New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24

| Common Council n motion by Alderman seaman
that the legal proceedings begun by the city against
| the company should be discontinued was iosI Dy
| vote of ii To 3.
An act which has been signed by the Governor
| gives the Brooklyn Common Council the power to
fix city salaries; including those now hxsd by law;
be changed during his term OF Office or curing the
time between general election and the LIST day OF
January ioli owl III tne anarv 1850 the
salaries of the Mayor, Controller Corporation Conn
sci, City Treasurer, City Auditor and many otner
officers named shall be unchanged ut Dut tue
salary of the President of the Fire Department. shai
be increased from 81 900 TO $4,000, and the SAT
aries of the Fire commissioners from $1,000 To
So 800. Other salaries are increased as follows
Superintendent of Police, 5000; captains OF poice,
5000 police sergeants, S1O0; roundsnen. Hloo
drill captain, $3.50 fire marshal, $500. Inc salary
of iremen made 81 900, except in the case OF new
JERSEY CITY.
The hotel bill Of the jury in the Smth-Bennett
murder trial amounted to Sl39.
Thomas Seaman, age twenty years, was com
mtted to the County Jail at jersey City Yesterday
to await trial on a charge of robblng MS empioyeTT
August MEME. of New-Dnrbain: seaman was lo-
lowed to Buffalo aud arrested there. Inc gooos
stolen were valued at 5000.
NEWARK.
Three more burglares were committed IN Newark
Sunday morning, with the usual result OF no
arrests. The houses entered and rlied or money!
clothing and sverware were Nos LOLA ana l'O9o
Broad-st., aud No. Gale Condlt-st
struck last evening by train of the pennsylvania
Railroad at the Lafayctte-st. crossing, ana la'alV
injured. He was taken to ~, MlchaePs nospita,
where it was found that his head and side were
crushed.
At a meeting of the directors of the New-Jersey
Insurance Company last week, the usual semi
per cent. on account or recent severe marine lossei
and the managers of the Newark SAVINGS lnsttu-
ton reduced the usual oeml-annual dividend rom
Zl2 TO = per cent.
Tho extensive LAGER beer brewery OF the Schalk
Brothers. IN Newark, and much OF their other
real aud persona esttae, were soi on Satuidag 6Si
10 White & Engle for $50 900, who also paid go
900 for the stock of lager beer IN the brewery
vaults The sale was under foreclosure of a.m9rt-
gage held by Adolph Schalk who Is the son-in-law
of Mrs Oswald Ottendorter Of New-York.
Officers Larnbnus and Heller attempted to quell
disturbance in Monroe-st. last night, when they
Lambinns fired his revolver the ball entering tine
elbow and penetrating the shoulder of Mary Smith,
of Mcnroe-st. crowd gathered ana not was m
minent but it was suppressed by the arrival or
more officers Cora was arrested. The young
woman's wound Is serious.
LONG ISLAND.
Drrcu KIrIs-The extensive canning works of
John Roman & Co., situated in Warren-st., was
DESTROYED by fire late on Sunday. The total loss
about $4,000; partly insured.
STATEN ISLAND.
NEw-BRIGHTON.-The contract given by the Trus-
tees of NATURALIZATION for $3.50 for improvements on
the streets in the Fourth Ward has caused troube
among the persons directly concerned in the mat
fer and tie work has been ordered to be stopped.
Ii is said that the improvement VIII cost $4,000 be-
fore it is finished.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-The case of William Bat
terbv Jointly indicted with his brother Charles for
burglary in having entered the residence of Mr..
Iissot at WoOdhaven, on the night of December ID,
1875 was the first business taken up at the Queens
County Court Of Sessions yesterday. William Bat
terby who il said to be a member Of the notorious
ShOrn" Rogers gang, of East New-IOrk, was tried
previous term of the Sessions but the jury dlsa-
greed this result being in great part due to the
testimony of Williams brother Charles, who swore
i'm effect that he alone was guilty of the offence
charged against William. The prisoners elected to
have separate trials. The jury in the case OF
Charles rendered a verdict of guilty. The jury IN
late hour yesterday.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
NEwRoCHELLE.-COrpOra Moon, of the United
States troops stationed on Davld's Island, having
had 5000 i'm money stolen from him, and suspectlng
that private named John Green, had purloined 1t
and given 1T TO his wife, Mary living In New-Ro-
chele, procured warrant, and Officer St0uter vas
sent 10 make the search. Mrs. Green was at first
very indignant that suspicion should rest upon her
self and husband but when the officer began his
search one of the soldiers observed her take some
thing out of her stocking and throw II into the
stove At the same time she told her daughter to
bring her n match ~ she desired to make some tea
Sergeant Ioyt went to the stove aud took from II
800 Treasury note. Then Mrs. Green confessed
that her husband had given it to her, She also
gave the constable about $40 more Green Is un-
der arrest on Dayids Island.
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MIRINE INTHLLJT EvBN