New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-26


CHEZ Mr. Grant has several very fine stone les
aud outbuildngs OF the most sueslanlia sinp. D ons
y0ung men from New-YOrk and England VINO nav hpno
10 the colony Among them may be mentioned TIE Hon
Walter WE'LL 400 OF Lord Hsrres OF az the sI
Mayor Walter Shields. aud many Others wno nave p'
| chased estates ranging from 1000 10 o'oOo acres' ,
The thirty-second annual meeting OF the
New-York Society for the Relief Of tao WIDOWS anu
Oronans Of Medical Men was held last evening at the
| College OF hysicians and Surgeons, Twentythirds'
and Fourthave. Dr. John o. Stone presided INC
report Of the Treasurer showed the receipts OF .no
Society 10 s772O "a; disbursements s32s So p
balance OF Si498 81 The total assets OF ne ooole.y
are SO2g9s Tue following were elected as .n r r.
Of Officers for the ensuing year ar TayoT j. L.
| Banks and g. 4. Hubbard; Treasurer Or. D. "; nv W.
Wem Detmold. Willard Parker f. X. Peaslee. Robert
| G, RemseD. j. H. Hinton, john G Adams, anu 1Vin W
Some.
The National Rifle Association, through
Wm c. Church, President, has replied to Leut.-Co.
Lang's letter reference 10 reconsideration OF inc
purpose which the 10Th Regiment at one time enter
tanned OF resisting by legal the transfer 10 oher
hands Of the Calling gun which was last year intrusion
| to the keeping Of tho regiment. Mr.. Chufch says
The authorities whose full control OF that prize you
ackno lodged by accepting IL at their hands nave this
wear awarded il 10 Others accordance with the terms
Of the match which 1t offered ana the tues %,
tho Associations by which they were bound ECU y VIII
YOU and TO which you well as they have gwen Voi-
inary adhesion. As 10 the control o tat OF Vi "n5
other prize We sholld not. under any
enter into contest legal otherwise. Our duty was
| done when we decided who entitled to the prize,
ling match. That decision reached by the unan.
mous OF Board. not that of majority as YOU
incorrectly state. upon each ana all OF the SCORES h
| lowed under rules, majority OF when scores oe-
| loDged ~ other regiments than the 791n'
BROOKLYN.
The Finance Committee Of the Board OF
Supervisors met yesterday aud audited all OF last
Winters grocery bills for outdoor reiei Inc o"e'in
| bills for prisoners board were passed.
| al
County Hospital, was found dead ia his room IN the
Institution Yesterday One OF the hallmen heard the
report OF q pistol, and on entering found FIt2erau Oh
| his bed With blood flowing from his mouth GA exam
nation IL found that the ball had passed tnIoubt
Tie nran and the man died in few minutes after beng
found Mr. Fitzgerald had been steward Ed t"n nrv
trouble. caused By the nonpayment Oh Ills s"af!' e'
him 10 take his life.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-While Oth HerDig OF
Greenpont was returning from Bllssylle on the 81 s
after collecting bill OF s2O he followed by three
men, who attempted to rob him. They hurled stones at
him. and one Of the missiles striking his horse manned
him. Mr.. HerbS Jumped from his wagon ana escap pea
Hunters Point, where he reporter te he bUh
waymen. arrested and lremdnded ny inc hecolucs
the acton of the Grand Jury contprco o
for grading this city is erecting traIway over tno
tracks OF the Flushing North Side, Central, ana L9ng
Island Railroads by which to convey art carts ING
elevation will be 10 eet..Work on tue engine-hOuSe OF
the City Water Works Is nearing cOnpetOh anu w" W.
|
| week.. The Common Council refused Tuesday evening
4, confirm Mayor DE- BevUlsss rcnonlnltOh OF John H.
rise G1muissoners Irhe next Of the CITY Court
viii begin Dec. 7, the Hon W'r Pearse' Clty J"iee'
presiding.
| s,YyuLE-A bold robbery occurred Ia this village on
Tuesday night While the family OF Mr. Eggnet "tle
amont Of '% SO with s7c1 in money was stolen Tn.
thief first entered the stable ADJOINING tue house. anu
Harvesting iIr Egguers horse 10 nglt huESy st;''
Toned il short distance the house Having oh
tained booty spranS IN ami made BIS escape me
theft WAS discovered after. and chase gwen 70 thc
thief lie traced rs far as Jamaica "neu al I'ooS
OF him lost.
