New-York tribune., 1876-11-21
BROOKLYN.

Six liquor-dealers are alleged to have yio-
latc.tne Excise law on Sunday.
August Prcas, arrested for alleged illegal
votins, wns discharged by Commissioner Mnslow yes
terday
The Common Council yesterday appropriated
81 300 To the counsel who have assisted MI De"l III
the Kingsley kceney SUIT
The average rate of taxation for next year
Ia ~ "A on each TlOO Of valuation The rute thls ear
.,aS IL cents In excess of this amount
The work of the County Canyassers will not
hc rumplcted for several days The returns rol ABOUT
20 districts have been sent back for correction.
William ii. IIarbeck has begun SUIT IN
foreclosure of second mortgage Of $4,000 Oh the East
Reformed Church at BcdfOrdaYc. and Madlson-st, OF
which the Rev j. II. Carroll was recently the pastor
The case of Sarah G.. Mcrrigan for the al
iegcd murder of Margaret liaIn IN WlalIsDulsn in
1873 called In the Oyera aud rerminer y9steIdy pu.
went over TIL January In two former trials the jures
disagreed.
The testimony for the prosecution IN the suit
OF Kingsley kecney against inc cy iof ~ sooo Ti
Commissioner Of city Works was on the stand. The
defense will be opened to-day
The suit of ). V. White, a prominent mem
ber of Plymouth Church. against Daniel DroT Ior HiV
UNE Saturday-camc 70 trial III the supreme Noui'
Yesterday before Judge Barnard.
The funeral of Samuel II. Maddox occurred
on Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church on BeuVIu @ ave-
Among the pall-beares were the ZION; pTTs Fisbrr
Many prominent citizens were present
The Supervisors Committee on Supplies and
the Charity Commissioners VIII meet on hIsuiy to ut
vse "A more lust, efficient and economical system OF
sueusing relief outdoor poor than the one mere
tnte employ by tine county" Officers Oi associations
organized the purpose OF giving Ieei are invited 10
attend.
The annual report of the Temperance Broth
rnnd of CHRISTIAN churches states that April L. 1874,
there were g. 10 liquor saloons III rookyn ana on oct
y 1876 there were 50i. From May to October OF this
,ar 675 complaints of violation Of the Excise law were
made and l59 licenses revoked by the Board OF
Excise ia cases dismissed 2OJ dealers pleaded
rnlty and sigued bond TO keep the law, and 40 are
Grand .uTy's action The receipts OF the
society for the year ending Oct. were 81 ,032 IL.
On Sept 1 the terms of the President and
three members OF the Board OF Assessors expired but
appointments for the positions have not been made by
thr Mayor Formerly the board consisted OF i've Repub
,cans and five Democrats, hut the division of party In
anrnce was broken up during ex-Mayor Hunters term
of office, and at present consists o six Democrats ana
four Republicans It Is said that Mayor Schroeder has
refused make nominations, on the ground that the
Republican majority Of the Board Of Aldermen. which
has he power confirm reject the nominations, de-
e that six members OF the board should be Republi-
cans while the Mayor Is willing to nominate two
Rrpubllcans and wishes also 10 appoint his friend
au,uiStus Kurth. The Aldermen say that Kurth has
always been Democrat and refuse To confirm eau
Gus OF the Republican Aldermen was held yesterday but
without result o -
Many easements in the lower part of the
city are flooded by the high tide caused by the north
east gale
Hamilton and Trip, arrested for ro6bing
j. A. Griffin, released yesterday, there being no
evidence against them.
A new time table went into effect yesterday
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Centennial trains will
be omitted for the next century.
NEWARK.
Gustave Heller and Job b. Burnett have
gone into bankruptcy.
"Buckn Brady, notorious rufhan, was ar
rested on Sunday night for assaulung Adoph Loehr Of