New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-19

and many Of the pictures brought extremely low
prices. About 200 people attended The auction.
BROOKLYN.
Wednesday matinees are becoming popular and
are well patronizsd by ladies' and children,
The water in the distributing reservoir a. Ridge
wood 10 nov fifteen and half feet Deep aud IN the
storage reservoir ut Hempstead Six and Quarter
thrown open to the public. big crowd visited the
park yesterday. bat the ice rough excegt on the
upper BART.
In the Deputy .Iiazzard suit in the Brooklyn City
Court yesterday DR.. Joseph G. Hutchinson testified
that Mrs Deputy was suffering from hysteria. He
did not think she was shanming. but was honestly
mistaken.
The amount of the Epiphany collection. last Sun.
day. IN Grace Protestant Episcopal Church. was
$13730 56 It,was the largest ever taken in the
church. and it is thonghs to DO the largest ever
taken in Brooklyn.
The report of the treasurer of the BROOKLYN Acad.
envy of Music shows that the receipts during 1880
were $4,000, including balance or %2,419
brought forward. The excess OF receipts over ex-
penses was SO, 12S.
Michael Reedy, truckman. died yesterday at the
Long Island College Hospital from exhaustion after
having suffered the ampntatlon or ms signE reg
ing-ave. car New Years Eve.
Mary Devne. age fourteen who was arrested No
Yember IL, $780, for arson, being charged with set
ting fire to the house Of Mrs Coz 4well. No. 465
Iompkinsave, in which she was employed, was
tried and acquitted IN the Court Of Sessions yester-
day.
Henry Ward Beecher was chosen president of the
Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club at q meeting Mon
day evening at No. 176 Columbia HeIghts Hugh
McCuOch was made vice-president and Colonel ID.
Il. Austen secretary The club is ORGANIZED to adj
vance the interests OF free trade.
The Rev. William A. Leonard, rector of the
Church of the Redesmer protestant EpseOpal), at
Pacihc-st and FOurth-ave., has received call
to st. Johns Church in Washington. ID z. Mr..
Leonard has been rector of the Church OF the Re
deemer name years. He Is the chaplain OF the
23d Regiment.
The Executive Committee OF the Brooklyn Young
Republican Club met yesterday morning, at the
house Of Henry Ward Beecher whose son Henry IS
it's vce-president. The treasurers report showed
balance on hand Of 800. Seth Ow, Horace Dem
ing and j. +. Nichols were appointed a committee TO
prepare detailed report OF the committees work
aud present it to the club January 20.
The Academy of Music was filled with fashion
able audience last evening The occasion was the
third reception of the Kemble. the newly formed
dramatic and social organization. The programme
included Rotations aud music. Among those Who
appeared were Mrs lmogen Brown, soprano Miss
TIle /. Crane, COntraltO; A. III. Pease, who played
several piano solos; SgnOr COram, who gave flute
solo; and Dr. James L. Farley who read Byron's
poem The Corsar."
JERSEY CITY.
During the year 1880 4, 704 arrests were made by
the Jersey City police, $40 of the prisoners being
women, and 1888 beng OF foreign birth.
John Broderick. q brakeman on the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad, was struck by an
engine, in the depot last evening and instantly
killed. He lived OF Second-st
Emma NJ. Carlowltz, of Hoboken, has brought
Fire Insurance Company, of New-York, to recover
50 900 on her store goods and furniture, which
were destroyed by ire October 81, 1880.
The trial of Police CAPTAIN EdmOndson took place
Yesterday He was charged with conduct unbecom-
ing an officer in that he vas found IN dlsoTderly
house 1t proved that the CaDtalnhad advised
while he in the house Officer Rickerch broke In
and arrested him. the Commissioners decided that
Officer Rickench, the complainant and Officer
OCOnnOr, one Of the witnesses, had committed per-
Jury, and dismissed them from the force, and ac-
quilted Captain EdmOndson.
Valentine Young was passing through Plane-st.,
between Market and William-sts. at 10 o'clock
Monday night, when q vel dressed man confronted
him and attempted to take his gold watch. Mir.
Young shouted for the police, at the same time Wig
OrOusly resisting the highwayman, when TWO con-
federates of the latter up and one OF hem dealt
Mr. Young blow III the head with club telling
him TO the sidewalk. Mr.: Youngs cries had attracted
the attention of several persons near by. and the
highwaymeD fed. The place where the attack was
made is in the heart of the city and almost within
sight of Police HeadqnaTteTS,,
The Messrs Babaeh propnetors of the smelling
works at which fatal boiler explosion occurred re-
Gently have contributed $500 TO the family Of each
of the four victims of tue explosion. The hrm also
paid all the funeral expenses.
The annual report Of the Superintendent Of Public
Schools sets forth that there are brty-One public
school buildings with seating capacity Tor 1D,4OO
I
rolled IN 1880 was 1S,45S against 1921 in 1870
The average Attendance last year was 1868,
against 0.2O1 in 1870.
For some time past there has been trouble in the
Plane street PRESBYTERIAN Church lcooredl between
the pastor. tho Rev. j. w. Davenport, and some of
the members. The matter at issue has been before
the Presbyterv and that body sustained the pastor
At a ~ Nstng of the congregation, Monday night
resolution offered requesting the pastor to re-
sgu. The meeting was adjourned for month with
out taking action on the resolution. One of the al
legations against The pastor IS that he seen in
an ice cream garden, on Sunday evening, after the
services.
STATEN ISLAND.
SrArLEToN.-JOhn Adams lad nine years old,
Yesterday had his leg broken in two places while
cOastng on the Elizabeth-st hill at StapletOn.
PRINCE's BAY.-lh he Staten Island Oystermen
have taken advantage Of the mild weather of the
last two days to rake their beds i'll Princes Bay,
and consequently have been able to make consider
able shipments
S0UrHFIELD.-Ata school election in the first
G.. Vaughn was alleged to DE elected school tTus-
toe. Fraud was charged, however and the matter
was laid before State Superintendent GilmOur, who
declared Justice Vanghn'S election void and ordered
a new election. This was held Monday night when
Justice Vaughn aud Frederick BachmaD were the
candidates voted for. Justice faughRs friends
made every effort for the success of their candidate
but Mr. Bachman was declared elected, receiving
213 votes against his opponents 12l. Justice
Vaughn held the office for thirteen successive years
SEVENTT-FYRST REGIMENT BALL.