New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-13

schoittherver VIA, told that bis brother r.,
No ia Wess y-seventhst, had stapoea h,n,
| In 1rarrel over bowl OF soup. ue9rge Voc laid
| into custody, ana Yesterday Judge fienno. ~
him 10 await the result Of his brothers Injuries
BROOKLYN.
The cost to the city annually for each child In 'n
| pnblic schools Is Hl6. ~
The deaths last week numbered 332. an increase
| of ninety over the number OF rue previous "0'~'
| The marriages were nnety-four III numooi.
verdict of sucldc was rendered by the Coronet,
nyy which held an inquest In tue case or Cornwa
| Norwood, who cut his own throat SATURDAY ~ '"0
/ err pont House.
IN, property of the Erie Basin Dock apd ware
house Company in South Brooklyn sold nndsT
| of The court Yesterday, purchased ny Wh'i0u'
+. Buckley. OF this city, for $322,Z7o. 80,
The boats on the Wall Street Ferry were VIII win.
drawn early last evening On account OF the rack
and the bridges on the Brooklyn side being ch4keh
with ice. Steam tug boats were engaged IN clear
ing the ice away.
The new Board of Audit, composed OF Controller
Senior Auditor VOORHEES, and Chairman Dryer. ol
the Finance Committee OF the Board or Aldermen
met Yesterday and discharged ali the Republican
clerks III the employ OF the boaIu anu apPo'n'o"
Democrats in their places.
A costly whit, silk banner. embroidered in gold
and colors with the device OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic was presented to Rankin Post, No. III: OF
oky3 by the ladies' d Ad TGssy az nsb M
General De Lacy making the prescription speecen
The principal officcD chosen were MAJOR yohn n:
vice. commander; w. V. II. Coreelyou, junior vice
commander: George s. Little. NJ. D., surgeon; w.
c. Booth chaplain, and John II. Stoothof, adjr-
tant. , -
The dfess Of Mrs Catharine Hand, ofNo; Q Westsr-
vct-st JERSEY City Heights. who was lighting Are
in "a stove Yesterday afternoon. caught on nre ana
before assistance arrived she was so Daoly Durneu
that she died almost instantly. She was Sixty years
Old
NEw-JERsEY
EAST ORANGv.-Ex-J Judge Mott. Of East Orange,
who died Monday afternoon, Benjamin Mott.
and not Judge G. G. Mott, Tho t{neTal services
took place yesterday at the house { f. H. Mott.
PATERsOS.-At the new trial of Xomab Wyman,.
for the murder Of his father John Wyman, ~ the
Passaic County Court at Paterson yesterday, Chief
of Police Odds testified that after the son was ar
rested, he refused to ride with constable III the
wagon that contained the body OF his father. Inc
Chief found PAIR Of trousers and pair OF slippers
belonging 10 the prisoner, which were stained with
blood.
LONG ISLAND.
RfvERHEkp-The Masonic Mutual Benevolent
Association of Suffolk County. organized in 1873
met at Riveread tuesday and elected the following
officers President, W +. Eyord; Independents,
John NJ. Price and George X. Skidmore; treasurer,
David L. Walls secretary, a. Bradley.
FLUanING.-The Office of Mr.. Gleason. president
Of the Calvary lforse-Car Line at Hunters Point,
was broken into last sunDler and robbed of over
s 900 in cash. Search was made for the thief, but
IN vain. Yesterday morning Mr. Gleason received
letter from the thief saving that If the former would
call at a certain place III Ncw-lork, 40 por cent OF
the amount stolen would be returned to hun.
MAsPgrH.-Danel O'Keef carpenter employed
at SIMPSONS OH Cloth Works, Mnspeh narrowly
escaped instant death yesterday. He was engaged
inclO5ng shaft pulley when his right arm caught
between the pulley and belt carrying him over the
shaitng. HIS helper at once signalled the engineer.
who promptly stopped tie engine and saved OKeet
from bong ground to pieces. AS it was his right
arm was broken, and his head and body were
severely bruised.
NEwrowS.-G George Bauer. farmer. living at
by two strange mon. Deputy Snc,iH Griffin arrested
the men and locked them up. When arraigned
before Justice Burcham they gave their names as
they were wachmen. Both of the mea had pistols
and several false keys Heron dew his pistol and
threatened to shoot Bauer. Heron was Commit ed
for the action of the Grand Jury.