New-York tribune., 1875-01-26
NETWORK CITY.

League Club will be given this evening.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correc-
ton removed yesterday the prisoners conned In Jenr
son Market Prison, 80 in number 70 he Tomb, as tne
former Duilding Is 10 be torn down. Tic C3m
also discussed the proposed reduction VI '"'0 " wv
department.
The 10th anniversary OF the birth or Robert
Burns was celebrated in appropriate manrer by the
yo,, yory Co,edont,n Club, ut their rooms at No. 1ls
snlIiv,n.st last evening. Alter collation.. a few
speeches suitale TO the occasion were mAue' anu o
festt val terminated with dancing
The steamship City Of Brooklyn arrived
vesterday from Liverpool having been IS days in max
ing the passage. She encountered heavy heal Winds
ana compelled to pat Into ST john tnr coal Inc
vessel landed CT steerage passengers az Casue
nearly One-haH OF whom have been iu TINS country
before.
A meeting of the Scamen's Protective
Association WAS held at No % Madson-st last evening"
Dr. Tnoms addressed meeting upon the injustice OF
dedueting from sailors wages the cost OF hospl
treatment. Resolutious wefc adop.ed expressive OF
feeling and were ordered 10 DC Drought W Ine NJ
IeutIou OF the President.
The semi-annual examination OF the pupils
at the Normal College Will begin to-day IN the usna
studee OF the first halt OF the year, hstqry Algebra
geometry natural PHILOSOPHY, rhetoric, asIroaotny
Frsnc1 German, music, and diawinR. Tle cx ilnIha-
non will bo conducted oy the President am I'oossois
of the college. aud will be attended Nv he liscT1r r. ,
and committee of the members of tle boafu Oh Eiu
cation.
A superintcndents' sociablc was held last
tycning under the auspices Of the Now-YorE SUNDAY
school Association, In G:aee Mission Chapel Ia LAST
Twenty -sccond-9t. near FIr'tave. Ralph Wells pre-
sided and the chapel filed with suprrin'endehts
aud lady teachers Tle suol cis 9 aiscusJiu ho d.
mainly on the duties Of supeiiItsndens ahu tne uiS
Haven of NewL,aIon Conn. Joseph F. knhpo % 81
J)nnS Sunday school. BroOKyn; the heS. Ateo na NJ
lOr the Rev. II. Cray Tmmonl j. " Ste Th' o. tne ~
tional Temperance Association, aud M' T. uaz"u Vi
The Chicago Teacher
The Swiss Benevolent Society of New-fork
held It's annual meeting at tho Teutonia Assembly,
Rooms last night The Treasurer submitted us iepoi'
for the past year, and the election or oDjers ior 'o ~
suing year was made. The rear OF tho hall was oe1o
rated with the Sass arms, notices ana Tags Inc n
ceips of the Society fron March IT, 1874 10 Dee 81 1871
from collections from members and donations from
other societies ami lividuls mDunt,d 10 SJoiO 3D.
assistance medclnes ana medIca aid to anpiicants,
anoun,e ed to $50 0j, leaving hance OF eos, Ing
President In address cOmplIlncd thdJ hulh;Ious
professional beggars applied IOr AID mus m'PINIns
many deserving persons OF an opportunity m o, re be
following were elected: President, j. D. hch,T VIC
Presiieuts, Co. Taller, Aug Hon9ne'' A AZ. H.1u mi
Treasurer, A. Merriam; Secretary, j. L. etenh Agent
BROOKLYN.
