New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-16

new building WHOM Is Deng eieo.eu w W 10 darted
Mr. Bartlett caught him there and DESPITE nlS prO
testations led him back to the scene OF tne ronoerk
the Jefferson Market Police Conrt, yesterday dne
prisoner described himself as william FORD, age
twenty-six, a cook and steward. OF NO 20 Do"ei'
Justice Bixby committed him Tor triai.
NATURAL HISTORY OF AN OYSTER,
The New-YoIk Microscopical Society held meet
in last night at No. Ga Madsonave large NUN
Der of persons present and hstehed W d . vU
tnro nv Professor Samuel Lockwood, the secretary
of the New Jersey state Microscopcal SocletS, on
| The Natural History of an Oyster" lie tolq ms
hearers that the oyster was an unsophSlca'ed am
| mai whose innocence was alternately betrayed by
the insdous drill" and the rapacious star-lSni
lie thought that it was capable OF educatlon' anu
SAID that before railroads were built oysters weIG
trained hv being removed above hgh-water marx
several times before they were packed, 70 aosolo
suficien; moisture TO satisfy their wants 1or over
month.
STEALING FROM A CATHOLIC SCHOOL. II
Edward Romme, age twcnty-one. who Is wen
connected IN Germany, about Two ihoh.nls neo -,
troduced himself under favorable clrchlst.ncys
thc pastor and brothers attached TO the ChTGh VI
| the Most Holy ltedeemcr NJ No 10 WIS., f ~
ST.. and bv processing an Inclination 10 S'u't o
! priesthood won their good opinion lhey adyahceu
him 800 in the course of frequent visits ana gave
him access to the schoOroom OF the church. Lato3
they missed $50 from a drawer anc suspecilIlS tHU
he was the cuprit. they put $40 III 'harfeu UNI
into tho same place yesterday. 1t was taken ;inu
| was subsequently, found III his possession WI
card marked Hattie Willard No 40 40 S IrcenV ves
ingt0n square" Rommo was held 1oT H'ICe,,t ~
| jer'ay by Justice Patterson at the ESs'A i"iA0'
| Police Court
BROOKLYN.
Mr7. Caroline s. Ran received limited divorce
| from Christian Rail- yesterday. 80
In his forthcoming report Controller senior VIII
recommend an official investigation OF the accounts
! OF the county by the Board o. Audl~
The Brooklyn branch of the American SOCIETY," LOT
The Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Anlinas mas p'l0l''''N
| a horse ambulance. ut cost o. fouO'
The opcning exercises of the newSt. MaTy's Hos
piia in ST. Mark's-ave viii be held tonoifo" aIteI-
| moan Bishop L0ughlm viii deliver an address,
| The new building of the dIsgensory Of ihe Eastern
| District HosDial il south Thlrd-5t VIII GG lor-
| naIIv opened on Monday 10y Judge Nelson, Mayor
| Low and others
Tho funeral of D1. Daniel 4. Dodge who died on
! Tues ay at his home, 30 1853 Congress ST.. at me
| age of Gfty-four took pace yesterday at Ur"co
! Episcopal Church.
ST., was rested yes erday uoon charge OF secur-
in9 800 from Jacob ~. ScX Of No. 90 Monlt0r-st,
one 0. his clients, upon false prcienses
Nothing has been found of Joseph Costello, Ihe
capfan Of the canal boat burned in the tire that
! destroyed the Manhattan Beach railroad Comnany,S
| depot ut BAY Ridge, Thursday morning, and II Is
believed that he must have been burned 10 DEATH
The General FERN IF the Supreme Court has de-
ciG d IN favor of the city in the eWt OF joseph /.
| Knapp TO recover $6l3, alleged to have been an tx
cess in the assessment of his property in
| for grading and paving. The cas-" was test one
suits involving about $4,000 depending upon the
| decision.
Police Commissioners Jourdan has appointed
ROM dsnan A. ii. Johnson, of TN" lmrtechth RE
cinct Sergeant of the Seventh Precinct, TO succeed
| Ser cant A. l.. Battcrsby, relieved from duty be-
! cause insane. James Campbell, OF the Tenth IRE,
cinct has been made assistant telegraph operator at
| Ponce headquarters.
