New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-20
NETWORK CITY.

| tom Inv WaV OF the StOnlngTOn L1lc VIII IUd'O
the boat to take the at Stonlng0n untll AIN >
| instead of 2:I5 q. m. as heretofore.
| Ats meeting of the central organization OF the
| Toxnavers' Association last evening committee
was appointed TO wait on the sinking anu LII Eli
mttee and ask for the sale of Washington ana III
! ton Markets.
The United States ship Constellation, in com
mand of Captain John Lee Davis, arrived from lIe
European Squadron yesterday, having leit "loIal
| tar on December -. She will go out OF commits
| sion in a few days. -
At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, beforeNJus-
| tice Bixbv. Henry w. Abbott was charged, on COM
naiut Of Officer joyce, with selling tickets IN thc
Louisiana Lottery at No. $40 Broadway. ana was
required to furnish bonds IN $1,000.
| No tidncs of the missing broker, j. W. Woodbury.,
bad been received yestery at e O 1smb pP HIS
debts at the Board said to be very small ana
! proposition has been made by friend Tor settle
| ment with the creditors
| The Martha Washington reception Of st. Johns
| Guild will take place at the Academy OF Music TO-
night The demand for tickets and boxes yesterday
was very active. The tablcau OF franhs hgce IN
| o'clock. The Court QuadrIlc viii be one OF the
| tabcauX
Henry Wilson, the barber. who was shot by
| Edward Scannell on December 2l was able 10 leave
bellevue Hospital Yesterday. He was taken before
Justice Smith IN the Harlem Police Court, where he
made an affidavit charging Scannell with shooting
! him. Scanncll was present IN court, ana was hcld
| in 50 900 bail Tor trial at the General Sessions.
| The funeral of the late DR.. Aaron 5. Van Praag,
| a dcntoI SURGEON was attended by large number
Of relatives aud friends IN The synagogue u n "a
Jcshurun IN West Thirty-fourth-st.. near seventh
| ave. at 10 n. m Yesterday, Delegates from the
AIDE phia Lodge. So. %, of the Masonic maternity
and from the Hebrew Mutual Dement, Society were
| present
! petition will be presented to the Aldermen to-
dav by Chaunccv Shaiicr aud others, asking for The
privilege Of establishing ferry from any point on
| the North River to the foot of ThrtysiXth street.
brooklyn, 10 De called the New-lork and GREENWOOD
Ferry. Ii is believed that the now ferry j. intended
| to connect with with the sea Beach Railroad, run
mig TO COney Island.
The case of Alfred Follia. who is charged with
| enbozzrment while employed as bOOk-keeper IN
| Frank Lcslics publishing house. to the amount OF
| 81 800 was arragued again Yesterday morning IN
| the jefferson Market Police Court before Justice
| Ottcrbourg. He waived further examination and
! gave hail To the amount of $1,000 Tor his appear
! ance February 2 in the General Sessions.
| The managers of the Society for the Reformation
of Juvenile Denquents have forwarded their nifty
fifth annual report 10 the Legislature. On October
! 81 there were 1873 inmates of the refuge. The
| receipts of the year up TO Octohcr / were
| SlOGg7G n. and the expenditures p9l,912 10.
| The inmates are employed by contract at regular
labor either shirts, stockings OF wire WORK. OF III
| gardening or domestic duties.
| Citizens on the West-Sidc have petitoned the
| Board of Street Opening and Improvement, con-
| sistin0 of the Mayor. Controller. Commissioner OF
Public Works, President Of the Board Of Aldermen,
! and President of the Department OF Parks 10 eX-
| tend Westinghouse. from Little Tweltth-st: 10
| West Fourteenth-st., running parallel with Ninth
| and Tenthayos Tho land proposed to DC taken
| consists OF vacant lots
| The brcadstuiis markets were generally unsettled
Yesterday, Winter wheat advancing IRON - 20
| cent a hushc moderate offerings. while Spring
| wheat was in less demand and became depressed
| undcr liberal offerings There was q far demand
! for corn which advanced from y 20 . 81 cent a
bushel II was asserted that the Grand Trunk Rail-
| way had begun 10 cut y on through rates from
Chicago to Liverpool. making contracts al 90 cents
| "A hundred
The fifth annual banquet of the Associated Pho
necrs of the Territorial Days OF California was eaten
| last evening at the Sturtevant House. IL was the
thrty-socond anniversary OF me d,sJ'p'v 81 goi 10
Army aud Navy officers, who were IN the service IN
| California in 1916. ~ and II werc present as
| gucsts The membership OF the association Is now
100 General Juo. A. Sntter was reelected president,
General H. G.. Gibson first yce-ptesident aud Fran
| els u. Clark secretary.
