New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14
NEN.YORK CITY.

The Rev. IieweIyn u. Bevau will deliver the
first of series of sermons TO students aud thonght
FIJI people this morning, at the Brck fiespyteiiah
Church Fifth-ave. and Thirty -seventh-st.
Plymouth Church finances make fair show for
this year: Contributions. Si6365 81 pew rents,
Sal 300 collections for the poor, II, l'V 70. inc
members number 2,521
The Rev.T. Dewitt Talmage will lecture on b i'lg
Blunders Tuesday evening ~ the Snnrca .; s o,a
Disciples, ut Madison-ave. ana lorty-nitu-s' III anu
of the Northeastern Disrensarv
Deaths last week $50: births. 53i; marriages;
ia Tho Excise Board granted IS licenses ana
collected fees TO the amount OF S4l5o' Inc poh00
arrested l,26l persons.
AZ n late hour last evening Charles c. Waite. the
proprietor Of the Brevoort House, Was represented
10 he still improving in health. with everything
favorable lohiS recovery.
Matthew Stclop are fortv-two wears, of No. 1872
Grceawicl-st. was seriously injured yesterday In
the hold of the steamship Knckereocker, at pier
No. North River. by barrel OF soua tnat icii lio
the deck upon HIM..
The following eases of contagious disease were re-
ported 10 the Boart of Health during the week
ending yesterday Typhoid fever. VI scarlet leNet,
30; cerebro-spInal meningitis, (; measles, leo
dlphtherla, 80.
Admiral X. n. Wyman. commanding the North
Atlantic Squadron will take command OF The len,
nessee. when II sail tins month TO NoriolA, ah'
thence TO the West Indies on three months
cruise.
A cencral order has been issued by Postmaster
LANES calling attention to standing order of the
Postmaster-G General, torbidding the Issue by lae
letter-carers OF New-iea.S addresses cor any s SUD
sflfute calculated 10 elicit from 'uc P""i'N iNNS
gatuitcs OF presents.
Coroners inquests were held yesterday IN the
cases of Bernhard Wum. who was Killed by ~
haling the fumes of nitric acid at The bursting 81
coTbov containing the drug in Wiiiam-si., and of
Samuel Mccarthy, of No. 419 East Iwenty-hiih-
81 sealded 10 death m sugar refinery on NoNem-
Der IS Ner,iics of death from injuries were found
The limited States steamship Marion. Commander
L NJ Bunce, sailed yesterday. having on board one
of Sir William lhomso3s sounding appaIal;ns,
cruise around the world. she will JON the Pachc
Squadron, under Admiral {. Il. +. Rodgers, at Cat
lao. depth of SIN miles can be reached with tdis
instrument Tie officers ot the Marion Will make
fIeqtrnt souudines IA order 10 verify charts.
Mary Powell child Of eleven ycars, was fatally
injured on November IL, while PLAYING IN the street
near her home ai No. 106 West SiXiy-third-St.. 10y
a piece OF wood thrown from a new building, which
struck her on the head. AT ,ie inquest the manner
in which the child was killed vas shown, but
Officer Il. NJ Thompson, who had been summoned
Immediately after the occurrence of the accident,
admitted that he had only. taken the troubie TO
learn that some boys bad thrown wood from the
windows of the building"
William Brown, alias Big Cas-" and John Mil
Ter, alias "Dutch Pete" who Were arrested ON the
night of December 3, and who were committed for
examination IN the Jefferson Market prison, were
arragncd before Justice Flammcr yesterday morn
ing The charge of breaking INTO the establishment
of l. Eiscnlan 4 Co. and stealing ~ 700 worth of
silk was dismissed; hut on the charges OF stealing
Lair-goods from Oppenheimei ~ %. ana carrying
burglars tools they were held for tiial IN $1,000
bail each.
A well-attendcd meeting OF residents of this city
born IN the County Fernanagh, Ireland, was he'll
Friday night at Germana Hall for the purpose of
raising money TO assist the destitute poor of that
county Among those present were Robert john
sfon of MeSsrs. J. * {. Johnston, Irving SchOles
of Scholes Brothers. Joshua Gregg aud others. An
organization formed by the appointment OF Mr.