At a caucus of the Republican members Of the
| Board of Aldermen for 1888 III which the Demo,
Gratis have majority OF two, it has been determined
| 10 make an elOrt 10 elect Republican pTc>ldcht
| who will he in sympathy with Mayor 10y, whose
pace he will take when the Mayor out of the city.
an ne ~,
| by be the Republican candidate.
| Ten Of the Aldermen declared in contempt of the
Supreme Cour, and sentenced to five days impnsoh-
ment spent to-day III the Raymond-st jan.
The four, Messrs. Kane Casey, Donovan ana lie
Pine, whose Gaze was not adJudicaied WIN the
others, are to ansG TODAY TO an Application for
an order 20 show why the stay of proceedings
in their should not be vacated, and the sentence
against them executed.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10
Children has now in its charge boy who was
picked up i, Gently street IN the Eastern Dls-
trict. He gives hls name as John Graham ara III;
age as niue years. lie formerly lived on the canal
boat 4. Lord. plying between JtTey CITY ana
EizabethpOrt, y. j., bus his father dled on Decem-
Der / and he was lett without home his mother
also ing dead
A warrant was issued by Justice Walsh on Thurs
day for the arrest OF a man call himself Edward
Coop T, upon the charge of bruthiy aSSautine Hiss
Nclne clyde, o; No. 5Ol lerkmeT-st. dTcssTnaktr
lie became acquainted with Ter through answering
an adv, rtIsement of her business Tor sale. After
bIlef acquaintance he proposed IN lge and when
alone with her aIterward assaulted her lnVestlga-
ton shows that he had borne bad character IN
New York, where he hYes.
j. S T. Stranahan ex-president of the Park Com
| mission, sad yesterday, i'll regard to the alleged
deficit OF $l0,G0i IN the PARK accounts for the
period of seventeen years, that he believed more
| full and close examination OF the books would SHOW
| that tho discrepancy was very sight II any, ana
while he had cOvclcd the amount by check beheN-
ine he was morally, though not legally bound 10 do
90 he thought the amount wOuld be returned to
him. He asked for the fullest investigation
possible.
JERSEY CITY
William Wilson, the coiorcd man who broke
INTO eX-Attorney-t ieueral Glchrist's house last
Sunday night, was convicted yesterday OF burglary
| and sent TO the State Prison for i've years.
Constable Masker wenr to Mrs Deba'd's house.
| No. 1874 E>seX-st yesterday to serve warrant on
| her when the woman attacked hun with d red
| hot poker and drove him out OF the house. Inc
| constable's hand was burned in the ahray. He
| p,ocurcd reiniorcements anu arrested MIS- DE
| bald.
NEW-JERSEY.
| PATEHsoN.-O. W. Mills. the receiver of the Pat
ersOn Preserving Company, SAID Yesterday that the
safe had been opened and c hts IN PENNIES and 10
| cents IN postage stamps had been found therein
There were no books of accounts or anything which
would give a satisfactory statement of he condI-
| ton of the company. lie could give no idea when
| "A statement of its affairs would be given.
| WEEHAwKEN. The contest Of Price against Allen
| for the office Of Town Committeeman has been de-
cided by the Supreme Court III favor of the former
| who will take the seat at The next meeting. The
contest of the election frauds, for which
| Constable Haydock and four repeaters from New
York are now awaiting trial. George Walters, a
| recent arrival IRON Ireland, was struck by coal
| train at late hour Thursday night and fatally
| injured. lie was taken TO st. Mary'S Hospital III
| HoDokeD, where one of his legs was amputated
| HoBoKEN.-William nmeran, a laborer living
near the Elysian Fields arrested yesterday for
| stealing coat worth SO from Margaret Haas
| house in Weeha vixen. The prisoner confessed that
he stole the coat and pawned it for So. Susan
| Iusk. a young woman TO whom lnmeran has been
paving attention. is in jail in default of So, and he
stole the coat for the purpose of raising money to
| paw the fine. The prisoner was committed for
| trial.
long ISLAND