New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-22
. NEW YORK CITY.

Subscriptions to tho amount of $500 were made
by members OF the Cotton Exchange yesterday i'll
aid of st. Johns Guild.
CHANGES OK THE FALL RIVER LINE.
The steamers Newport and Old Colony nave
taken the places of the Bristol and Providence on
the Fall River Line. These steamers are Thoroughly
heated by steam and in every way are eomioi' "oie
Cor the winter season.
INSPECTOR OF POST OFFICE STATIONS.
Thomas r. Bannerman, private secretary to Post
master James, has been appointed Inspector OF Post
Office stations in place OF Hugo 'atdnei, recen,s
appointed u Police Justice. Mr.. Zimmerman mas
been in the NewYork Pest Office for nine years
GENERAL SMITHS RUMoRTD RESIGNATION
rnmor that General Smith intended 10 res gu
his Office Police Commlssioner was puotsnea yes
ferlay General Smith SAID TO a TRIBUNE reporter
last night: Being yet before the courts, 1t is I'M
possible for me to leave until my legal matters are
FATAL QUARREL N A BARRCoM.
Ernst Pelham, age twenty. one, OF No. Z3o E a
ash Third-ave., and kicked brutaly by Arthur
siahoney, December II. Yesterday he died from bus
injuries. Mahoney rs III prison. Ihe TWO men quar-
elled over game OF pool.
RECEIPTS AT THE SU3-TREtsURY.
Included III the receipts ~ ne SUD iieasuIS ; ~
Gates transferred from Washington. and 81 50OOOO
in so and 50 gold pieces receVya f fI two DAYS
Philadelphia. me tr9nsi-is lh inc '"o ""9'
amounted in all to $4,Sl6.776.
Az UNiFALTHY sCHOoL-HoUsE. -,
Sanitary Inspector Murtha reported 20 the healn
Board YESTERDAY that he had nspeesefe 01" y; nerI
yadei bv sewer-gas. Ine soil aud waste-plpes were
uuyqntlaica and off red no obstacle 10 the lhiru-
uon of sewer-eas INTO the schoolfoomS'
THE rsT or WELL WATER.
The Health Board Yesterday dreced the Hanls a,
Superini cnGent to cause an Inspection DIV ile 9i
tory Inspectors OF the twenty Twenty-thlrd
and rwenty-four. Wards on the use OF well water
for drinking IN those districts; tie approximate
number Of wells use1 their haDll1y 20 c3htelu una
Ton the effect OF such well on the health OF those
using them; and the deaths probably attriou'aoie
20 them. - ..,,r
About 400 OF the Itailans who arrived from Ma
pies Week ago on the steamship ltalla' ana VINO
have since been detained at quarantine because OF
tbc discovery of smallpox among them. were dis
rLaryed from the hospital yesterday ana sent 10
castle Garden. Three cases OF Sna l-pox were re-
nor,ed vestcriay-one at No. 30 BaXter-st and two
Mt No Mulbcrry-St. All the patlentS were Itaiias
Ire one in BaXter-st was Mary Iopp&hl' Iie
mother of a child that died from the disease last
Sunday.
CHARGED WITH MAILING LOTTERY CIRCULARS.
William X. Porter. OF No. 1927 Broadway, agent
for the Kentucky State Lottery, was placed on tla
yesterday i'm tie criminal branch OF the United
states Cjrcuit Court on an indictment charging him
with sending lottery cTGn tSo he Nailed TeSist
cred letter 10 Porter in this city under the assumed
name of George II. Nichols and received III reply
tickets and circulars Porter In defence Denied that
ne had received the letter sent the circulars and
ickets. The trial will be continued to-day
BROOKLYN.
The pews in the Central Congregational Church
fine Rev DIR. ScuudeTs) III Hancock-sf. near
Franklin-ave were rented at auction Monday even
Ing
The annual report of the Prospect Park and
Conev Island Company, running ~ horse ana steam
cans from Fulton Ferry TO Conev Island, shows tbat
3 667 631 passengers were carried Inc receipts OF
the company were SoOo,o4J 90
communication was sent Yesterday 10 the
Rrnoklvn Board of Health by j. NJ. Young of No
las Keep.st complaining of the crowded and unVen-
lated condition of the ferry-boats running rom
Roosevelt-st., NewIOrk, TO BROADWAY, BroOk,,yp;
The paper was sent 10 the New-York Board OF
Health.
