he also
accuses JOY of failing to blow the fog horn during some of the foggy
nights. 
 
A carnival session of the Brooklyn Saengerbund will be held at the Club
House, 200 Court street this evening.  Both ladies and gentlemen will be
present.
 
Charles PETERSON, nine years, of 1628 Atlantic avenue, on his way to
school this morning, ran against a carriage and sustained a fracture of
one of the small bones of his right leg.
 
Mrs. C. POST, of 161 Duffield street, yesterday afternoon identified
Benj. LARAMIE, of 42 North Elliott place, as the stranger who on New
Year's evening, brandished a table knife in her parlor, but declined to
prefer a complaint, and LARAMIE was discharged.
 
Frank BRUCE, nineteen years of age, residing at 523 Clinton street,
sustained a fracture of the right leg by falling down-stairs in the
paper factory, 14 Tiffany place.
 
Justice SEMLER yesterday sent a truckman named Edward MORRIS to the
Penitentiary for four months, for having stolen a $20 wagon belonging to
Thomas H. MURPHY, of New Lots.
 
The money-drawer of Wm. L. COBB's bakery, No. 112 Smith street, was
robbed by a burglar Sunday night.
 
A thief tried last night to steal a barrel of flour from in front of
Thomas KAVAUGH's grocery, No. 859 Hicks street, but had to give up the
job after getting his plunder as far as Columbia street, near Amity.
 
Mrs. S. A. DOLAN last evening discovered, in time to frustrate their
plans, two strange young men who were in the act of robbing her money
drawer.  The thieves escaped.
 
William CARR, a waiter, was yesterday discharged from STEERS' oyster
saloon, No. 456 Myrtle avenue.  Soon after, Mr. STEERS detected him in
the act of stealing a banjo, and placed him in the custody of an
officer.
 
The Third Precinct police last night arrested a youth of seventeen years
names Charles WOLTERS, on a charge of having severely clubbed John
GROERKE, of No. 79 Wyckoff street upon the head, without provocation.
 
Patrick CROOKE, for the past year a clerk in the Department of Arrears,
and previous to that clerk of Justice RILEY's Court, was appointed on
Monday equity clerk under Sheriff RILEY.
 
A member of the Hudson Base Ball Club of this city fell during the
progress of a game on the ice yesterday and cut a deep gash in his
forehead.  He bled profusely and had to be removed.
 
The Caledonian Curling Club of this city beat the Thistle Club of New
York yesterday by 62 shots to 33 at prospect Park Lake.
 
Professor D. G. EATON of the Packer Institute, last evening delivered an
interesting lecture on "The Recent Solar Eclipse," before the Franklin
Literary Society.
 
Search is being made by the police for Lillie KING, aged eighteen, who
disappeared from the residence of Mrs. W. F. BERRY, No. 398 State
street.  She is simple minded.  She is of light complexion and has her
hair cut short.
 
John TIERNEY of 721 Dean street, was to-day held for examination by
Justice BLOOM, charged with committing two aggravated assaults on Andrew
FLATLEY of 933 Atlantic avenue.
 
15 January  1879
MARRIED.
THOMAS - KERR. - On Tuesday, January 14, by the Rev. R. E. FIELD, Edward
P. THOMAS to Mary, daughter of Joseph KERR.  No cards.
 
ANOTHER POLICY RAID.
Officer CHAMBERLAIN and others, from the First Precinct, last night
visited 328 Hicks street, and arrested on a warrant charging him with
policy writing, John STEINGER, who gave his occupation as that of cigar
maker.  STEINGER was alone, and the only evidence against him were
several slips and o copy of the forenoon's "draw," found in his pocket.
The complainant is John HANLEY.
 
FAILURE OF A SOAP MANUFACTURER.
James A. BARRETT, soap manufacturer, Wallabout street, recently made a
general assignment to Hugh PORTER, of Mount Vernon, Westchester County,
for the benefit of his creditors.  To-day Judge MOORE, of the County
Court, fixed the assignee's bond at $7,000.  Mr. BARRETT's liabilities
are $12,406; nominal assets, $12, 773; actual assets, $6,341.  The
largest creditors of the concern are Welsh, Holmes & Clarke, No. 381
West street, New York.
 
FROST-BITTEN FEET AMPUTATED.
"Gage" PINCKNEY slept under the bridge of the stable on Meeker avenue on
the night of the 7th inst., and had both feet frost-bitten.  He was
taken to St. Catharine's Hospital, and yesterday it was found necessary
to amputate both legs at the knees, mortification having set in.
PINCKNEY was averse to resorting to that extremity, but Dr. BRADY, who
performed the operation, told him that to save his life it would be
necessary, and PINCKNEY consented. 
 
John LUNNY, aged forty, of 424 Hicks street, employed on the elevator
Oswego, in going ashore yesterday from the bark Ruth, lying at the
Atlantic Dock, fell on some ice, and sustained a compound fracture and
dislocation of one of his arms.  He was taken to St. Peter's Hospital.
 
Willard HICKS, of No. 350 Seventeenth street, fell a distance of fifteen
feet to-day, in hoisting ice at Prospect Park, and dislocated his right
hip.  He was taken home and attended by Dr. BLISS.
 
Maria MOORE, aged forty-four years, who gave her residence as 86 Front
street, where there is no house, was arrested yesterday for acting
suspiciously in the hallway of Lyman RAND's residence. 1071 Myrtle avenue.
 
Detective IHNE yesterday arrested Joseph REILLEY, of 287 Broadway, on a
charge of having stolen five dozen brooms from Mr. LAW's factory, No. 53
Harrison avenue.
 
16 January 1879
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
While suffering from the effects of dissipation last night, Thomas
THORNELEY, thirty-two years of age, a butcher, attempted to commit
suicide at his residence, No. 387 Van Brunt street, by cutting his
throat with a razor.  Fortunately, the wound inflicted was not serious,
and after it had been dressed by Dr. HARRIGAN, the would-be suicide was
placed in custody of the police to prevent his doing himself further harm.
 
HUNG IN EFFIGY.
An effigy of Gustave STONEHOUSE, who was arrested last night charged
with an outrageous assault on a girl of fourteen years, was yesterday
found by the police suspended from a telegraph wire in Fulton street,
near Troy avenue.  It was promptly removed.
 
ACCIDENT AT JAIL JOB SITE.
Thomas MILLETT, forty-five years of age, of 159 Raymond street, while
engaged yesterday felling trees on the site of the new jail adjoining
the City Hospital, was severely injured about the spine, and had to be
taken into the Hospital for treatment.
 
SKATING ACCIDENT.
In the case of the boy COX, who was drowned on New Years while skating
on a lot on Atlantic avenue, Coroner NOLAN held an inquest last night.
The jury in their verdict censured the owners of the lots for their
dangerous condition.
 
THE DURANDO CASE.
MALONE and GREEN, charged with having robbed Charles P. DURANDO's
clothing store, corner of Fulton and Bridge streets, were tried to-day
before Justice WALSH.  GREEN could not be identified and was acquitted,
but has yet to answer the charge of striking complainant with a bottle.
Mr. DURANDO was unable to appear from the injuries received.  MALONE
was, however, found guilty, and sentenced to six months in the
Penitentiary.
 
ROBBERY IN PUTMAN AVENUE.
T. B. VENTRES' residence, No. 252 Putnam avenue was entered from the
rear by burglars last night, and robbed of silverware valued at $50.
 
A COURAGEOUS OFFICER INJURED.
At three o'clock this morning a team of horses attached to a coach
became frightened by a snow plow at the foot of Grand street.  The
horses ran along Firs street to Broadway, where they were stopped and
thrown by Officers BRINCKERHOFF and DREDGER.  The coachman had been
thrown form the box, and has not since turned up.  While the officers
were aiding the horses to regain their feet one of them started
suddenly, and Officer BRINCKERHOFF was thrown to the ground with
considerable force, and before he could get up one of the horses stepped
on his hand, crushing it severely.  The wound was dressed at VINCENT's
drug store.  The occupants of the coach were an unknown lady and
gentleman, living on Bedford avenue, near Madison street.
 
BRIEF MENTIONS.
John ROBINSON of 586 Grand street, while walking through the above-named
street, while intoxicated this morning, fell and broke his left leg.  He
was attended by Surgeon FLEMING and taken home.
 
At 11:30 last night, a fire caused by a kerosene lamp falling, occurred
ay No. 96 South Second street, owned and occupied by Joseph BRENNAN.
Damage to building $100, to furniture $200.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
George P. KNIFFEN, collector, while skating at the Rink on Van Cott
avenue yesterday, fell and broke his left arm.
 
Edward HINDEMANN, fourteen years of age, who was arrested yesterday for
truancy, was sent to the Truant Home by Justice ELLIOTT this morning.
 
A SERVANT GIRL'S CRIME.
Seventy-one dollars worth of clothing and jewelry were missed on the
14th inst. by Mrs. Millie TYLER, of 304 Dean street, simultaneously with
the disappearance of a new servant, Mary F. WILLIAMS.  Yesterday, the
Tenth Precinct police arrested the girl, who gave her residence as No.
476 Tenth street, and in Justice BLOOM's court this morning, she pleaded
guilty to grand larceny, and was committed to await the action of the
Grand Jury.  All the stolen property, with the exception of $8 in cash,
was recovered.

