New-York tribune., 1881-03-23


dressed the meetng on "The Teacher Taught"
He was followed by sae Rev. N. koeslter WIG
spoke OF the things In common between teacner
and scholar.
NEGRO BURGLAR CAPTURED;
notorious negro burglar OF ElizaDetIn,, 10, NJ 10 y.'
whose name is Moses Walker. alias Jim Walksr, G
Chief of Police j. j. Yates of Elizabeth. In the last
year Walker has knocked down and robbed iVur
women IN the outskirts of Elizabeth: HIS iast vG,
tim was Mrs. Wicks, of Elizabeth. OF whom ne stoie
S163. but when an officer ran after him ne tnsew
down 1853 and escaped. He once jumped Iiom
second-story window when being gursuoe Oy y,at az
officer, and escaped arrest. In the Jefferson Markes
Police Court yesterday Walker was putin charge OF
Chief Yates.
Police Inspector Waddy, who has been III for ten
days, was reported yesterday to be recoverinR'
Lewis Rogers, age ninety fell down the stairs az at
his home No. $50 Gates-ave. last evening, and oied
from bis injuries in o few minutes.
The lecture before the Long Island Historical So
cety last evening was gwen by Henry I: JonnsSon'
of New.York. His subject was The Yorktown our
reuder"
Thomas McFall, age thirty-eight, OF Flatlanos, ~
L. died Monday Of pneumonia ne was T. en- tb aG.tS atS
Republican During the war ne served I'm IN f1s hssn e.
Rineer of the Raymond Street Jau.
The Rev. DR.. Theodore L. Cuyler, pastor Of the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, wll san
in the Bothnia this morning for Liverpooi. on ms
way to Egypt ana the Holy Land. A. farewell re-
cention to- him was given in his church last evening
A decree of absolute divorce has been granted TO
Edwin Fitban from his wife, Mrs Ella n. EItnian:
The correspondent is Walter Eisenberg. Mr.. tltnisn
is a man of sixty years, and an engineer IN sne
Navy. He married about twenty years ago, ana mas
one child daughter of seventeen. Hg SUIT was
referred to Horatio G. King who decided IN favor
of granting the divorce No defence was Interposed
Mrs. Fithian and Mr.. Eisenberg became acquainted
'ni0' ''1'' 'S'' JERSEY CITY.
"A Rar-
row-sts Monday night, by three tramps, who beat
and robbed him of $4. George X. Price, George
Watson and ] Ohm Byrnes, who were arrested upon pa
suspicion of being his assailante were sent 70 tne
County PeDentary for three mouths each Dy Justice
Peloubet yesterday.
H.W. Leonard. formerly United States Consul at
Campeachy, Mexico was arrested yesterday upon
charge of assault and battery made by George
Bogert his stepson The warrant was issued Dy
Justice Davis, and IAoDard gave bau B9gert
alleged that Leonard attempted to chastise hun.
and when he struck him in self-defense, Leonard
tried to stab him with large carVlng-knile.
The journeymen masons and bricklayers held 9
meeting yesterday morning and resolved 10 stand
firm in their demand for SO o day. II was claimed
that New-YOrk bosses had agreed to give their men
So so day from April 1, and that 90 cents aay
less for Newark jOurDeymen was not unfeasonaDle'
IL was also claimed that the bosses had msrepre-
sented the matter, and that the whole advance
really asked was only 90 cents day.
NEWARK.
Anumber of young men connected with the varl-
Gus Protestant churches OF tho city mas s.; OF
ganzsq Young asns Sner Se General a% Of the
state IL is probable that the abandoned clinton
Street Methodist Episcopal Church will be purchased
for hall.
Six destitute Hungarian immigrants, who were
unable TO speak English, appeared in broadst yes
| terday. They pointed to their mouths and made
signs to indicate to passers-by tnat they were null
gry Some bread was purchased toT them by several
| men and they ate it with much eagerness. IL was
nscertained that the men had wan 1ered from Castle
Garden in search of work. They were sent BACK 70
| Hew-York.
| Auoust Bertram was reported yesterday to be ly-
ing in precarious condition vt his boarding-house.
No 143 Lafayette-st. Saturday night he was AZ
tackled while passing through Adams-st. on his way
/ home by two men, one of whom struck him IN the
| head and knocked him senseless. they robbed nlm
| Of all bis money and other valuable articles. ne
| Law in the gutter until IL o'clock. wheh be was
found by two neighbors, who recognized him ana
| took nm home. The physician who attended hlm
| found that lie bad received serious wound IN the
| head. ,, ,,,r,ry
| ORANGE-The carpenters masons and bricklayers
| in this city started general strike Monday Their
| demands. which were for DO cents more day, nave
| been granted, and to-day work will be resumed
| HARRIsoN-The Citizens and Taxpayers Associa-
tiOn has made nomlL ations of town officers ~ all
the wards. The nominees for Corpellmen are; First
Ward Thomas Gleason seeC9o Wss .. II onrtb
| Ward, j. w. Riordan.
| ELIzABETH-The passage of the Parrot bill by the
Ieeislature makes settlement by the city with its
creditors possible, and already steps have been taken
| In this direction. A conference was held Saturday
| at the Office of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
| Company at Newark, between the representatives OF
the city and the principal creditors and an amcabIc
feeling is reported to have been shown, although nc
| agreement was reached
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-H. G. Moore. for the last
| twelve years road. master of the Long Island Rail-
road and it's leased lines resigned his position yes
! terday, to take effect April 1.
| JAMAIcA-The Republicans of the town of ia.
| maica held their primary Monday evening, and
made the following nominations for town officers
| Supervisor William Dykes; Justice OF the Peace,
| William f. Clark Excise Commissioner John
STATEN ISLAND.
| SrAPLEToN.-Henry Scheafter, liquor seller of
| Stapleton Yesterday heard screams from his back
ward and on going there found his wife and child
| struggling in the csteru. which contained about
| five feet Of water. ladder was procured, and
| both mother and child were soon res
| Scheafer said that as she was drawing a
bucket OF water with the child standing beside her,
| the platform on which they stool suddenly gave
| way and both fell TO the bottom. Holding the
! child in her arms she managed to keep both their
heads above water until assistance came. Mrs.
| William Gleason, wife of the proprietor of dis
| tilery IN Bay-st, Stapleton. appeared before
| Justice Taylor yesterday with two black eyes
| a warrant issued for the arrest of her husband,
| whom she charged with turning her out OF the
| house after beating her in brutal manner. She
| exhibited to tho court bunch of long hair which
| she said her husband had pulledsfrom her head.
Justice Taylor issued the warrant and Gleason was
| taken before him. lie denied the allegation made
against him. The justice required him to give bonds
| to appear for trial.