New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21

NEW-YOR
meeting donation visit and fair yesterday afternoon and
evening nj the Home at No. 20 Cnncorlst Tho reports
Of officers showed the following statistcs baass r.n
last year. g. 1876 81, reeeps so eIS gvcn
8o124 lodgingr furnished, 10000; women aided o2i;
children aided, 1873; average number VI m'na"~' ~.
A civil rights test case occurred in Brooklyn
yesterday John Thompson, respectfully sared coioca
carpenter Of No. Oh Broadway, T. d., entered Cornous
restaurant at No. 10 Courst with Charles Mushn.'
white man. who had invited him to dinner Soon aiter'
ward Police Detective Butts asked Thompson to step to
the cashiers desk where he was informed that no coorsn
persons would he served In that saloon Thompson re
tired, stating that he would bring the matter before the
United states Court Butts states that bis action IN Ie
Affair compliance With request RON the prVpc'
tor OF the saloon.
JERSEY CITY.
A new school-hOuse is tO he erected Oh Shtr-
nan-ave., on the Hights, to cost $4,000.
Sarah Lancer, z years of age, residing with
her parents at No. 20 Plymouhst was severely burned
yesterday while playing around bOnnre
The residence of w. Jones, on Gray wac
entered by thieves OF early hour yesterday and
quantity Of goods, valued at 800, we're stolen
Adam Schwartz, grocer, who has been in
business al No log Steuben-st, has absconded IL al
legged that his debts OOo ana that the stock left In
the store Ia nearly worthless.
Mrs. McQueeny, the matron OF the tenement
roadave arrested yesterday and held IN 500 bn
by Justice Corrgan to answer charge ~ anu
NEWARK
The number of applications for liquor
licenses Thus far has been 100 The receipts for these
amount tO 81, 800
A young man named Fox, In the employ OF
Edison g. Murray, telegraph instrument makers. ut Nos
and IL ward-st, has abscouded with 5000 In money
belonging to the firm
At meeting of the Common Council Com
mttee on Poor and Aims on Monday evening It was
decided Issue bread tickets after May the same TO De
good at any bakery in the city
A new building is soon to be erected for the
Foster Home Orphan Asylum. 1t win be three stories
In hight Of red brick with dressings and will stand
Belleveave ct the southeast corner OF the present
fest, and extend back IS feet The building Will eOst
about $4,000
On Monday night, 81 men and women were
accommodated with lodging the First Precinct Station
Yesterday morning Justice Mills arraiqncd the whole
number for vagrancy and sentenced 26 OF them TO the
| County Jail fOr month, and one for 10 days Inc
others were discharged with the warning not 10 DC f'nd
LONG ISLAND.
| LONG ISLAND CIrY.-The new Board of Super
vsors Of Queens County met yesterday with Judge
Hadey one Of the State Asessor for the purpose Of TAX
ing upon the appeal made by exSupervisor Drol
TO the State Board Of Assessors with reference TO the
equalization af taxation in this city, Mr. Drol did not
appear and Mr. Bradley, who represents the city In e
Board OF Supervisors stated that he was not prepared TO
without fixing any day for further hearing An I'M
warrant deliberately threw himself rontoi Eastern
bound train on the Flushing and North side Ralr9ad
cock Of the escape valve the rebox of North
Side Railroad locomotives bew out yesterday and L nus
water His injuries 1t is feared, Will prove FATAL
wOODsDE.-On Saturday night last thieves entered the
stables Of Walter Bownes, an undertaKer ana, ater
I fhprn VIII
caIriagchOur and stole the silver f1Dge foln e shc
Innings OF hcarses, Damaging them TO the extent Of
| $lOO
NEwTOwN.-The body Of man wac found buried in
supposed Ia he the body OF man who was foand hang
| ing in the woods about four years ago
STATEN ISLAND.
NEw-BRIGnTON.- Yesterday as Capt House
mans soop starting up the Kills near this piece the
yawboat got srift when Of the men jumped over
board to and before he could he rescued lie was
drowned. The body not recovered. Much COM
plant il made IN regard to clause IN the village charter
which keeps all the money raised In the First and Second
have we'll paved Streets lighted with the residents
Of the other sections are left in darkness and mud
NEW-JERSEY.
ORAyGn-At q meeting OF the Common Council ON
Monday evening" the salaries for the ensuing year
fixed az follows: City Clerk, with fees, 800; City
Council with fees $500 Collector Of Taxes, $1,000;
Auditor Of Accounts $3.50; Marshal and Health In
spectOr, $1,000; Street Commissioner $500; Rounds
GSe ps S tho Following
officers were elected Street Commissioners, !. J.
Engineer, Thomas Ha,Tup. Aldermen Chill, Byrne ana
Trabold resigned their positions on all eomlnees in
consequence OF the Republican majority taking the
formation OF committees from the hands Of the Mayor
TRESrON.-The Common Council met on Monday even
ing and sustained The caacus n3nnatons oy elcctng the
sessor T. Williams Treasurer = H. Vent Solicitor,
MsGa p1 John EyeK
Commissioner, NJ: keegan Scales and Weights, J. J.
Britton city Physicians, Drs VIM Labor and Brock !;
Pound Keeper, Archibald Parks. DIR. Charles SHELTON
and ppo we're 1s as
the Finance Committee
GREENvIILR-The South Classis of Bergen met ycster
norman of the Bergen Church presiding Reports
received from all the CHURCHES ~ inc 9stl,ct AT ane
bers may be persuaded TO become more Interested IN
Christian work was DISGUISED An infant son OF John
creeping the floor and was scaded 80 that lie died
few hours after.
Monday night fire TO house at No. 81 Burnest
the property Mrs John Hayes, this being the third at
The last attempt was made by setting fire to a bed
with COAL broke in two Sunday night and sunk in the
canal
EAST ORAxoE.-The spelling contest at Lyric Hall on
Rey j. H. Faass Presided. H. W. Fowler and j. W.
Wiley were the referees and j. Prescott teacher Mas
ter Walter Stevenson was the winner.
WEST Unconstitutional Emerson, n painter, WAS
thrown from scafiod, at the residence Of James Man
derng, Springst, by the breaking OF n rope,
day aud fell on the sidewalk distance Of 70 lcet,
tanning dan crous injuries.
ELizABETH.-At the frenen's animal election Mon
day Isaac Van Hort elected Chie Engineer of the
Department, and Charles j. Kcinig and John H. Cotay
Assistant Engineers The last saloon in the Seventh
Ward wac closed on Monday
J,NIOS UuI.-A kerosene lamp exploded at the house
Of Jacob Blnmendahl, the Bulls Ferry road 1T an
early hour yesterday Mrs. Blumendahl was severely
burned.
POLICE NOTE3