New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
NETWORK CITY.
There were 147 fires in Now-York in February.

The large ron-iront store at Broadway and
Grand-st., replacing the one bnrned IN tne greav
fire in January, 1879, is nearly ready 1or us occu
pants.
Tho Pow 7 7 NIuir pastor of the Macdougal
Street BAPTIST Church, has accepted call TO the
Park Baptist Church at Port Rlchmond' staten
Island
Tho Now. yorl, Bible Society during February dis
tribnted 237 Bibles or Testaments among 2,SoS
families. 245 vessels in the harbOr, to mission
schools. and to immigrants at Castle Garden.
Samuel w. Jones. ace twenty-five years, is mis- mis-
sing from No 1877 Eighth-st. He is an Invalid, ana
II il feared that he NAV be insane. Charles Enrich
aged forty years. is missing from No. 5lS Graham
ave. Williamsburg.
While sweeping off the roof of the Elevated nan
road Station at Second-ave. and Iwenty-thlrd-st
Yesterday. Charles O'Hare, age twenty-five year,
fell into the street, and was severely lnluItu Lo
was taken to Bellevue Hospital lie dled iast h'gn''
Cardinal McCloskcy celebrated yesterday the
thirty-sixth anniversary of his elevation to the
episcopacy He spent the day quietly ana Il
number of clergymen called at the house to con
gratulate him: The Cardinal was censeSt.'eu
bishop III the old cathedral in Mott-st. IN 18Th
Coroner Hermann was called yesterday to inves-
tigate the death of Mary Witty. child OF seven
years at No. 1888 East Thrty-thrd-st Death re-
shifted from peritOnits, consequent upon an injury
While deirIous the child said that she had been
kicked in the abdomen by Mary Whalcn, play
mate who hives in the same house.
DESPITE the fact that all the downtown streets
were Thoroughly cleared on Sunday the warm
weather Yesterday melting the snow caused the
liomd mud to flow over the crosswalk7 and fly from
rolling wheels upon pedestrians near the curp-
stones in a most annoying manner. broadway was
covered with pesty coating from one 10 thIee
inches in depth
William +. Mccoy. Herman Oerichs, stephen
Philbert and William Henry, the finance COMMITTEE
If the union games OF athletic clubs OF NeW-1oIh
and Brooklyn, held at Madison Sqnare 'AldGn ; Oh
Thursday evening last for the hcnehl ol me lIisn
Relief Fund report the net receipts 800 %. M
rent of the Garden, winch II was Thought "ouiu po
a gift, amounted to S462.
James Borrowman. clerk in j. Russell & Co.'s
cutlery store, at No 90 ChambeTs-st. whose hls"p-
pearancc from his home NJ No II W3Neri{
was reported in THr TRIBUNE on sunday, has NOT
returned Fears are felt that he may have commit
ted suicide Mr.. Borrowman was Canadian bV
birth, and owned property n Professionalism,
Canada. AZ well rs in tins city, eWas last seen OH
the evening of February -.
Al the second annual election Of the Mciropoli-
tan-Manhattan Railway Mutual Aid Assoclatlon the
following officers were elected: George -. Davis.
ir president: NJ. J. Reed FIST yico-p president; G.
q. Richards second vicc-pTcsil"ut; ). T. Elwnod,
secretary; Allen :. Goolin, treasurer: {. llorel,
serrcant-at-arms; and Eugene 4 Wise, William
\. Eslcr. James l. Lahey. W. L. Middleton. George
r. Gascogne Robert !. Sloan. and L. Ii. Hasweil,
executive committee.
BROOKLYN.
There were recorded in Brooklyn last week 2l5
deaths 81 marriages, and 90 births.
The Police and Excise Commissioners yesterday
increased the fee for hotel licenses from SO 10
$780, and that for ale and beer licenses from $50 to
500.