IoLnston os chairman and Dr. Joseph MOOrhead as
secretary Another meeting will be held IN the pres
cnt week. The money which is secured VIII prob
ably be used in assisting the poor OF the county to
emigrate.
The case of the Commissioners of Emigration. on
the part of SOLOMON Sawyer and Harriet Green. i'm
migrants from Antwerp. who charge A. kozette IN
CARA forwarding agent at No. 3J4 Last Houstol-St.
with overchaTgiug Them for ireightage, was again
brought before Justice Flamncr yesterday morning
in the Jefferson Market Police Court. Counsel for
lngar denied that the Cnigrants were Overcharged.
aud claimed that Unsar only asked them To pay the
a,nounts actually due ON their freight. He said
that Cngar WAS the American agent for L. Henry
Strauss, of Antwerp aud acted under his direc-
tons. Large numbers OF emigrants arrive AT Ant
werp en- route for America too poor to pay for hay,
ing their baggage expressed on. In such cases all
their baggage is consigned in one lot 10 Ungar in
this city. After the goods have arrived in America
no one Immigrant can obtain his luggage until the
expressage the whole lot Is paio Tor: not even II
he is willing TO pay his share Justice L'dm nmer
could be held. He advised the counsel Tor the
Commissioners OF Emigration 70 communicate with
the authorities at Antwerp aud ask that they stop
this practice.
BROOKLYN
John Rcitz. Republican of the Sixteenth Ward,
has received an appointment rs Excise Inspector
Fourteen building permits were granted last
week by the Department of Fire and Buildings
The evening schools are to be kept open until the
end of January. and the Evening High School Tor
three weeks longer.
A reward of $500 has been offered for the arrest
and conviction of the incendiailcs VINO are sup
posed 20 have set fire to Abeudroth's French Cream
of Tartar Works. at West aud Milon-sts. about the
middle of November.
j. c. Menzer. lawyer, has been arrested on the
charge of stealing billiard balls valued at S33.
from Peter NJ. schuz's saloon. No. l02 Fourth-st.
Mr.. Mcinzer ciIims that there was a chattcl mort
NM le balls
Mary Mack on Friday evening entered the
house of Mrs. Catherine Brennan. No. a Park
place where she was formerly employed as ser
want, and stole cwelry and clothing valued at TiVo.
She was arrested soon after. and pleading guilty.
before Justice Bloom yesterday, was held TO await
the action of tile Grand Jury.
young woman called at the Sheltering Arms
Nursery IN Dcan-st.. Oh Friday afternoon with
female infant and asked that It might be received
in the Institution. The application was denied,
and shortly afterward the child was found on the
stoop, where 1t had been abandoned by the woman.
1t placed IN the city nurses care
Among the noteworthy Sunday services to-day
will bc the following: Professor Felix Adler will
discuss The Ethics of Property in the Light of
Humanitarian Religion" at the Second Unitarian
Church at the East Congregational Church the
Rev DIR. H. NJ. Storrs will preach on " The Future
of tie Great West y and the Ainsle Street presby-
terrain Church will celebrate its quarter centennial
Professor C. W Hodge. of Princeton. the first pas
tor of the church. preaching IN the morning.
JERSEY CITY.
Michael McCullen, of No. 297 Rairoad-ave.. Jer-
scy City, has been missing since Friday morning.
lie was employed by John IL. Starin & CO. at their
docks near COmmunipaw.
Mrs. Lydia Csrman, the mother OF Mrs. Jennie II:
smith MAS YESTERDAY committed to the county Jail
nj Jersey CITY. by Judge DAVIS on charge OF
drunkenness aud disOrderly conduct.
NEW.JEI.SEY.
WFsT HoBcEES.-John Fitzpatrick was arraigned
hefore JnsIice Buckens OF West Hoboken. yester-
dny on a charge of haDItually abusing his ten-year-
old son. The body Of the boy was covered win
parks Of blows. aud Fitzpatrick was placed under
$500 bonds 10 await the action of the Grand jury;