17 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Hugh O'DONNELL, of 13(8?)12 Prospect place, yesterday afternoon caused
the arrest on a warrant issued by Justice SEMLER, of John J. CARNEY, a
laborer, of 127 Utica avenue for alleged libel.
 
The roof of John FANNING's machine shop on Hancock street, near Reid
avenue, fell yesterday under the weight of the snow resting upon it.  No
one was hurt and the loss is only about $50.
 
Mr. Miller A. SMITH, of this city, and a graduate as a civil engineer in
the class of '72 of Cornell University, will sail to-morrow in the
steamer Alps for the United States of Columbia, for the purpose of
becoming Assistant Engineer on a new railroad that the Government of
that country is constructing.
 
A thief yesterday robbed Charles F. FLANNER's residence, No. 97 Johnson
street, of $60 worth of clothing and stole a "Peep o'Day" clock.
 
Justice BLOOM to-day sentenced John TIERNEY, a grocer, of Dean street
and Underhill avenue, to pay a fine of $25 for committing and assault
and battery on Andrew FLATLEY, of 933 Atlantic avenue.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Alice MCAULEY was sent to the House of Good Shepherd for six months
to-day, by Justice ELLIOTT for being an habitual drunkard.
 
In the case of John SCHICKING against Luer WINTJEN for alleged assault,
Justice ELLIOTT yesterday afternoon dismissed the complaint.
 
Henry ADDIX, aged twenty-five years, of Meeker avenue, had his right
foot badly crushed yesterday afternoon while he was at a steam hammer in
ROGERS & KETCHUM's tin factory, Union avenue and South Second street.
 
Mathew BARRETT, who was arrested on complaint of Charles RENDEBUSCH, a
saloon-keeper of 19 Second street, who charges him with stealing three
gallons of gin and a half barrel of ale valued at $14.  Justice ELLIOTT
adjourned the case.
 
Justice ELLIOTT to-day sent Mr. and Mrs. MCKOWN, who were dispossessed
from their apartment in Jackson street yesterday, to jail for ten days,
as they were unable to furnish themselves with either food or lodgings.
 
G.P.-Mr. J. N. STEARNS arrived from Florida last evening. It is expected that
the Sessions of the Presbyterian Church will now commence the trial of
his case immediately.

Theodore P. SHELDON, thirty-six years old, residing at 690 Leonard
street, has been missing since Tuesday.  He was collector for Union
College wharves on Newtown Creek, and when seen last had started to make
collections in South street, New York.  Mr. SHELDON was five feet eleven
in height, has dark hair, and moustache, and was dressed in black
clothing.
 
An Escaped Prisoner Recaptured. - In October 1877, an attempt was made
to wreck the Long Island Railroad mail train at Manor.  A young man
named George MOTT, was arrested for the offense, owing to the confession
of a thirteen-year-old boy named DAYTON.  MOTT, who is only twenty years
old, escaped from jail and went to Virginia.  On Wednesday, he turned up
in New York, and yesterday was apprehended by Detective SMITH, who took
him back to Suffolk County Jail.
 
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board of Health has had some very gratifying evidence of the
interest some of the public school principals take in sanitary
regulations.  Prof. JELLIFFE, of School No. 4, in Ryerson street, having
learned from the "contagion" lists that a child was sick with scarlet
fever at No. 108 Steuben street, refused to admit to the exercises of
his school any of the other children of the house, numbering in all
twenty-five.  The father of one of the families tried to induce him to
receive his children upon the certificate of a reputable physician, but
Mr. JELLIFFE's reply was: "No, sir.  The only certificate I can
recognize is one from the Board of Health." 
Principal A. C. RICHARDSON, of Primary School 14, in Classon avenue, has
also given proof of a desire to co-operate with the Health Department,
while Principal C. E. TUTHILL, of No. 25, in Walworth street, is so
earnest in the matter that he notifies the Health Department of every
case of contagious disease he hears of, asking for an investigation,
that he may know how to shape his course.  There are others also who are
likewise rendering the Board of Health valuable assistance in this same
direction.
 
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
A motor of the Broadway line last evening struck an empty coach
belonging to A. E. WHEELER & Co., of South Eighth and Third streets, and
driven by John JACKSON.  The collision occurred at the corner of Greene
avenue.  The driver was hurled from his seat, but falling in the snow,
escaped injury.  Fifty dollars' damage was done to the coach.
 
BRIDAL RECEPTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Erastus CORNING returned last evening to the residence of
Mrs. CORNING's father, Rev. N. H. SCHENCK, 144 Columbia Heights, from
their wedding tour, and will hold a reception this P. M., until eight
o'clock.
 
SKATING AT THE CAPITOLINE.
By nine o'clock this morning the fourteen inches of snow which fell
yesterday had been cleared from the Capitoline pond, and surface is now
in as good condition for skating as before.
 
SIX CENT DAMAGES.
A year ago a butcher named August GEISER, of Graham avenue and Boerum
street, quarreled with another butcher, Fred. BLANT, of 71 Graham
avenue, out of which grew a suit to recover $1,000 for slander.  The
case was tried in the County Court, ad the jury gave a verdict of 6
cents to the plaintiff, GEISER.
 
JOHN CURTIN EXPLAINS.
In relation to the suit of Mary CURTIN against John CURTIN, her husband,
the defendant says that the statement that he went away without
providing for his family is untrue.  He says that, on the contrary, he
left a full power of attorney for his wife to act for him, and that
during the eleven months he was gone, she collected $2,200 due for
rents, etc.  He states that he left his wife simply because he could not
live with her.
 
SERIOUS KEROSENE ACCIDENT.
A Mother and Daughter Badly Burned - The Disastrous Effects of Kerosene
as a Kindler Again Demonstrated.
Mrs. Mary DOYLE, forty-eight years of age, attempted this morning to
light a fire at her residence, No. 197 Sackett street, with the
assistance of that very dangerous substance known as kerosene.  The
result was an explosion, which covered the clothing of the careless
woman with burning oil and enveloped her in flames.
 	Her screams brought to her assistance her daughter Hannah, aged twenty
years, who heroically strove to save her mother's life.  In this she was
successful, though at the post of serious burns to her own body.
Fortunately, neighbors were at hand, and the flames were extinguished.
 	The Third Precinct police were promptly at the scene, and through them
an ambulance was obtained.  Dr. COCHRAN, the surgeon, found that Mrs.
DOYLE's injuries were chiefly confined to the arms and lower limbs.  The
daughter was found to be burned about the hands and feet.  The wounds
having been temporarily dressed, the unfortunate women were placed in an
ambulance and removed to St. Peter's Hospital.
 
A MISSING MERCHANT.
The police of the Central Office was notified yesterday afternoon that
Mr. Rowland HILL had been missing from his place of residence, No. 351
Tenth street, since Monday, the 13th inst., and his family were anxious
about him.  Mr. HILL, who is a wine merchant, doing business at No. 97
Wall street, New York, left his home on the day in question for his
office, but subsequent inquiry showed that he did not get there.  He had
in his possession a valuable watch and chain, some other articles of
jewelry and some money.  Mr. HILL, who is fifty-two years of age, is a
sober and steady man.  He is five feet ten inches in height, stout in
build, is of light complexion, and has a light moustache.  He wore a
black overcoat, dark striped pants and vest and a Derby hat.
 
EASTERN DISTRICT. 
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A DESPONDENT SALOON KEEPER.
Frederick BISCHOFF, aged forty-six years, keeper of a saloon at No. 375
South Fifth street, jumped overboard from the ferry boat Arizona, of the
Roosevelt street ferry, at nine o'clock last night.  He was rescued by
the deck hands and taken to the Fifth Precinct Station-house.  This
morning he was taken before Justice ELLIOTT, who sent him back to await
an examination by physicians.  BISCHOFF says that he has been swindled
out of some property on Union Hill, New Jersey, and that that, with
frequent disagreements with his wife, of whom he is said to be very
jealous, caused him to attempt his life, which he says, he will yet take.
 
SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
A son of Captain Chris. LUTZ, of Company G, Thirty-second Regiment last
night acted as a marker at the armory where rifle practice was going on.
One of the members whose name could not be ascertained, shot at the
target.  The ball entered the left thigh, inflicting a painful wound.
LUTZ was attended by Dr. HESSE and taken home.
 
18 January 1879
SKULL FRACTURED BY FALL.
Henry GIBBONS, thirty-six years of age, residing at No. 19 Flatbush
avenue, who was supposed to be insane, was taken to the Tenth Precinct
Station-house.  When Dr. GLEAVEY of the Health Board, was called in he
said that GIBBONS was suffering from a fractured skull.  It was
subsequently ascertained that he had slipped and fell on the sidewalk in
front of No. 425 Hudson avenue.
  
THREATENED BY A ROBBER.
Mrs. GERNON at half-past seven o'clock this morning discovered a thief
in one of her rooms on the third floor of No. 126 Fulton street.  He was
a man about forty-five years of age, a little above the average height,
with black beard and wearing a blue frock overcoat, black Derby hat and
black pantaloons.  Upon finding himself detected, instead of fleeing, he
turned savagely upon his victim, threatening her with violence in case
she attempted to give an alarm or prevent his escape.  The threat so
terrified Mrs. GERNON that she permitted him to leave unmolested.  The
only article of value stolen by the ruffian was a Brazilian bug scarf pin. 
 
