New-York tribune., 1879-12-22
NEW-YORK CITY.

II was announced in the Catholic Churches yes
terday that all the collections on Christmas VIII De
for the orphans.
During a fight at No. 139 Greene-st. Yesterday,
Marcus Wee, of No 33 Vesey-st., was stabbed in
the right eye. He was sent to the st. Vncents
Hospital.
Stephen Jones. of No. 16s Leonard.st., was shot
twice without provocation early yesterday morn
ing by a stranger, at Baxter and Worth-sts. Both
wounds were slight.
Michael Bowen, a laborer, of No; 337 East Twen-
ty-thirdst died yesterday from the elects OF STAB
received on December l. His alleged assailant,
John Connolly was arrested and committed to the
Tombs Saturday.
Professor Robert Spice, the Brooklyn chemist. de-
lvered a lecture on Saturday evening atthe Cooper
Institute on explosives and pIoJeciiles which was
illustrated by experiments and by hgures cast by
the stereopticon on a canvass screen.
Max Mettenleiter, of No. 8 Harrison-st.. was
Knocked down at Hudson and Harrlson-sts. at l
A. M Yesterday. by an unknown man, and robbed
Of gold watch worth $40. An officer OF the fifth
Precinct took him to the Chambers Street Hospital,
where IT was discovered that his nose had been
broken.
Captain Washburne, of the Twentieth Precinct
Police, late on Saturday night arrested the follow
ing proprIetors aud bartenders IN rum shops for
selling liquors without "a license John W: Barry;
of No. 59S EIghth-ave Charles Brophy. of No 533
West Twenty .eighth-st.; Michael Hastings, of No.
4l3 Yves, Thirty ysixth-st.; Jere. Van Drehle OF No.
2I7 West Twenty -eighth-sti;; James McDonnell OF
Eleyenth-ave., and Bernard kiernan, of No 495
Eleventh-sve At the jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday morning the prlsonerswere required
to furnish 800 bail each for trlai.
BROOKLYN.
BENJAMIN w. Jones. n foreman in the Empire Por-
ceain Works. and living at Franklin and Culyer-
SITS. dropped dead i'll Manhattan-ave. Saturday
night.
The body of dro wned man was found yesterday
in tbe Newtown Creek at the foot of Mcseroe-aye.
II was identified that of Patrick Russell. la
boror of No 17S Eagle-st
~, ot.1 Tor f1.-cf
ported to the police Saturday, that Michael Ber-
vord one of her boarders, had disappeared. taking
with him $40 which he had stolen from her.
CAPTAIN Campbell with a squad of men entered
/ o'clock Yesterday morning, and arrested William
Chan. the proprietor. and fourteen other colorcd
men. They were held for examination on the charge
of disOrderly conduct
Jersey CITY.
The sale of the New-Jersey Midland Railroad was
on Saturday postponed. compliance with the orders
of the Chancellor TO the Master to make no sale
until the questions raised by appeal are decided.
NEWARK
Two constables went to the house of Serf Levy. q
horse dealer, of No. 81 COmmerce-st, Saturday
night, with coplas for his arrest for embcEzle-
ment. and as il Is alleged. broke IN the basement
door of the house ard forced themselves into his
bedroom. Levy grappled with the constabcs. but
ascertanng the nature of their erraDd, dressed HIM
self and accompanied them to the First Precinct
Station and afterwaTd 10 the JAIL One of the con-
stables was grossly intoxicated
Samuel johnson, lr,, son OF Conrt Sten0grppher
johnson, who was taken TO the Lunatic Asylum
few days ago, heeane violently insane on Saturday,
and was confined at the police station.
The hat inishers have resolved to ask an advance
Of % cents dozen on all mems hats, the advance
10 take effect January /. The hnlshera of Orange
made a similar demand recently. and granted
the advance.
Franz hammers, who is charged with the murder
Of John Meierhofer at West Orange Was arraigned
Saturday in the Common Pleas. charged with COM
mitting several lufgaries In Orange and the neigh
borho3d. lie was violent that the conrt directed
him 10 be removed. plea OF not guilty was entered
in his behalf
NEW-JERSEY.
ORANGF.-The vital statistics of Orange for the
month of November are Births, 81 marriages. ii ;
deaths. =.
LONG ISLAND.
ROCKVILLE CENTEE.-John ID. s. OBrien, who
was indicted for subOrnation Of perjury in prOcur
ing witnesses 10 falseiy against James Br ght-
man, whom lie accused and arrested ON charge of
arson, is at home III and under the doctors care