New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-15
NETWORK CITY.

| prOcessiOn of several hundred Httle girls VAIN
ing from Catholic school to another down town. blocked
all traffic through streets where they passed yesterday
morning
The Grand Encampment of Patriarchs OF the In
order OF Of the State Of NeWYork IL
IN visit Theater next Tuesday evening" Iho me"i
| beers will their handsome uniforms
| The children of the Protestant Half-Orphan Asy-
,um AZ Tenth at and visited the Governors rood
in the City Hall yesterday accompanied by ther "ache
| and we're interested In the paintings.
| The chimes so familiar to Plymouth Rock exc'Ir-
sionsts placed In the steepe OF Trinity Church III
the wall street local play Fifth Avenue
| and the effect their ringing is very realistic
Business is reviving with the Department OF
Buildings average number Of applications is from three
to four day Cockerin spauiing are about to erect
French fats Fifty st. sxthave which Will cost
| 100000.
| Capt. Mccullough yesterday accompanied MRS.
Spar OF No Secondave TO the Attorneys ONCE
I'm order TO appear before the Grand Jury aud procure
an indictment against Major C"rs her eccentric LOGGER ~"
firing Seventeenth Precinct officer through tue door OIL
| his
| Custom house Officers McCork Van Horn and
JIayan o; surveyor Sharpe staff yesterday seized on board
of the Giuseppe Rocco brandy valued ut $1,000
which the officers the vessel were trying TO conceal o e
purpose landing IN Brooklyn The brandy is the fnest
cognac 10 this port in number OF years
| William Dwycr. a notorious forger, was arrested
Tuesday night warrant issued by DisrctAttoney
Phclps locked In the Mulberry Street Police
Station He held unu Detectives Field and oConnor
appear against him. Dryer is brother OF Peter D~yer
the evangelist already served term In the states
Prison for conntcrfci,ing
| One thousand barrels of Sangamon whisky
shipped to city Illinois has been held here until
regauged OF discrepancy between the
gauges the West and in this city 1t was not seized
as has stated held by arrangement between
and Mr. Blake Collector OF Internal revenue
for Tie Thirty second District
Thurlow Weed, while crossing the City Hall Park
Tuesday afternoon slipped on one OF the steps leading from
the upon his face The accident fortunately
has proved serious and Mr. Weed sustained no injuries
beyond light upon his forehead and lie able
TO go assistance aud will not be confined to his
house longer than day or two, at the most
The Fire Commissioners awarded contract to
Banks Fullerton OF No. i27 Westst, yesterday TO supply
forage months $3.50 The chief of the depart
ment report all the members OF the un formed
force mag be deemed physically or mentally ncapaci
further fire service and the named IN such
report are to undergo the medical officers
OF the department
On examining the Revised Statutes street
masking Yesterday Superintendent Waliug 10 the
clusou the proposed Mardias festivities would be
violation OF c. +. Mclean counsel to the Board OF
Police consulted and said that the aws forbid all street
masqueradDg Is probable therefore that the Police Com
permit for the
Mardi. festivities ~ at present arranged
The body of Col. TomlInsOn of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
one OF the OF Ashtabua disaster who died few
days ago his injuries. arrived in this city on Tuesday
The of Oriental Commander OF knights
Tempars of Cleveland They the depot by
delegation OF Palestine Commandery No Ia OF this city,
under Ewood Thorne Eminent Commander and escorted
TO the Railroad depot The burial ceremonies took
place bridgeport yesterday afternoon, and last night
banquet the Ashland House by the Palestine
Comanery Cleveland Knights before their departure
for the West
Cant Hedden of the Morrisana police was placed
on trial yesterday before Commissioners Smith, Erhard and
Wheeler charged with obtaining loans Of money from officers
under his command failing make repayment He sub
lch
yerc admitted den ed He claimed that his
conduct justified bis mpecunous condition. which he
stated large disbursements which he had
been compelled make when Joseph Bosworth and Henry
smith were Police Commissioners in collecting what were
known as the "Ruon Rewards" in Binehamon He said
that wo family hal alec made him very short OF
money The Commissioners reserved their decision
Boyden, Maoy & Co., hat jobbers at Nos. 90 ana
522 Broadway have failed meeting Of the creditors at
the St. Nicholas committee with George Ferry as
chairman and Julius Corn secretary were appohei IN
vestgate Of the firm report was presenter
showing liabilities sSi 900 nominal assets, s7GOoo real
assets $4,000 the general opinion that settlement
would and 40 cents the dollar viii prob
ably be Before Register Fitch yesterday tie
creditors segnund Bernardt glOvers, OF NO 2oo Chutc
ST. elected werhemer assignee and the creditors oil George
s. Levy urs OF IL West Eghteenthst, chose FREDERICK
y. Myers assignee. -
Thomas Kilkenny, who escaped from BlackwclFs
Island Thanksgiving Day with several other convcts
was recapued by former Charles Osborne on Tues
day afternoon Osborne passing along by Coenessnp
when he saw Kilkenny among a number OF longshoremen.
Kilkenny ran short chase Osborne seized him.
The convict assisted by his associates attempted 10 release
himself but succeeded in retaining his prisoner ana
took him back 10 the Kilkenny is the second OF the
escaped that Osborne has reIaken himself on one
large The Commissioners OF Charities ana Corec
ton have ordered special Of appreciation to be con-
terred upon his courageous acts and honorable
mention TO be mads Of him upon the minutes
BROOKLYN.
The ice on the Prospect Park lake is in excellent
condition for skating.
DIR. John Bennerlassett, for the past "a years
scan Wiamsburgh died at his residence
In South Eighth u. at a. m. yesterday.
A divorce suit begun more than year ago by
louis A. Moore against Sarah j. to have been
concluded Tuesday with arguments before referee The
counsel his the referees office was in
formed death Mrs Moore had been supporting herself
and two children and her health under the strain
Fifteen out of the twenty-five contracts for street
cleaning been awarded OF these the highest prices paid
are TO Joseph Morris for cleaning the streets OF the
First ward 81 900 McGarry In the Seventh Ward
and I'm the Eleventh Ward Michael
MAY has agreed clean the Twenty Ward Tor $685.
y. ]. Hogan the Eighth for $3.50
The special aldermanic committee ON reduction OF
salaries city officials, consisting Of Aldermen Grswod
Arnott sterling Easo and Resrdon left for Albany last
evening appearing to-day before the Assem-
bly, Cities They will urge tie passage OF o
permitting necessary reduction OF salaries and vesng IN
the Common Council power regulating the salary In
every instance
The Rev. Charles Hall Everest Sunday last
resignation pastor OF the Puritan Congregational
Church Tuesday evening about 40 members OF the
society surprised him by sudden call ut his residence on
Marcy and presented him with clock valued at sl2o
Al meeting society the church the resignation OF
the pastor accepted and council OF e principal Consre
gaona churches Of Brooklyn called for Tuesday next at
D. H. TO deliberate upon the future OF the Puritan
Church.
Tha strike of the fleeuttera of n. j, Holden AZ