New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20

Is the fatheS Of the first baby ever born In that
| building. II was born Sunday Night
The late John N. Phelps bequeathed lot OF
ground in Pulaski-st to st. Matthew's Protestant
Episcopal Church. of which he was MEMBER
The will of Thomas Sullivan, ex-President OF the
Brooklyn City Railroad, was offered tor pEooaIte
yesterday. There no requests OF public interest
Patrolman George w. De La Hunt, the oldest
member of the police force, retired yesterday on
haf-pay after service extending over thirty years.
A Norwegian named Ole Angel Simonson, thirty
four years DID, fell overheard from the bark Grave,
at the foot of Commercial-st., yesterday, ana was
drowned.
Samuel Jacoby was tried in the Court of Sessions
yesterday for shooting John Mitchell on January 10
and putting ont his eye. Jacoby keeps saloon Of
No. lis Withersst. Mitchell acted so badly that
JacOby put him out. Mitchell resented this Dy
upon him with pistol The jury found JacOby
guilty.
The Long Island Protestant Episcopal Diocesan
Convention in Brooklyn yesterday discussed mo e
ton to rescnd resolution which provides that 10
per cent OF the fund raised for the aged and inhrm
Clergy should be set apart as permanent fund Ior
the EpiscOpate, DR.. Schenck DIR. Hall, blshop LIT
tlejohn, Seth Low and others spoke. The motion
"'' JERSEY CITY.
A strike occurred yesterday among the 100 boiler
makers employed on the boilers Of tho Pennsyl-
vania Railroad grain elevator at Jersey City. inc
men demanded an increase of 20 cents day: New
hands at once set TO work. and no trouble oc-
Cured.
Frederick jain, o shoemaker in the employ of
Police Commissioner Meyer, of jersey City, was
committed for trial yesterday on charge Of steal
was to have been married next Sunday evening"
and purchased his wedding outfit with the proceeds
of bis steangs.
The New-Jersey Pharmaceutical Association held
its annual meeting at Jersey City yesterday, and
elected the following officers: President. ". K.
Lard Of Jersey City PTeside n Anssle
Treasurer, William Rust of New brunswick Re-
cOrding Secretary. A. P. Brown, Of Camden; Cor:
responding Secretary, r. w. VandervOort, Of
Newark. -
General Plume. commanding the First Brigade has
issued orders for field day of the brigade. to be
held on Monday the 31st inst. The exercises Will
include q sham battle.
An attempt was made by an incendary to set fire
to frame dwelling corner of Court and Bergen
sts.. on Tuesday night. barrel in the cellar was
stuffed with rags saturated with Kerosene, which
set fire to.
In the convention of the Episcopal Diocese of
Northern New-Jersey, in Newark, yesterday, Bishop
Starkey read his address. Tho Committee on Con-
sttutiOn and CanOns reported adversely on pro-
posed amendment allowing women to vote at parish
elections as, without radical changes in the canOns,
it would allow women 10 hold any office in the par
ish, even that of yestrymen. The report was con-
Cured ins
Yesterday the Vice. Chancellor heard the case Of
the City Of Railway against b. l. lindsey an NeT-
nance Committee of the City of Railway obtained
a loan of $500 from Lindsey, giving as security
fourteen Pl,UUO DOuuS OI luO CibJ VI hiuNdJ'
When the payment of the loan, came due tho city
could not settle, and Mr.. Lindsey sold the bonds.
1t is claimed on the part of the city that Lindsey
received profit this sale over tho indebtedness
due him, and the action is brought to recover the
surplus. ,,. .,,,,,,,,
Observation-Disclosures AugeIstein, tho proprietor of
small hotel on Hul son ST.. HObOllen. is missing
and it is feared that he has committed suicide.
LONG ISLAND
JAMAICA-EffOrts are making to secure the par
4 inf fVynn
ing a term of ten years for masked burglary at
Jamaica.
RIyERnEAD.-Tho ponds at Riverhead having
been pronounced by Mr.. McGOVern of the State
Fisheries Commissions being we'll adapted for the
propagation and support of fresh water fish, they
were stocked on Monday with black bass. On the
north side of the island several ponds have recently
bCer stocked with bass and carp received from the
STATEN ISLAND.
WEST BhIGuroH-NIrs Mary Martling has begun |
several suits in the supreme Court, to o |
large tract of land at West Brighton. occupied
by the Staten Island Dyeing and Printing Works |
Their who died in 1903. owned nearly all Of the |
town of Castlcton. including the above property,
which he bcqueathed to his son and that the latter
never sold it to anyone.
STAPLETON.-BuI glars are again ut work on Staten
Island. At an early hour Yesterday morning tho
large mansion of Mr. Herman Sontag on Richmond
Road StaplctOn Heights, was entered. Miss SOntag
said that several articles of silyerware. two limo
clocks, several oycrc0ats and other clothing and
n handsome piano cover were dulOiR INC property
stolen. She also stated that some few yAs-S ago
the house was robbed Of all its silverwarc.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
WHITE PLAINS.-The members of the new Board
of Ylllago Trustees of White Plains held meeting
on Tuesday evening and organized by electing Mr.
Elisha L. Ferris, President.......In the Court of
Sessions for Westchestcr County, held at White
Plains Yesterday, John b. COnklIn, age seventeen,
pleaded guilty to the commission of arson i'll the
third degree and was sent to the State Retorna-
tory at Emira.
MOUNT VERNON.-Tho annual election at Mount
Vernon for Village officers took place on Tuesday.
There were two tickets IN the field. The Citizens
ASSOCIATION Ticket and the Peoples Ticket, each
Of Republicans and Tiden and Tammany
Democrats For President, Colonel Henry Huss,
Republican, the Peoples candidate. was elected by
n majority of 80 over Mr. Raymond, the Citizens
candidate. In the First Ward, s. NJ. Saunders. L.
ID was elected Trustee over Mr. Blair. 1t is under
stood however that the friends of Mr.. Blair intend
to contest the election on the ground that number
Of residents not entitled to vote voted for Saunders
In the Second Ward Joseph s. Clark, Republican,
was reelected Trustee without opposition. In the
Third Ward Marvin II. Palmer, Democrat, was re-
elected Trustee, and III the Fourth Ward. Horace
LOOMS Democrat, was reelected. For Village Treas
urer John Berry. Democrat, was reelected without
opposition.
MARINE INTELLLGENCE.