New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-05
NETWORK CITY.


Police-Justce Duffy, who has been seriously i'll.
is still confined to his bed, but his physician pro,
nOunces him ont of danger and hopes that he VIII
be able to resume his duties within week or two.
Peter Calligan, age thirty-six. tinsmith, died
Yesterday at Bellevue Hospital. He was hard
drinker, add on New Years Eve received severe
heating in a saloon in the nelghb0rhood OF Five
POints-by whom is not known.
A largely attended meeting of cigar makers was
held Yesterday afternoon at the Germania Assembly
Rooms in the Bowery, A: NJ Lewis presiding. Ad-
and Bohemian languages. Resolutions were
adopted protesting against tenement-hOuse cigar
making and convict labor.
Joseph Hartley and Charles Harrison. alias Casey,
the men arrested by Captain Byme and Detective
Sevin, of the Fifteenth Precinct Police, at mid
ght on Friday, while committing a burglary on
the premises of Fox Brothers, talOrs, at No. ~
West FOurth-st, were brought into the Jefferson
Market Police Court Yesterday morning and COM
mitted in default Of 50, 500 bail each for trial.
John Forester of No. 80 Pne-st.. was passing
down Tenth-aye: about o'clock yesterday morn
ing when John Kerrigan, member Of the 9 Tenth
ave. gang" approached him. and saying Young
fellow. you've got some money" proceeded TO eX-
anime his pockets from which he took 30 cents.
lie then attempted 10 escape but was captured by
policeman and locked ND in the Twentieth Precinct
Station-honse until the opening OF the Jefferson
Market Police Court, when he was arraigned before
Justice Otterbonrg and committed for trial IN de-
fault of 81 900 bail.
The annual Martha Washington reception of st.
Johns Guiid Will take place this year on January
proceeds of last years reception paid for
ten acres of land ON Staten Island desir-
ably located ,. for the proposed Sea side
the bay afford a convenient landmg-place for the
Floating Hospital barge and good bathing iaci-
ties The attractions presented for this years enter
tainment consist of tabeaux representing important
events in the National history. the minuet and
other features that have characterized previous
receptions. MANY boxes have already been sold.
Boxes can be obtained at Messrs. Wheeler & Will
sons parlOrs in Fourteenth-st at the Guild Office,
No. Great JOnes-st.
BROOKLYN.
While Charles Phillips age fourteen was serving
customers of ms employer, b. Smith, n grocer at
MYRTLE and Grand-avcs., Saturday night, he was
stabbed IN the back with knife by Peter Hill, of
No. 55S MyFtle-aYe. The latter Is under arrest
The wound Is not dangerous.
Thomas Fnnon. of No. 293 Hudson-ave. and
George Redgate had dispute Saturday evening
over dice III "A saloonn fudson-aye., and the
latter went cut. AT midnight as FinniOn and
some friends were on their way home Red
gate threw n brick at them. FInniOn went
up TO Redgatc, as he says to demonstrate with
him, and the latter stabbed HIM in the left side.
The injured man was removed to the City Hospital
aud Redgate arrested, but FmniOn says he will
not prosecute the case
JERSEY CITY.
A meeting will be held Tomorrow evening in the
Catholic Institute of Jersey City, to express SYM
patty with the starving poor of Ireland, aud sub
scriptions will be taken for their relief The audi
ence will be addressed by the Rev. Drs Eddy
gan. -
The shoe manufacturers are unable to get enough
workmen TO fill their orders for handmade work.
Tho memorial tablet TO the lato Cornelius Walsh
erected by 81. PauPs Methodist Church. was
formally presented To tho church yesterday by
Chancellor Runyon.
Mrs. $. Lee. the mother-n-law of Alexander
Grant, jr. "A prominent dry goods merchant living
az No. 402 Brcad-st., arose at five o'clock yesterday
morning aud in attempting 10 descend the stairs
tupped and fell to the floor below breaking her
neck She was iitty-slX years of age.
II is stated that the city authorities contemplate
applying 10 the next Legislature for the passage of
law compelling the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund to cancel and destroy all the bonds of the city
now held by them security for the redemption
If the municipal debt. with n view of reducing the
amount OF interest which has to be raised yearly
in the tax levy.
LONG ISLAND.
GREENPORT.-Survcyor King. of the Grccnport
Customs District reports for the quarter ended De-
ccmber 81. 1879. PA vessels. with an aggregate
tonnage of 7115......T The Rev &. f.. Hscox
has resigned the patorate of the Baptist Church at
Grecnport. and will preach his farewell sermon ON
the last Sabbath of January.
NoRTHroRr.-Shcrf Petty, Of Suffolk County,
has appointed Egbert G.. Lewis, of Northport, n
Under-Sherf VIM. II. Duyall, jr.. has been APP
pointed Deputy County Clerk.
STATEN ISLAND.
INTERCHANGEABLE Mary Ryan, who keeps n
saloon at New-BrightOn, has preferred charges
against Police Officer Keeling for neglect OF duty.
Mrs Ryan in her complaint TO tho Police Commits
soners alleges that she called upon Officer Keeling
TO arrest rullian who was breaking furniture in
her saloon but the officer refused telling her to 20
to a justice of the peace