EASTERN DISTRICT.
Tunis Titus Kendrick Again in Trouble. 
Rev. Tunis Titus KENDRICK, who was formerly pastor of the Grand Street
M. E. Church, is in trouble with a man named Charles SKIDMORE, who
charges him with obtaining a trotting mare, with a record of 2:23, under
false pretenses.  A warrant of arrest has been issued by Judge BETTS, of
Jamaica, but Mr. KENDRICK and the mare are not to be found, it is said.
Mr. SKIDMORE says that when KENDRICK called on him he said that his name
was COSGROVE, and after the matter of the sale had been talked over
KENDRICK left, but that on the day following he returned during
SKIDMORE's absence and was allowed to take the mare by Mrs. SKIDMORE,
but failed to meet her husband in New York to settle the matter as he
promised.  The mare was traced to several livery stables in the Eastern
District, among them being one in Hewes street, owned by a Mr.
GALLAGHER, who says that two weeks board for the mare are due him.  Mr.
KENDRICK was preaching last week at the Remsen Street Methodist Church,
in Ninth street, where protracted meetings were being held.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Special officer DEGRILLA, early this morning arrested Charles FULTON, a
drunken sailor belonging on board of a vessel lying at Newton Creek, who
in getting off a Roosevelt street ferry-boat at the foot of Broadway,
fired off his pistol several times.  Justice ELLIOTT sent FULTON to jail
for one day.
 
Anthony OLT, who keeps a saloon at Union avenue and Meserole street,
went into the street on Thursday night to see who had broken a pane of
glass in the saloon window.  A man standing outside said it was some
boys on the other side of the street.  When OLT reentered the saloon he
saw a man working at the money drawer.  The fellow escaped through a
rear door.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
Theodore P. SHELDON, who was reported missing yesterday returned to his
home this morning.  He had been visiting relatives in New Jersey.
 
The tugboat John COOKER sank in Newtown Creek yesterday morning by being
caught under a piece of timber projecting from the bridge and held there
so firmly that when the tide arose at six o'clock she began gradually to
fill with water and sank an hour afterwards.
 
20 January 1879 
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Captain CHRISTOFERSON, OF THE Norwegian bark Svalen, lying in the
Atlantic Basin, last night caused the arrest of William JOHNSON, A
Norwegian sailor, on a charge of having induced four sailors to desert.
 
During a quarrel on Saturday night at their residence, No. 204 Tillary
street, Michael KANE struck his wife Alice behind the ear with an iron
bar, inflicting a severe wound.  Michael was locked up by the police.
 
Peter SMITH, a vagrant, was held for the Grand Jury on Saturday by
Justice WALSH, having been detected in the act of committing burglary at
Michael MCGUINESS' residence, 329 Adams street.
 
Three overcoats were stolen Saturday night from the basement hall of R.
M. WILSON's residence, 200 Wyckoff street.
 
H. W. SMITH's residence, 35 Carlton avenue, was mysteriously robbed
between seven and twelve P. M. last night of two overcoats and two pairs
of pantaloons.
 
Rev. W. S. STUDLEY, pastor of the Tremont Temple, Boston, preached
forenoon and evening yesterday at the Summerfield Methodist Church,
Washington avenue, of which he was the first pastor.  There was a
handsome floral display around the pulpit.  Rev. Dr. KETTELL, the pastor
of the church, supplied Mr. STUDLEY's pulpit in Boston.
 
Noel B. SANBORN has caused the arrest of Hugh NOLAN because the latter
refuses to move from the premises, No. 46 Dykeman street, which the
complainant alleges the accused has squatted on, rent free, for fifteen
years.  The case will be tried before Justice FERRY.
 
Officers LOWERY and CAMPBELL, of the First Precinct, this morning
visited 164 Tillary street, armed with a warrant issued by Justice WALSH
on complaint of Joseph ANDERSON, for the arrest of Nicholas PLACE, aged
forty, of No. 98 Myrtle avenue, on a charge of selling policy slips.
They secured PLACE, and, as a witness, one James CARPENTER.  No papers
relating to the policy business were, however, found on the premises.
 
21 January 1879
LONG ISLAND.
A Comic Singer’s FARM. - Pat. ROONEY, the comic singer, owned a farm of
twenty-five acres at Little Neck.  It was sold under foreclosure
yesterday for $5,000.
 
A COOL THIEF.
When Mr. James ELLIOTT, of No. 281 South Fifth street, went to a room on
the second floor of his residence early last evening he saw William A.
THOMPSON, of New York, ransacking the bureaus.  THOMPSON ran down stairs
and into the street, Mr. ELLIOTT following.  After a chase of several
blocks during which THOMPSON sprained his ankle, he was captured and
handed over to Sergeant BRENNAN.  Two pairs of earrings and a breast pin
were found on him.  When Justice ELLIOTT asked THOMPSON this morning if
he was guilty he said he did not commit burglary as he did not break the
door in effecting an entrance.  He said he merely turned the knob and
walked in to see what he could get.  He was sent to jail until Thursday
to await examination.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Augustus BARLING, a carpenter, living at 448 Manhattan avenue, while at
work in a new building in Division avenue and Fifth street, yesterday
afternoon fell from the second story, breaking his left leg.  He was
taken to the E. D. Hospital.
 
George DEVERLAN, who wanted Justice GUCK to send him to jail this
morning, was given $1.50 by parties in the court to pay his fare to New
Haven where he has friends living.
 
Charles AUSTIN, aged ten years, has been missing from his home, No. 72
Rush street, for two days. 
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
Bridget NOONAN, 99 Manhattan avenue, was arrested this morning on a
charge of assault and battery preferred by her brother Michael.
 
DISORDERLY PERSONS.
An Eleven O’clock Arrest by the First Precinct Police.
The First Precinct police say that of late complaints have been pouring
in to them of doings on the second floor of No. 306 Adams street,
occupied as a residence by Mrs. Nellie LEE.  Sergeant EASON says
officers have, in consequence, been watching the place, but found no
opportunity to inspect the interior until eleven o’clock last night,
when in the absence of Mrs. LEE, a boy informed them that one of several
persons in the apartments in question had threatened to shoot him.
Officers LOWERY and WILSON accordingly visited the house and arrested
John BRAY, a married mason, residing at 244 Wyckoff street; Charles
GORMAN, a single man, living at 111 Twelfth street, and three women,
giving the names of Julia PARKER, Louisa HATFIELD, and Jennie KINGSLEY.
The woman PARKER said she lived in Jersey City, and HATFIELD that she
lived at 87 Jay street.  The police say that Louisa HATFIELD was once in
the Penitentiary for grand larceny, and that Julia PARKER was once a
highly respectable young woman.  In Justice WALSH’s court this morning,
BRAY and GORMAN were discharged, not falling within the statute, but the
women were held for examination on next Monday for disorderly conduct.
Nellie LEE was arrested to-day on a warrant, issued by Justice WALSH,
charged with keeping a disorderly house.
 
BUSINESS FAILURES.
John DOBELMAN, flint glassware maker, 85 Commercial street, Greenpoint,
made a general assignment to John W. WALSH to-day for the benefit of his
creditors, with the following preferences:  John R. MAURICE, of Maspeth,
L. I., $16,888.43; WING & EVANS, of New York City, $10,213.09; and Edwin
R. MCCARTY, New York City, $750.
 
Mary E. SEAMAN, shoe dealer, No. 1, 422 Fulton street, has made an
assignment to Wm. H. KEYES, with preference in favor of Wheaton H.
WELCH, Brooklyn, for $211.65; to James CLUNAN, of this city, for the
payment of promissory notes, debts or endorsements, and to Justice
Calvin E. PRATT, MURPHY & ROSS, Neil MCCALLUM and Edgar CONKLIN, for
small loans.
 
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Henry KRONENGER, OF 137 Cook street, sustained a loss of $50 last
evening by the collision of a Broadway motor at the corner of Greene
avenue, with an ice cart he was driving.
 
An overcoat valued at $25 was stolen last evening from James CAMPBELL’s
apartments at No. 1659 ½  Fulton street.
 
James DULL, sixty-seven years of age, and homeless, fell into the
Wallabout Canal near Washington avenue bridge last night.  He was
rescued by Special Officer Stickler, who furnished him with dry clothes.
 
William KREGER, grocer, of No. 41 Hicks street, while sleigh riding with
his wife in Clinton street yesterday afternoon, was upset by a horse
running away. Both escaped unhurt.
 
Jewelry valued at $45 was yesterday stolen by a burglar from Patrick
TOBIN’s apartments at 427 Fulton street.
 
A lad six years of age, giving the name of Edward DOLAN, was found last
night by police at the South Ferry.
 
Dr. A. W. SHEPARD met with a painful, but fortunately not serious,
accident, last Friday.  A sand-heap on Lafayette avenue tilted him out
of his sleigh, and his head coming in contact with the hub of a passing
sleigh, he sustained an ugly scalp wound.
 