During a reception given in residence IN
ths CRY last week thief forced entrance through
rear window ami carried of several seal SKIN sAcqnes
which la bern left by lady guests 10 chamber on the
tnd floor Tne total value OF the property stolen Is
5000 Tie thief has not Jet been captured
An ingenious device for the annoyance of
streetcar passengers
trand.ave lne OF cars tunuinG from South Sovenhst
Ferry to Prospect Pax In these passengers upon
p,yng their fare receive coupon ticket from the con
uctor winch Is taken by collector VINO enters tho
nslad and the additional trouble hey give causes the
brsowal OF uncomphmensaTy language oa t1e Company
and The collector
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday after
noon A resolution was offered asking the Corporation
Council to submit opiuOn 70 tue Board concerning
its powers to regulate the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
* The price OF licenses; also asking tho Excise
Department TO delay oil further prosecution under the
existing Excise law for few weeks. The resolution
referred 10 special committee. resoull4l was
passed Lng upon the Ere Department ana tue Excise
Department To use then best efJrs for pr0mpt ana
thorough enforce nent OF the and Ordiusn
latng The construction OF bnilttngs and tile attach
ment OF hrccseapes, anu the supply OF proper eaus VI
cgiess z ,,-r
JAMAICA.-Thc residents of two of the school
districts Of Long Islaal ind themselves in curious
predIcampnt. Some years ago they availed themselves
Of the provisions OF tho school laws, which allows
district, by resolution to have but one trustee They
have now become dissatisfied with the practical work
ing plan ana desire 10 back 10 the Old rule u
having three rustees but IL sppear' tna tue law VIII
not thus WORK bJtu ways aud tnat fhe oiy remedy Is
through amendment to the School laws
EAST MARIoN-Tne Fl,hermen's Cooperative Associ,
meeting last week, elected tho following hc-ts io TIE
deuts, George NJ. Vail, Charles II. Brown. aud J. A.
Clark; Secretary aud treasurer Dauel e. Brown; Cor
lectur, II. H. Z. Iuthill.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Work is suspended on the sewers,
In Goa -equ.uce OF unidvOraDo weather. city
IS si uulguted, Ia consequence Of the wdnl VI gas
GREESPoRr-Theh harbor 4, frozen over, so that chan
nes have 10 be cut to allow yesseis " pass out
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLEToN-There were three cases of sud-
den death Investigated Saturday. all occurring III
sarne neighborhood. Rudolph schaefer, n German
oonkeeper committed suicide by hanging himself In his
bedroom Adam Schneider, barber, OF New Brighton,
was found the beach near Tompkinsve, having been
frozen 10 death or drowned, and Richard Far, milk
at CODrad who was well IN the morning, but died
at noon wno at the diunertabe. LA consequence OF
the many Incendiary fires which nave occurred upon
Staten Island recently, the Legislature is a-Ked TO pass
law providing for the uppJintment of atre MaIsbai
for RIcnnOnd County.
NEw-DoRP-A second meeting will be hold tomorrow
evening the Nsw-DJrp ite to hJisn che org snlzi
ton Of agricultural aud nol tcutura society coz
nectiOn with the Sea View Park Association.
EDGEwATER.-The Treasurer OF f igewater reports
that he nas d 5s9 co OH hand subject 10 draft, while
tuerc are outstanding demands against the village 10
the amount OF $1,000 or $1,000
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
YoNKERs.-The Rev. L. w. Nudge has been
appointed Chaplain OF the 10Th Battalion, N G Dr. II.
B. Pike Surgeon and Dr. r. j. Tophs Hospital Steward
An election for Directors Of the First National Bank
resulted IN the choice OF john Omsted Robert Getty
George b. Skinner, Alexander Smith, Z ban Fiagg Isaac
H. Knox Jonathan Otell. John W. Mills John T. WarinR,
Thomas c. Cornell James Faulkner. James Stewart. aud
James Drake. MSt6r agreed
to accept experts named BY the Clzeus Commttee
julius w. Adams CHER Engineer OF the Brooklyn Water
Works and william Ripley Nichols, chemist Of Boston
Prof Nichols will make au examination. and report In
re gard to purity OF the water sud, II favorable
them Mr. Adams Will examine the proposed reservoir
SITES
GkrFSBTRGH TIE four months psd there
have been less tnan essee OI robOerv be-
tween tho villages Of Hastings aud TarrytowD. which
have attended with lose OF one life t 500 iu
property.
PEEKsEiLL.-Henry W, BOwles, who attempted to
commit suiciIc last week by shooting himself, i3 Ia