The Rev. Joseph Ode has resigned the pastorate
of fine Park Avenue Primitive Methodist Epi.c opal
Church. with which he has been connected for four
years and will soon return to England.
The Good Samaritan Lodging and Eating House.
NJ Wiliouqhbv and Jav-ste. was incorporated yes
ferdav. The corporators are a. s. Barnes Moses :.
Beach, William {. Beecher. James Motion T. u.
Blake, and others
The Waterman on the pier at the foot Of Six'h-st.,
Sonth BROOKLYN, reported to the police yesterday
thar bet wecn . and 9 a. ID. Tuesday he saw man
foII overheard from the yacht Fleur de Lis, living
rear that pier. The man sank in the water before
any assistance could reach HIM.
JERSEY CITY.
Alexander d. Hamilton, the proprietor of the
variety show on Grove-st. Jersey City, was ar,
raigned before Judge Davis yesterday. lie waived
the action of the Grand Jury. The actors and
walters were discharged
NEWARK.
The Grand Lodge OF Knights of Honor convened
Yesterday. Twenty-One lodges were represented
Milo Mason, Grand Dictator, presided. Ihe session
will he continued to-day.
4 seven-year-old boy named Fitzsimmons was
arrested on Monday for picking n lady's pocket In
the street. The boy was held until Yesterday when
an officer sent to notify the mother TO appear
i'm conrt The officer found her lying on the noor Of
her room in a state of intOXCati0n. Tie boy will
be sent to the Reform School
4 council of Congregational Churches was held
on Tuesday i'm the Belevllle Avenue Conversational
Church, fifteen churches being reprcsented. ana
the resignation of tho Rev. George VI. Bovn-
ton pastor of the above church. was ooncurrcd III.
Nr Rovnton goes TO take charge of a church at
Jamaica Plains, near Boston.
William p. Price, of Newark. and John De Mott,
Of Pequannock, have been brought before United
states Commissioner Whitehead for obstructng tic
limited states mail. In February, the 900 train,
on the Ncw-York and Greenwood Lake Railway was
detained about twenty Minutes hy an obstruction
az ties and rails placed on the track by the de
PENDANTS. De Mott and Price claim to own the
land where tho track was Obstructcd, the courts
in uft 81 gsrpafa
suit ,o,,,, ,s,,Xn
EAST MAEoS.-Ihe Rey A; r.. Ba6cock,, of
Attention, r. l., has received and accepted a call TO
the Baptist Church at East Marion.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BlydcnburQ arrested
over month ago for breach OF promise of marriage
on complaint Of Henrietta Billiard. of Mnttituck.
and committed TO the Rivcrhead jail for the acton
of the Grand Jury. yesterday married IN the
iail to the complainant.
GLEN christopher Heidleburp the Glen
Cove liquor seller who on the evening of February
10 assaulted and beat with club William Hcnes-
sew WAS arragned yesterday before Justice Frost
ON charge of felOnious assault was tried. con-
y,cted and sentenced 10 the Kings County Peniten-
tlarv for six months and to pay fine of 200.
OYSTER BaY-The Oyster Bay Agricultural So
ciety has determined 10 test the value of Long
Island waste land for the raising Of sorghum.
number of the leading farmers on the Island OK
nress their opinion that the soil Is well adapted for
The pnrposc and that crops can be raised that Will
weld 900 pounds OF sugar TO the acre besides the
syrup.
AoUFBOGUE.-ThOmas H. Melville, residing at
Aanchogue was blasting a rock on his premises "A
lew DAYS since, and was tramping down the powder
when II exploded blowing the rock OF over two tons
,vnight into fragments. Melvllle's face was badly
disGgurcd with the powder and IT is feared that he
will loose the sight of his eyes. The sleeves of his
coat were torn Off and his arms and hands were
burned.
STATEN ISLAND
N1np1ETOwN-Ihe MiddletOwn Auditors re-
docirpd OF Justice kullmau'g
hooks containing record of court business but
/; tho second Justices court record which is alleged