New-York tribune., 1875-12-23

stealing scotch frs for but s ne was ener
ally welldisposed boy, the let him go "scot free
whether frs tempted santys patriotism 100 iar
Whether II Ts vas merely p Ss season. his future caree
| must prove ,,rm.pu
The public evening schools will close for tho sea-
son today and the day schools Tie latter viii re-
| open on the first Monday in January.
| Benjamin j. Wood, for many years member OF
t snasE At a hs o WOW o Oh
| Frederick Steeb of No. 101 Belmont-ave has iost
four children by dphhers within the past week. anu n0" '0
On Tuesday an Italian whomade his escape, I'M III
Of jealousy stabbed in the face Academy The blade
Of the knife broke, and it with difficulty extracted
Several residents of the Sixth and Thirteenth
Wards defrauded Tuesday BY two mon VINO person
aed Chief Engineer and Alderman Ludlow, soliciting
subscriptions ior the Fire Department
Notwithstanding that the time allotted for appor-
onins space has expire the Centennial Commissioner rom
city received 6 additional nppncauohs ana enor
being made TO obtain the desired room'
The Republican members of the incoming Common
Council are stopped every corner BY applicants for
official posons Yesterday afternoon one OF the AueiDen
took rain Tor NewYorE avoid such opportunities
Daniel Reardon of Milestone had an ankle crushed
on the railroad brought TO st. hichaes
teay for treatment sharkey Of Dover vas brought TO
Of iron ore falling upon II In the mines
NEwJERsEY.
B,yoNyF.-Rev. G. Zabriskie Gray, Rector of
Trinity Church at Bergen Point has accepted the position OF
Dean Of the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Cambridge
Mass and win assume his duties after the holiday vaca
ton
wrsr HoBoKrv.-Thomas FREEMAN. owner OF quarry on
man Tor turning blocks and njnrng he reputation OF
5 5ay quarry The case will be heard before justice '' 70
wBnrysw1cKThcre have been about 200 pupils regis
tered in the public schools Of THIS city during the ps Three Zee
months and that number there have been rloriei ~ lu3
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LONG ISLAND.
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Long ISLAND CITY.-In order to settle the teen
objections OF certain resden's to the payment OF aAe
test suit is 10 by the city against f. j. Woosey Tor
the Of 22t Gl back taxes and n.est 81 Ihe I e &
Supreme Court, in Brooklyn
the hsnrpg in the liquor as' aSd S tSsS the case
against john McKenna dismissed.
STATEN ISLAND.
MlDDLETowN.-It is understood that Richmond
County n about $40 behind in the collection OF taxes this
year which the proportion for this town is about sOg2
tRa ton t oi 80 5GuS1ifi oco FOR eas i tax ' '
WEST BRrourox-Iis is understood the Rev. Mr. Fitch
the reetCfshp Of the parish Of St Marys in this place
prepaIaGns are nov being s
yet many of the ponds are now low.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
STAMFoRD.-The workhouse for talnps has been
established and the experiment 1t is said, proves success
and a benefit to the town treasury.
NoRwALK-The Board Of Seectmcn at the late town meet
were authorized to expend $500 in providing WofKhousc
LECTURES AND MEETISGS
At special meeting of the Board of Education
last evening the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund an
nounced that the the southeast corner OF sixty
eirhtht and Lexington had been assigned or public
school purposes. Christian Tleen was appointed trustee
q twentieth Ward in place q NJ M Ian ,o,s vote @ 10, Of
L. D. Kienan, Clerk OF the Boaru 10 te
President, and TO the Auditor, John Davenport
The third meeting of tho Columbia Law AS
sociation held last evening in room No. a. Cooper
Institute The George Yeamans read paper on the
Relations Legal Profession the Public and to their
Clients" The which followed Prof Heaman5s ADDRESS
was question, Whether not to lsuy Laws sh0uI
be abolished in NewYoTS." IL discussed by Messrs
Bowman in the Affirmative, ana AessTs uueA anu
fanan in the negative
At the meeting of the Fire Commissioners yester-
day Fire Marshal sheldon his report for November
There during the month involving loss oi
s5904O7 which there Insurance Of slOl770 on
nch 80 buildings and SOL 40 on stock Inc
total uninsured for the month S22iO OF winch
Sls $50 was The decrease in number OF hres as
compared with NOyembr 1874 vas 25lo per cent decrease
in losses, 7.0S per cent
POLICE NOTES.
Thomas johnson fell down stairs, at No; 172
Avenue vest eray. and died from the Injuries received
Robert Corwin of No. 32S East Thirty hst. was
Knocked down by stage at broadway and Fesey sI s
and severely injured.
Hugh Geraghty was run over on Sunday, Dec. II,
by Third died yesterday nom the injuries
| received, at No. II East Houstonst
Robert Saul of Onehundred- -and-slXty y-second-st