New-York tribune., 1876-02-04
NEW-YORK CITY.

ing the protest OF the claimants to seats IN the Cohoh
Council
Stealing sand from vacant lots has been for
years past common oense In Manhattanvllle Carmen
ON their oy 10 work in the morning load their carts with
saud which they sell al the rate OF nj per ioiu'
The UNEMPLOYED worllingmen OF the Twelfth
Ward have formed association for their protee'ion
Meetings have been held at which resolutions were ere
p,s.d denouncng the Convict Labor OIL no" Deioio tnc
Legislature.
Henry l. Newman was arrested yesterday ny
Officer Leerts Of the Fifteenth Precinct Oh complaint OF
Frank Ellis OF No 81 Great Jonest that Sewnan @ naa
ass1utrd him and aiken from him brown SIX E,sS
valued AL $50 which had been placed III hIs care " 1fs
Newman. wife OF the prisoner
The axle of one of the large transfer coaches
OF the Windsor Hotel, which was conveying se'"ra pas
sengers TO the Pcnnsyyans Depot, snapped at tliaVe
and enrlv Yesterday morning. The heavy
tirl i5stantly cipsiIed and the asOri-hrd passen-
ccrs-among them two ladies' cIawled )ut OF he ppep
door best they could Toe ocS Vas ,5a n end in
creased its brlttlenenr.
The State Adjutant- t-GeneraFs office has IS
sued a pamphlet announcement of tie figure OF merit
or comparaye efficiency IN rife practice displayed by
the different organizations OF the National Guard during
the past year. shown by The report or he Genela IN
.pcctor OF Rifle Practice. The order OF merit ~ io
lows sth 18TH, 22d 10Th l7th, 18th I'm stth ga 33d'
and 9TH Rcgimenta 18th Battery 0tn, list, ooth zou,
GJth 9th and lltn Regiments; 18th Battery, ana ooIn
Regiment The figures OF merit descend iro'n 4olo 10 ~
The annual election Of officers of the Assocla-
tion for the Advancement Of the Medical EdncaOh OF
Women has resulted the choice OF Dr. Mary jacob
a. President The society has only been In existence
year. bat has already made progress toward sserng W., m
creation Of permanent innd TO rase the e., uu'
sehoar-ip an.l lnc,tas1 s mich n II is Intended
sb.i be rGuaI 10 the best medical schools for Inen
During of existence the society mas supp n 10
the college char Of pathological anatomy out rt,
Giirs an increased .ubscrpts list 10 enable 10 carry
out il. plans and purposes
BROOKLYN
Mavor Schroeder and several Aldefn will
make an Official visit TO the Hampstead Reservoir to-day
The contractors are filing in Grand-st., so
"A TO extend il 10 NeTOwn. The people living ou the ola
road 10 DE taxed 10 pay fhe charges
An Illicit still was seized 10y United States
officials yesterday, IN the rear OF No lI5 EutIerst
twenty-five hundred gallons Of mash were destroyed
The deaths for the week ending Jan. 81
were 236. OF which 29 resulted from smallpox, q ron
d phtheria, - from consumption, and Il from pneu-
mOll.
Henry C.. Bowen has sent word TO Mr. Hal
liday that hr will n,cct the Examining Committee at
3 D. NJ to-day render his anewor to the grievances
Of ;. V. White
John F.. Parsons will appeal from the deci-
sion q, Judge Barrett chan eing the venue OF the m
d,cd officials to this city The General Term OF the
suplerle Couit will hear the argument next month
Proprrty-Ovncrs on Douglass-st., who have
lots assc.srI at valuation Of $500 per lot protest
against paying the Assessments for grading and paving
which, between NcSusst 0ud IhifdaVe aiho.nisto
s5yt and between 1brd and Folrti-avet 10 tl,l6I
lot some Of the lots nird with water and the
owncrs propose To let the city take tirn
AT thc Centennial tea-party on "Wednesday
evening in the chapel scudiers Central COngTe-
gIou.l Church. the gaule used on tho stage suddenly
took fire. the whole fabric at once being IN blaze seV
eral gentlemen, who were taking part in the perform
ance, Al once puwd down me irAslGhs anu s-,.npe, -
pnccd The audience. cnioning nervous and frightened
people their places aud remain quiet ana All was
loNpr vii cPT
JERSEY CITY.
