New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
BROOKLYN.

new base ball organization, called the Long
Island Amateur Association, has just been started
The cornerstone If tho building Of the Sixth
Avenue Baptist Society will be land on Monday
afternoon.
Judge Pratt yesterday granted decree of abso.
luc divorce in the suit of William CrchtOn against
Margaret Cricht0n
The flags on the City Hall and Municipal Binding
were displayed at hall-mast yesterday III honor of
the late Chici-Justcc Church.
The annual convention of the Long Island PrOtes-
rant Episcopal Diocese will he held on Tuesday at
the Church of the Holy Trinity.
The dcpositors of the suspended Long Island Saw
ings Bank are receiving their seventh dividend,
making in all S7l2 per cent Of their deposits.
The Williamsburg and Flatbush Railroad Com
pany, whose ears run through Lee and NOstrand-
ayes, has Increased tine nay of its drivers and
ductOrs from 81 70 to 81 80 n day.
The funeral Of Max A. Pant the broker, whose
drowned body was recovered on Thursday night.
took place Yesterday There were no religious SER
vices. The burial was in Greenwood.
Henry Ward Brechcr will lecture In the Academy
OF Music on Wednesday evening for the benefit of
the family of the late officer James NJ. Stone whose
alleged murdcrcrs trial In the Court of Oyer
and Terminer.
The body Of a drowned colored boy was found ut
Catherine Ferry Yesterday. lie was identified as
who fell overheard from JEWELS Pier at the foot
of FutOn-st.. few days ago.
The trustees of St. Peters German Church have
obtained permission from the Department. of Fire
UniOn-ave. aud Schoes-st. FOrty-fOur other build
ing permits were issued last week.
William II. McFarlan. while cleaning windows on
the third floor of No. rs FultOn-st. Yesterday fell
into the rear area. Both his arms were broken and
ne sustained other severe injuries. His homo is at
No. l12 West SiXtecnth-St., New-YOrk.
The COney Island, Sheepshcad Bay and Ocean
Avenue Railroad Company, John Mcmahon, pres-
dent. has filed map of its projected route which
runs from Ocean-aye. and NOTWITHSTANDING 10 Mum
haitian Beach, with branch 10 COney lslaud-ayc.
and along the old COHoy Island Road to Brighton
Beach. 1t will be a horse railroad.
Mrs. Ella Smith of No. 900 DeKalb-avc.. was
before Justice Senior on Monday on a charge Of
using n raw-hdc on William Reel, n drug clerk. of
No. 0Ol DeKalb-aye.. and sentence was suspended
Yesterday Reel told the Justice that Mrs Smith had
again assaulted and kicked HIM, and that lac feared
che would Kill HIM If she was not locked up. war
rant tor her arrest for assault and battery was Is
sued
James McDermott, somewhat notorious charac-
ter, was expelled u few nights ago from tho Third
Ward Republican Association for alleged bribery Mt
Mcnamara, u clerk IN the Tax Department. mainly
Mcnamara IN front of the Municipal Department
Building yesterday, ho addressed him ~ abusive
language. Hot woods were followed by blows, aud
both men were arrested BY Detective Riggs aud
taken to Justice Walsl's Court. While waiting for
the Justice McDcTmOtt abused the detective sOundly
aud threatened TO - got square with him. Both
McDermOtt and Mcnamara pleaded guilty to n
charge of lighting IN the streets, and sentence was
suspended by the Justice.
JERSEY CITY.
Patrick Near, boier-msker, was fatally injured