New-York tribune., 1879-12-29
NETWORK CITY.

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Hotsi-Gencrai Wager swayne, of Ohio
NEw-YoRK CITY.
Tho Delta Phi Society will hold convention III
the hall OF the Delta Chapter, No. 92o broadway,
to-day Tomorrow and Wednesday. The dinner
will be served at Delmonicos tomorrow evening at
seven o'clock
A party of bootbacks were celebrating Christ
time yesterday afternoon on the s,aew"ik d. y
the corner of Spruce aud William SITS They Iiad Il
pint of peanuts and two bottles OF WINE. Nhere
they got the wine is a mystery Ihey We're ln % var
ous stages of intoxicatiOn and one OF their NUMBER
was yelling for the presence OF pohceman who'd
he threatened 10 denolish.
Thomas Brady. a seaman remained In the low
saloon at No. James-slp after the main entrance
was closed on Saturday night, aud IA he was icav-
ing the place by the dark side alley he was Knocked
down and robbed of n watch. His cries brought the
officers who arrested Thomas Bailey. the pr0prie-
tor and five other inmates Of the den named Nolan,
Hawkins, Ford. StaaIuan and G0rney. Only rem
nant of Brady's watch was found, but the men
held for trial. While they were III the prison
pen ut the Tombs awaiting arraignment, they
robbed fellowprisoner of 81. Ford was accused
OF this, and accordingly was held III additional
$500 bail. -
At the Brooklyn Rink Yesterday afternoon tenn
perance mass meeting was held The Evils oi So
cial Drinking were spoken of by the Rev. DR.. Ed
ward L. Ingersoll, the Rev. DIR. Justin ID. Fulton,
and others.
William Quinless, age thrty-three, Of No. Ga
Lcroy-st, NewYOrk was severely injured by falling
into the hold of the steamship Para at Harbeck's
Stores, Brooklyn, where he was at work. lie was
taken to the Long Island College Hospital.
Rose Evans. age twenty. with no home, was ar
rested at Fulton Ferry saturday night, upon ne &
charge of stealing $50 from Mrs. Muens of No. 132
Front-st.. and S16 from Mrs. COnroy, of No. l20
HudsOn-ayc.
A predatory goat gong about in Park-ave., yes
terday seeking what he might dcvour. discovered
words Best Family Butter" Perhaps considering
these words appropriate to himself he proceeded TO
appropriate them forthwith by chewing up the pla-
card.
While Thomas +. Monks, OF No. GO North Second
ST. was preparing for the burial of his wife yester-
day. the BODY lay III room on the hrst moor OF the
house. George Jones and two other men. who were
refused admittance, broke open the door. put out
the lights at the head and foot OF the coffin, and
stole an overcoat. Jones was arrested.
There was the usual crowd at the Brooklyn
Tabernacle Yesterday morning, but when the Rev.
DR.. LoOms assembled the platform and took his seat
III the Pastors chair, many OF the strangers who had
attended for he sole purpose of seeing and hearing
Mr.. Talmage, left the bnilding. Mr.. Ialmage Is
ont of the city, paying bis usual Christmas visit to
his relatives at Somerville, n. j.. At the evening
service his pulpit was occupied by the Rev. d. A.
Lansing.
A fire was discovered at 800 n. IN. yesterday in
the two-story frame house at No. III North Fifth
ST., l.. d., owned by Robert GrIber, of North Sew
and occupied @ oo p Robert t p11 sai
partially injured. The adjoining house, No. 112,
three-story structure, owned and occupied by a
81 300. The insurance was for $4,000 The cause
of the lire is unknown.
JERSEY CITY.
Dr. Pctrie brought suit in the Hudson County
Courts for So, 900 damages against the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company because he was put from
train after having stopped over on an excursion
ticket sold at special rates. The jury rendered
verdict III his favor for 5000.
NEWARK.
The body Of German was found in the area of a
house in Washin etOn-st., between Court and Will
iam-sts early yesterday morning There Is rail-
ing around the area, and II is presumed that the
man leaned against the railing lost his balance
and pit ched headlong to the bottom. His neck was
broken.
Charles Gaskcll. of No 62 New-York-ave, has
been sent TO jail bv Justice Dean, Oh a charge of
having embeZzled the sum of S601 from r. 5. Van
Wick agent for the Underwood Rubber Company.
while acting as sub-agent for the complainant.
Casell claims that he was entitled to the money
and threatens to prosecute Van WICK.
An attempt was made by unknown persons TO set
fire to Woldinan's Variety Theatre late Saturday
night. after the performance was over \ watch
man discovered that fire had been knded on the
fist floor between some woodwork, and eXtin-
vuished IT. The theatre has been broken into a
number of times recently and some of the fixtures
have been wantOnly injured.
LONG ISLAND.
STONY BRooK.-The course of the Suffolk County
Board of Supervisors in resuslng To allow certain
charges in the bill of the DlstrctAttorney, for
penses incurred by hlm in the investigation of the
supposed murder of Thomas Lyons at Stony Brook
has excited much comment.
SEA CIFF.-A Woodworking and respectable
widow named Kelly, about fifty years old, living at
Sea Cliff. was assaulted by three yOung rufians on
Saturday night while on her way home from Glen
Cove She has made deposition accusing Edward
Iobin and his brother and Stephen Passmore, jr.,
and they have fled to escape arrest At last ac-
counts she was in critical condition.
STATEN ISLAND
NEW -BRIGHTON.-The project to establish q
skating rink at w-Brighton has been abandoned.
ToMPKINsvIILE.-A fund amounting to 122 has
been raised by the residents of Tompknsville for
the widow of George Ssk, who was killed by
Richard b. Rollason.
MIpDLETowN.-Peter Ternan will collect the
State and county tax during the coming year in
Middletown, aud William Finley will perform the
same duty III Southiield.
RIcHMOND.-The Richmond County Police for
The first time since the organization Of the force,
turned out yesterday to pay the last tribute of rc-
spect TO their first dead comrade Officer K.
Mctiiuley. who died of consumption on Friday last.
CAsrLEToN.-Major Barrett. Superintendent of
the Poor of Casileton, at the last meeting of the
Board refused to sign the annual financial report
on the ground that il not true sta tcment aud
asked that Keeper Mccormick, of tie Poor House
be summoned before the Board tO answer some
uurstIons In relation to the workings of the poor
farm The other members of the Board declared
that If there any investigation to be made, it
should be done by the Supervisors, and they signed