New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-02
NETWORK CITY.

Church of the Holy Communion yesterday. Inc
body was taken to Greenwood for burial.
The Mayor said yesterday that he would not
send to the Aldermen to-day the names OF persons
TO succeed Police Commissioner Nichols and Park
Commissioner Lane.
PASSING CAPsIzED BARK.
The Havana steamship Saratoga which arrived
yesterday passed off Savannah on Saturday a bark
on her beams ends, with all sail set. The bark,
which was abandoned, was supposed to be an Amer
lean vessel
PAPER on PROFESSOR DRAPER.
At meeting ofthc New-York Academy OF Sciences
last night ut No. II West Thirty-frst-st w. lie
COnte Stevens exhibited an improved organ-ppe
sonomet.r. DR.. Benjamin n. Marion read paper
the life and works of the late Professor John W.
Draper.
DISBURSEMENTS BY THE CONTROLLER.
The Controller yesterday was engaged III paving
the semi-annual interest on the city debt. The
amount owed was $3, 1922 81. Or this amount
1914, 959 81 was due to the sinking fund. There
was 1897 900 of the principal of the city debt paid
also.
BOXER LOCKED UP.
Patrick Crumsky who was ad vertised to appear
rested yesterday by Detective kelly on charge of
having assaulted Peter Denney of No. go East
Elevenh-s on April 49, and locked up in the
Tombs without bail.
The PTesbytcry OF Ncw-lOrk met IN the scotch
Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. Charles
p. Fagnani. Charles ID. MacIaren Gilbert Reid,
John A. Mccall, Harvey Shaw and Thomas {.
Hall, son of the Rev. Dr. John Hail. all members
of the graduating class of the Union Theological
Seminary, were licensed to preach.
PLANNING FOR NEW ARMORY.
A committee of the veteran and active members
of the list REGIMENT. met at their armory yester-
dav TO consider plans 10 enlist interest in the move
ment for new armOry. Colonel Richard VOSe was
elected chairman OF the committee. An armory
such as desired will cost 100000, 1t is desired
to raise as much as possible by private suhscrip-
tons. entertainments and an immense far 10 he
held next fall. Then the State will be appealed to
for aid.
DEFICIENCIES AT THE POST OFFICE.
Secretary Folper has informed Postmaster Pear
son that the appropriations Tor fuel gas and iapor
tracts can be entered into for the payment OF more
money for those purposes. There Will be de-
fceney in the New York Post Office of 500 in the
payment of aborers and Of $4,000 in that of gas
bills. There was deficiency last year of S. 66S so
for and -, 743 so fOrlabOr.
MEN WHO WERE TEMPTED To COMMIT SUICIDE.
The Rev. Or. William 7. Williams. pastor of the
Amity Baptist Church. read paper yesterday, at 2
He said that Mahomet. Napoleon, Morse, the in
ventor of the telegraph, and ShephaTd, whose
church at Cambridge fOsered Harvard University
at its beginning. had al been tempted TO end their
lives, but had changed their minds, and the
world to-day Tcaplng he fruits of their Iahors
after they had gwen up all idea of self-destruclon.
licensing PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
The yearly licenses Of the various theatres, con-
cert halls and other places of amusement expired
There are fiftv-One altogether. The
places where theatrical representations are given
pay $500 for a yearly license, and concert halls,
$3.50 The Mayor said yesterday that he would
grant no license TO men who persistentv violated
the law by selling intoxicating beverages in the
auditorium, and by admitting boys under eighteen
years unaccOmpaned by their parents or guardians.
In each case. where complaints have heretofore
been made. he would require affidavit that the
law would he complied with hereafter
IDENTIFYING THE WOMEN WHO ROBBED HIM.
James Albert, an elderly man, was robbed on
April Is of 5000 by two women. who accosted him
while walking in Broadway The method they
pursued was similar to that OF sadie west, who
was convicted of grand larceny on Thursday, and
Mr.. Albert went TO the Court of General Sessions
yesterday 10 SO" if he cOud identity a woman who
had been arrested as of those who had robbed !
him. He recognized her as she entered the roOm
and in looking about he also in the court-ro
her companion in the robbery. The latter was ar
rested and gave the name OF Mary Williams.
AIDING A FAMILY IN TIE FATHERS SICKNESS.
The wife and five children OF AndIeas Gubasco, |
the Hungarian immigrant who was seriously IN |
jured month ago by falling tree, were started |
for Palestine, Texas last night by secretary Jack
son. of the Emigration Board. The family have |
been gwen few acres of farming land at Palestine
by a member of the Stock Exchange, and John \. |
Abbott general passenger agent of the Erie Rail-
road, gave them free passes to their destination. |
They are destitute with the exception of SIS. col
lected i'll subscriptions by Secretary jackson, who |
will forward additional contributions 10 Mrs. Gu |
bascO. The still III serious condition III the
New-York Hospital
BROOKLYN.
Edwin Packard chairman of the Republican Gen |
eral Committee, Is foreman of the Grand Jury.
The licensing of dogs began yesterday. The fee is |
So and the penalty for noncompliance with the |
Jaw is $40
The Salvation Army obtained permit yesterday |
from the Mayor and the Police Commissioner to |
carry religious work III the streets.
Judge Moore decided yesterday to allow the jury
men i'll the trial of Alderman II. o. Jones - 90 a |
day instead of 81 a day. The trial occupied thirty
two days.
Mrs Sarah Bennett, age ffty-sx, while locked in |
a cell in the Third Precinct Police Station for III |
toXcatlOn Yesterday attempted to end her life by |
hanging. She was cut down.
Commissioner of Jurors w. A. Furey was reap |
pointed Tor tour years at So 600 year, yesterday,
by County Judge Moore, County Treasurer Schenck |
and Surrogate Livingston.
The Aldermen yesterday received a veto from |
Mayor Low of the excise ordinance passed two |
weeks ago. The Mayor says that i'll his view and in |
hat of Corporation Counsel Taylor the Board ex-
,eeded its powers in adopting the ordinance
The Rev William J. Hill preached his farewell |
sermon in the Reformed Church in East NewYork
Oh Sunday, ending passionate of seven years. lie
goes to the Chenille Reformed Church, i'll Science
lady County, N \.
The completion of the improvements in the Long
Island Medical College marked by public re-
ceptlon yesterday afternoon and evening. Adj
lIesses were made in the evening by the Rev DR.
K. 5. Storrs, DR.. ). q. Armor and others.
The body of a man about forty-live years old. was
found in the water at the foot of larrson-st yes
erday. lie was identified as Martin McCauey, of |
40. 275 Front-st., who had been missing since
March ID.
The Rev Adam Fawcett, Of Bayshore L. L. for
nerly of the johnson Street Methodist Episcopal
Church i'll Brooklyn, has become a Baptist and was
immersed on Sunday in the Greenwood Baptist
Church. lie believes that immersion Is the only
proper form OF baptism.
Patrick Tormey, who has been keeper of the City
Hail for many years, retired from that Office yea,
erday. His successor l. Ja,ncs r. Waters a brother |
Of eX-A ldeiman Waters OF the Seventeenth Ward !
who was elected BY the Republican majority Of the
Common Council in January. Resolutions com
nendng Mr.. IOrmey's athiulness were passed by
the Board yesterday.
Tie work of the Brooklyn City Mission Society
for April included 800 visits t. families % visit.
10 the jail and penIemtary - visits TO other public
religious services IN the jall and pru-
cntary, l39 conversations on personal religion |