New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-06

| cured the appointment of Mr.. Raymond,as Deputy
| Clerk. He nominated by Governor Cornell last
year rs Harbor Master and rejected by the Senate
Richard Il. Mott appointed First Assistant
| Clerk. He was named by Alderman McClaye VINO
also voted for Sauor. Dcy Fak was appointed door
keeper that being the part of the "patronag" due
| Alderman Finch who also voted for Sauer. Conrad
| Stern was appointed as cngrossing clerk.
TIE POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
The trustees of the Riot Relief Fund sent Lestcr-
! day the Police Commissioners check Tor Slo'VuV,
part of the accrued interest of the fund.- asking
them to add it to the Police Pension Fund and eX-
pressing the hope that private charity might ne ~
vered into this channel as very worthy one. Inc
Commissioners accepted the contribution ana
replied that it timely and welcome, as numbers
of policemen were unfit for duty and Ought 10 De
pensioncd, but legislation was necessary TO ehaoe
the Board to do this and TO supplant them WIN
younger mon. On the motion OF Comnissloher mason
n special committee was appointed to consider me
message of Mayor Grace far AZ it relates 10 me
| Board of Police and 10 recommend actlon ot
the Board as il might deem necessary" Preslqent
French appointed Commissioners Mason and NICHOLS
a committee for the purpose.
BROOKLYN
Mavor Low has appointed j. L. Mitchell Chlet
Clerk OF the License Bureau, TO succeed Dennis
Short.
Deaths last week, PSI births, 1875; marriages,
81. The four chief causes of death were cOnsilnp-
tiCn, II; pneumonia. Is diphthcrla, p scarlet
fever y. There only one death from smallpox.
The death rate was 25.Oj to each 1000 OF popula-
ton.
Nr. Pocchcr has written to the Secretary Of the
Board of Education that ne Will be absent from
town for several days and only on his return can
comply with the request Of the committee Tor ms
authority for the statements he made IN his sermon
on sunday morning.
From some cause not knoAn. William Schuyler,
ace nineteen of No. 1877 Fifth-st Brooklyn, f. II.
shot himself Yesterday in the head and right
breast with a revolver while in Eighth-st., between
South Second and Ghird-sts. He was taken to st.
GATHERINGS ilospi nj.
The body of benjamin 3. Leyerich, age .ffty-two,
Of No. - Butcr-st., who had been missed from his
home for week, was found in York Bay, near
Bay Ridge, Yesterday. II Is Thought that he com
mittcd suicide, rs he had threatened 1t. The BODY
bore no marks Of violence
At a meeting of the Society Of Old Brool,lynitcs,
i'm the SuTrogltcS courtroom last evening, paper
upon the Clergymen of Old Brooklyn was read by
4. ID. Matthews Among those referred 70, were the
Rev. Drs. Samuel Hanson Cox George W. Bcthunc,
Il. NJ. johnson, Nathan Bangs and D. ). Spencer
General T. 3. Conway, VINO has been assistant
pastor of DR.. FultOus Baptist Temple for more than
year. has had quarrel with DR.. Fulton about ms
salary General Conway says that Dr. Fulton |
agreed to pay him $50 week Dr. Fulton deme7
this. The church suStains Dr. Fulton, and, Mt re-
cent meeting. 10y n vote of - TO -, Withdrew the
hand of fellowship from General Conway who now
wants to have . council to pour oil on the troubled
waters.
At the annual business meeting of tho Society of
Plymouth Church, last evening, L. H. Van lngen,
j. b. Hutchinson and K. w. Ropes were elected
trustees for the term Of three years to succeed j. b.
Hut .hinsOn T.. w. Sage and A. Hcalcy. whose
terms had expired. The annual report Of Treasurer
Storrs showed receipts Of 500, III 80, OF which
T42,G47 73 was from pew rents, and an eXpendl-
trc of So, 22O y, of which $4,000 was for Mr..
JERSEY CITY.
Six new cases of smallpox were reported ycster
day.
Francis Ball, an engineer at the Wechawken TIM |
mel was arrested yesterday on charge of bipaIny
and delivered 10 the custody OF officers ron sara
tOga County. NcW-York. 1t Is alleged that he has
one wife i'm Long Island, and another in Mechanics
VILE Saratoga County.
NEWARK.
The Receiver Of the Mechanics National Bank ex-
ucCtS 10 br-u paying 20 per cent dividend 10 uc
pOSlJOrs next tuesday.
The golden wedding of Frederick II. Smith and !
wife was celebrated on Wednesday night At their |
house, in Mount Prospcct-aye. Among me guests |
were three persons who were witnesses OF the Ccrc
mony fifty years ago; two Of them acted rs grooms
man and bridesmaid
complimentary dinner was rendered 10 Secretary |
Frcling.ulyScn by the members OF the NcW-JerscN |
bar last week. The invitation was signed by al !
the prominent lawyers and urlsts OF the State, The
Secretary on "Wednesday sent reply, expressing ms |
thanks for the honor but declining 1t on account OF
duties which would entirely occupy his attention.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-The inquiry as to the cause
of death of john Loe!ilcr VINO IS believed 10 have
been murdered by a gang Of drunken ruui2DS IN |
Jackson-ayc. at Dutch Kills on Sunday evening |
last was continued by Coroner Robinson last even
ing. john Grady testified that lac was in company |
with Charles Dutch and John Ross ut Dutch Kills, |
on Sunday evening. Tie SAW nothing on the hght |
and only knew what Dutch told hlm, that ne |
Dutch had picked Loaier up from the sidewalk. |
John Abbott q car-dryer testified that he saw the
fight as he was driving around the curve at Dutch |
XIII, ami Jacksou-avc: he got oil his ear and went
INTO the crowd, which on the walk, ana picked |
up man who was lying on the ground. lie saw |
man wish a club in his hand whom he identified as
Young Bcmau. Shortly before the adjournment !
Grady was arrested by the order OF the Coroner on
suspicion OF beng concerned IN the killing OF LoeI-
Her and locked up.
WEsTCHESTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNoN.-The house of Edward Gay, the
artist in Second-aye near Filth-st, Mount Vernon
and the house OF David Curtis IN Fourth-aye, near
Flfth-st. were entered by burglars on Tuesday
night and each was robbed OF sIlyorwarc, and other
property, valued at about 800