New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-14
oral yarian and staff the American Rife Team, and
onoral shaler and staff The attendance OF army ana

navy officers and OF delegates from volunteer mlntary
organizations in various parts OF tne ~ nd
the supper provided by Messrs Taylor Gs9n' OF ,e
s. Denis Hotel il to be served in Nilsson Hall Bern
STEMS and DowninSs 9th Regiment bands VIII supply
the music
BROOKLYN.
Margaret Mills, an orphan, age thirteen, mas
beeu missing Friday, from the residence Of hcr
aunt, No. 1913 North second-st.
BY the explosion OF a kerosene lamp, Friday
night the clothes OF Mrs Burns Of No 20l Van Buren,
ST. were set on fire. and died from the burns on Sat
urday.
Patrick Bray and his wife Della, of No. 1913
Congress-st quarrelled Saturday, The woman stabbed
her husband in the breast with fork infctng serious
but not fatal wound
The boiler in the sulphur factory of d. II.
Grav on Ninth-st near Gowanus Canal, exploded Fri
day night. No was injured, the building being I'M
guarded. The cause of the explosion was unknown.
Under the basement stOOp of the residence
of Mrs william Hart, No Thraye., was found satur
day night female child two weeks DID, which had been
left there by unknown person. The city nurse Is
caring for ii.
Daring quarrel, Friday night, at Prentice's
stores John W. Engelkc, seyedore, OF No. lab Tenth
ST., assaulted Nicholas Schmidt with n barrel stave.
schmidtS injuries proved SO serious tat EnseiRs was
arrested Yesterday.
Thieves who concealed themselves in the
feed store OF Dltmas Jewell at Fultons and Broadway
before closed Saturday night broke open the safe
and ped With $35 in silver coin aud bond for SlOO
No 2S7 OF the Masonic Temple of New-fork.
Roller skating has attained great popularity
in Brooklyn At one place where this amusement Is ar
fored Saturday, the floor thronged by over 200
school children who heng debarred by the clerk OF the
weather skating substituted the rollers for the
runners.
At Grace Congregational Church. Lewis-ave.
anlb Monroe-st., the pastor, the Rev. James L. Hall
Charity argued that
it was the essential characteristic of Of Christian
nd Denounced the narrowness of many churches calling
themselves Christian. This the church that recently
left the Presbyterian denomination.
The police officers of the Thirteenth Pre-
ciuct closed dsorderly houses Saturday night In
one kept By Maria Freeman, cOlOred woman, at No.
GA Fusbingve four colOred men, four colored women
three white and one white woman were arrested
In the house Of Mary Schnder, No. 122 Walworthst,
were arrested four Inen ana TWO women
Sabbath-kceping crusaders were IN the field
Brooklyn yesterday. The objective points were the
barber shops which assaled only in the gentlest
cruSading fashion lady If elegant appearance would
knock at the door, and on its being opened, bow grace
fully to the asonshed proprietor and repeat the words
OF the Commandment six days shalt thou labor and do
al that thou hast 10 do, etc, and boTlng again. WIFE
draw without further remark.
JERSEY CITY.
Coroner Cannon was informed Saturday, that
the OF Caiharinc HOiz of No $50 Flrsj-st who
a beating inflicted by her husband. Three persons tes
tilted o lolzs brutality and Mrs Judd swore that she
saw Goh throw his wife down stairs the day Of her
death.
4 committee of twelve, including II. A.
BocIan. b. Ransom and Peter Bentley, was appointed
at a recent meeting of propcrty-owners, to prepare
draft new charter for Jersey city. Among the sug
eesOn maize 10 give the control OF the city to the
Mayor Aldermen and Two Commissioners; to abolish all
Boards but J Finance; and to have enc Alderman
from each ward.
The police believe that Francis Baylis, of
H..F. mud hot Crp farm h,.f M
huns ty night did not commit suicide, bus wished TO
leave thG; Impression. The oyercOat was his, hut his
Us, vhs "a twenty wears old, was engaged to Miss
Iowuer % arryto|n, but recently had disagreement
with her. ana threatened 10 commit suicide
NEWARK.
At the Church0 of the Redeemer, last evening
memorial services held for the dead OF Tie year.
The AdclDli Variety Theatre, which was
constructed last Fan, closed IL doors Saturday evening
Three weeks wages 1t asserted. are due the actors and
cmpOyes.
Ex-Aldcrman Gould. who was tried in the
Central PRESBYTERIAN Church for alleged mlsapprOprla
was found guilty re,ccontly ana last week was sus
pended from membership by the pastor, the Rev Dr.
Fad'ey.
\ suit has hcen begun against ex-Chief of
with hn wien lie was Police Magistrate rs security Tor
the bad OF Prisoner named willard VINO Named certain
persons 10 whom the money was 20 be gwen III case lie
was not Indicted. No indictment was brought AGAINST
hiIa aud II - alleged that Mills las fed To pay the
money
In January, 1875, George II. GarObront
Obtrned Judgment through his attorney, Samuel H.
baldwin. against the Morris Canal Company for $50
aod for some reason failed TO call upon Baldwin for The
until last Wednesday, when lie was informed
that 1t had not collected. warrant against the
attorney issued FOR embezzlement.
LONG ISLAND.
BABYLoN.-The body OF a man, apparently
about thirty-iy years OF was found in swampy
piece OF brusn-land on the property OF ROYAL Phelps
about Two miles from Babylon, saturday. Two OF the
upper teeth false. This fact it is Thought may lead
To- icnticauon OF which there would otherwise be
little chance, as the body is much decomposed
EAST NoRwICH.-At an early hour saturday morning
the grocery and dry goods store OF Mckay Downing
at East Nor Hci town OF Oyster Bay was robbed of
silks, lnnnes and hardware To the value OF $500.
HEMrSrEAD-John BcIrasheim. who escaped from
custody two years ago. having been arrested upon
charge of stealing timber belonging to Commissioner
Wnsow, Valley stream, has been rcarested III New
Jersey.
$40 HARGop.-An old lady Of sag Harbor. who
taken III recently remembered bottle OF patent mCdi
solved 10 try it, She took dose, but It did not have
he desired effect, she took another and finally
other. increasing the. qrnuty each tnne The result
was that she died in a few hours.
STATEN ISLAND.
SrAPi ETON.-Since the weekly temperance
meetings began at StdpetOn. the business OF the liquor
saloons become remarkably light, and several of
pcton was aLragacd before Justice Garrett, charged
with King his stcpdauGhers lie complains That
he was imprisoned without being given an opportunity
Ia nrnrlr, also that Constable COggln
told Mrs Smith that her husband could be released on
the ua Inrut - to hc Justice that the Justice after
ward refused bail, hut that the commitment was
qIished through the Efforts az u mutual friend.
EDGEw ATER.-Iho gas contract having expired, the
street lamps ia village Of Edgewater have not been
lighted since January 10. The streets OF Clifton have
been IN darkness for two years.