New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-01

Unitarian Church during the winter, will be deliv
cred tomorrow evening. The lecturer VIII DC yeorgo
William Curtis and lis subject Is " Dickens
In the suit of ex-Mayor G.. Godfrey Gunther
against the Queens Insurance Company, oil Lon
don. to recover the amount of policy upon MS u,
hotel at hcs't Ssr L @ was was
I'm the United States Circuit Court before Judge
Wheeler yesterday
Police Commissioner Jourdan Yesterday placed on
the retired list Inspector Waddy, whose heIith is
such that for several months he has been unable 10
attend to his duties. Inspector Waddy has been
connected with the police for thirty-one years. In
1860 he was made sergeant, and Two years astJI-
ward became captain of the Ninth Precinct sub
sequently he commanded the Fourth and Third Pre-
cincts. In 1872 he succeeded Inspector Folk. lie
Is now retired upon pension OF 3IoUo Il year.
few DAYS ago Excise Commissioners Lauer and
Evans, in connection with Oliver Cotter, formerly
a well-known temperance advocate, drew up a blil
to increase their salaries from 5000 TO- 10, JVO'
The bill was sent to Asscmblyman Thomas j. Sherl-
dan to introduce in the Legislature, and Mt Coitcr
went to Albany to urge It's passage Inc laGts
about the bill being published, on thursday 'ne
two Commissioners telcgraphed to Mr. sheridan 10
withdraw the bill, and Mr.. Cotter was also SUM
moned from Albany. Mr.. Lauer said yesterday tha1
the bill was withdrawn because Mayor 10" up
posed il.
The affairs of Peter II. Meck. the abscondng
treasurer OF the Odd Fellows Life Insurance Com
pany and of Columbian Lodge of Odd Fellows are
now in of adjustment; morleage TOT
So 500 has been accepted by the lodge as security
lodge
So 500 has been given TO the Insurance Association
NEW-JERSEY.
WEST HOBOKEN.-A seven ycars-old daughter of
Henry Alsacc undertook to clean her father S rhc
Yesterday. when II exploded, and the builct entered
her shoulder, INJECTING painful but not dangerous
wound.
Charles Edgar and Francis Corduan are in Gus
tody Oh a charge of being the perpetrators OF tho
recent numerous burslaries in the Second Ponce
Precinct.
The Republicans Of the lYth District have nomi-
mated Ferdinand DZuiba for Alderman, Gideon lslcy
for Fire Commissioner, and l.. J.. Rcichelm for d.
rector of Education. The Republican candidates
in the With District are Pearl billiard, Alderman;
Isaac W Strublc Police ComWlSsloner; Caspar D.
Spcck, Fire Comns>ioner and William H. SIM
mons. Director of Education.
ELIZABEru.-A citizens mass meeting called 10
protest AGAINST the passage of bill No; l07, was az
tended last night Toy nineteen men ana one DoF. IL
Party ami the two speakers VINO han PROMISED 10
address the meeting were both absent. Two or
three short addresses were made by members Oh Tue
committee who had engage, the speakers.
LONG ISLAND.
TLUsHrVG.-Macgy Hicks colored, age 103 died
on Thursday from general debility.
NEwTowN. - Comfy Treasurer Baldwin, of
Queens County, sold over 5000 lots yesterday 1or
unpaid taxes. 4 large majority Of The lots were
bought in by the town.
CoMEGr Po1Nr.-The schoonerJ. W. Woodruff.
from ~. John. y. B.. went ashore yesterday morn
inc and IN the afternoon she lay on the reef high
and dry.
STATEN ISLAND.
PERTH AMBOY JUYC1IoN.-An unknown man
was killed last night by the Washington express
at $50.
TOTrENvIILE The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road has cOmulctcd negotiations with the Staten
Island Railway Company to Jay cable under the
staten Island Sound from Perth Amboy y. j, 70
Tottcnvlr, 5. J. Ii will connect NJ the latter
place with wires to run along the Staten Island
Railroad 10 Clifton from which place another cable
will be laid under the bay to Fort Hamilton, l.. J.,
and connect there with wires TO Brooklyn and this