Yesterday was the time for settling the order OF
the Supreme Court. under the recent DECISION OF
Jndpe Cooke ousting Receivers Phelps and Wagstah
from the controi of the Brooklyn Elevated railroad
Company. The opposing counsel met IN ire CONT Go r
room but could not agree upon the terms OF the
order and the matter was adjourned until to-day
Josephine Meyer was recently divorced from Otto
Never on the ground that the latter was bigamoqsy
married to another woman, Helene Meyer The lat
Ter has now brought suit to annu her marriage with
Never on the ground that he had Lawful wire NV,
ing when he married her i 1rdc %sIiee ye ol
terday in the suit of Matthew Allen agt' Saiah NJ
Allen
The bids of six gas companies for lighting street
lamps during 1881 were opened yesterday. Inc
mice for each lamp in the districts OF the MerOpo-
tan Peoples Nassau and Citizens Companies is T24;
m that of the williamsburg Company S23; ana OF
The Brooklyn Company $50. naphtha gas COM
pany the naphtha being Ill reservoir attacncu ,o
each lamp, offered to put up 3OOO lamps az PIP
each for the year wherever the muhicpai au'tori-
''' u"'''' JERSEY CITY.
The Board of Police Commissioners has awarded
kew-York and New-JeIsey Gaslght Company Ior
the next fiscal year.
John Ramsey, the Major General of the DEPART
tnent If New-Jersev of the Bows in Blue, OF me
Union Veterans Union, issued General Order No la
yesterday announcing that the organlziton Is 10
be permanent one, and that IL Is desraoie tnat te
work OF thorough organization III INC O'ato w 0oAi
ple;ed at once.
The house of Mrs. Jones No. go Grand-st., was
entered Monday evening by two men who stole
gold watch and chain and some personal ornaments
discovered
closet but made their escape. pox wmcn cor
famed a marriage certificate was thrown into q
yard in Bly-st by one of the thieves, who TOOK IL
IRON Mrs Joness mouse.
NEWARK.
The Committee of Arrangements of the Kearney
Monument Association has decided that the cere-
mony of unwilling shall take place next Tuesday
The entire FIRST Brigade. N G. s. n, j.. will par
tcIpate IN the ceremony.
The funeral Of John =. Jackson took place yester,
ilav at his late home III Highest, and was attended
by MANY prominent men OF the county ana stare
The Essex Bar Association was present IN BODY.
The service conducted by the Kew. DTS. wilson
and Stearns Yesterday morning the members OF the
Bar met in the Circuit COURTROOM and adopied
ton, Of which body Mr.. Jackson was president,
also passed resolutions of respect and coincidence.
NEW-JERSEY.
p,ss.Ic ClTY.-Tbe clothing store Of Hirschkind
& Co.. at Passac City. was entered Dy thieves MOL
tlay night The thieves blOke open the back window
aud carried off clothing valued at S3oV ana some
money that had been left In the money drawer ne
thieves traced far as Paterson by TWO OF the
Passaic City police.
HosoKES.-The men employed by Haskell, MCGEE
e. Barton yesterday began tho work OF tearing 10
vyeces the Stevens Battery at HDboken. The BAT
iery which was purchased by William 4. Lalmbeer,
of this city, for 500 900, will be sold for old IRON
The weight of the hull and machinery is over 3OoO
Ions Toms Ricner MUSICIAN in Hudson
ct. Hoooken, was arrested Yesterday upon charge
Of bipamy made by woman who lives IN New
YORK Iie second wife of Richer had been living
With him in Hoboken
STATEN ISLAND.
TorrnNvmLR.-The now pilot boat Joseph T.
loubat was hoated yesterday from ire ways, III
lntta n