New-York tribune., 1881-10-27

Nassau-st near Berkman-St., is now almost en-
tirely closed, and if pedestrians succeed III making
their way through theT consider themselves tottu-
nate.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church Mt Madison
ave- and One-hundFed-dnd -nlnth-St, is rapldly aP-
preaching completion. Ii will be known as the
Church of the Saviour.
PLACED N THE HANDS oF \ REcEIyER.
The liobe Hardware COmpany.of No. 30 howard-
st has been placed in the hands OF John Cummings,
receiver by order of the Court OF Common IleaF'
The liabilities are not definitely known, but are re-
ported AT $4,000 the stock Oh mana Is Naiued ny
the receiver AZ about $1,000.
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE N FOrRTH-AvE.
John Schmidt, i!ty-onc years old' 'l O'e-llliI'u-
andffty third-st., near Morri;-ave. was srlck yIs
tcrday and seriously injured by an rnglI," on Ihc
Harlem Railroad at Fourth-ayc. aud One-hnndicd-
aud-Gfty-sccond st. lie was taken t. the Ninety
uintlI-St. Hospital.
A CHANCE FOR TIE THRIFTY TRAMP.
4 lone line of taxplyrrs waiting their 'uIus to
reach the cashiers desk In the Tax Department "''
visible all day yesterday. Many jfihp' Hi'"e %
dol ar or two by taking their place IN Inc ana S',l-
permit his taking his place at the foot 0i the line
and working slowly onward.
HELD FOR STEALING FRENCH POODLE.
At The Essex Market Police Court yesterday be-
fore Justice Murray. lIcnry Hacking Captilh gl
the ship Louisa SchctIan!, lying 81 Iicr 90 ~
last River charged Herman Err-holZ tor'y-tNo
years old Of No 50 Markct-st. with the larceny OF
a French poodle dog q the value of 500 on Octo-
Der %. Bail was required IN $1,000 to answer
4 CHURCH EETEETASMENT.
Nclia f. Brown. a popular cluCuUoui-t, will read
selections from tie works OF Shakespeare, Emerson,
Errt Ilartc and others; Florence tlce-huoX VIII
sing the flower song from " Faust st Agnes
Ev5 and THE Wedding Eve and \. j. Holden
will give an organ fantasia at the Cnrrch ol ihe III
vine Paternity, % FifhlYc. ant Forty -iitil-'t TO-
mOuOw evening.
SALE or 4 FERRY FRANCHISE.
The ferry franchise giving the privilege OF nun
ming fcrryboals from iho foot of East lwcniy-thrd-
81. tIis city, to Quay-st BTooSlyn. for FIVE years
from Aipg
auction The successful h'idrr was tine NeW-fork
aud Manhartan Beach Railway Company, ,l II pays
50 900 for the of the pier ~ the toot OF iWeny-
third-st. and per cent of the gross receipts.
PHYSICIANS or rHE ECLECTIC SCHOOL
The twenty-irst annual meeting o. the Eclectic
Medical society OF the Statc Of Nc'-lork was Ecld
I'm tho Cooper Institute Yesterday. k~aYs were
read by Dr. Richard l.. kunzc on " Medicine OF An
cicnt Egypt. Dr. = Z. Mortimer on Gran'S :
Uiseasc" while Or. Roucrt ". Gum presented
brief review Of the late President Gariicds treat
m-nt, which he denounced as 'atSgf"ce 10 modern
surgery .
The Board of Estimate and AHportionmeut ycstcr-
day continued the hearing of representatives OF the
various city departments relative To iI', im uI's
asked Tor by them i1r the maintenance ol teir de
parfmcufs Of the wear lNS2. The Health Depart |
ment asked for larger sum than last year on the
ground that additional hc1lih Inspectors are neeu-
cd 10 examine tenement house districts. Erpre-ru-
tatlyes of the Police and fue Departments were
DIssoLyING Co>p,NY.
Justice Donohuc,ln the supreme Court Chambers.
made an order yesterday dlsanlymg the Grant |
Mining and Manufacturing Company. a peiul3h
for the dissolution oi the company Was made by lht
trustees several months ago. u was ,aii mat inc
business of the company couId not be carried on
with profit The matter was i'l'ieH lu L,muci ~
Arnold, who reported lE1t 'ho Eta', 'hi' ~ '' p
ltiou were all true. Andrew j. Wells va7 appoint
ed hy Justice Donohur as receiver i the corporate
property.
