New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07

CAPTAIN G.. w. Petit. of the schooner Baker, on
trip from Babylon. l.. J., 10 NewYork Friday.
sighted between Fire Island bar and Jones'S lnet
Twenty-Five whales. They were of large size' ana
played about the vessel within stones throw.
THRICE L RssED IN oSE PAY.
The birth of tripels at No. III East Seventy.
eiphth-st. reported Yesterday ut the Bnreau OF
VITAL Statistics he wife oil J3sePn Nt o' an
old. and had already four children The trpiets are
ali boys.
TIE GRAND JURY SWORN ~.
The December Term OF the Court of Special Ses-
sions began Yesterday. Recorder Snyth presiding
Part and Judge Giving N Part H. Inc Grand
Jury was sworn i'll before Recorder Smyth ana
Maryille W. COOPER, merchant, OF No. 3to bFo-d-
way, appointed foreman.
THE ERIE TRANSFER OFFICE.
The transfer Office OF the Newly ok. Lake ERE
and Western Railroad Is to be- removed TO h0Oih j,
IN the Coal and Iron Exchange, as COfti'd ana
New Churcii-sts. The Office will be closed on
thursday next after business hours, and wa open
for business again Oh Monday, December Is r. '"e
new rooms.
ARRIVAL OF FRENCH PRIESTS.
On the steamship Pereire, which arrived sunday
night. were several French priests, who belong TO
the clerical societies now under tine ban OF tue
French law. The Rev. Father Derbe, representing
tho Society for African MISSIONS was among them.
lie is a guest of the Rev. Father AuCrIl, Oh the
Church OF St. Vincent de Pa'Il.
SALE OF CERAMICS.
collection of articles Of utility and ornament
representing European and Oriental ceramic work.
and including many things suitable for h9hday
gifts, viii De sOh AZ auction ~ NO ot1 bi"""""N
Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons OF
this week The sale is hy order of Haviiand ~
Co. and Davis CollamOre " Go.
ELECTION TUE YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC CLUB:
The Young Mems Democratic CLUB, composed
manly of middle-aged Democrats, held Its annual
election last night Townsend Cox was reelected
president lie Tecgvep 90 V4' ysios JoP be contest
had no political significance. Edgar A. Iurrell was
reelected secretary, and James H. Skldmore was re-
elected treasurer.
HIDDEN SOURCE OF MALABIA.
Jacob A. Well a clerk in the Bureau of Vital Sta
tistcs and a resident Of On-hundred snd-sixth-st..
between Second ana 1hlrd-aves.. was startled sun
day by the sudden cavIng IN OF part OF lis back
ward A deep hole filled with water was disclosed.
An old hidden sewer had caved In and disclosed the
source of malarlal exhalations which had bred
disease in the family.
GILLNN's BODY NOT CLAIMED BY HIS FRIENDS.
The brother aud near relatives of Andrew GilleD.
the murderer,s informed Superintendent Waliing
Sunday that they could not aIfoid the expense OF
Transporting his body 10 this city ffOm Florida and
would not claim il at present. AT their request the
Superintendent teegraphed to the Mayor of Cedar
KEYS that the authorities there must take their own
course about the disposal OF the DOdY
RECEPTION TO GOVERNOR ST. JOHN.
Temperance Congress- under the auspices of the
New-York State Temperance Society. met at the
Coopcr Union last evening. Inc Rev. Dr. Peter
striker of Saratoga. presided The feature of the
evening was reception TO Governor >. T. ST. John,
of Kansas. The Governor made an address 10 which
he told the history of the struggle In Kansas against
intemperance. which began with local option and
has ended in prohibition
PLANS OF MISS CLARA MORRIS.
Miss Clara Morris has given mp her IneSday ana
Thursday matinees at the Park Theatre. and Will
probably do very little more work this season. TO
a TRIBUNE reporter, Yesterday, Miss Morris stated
that she had arranged nothing definitely she needed
rest and would probably take vacation OF some
length. She had received two offers 10 go TO Eng
land but felt that she had very little to gain by ac-
ceptng either OF them.
