New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-10
Week ending
.Ich 20 Anil a.

Canal Collector McNanus, OF Buffalo, has
received n communication from Auditor Schuyler,
stating that az he had understood Superintendent Clark
"a .ay that the canal at Buffalo would be ready April
49, although the formal opening would not ne until
April To- why bOats should not be per
med to enter the caua during the two days before the
opening
At the Custom House it is stated that many
merchants do not understand the order recently
issued from Washington permitting them to swear TO
their entries on presentation ana then leave them with
the entry clerk TO be passed during the day The object
of the order was to avoid the necessity for the
remaining in the Custom House rotunda until their en-
tries were passed.
One of the oldest Masonic lodges in this
Jurisdiction Howard, No. -. will complete its eighty
fourth year on April H. An entertainment to mark the
event will be held in the grand lodge room. Among
those who will take part are Miss Arabella Root Miss
Emma Parker Miss Annie Giiderseeye, Miss Eva Cohen.
Mrs Deh senior Nunez, siSnor Patti, James T. Per
kins, James NJ THONGS, George Russell Alfred r. Bur
bank, d. A. Budne c. a. Waterbury, the Weber Quar-
tetto and others.
The occupants of the tenement house in the
rear OF No. 33l West Fiftythird-st. were awakened
about 3 n. m. yesterday, by the smell of smoke pile
Of clothing was found be fire the second floor,
and John Handy, co0red man, sixty years old. was
discovered escaping from the house The namtH were
Gulckiy eXtinuished. Handy held In $1,000 bail,
at The Yoriville Police Court yesterday, charge OF
arson lie elected from the house, which entirely
occupied by colorcd people, Il few days ago.
BROOKLYN.
The forty ninth and fftieth strands Of the
Brooklyn Bridge were completed yesterday.
A drinking fountain Is to be erected on
Nmeteentn-st.. bet ween Eighth and Nnth-aves.
Judge Gilbert, yesterday, granted a decree
of absolute divorce in the suit Of Henry smith against
Jenny L. Smith
Deputy Revenue Collectors Phillips and ia
cobs found Illicit distery, Monday Centrc-st,
near Hicksst. small TN still and a small quantity of
mash destroyed.
The examination of the three highwaymen
who robbing employees of the Planet
Mills Manufacturing Company, "A few weeks ago,
continued yesterday before Justice Ferry but was again
adjourned
The certificate of incorporation of the Grace
Congregational Church filed with the County Clerk,
Yesterday The society will the edidce at Monroe
IT. Lewsaye., formerly occupied by the Grace Pres
byterian Church, now dissolved.
During a quarrel early yesterday morning
opposite No. 1873 FuOn-st, Frederick Beck assaulted
Lawrence Bontz with razor, INJECTING wound four
inches in length Beck said that he struck with
club and cut Bontz In self defence.
The Manhattan Beach Railroad Company,
whose road from Bay Ridge to East NewYork, with a
branch the beach at Coney Island went into opera
ton last Summer yesterday the first train the
part road Just completed from East New-YOrk to
ferry will run to New.York The new part OF the road
is six miles long. Work Oh it was begun last July
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Long Island Railroad Company yesterday 407
of the total $4,000 shares represented Harmony
prevailed, and the following directors chosen:
Thomas r. sharp Elizur b. Hnsdale, l.. r. Fabbrl, j.
Hood Wright, Henry o. Havemeyer, Francis b. Wallace,
Morris Franklin, Cornelius H. Deamater, William Kevan,
Edward L. spragne ). NJ. FELTON,, Chester Grswod,
ana William Richardson.
Commissioners LOOMS, Emmett and Kin
sella another hearing, yesterday in the matter of
the proposed railroad along the beach from Cables HO
tel TO COney Island Point f. g. Massey, the president
of the company testified that the change proposed by
the town OF Gavesend would enterey defeat the object
OF the road. Peter TyOu Of COney Island, testified
that the route projected by the company would ruin the
bushes OF the hotels on the Island and make promenad
ing dangerous