New-York tribune., 1882-02-08

Nearly 81 600 in gold and bills was found III nis
pockets together with gold waich uan'I' ~ he'
| brooch and three pawn tichc's' Ills h'"0 10 w
| licvcd TO be Alfred Marks.
| The Primitive Methodist Church, in Park-avc;.
| having been extensively repaired and renovatcd, ,
| was rcopcned for service last evening. anu .nc
! occasion was celebrated by an od-iasmohed yea
meeting followed by public meeting III u tne
! church at which addresses were made DV the he''
| Mr.. Greenwood of the First Identity Church; the
| Rev Alexander Thompson, OF the Clermoht Avenue
| Reformed Church; tho Rev. J. e. Bass, and the
! Rev John Finch, the pastor.
| The Operative -Masons have resolved to de-
lnand an increase in the present rate OF wages on
| and after March II. The standard rate now Is
! 50 30 n day and they want 81, for ten hours Work.
| They say that the coming season VIII be a very
busy one in the building trade aud that the bosses
| can well afford the increase meeting OF tneI
nrotrct we society was held last night NJ NO. l23
! Smitb-st when the matter was tilked over. ana n
was determined to give the employers two weeks
notice. and then, if the demands of the men are nGI
accedcd TO- il is probable that general strike VIII
| be begun.
JERSEY CITY.
! The condition of the defunct Union Bank on Feb
| ruarv - shown by Receiver COrbius report to
the Chancellor is not favorable as was expected.
The assets SG972 80 and there j. due to depos-
tors SO, G,GO3 %, TO other banks, 1863 GS, making
| total of $3.50 81. There Will not be enough 70
nav off the depoSors and other creditors, and moth
| ine AT all will be left for the stockholders
! The snow fall Of last Saturday has given the
movement for rapid transit an additional impulse
!
on the surface roads. Cars TO the Hill were run
! about every half hour and on the Grecnvlilc line
travel was suspended entirely on sunday and Mon
day. The committee appointed at recent meeting
OF citizens has selected subcommittee to go TO
Trenton and urge the passage by the Legislature OF
the rapid transit bill introduced by AsSemDlymah
Lawrence.
Chief Enginecr Sites, of the Board OF Public
Works, reported 10 the Board yesterday that an
accident had occurred TO one OF the CORNISH engines
al the Beilcylllc pumping station. lie pstOh rod
Of 1 he eta I'M, p,lI nd
seventeen tons fell distance of about three eet,
dcmolishing thc cylinder bottom and ShatteIing the
foundation 10 pieces. several months will be re-
quircd to repair the damage. The engine was
bought in 1870 and is the largest OF three Cornish
engines al the works
NEWARK.
Jonas Accns and his wife celebrated on Monday
evening the sixtcth anniversary of their wedding.
Receiver Frclinghuvscn of the Mechanics Bank
sent 10 Washington yesterday the cheeks ior the
second dividend ot - per cent Tor the IepoNtors.
! he checks require the signature OF the ControAer
of the Currency.
The wife Of Secretary Frclinghuysen n few days
ago resigned her position Of First Drectress OF the
Protestant Foster Home Society on account OF Aer
removal to Washington The society has voted hot
10 receive IT, and has appointed Mrs Dcpuc TO per
form Mrs. Frcnghuysens duties until the Iatters
return TO Newark
OF the four men injured on Monday by the falling
Of the elevator in Wrig.cys burnt building IN New
Jersey RairOad-ave Charles ilennlngs, age twenty
died in the night at It Michaers Hospital
tIon IN a critical condition Ficdeuck Farmer, me
least iuurcd OF the four, IS at his boarding place.
NO. 147 Wainut-st., with broken thigh' lie VIII
recover.
The Ncyc-Jcr-cy Sabbath Union met at the First
Presbyterian Church Yesterday morning, The Rev.
George :. Mott. Of Pennington. presided, and the
Rev. Allen II. Brown acted ~ secretary, Inc an
uual report was read, SHOWING that the Union main
taiuc1 friendly relations with similar societies IN
other States and that the Executive Committee
hqd sa,t 90 the Constitutional Commission protest
o,ro fh
rs PRAYED for by the Citizens Protective Association
for me repeal OF Sunday laws The report also
called attention 10 the running OF sunday excursion
train, and Of coal aud ircl9ht trains, saying thai
tins should be stopped. R,,0lutOus were adop ted
looking to the suppression OF these evils
NEW-JERSEY
PArrnsoS.-Phiiip Hays, H., silk manufacturer'
CHARGED with an outrageous assault upon Ars
Soph Ackcmnan, age syty-three. lie gave secnrlty
10 answer l. ~ asserted by the friends of Mr. Hays
that Mrs. Alderman Is dlSSoutc ana noted lOr max
ING false accusation, OF this character.
The case of III" receiver of the Mechanics Ma
touai Bank OF Newark against {. Nugcnt ~ Co.
Trenton. Thoml5 ~ McCarier. representing the
general creditors of the trm asked for leave to re-
go t1r hanks claim Mr. kcasbcv. tho District
Attorney consented to Mr.. JenknSon, the assignee
of the Hrn being made party To the SUIT provided
lac would answer within live days, and the ease be
heard ON the first day Of the March term. An oIuer
was III de to that effect.
LONG ISLAND.
New EoCuFIIE-About dozen citizens assem-
blc1 ar the office OF Police Justice {. +. Kane on
Moudav evening aud unanimously adopted resO.u-
tiou- In favor OF organizing an association for
the erection and acquisition of suburban homes.
The pan is f0r each member take at least one share
of 70 week.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
OYSTER BAY.-The Board of Education has passed
a resolution to put III operation the Compulsory
Education act.
Lo~G ISLAND CrTY.-A cooking main, 5000 the
main 10 a battle, between NcW-No and Long
island ,rds was held at kcarucy's pit, IN Jackson
ave LIST evening. Thee was large attendance
of sport ug men, but interference by the police.
GLrx ColE.--Cows worth $1,000 have been
lost from plcuro-pncumoua by George Down
ing of Glen Cove since January |: fIiiecn
dol ans were allowed him for each of the COWS
slaughtered but he sold three OF the caIcIsses
fer ; piece TO a butcher, who slaughtered then
The authorities are now making an investigation oi
what became Of the diseased meat Mr. Downing
has had all his cows inoculated but there IS now
every prospect that the entire herd will be aunlhll-
atcd bv the scourge. AiE Hopkins, General Patrcks
veterinary surgeon, thinks that the disease can be
conveyed by he uilbmcns clothing.