LIGHTING THE CITY.
The Gas Commission yesterday awarded 10 the
Central Gaslight Company the contract Tor lighting
the public lamps IN the dweny1HIad W Wa aba - dfr
~ $40 rs for each lamp. contract was also
awarded to the Northern Gaslight Company for
lighting the public lamps III thaI part OF inc twenty,
fourth Ward formerly constituting the town of
Nest Farms fer four months from January l, 1881,
at the rate OF S13 lamp
MONTHLY SOCIAL MEETING OF soRosIs.
The members of Sorosis with many guests, held
their regular social monthly meeting at Delnon-
Ico's yesterday. Inc Committee on Education had
direction of the papers read and tho dlscusslOn OF
The ouestiop Popular Education its benefits, its
dangers; shall il tend to the Industrial only"
Mrs S A. Hopper read paper on The Education
of To-day" ana Miss Minnie swayze paper on =
Little Knowledge-is it Dangerous Ihlngi" Mrs
Frninpa Smith read an essay Oh Science IN Public
Schools" Mrs Yardleys paper discussed " Home
Education"
FUGITIVE FOR THREE YEARS.
Charles E. Eglce was arrested Yesterday by Off
GERS Field and O'COnnor of the Dstrct-Attorney's
office on a bench warrant issued on an Indictment
found against the prisoner III March, loII' charS-
ing him with embezziement Eglee was at that time
clerk in the Fourth National Bank, IN the city,
and irregularities were found IN his accounts;
When his irregularities were discovered he lied
from tie city. He returned to Newly Ork a few
months A 90 and obtained employment n managing
clerk Of the Holmes Burar Alarm Company's office,
M SIS Broadway where he was arrested yeser-
dav Recorder Smyth committed him to the I0mbs.
BROOKLYN.
The Grand Jury for December was mpanelled in
the Cont OF Sessions. yesterday, with Thomas NJ.
Hagernan of Bath, Long Island, foreman.
John +. Hayes. age twenty-five a rumseller OF
Rrooklyn. Yesterday, with some money IN his
nocket He fell in with two strange men and after
drinking often was robbed ny, ~ them ~ an alley ,;
| down and took over $500 from him. Tho two men
| then ran away but were seen gong down Carlton
| ave by boy who afterward Identified two pic
fnres i'm the ,ogues Gallery in Brooklyn those of
| The men he saw. Hayes was sent to the Long
| Island College Hospital.
JERSEY CITY.
| Peter Murray. the insane man who was shot BY
twelve days ago. diod at 2 a. IN. Yesterday in st.
| Francis Hospital. Murray broke into the house OF
! Anthony Duffy, No. 561 Monmouth-st., and was
| arrested by Lawrence. While they were on their
way 10 the station Murray attacked the officer. who
| shot him through the abdomen. Lawrence was ar
rested Yesterday on warrant issued by Police JUS
| tice PclOubet. ,,rry.,y
| For some time there has been trouble among the
| medical stail of ST. Barnabas Hospital. few
dnTs 400 fonr of the medical staff-Drs. Dougherty
Wmarb PeIsCn and Glden,s-gsed a,oo hast
| nositions on tie medical stall OF St. MichaePs
Roman Catholicl Hospital, at the same time con
| timing their connection with st. Barnabas's. The
| resonaiions were caused by recent action OF the
| Medicai Board of st. Barnabas's restricting the
| mower of consulting physcians.
Mrs. Ella Won Blonk. the married sister OF Wesley
| Wells the coOred boy who escaped from tine place
Of Horace Burnett, Livingston N. JJ farmer. t.
| whom he had been bound by the Oveseer OF ia,
Poor of Livingston, called upon Justice OF thu
| Peace Netteship. of Newark, YESTERDAY afternoon
To- her house No 43 Nicholson-st., and two pen. on
~ whom had bis face blacked. knocked at the doc
az, h,s brother George an inmate OF the Livingston
| poor House, was in the carriage. She stated tina
| an, refused TO permit the man TO sec Wesley, whe
tbsv threatened 10 force the door, but hnally wen
away saving they would return Monday night u