New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-18

A hill IL now before the Legislature await
ing action to incorporate the Walabou' ana We" 'oN
Ferry Company which proposes to run Doa,s i'on'
point in wallabout Bay, Brooklyn near "hs"iut'on'
Vanderbilt or Clnton-ave to pier between o'"'i".
and Waists, and also TO point between wen"
and Tventy.ffth.sis in this city. The capit Oh inc
company will be 100000 The persons naIheu In 'he
bill as incorporatOrs william Marshel' Adult gag
gett Robinson GIL Henry W. Sloeum' stephen H. "ei
riman, Charles s. Higgins, Anthony D. hNInS s'o"o,
James G. Hammill. James sbotwel James W. D''i0 anu
Edward BrOdhead.
Charles Uiprins OF No o. wall-st.. was asked yes
tcrdav about the project believe" said he mat
It would be great public benefit and do more LOT hFo
lyn than rapid transit The foot OF "aSuns'one
ia the most central point Oh the "a.cr'lron' VI
the city 1t can be reached III twenty minutes
from nearly every part OF the city, and IL VIII
,o M moro time to cross by that ferry than any other.
There il long stretch from Main-st. TO Broadway, IN
tbe Eastern District that has direct communication
with this city, and the new ferry wOulu nc al
communication TO many persons LIVING on Iie Ill ,,; m"
eve s lar M as the Paris There VIII be no Opposition
to 1t among the residents OF the city' an, an &c
eyistny corporatiOns may oppose IT, III tnc cnft Is
Sra0ted think there will be difficulty IN obtaining
the water privileges for tie slips ana erryn3us ,h
from me foot of in NewYork TO the foot OF
rand BroOkyD SfS from Long Island n% CITY
sip between Seventh and Egnth-sts. ms Guy: nc
president OF the COMPANY sny tnat tne ine viii be
established speedlV'
THE BUTTER SCULPTREsS IN TROUBLE.
A strange piece of baggage, belonging TO one
of the lady passengers who IN the seerage OF the
White Star steamship Germanic from Liverpooi yeser
day. attracted much attention before was ahued' nc
cause of the eager wachfulness by It's owner ana
her directions to those handling it, The lady was I'M
known TO the passengers occupying the same part OF
the vessel with her, she very reserved I'D her
manner Hardly anyone knew her name until IL was
seen on the peculiarly shaped box as Caroline b.
Brooks" The lady sad throughout the voyage, but
no one ventured to inquire into her troubles The mys
terIous box stood about Ave feet heh about thirty In
cbes SQUARE at the top and tapcred of at the bottom
She begged the Custom House officials not to open the
box and when they told her that they must inspect
every piece she urged them n0t 10 open u on
the steamer and followed II TO inc tastle ,baluch
room at Castle Garden, where 1t was opened III her
presence and found to contain plaster 1gure Inc LADY
gave a few of explanation, but begged that heI
Examination would not Ue too inqusitOlia . =,
Caroline Brooks Is the person VINO maze I'D Dutterihe
head OF 10 anthe" which attracted 20 much attention
in milk pan fifteen inches In diameter with lev cedaf
sticks broom and Gamer lGir pencil. without
model to work from, and on Kitchen taDIe IN ntIed,
tk8nsas she made this head, and then travelled with
600 miles Exposition, where II was exhibited
At the opening OF the Paris Exposition she took her
work Europe but arrived too ate to put IL IN tDe ex
hbtop Since that time she has taken lessons In scul-
ture and meet ng with many reverses returned
home. beng obliged to come as steerago passenger
She left the Garden immediately after the examination
OF her box which still remains there but which Will
probably he taken away to-day.