Ann SCHLERINGER, four years, of 543 Third avenue, was severely burned
to-day by her clothes catching fire form a stove, in the absence of her
mother,
 
22 January 1879
A DRUNKEN MAN POISONED.
John MCCAFFREY, of Babylon, while under the influence of liquor Monday
night, effected an entrance to the kitchen of John LUX’ hotel and began
a search for something to eat.  In a cupboard he found what he thought
was a ham sandwich, but in reality a dose of rat-poison spread over two
pieces of bread.  MCCAFFREY ate it all but said nothing to anyone until
prostrated.  Yesterday afternoon he lay in a fit for an hour, and later
in the day was believed to be dying.
 
FEMALE THIEF CAUGHT.
On December 3, Mary CURRAN, aged 18, who says she lives in Hunter’s
Point, went to Mrs. Mary PENNY, of No. 556 Myrtle avenue, and asked for
work on children’s coats.  She said her name was KELLY, and that she
lived in Humboldt street.  She took away a quantity of work, and that
was the last seen of her.  On December 20, she went to Mrs. Carrie M.
LARKIN in Grand street, and requested work on children’s jackets.  She
stated that her name was WHITE, and that she lived at 61 Manhattan
avenue.  She was given materials for making twelve jackets worth $24,
but failed to return them made up.  Mrs. LARKIN moved to Graham avenue,
and in answer to an advertisement Miss CURRAN called for work again
yesterday.  She was recognized and arrested by Detective HOLLAND.  She
says that a girl named SMITH pawned the goods, and that she received a
small sum of the proceeds.  As complaints similar to these have been so
frequent of late Justice ELLIOTT sent her back to the station-house to
see if any others will be made against her.
 
ACCIDENT AT GREENPOINT DYE WORKS.
At half-past nine this morning, as Henry GRAEFELMAN, fifty-five years of
age and residing corner of West and Green streets, was engaged in
loading coal in cars on some trestle-work at the Dye Works on West
street, he stumbled over the rail, and in his efforts to save himself,
he caught hold of the car he was pushing, which toppled over, and both
fell to the ground, a distance of some twenty feet, GRAEFELMAN
underneath the car.  On being rescued, it was found that the man’s arm
and leg had been broken, the latter almost severed, besides internal
injuries.  He was taken to the E. D. Hospital.
 
An overcoat was yesterday afternoon stolen from Wm. B. SMITH’s office on
the second floor of 185 Montague street.
 
A leak in a still caused a fire resulting in a loss of $250 to-day in
CASEY’s rosin factory, Richards and Commerce street.
 
D. C. PENNY, of 403 Clermont avenue, was thrown from his sleigh
yesterday at the corner of Fulton street and Clermont avenue.  He
escaped injury.
 
Three men, ostensibly engaged in peddling smoothing irons, yesterday
afternoon visited Mrs. HILLIJAS’ residence, No. 105 Adams street, and
stole jewelry valued at$75.  They made their escape.
 
Thomas HARLEY was last night thrown out of his sleigh on Flatbush avenue
by one of the runners catching in the car track. He escaped injury but
the horse ran away and broke the sleigh.
 
James CASEY, driver, of 92 Atlantic avenue, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Special Officer COLGAN, charged with stealing from Volk’s
Garden and overcoat belonging to Wm. CREREND, of 42 Spencer street.
 
Kate MELIA, twenty-two years of age, employed as a servant at 177
Lafayette avenue, slipped on the ice last night at the corner of Fulton
street and Portland avenue, and broke her left leg.  She was removed to
the City Hospital.
 
About 6 P. M.  yesterday the dead body of Alex. MCCULLOUGH, fifty-five
years of age, 56 Eighth avenue, New York, was found at the bottom of a
hatchway in Watson’s Stores, in Furman street.  It is supposed the
deceased fell through the hatchway.
 
Mrs. LOOMIS, a widow aged fifty years, residing at No. 155 State street,
dislocated one of her hips, about half-past ten o’clock last night, by
falling at the corner of Degraw and Henry streets.  Officers LOWE and
STOLLSWORTH carried her home, where she was attended by Dr. DUDLEY.
 
Sarah MOORE, of No. 295 Gates avenue, yesterday caused the arrest on a
warrant issued by Justice SEMLER of W. C. POLLARD, aged twenty-nine, a
clerk residing at No. 48 South Tenth street, charging him with having
libeled her by publishing a false statement respecting her in one of the
New York Sunday papers.
 
William Oscar CHADWICK, an agent, residing at 1669 Fulton street, was
arrested last night charged with stealing an overcoat from James
CAMPBELL’s residence, 1659 ½ Fulton street.  Bernard MCGRATH, a peddler,
residing in the same house as CHADWICK has been arrested on suspicion of
being implicated in the robbery.
  
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
It has been learned by the police that Mrs. Patrick BRADLEY, of 209
Greene street, who ran away with James MONAHAN on the 23d of November
last, is living in Smith street, E. D.  A detective called there last
night for the purpose of arresting MONAHAN, but it seems he had got wind
of the proceedings against him and did not put in an appearance.  Mrs.
BRADLEY said she expected him “home” at any minute.
  
FAILURE OF A TIN MANUFACTURER.
Abraham HEET, tin manufacturer, of 305 Pearl street, New York, residing
at 1059 Pulaski street, this city, made an assignment to-day to Alfred
P. CRUIKSHANK.  No schedule was filed with the County Clerk.
 
23 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES. 
A man who gave the name of James DOYLE, and had in his possession a
bundle of underclothing, was arrested on suspicion at three o’clock this
morning in Jefferson street, between Nostrand and Bedford avenues, by
Officer KEYES of the Ninth District.
 
Mrs. E. J. FULLER, of 900 Gates avenue, paid a tax bill in the Municipal
Building to-day.  On entering a car in front of the Court House she
missed her pocketbook containing $20.
 
Jacob ROSENGARDEN, formerly Deputy to Sheriff DAGGETT it is reported,
was reappointed to the same position to-day by Sheriff RILEY.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
A daughter of Theodore KAISER, of Woodhaven, L. I., this morning
reported at the Fifth Precinct that her father left New York on the 14th
inst. for the purpose of going home and that he has not since been seen
or heard of.

NO MORE SALAD AT MOZART GARDEN.
The male pedestrians at Mozart Garden walk before such small houses,
that Manager SAMUELLS will scarcely make enough money to get up another
salad dinner at $5 per head.  Harry HOWARD is beginning to find that a
six-day walk is rather a tiresome undertaking and requires a good deal
of rest.  His feet are still in good condition, but he suffers from want
of sleep.  John LIND, of Newark, came on the track yesterday afternoon
at two o’clock, and walked fifty miles in 9h, 30m, 40 ½ s.

24 January 1879
ACCIDENT TO AN ARTIST.
Mr. Jess TALBOT, the artist, this morning met with an accident, which
may prove serious on account of his advanced age, seventy-three years.
About eight o'clock he left his residence, No. 1088 Lafayette avenue, to
go to Broadway.  He had gone only a short distance when he slipped on
some ice and fell heavily, presumably striking his head, as when lifted
up he was found to be insensible.  Officer KANE, who was one of the
first to reach him, summoned Dr. SMITH, who gave him medical attention.
Mr. TALBOT regained consciousness and was taken home.
 
AN OLD LADY RUN OVER.
A wagon driven by an unknown man, who escaped last evening, ran over, in
Myrtle avenue, at the corner of Bridge street, Ruth ROSH, sixty-five
years of age, residing at the corner of Raymond street and Flatbush
avenue.  The old lady's head was cut. She was attended by Ambulance
Surgeon COCHRAN, and was taken home.
 
BITTEN BY A BLOODHOUND.
A ferocious bloodhound, owned by William SCHENCK, of Loraine and Clinton
streets, yesterday afternoon severely bit on the arm and leg a resident
of the house named Mary WINDLER, thirty-two years of age.  The wounds
were dressed at St. Peter's Hospital.  Officer KEENAN found the dog
running his master's yard and dispatched it with his revolver.
 
George WILLBROCH, aged twelve years, ran away from his home, No. 257
Broadway, yesterday.  He wore black pants. Light jacket, soft hat and
gaiters.
 
Detective HOLLAND to-day recovered from J. & P. FRIEL's  pawnshops on
Grand street, two horse blankets valued at $10, which were stolen from
Alexander LEONARD's stables, Nos. 62 and 64 South First street, on the
night of the 22d inst.
 
IMPALED.-A FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT A REMSEN STREET MANSION. 
John BUTLER, a colored man twenty-five years of age, employed as a
servant by Mrs. M. E. PARMELEE, of No. 59 Remsen street, met with a
shocking accident about four o'clock yesterday afternoon.  While engaged
cleaning a second story front window he lost his balance, and falling a
distance of twenty-five feet came down astride two of the iron spikes of
the front railing.  Such was his momentum that the spikes were driven
into his abdomen, inflicting injuries of a terrible nature.  His fall
was witnessed by several persons, who went at once to his assistance,
and the unfortunate man was taken into the house and made as comfortable
as the sympathy of the family and neighbors could suggest, until an
ambulance arrived and removed him to the L. I. College Hospital.  There
is very little hope of his recovery.
 
25 January 1879
HOW THEY FIGHT IN FLATBUSH.
Sarah MCCORMACK of Schenectady avenue and Furman street, Flatbush,
reported to Coroner NOLAN to-day that her father Thomas MCCORMACK was
lying dangerously ill from injuries sustained on Tuesday in a brutal
assault committed on him in East New York avenue by a man and his four
sons.  His ribs were broken.
 
