New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-09

alley upon the new st sign q nj DelmSnico. not sty
exir me types meet 10 a great city.
George A. Mason, commercial traveller, Is
charged with systematically swlndling a number or
Western Arms with which he had dealings. The prne
pal sufferers by bis dishonesty the Chicago hrms OF
Carson, croIy Scott IN the sum Of $4,000 J B. Far
rell Co. $1,000, and Field, Letter x Co. $1,000. He
was arrested Detective Dunn saturday and taken
10 Chicago.
A fair for the benefit of the Methodist
EpIscopd Church Home will be held tins week at tn
list Regiment Armory at Broadway and Sixth
ave- promenade concert viii be given every evening"
with mnsc by the regmental band The object OF the
entertainmert raise funds for the ENLARGEMENT of
the buildings Of toe society situated on Wes Forty
secundsL near Eighthayr. The present plumber Of ln
mates OF the Home Is about one hundred.
AT the annual communication of the Order
OF Elks Saturday toe following officers elected tor
the ensuing year: George A. Mcguire OF Philadelphia,
Grad Exalted Ruler; c. f. Davis, OF Chicago. Grand
Leading Knight; Charles 5. Maguirr, OF Cincinnati,
Grand Loyal knight John T. Dee, of Boston, ESee med
Grand Lecturer Robert Martin, OF Newly Ork, Grand
SSerrelaryi Charles T. WhIte, OF New.York Grand
Elks were led in the evening at Westmln ter Hotel
The police stopped masquerade ball lately
by enforcing the law prohibiting masks at public gathe
Ings Yet the positively dsrrputabe and disgracefu
halls given by the Circle Franc Use de RHarmone,
which made the passage OF the law necessary anna
bly, permitted without restriction Last saaOns ball Of
tns society would have dsgraced the wckedest quarter
OF Paris In its worst phase This season the Circle will
probably be promptly prohibited from giving any ball
Dominica ThOmates. sentenced in 1875 to
five years Imprisonment Tor grand larceny, out wto
because Of good conduct released Thursday
at nuce arrested another charge In January before
his conviction, Tnomates is charged with inducing
Mile. Aredele Parderel to withdraw her savings about
$500 from the Emgrant Saving Bank on the plea that
another bank would give higher Interest While she
was taking 1t from bank to another, II IS charged
that Ia distracted tue money from her satchel When
arraigned Saturday before Justice KDreth he pro-
tes'ed his innocence but was held in $1,000 bail
A fair in aid of the Chickering Hall gospel
services viii be opened this evening at the spinger
Binding, next to Tiffany's, UnlOU-square Mayor Ely
has consented to take part in the opening The
fair will continue the three following days. and the
proceeds will be devoted to the support of the nonsec
tartan OF meetings held every Sunday afternoon
NJ Chiekeing Hail. and VIII ch has entered recently ia
gifts OF friends Of the enterprise. Music will be fur
nished afternoons and evenings by Grafuas TN Regi-
ment Band.
Coroner Woltman yesterday took the ante
norton deposition of John Francis Kenny, boy whose
parents reside at No. 800 East ThIrty-ninthst the
adj now dying. has been a sufferer from nip disease
since July 1915. According to his statement he was,
July 90 PLAYING with other boys IN front Of Crowleys
HARDWARE store on secondave. near Thiry-thirti-st
promptly, struck little kenny knocking him from his
seat on fire hydrant the blow injured the O0NS MP
Hospital whence he was reLoyedin dying condition
last Thursday.
BROOKLYN.
Thomas Corbet, age sixty three, of No. 1913
South secoud-st dropped dead suddenly in South Third
st. on Saturday. Heart disease is supposed 70 be the
cause OF his death.
Possibly Mr.. Tamage may find n text on
the wckrdness Of Brooklyn in the announcement that
wing with 400 cells TO cost $4,000, Is to be added to
RAYMOND street jan.
Through the exertions of the Rev. Thomas
r. scer Of tie Park Con egational Church. and Others
a company for the l3h Regiment is being recruited
IN the Twentb-secoud aud Eighth Wards
The Sixth-ave. Police yesterday arrested
seventeen persons living IN shantles Crow Hill, on
the charge of keeping hogs without rmt from the
Board % Health Justice Bloom held them Tor eNaWl-
nation to-day.
ASS nil on the Traders National Bank OF Chicago,
which was subsequently ascertaned to be counterfeit
was gwen on Saturday night in payment for drink at
described 10 the police.
Ex-Governor Stearns, Of Florida, is at pres
ent visiting relatives in Brooklyn. on Friday evening
he vas rendered reception az the residence of Lorin
Palmer No I42 Columbia Heights Mr.. stearns is to be
married in few days TO young lady Oi BrdgeWaler
Mass.
John Dugan. of No. 10, and Thomas Barry,
Of No % Ffths arrested yesterday by Sergeant
Caddeu and ocer Cullen OF the Butler street Police
for assaulting Officer Cullen and rescuing prisoner
whom ne had IN Heuryst for drunkenness aud
dISOrderlY conduct
The woTkmen engaged In sugar refining and
the trades connected with It have called massnieeting
at Washington Hall for Tuesday night "to adopt resou
tons vrung Congress against such tariff egisat on as
viii destroy thi. industry" IL rs clalmeo that about
10000 people dependent upon this industry IN VII
hamsburg alone
John Coyte, alias "Flapper," was ar
rested on Grpenwich-st., New.York, Saturday
night by Sergeant French of the New-LOtss Police on
the charge Of stealing Jewrry, valued at $50. from
Mis- Lena Keller, Of NJ $50 SaCkett-s November
20 Covte well known TO the police and his picture
il inc uded TIE Rogues Gallery He l. cOored man,
age twentv-slI and saws he lives at l2lS Dougassst
Robert Leary, age thirty-fve, q clerk, of
Hancockst and HowardIve., before Justice Walsh,
SATURDAY. charged by Lieutenant Benson. OF the Navy
Yard with obtaining - by false representations The
complainant said that Leary asked TO borrow that
amount representing that he owned property at No.
422 Deeatur-st He showed the officer deed OF the
property and gave him an order for SlS which he said
was dns HIM from his tenant Lieutenant Benson as
covered that the deed forgery ana that the prop
erty was owned by some one else. Leary was committed
Tor trial.