In the Hudson County Court yesterday the
ease Of Director r. j. Mcdonald % the Board of Educa-
tom indicted for malf,asauoe IN office, postponed
uatil the April term
There is a fair prospect that rents will be
lowered from 10 to 20 per cent during the coming sea
son that formerly rcnted AZ 900 year have
In some Instances rented At $780, in order to retain good
t.Dants.
In the Hudson County Court yesterday Judge
Hoffman vacated the -entence OF Jacob etuckey who
was held for a line $50 and costs and sent him to the
County Penitentary for six months Jacob Fleming.
who had been scnt'nccd 10 pay - for ihainalnl.g
ott,4y was sentenced 10 the Penitentiary for two
months TIE prisoners expected To be released nv ihe
Uosrd f Freehodrrs IA is frequently done when prison
ers fouud to be too y or to pay nn's
NEWARK.
Theodore w. Nicmon of No. 6S Elm-st. was
fined $50 by Justice Lambert Yesterday for Nanton'y
shooting ont the eye OF q Sp.iz dog.
st fell down two nght- Of stairs last evening aud t1
turcd her skull causing almost instant death she was
widow and about 80 years old
The Republican Convention for nominating
candidate Sheriff held at Library Hall Yesterday
Upon calling the wards and townships the names Of Col.
f. ". Davis Col Charles Courtois, John d. Harrison
Samuel Atwater, Samuel Morrow. Amos Day, Oliver
Reeves and David Ayers placed ia nomination.
On the final ballot Harrison received - and DAVIS oil
ballots Mr.. Harrison was ticn declared the nnnne',
member Of the firm Of c. IL. j. ID Harrison, patent
leather manufacturers aud hns served for several terms
in the Common Coun' H. The Democratic Convention
Will meet at Library Hall tomorrow.
NEW-JCRSEY
UoRoKEN-IIelmann Bycrstein, an accom-
pce Of Ohenhemer. the alleged swinder who hanged
himself been released because the crime which lie
committed occurred four years ago, aud the statute OF
limitations eXempts linn fIOnl further prosecution
PATEKsoN.-Icnry X. and susannah VI. Vrecland, who
were recently acquitted IA charge of numbering their
son Ralph were arragnod yes erlay IN the Court Of
Special Sessions chaigd with assault aud battery on the
drceasd child the prisoners too poor To employ
counsel. Judge Barkaow assigned Mr. Consock 10 de
frnd thr and the trial down for Monday. George
Bucc was committed yesterday, IN default OF bail
charged with arocious assault on his vie AZ No 9i
the past week Me- yenbcr = slkweavers, who were on
strike resumed work yesterday without signing the pro
prcos articles Of agreement The price agreed upon Is
"a cents per length, which Is said a. he equal TO old
rate OF 81 cents the work is of different character
JAuIsmjKG.-The trllstecs of the state Reform School
and the Joint Committee OF the Legislature with other
members made their annual visit Of inspection yeste
day There are 1893 boys in the institution, and the
buildings are much crowded Tue trustees recon-
mend the erection another building at once which will
probaby done The state Appropriation last for
the support of the school wa S25,OOO, and $4,000 w
be asked bi. year-S5OO to cover deficiency After
thorough inspection Of the buildings the party parook
OF dinner AMI remarks were made by the visitors Last
year there were 90 commitments, the smallest lumber
since ls72 aud there only two deaths, both aceL
dental
UNION HuL~-The Common Council has been sum
moncd appear before the supreme Court on March
IN suit for 10000 damages 10 property be