ALLEGED FORGERY.
George WOODS, a painter, of 214 Fourth street, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detective MULLEN, charged with attempting to pass on Wm.
LASELL, shoe manufacturer, 1,123 Broadway, E. D., a check for $31 drawn
on the NATIONAL Citizen’s Bank of New York, the signature to which
Ditmas JEWELL pronounces forged, as it was signed D. JEWLL & Son, and is
made payable to James PARKER or order.  WOODS owes LASELL $10 for shoes,
and used the check to cancel the claim.  He asserts that he thought the
check good.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
Police Sergeant James G. DEBEVOISE is lying very ill at his residence in
Leonard street with diphtheria.
 
A CAB-DRIVER’S MISHAP.
Run Over by his own Car - Runaway Horses.
William GALVIN, thirty-five years of age, driver of Adams street car No.
22, in attempting to whip up his horses near Concord street, about a
quarter to seven o’clock last evening, accidentally stepped off the
platform.  I his fall he struck a pile of snow, and was partially thrown
under the car, the wheels of which crushed the toes of his right foot.
The grade is down at this point, and the car exempt from control, was
quickly running at a rate that threatened harm to the passengers.
Fortunately before it had gained much momentum it was stopped by
Officers KELLY and CARPENTER, at great personal risk as the horses were
on a run.  GALVIN was removed in an ambulance to his residence, 266 ½
Twenty-second street.
 
TERRIBLE AFFRAY. - DESPERATE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO ITALIAN BARBERS.
An Injured Husband’s Revenge - Fighting with a Razor and Pistol - The
Aggressor Shot in the Body and Likely to Die - Arrest of Both Parties.
A fierce quarrel took place last evening between Peter TARINTINO, the
proprietor of a barber shop, 307 Hamilton avenue, and his assistant
Onofrio LA MATTINO, the cause of which was MATTINO’s  assault on his
employer’s wife.  TARINTINO and his wife lived at the rear of the shop.
After supper last evening TARINTINO left the house to make a call on his
brother-in-law, 64 Columbia street.  Directly he was gone MATTIONO
closed the shop, locked the door and going to the kitchen where his
employer’s wife was busy
   TIDYING UP AFTER THE MEAL, 
thrust his hand over her mouth, seized her by the shoulders and dragged
her into the bedroom.  Unable to escape from his grasp, and her cries
being stifled by his hand he succeeded in accomplishing his vile
purpose.  Directly he released her she went to the window and throwing
up the sash leapt out.  Although bruised by the fall she managed to get
part of the way to her brother’s house, and met her husband to whom she
told the story of the outrage.
  TARINTINO hastened to the shop and 
 
CHARGED MATTINO WITH THE CRIME.
  The latter retorted by making a murderous attack on his employer with a
razor, the very first slash of which wounded him on the hands very
severely.  TARINTINO rushed upon MATTINO and taking the razor from his
grasp, he then became the aggressor.  In a minute MATTINO’s head, face,
back and hands were covered with gashes and finally he received a bullet
in his body.
 MATTINO escaped from the house to a liquor store near by where he was
found by an officer and subsequently removed in an ambulance to St.
Peter’s Hospital.  The opinion expressed there is that he cannot
survive.  TARINTINO was arrested at his house, and this morning he was
committed to jail for examination by Justice FERRY.  He denies having
discharged the pistol, saying that it was drawn by MATTINO, but in the
scuffle injured its owner instead of him.
 
BAD ALMOST BEYOND BELIEF.
Nicola SOZZA, a ragpicker, residing at 70 Adams street, is charged by
his recently married daughter, who lives with her husband, Luigi VOTTO,
with entering her bedroom on several occasions after her husband had
left for business and making improper proposals to her, which she
resisted.  SOZZA also threatened to kill his son-in-law.  Last evening
they met at Catharine Ferry, and, it is alleged, SOZZA sprang upon
VOTTO, but through the interference of another Italian was prevented
doing him harm.  SOZZO was arrested and a spring back dagger was found
upon him.  The prisoner was held for examination this morning by Justice
WALSH.  Prisoner’s daughter said that her father had served nineteen
years in prison in Italy.
 
EASTERN DISTRICT. - A Drunken Man’s Bank Account.
Michael MCDERMOTT, a coal-heaver, was found lying drunk on a stoop in
Water street near North First street, last night by Officer QUINN, of
the Fifth Precinct, who arrested him.  MCDERMOTT is known throughout the
Eastern District and is said to be partially demented.  When he was
searched ion the Station-house $1,011.35 were found in his pockets.  It
seems that he was in the habit of getting intoxicated frequently, and on
every such occasion would go to the Williamsburgh Savings Bank at
Broadway and Fifth street, where his savings were on deposit, and draw
sums ranging from one to five dollars.  The people at the bank were so
annoyed by him that they finally told him that he must withdraw his
money from the institution as they could not tolerate such a nuisance.
This he did and has since carried the money with him.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
While Jacob WEISMAN, of 178 Throop avenue, was walking through Maspeth
avenue last night, he slipped and fell sustaining a severe cut over the
left eye.  He was taken to the E. D. Hospital.
 
A sneak thief yesterday entered the apartment of Caroline BEHRENS, No.
663 Broadway, and stole a silver watch and a gold chain and locket, all
valued at $22.
 
Henry WHITNEY, of 74 Ewen street, was before Justice GUCK to-day on
complaint of Samuel KLOTZ, of 168 Scholes street, who accused him of
having stolen the latter’s "billy goat."  Martin C. GOSS, of 74 Ewen
street also claimed the goat.  Justice GOCK decided in favor of KLOTZ,
and suspended sentence on WHITNEY.
 
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Story of Henry S. Elmore's Attachment to Mrs. Hutchins - What a
Former Inmate of the Latter's House Says.
   The attachment between Mr. Henry S. ELMORE, ex-trustee OF Rev. Dr.
TALMADGE's church, and Mrs. E. A. HUTCHINS, which led to Mrs. ELMORE
obtaining a divorce from her husband, followed soon after by Mr. ELMORE
marrying Mrs. HUTCHINS, and latter by the sad condition of the latter's
mind which caused her removal to an insane asylum in Massachusetts, is
altogether a remarkable story and creates almost as much interest
outside this city as it does where all parties are very well known.
   The New York Sun of to-day gives some facts in connection with the
parties, furnished by a person who for some time was an inmate of Mrs.
HITCHINS' boarding-house at 46 South Oxford street.  The Sun's informant
says: "I never saw a mother who thought more of her children than Mrs.
HUTCHINS.  She had a son about sixteen years of age and a daughter of
about thirteen and THEY WERE HER IDOLS.
  If a rainstorm came up while they were at school she was off in an
instant with their rubbers and wraps, not trusting them to her servants.
She was fond of her home, rarely ever leaving it, and did her best to
please the boarders who patronized her.
   "ELMORE came to board there in the house four years ago.  His wife and
son accompanied him, and the only noticeable thing about him was his
fondness for Moody and Sankey tunes, which he led in the parlor.  No one
ever dreamed of an attachment springing up between the landlady and
ELMORE.  Mrs. HUTCHINS was the widow of ex-Supervisor HUTCHINS, of the
First Ward, and was related to Mr. James E. RAYMOND, a near neighbor,
who is a salesman for H. B. CLAFLIN & Co.  She had a moderate income and
seemed to have no desire except for her children, who were 
ALWAYS IN HER THOUGHTS.
  When her relations with ELMORE were brought before the public through
the refusal of Mrs. ELMORE longer to live with him, her friends and
boarders began to desert her.  One banker her lived in the house wrote a
mutual letter to her and ELMORE advising them to seek repentance, and to
abandon their unlawful attachment.  Mrs. HUTCHINS was quite willing to
accept his advice, it is said, and she told ELMORE that he ought to go
back to his wife, and to live with her as before he met her.  When Mrs.
ELMORE heard this suggestion she said that she would have a word to say
in the arrangement, and that was that she had lived her last day with
Henry S. ELMORE.
   While Mrs. Adeline ELMORE was in Monroe County procuring her divorce,
ELMORE lived in the boarding house with Mrs. HUTCHINS, and was most
liberal with his money.  He is said to have 
CLOTHED HER RICHLY -
To have given her jewelry, bonnets, a seal sacque, a pony and phaeton.
After their marriage, however, in Canada on Thanksgiving Day, whither
ELMORE went to escape the penalty of marrying in New York against the
order of the Supreme Court contained in his first wife's decree of
divorce, his course towards Mrs. HUTCHINS as to the bestowal of money
changed from one extreme to the other.  Her friends say that she was
lured on to the marriage by the expectation that she was to have the
free spending of all his money, which his liberal disposition led her to
entertain.  The scandal had already robbed her of her children, who were
taken to live with her dead husband's relatives; and when the
disappointment of the change in ELMORE's treatment came upon her, her
reason gave way and she became hopelessly insane."

27 January 1879
JEWISH WEDDING. 
The wedding of Miss Pauline ZOFFER and Mr. Peter COYNE took place at the
Jewish Synagogue, at Boerum and State streets, at 3:30 P. M., yesterday,
and was celebrated by a reception at Nilsson Hall, Fulton street and
Gallatin place, at 5 o'clock.  A large number of friends of the two
families were present in response to cards of invitation from the
parents of the bride and groom, and the occasion was one of agreeable
festivities.

