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trial on q similar charge on Monday. He said Mr..
Carroll had gone yesterday to get license.

Carroll had gone yesterday to get license
magical entertainment for the benefit OF ST ~:
AIMS Episcopal Church in 1Sth-st.. was Fed last
evening at Chickering Hail. The performers were
Edgar s. Alien, and T. j. Dale, the assistant TO the
late Robert Heller The audience numberel seVeraI
hundred persons of whom many were mutes. Inc
entertainment began with a series of skllful per,
forInances by Mr.. Dale. Mr.. Allen then followed
with card manipnatons and an me ext
hat from which he extracted large ana inlscelia-
neous stock of articles, to the great mrtn oA 'ne
spectators.
At the regular meeting of the Association OF Ex-
empt Firemen of the City of New York, last eeen-
ing the following officers were elected for the en-
SUING year, Zophar Mills president David Mnli,
ken, first vice-president; John X Platt: second
rotary; Francis IIagadorn. financial secretary ana
James Y. Watkins jr.. treasurer. The treasuIers
report showed that the receipts curing tDe
81 $50 49, There is still in the hands of the treas
urer a balance of $40 1876 %.
BROOKLYN.
Theodore Oehring age fifty, living Mt No. "a Aims
hest, has been missing since Saturday.
Bernard Haver. well-known citizen Of the East,
ern District died at his home Yesterday after short
illness. He was sixty years OF age.
Captain Willis s. Ogden. of Company K, Odd Reg
iment National Guard, has passed the required ex-
animation for Lieutenant Colonel of that regiment
Andrew G. Harris aged thrty-three. OF No. 40
North Portand-ave.. q member of Company +,
14th Regiment, while drilling in the armory iast
night dropped dead.
who was Injured on Wednesday last by the fall OF
burning building in Bushwick-aye, died ut St'
GATHERINGS Hospital yesterday.
Mrs. Mary A. Wood, of No. rs Livingston. ST.. was
on her way 70 church Monday evening, when she
became suddenly ill., and died before medical assist
ance could reach her. She was seventy-hye years
OF age.
Youthful dcpravity: George w. Ruler, ace seven,
while attending the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Suuday-school. Sunday afternoon vas robbed OF
his watch. valued at H3, by one OF the scholars
WIN mo he know
Coroner Simms Yesterday held an inquest in the
case of William White, the Fulton Ferry pilot VINO
died in the Yheel-hOuse OF the Fulton last eanns
day morning. The circumstances, as areaGy Iu II
described in TIE TRIBUNE. were reviewed I tne
evidence. DR.. J. G. Johnson teStlfed.t that Whlte
died from enlargement OF the heart
Two bOye whose ages ranged from six TO ten
years were found asleep il the hail Of tenement
house in Grand-st. at a. IN. yesterday, and were
taken TO the Fourth street Ponce station Ihey
said that they had escaped from the orphan Asylum
connected with the Roman Catholic Church OF the
Holy Trinity, on Montrose-ave They were 10
turned to that institution Yesterday
When the Brooklyn Presbytery refused to grant
the request of Dr. Van Dyke, Dr. Wells, and the
other compliments in the lalmaGe ease for judi
cal Investigation as to their moral characters on
account of the moral TOttenness" charged upon
them publicly by Mr. 1almage, the Rev Arthur
Crosby gave notice that he would lay complaint
before the Synod. Mr.. Crosbys complaint was
served yesterday upon the moderator OF the fresOy
terry, the Rev. DR.. c. II. Taylor
JERSEY CITY.
Martin Wolliehe, laborer at the brewery of
RomneIt 81 Lez, jersey City Heights accident
ally shot himself IN the left breast Monday evening
while playing with revolver. The wound is Sc
Tious one.
The Jury in the case of Michael Shanaban the al
legged river pirate discharged yesterday at Jer-
sew CITY by Judge GarIetson. after being out all
night and being unable to agree. The Jurors stood
ten in favor of cOnvictlonand two for acquttal
NEWARK.
The members of the medical staff Of st. Barnabas
arps IN relative
tain orders lately issued by the Medical Director or
Bishop Corrigan. Drs Hewitt, Cross and Zen,
three of the attending physicians, nave slgnlned
their intention 10 resign.
NEw-JERSEY
SoUTH AMBOY.-James MeOwry. age seventeen.
was drowned yesterday while skating on Centre
willie Lake. lie fell through an alr-DOle. Inc DOdy
has been recovered.
ORAHGE.-A public meeting Of the Citizens Pub
lie Health Association Of the Oranges was held on
Monday evening Professor George H. Cook, the
State Geooqist made an address the water sup
ply and cOntended that the driven well expert
ment had not been successful.
RAHwAY.-The police force was disbanded on
Monday by Mayor Selover. because Of lack of funds
To pay the members. The force has been reduced
from time to time until only two men were LETT
Chief Wright, AT a salary of $50 month, and
patrolman nj 500 a month. The station house has
been closed
PArFRsos-lliss Margretta Dotterweich died at
| No II Market-st.. Paterson, Monday afternoon, in
| in ravaria. February 20 1850, aud came to this
country IN 1898. 1.-The members OF the First Bap
fist Church have extended a cali 10 the Rev. ID. L.
! Allen, of Newark, y. j.
| ELIZABETB.-The Common Council has made the
! following appointments: W. i. {. Coleman, city
| clerk Michael Doyle, street commissioner; Drs.
Merrill and Mack. city physicians i. j. Ryan,
overseer of the poor; Captain Lutz, market clerk
! and John Whalen, market inspector. D. Mos,
| grenon. who served under tho first Napoleon and
| was engaged at the blockade of Antwerp. is
i'0'''' '''' LONG ISLAND
| RocKAwAY.-The Rockaway Beach Pier Company
! has commenced work OH the iron pier at ROckaway
| Beach driving the first pile on Saturday last. The
situation Of the pier is about 900 feet west Of Rem
] sens Pavilion.
| FLUSHING.-The Overseers of the Poor of Flush
! ing i'm order to reduce the burden of taxation to
the lowest possible sum, have decided 10 abandon
! the town POOr-hOuse and remove the inmates To
| Barnum Island on March l.
LoNG ISLAND CuY.-Long Island City four years
| ago sought to compel the Long Island Railroad
| Company to place fagmon at tho several railroad
crossings. and in default OF this penalty was pro-
| ylded. The railroad company declined TO observe
the ordinance and n suit for penalties brought.
| The case has been decided now three times against
! the city.
| SpRINGFIFLD.--Two tramps called at the house of
! James T.. Mott at Springfield. on Monday, and
asked for something To eat. and were furnished with
! bread and meat They then demanded coffee. Mrs.
Mott told them she had none. when one OF the men.
| vino il ia believed, wore brass knuckles, struck
| Mrs Mott blow in the face, splitting her cheek
open to the bone. The men escaped.
| HEMPsTrAD.- The matter of the crossing of
| Jamaica Bay by the New-Y0rk WoOdhaycn and
! Rockaway Beach Railroad is likely to get into the
| courts Supervisor Clement, of Hampstead, has
| Gently received many complaints from vessel cap
tans that the bridge would interfere with nayiga-
| ton, They insist on drawbrldge over the north
| channel which has more direct course and more
| ia ID motif hN fLn iiVVaU