Patrick and Mary Meagher, of One Hundred and sixty-fifth street and Kingsbridge Road, New York, attended a funeral yesterday, and took their sick three month old child Joseph to ride with them in the coach to the Westchester Cemetery. On the way the child expired in its fathers arms, and rode a corpse behind the hearse.
Ann Jones, a colored woman, reported to be 113 years old, died in this city to-day. Her mother was reported to have been 128 years old at the time of her death.
Mr. G. De Cordova President of the Kemble arrived in Jamaica last Tuesday morning, where he will remain for about four weeks.
Assessor Benjamin W. Wilson was last week made the recipient of handsome piece of statuary from All Soul's Universalist Sunday School, of which he is the superintendent. Mr. Wilson has been at the head of the school for several years, and has made it one of the best Sunday schools in the Eastern District. He is highly respected by teachers and scholars.
Mr. Valentine V. Lowe, who has traveled extensively throughout the West, and has been residing in Washington Territory and British Columbia for several years past, is on a visit to his former home in this city, and will remain until spring. Mr. Lowe is one of two travelers who recently made a successful ascent to the top of Mount Baker, at an altitude of over 11,000 feet
Mr. Joseph Flato and Miss Clara Hirsch are under engagement to meet at the matrimonial altar very soon.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Musson, of 91 Madison street, celebrated their wooden wedding on Wednesday evening, December 31, 1884. A Merry company of relatives and friends passed a very pleasant evening, and after a bountiful repast left behind them many handsome and appropriate tokens of esteem. Among those present were, Mr. and Mrs. J. Musson, Mr. and Mrs. Max Rudiger, Dr. Thomas W. Bickerton, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Green, Miss Eva Garrison from New Brunswick, Misses Easterbrook, S. Musson, E. B. Schenck, Mr. and Mrs. J. Noble, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Stillman, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Nairawald, Mr. Henry Lyster, Robert Servors, Albert Schenck, J. T. Ryder, R. Esterbrook, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wendelken, Miss L. Schenck, Mrs. K. Bickerton, Mr. J. C. Musson and Mr. Charles Musson.
Elizabeth Egan, aged 60 years, arrested as a vagrant on Saturday night, became comatose in a cell of the Fifth Precinct Station House about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. She was then removed to St. Catharine's Hospital, where she died about 5:30 o'clock last evening. Coroner Hesse has ordered a post mortem examination.
Thomas Kennedy, a well known resident of Flushing, who fell under the horses attached to a heavy truck on board the ferryboat Southhampton while entering the slip at Hunter's Point on Tuesday night and had his ribs and back broken from the kicking of the animals, died from his injuries yesterday.
During the past two months we have been exposed to horrible tempests, which in some places have swept down entire forests. On October 26, in the midst of a severe storm, we experienced a heavy earthquake, and on November 10 we were visited by a breeze which was so pestilential as to be almost insupportable. On the 8th, at daylight a number of people were dancing at the Taelic Mine, when they were horrified to see that one of the tallest trees in the neighborhood suddenly became charged with electricity, and that sparks flew from it to the ground, increasing rapidly in number until the whole foliage appeared to be in a blaze. At the same time a remarkably clear light shone from the tree, from which balls of colored fires seemed to fly in al directions. Gradually the brilliancy of this light disappeared and two hours afterward the tree wore its general appearance, without boughs or leaves having suffered the least injury. The dancing was at once suspended and the people, terrified in the extreme threw themselves on the ground and prayed for Divine mercy.
Charles Gubel, of 104 DeKalb avenue, was before Justice Messey this morning, charged by his wife with abandonment. He pleaded not guilty, and was held for examination.
Charles Sell, of 94 Central avenue, was arrested and charged with having hit his wife with a smoothing iron. He pleaded not guilty before Justice Massey, and was held for examination.
Henry Copeland, who has been hiding from the officers for three weeks, was caught by Patrolman Stockholm, last night. He was wanted because he stabbed William Wepprecht in the face. Justice Massey held him in $1,000 bonds to answer.
James Harrison and John Daily, two tramps who had been frightening women into giving them money, were each sent to the Penitentiary for ninety days, by Justice Massey this morning.
Mr. Hugh Dennin, husband of the unfortunate woman recently run over and killed by a Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad train, denies that his wife was addicted the use of liquor.
A fire occurred at 17 Catharine street, New York, at ten o'clock this morning. The tenants had a narrow escape. Damage $1,500.
Two of Captain Crafts' officers complained before the Excise Commissioners this morning that Joseph C. Mcaleer, of No. 9 Fulton street, had violated the liquor law by selling liquor on the 4th of January. Mcaleer's license was revoked.
The Peole of Cohoes are excited over the elopement of Minie Moore, aged 17, daughter of a wealthy mill owner, and Thomas Nelligan, aged 18, son of a laboring man, who formerly kept a saloon. The intimacy between the young couple began at a skating rink and carried on without the knowledge of their parents. They were they were surreptitiously married last Sunday night, but were subseguently separated by the parents of the girl, who placed her in a convent. She fled from the convent and rejoined her husband only to be separated again. The girl's mother says that steps will be taken to have the marriage annulled.
Jan. 24,1885
The sudden death of Captain M. J. Farrell, head of the celebrated Southern Detective Agency, at New Orleans, on Thursday night, was caused by a mistake in filling a prescription. Instead of one ounce of water and twenty-four drops of aconite, as order, the druggist put in one ounce of aconite. Captain Farrel expired shortly after swallowing the dose. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Melchart, the druggist, charging him with involuntary manslaughter.
During a heavy storm on Tuesday night a large metoeor fell just outside of Gainesville, Ga.
The police have suppressed a drama entitled "The English Debt." which was to have been produced in the City of Mexico.
Early in the present week the men and boys employed in cutting ice on the Hudson at Saugerties went on strike. The company yielded to their demands. The wages of ice cutters range from $1.25 to $2.00 per day.
John F. Quarles, a well known colored lawyer, died rather suddenly yesterday at his home in Flushing L. I. of acute pneumonia. The deceased was born in slavery at Atlanta, Ga., thirty-eight years ago. After the war, under the patronage of Charles Sumner, he was educated at Washington College, Pennsylvania, and subsguently studied law in Mr. Sumner's office at washington. President Grant appoointed him, in 1870, Consul to Port Mahon, the capital of Minorca, one of the Balearic Islands, where he married Maria Jacqueminot, a daughter of the French Cousul at the port and grandaughter of Napoleon's Marshal of that name. Mr. Quarles was transferred by President Hayes to Malaga. He returned to this country in 1880 and had since been actively engaged in politics.