New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
NEW YORK CITY.

to the handsomest satin ba dress. n,,
fire in the basement OF the Rev. Henry Beil0Wss
house. at No 232 East Ffteenth-st.. damaged the
building and furniture $50, yesterday.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday decided 70
place an engine and company of hremen on BACK,
Wells Island if the Charity Commissioners would
build house for them.
A Coroners Jury found n verdict of death by acct
dent Yesterday at the inquest in the case ofGeorge
Dohn. who broke his neck while making q somer-
SAINT in the Gymnasium at No. go fiIuh-St
The COMMITTEES of managers of the Westminster
Kennel Club has selected April 81. % and 20 as
the dates for holding the fourth animal dog snow
and has leased the Madison Square Garden lor tue
purpose.
Camel hair shawls are again this WINTER
after being pat aside for number of years. But
all STYLES are not fashIGnable, the Strptu
camcs hair shawl being used only for portae OF
n sofa cover
George Williams. of Newark, slipped in getting of
a car at the Roosevelt Ferry in WIlllamsOurgn'
Yesterday afternoon. and although he did NOT 1al
he was seriously injured by the stfaln ana was
taken to the Chambers Street Hospital
To-day. being the annual "dny of prayer for COL
tie routine college work. At the University the
Rev Charles II. Barnes. of Elizabeth, y. j.. grad
nate of 1863 will preach the annual sermon to the
students,
The new evening gloves, which were intended to
fit the arm without fastening of any kind, with
the exception of two buttons at toe wrist, nave
proved a failure: aud it is wonder, for they could
by no possibility be made to fit the arm ughty
encugh to set smoothly and not push down
Officer McDonough, of the Thirty-tbirt Precinct,
arrested one Of a gang Of NOISY rnihans at C9nrt-
dav night. Thcreupon the whole band fell upon
him and stoned him, and the policeman, fearing for
his lie. shot at them; The bullet hit Jacob Neborg
one of his chief aSsailants in the leg. Weborg was
taken 70 the Nnety-nlnth Street Hospital, pris-
,cncr
Henry Higgins, young man well known TO the
noice arraignei as a prisoner in the Jefferson
Market Police Court YESTERDAY, CHARGED with tclon-
ions assault by John Bisgs OF No. go Ninth ave.
A. noon YESTERDAY. while Bugs was walking on
Ephthavc n ar Thirty fourth-st. Higgins ran ND
behind him and plunged knife in his abdomen.
The wounded mans cries brought Officer Devery, OF
the Twentieth Precinct. to the scene, and Higgins
was arrested The prisoner told Justice Duffy that
he was drunk and did not know what lac was doing.
He was held IN II 900 bail for trial
1t was announced that meeting Of the women
connected with the management of the dramatic
entertainment given az tie Grand Opera House for
the benefit Of the IRISH Relief Fund was to be held
Yesterday afternoon AZ No. - West Fourteenth-st.,
but at IL, appointed hOur only Mrs. Cynthia Leon
arl, Miss Celia Logan, birs. Mary Hooper and Mrs.
Raycnhil were present. In reply To the charges
made by Mes,iS. Poole ard Dpnnclly tha' she had
failed 10 account for 5000, Ms Leonard produced
p,ckag, containing $40 unsod tickets; 300 more,
Size sod haI been gwen hy her 20 Miss Logan; she
held SO which rhe intended sending H. the Ouch
css of Marlbor1ugh and this sum- she claimed WAS
al that she could he held accountable for. Miss
Logan strongly lissrntrd from the statements made
10y Mrs. Leonard. Nothing practical resulted from
the meeting.
BROOKLYN
Deaths III Brooklyn last week, 1885, births, 273;
marriages. OF.
Ia. Kinps County Charities Commissioners yes
tcrdav increased the paw OF the matrous and nurs"e
in thc County institutions at Flatbush by from -
TO - month.
Thieves. on Tuesday evening, obtained access to
the third story Of 4. 4. Oshorn@s house, No. | /
Crinr eIrt-st.. through an adjoining new building.
and carried of icwery. seal skin sacque and other
articles valued III all 81 $50.
