New-York tribune., 1878-09-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

WAGING WAR AGAINST LIQUOR sELLEhS'
VIauANCE or rHE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION
OF CRIME-THE OLD COLUMBIA OPERA hoUsh
TO BECOME A GOSPEL TEMPLE.
The Houor sellers of the First Ward have
.tteu bossted that the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime would not attempt TO interfere with their pus
meas but the society has already begun to invade TINS
territory and the result panic among those hquor
sellors number have already been arrested through
the efforts Of d. J. whitney the sOeetys counsel ana
held for trial and others win soon feel the mana Oi Tue
law Among those places whose propretors OF en-
ployes have been arrested are low dens the resorts o
ward politicians and immigrant clearinghouse where
newly arrived immigrants piled with the Viest
ouors The following liquor sellers OF this ana other
dowptown wards were arrested and held under Dali Dy
Justice Kibreth TO appear for tnal Philip COutan NO
80 Wasningon-st. H. McManus. No 100 Greenwlch-st,
place where some OF the worst whiskey Is soldj j. NIL
Ier No GreenwIch-st, an immigrant boardng-housei
q Hnr No 40 Creenwich-st grocery and liqhor store
Frederick Miller No RectOr-st, resort OF First Ward
politieans; j. y. Marhlenburg No. $50 GreeDwich-st
Immigrant boarding g-house ]. Rottman, No Broad
way; H. W. Repper No. 81 Coentiessp, low resort OF
rufians.
Mr. whitney win urge the trial Of f. D. Ecke, bar
keeper at No AZ BOwery; George whitney, barkeeper
of Mrs James stebbins's den at No 20 BOwery, and
Thomas p Doyle Of No. 81 Third-aye all OF whom have
been indicted by the Grand Jury. He said yesterday
that the lioepse OF Morris Brumme Of No. 81 BoWery
had been revoked but that William Kretch the real pro
pretor Of the place. and who has another qu9f stoe
at No. 100 WasbngtOnst, has applied Tor new Icehse
~ nne EAeaSS b hosT9 Nlr Wbtpey also Complained
OF the partaity shown by the Excise Commissioners 70
with the u0uor dealers lawyers to postpone the trial
until certain day but at the appointed hOur nellher
Mr. whitney demanded Of the commissioners that
the cases should 90 by default, but the board re-
fused 10 entertain his motion. In consequence OF the
vigilance OF the society NJ, whitney SAID the liquor
dealers have found It hazardous to violate the Excise
urfxafa alv and of
wary not knowing when the officers OF the society Wouo
Tie Columbia Opera House. at Greenwioh-aye. and
Twefthst which was broken up some time ago t16Ough
se1teneed will soon be turned into Gospel Temple
where nOon0ay pTayer-meetings aud evening services
viii be held.
CONVENTION OF THE NEW-YORK DIOCESE.
Eighty-eight churches were represented
yesterday at the annual Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese OF New-YOrk which WAS held at St
Johns Church The Standing Committee of the Diocese
was elected as follows: Cergymen-The Rev.
Drs Morgan Dix, William E. Eigepbrodt, VIII
liam F. Morgan and Isaac II. Tutte. Laymen-
g. p Nash, Lloyd W. Wells Dr. Henry Dris-
Ter and George NJ. Miller The Missionary Committee is
composed as follOws Clergymen-The Rev. Drs. Nlfred
b. Beach, Cornelius s. swOpe, James s. Clark and c. D.
Wyatt, and the Rev. octavius Applegate Laymen-W
NJ Kmgsland James POtt, O. A. Higgins John Carey
and Ebridge 7. Gerry.
Bishop Potter his annual address spoke Of the ter
rbe scOurge that devastating the south ana OF the
noble efforts that the Episcopal cegymen and the Sisters
of ST. Mary mad put forth TO alleviate the suerngs Of
the afflicted people He spoke at length Of the meeting
of archbshops and bishops from all parts Of the world
at Lambeth, England Reviewing the discussion there
entered into concerning the growth OF nhdelty, mod
e sceptcism and other subjects vital TO the interests
of church. he characterized the conference as the
most important held by the Episcopal Church since
the Reformation He made an earnest appeal 70 the
members of the convention to use their utmost enOrs
toward suppression Of vca in EewYOrk and TOWARD
the maintenance Of institutions for rescuing and re-
claiming the fallen.
The annual report of the City Mission Society showed
that the receipts have been $4,000 and che expenses
$4,000 The society has aided during the year l,lS7
persons aud furnished 603S free lodgings and 105,
3s free meals. Cyrus Curtis, W. Belts and T. f. De
Iaucey were elected trustees OF the aged and mtm
clergy fund during the ensuing year. The report OF St
Stephens College read and discussed by Dr. DIX
and Others suggestion was offered that the
churches in the diocese should take up collections at
stated intervals aid this institution. The trustees OF
the Episcopal fund reported that the capital OF the fund
was gllO6O2 receipts Of the year, S17lOl 9S; ex-
pendures S17,O62 o. The trustees Of the palOcbial
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