FLOGGING IN THE PENTITENTIARY.
Charles H. BENDER, who is serving a sentence in the Kings County
Penitentiary, complains that he has been severely flogged by Warden
SHEVLIN because he refused to work when unable to do so.  Mr. SHEVLIN
admits that he whipped BENDER, but says he was not tied up or whipped
severely, and that according to law which does not prohibit flogging in
Penitentiaries, he is obliged necessarily to administer corporeal
punishment to refractory prisoners.  BENDER claimed to be afflicted with
rheumatism, was examined by Dr. ZABRISKIE, who pronounced him fit to
work, was warned by the WARDEN that if he did not work his term would
not be shortened, and on still refusing to work was whipped.  The Warden
says that he is desirous for a proper investigation by the Board of
Supervisors in this as in former cases, but is opposed to newspaper
investigation, as it is subversive of discipline.  On this account he
will not allow the prisoner to be interviewed, as he claims it would
encourage insubordination.
  
EASTERN DISTRICT.
A Charge of Highway Robbery Under Curious Circumstances.
 Wm MEYER, of No. 23 Humboldt street, was arrested on Saturday night on
complaint of L. QUAHL, of Kent avenue and Taylor street, who accused
MEYER of highway robbery.  It seems that while QUAHL was passing Leonard
and Moore streets a crowd of boys on one of the corners annoyed him by
throwing snow and ice at him.  To frighten them he fired three shots in
the air from a pistol which MEYER took away from him.  Special Officer
NEWMAN arrested WUAHL, but released him again, and MEYER was arrested by
Sergeant CORR on QUAHL's complaint.  Justice GUCK to-day adjourned the
examination until Wednesday.
 
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BEING A SHOPLIFTER.
John CLARKE was arrested on Saturday night by an officer of the Fifth
Precinct as a suspicious character. It appears that Mr. Charles E.
SEWARD, proprietor of a dry goods store on Broadway, near Eighth street,
has for a long time missed articles from in front of his store.  CLARKE
was seen walking up and down on the opposite side of the street and was
watched, but was finally lost sight of in the crowd.  Shortly after he
was seen standing in a doorway near the store, and the officer arrested
him.  He said he lived at Ninth street, but at the station-house, when
an officer was ordered to go there, he said he lived in First street.
When the goods from in front of the store were taken in, it was
discovered that the string holding a roll of flannel had been so cut
that a single pull would be sufficient to haul it down.  Justice SEMLER
sent CLARK (sic) to jail until next Monday, and in the meantime the
police will make inquiries concerning him.
 
A HARDWARE STORE ROBBED.
Sometime between 8 p. m. on Friday last and 7 a.m. on Saturday, the
hardware store of the Messrs. BRONSON Bros., at No. 823 Myrtle avenue,
was broken into by thieves.  Entrance was gained by breaking a hallway
door.  The thieves then went into the cellar, and from there to the
store.  A quantity of pistols, razors, scissors, and pocket knives,
valued at $106, were taken for the showcase, and $2 in money from the till.
  
BRIEF MENTION. 
John WALDHAUSER, aged twenty-one years, left his home at 56 Ten Eyck
street, on Thursday last, and has not since been seen.  He is five feet
three inches in height, and when last seen wore a gray coat with green
binding, gray pants, black felt hat and slippers.
 
Charles DROTT, aged thirteen years, of 192 Humboldt street, was arrested
yesterday afternoon on complaint of Adam CREAS, of Bushwick and Johnson
avenue, who accuses DROTT of braking panes of glass in the old railroad
station on Bushwick avenue.
 
Wm. OSBORN, a bartender, of 166 Sanford street, was robbed of $10 on
Saturday and suspecting Thomas RILEY, had him arrested.  The money was
found under the lining of RILEY's hat.  Justice GUCK adjourned the case
until Wednesday.
 
Ex-Officer John HAMILTON was arrested last night on complaint of Lizzie
SMITH, of 364 South Second street, his first wife.  The complainant
alleges that she and HAMILTON met at her brother-in-law's house, at
Harrison avenue and Walton street, yesterday afternoon, and that
HAMILTON seized a carving knife and threatened to cut her "all to
pieces."  Justice GUCK held HAMILTON in $500 bonds.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
-While on the way to Calvary Cemetery with a funeral yesterday afternoon,
a driver named Edward MELROSE, who was intoxicated, was thrown from the
box of a coach, and seriously injured about the head and face.
 
-Mr. William GRAY, furniture dealer of 473 Manhattan avenue, had a horse
and wagon stolen from in front of his premises about nine o'clock on
Saturday night, but they were subsequently found in front of a saloon on
Jackson avenue, Long Island City.  It is supposed the thieves became
alarmed and abandoned their prize.
 
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Joseph HIGBEE, fireman of Hook and Ladder No. 2, resigned this morning.
 
Counsellor George F. ELLIOTT is lying dangerously ill of pleurisy at his
residence, No. 622 Marcy avenue.
 
Richard MURPHY, fireman of Engine Co. No. 17, died yesterday of
pneumonia contracted while at a fire the early part of the present month.
 
A window on the third floor of No. 12 Lawrence street was shattered on
Saturday night, by a charge of buckshot fired by an unknown person.
 
Mary LEWIS, forty-three years, of 29 Park avenue, sustained a severe
scalp wound Saturday night by falling down stairs.
 
Mrs. Catharine MONAHAN, thirty-five years of age, died suddenly
yesterday morning at her residence, No. 357 Hicks street.
 
Robert ALDRIDGE, forty-one years of age, of 445 Sackett street, at 1:30
A. M. yesterday, fell from a scaffold in the Academy of Music, where he
was at work, and broke one of his thighs.  He was taken home.
 
Henry RADFORD, sixty years of age, dropped dead at one o'clock to-day at
the corner of Hall street and myrtle avenue.  The body was removed to
residence of the deceased, No. 12 Fort Greene place.
 
Wm. S. MURRAY, ten years of age, died suddenly yesterday at his parents'
residence, No. 294 Bergen street.  An inquest held by Coroner SIMMS
developed the fact that death was due to inflammation of the membranes
of the brain.
 
Mordecai A. BRIGGS, aged fifty-two, of 29 Lawrence  street, fell
yesterday morning and broke his right leg in getting off a Greenpoint
car in Washington avenue, near Park avenue.  He was kindly cared for at
Mr. LUCAS' residence, 113 Washington avenue, until an ambulance arrived
and took him home.
 
The police report that Officer MCLAUGHLIN, of the Second Precinct, last
evening found William CUNNINGHAM, engineer of DUCKER's factory, No. 42
Fulton street, in the basement of the bakery apparently paralyzed in the
legs.  He subsequently got better and was taken home to 42 Front street.
 
Early yesterday morning Officer CODDINGTON picked up a black felt hat
covered with blood on the corner of Sands and Adams streets.
Subsequently the officer's theories were upset by a resident of No. 55
Sands street stating that the owner of the hat was intoxicated and fell
while attempting to cross the street.
 
About eleven o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the basement
of No. 74 St. Mark's avenue, the residence of Dr. John J. GLEAVEY.  An
alarm was promptly given, but before the engines arrived Detective
POWERS, of the Central Squad, aided by policemen from the Tenth
Precinct, had extinguished the flames; damage, $50.
 
UNEARTHLY SCREAMS.
Another Mystery at Gravesend - The Inhabitants Alarmed by Unearthly
Yells - An Explanation.
Mysterious and unearthly yells were heard in many houses at Gravesend
last Friday afternoon, within a circuit of two miles from and on the
Coney Island road.  At the home of the VOORHIES family, the funeral
services of the late Luke VOORHIES were being performed when three weird
screams were heard.  At the residence of the STRYKER family, one mile
and a half from the VOORHIES domicile, three sounds, beginning like
shrieks and ending in moans, alarmed the mother and sister of the
Assistant Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Jaques STRYKER.  The ladies
of the family of Mr. S. S. STRYKER, about three fourths of a mile from
the VOORHIES residence, were also much alarmed by the same mysterious
screams, which seemed to emanate from the cellars of the house
mentioned.  At the residence of Mr. Jaques R. STILLWELL, half a mile
form the VOORHIES house, the unearthly screams were heard, and many
other households were much disturbed by the sounds.  Some of those who
heard the sounds declared that the animals were much alarmed, the dogs
howling, the horses whinnying, cats mewing, and fowl fluttering and
cackling for some time after the shrieks has ceased.
   The residents of Gravesend are completely mystified, but their wonder
would probably be removed if they should ascertain at what hour of last
Friday the tugboat with the French patent steam whistle passed through
or near Gravesend Bay, uttering its unearthly "Ah, Oo-oo-o-o."
 
DESCENT ON A GAMBLING HOUSE.
The police of the Fourth Precinct, Captain MCLAUGHLIN commanding, at
eleven o'clock last night, visited No. 446 Myrtle avenue, a cigar store,
kept by Albert YOUNG, and entering the back room, arrested the following
on a charge of gambling:  Henry JAMES, cigar dealer of No. 169
Willoughby street; James HAWKINS, book keeper,
 Of 143 Sands street; George FISHER, agent, of 324 DeKalb avenue; Jessup
DALTON, printer, of 615 Lafayette avenue; John RUSSELL, Clerk, of 475
Myrtle avenue, and Oliver RUDDER, carpenter, of 187 Washington street.
They also seized $4.60, 86 ivory chips and a pack of cards.  At midnight
YOUNG was arrested on a charge of keeping a gambling house.
 