several weeks ago IL was stated that there was a
| plan To remove Chief Engineer Robert Van Buren,,
| 1f Tie Department of City Works, and To appoint
| m his place Julius W. Adams. Mr.. Adams was for
| merlv Chef Engineer but resigned on account of
| the pressure brought To bear upon nm. ms plan
! was carried INTO effect Yesterday by the Board Of
| Citv Works although Mr. Van Buren's removal was
| strongly opposed by Comm ssoner Hazard. Mr..
| Von'Iuren has been connected with the Department
about ten years. Both he and Mr. Adams are Demo-
| Gratis
committee composed Of Henry l.. Hognet,
| William r. Grace. ROhor' Sewcll, Eugene Kelly,
| Thomas Barbour James Lynch, William Watson,
Chief Justice Charles i. DAILY, and Richard OG'or-
man quietly raised among thcmseixcS ana their
Iris sufferers. biil of exchange for Il 600 has
| bccn rcmittrd to the Lord Mayor OF Dublin, and
| there Il a balance of $l55 in the Emgrant Indus
| trial Savings Bank. The bank Will receive sub
scIpiions and will forward them rs IN tins III
| stance.
Cbaupcev Johnson. the wcll-known thief was
again arrest cd Yesterday and taken 10 the Jefferson
| Market Police Court, where he was charged with
| Grand larceny 10y Mrs Carrie Meeker, Of No. 53l
| Tifth-oyc Yesterday morning Mrs. Nceker was
making purchase AT Purcelrs bakery, and CHANGED
| IN Law her muf on the counter. moment later she
saw johnson pick up the mum aud take from II her
mock crbOo< containing 49,. lie was searched. aud
| in a secret rocket was found "A long dOuble-cdgcd
razor Justice Otterbonrg held Johnson IN $1,000
hail on the larceny charge, and III 5000 bail for
| carving a concealed weapon.
The American ShpmasteTs Association, whose
office is nj No 81 Nililam-st has published MS an,
mai Record of American and Foreign Shipping,
with the sanction of he New-l0rk BOARD OF Under
writer's fo nroyide standard American classified
tion of vessels Ii contains valuable matter for all
engaged in marine affairs, including rules Tor the
construction and classification of wooden and iron
vessels. together with tables or thickneSseS AMI
strength of materials to be used. The record OF
vessels. of their tonnage dimensions, owners, and
| other information is printed alphabetically. NJ
vessel is claSsed rated unless surveyed and
opened according to the rules of the association.
BROOKLYN
The installation OF the Rev. Thomas p. Mcleod a
] nastor OF the Clinton Avenue Congregations
| Church will take place this evening. The Rev. Drs
Hall Sorrs, Taylor, Hunt ard others are expected
10 take part
The Aldermen met yesterday, President Black oc
cunying the chair Tor the first time. The Board q
CIiv Works was authorized 20 contract tor monu
mc1t over the victims OF the Brooklyn Theatre fire
at an expense OF Sl,OOO
The primaries for the election Of delegates TO tn
| NcIaughiin Democratic General Committee wer
held last night In spite OF The threatened fight b.
Robert Turry and others upon the Boss" only
slight opposition To the regular ticket was made Il
any of the wards and no disturbance was rcporlo
After the November election. az which Phil
; Casey was chosen ~ Alderman of the Tenth Ward
il was alleged that Mr.. Casey was not properi
naturalizcd citizen, and therefore inclglbl,
Mr.. Casey stated that h" came to this country 1
1860 aud had taken out his papers in due form an
thc matter was dropped. Ii has been revived, how
ever by the appointment Of committee of fiv
, LAWYERS by the Kings County Club TO invcstlgat