New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-11

Hail. Fifty-fourthst.
Policeman Bodine fell into the cellar of the
Second Avenue Railways dummy-enGne house on
Thursday night and sustained compound fracture OF
the skull. which may prove fatal
Our lower strata of Democratic politicians do
not thrive when they 20 abroad John White, formerly
of this city, having been convicted OF series OF Dur
glares near Portland Me- has been consigned 10 s'a'e
Prison for life.
In the Yorbville Police Court yesterday, be-
fore Justice Connolly. Henry Paulie, Adam Mestaker,
swer for murderousy assautng John Wegan of No. 80
6econd-ae. on the night OF Jan. 2
Collector Bailey's officers 1Vth DISTRICT seized
an Illicit dslery of the capacity Of $50 gallons, found
yesterday in basement in the rear OF carpenters shop
81 no 49, w ys1tty o. WHISKY fonnd at No Ig7
E SssSssstH S''''''' "'-D' ~ " ~
The bonded warehouses in the XXXIId Dis
Whisky which Will Weld TO the Government If with
drawn for consumption, S00oG but If taken out OF the
benefited.
The first annual ball of the Italian Rifle As
ISOLATION in aid of the Garbald Volunteers who suffered
in the late struggle at Rome took place last evening N
the Committee Of Arrangements was from our most
prominent citizens of Italian BIRTH
At the last meeting of the supposed heirs of
the Holt estate was said that their claims amount to
without direct issue leo This property consists
OF eighteen estates IN suffolk ENGLAND worth sSOoCD
amounts to 100000
A correspondent calls attention to amusing
transpostions by which, in the article the suburbs
vesterdav Morrsapia was made six miles square, instead
Of six square miles, and Manhattan three miles square
makes Morrisana nearly half the size Of Plymouth, the
largest town In Massachusetts,.
The S. S. Hurd Association gave their second
annual ball last evening in Irving Hall number OF
the members Of this Association are employees OF Bar
banners TsroIsy designed The Giant and Giantess
and the Caucasian girls OF the Museum were on me 9or
and naturally attracted attention The theatrical PROBES
son well represented.
McMjllan's Park was thronged last night:
The ice was IN excellent condoD ana the pax wen
and Oatman's the better and the music,
with fireworks, added much to the charm. Many mem
Sgether with number of Boston experts Mrs Miller,
Mrs. Creighton, Miss Wilson Miss Jackson MIS- May
Skaters f SE'' ''A w. 4
Coroner Keenan, yesterday held an inquest
over the body OF Miss CatnaIne GiDD9aS VINO N M
West Twentieth-st Miss Gibbons had been much exer
f fhs su sSSGi ne mental s6ersOn phyan
who was T sSry m the and
the wretched girl suspended herself from the bausers OF
dent that she had been dead two three hours. Miss
Gibbons only % years 2f age
The annual meeting of the subscribers =, OF
the Northern Dpensary held last evening, the Hon
C. b. Kirkland presiding Trustee: were chosen as fG
iCTs F{d Jed F SoN WASH r. VeH@ye chas whit
temore, VIM NJ yifneiye, b. F. wbeelwriSht, Peter r.
yer, Jas H. Brown, VIA b, Aitken, John Hegemen.
Geo EeTOre Sal, flames q W F0Ir1Ie barn p W SInh
HANSEN, Henry Ellsworth 4sYthaS ClaIH' I Mp,
sTa%Ga r aenF hGTsn ha nunr john Il
Mortimer, Josiah Lane, Henry ~ Taber, Jpn W Lewis
John N. Knox F. A. livingston ". E. Lawrence, Henry
A. Taller u. Egeson, Geo De Forest LORD Japez r.
ward Wight j. r. Leaning NJ D., John NJ Benson, +.
W. Meyer Receipts last year 1900; expenses SGSd2
subscrber, presented check for $1,000. Number of
patients treated at the institution last year, 2l299
The Union League Club has elected officers
forlses follows: President, John Jay presidents,
Charles Butler Peter Cooper Edward s. Jafray, William
Cyrus W. Field W. J. Hoppin, Franklin II. DelanO. Elliot
G. cOwdin George W. Blunt William c III Lee Secretary
rtive Committee, George Griswold 10 Grand Cannon.
Sayid + Noyes, David Van Nostrand, Thomas n Dale
Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Fogg Daniel u Apple
iS George gos r H. cSoae Frank committee
Admissions. rendleOn HSsseh AlPGn r Man Ian
eniaG Lothrop, William II. Maxwell Commttee on Pub
cations Rush HaSSn sGs I ROSSSv RS1ann
Collins Charles A. Dana; Library Committee Albert Mat
y shepard John G. Holbrook, Edward Walker p; Nc
Martin; Committee on Art, George r Putnam, John
Kenset Richard Butler, Jasper F. Cropsey, Richard NJ
Hunt, j. Q. A. Ward, Vincent CoIyer.
BROOKLYN.-Music is TO be revOlutionized
So Plymouth Church this year The Music committee
sntends doubling ITS expenditure
The Democratic primaries, for the election of
delegates to Kings County General Committee passed
of without fight last evening
Calvin Blanchard, the Ann-st publisher was
bured Yesterday from his late residence in OXfordst
deposted in the Cemetery OF the Ever
greens
At.the annual meeting of the Plymouth So
eety the Treasurer's report showed deficiency ofS
This years prospects are more encouraging surplus VI
$4,000 being expected .
About 40 feet of the bridge, recently erected
entrance OF the Atlantic Dock basin 70 protect he
piers from ice, was carried away by the gaze ana
mp stream on Thursday night. IL was subsequently re-
covered
Collector f. T. Wood of the lid District,
reports that he collected from the withdrawal or
whisky from bond in his District December On the
I'd Of December SIS Sc paid TO make up deficiency
An lot withdrawn for Redistribution.
At the Academy of Music stock holders meet
ing evening, last years expenditures reported
S. and the receipts S9066 GO; the expenditures
being $56 o. and the receipts SG2s 50 less than during
Whtehouse Alexander HcCue, James Howe, Gordon L.
Ford l.. 3. Mills.
At a meeting of the Board of Assessors, yes
ferday afternoon Martin Breen reelected President
and Dominck H. Roche Secretary for the ensuing
The Board composed Of Martin Breen, Henry 4. Rip
lev Thomas W. Field, John DOherty, John ShearOD,
William Furey, and Joseph Smith, No change Is TO be
made among the CLERKS
The Prospect Park Commission, in view Of the
difficulty OF Keeping fair surface the ice, caution
skaters and others against causing the slightest
oessary obstruction 70 It's preservation Red flags the
nae-eang indicate danger; the national flag
none houses indicates safety the ball the tops OF the
6agads on each OF the Park believers indicates that
the ice is for skating To-day band Of music will be
IN attendance In homer OF the opening OF the skating
pond IL covers area Of five acres.
The representatives of the various temperance
societies In Kings County met last evening take action
II oppOsuon " TIE repeal VI Tie Excise law. The chair