CLUBBING AFFRAY BETWEEN WOMEN.
Mrs. Catharine HIGGINS, aged forty-three, of No. 12 Concord street, was
arrested Saturday night charged with clubbing Margaret MEARS, a resident
of the same house.  The quarrel originated in a dispute about family
affairs.  Mrs. MEARS sustained two severe scalp wounds.
 
28 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Some thief or thieves to the police unknown sole a roll of thirty-three
yards of Brussels carpet valued at $33 from in front of George WILSON's
furniture and carpet store at No. 40 Myrtle avenue, on Saturday.
 
John BRADSHAW, aged twenty-two, an engineer, had his left hand badly
crushed while he was cleaning some machinery in the guano mills at
Columbia and Amity streets yesterday.  He was taken to the Long Island
College Hospital.
 
John BROWN, aged thirty-eight, of 101 Imlay street, fell overboard from
the schooner Annie Ray at the foot of Congress street, yesterday.  He
was rescued by Officer B. O'REILLY and taken home.
 
Wm. J. ORR, married, aged thirty-five, of 520 (9?) Lafayette avenue, was
arrested yesterday on a warrant issued by Justice FISHER, on complaint
of Messrs. DICKINSON & BROWN, hat manufacturers in Kosciusko street,
charging that ORR embezzled $550  from the firm, by whom he was employed
as a bookkeeper.
 
Secretary James LANGDON, of the Fire Department, has left for Portsmouth
N. H., to attend the funeral of his deceased sister, the late wife of
John MCCAFFREY, a petty officer stationed at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
  
A POCKETBOOK SNATCHER.
Charles COURTER, aged eighteen, a canaller, of Buffalo, N. Y., snatched
a pocketbook, containing $1.35, from the hand of Miss Eliza LOZEY, on
Fulton street, near Fort Greene place, yesterday.  Officer HALLIDAY of
the Fourth Precinct, who was near at hand, chased the snatcher, and
snatched him in a yard on DeKalb avenue, with the pocketbook in his
possession.  Justice FISHER will attend to the next stage of the
proceedings.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
James BIDWELL, 101 Freeman street, was arrested yesterday afternoon on
complaint of Frederick ABSENO, 561 Manhattan avenue, on a charge of
aggravated assault.  
 
Felix REILLY, 655 Manhattan avenue, was arrested this morning on
complaint of Thomas MURPHY, 141 Clay street, on a charge of assault and
battery.  Sentence was suspended; but he was immediately arrested on a
similar charge preferred by Henry BERGEN, and sent to the jail for
twenty-nine days.
 
A MISSING WOMAN.
Mary MCDONALD, of No. 393 Warren street, reported to Superintendent
CAMPBELL at Police Headquarters to-day, that her sister Kate, who came
from Ireland just before Christmas, left her house on December 26 with
an unknown man who had engaged her as a servant, and who said he lived
in Greenpoint, and had not since then been heard from.  The missing
woman is thirty-five years old, tall, stout, dark-complexioned, wore a
brown dress, black and white striped shawl, and a silk hat trimmed with
blue ribbons.  A general alarm was telegraphed to all the stations in
the city, ordering that a though search be made for the woman.
 
RAID ON A POULTRY SHOP.
Detective ENNIS and a squad of officers of the Sixth Precinct last night
raided a policy shop at No. 133 Bushwick avenue, and arrested Jacob
STEPHENS, the proprietor, and Henry LAUER.  A quantity of slips and some
paper was seized.  Justice GUCK adjourned the examination until February 8.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
George WELLBROCK, the boy who was reported missing on Thursday last, has
turned up.  He states that he had played truant form school, and being
afraid that his parents would chastise him, he ran away.
 
Thieves last night entered Mr. Thomas MORGAN's residence, No. 255 Hooper
street, by cutting the glass in a back-basement window.  Clothing and
silverware, valued at $252, were stolen.
 
29 January 1879
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The canal-boat Great Western, Captain Joseph MCENTYRE, sunk with a cargo
of 200 tons of coal at the foot of Washington avenue last night.
 
Walter ODELL left the door of his room open in the boarding-house, at
No. 62 Fulton street, and someone stole two coats, valued at $35,
therefrom.
 
While Thomas DENHAM's horse was standing in front of his owner's store,
at No. 290 Fulton street, last evening, some unknown thief stole his
blanket.
 
Some unknown thief entered the house of Mrs. Wm. MOTTRAM, No. 124
Montague street, last night, by removing a lock from a gate and breaking
a window pane, but was frightened away without booty.
 
Between 1:30 and 2:30 A.M., to-day, some unknown thief entered the
liquor store of Thos. FITZGERALD, No. 19 Bridge street, by removing a
panel from a side door, and stole cigars, liquor and money to the value
of $7.
 
Some clothing and a revolver of the total value of $27, which was
recently stolen from the room of Olrich DUCAEFF, of No. 333 DeKalb
avenue, was recovered by the police yesterday from GOODSTINE'S pawnshop
in Bridge street.
 
Mr. Robert ALDRICH, stage carpenter of the Academy of Music, who had one
of his legs broken recently by a large platform falling on him, is
getting along finely, the broken limb having reknit, and his general
health being good.
 
Ex-Deputy Sheriff George F. ELLIOTT, who was taken ill with pneumonia at
his residence on Marcy avenue last Friday, is now dangerously ill, and
is not expected to recover.  Mr. ELLIOTT is well-known as an ardent
Republican worker in the Twenty-third Ward.
 
Mr. George WERRENRATH, the popular tenor of Plymouth Church, who has
been suffering for the past two weeks from an abscess of the ear, at his
residence, No. 11 Poplar street, is now recovering rapidly, and it is
hoped will be able to resume his professional duties in a few days.
 
Mrs. W. WARNER, Matron of the Nursery at No. 188 Prospect place, found
in the area of that institution, about eleven o'clock last night, a
female child about one week old, and almost destitute of clothing.  The
institution being already full, Mrs. WARNER took the waif to the Tenth
Precinct Station-house, whence it was transferred to the care of the
City Nurse.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
Louis OSTERMEIER, aged fifteen, of 84 Boerum street, who was arrested
yesterday for snowballing was this morning given his choice of paying $3
or going to jail for three days by Justice GUCK.
 
John CONNOLLY, employed on canal-boat lying at the foot of Ross street,
was thrown into the hold of the boat yesterday afternoon by the breaking
of the shears, and sustained a compound fracture of the left arm.  He
was taken to the E.D. Hospital.
 
William MEYER, who took a pistol from L. QUAHL, while the latter was
flourishing it at the corner Leonard and Moore streets on Sunday night
last, was discharged to-day by Justice GUCK of the charge of highway
robbery preferred against him by QUAHL.  The latter was severely
reprimanded.
 
The Fifth Battalion of the Germania Schutzen Bund had a well-attended
ball at Turn Hall last night.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
-Lieut. G. W. SHAEFFER, of Company I, Forty-seventh Regimen5, states that
the armory on Calyer street, was not broken into by thieves as reported.
 
-John HOY, 79 Clay street, and Martin CRUSE, 145 Manhattan avenue, were
arrested this morning on complaint of Martin BERGEN, of 70 Clay street,
who charges them with assaulting him.  Justice SEMLER, sitting for
Justice ELLIOTT, adjourned the case.
 
-A team of horse attached to a coach ran away on Franklin street
yesterday afternoon and the occupant of the coach, Mr. John COOGAN, the
furniture dealer on the Bowery and Third avenue, New York, in attempting
to jump from the vehicle fell and broke his leg.  He was taken to his
residence on East Twenty-seventh street, near Third avenue, New York.
 
-At the reception given by the Hawthorne Literary Union, last night, at
Faith Mission, there was a very large audience.  There were readings,
recitations, and dialogues; solo, duet and quartette singing, by the
members of the union, and a number of tableaux.
 
MARRIED.
FOOTE - PERRINE. - On Wednesday, January 29, 1879, at the Church of the
Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, by the Rev. Charles H. HALL, D.D., Rector, J.
Howard FOOTE to Bessie C., daughter of Dr. W. L. R. PERRINE.
 
30 January 1879
James GALLAGHER, of the Eleventh Ward, has been appointed a deputy by
Sheriff Riley.
 
Night before last some unknown person stole twenty-four pairs of ladies
buttoned shoe-upper leathers, valued at $22, from the rooms of Mrs.
FARNSWORTH, at 409 Fulton street.
 
Thomas ROURKE, aged twenty, a young man with no occupation, was arrested
yesterday for stealing a tub of lard worth $5 from in front of the
grocery store of James BURNS, at No. 57 Columbia street.  The lard was
recovered.
 
While John SCHIMMELL, tailor, of 366 Atlantic avenue, was taking tea in
the backroom of his shop, some unknown thief took a $15 overcoat from
the front room and escaped.
 
Peter FARRELL, bootblack, and John MCCORMICK, unemployed, were arrested
yesterday fro stealing a bag of oats valued at $3 from the grocery truck
of Messrs. HAVILAND & WHITE, of No. 188 Bridge street.
 
