New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
NEX.NORK CITY.

Six hundred and twenty immigrants
were landed ut Castle Garden last week
! The Central Park lake was crowded with
! skaters yesterday. The ice in fine condition
| In the last two weeks the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime has recovered $500 IS in fines for
| violations Of the Excise Law
| The opening Of George i. SlOSsOn's new
billiard paTor at 10 West Twenty hirdst take pace
| today. The parlor contains SIX tables.
| The Tammany Committee on Organization
met in the wigwam Fourteenth-st. Yesterday. and
asso sscd all the members from $40 TO S25 each.
The Railroad Young Mems Christian AssO-
citation an interesting musical entertainment In
their reading rooms the Grand Central Depot, last
evening.
DIR. Buchanan, of No. $50 West Forty
hir!st fell and broke his leg while climbing over the
r9ll OF the ship Nicholas at Pier No. East River last
Henry Day delivered his lecture on the
Rise ard Fail Ofthe Turkish Empire" to IN apprect-
ave audience last evening, Mt the Workingmens Public
Reading Room. No 1875 Greenwlch-st.
Justice Gcdney, of the Eighth District Court,
seized with attack Of vertigo yesterday and the
Court was adjourned. The Justice was removed to hi'
home" His Illness, II stated is the result of oyer~ork
Custom House inspectors yesterday seized
$50 bottles Of spirits and lot OF cigars which had been
struggled from the German steamship lines. The
proncrty was found Andrew Macks premises, at No.
1874 Third-ave
The Board Of Fire Underwriters yesterday
discussed taxation and other matters afectng fire. In
snrance companies now before the Legislature. The
questions were referred to various committees to report
the necessary acton TO be taken.
+. Zercga. William Woodward and James
Bell, members OF the Cotton Exchange. Will shoot n
rceon match. to-day, at Erb's Hotel, near Newark
y. J.. Cor pool Of $50 Each narksman will shoot at
80 birds with twcniv-one yards rise
Michael l.. Hitler sued the Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad Company for $4,000 on
contract for settling Mennonite emGrants the lands
81 the defendant jury in the United states Circuit
Court before judge Wallace. Yesterday the plain
tiff a verdict for sos He Will appeal tho case.
David Pendcr and John Flynn the mon who
pcrperated the robbery Fi;thave. in full day
light Of diamond earring, were indicted and arracned
Yesterday in the Court Of General Sessions. aud plead
inc not guilty, their trial was set down for Tuesday
next.
Theodore Van GlOiser beng apparently
worthy and in want. John = Hill Of No. 90 West Wash
'ngtonplace, admitted Inn to the house. few days
he disappeared and with him diamonds valued
H nearly 81 900 lie arrested yesterday be Detec-
[lveS Cunning and Won Gerichton at the Aston Place
The Childrcn's Aid Society, during the month
Of January, three "companes' OF children,
two to the West and the South, to be provided
with homes and employment. The society provided
for 272 children in that way, aud $50 more were fur
nished homes and employment without being sent
SCHOOLS was 2 653 At the SIX lodging houses. 1864
lodgings and 1859 meals furnished The nightly
Attendance was jsl.
The sixth of series Of entertainments TO
the homeless boys OF the East side given last night
at tho Rvngton street Branch Of the Childrcn's Ad
Society The programme consisted OF lecture on the
photograph by H. w. Stanton, with experiments by :.
j. johnson. The Misses WasShausen furnished good
piano music, and Master Arthur WasShauSen pleased
the boys with his Performance on the cornct No part
tation by into Katie Richards Manning Merrill pre-
sided and delivered a humorous address.
The funeral of the Rev. DR.. Reuben Nelson,
died Thursday morning, viii take place at ST. Paurs
NJ L. Church. Fourhaye. and Twenty-second-st., this
afternoon &c . O'Clock. Addresses wiz be made by
Bishops simpson and HAMS. The Methodist ministers
of the city the employees OF the Methodist Book Con-
and delegation from the Methodist Missionary
Wllkc3aarre, Penn on Monday al 33O y. M, furhcr
services viii be held at Kiugocn.rennw here DrNcson
be near the scene Of the W OminS massacre
Caterers change with the times as all other
earthly objects do; and the changes are not unfrc-
quently determined by alterations in localities When
Deimonco was in FOurteentlst he almost Invariably
furnished tho suppers for the great bas the
carnival season; but since his removal 10 Twenty
sxth-st. no furnishes few suppers in public
places other than his own establishment. Ills
popular and most successful successor is Edward
A. Gibson, OF the Westminster Hotel, VINO has
furnished most OF me bail snppers Mt the Academy
OF Music this year His hotel has also been made ID
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BROOkLlN.
About $1,000 was paid out yesterday by
Gillian Sc&cnck. the new County Treasurer who has
the duties OF the office At Treasurer Powols
death there was a balance Of Sl63,27I = III the
treasury
4 silver tca-Sct, the gift of number of
roltical friends, was presented TO William II. Ray.
the PIE dcnt OF the Common Council at the wall House
on Thursday evening. The presentation address was
made 10y Sigsmund Kaufnann
Efforts are To be made on the part of those
Interested IN the Brooklyn Lay College purchase the
Church at Clinton aud tr.tysts now uted by the in
Sttutcu. The Rev. 4. y. Morse, # the Tabernacle
Baptist Church mas been elected professor III TIE
college
The 18Th Regiment Annoy. at Flatbush-
ave and Hauson-piace. filled last evening with
large and a- lion Die gathering, which watched
view OF She regiment rs General James Jourdau. ard
the plcscniation OF stand Ot colots Ia The rcg
meni. hv General John H. Woodward. Colonel David +.
Austen responded. Nlucty-ei.ht marksman'S badges
also distributed. The entertainment closed with
dancing