Iu.flcc Ferry Yesterday lield William Higgins for
Ia, rltp Of ~
pauy with others. s1ils and rigging vauel NJ $3.50
from tie schooner Ceres. owned hv Charles +. Glib
son and lymg IN the Gowanus Canal.
DlyidI lrr,ll agc six cen. of No. 2SS Furnan-st.
WAS k.cnod ga tine heal by horsc ou Martins Dock
YES 'erdly. and received severe fracture Of the
skull. H. WIS taken g. The Long Island College
Hospital. II is believed that he cannot recover.
4 cooperative colony is forming in Brooklyn for
the purpose oi settling upon Gnycinmont land IN
the vcinily of Pnge's Sound. Last night meet
Ing tO promote The movement WA held IN Union
Hall Iiovt-st., which was addressed by DR.. i. ".
Wander WcyGc. editor of The Practical .iBcrcdn,
ard l.. '. Smaiicy
Peter T.. Wade q truckman. OF No. 100 Throop-
ave. pleaded guilty 10 charge of blgaiey ~ the
Third Distinct Court yesterday. and was held for
the Grand Jury's action. The complaint was made
by hs first WIFE. Mr.. Ann Wade, 10 whom he was
married on June T. 1sji. The second wife was
Alice Reya who Wade said persuaded him to
marry her on January |, although she knew he was
"A married man. The ceremony was performed IN
the Ihroop Avenue Presbyterian Church, by the
Rev L. Il. Foote, Wade being intoxicated at the
living in Manchester England.
JERSEY CITY
william Schwartz. driver was thrown from his
WAGON yesterday ut Jersey City, aud fatally
injured. lie was sent 10 81. Marys Hospital nj
Iobokcn.
John Powers Michael Cox James Reilly and
Frederick Ward four yonns r1llians, were arrested
Yesterday in jersey City, and held on a charge of
robblng the freight floats OF the Ncw-YOrk Lake
Erie and Western Railroad.
NEWARK
Franz Lannon'S, indicted for the murdNS of John
N,nrhoeft.r ,yho was In ken sick ON SUNDAY In con
sequence of which the trial has been posi- pnned, is
reported 10 he better. His attending physician
thinks he viii be- ajle to be present III court on
Monday. >, ,,.,.r
Lose ISLAND CHY.-Thc examination Of the
man Seamen, who was arrested on Tuesday. for the
murder of Richard Rhodes III 1873, as reported in
Yesterdays TRIBUNE. will take place tomorrow.
OYSTER BAY.-CorOner Bayliss, of Oyster Bay
after calling jury Yesterday IN the case Of Peter
Henry, who died from injuries inflicted IN fight by
night adjourned the further hearing until Friday.
Smallcy has not yet been arrested.
STATEN ISLAND.
TOTrrN VfIIE-Ihe members of the Bethel NJ f.
Church at Tottcnyile are again perplexed over al
legged financial Oh the part of of the CON
gregaton
NEW BRIGHroY.-About forty lawyers of Staten
Island met on Friday evening and organized an as
socation 10 be known as " The Richmond County
Bar Association" with Judge Iompkins Westervelt
as president and Theodore NermlIyc rs secretary.
STAPLLTnN-Mrs. Jacob Barth was found drowned
in tho cistern yesterday. 1t is believed that she
fell in accidentaly.....I is rumOred that an op-
postIon ferry Will be started In the Spring between
Stapleton and Nowiork.
RiCHMoND-The Richmond County Democratic
General Committee have ordered the primaries TO
be held in the various towns throughout the county
Tomorrow evening ......Ine Police Commissi oners
state that 81 900 of their appropriation of last year
is still unexpended.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
SING ING.-Supcrntendent Plsbury has in
sructcd the agent and warden of the prison 10 dis
charge all the laborers employed In the contract de-
parts except foremen and teachers; having become
satisfied that their communications with tho
hnI I1nI nifn mn In