Wm. BROWN, a laborer, aged twenty-two, was sent to jail for five days by
Justice FISHER yesterday for malicious mischief in kicking out a panel
in the basement door of the house of James MCLEAN, at No. 246 Carlton
avenue.
 
Joseph CAVANAUGH, a bricklayer, aged twenty-three, was arrested
yesterday for maliciously breaking a pane of glass valued at $2 in the
show window of Richard LOHMAN's liquor store, at Smith and Ninth
streets.
 
A public meeting of the Long Island Temperance Alliance will be held
to-morrow evening at the Park Avenue Primitive Methodist Church.  Mr.
FITZ-WILLIAMS, of England, and other speakers are engaged.
 
The thirteenth ball of the Morton Commandery took place at GILMORE's
Garden last evening.  The great building was crowded and the elaborate
decorations made the scene most brilliant.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
The bark Fleetwood left the foot of Oak street, yesterday, for Java,
with a cargo of 35,000 cases of oil from Devoe's refinery.  
 
Afire broke out early yesterday morning in the apartments of Dr. BURNS,
361 Manhattan avenue, caused by Mrs. BURNS leaving some wearing apparel
on a chair close to the stove.  It was extinguished without the aid of
the Fire Department.  Damage to furniture and clothing, about $250.
 
Edward BIRNEY, 218 Clay street, reported to the police yesterday that
his son Edward had during the absence of the family broken open a trunk
and stolen $100 from it and disappeared.  His parents have since learned
that he was with relatives and was spending money very freely.
 
HANLAN, the oarsman, left the Point this morning, taking with him his
new shell recently built by Justice ELLIOTT.  He sails to-morrow for
England in one of the INMAN steamers.
 
BRIEF MENTION.
William E. BUNCE, a colored man, was sent to jail for ten days this
morning for stealing a barrel from in front of Henry SEEBACK's grocery,
227 Broadway.  BUNCE, who was arrested by Special Officer DAILEY,
"showed fight," but after being knocked down, striking heavily on his
head, he accompanied the officer.  BUNCE's wound was dressed by Surgeon
FLEMING.
 
An entertainment consisting of a number of tableaux, was given last
evening, at the Church of the Christian Endeavor, Hewes street and Lee
avenue, and attracted and delighted a large audience.  The tableaux,
which were of an allegorical character, were extremely well gotten up.
They will be repeated to-night.
 
The eight annual ball of the Boss Bakers was given last night, at Turn
Hall, Meserole street, and was finely attended.  Mr. Herman SCHEIDT
acted as Floor Manager, and was assisted by A. MANE, John MERZ, and John
KURTZ, as Floor Committee, and Anton BEHLEN, Frank SEIFERT, John WEHRLE
and John HUNKEL, Reception Committee.

31 January 1879
MARRIED.
FARR-BREED. - Wednesday evening, January 29, 1879, at Memorial
Presbyterian Church, by Rev. T. A. NELSON, George L. FARR to Mary E.,
daughter of Orson BREED.  All of this city.
 
WORTH- MADDREN. - On Wednesday, January 29, at the residence of the
bride's brother, Dr. Wm. MADDREN, by Rev. Theo. L. CUYLER, D.D., Mr.
Egbert M. WORTH (formerly of Peconic, L. I.), to Miss E. JENNIE MADDREN.
All of Brooklyn.
 
John BUCKLEY, grocer, of Pacific and Columbia streets, was arrested
yesterday charged with buying from Thomas RORKE for $2 a firkin of lard,
knowing the same to have been stolen from in front of the store of James
BURNS, the complainant.  The prisoner was held for examination before
Justice FERRY.
 
Thomas DOOLAN, aged forty-three, a soldier from Fort Hamilton, got drunk
yesterday and fell and cut his head on the sidewalk in Smith street.  He
was taken to the Butler street station, where, after his wound was
dressed by Ambulance Surgeon COCHRAN, he was locked up.
 
James MCCLERMACK, aged fifty-three, an Irish laborer, while laboring
through Main street yesterday afternoon with a heavy load of bad rum,
fell and cut his eye.  He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon COCHRAN, and
locked up in the York street station.
 
A forty-eight hour walking match, for $50 and gate money, between John
H. BUSH and William HINSON, commenced last evening at Lyric Hall, corner
of Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street.  Both men started at nine
o'clock in good style, HINSON making the first mile in nine minutes,
fourteen seconds, while BUSH was ten minutes doing his.  The number of
miles walked in the first six hours was: HINSON, 34; BUSH, 29.
 
Attempted Suicide by a Partially Deranged Baker.
Alexander  FISCHER, aged thirty-two years, a slightly deranged German
employed at WEEKE's bakery and confectionery, at Fourth and South Sixth
streets, attempted to commit suicide at five o'clock yesterday afternoon
by cutting an artery in his left wrist with a piece of glass.  His
actions were observed by some of the other employees of the place who
prevented him from doing himself serious injury.  He was taken to the E.
D. Hospital where the wound was dressed by Surgeon FLEMING.  FISCHER was
examined by Drs. BRADY, PENDLETON and HESSE, who decided that he was
deranged.  He will be sent to the Flatbush Asylum.
  
BRIEF MENTION.
A sneak thief visited Alois PHILLIPS' residence, No 265 Graham avenue
yesterday, and stole clothing and jewelry valued at $22.
 
Henry B. BROWN and George BOBLE for corner lounging in Throop avenue
were fined $3 each by Justice GUCK to-day.
 
Andrew KEEGAN, who was arrested to-day on complaint of Joseph BRIGGS, of
218 Maujer street, charged with assault, was held in peace bonds by
Justice GUCK.  BRIGGS says that KEEGAN threatened to "lay him out" the
first time they met.
 
Miss Hattie WALDRON  started at noon to-day, at the Adelphi Theatre, to
walk 150 miles in fifty hours.  Miss LEE is still tramping around the
track at the Adelphi, having completed 200 miles early this morning.
 
GREENPOINT ITEMS.
-Mr. John WHELAN, a prominent citizen of the Seventeenth Ward, died early
this morning of consumption, at his residence, corner Franklin and
Calyer streets.
 
JUNKMEN AND ROBBERS.
Robert CLIFFORD and Robert MALLOY, junkmen, of New York, drove up to the
house of E. A. CHAPMAN, No. 512 Bedford avenue, yesterday afternoon with
a gray horse and wagon   Mr. CHAPMAN's family being on the third floor
at the time. MALLOY entered the basement and put $12 worth of clothing
into a bag with which he made off.  One of the inmates of the house
witnessing the flight summoned Officers SMITH and KEYS, of the Ninth
Precinct, who, after a long chase, captured CLIFFORD with the horse and
wagon.  Officer SMITH subsequently arrested MALLOY.  About fifty fathoms
of new rope, two blocks, a chandelier and other articles were found in
the wagon.  The prisoners were locked up for examination before Justice
SEMLER, who, this morning, held them on a charge of burglary, it
appearing that they had unbolted a door and entered the cellar while
they were in the house.
 
-A BAD BUNDLEHOLDER.
Mrs. Bridget GAFFNEY, of No. 17 Carroll street, reported to the Third
Precinct police last night that while her daughter Margaret, eight years
of age, was carrying a bundle of shirts, etc., at Columbia and Sedgwick
streets, a strange man of middle height and smooth face, and wearing a
knit jacket and "pork pie" hat, sent the little girl on an errand and
took her bundle to hold for her while she was gone.  When Margaret
returned the smooth-faced bundle and man were gone and are still
missing.
 
1 February 1879
FIRE IN MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK
This forenoon a fire in the sweating room of the tobacco firm of LOBENSTEIN
& GAUS, on the fourth floor of No. 131 Maiden Lane,NY, did damage to the
amount of $500. A workman named Anthony LITTLE, aged twenty-eight years, in
endeavoring to force open the skylight was badly injured on the head.

Rev. Dr. Hugh S.CARPENTER, of the Bedford Church, exchanges to-morrow
morning with Rev. E.P. THWING, of the Church of the Covenant, and the latter
preaches in the evening a dedicatory discourse at the new church in New
York, corner of Bleecher and Morton streets.

COLLYER & GODWIN presented a sorry spectacle as they trudged round the Rink
this morning, both of them begin nearly exhausted. At half past seven
o'clock GOODWIN had walked 174 miles and COLLYER 171.

 A GREENPOINTER ON A RAMPAGE.
John FOULKS, 154 Newell street, was arrested last night for being drunk and
disorderly,on complaint of his father-in-law, Stephen GANAGUS, 104 Meserole
av. I appears that FOULKS has not been able to support his wife for some
time past,and in consequence of that and his treatment she left him and went
to live with her father.  Last evening FOULKS,being drunk at the time,
called at the house on the pretence of seeing his wife, and was admitted.
He had no sooner entered than he opened a tirade of abuse on Mr. GANAGUS,
calling him ville epithets, and brandishing a knife, threatened to kill him.
He afterward pulled out a revolver and said he would kill himself, and
whether by accident or design, on of the barrels was discharged, the ball
passing close to FOULKS'  head.  He was subsequently arrested by Officer
PARMENTO and locked up for the night. At court this morning Justice SEM