New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-28

The new Board Of Trustees of the st. Johns
Guild met last evening the Everett House to prepare
nans for the Winters work Committees were appointed
to draw ND new canons ard bylaws. member OF the
Buard said last evening that the official roll OF the
Guild would be thoroughly reorganzed; indeed the new
Guild vould be almost totally different organization
from the old
4 large audience assembled at st. Johns
College Forlhsm. yesterday, to listen TO a literary
tertanmcut given by st. Johns Debating Society.
Among the ccrgymcn present on the platform were
Ncar-GeucFal Quinn, Father ChlrauX, SUPERIOR General
Of the Jcsuits DR.. Burtsell and Father Mclean The
programme consisted OF vocal and instrumental music
aud orations 10y the students
Thomas NJ. Tying. lawyer of this city, has
been ordered by the supreme Court in westchester
County TO pay 2,OOOo Mrs. Mary Louisa simmonds
be confined i'm Wcscheser County Jail The charge was
that he being the lawyer Of Mrs Simmonds's husband.
permiited SimmOnds 20 convey to his wife, Mrs Tying
crrf1iu r0pcry nj Yonkcrs while Simmonds under
an Injunction ut the sut Of his wife, orblddng him to
part with his property until lac secured the payment of
slmony his WIFE. Ihe alimony has since run far
arrears Daniel Day appeared for Mrs. simm onds;
Thomas NJ. Tying for himself
BROOKLYN.
1t is rumored that about thirty employees of
the Board OF City Works viii he removed to-day.
similar action Il anticipated the part OF the Fire
COMMISSION, but the number removed will be probably
smaller.
A game of foot ball was played, yesterday,
at Prospect Park between the Freshmen eleven Of Coum
bia College and the Polytechnic Institute Of Brooklyn
The stood goals and two touch, downs FOR Col
uuhia none Tor the institute.
While the bark Woodlands, of Cork, was
receiving a cargo grain Kclso's stores Brooklyn
last Friday she keeed side and ay Embedded
about SIX feet In the mud. Yesterday she was riged
The $500 bushels Of corn only damaged by being
wet with salt water
Charles G.. Badeau, clerk dismissed by Tax
Collector Tanner. has formally protested against the
payment Of any clerk in his place. He states that he has
been advised that Collector Tanners written notice of
dismissal IS legally insufficient 10 terminate his
A woman of VIGOROUSLY bad character who
Is called Anna Murco. and lives at No 20 spencerst.
yesterday arrested for cruelty in permitting two ruff
fan to outrage her daughter eleven years old, on
Monday night. Toe girl had been cut and bruised I'm
shocking manner she is mulatto aud the Mother is
white.
AT a meeting of the Brooklyn policy holders
Of the Charter Oak Insurance Company, last evening
general disposition shown to place confidence in the
mana cement OF tho company Resolutions were passed
that in consideration OF the action of the directors IN pro-
posing TO reduce the liabilities under the policies two
ifts and keep the company solvent the policy
willing 10 reduce their policies twOifths accord
ingy.
For four years, Conrad Hoffman, employed
AZ foreman at selig Co.'s bronze mandatory in
Maujer-st.. has been missing from his Wliamsburgh
home Since his disappearance his wife has died Of
grief and two children have also disappeared Re
Gently the police Of BROOKLYN heard that Hoffman WAS
engaged in bu mess in Cincinnati His Photograph was
sent here for Identification IL Is supposed that Hoffman
deserted his wife because lie had spent the marriage
portion which she brought him.
In an afiray resulting from a political dis
pute, near whltty's liquor saloon, No. 600 Futon-st
yesterday morning, Charles Ramsden Of No. SIS Fulton
st., stabbed, perhaps fatally by James McDemott
formerly reporter but recently local politician. After
drinking heavily the two left the saloon and In the
street began 10 fight. McDermOtt drew knife and
plunged it into Ramsden's abdomen. Shortly after
Drrmott was found staggering along with his hand
mangled and bleeding, black eye and other bruises
He said he had been assaulted by three Kamsden
Was found almost unconscious IN The street by police
injuries were pronounced serious. but not likely 10
provo fatal Ransdens story led TO McDermOtts arrest.
When brought before Chief OF Police Can pbe he said
that recalled the ARRAY which he thought
mon were gagged and he used nothing except his
4 lie wa committed " Raymond Street jail