New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-28
NEW YORK CITY.


The total number of immigrants arriving ut Cas-
tie Garden the past week was 1,071, decrease OF
| 7J per cent In two months.
| The National Line steamship The Queen. arrived
| ut quarantine before shutdown last evening, having
had a long and tempestuOus voyage OF seventeen
days from Liverpool.
During the past week 81 deaths. 473 births. 1875
marriages and 81 still births were reported TO the
health authorities. The police arrested 1,210 per
sons The Excise Commissioners issued 30 licenses
and collected fees amounting to S4,s95.
The Rev Dr. Deems, pastor of tire Church OF the
Strangers will sail for the Holy Land in the Ger
manic next Tuesday. He expects 10 be absent about
six months, during which time his punt viii be
supplied by his son. the Rev. Edward Deems.
Christian Cozzens, age thirty-ivc years, colorrd
man living nj No. 30 ThOmpson-st.. struck on
the head with Hat iron. on December % by John
Briggs, and severely injured. Yesterday the police
sent him to Bellevue Hospital and arrested Briggs
The examination Of tho crew Of the bark Fran
cisco Dnnayaro was continued yesterday at the
Office of the Italian Consul The Investigation was
conducted in private, aud the results will not be
made known till the conclusion of the examination.
The Charity Ball for this season is announced for
Fl thursday. January Doth next, at the Academy OF
Music The list of Managers from whom tickets
can be had will shortly be published. Boxes may
be secured by applying to Mrs Kngsand, 1lG Fifth
ave.
Mrs. Fehrman. Of No. 22s Thompson-st.. yester-
day charged Mrs. Alaiquct, who lives in the came
house. with cutting her IN the face with Ratchet.
Her face was badly di>fgurel. Justice Flammcr.
at the Jefferson Market Police Court, held Mrs.
Marquet for trial
The cases of contagious disease reported to the
Board Of Health during the past week show &c
OF 40 in the number Of cases OF measles, and
- of dphiheua. There was one case less OF scarlet
fever than last week. The report Is as iollOws
Typhoid fever, 10; scarlet fever, Al; measles,
22J dpthera, ~.
In the Tombs Police Court yesterday before yus-
tice Oterbourg n complaint was preferred against
Alfred w. FOllID, of No. 13 East Fourth-st., of
embeZzlement while acting IA Dookkecper 10 the
Frank Leslie Newspaper Company. 1t is alleged
Ifg fgI II
was received to his use, aud did not credit IL
on the books. Follin was held for trial in : 900
bail.
Officer Dalton. of the Twenty-second Precinct,
Police Court yesterday, and made aihdayt that he
had taken Charles Franks. alias John Robertson,
the mulstto burglar who ATTEMPTED to rob General
Hendrckson's house. at No. 144 West Forty
eighth-st To the bedside Of the old cook, Mary
BEDFORD and that she had unhesitatinRly identified
Robertson as her assallant. Justice Murray there
upon committed the accused man tor trial on Il
charge of burglary.
Mr.. Mary Brown, age nineteen years, of Engle-
wood, y. j.. arragned yesterday IN the Jeiier-
SON Market Police Court TO answer the charge OF
having shot and severely wounded William Philips,
OF No. III West Twemty-siXth-st. 1t appears that
on Christmas Eve Mrs. Brown followed her hus-
band into low resort III Twenty-sixth-st., aud
asked him TO 90 home with her. lie refused, and
she drew pistol and fired at him. The bullet went
wide of its and struck Philips In the leg. Yes
tcrday morning she arrested by Detective
Schmittbergcr of the Twenty-ninth Precinct. JUS
tce Flammer committed her for trial. in default OF
So. 900 bail.
Thomas Pffe, age twenty-seven. and Thomas
Callahan, age twenty-five, applied to Justice Duffy
at tie Essex Market Police Court yesterday to he
taken Of they were unable TO support them
selves. Tie Justice was somewhat surprised as both
men were strong able men, Callahan said he had
had nothing to do for three months though he had
solicited work. and had even tried TO enter the
Army, but rejected by the doctors; He said he
being without food so he wished TO be taken care
of until the times improved; Phfe seemed too dis:
eouraged to say anything. Justice Duffy committed
them to the care OF the Commissioners Of Charities
BROOKLYN.
A temperance mass meeting to-day at the Rink
will discuss the evil of New Years drinking.
The lee at the Captoline and Union Grounds was
thronged with skaters yesterday afternoon and
evening.
Governor Robinson has set aside the verdict Of
the court martial removing Captain \. l.. Coohen
from the command of Company i, 18th Regiment.
John u. Graw, age seventeen. of Windsor Ter
race, Flatbush, was drowned yesterday in Prospect
Park Lake. He had gone upon the ice evidently to
test IL his account and contrary TO the
caution contained on the signs posted about the
lake. Tho Park authorities do not allow skating
without first determining the safety OF the ice.
William d. Hughes who was held in 1880 bail to
answer for assauting Deputy Sheriff Calvin on
Friday. was taken before Justice Welsh yesterday,
but the complaint withdrawn. Hughes was
held to answer for contempt OF court IN refusing
TO obey the order of Judge Gilbert TO turn over a
diamond rng to b. G. Sanford and pay SD costs.
him. when he was assaulted
JERSEY CITY.
At short hearing IN the contest over the 81 goo
left by David Leach formerly ragpIcker in jersey
CITY Yesterday, eX-Coroner Cannon. who has charge
Of the dead mans effects, testified that the rooms
where Leach died were piled three feet deep with
rubbish and old rags and papers
NEW-JERsEY.
HoBoKEH.-Frcdericl ". Tielze, the butcher on
the German steamship Werder. died yesterday
morning from injuries received Friday night by
Mrs Mary Ncol Of No 232 Garden-st., Hoboken,
was seriously injured yesterday by being knocked
down BY truck driven by Patrick McGrath. The
latter was arrested, but he was subsequently dis
charged. as lie was not TO blame for the accident.
LONG ISLAND.
WADING RIvER.-Benjamn Edwards, of Wadng
River who for some time has lived alone bis
farm, was found dead on Friday evening in the
kitchen of his dwelling by neghbor who called to
see hun.
Lose ISLAND CuY.-Sebmillcr, tho supposed
murderer of Rhmehardt made savage attack upon
Undcr-Shcriff lsnShmore IN the Queens County JAN
on Thursday. lie had been given the liberty of the
corridor, and about o'clock the Under Sheriff o.;
dered him into his CELL At this he turned around
and attacked the officer. Fortunately tho Sheriff
had his revolver, which was drawn aud cooked, and
Schmer was marched into his cell
WooDHAvEN.-'Ihe railroad across Jamaica Bay
is being pushed rapidly; Four miles of piles have
been driven. The track along the beach has all
been laid, and an cngire and car run over Il daily
Ii is proposed to build the road direct to Hunters
Point. 1t is rumorcd that a union with the Long
Island Railroad Will be effected and tho track
Joined at Woodhaven. thus giving direct commune
cation with R0ckaway Beach over the bay. and
saving half an hour In the time OF making the
trip. ..,. ,,,,,,.,, ,no,,.,.,
WooDIAwN.-The east or East Chester side abut-
ment of the bridge over the Bronx River at
Woodlawn Station, which had to be taken down on
account of detective work, has been rebuilt by the
WoOdlawn Cemetery Association.
WHITE PLAINs.-The Supervisors of Westchester
County Yesterday made Visit OF Inspection To
the Roman Catholic Protectory In West Chester,
where number of children are boarded and cdu-