NEwTowE-A union THANKSGIVING service OF tn. the
Presbyterian Reformed and Methodist CHURCHES OF ms
village and Union Eyangelcal Cnnrch OF Corona Wli De
| held to-day in the Methodist Cnnrch, tho Kew. Mr.
Thomas preaching the trustees OF me MoousiSe
school District leased sore and dweiag al nc
interior for school purposes Tne WOo1.idc Shooting
Association recently incorporated uader tue stature lor
plot Of ground al Centre Moriches contracted for
| Tic erection VI a clubhouse thereon.
STATEN ISLAND
RrCIIuoNp-The remaining three bOndsmen
OF Abraham wnant late Treasurer of Richmond County,
will In days, II is UNDERSTOOD pay the amount OF
the Judgment against him. with osts and interest to
the amount Of $1,000 for security they Will take
| u mortgage upon ms estate 1T RJssvllIe
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
YoNKERs.-A very large meeting of taX-pay-
ers was Eeld in ills city Tuesday evening o take
into consideration the action Of the Water Commission
supply the citizens with pure water william Allen
| Butler WAS called 10 TIA chair Addresses were made
by Mr.. Butter, Prot. Bartlett and j. L. Morse, who de-
uounred the Water Commissioners for locating the pro-
| posed reservoir peat bed, which could not iA 10
render the water impure ana quoted authorizes to SHOW
| that an analysis would snow inc lmpuflp oi the
water. Robert p Getty, one OF the Water Coum SON
crs. contended that the WAGER in toe locality Alluded
TO would pure the CrO'on and that the opinion
of experts ought to b. received IN preference 10 the
| views OF people who knew nothing about IT,
| MOUNT VERNoS-Tne Rife \. ISOLATION held meeting
last eyeaing aud el. eed Temporary ore"n,z 'ti.n y
| clecting Frederick Whitaker PresiIcnt; George G.
Starr Secretary; William Wacott. Treasurer. Col. J. I.
| UndcrNill, Alfred starr aud Lieut.-COl Huss were
appOutcd q Range Committee. About 40 persons have
already enrolled their members OF the Assoc
ciatiOn IL is contemplated 10 establish rang Ia this
vicinity. To-day there VIII Hc rin3 shooting iuatch ny
memners OK tue Associaon range OF go yards,
! for a splendid rife presented Us the .mngiun il Il;
Manufacturing CDmpany. 1t Is understood that there
Will another Rtugc IA iie nelSn0orhood Of FOfdaau
| PELXsAIiI.--At the annual meeting Of the stocihoG
or, OF tue Union Store the following officers
elected Basil j. Gray. Presidents smith a. Baker, Vice
| Ch,se Treasurer; George Ferguspn G. .urge Poster,
James sarIcs. Thomas P".lipS aud = h. opocA, Trus-
| ices; Alexander LimOGd superintendent.
| Observation-Disclosures Matthews has offered re-
wnrd OF sOC tire arrest aud convection OF any
who ire 20 building Of any description NItnih the
| corporation limits OF the village.
NEW-JERSEY
JERSEY CmY-In the Court of Quarter SEES
sons, Judge Hoffman presiding. yesterday, James Kill
her WAS arraigned for attempting murder PAtrci
Kcrrgan. Thc latter 50 badly beaten that his life
was despaired Of and for three months he lay the
Charity Hospital III precarious condition. Coroner
RcInhdrdt took his ante-motem statement when 1t was
thought he woud not recover. lerri2an rallied, how
ever and yesterday far recovered 10 able
to appear against the prisoner. lie testified that Kill
her came his in Second ST. June q, and
without the slightest Provocatlon dealt him blow
which fcled him to the HJOr, after which Killer sprang
upon him aud kicked hn IN shocking
ner After desperate struggle he reclaimed his feet,
wife and woman named Mary Hart. All then set upon
Kerrgan and he was again knocked down: Killler