New-York tribune., 1882-02-15

The Police Board yesterday received ieiter Iron
| Mrs Lille DevcreuX Blake, president OF the New
York State Woman Suffrage Association. suggesting
the appointment of women as members Oh the polir,e
| force Mrs. Blake forwarded resolution, recently
passed by the Association, affirming that the cause
of mercy and morality alike demands the presence
| ia all station houses of respectable poicewonen,
asSa'aOfh Tooi heab Persons wEa '2a sSn
same compensation as policemen" reply Will be
sent by Chief Clerk Hawley to Mrs. Blake 10 the
effect that there is no legal provision Tor the appoint
ment OF "policewomeD."
BROOKLYN
| The will of the late Major General Silas Casey,
| dcvising property amounting to Tloo,Ooo, was
| admitted to probate yesterday
refinery Mt First and South Fcurth-sts was burned
recently with a loss of abodt 81 100000 has sent
81 800 to ne distributed among the members OF the
Fire Department who aided in extnguishing the irc
| In the case of Charles II. Smith, who was shot
| a week ago by his step-son-in-law, Henry Purdy
| at the foot of Washngton-st, and who dled on
Friday, the cOrOners jury rendered divided Ver-
dict. four holding that Purdy fired in self.defence
and four that there was not sufficient Justification
for the shooting
In the suit of Mrs. Almira b. Coleman against the
Manhattan Beach Improvement Company to re-
cover title 10 Pelican Beach the part OF Coney
Island extending from Point Breeze nearly to the
Oriental Hotel, the General Term of the Supreme
Court has affirmed the judgment OF the lower Court
in favor of Mrs. Coleman.
Argument was heard by the General Term of the
Supreme Court yesterday in regard to the appeal in
Board of Aldermen for 1881 who sentenced
by Judge Gilbert 10 imprisonment for terms ranging
from ten TO twenty days and to pay fines OF F2oO
each for contempt of court in passing resolution
over the Mayors veto while enjoined from so dong
by the Supreme Court The argument FOR the
Aldermen was made by ey-Distrct-A Attorney WIN
chester Britt on. and cx-Judge Cooke replied 1or Inc
prOperty-Owners.
The new Board of Excise Commissioners, com
posed of Police Commits ioner JOurlan and sIessrs
Evans and Lauer, has agreed upon the ioloWlHE
fees for licenses New applicant first class, 500,
and renewals, 500; new applicant, second cIass'
500, renewals, $50: new applicant, third class,
500. renewal $50 The ale and beer license IS III
creased. The Board Gives notice that all violations
Of the Sunday law will be dealt with as the law
directs and adds the 70 lowing clause: And 1t Is
resolved and declared that no POLITICAL social OF
personal influence whatsoeverstali deter tins Board
from enforcing ne provisions OF the law requiring
them to punish any and all offenders"
JERSEY CITY.
Herbert Grace. James Burke and Thomas Wins
low of BayOnnc. were convicted yesterday in the
Court of General Sessions on a charge o. breakng
into the cabin of the canal boa: hcAllester and
stealing gold watch and some money, the property
Of Michael Grimes. the owner of the boat
The Citizens Rapid Transit Association, at meet
ing held in Mcpherson Hall on Monday night |
elected the following officers: president. eX-Nlayor
Charles Seidler; virc-preSidents II. W. Carr and
Amadce Sradone; secretaries, II. w. Newell and
Frank EmmOns treasurer, {. Lewis
Albert Disbrow, age thirteen. of No. 800 Fifth-St |
and Mark Hull, age fourteen. of No. 30 Fifth-s
were arraigned before Justice pe0ubet yesterday !
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DIsbrow's father. Young Disbrow broke open his |
fathers trunk in the laters absence from the house
Monday night, and took frOmIt H2l lie divided |
the money with Hull, and they bought two silver |
watches. With the rest Of the money they pur- |
chased large quantity of candy and cake and |
divided it with their schOollnates.
NEWARK
It's now regarded as certain that the Mechanics
National Bank will be recstablished. II is probable
that George A. Ialsev Will be the president, and ID.
+. Nichols, who was for some years bookkeepcr for
the bank the cashier.
There has been much dissatisfaction for several
years among some of the ot-owners of Mount Pleas
ant Cemetery regarding certain rules and rcgula- |
tiOus adopted by the Board OF Managers. One rule
was that no procession should be lo~ed to enter |
tho cemetery grounds on Sunday. Seine time after
the adoption Of this rule the funeral of fireman
took place and procession of his companions fol-
lowed the remains to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
where the Fire Department owns q lot The pro-
cesSon Wa' stopped a. the FateS uy me cemetery
authorities, AID only the hcIrSs and carriages were
allowed TO enter. The annual meeting of lOt-Owners
was hcid ON Monday night, and the frcmen and
Mas0ns voted an opposition ticket TO the old Board
Their candidates, who elected, +. G..
Corhuf, John Min, and d. J. Cotton. \ resolution
was adoped to repeal the bylaw which debarred
associations from entering the cemetery on Sunday.
NEw-JERsEY.
PATrRsOv-In the Passaic County Court of
Quarter Sessions yesterday Michael WOrllar, who
fired at a man and was indicted for assault with
intent 10 kill was convicted of simple assault and
fined The police were Informed Yesterday
that przc-Cht took place at Bunker Hill, IN the
suburbs, last Saturday between two butchers, |
George Cook and Ellsworth Arlington. charge |
of dog-fghing made by The Society for the Preven-
AGAINST both men,. Warrants have been issued
for the arre, Of large number of respectable cit
zcns including city officials and clcrgymcn, charged
with violating an ordinance which requires the re-
mova of snow and ice from the cutters in front of
their houses. IA new Roman Catholic church
for German-spealing people IS to he built at Riv-
rrSluc, III 'he supui ''.l clct ~ w
ia Spring-st., has been computed to jail on a
charge of wife beating. Mrs Hampson alleges that
her husband turned her ont of doors, and with Slj
in his own pocket made her fast nearly twenty
'''' "''''' LONG ISLAND.
AsToRIA-The cessation of work upon Flood
Rock. He'll Gate, has created seriOus uneasneSs
amongst the storekecpcrs and business men. 1t is
estimated that the loss 10 them will amount to over
. 900 week, unless operations are resumed i'll
short time.
made this spring by the New-lorl Woodhaven and
Rockaway Beach Railroad Company. A new sta
ion is TO be constructed near the big hotel and "A
ticket and freight office will be erected on the
trcStlewOrk.
LoNG ISLAND CIrY.-A cooking MAIN between
Albany and Long Island birds was fought at
Kearcy's Hotel, JacksOn-ave yesterday afternoon,
Albany winning. There was a large attendance OF
sporting men and no interference by the police
Charles MosieI arrested yesterday charged with
seduction under promise of marriage by Susan
Rickar German girl eighteen years of age. He
was held by Justice elehanty IN the sum OF 81 800
10 appear on Thursday. ...... There is some excite
ment among the politicians owing TO a quarrel
between Mayor Dceyolse and the City Clerk, Alex
ander Moran. Both are Democrats, and Moran has
hitherto been warm supporter of the Mayor. At
the primary elections last week for delegates to the
General Committee, MOrans name was lett out. On
Monday night the committee met and organized af-
ter desperate struggle on the part of Moran's
friends, which lasted until an early hour yesterday
morning. Ex-Overseer of the Poor MOnahan, an
Democrat was elected chairman.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
observation-disclosures Garfield was yesterday held
for the action of the Grand Jury by Justice Hop
ping charge of assaulting Thomas Gaiiney