New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-07
was made Yesterday upOn the
BROOKLYN.


BROOKLYN.
The Winter programme 0i the Young Mems
Christian Association includes IS Lectures, l. concerts
| GuI free clds,cA
In the absence of Mayor Schroeder at Phila-
deuid yesterday, John rbeh, President oil te boaid
! OF Aldermen, Was acting MAJ o.
4 number of citizens met on Thursday IN
the Constitution Cub rooms Ia budee--t 20 ~ 1ter5
toward Ieyilng the Old Bidsc street f'fy ana fo''oOO
were subscribed.
Water Purveyor Rhodes presented a commu-
nicatlun TO the cay WORKS mulsson'to ye'',riay,
s,ryirc were corrodug suggestion that their use be
| discontinued after Jan was approved
! Hugh McShane, who landed last Saturday
fruu tnc amer arrhtoa rAur bet" cen Now iJ'k
aud Cbarlrson r. c. died 81 yellow lever wednesday,,
| al his mothers residence at No. - limlsohiNe' NO
! iear- entertained oi tne disease spreading
The quarterly statement of Controller Powell,
issued yesterday show 30, total debt oi knEs Counts
to he i4I39,OGG or THIS amount, Broohy MS liability
s 500, 900. The outstanding liabilities "i the cay are
s43 $4,000, with 9i,O7l $50 IA the sinking fnnd
Al the annual meeting of the Brooklyn AS
sOciaiiun for Improving tHc C1ii!"h|I We io"i on
Thursday evening, reported tbat the demands Tor
ana uIit ,n1 r' s vi" had been stcad, cans
for aid during ears without any apparent improve
mcnt h. tncr condition, should hereafter receive assist
anc only an the discretion the the
m was lcported that ~ Isl 40 bad been paid during
the year IN relieving ueedy sufferers, Ripley ". Ropes
! was elected president iOi thc ensuing year.
JERSEY CITY.
The First District Police Court has collected
| 81 go in fines during tue past four months.
The City Collector yesterday reported the
receipts Tor past week ~ 1853 20. Inc Treasurer
| reported balance of +-Z,SOS 90
| Freebooter Farlicr, Republican, and Free.
| holder GiuuOchO, Democrat became engaged in debate
IN relation cutting down salaries at The last meeting Of
the board and have agreed not to accept their salaries
James Clark, age 90, captain of the schooner
John f. Doty OF Iuckdlor " j. committed suicide early
yesterday morning BY hanging himself ~ me cabin @t
Ls vessel at the foot 81 horgans lie Iad been drink
ing very hard for several days, and Is thought he was
| temporarily Insane
There was a large attendance in the Hudson
Comfy Court OF over and rcrmner yesterday Ia eKpcc
t,in, of hearing John Henry srhwainb sentenced for
| Tie murder william II. Bette but Judge Knapp an
uouuccd that he mad postponed the DAY Tor sentence
| he did not assign II reason or appoint time.
Lizzie NJ. Waite, age 10 months, fell from
the sccOndsOIy window OF her parents residence AT No
| INJURIES which have since proved fatal she had been
placed in a bed beside window, and having stood up
| ward, aily wing her 10 fail 10 the sidewalk
In the Hudson County Circuit Court yester-
day the contested election case between facH l. rnn
kcIt aud Thomas Miller Tor Alderman from the lhrd
ward Vt HObOken, cone iuded The evidence showed
careful Examination the ballots revealed the fact that
one of the ballots recorded for Miller had small sip OF
paper pasted across 1t which had evidently been paser
pu ON tor Pluukett, II made the ballot read, Pat
rick 4 Miller" The jury decided that the person cast
and the ballot added 10 the latters total, maxi
the election tie. the case viii be certified to the su
preme Court, and spec ial election Will be necessary.
NEWARK.
! The Board of Excise on Thursday night
granted 10 licenses for the sale Of ale VINE and beer
Mary Wiensten living in Drift-st., was
making lire Ia tie kitchen stOyo yesterday morning,
and attempted to quicken IL by the of Kerosene
The flames Of the stove aud ret her clothes
on fire. Her side breast, ana arms were shocklngy
| burned Ii Thought thlt she cannot recover
Ex-Lcense Inspector William Baver was
convicted Yesterday IN the Essex Quarter Sessions
three indictments for forgery IN altering three saloon
licenses by erang the Of persons To whom they
were Issued substituting the names OF other persons Who
had no licenses and selling tine altered licenses the
latter The culprt rcmaudcd TO Jail 10 await SEN
| tence
NEW-JERSEY.
| Greenwood LAKE.-There was large at
tendance OF boating at the new regatta
Green wood Lake yesterday but the wind blew gale
mposablc. The grand STAND deserted aud the tent
| MAS blown down, the pole crushing the Eureka six
cared zig and the pat-Oared shell OF the Nautilus Club
| Yesterdays races were postponed until Monday.
| UoBOKEk-Eph Friedlandcr, a German, arrested
vestfrday on "A charge OF issuing worthless cneo Is.
George Beade butcher, IN exchange Tor check tho
Newark City National Bank Several checks found
in his pOssessiO indOised by George Herman and George
Roth. Subst quenty, lie was Identified by two NeWIork
merchants az IA person who had swndled them BY
| of forged checks
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CTY.-COrOner Darun impaFe
cause OF death Joseph Barrett whose body found
| floating In the canal the Standard Oh Works ON
Thursday the fact that the ana race Oh the
decreased man are considerably bruised IL Is inferred that
ne came 10 his death by foul play. Henry smith,
| Matchmaker residing with the family Of W. Jansen IN
JacksO-aye has suddenly disappeared taking with MN
number OF GOLD and silver watches, ranging III value
from so TO So that had been left with him for repairs