New-York tribune., 1879-03-29
NETWORK CITY.

Tins far the Szegedin Relief Committee, at room
No. g. SldGis ZitaHg building, has receiyGd TZ,1o%
in behalf of the sufferers at Szegedln, ID hunealS
The next lecture in the Cooper. Union Free
| Course will b. delivered this evening.
| in the Great Hall at o'clock, Dy fIolessol
Charles o. Thompson. of Worcester, Mass OH
| "What Boys Ought to Learn"
| Henry Williams was arr sted Thursday evening
for keeping a gambling house at No. 5o1 SlXth-aye,
! in Captain Wllliams's precinct, and arralgneh III
jefferson Market Police Court yesterday Worhlh9'
The prisoner was held in ~ 900 bail to answer
ED,yo Van Dyck received the Webster prizr IN
oratory at the Junior Exhibition of the University
| Of the City Of New-York on Thursday eyenng m
| stead of Charles Noble, as was stated. MI Noole'
with Mr. Morrison, received honorable mention
A specal meeting of the trustees of the lrookiyn
| Bridge was held at the Bridge Once III DIooklSI
yesterday. A committee was appointed 10 E"i hut Ut
Controller Kelly at / =. IN. to-day, 10 ask apout
the payment OF the 81 100000 now due from new
York.
The work of the City Mission for March is partly
shown i'm the figures following: 30 mISSionarlcS.
1850 visits. 235 meetings, 100 pledges; 50ooo
tracts, 3l6 families aided with VII ho meals loaglmEs'
&C.: receipt. for the MONTH T3oo' 80; pay S"''"''
Si.715 21 the debt, SGO5l IL.
The billiard tournament set down for April ID
has been indefinitely postponed in consequence or
the lack of entries to make 1t snccess; SchacleI
could not he prevailed on to enter; 6arncr anu
Daily have gone to France and NIgneauH., VINO .
holds the emblem. sent word that lie c0uld hot
come to America until Fail.
The Ladies' Association Of the Shelterng Arms.
assisted by a number of friends and patrons OF tue
Institution, will give tea party on the evenings OF
April ) and 10, at the Fourteenth Street ATmoIy.
I here will be handsome flower pavonS fancy
articles and Tcfreshment tables and dancing.
The case of David Pender who was sentenced 10
the State Prison for twenty years for rObblng Mrs
Frederick de Barry of her earrings in tlfth-ave.
several weeks ago, came before Judge Lawrence
yesterday in supreme Court Chambers on an appll-
cation for writ of error. The ground OF the ap-
peal that one of the jurors was preIudlced by
what he had read in the newspapers. Decision was
reserved.
The Committee on Contested Seats of the Irving
Hall Democracy heard arguments last night Dy
Joseph Blumenthal and John K. Fellows; represent
ing the contcsting delegations in the ANth Assem-
bly, District. Mr.. Fellows claimed to have received
35S votes for his ticket, making of the
enrolled voters III that district, while Mr.. Blumen-
thai claimed TO have pollcd 402 votes. The speakers
accused each other of fraud and falsehOod, and each
was loudly applauded by his numerous followers
present.
BROOKLYN.
Articles Of incorporation for the German Evan
gelical AID Society were filed in the County Clerks
office yesterday.
The Brooklyn and New-York Ferry Company is
buldng new icrry-houses at the foot of Houston
ST. 1t will also erect shortly a large new ferry
house on the Williamsburg side, at the foot OF
Grand-st.
At Plymouth prayermecting last evening, Oliver
CotteT, agent of the Citizens Law ana OrGer
League. was introduced bv Mr.. Beecher, and spoke
of the temperance work which he Is now dong III
Brooklyn.
Inc funeral Oi nltcu STATES tOIHlISSloHcI w MS
low, whose death was reported Yesterday, Will take
place tomorrow at 3 y. III. at the south Congrc-
ratonal Church. at Court and Prcsdent-sts. Ii VIII
be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Albert J Lyman,
pastor.
Mayor Howell has decided to veto the resolution
of the Board of Aldermen awarding contract for
lighting the streets with naptha instead OF gas dur
ing the remainder of this year 1t Is said that the
gas companies now holding contracts offer to reduce
their prices materially.
Detective Lung yesterday brought to Brook yn
William II. l.. Barnes. who was arrested IN I'hlla-
dc!phia charged with passing bogus checks on
BROOKLYN clothing dealers. He married last
week to Miss Mary l.. Mount, of No. 337 Degraw-
ST.. and on his wedding trip when arrested.
The twenty-frst annual meeting Of the BROOKLYN
Library Society wa, held Thursday evening. The
report shows that the receipts tor the year were
$l3,5 $50. The VoiumcS added to the shelves num-
hercd /, ,7GG. FIVE directors will be elected on
Thursday, April 3. There are now 5S,31o volumes
in the library.
The will of Theodore Marsh, who resided in
PasSaic, \. j. was filed in the Surrogates Office
yesterday. After bequests to his mother and sister
III BROOKLYN he devIses 1900 year To the support
OF each of four horses. which are to have his farm
for feeding and recreation, and stable costing
$500 for their at Passaic
1t Is reported that the owners Of the property on
which the Brooklyn Theatre stood are preparing to
build new theatre there. II Is hoped to have it
competed by September |. The new building will
be similar TO the old one but Will he provided with
better means of exit. The stage will be III the south
end, nearest to Westinghouse, and the man en-
trance will bp JolIuSOll-,t