In reference To the igam'ut OF lanes e.. iiayrr,
and Orlando u. Sanger, constituting ne nIm uI
a 3. b trH.. De-. l It.tf-
ing schedule wa5 filed yesterday 300 th" l.rtHs
Office of the Court oi Common ll'l': Liabilities
TIJO.GG2 ~; nominal assets, SiB1Hu1 a'; actual
assets, T"20i7 y T. M llaVur. dec ave, tbat his
individual property consists excl Jivcy pa pair oi
slcrve-bUttons Eominaliy worth -, their actnai
value being only 80 cents Mr. Sanger SAYS hc ha'
uotltur Whatever except q watch and hain worth
SJU, but uomnaily valued Al Sl25.
TnH CAPTURE or HOTEL THIEF.
Detective Dunn arrested Yesterday IN the Metro
politan Hotel. T. j. CLARK, Of Iowa, guest, ou the
charge q. stealing an Oyc3cuii from another guest.
a Mr.. Barher, oi pl9ttsburg. In tlarks room were
found several blankets belonging to the hotel packed
i'm "A vaiisc for removal: when charged with the
theft he admitted IL AMI said that Ing real nanc wa,
Isaac J. Setein aud that hc was q clergyman living
in L,avcnworh, Kansas ic WAS taken 10 the
Tomhs Police Court, where ihc manager oi tho ~.
Nicholas Hotel appeared i2 press similar cbaiE.
against him. Clark was bcld without bail lie ls
ffty-twO years old, of respectable Appearance, and
had boarded N the hotel sine" Tuesday.
BROOKLYN.
Births last week ls0; deaths, 25l marriages,
123.
Prospect Park R now aglow with bright-hrcd
autumn leaves and with gay parties gathering
them, aud graceful forms and hight laughter cuhycn
the groves every sunny afternoon.
Henry NJ. Francis the booklcrpcr NJ Wells Fargo
& Co. who had been missing ior week, returned
to his home. No 800 Gatcs-av,. yesterday. Ii h
believed that his mnd Is dcrlnged.
While eating in liquor saloon nt No. ~ McKib-
bcnst., last evening, George Mills, age twenty
eight, of No. 23l HOpsns-st, atte uptcd unNcccss-
fully to swallow large piece ol meat. before he
could be relieved hc chokcd 10 death. The
doctor summoned found the piece of meat wcdgod
i'll his throat
The Memorial Presbyterian Church, IN Prospect
place ncar SXth-ayc has been sold to the congrr-
CATION of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church.
which mad been wOrshipplug IN Granada Hall, IN
Myrtc-avc, since selling their church III DuliedSi.
A new Memorial Presbyterian Church building will
be built at Sevcntl-ave' and ST. Johns-placc at a
cost OF TlO,OOO
The quarterly meeting Of the Brooklyn Associa-
ton of congregational Ministers was held Yesterday
in nr. StOrrss Church. Dr.. II. NJ. Scudder prcSidrd
J.W Coolidge, of Massachusetts presented the work
Of French Pr0tcstantlsIn in New England The REV.
DR.. George H. Chceyer made address in the
afternoon, diSapproval Of the version of the
Testament In the evening the Rev DIR. Cuylcr
gave an account of his trip to Palestine.
JERSEY CITY.
There were reported nj the Health Inspectors
Office yesterday morning of smallpox IA
one family at No 739 Jersey-avc two cases in the
adjoining house, one at No. 80 first-St., at No
175 Wayne-st aud one at No. 80 fcnderson-st.
Isaac H. Peters George f. sherman and Edpar ID
Smith. who arrested last week OH a charge of
conspiracy 20 deraud, were promptly set free by
Justice Peoubet. They were employed by the Law
and Order Society, of Flatbush, to get evidence
against liquor dealers who violated the Sunday law
The Board of Aldermen recently passed an ordi-
nance imposing tax OF $500 upon all the telegram
and telephone companies in the city. At the meet
ing OF the Board, Tuesday night resolution was
adopted directing the Corporation Counsel and
Corporation Attorney TO begin action Immediately
to enforce the payment OF the tax.
| In the Hudson County Court of Quarter Sessions
yesterday the trial OF Jacob Rohrs Peter Lanhaus
Frederick Walter and Robert Grenell for the rob.
| berry OF sugar valued at several thousand dollars
| from Matthessen x WlecheT's sugar refinery was
begun. The prisoners all sailors employed ON
lighters used by the sugar company. Rohrs retracted