New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-22
| Denartments yesterday and inspected their

Departments yesterday and inspected theii
workings
The woman who committee sucide Sunday night
by jumping into the Gowanuas Lamar VIZ S Can
Yesterday as Mrs. Catherine BArnes, OF NO 10 "a"
ton-st., by her brother, James Kane
Sberif-elect Stepman has not yet decided upon
the appointments which no will make IN nus 9lnrs;
The three candidates for the place OF deputy sheria
are Robert Il. Sedgwlck, ex-Adermah hi1Aen anu
+. B. HodgkinsOn.
The animal fair for the benefit Of the Sta ten
Island Mariners Family Asylum Tor aged leni "a,
relatives Of seamen will be opened to-day III .il1
Brooklyn Academy OF Music ana VIII NC conViiuo'
until Saturday night.
The directors of the Academy of Music YESTERDAY
gave notice to the Fire Department that thfy 1 n
concluded to connect the Academy with tne UT !
alarm telegraph. placing one box on the stage anu
one In the lobby They will also erect IRE escapes
from the dressing rooms.
The examination Of the charges OF mismanage-
ment by ex-Warden Shevln, OF the klhg Co i1S
Penitentiary was continued before the commlttee
of the Board of Supervisors YESTERDAY. On tae
defence Warden Green was examined but no lacIS
were developed to shake the charges.
Orders have been received at the Navy aard th 20
complete the New-York. which has been on the
WAYS in the large ship house since the heDelionI III
an unfinished condition: Her timhers are OF I'VE
oak and perfectly sound. she VIII ne "her ~ coaI
pleted second-rate frigate similar to the Iennes-
According TO the annual report of the Prospect
Park and Coney Island Railroad Company, lust
filed with the STATE En9lntcT' tiie 'dPlu't n.
the company is $3.50 900; the total amount OF hoaI
ing and funding debt, SSO3 649 ~; cost OF roan
and equipments 81 ,290,905 63; length OF ROAD,
10 26-lOO One person was killed and three were
injured in the course of the year.
Edward A. Weir. the ianitor of the Academy OF
Music was robbed in FultOn-st. yesterday. lie mao
Just had a check for y 90 cashed at the 0minercla
Bank. at No 1858 Fulton-st. He placed the money
in n bank book with $3.50 more and then put me
book in his ovcrcoat pocket. In passing thIoueL
crowd near the Park Theatre he felt pnll NJ the
pocket, and dropping his hand, caught the pocket
book. which was half way ont of his pocket. Tn
the sidewalk lay $3.50, and q he'lng man was
pointed out as the thief. Mr.. Weir caught the man
who surrendered 500 bill. which he said he had
picked up on the sidewalk. lie was taken 10 me
l25 North POrtland-avc. lie was formerly police
man. No more money was found on hii' andMr'
Weir did not press the charge as he had no proof
JERSEY CITY.
Three new cases of smallpox were reported yes
terday One of the persons afflicted Is Ut. W. H.
Lockwood.
Martin Kinkowski the condemned murderer OF
Mrs Phlomcna Muller. has abandoned thc hoin a
Catholic religion and become Lutheran. nc
murderers wife is about TO make app.ica' 'oi, ~ ,
Chancellor for divorce in order that sue hllS
avoid being the widow Of a man VINO was hahg'u'
Alexander w Harris, recently member OF the
Assembly from the lNth Jersey Guy Dl7trlcl, was
arrested jersey city yesterday az the instance OF
Anthony COmstOck who charged that Two lhdlct-
rentS Tor violating the postal laws 10y sending cir
culars and tickets of the School FUND Lottery COM
papy through the mails had been iound against
Harris in the United States District Court IN New
York. William ID. DAILY, counsel for Harris u'-
Inandcd that his client be taken before the nearest
magistrate Police Justice Stlslng. This was done,
but as Mr. COmstock mad no warrant or document
TO iustifv the arrest and the police had no charge
to make against the prisoner he was discharged