New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-23

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4 large number of vessels came into port
Yesterday having been detained outside OF Sandy Hook
for over twenty four hours by the dense fog which pre-
vailed on Monday. Among the vessels winch arrived
were the stc3u.cr Somerset. from Bristol" detained
thiry-sx hours and The lIelyetla from Liverpool de-
| Ia ed twenty -iuur hours.
The Chi Psi Alumni, of York, held their
annual reunion at Demonico's, last evening The Rev.
d. stephen IT, Tyug, r., elected president. DR..
Cochran o Brooklyn, W. T. Prentice and the Rev Dr..
kcmphal ~ Elizabeth. the other Officers elected.
Amone those present the Rev Dr. G. Robinson,
r. H. Tnrpcu. T. l. Ganl. Ellridgr r. Grcry. H. NJ Rug
elc. william Van Nyck' Hugh L. Cole AMI the Kew Dr.
Iiclmer. oi BrookAn.
The various sections of the Gilbert Elevated
Road on sxthayc have been joined and there is
continou, structure from Forty sccondt to Tcnih-t.
portion has bc'n painted the ties are nearly all
delivered and the distribution OF the ras has brc be
gun. The work H. advancing rapidly from feminist,
and a union with tire section already erected IA Third
ST. Will BE- accomplished IN short timr. In West
Broadway, the w1k Is nearly completed between Canal
~. and Woith-st
The annual report of the Trustees of the
Cooper Union for the Advancement Of Science aud Art
for ST. shows that the to al receipts Sis2l0 10,
and the expenditures Sis32i OF. Tho balance IN the
treasury January wa. S2,l36 20. Among the ex-
p,ndFcs Si2.Jj2 = for TIE free night classes IN
science and art .7.2Oo G3 for the free art school FOR
yUncn and - GiO - for the reading and library.
The derived nom the rent Of stores large nail.
ETC.. amounted TO sto5oG Os Tne Womens Centennial
Union and l.. Prnng * CO. gave $1,000 each
assistant pastor Of the Church Of 81 Francis Xavcr,
took place yesterday. The body was dressed In The
saceroal robes. the hands holding chalicc. All the
church vestmcnts Of the dead priest were buried with
him Father Hudson. President of 81 Francis Nlvcr Col
icg Was assisted by Fathers Merrck and rhcpaud In the
recitation Of the Offices Tor the dead Fathers rery.
McCaulcy, Archard. D'iy. ll"spcr. Mignard Mcrick,
an: TneLiud read the lessons aud mass was conducted
by Father CharuX Among others present we're Fathers
prtcr representatives of the Society OF Jesus and
Fathers Gockeln and Drsco Of Fordham College. Tho
intcrIncnt was at Foriham.
BROOKLYN.
Wild violcts can now be pluckcd in the open
fields OF many OF the outy ing wards OF Brooklyn
The private horses and carriage of Peter
Cooper last evening AT Manhattan ana Nassauavcs.,
knocked down and over Francis Johnson age ten,
OF No 81 Manhattan-ave. The ehilds right leg was
badly injured.
On n warrant issued by Justice Terry, on
complaint Of John Broadbcck, OF No. 175 smltl-st,
Joseph Russell. OF No. 40 Scconds. Ncwiork was ar
rested last evening for the alleged passing of counter
felt SO bill the Lafayette National Bank Of Indiana.
The Society of the Seventh Avenue Method
list Church. which recently determined to form new
organization Monday night elected trustees for he
society II decided TO call it the Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church Before the change made, Old
organization paid of all the debts resting upon it.
John IIcilig, age thirty eight, of Bocrum-st.,
while engaged in shingling Reitzner's Ice house at
Adams and Brcmcnss accidentally fell to the ground.
a distance OF more than sixty feet lie picked up n-
sensible his arms ana legs broken and his skull frac
tured He died coon after his removal to St. GATHERINGS
Hospital
George Sherman, age twenty nine, an I'M
married man, living at No. 45l Hcnry-st,, while In the
oy sersaloon OF Jacob Endrs, No 23i Courtst. last
evening sent boy to ncghborlng drug store for creo-
sotc saving that he wanted stop toothachc When
the BOY brought back the drug, Sherman swallowed it,
A surgeon was Immediately called and antidotcs adj
mustered. sherman was aftcrwaid taken home by his
friends he Is not In IA dangerous condition.
At the primaries on Monday night for the
election OF delegates to tho Kings County Democratic
General Committee, Boss Mclaughlin was one of the
delegates chosen from the IYrh Ward. When he
General Committee about four years ago, he declared
that he had retired from politics. Since that time his
influence upon BROOKLYN politics. although intended TO
no as effective before, has not been exerted openly
and all the public works have been performed by Robert
Furey and his other " leutenanta"