The Steamboat "Riverdale" Blown Up in the Hudson.
Fair college students engage in a rough-and-tumble chase after the pigskin.
A Manheim, N.Y., Maiden insert an advertisement in a matrimonial paper and is astonished at the result.
A man's head blown to atoms by the explosion of a beer barrel on Long Island.
Vacationers leaving Lake George, New York, 1879.
The next thing in order - The Hudson River Palisades Art Galery.
How two Dizzy Girls Advertised Their Charms and Political Faith.
Great baseball match between the Atlantic and Boxford Clubs of Brooklyn.
Startling accident at the draw bridge of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad, Federal Street, Troy, N. Y., Saturday, Sept 23.
Society’s male darlings “making up” their faces for the purpose of “looking pretty” to their addlepated female counterparts; Saratoga, N. Y.
Alleged bout between Annie Russell and Elizabeth Sullivan, two pretty clerks in a Buffalo, N. Y.
Lendall Pratt, and aged Long Islander, kills himself while in a political frenzy.
A special from Canajoharie, Sept 26, says: Duncan Clark, manager of Clark’s Female Minstrels, will probably not visit the Mohawk valley again very soon.
Minnie Hull, a dashing young lady from the watering place, is unjustly or otherwise accused of crookedness.
The Bravery of charming Miss Jaffray, the daughter of a New York millionaire, saves many lives at Irvington, N. Y.
Some of Uncle Sam’s land and water police have a genial shindy among themselves at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Westchester County is all agog over the case of the Rev. Mr. White, accused of violently assaulting the sister-in-law of a brother clergyman. We illustrate the scene.
Mrs. Cary cures her husband of flirting by ascending in a balloon at Buffalo, N. Y.
We give in our present number a correct sketch of one of the largest specimens of the Porpoise that has ever been seen.
Alleged cancan dance indulged in by young male and female swells at Jamestown, New York.
A female thief who carries a baby in her arms and made its flowing skirts a cover for stolen goods
Water witches who frolic with Neptune, no matter how cold his embrace.
How a loving bridal couple were suddenly transformed into a brace of absconding counterfeiters.
After-dinner pistol practice at the trains that rush by windows
Pawn tickets make bad collateral.
A simple schoolgirl prank spawned a new belief with millions of followers.
Waifs and strays of a great city - A group of homeless New York Newsboys.
Anthony Comstock was on a personal mission to protect America from vice.
Two Little Gem Theatre, Buffalo, N. Y., Soubrettes have a scrap on account of a man.
Cupid in Tompkins Square
The term “bunco” has come to mean to any type of swindle, but in the 19th century it usually referred to a confidence game involving crooked gambling.
How the battering-ram process is applied by the bulls and bears to while away the idle hours of the dull season.
Cardiff, New York, October 16, 1869.
The Audacity of a Professional Thief.
An unruly horse causes great excitement in the Metropolitan Opera House, this city.

Wine suppers, fine dresses and rolls of greenbacks cause a young and fascinating Cincinnati girl to cast aside the mantle of virtue.
Until a short time ago one of the best known young women on Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O., was Mary Nelson, the pretty daughter of the late wholesale confectioner of that name. Confectioner Nelson was one of the best known merchants in the city, and his chain of stores received a liberal share of the patronage in the various localities in which they were situated.
Shortly before his death he became heavily involved and was forced to make an assignment. Business reverses weighed heavily on the old man’s mind, and finally caused his death he following his wife to the grave, the latter dying a short time before the former. The death of Nelson left his daughter Mary an orphan in the world. She receive a liberal education, and was coached in the classics and language. Not only had her general education been looked after, but she was also sent to a conservatory of music on Fourth Street, where her musical training was attended to. Mary had also been taught book-keeping by a private tutor, and when her father died he accepted a position with a well-known local firm. Her salary, however was very modest, and she found it necessary to solicit the aid of wealthy relatives in Philadelphia. Her Quaker City connections did not turn a deaf ear upon her, but continued to her support until a short time ago.
When she no longer received aid form the East, Mary became despondent and lost her position. She became acquainted with a set of fast young men who introduced her to their female companions. Among the latter was a George Street Courtesan named Corinne, who is an inmate of Cora Mack’s resort. The latter became infatuated with Mary, and told her how she could become a queen of the demi-monde if she would cast aside the mantle of virtue. Corinne insisted on Mary taking a supper with her and during the repast she showed the latter her extensive wardrobe and a large roll of money. Nothing further was needed, and Mary’s downfall was accomplished. She saw visions of finery and wealth during her sleep, and finally reluctantly consented to become Corinne’s running mate at the above named resort where she is now ensconced in one of the apartments.
Reprinted from National Police Gazette, October 7, 1893.


