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NETWORK CITY.
Officer Golden. of the Twelfth Precinct, killed q
mad dog at One cumberland twelfth-st ana hao-
inson-ave. yesterday
In the Court of Common Pleas on Saturday Judge
Van Brunt granted decree of absolute divorce 10
j. {. Kctcham from Alice +. ketcham.
POISON WHICH PROVED FATAL
Emma Gottheb age fifteen, who was 1ound III nur
room at No. 113 Elzabeth-st. on "Wednesday Iholh-
ing suffering from dose of Pans green wllcn sc
had taken because her mother opposed her ioVe lor
a young man, died at ST. Nincents Hospital on sat
urday.
DOOKKEEPER ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
Thomas Phaen. a bookkeeper, formerly employee
by Meyer Hoffman, cloak manufactures az no. oJ
Walker-st. was arrested on saturday nlgt charscu
with stealing $f32 90 from Hoffman Iii November
1880 In the Harlem Police Court yesterday lie
was held in $1,000 bail for trial
BRUTAL OUTRAGE on a CHILD:
John Schaefcr, age sixteen, of No. 237 FouTtl-St'
was arraigned before Justice Morgan yesterday, al
the Essex Market Police Court, on complaint t @,
Avcnue-C for q brutal assault on his daughter, Au-
gusta Biclhelf, age five, on May 4 lie was commit
ted for trial ill the Court OF General Sessions Will
out bail.
| TAKEN WITH SMALLPOX IN HER FRIENDS ROOM
Mary Mcdonald, age twenty-nine. an lrlsh ser
| want girl living in Brooklyn, went to the room OF
Mary Rehere on the top iio0I OF No. 20
| ST. Yesterday suffering from illness. An ambulance
surgeon was called and he pronounced IL cdSG Vi
smallpox. The police were requested to cause her
| removal TO the smallpox hospital
ANNIVERSARY OF a sEAMEN's SOCIETY
| The thirty eighth anniversary of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Missionary Society Tor Seathen III
the city and port OF New York was held last even
ing in the Church OF the Holy Spirit, Madls0n-aNe
and Sixty-sxth-st. The Rev. ID. Parker Morgan Oh
| the Church of the Heavenly Rest preached the
| anniversary sermon.
| ORDAINED as EVANGEIIsTs.
At the Spring Street Presbyterian Church last
evening the Rev. Gilbert Reid, the Rev. Charles u;
| McLaren and the Rev Harvey Shaw were ordained
evangelsts as they TO go out III short time rs
missionaries Mr.. Reid goes to emma, MI. NcLaIch
to Siam, and Mr.. Shaw 10 Mexico The seivlces
were conducted by the Rev Thomas ;. Hastings.
| The Rev Dr. Marvin X. Vincent preached and the
Rev. John Reld delivered the charge.
MAKING READY FOR AN OCEAN CRUISE.
The Nautical Schoolshp ST. Mary's, Captain
Henry Erben. United States Navy, commanding is
being fitted out for her annual summer cruise III
is expected that she will leave her winter quarters
At the foot of East Twenty the latter part
of this week. She will start on preliminary cruise
ND the Long Island Sound, stopping at Glen Cove
and New London, and will then cross the Atlantic
TO London, Lisbon and the Cape dc Nerdes.
NEW PLACE FOR RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
The Rev A. b. Simpson conducted religious ser
vice in a hall at Twenty-third-st and EIShth-ave;
Yesterday morning. lie stated that the hall h9d
been rented for year. and religious services would
he held there Sundays and nearly every evening
of the week The church is to be strictly undenom-
inational and is intended to do evangelical work
nmonG fhe masses A large choir has been formed
under the leadership of Mr. Chandler. In connec-
ton with the church, and on the same floor, free
reading room will be opened every evening.
DR. KENNION's AGGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN WORK.
The Rev j. W. Kennon addressed a large aud at
tentye audience yesterday afternoon at the loot OF
RnoseveIt-s ST He spoke for half an hour from
thc teyt Prepare to meet thy God" The doctors
steuonan and ringing tones could be heard all over
the square, he gave TO his auditors solemn words
hon ftaV praf fni nt
urgent necessity that they should prepare TO meet
their Creator before it was too late; AT the close
of the services the doctor dispensed With liberal
hand bread and coffee 70 those who needed It,
nrerpors OF KILLING HER CHILDREN AND HERSELF
Mrs Melinda Hofe, of No. 100 East One hundred
and-eighth-st, was arrested Saturday night
charged with threatening to li ner three chdIe1
aud herself by means OF arsenic. The woman called
on DR.. ]. j. White. of No. 100 East One-hundred-
and-tenth-st, plainly told him what her purpose
was and asked for the poison. She was asked 10
call again and when she did so she was arrested.
In the Harlem Police Court yesterday, ON the
opinion Of DR.. White that she had recovered her
seuses, she was disc llaIged, ana was allowed 10
have the custody OF the children.
BROOKLYN.
The Rev. J. W Bradcn has resi- signed the rector
shin of st. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church IN
Flatbush l.. !. He will preach for the last time
| next Sunday
commodore Upshur has ordered the marines and
| sailors under his command 10 parade on Memorial
| Dav Mayor Low will deliver an address at Green
1 wood Cemetery.
Jacob 1ravers. age thirty-seven. of Van Colt and
Manbattan-aves fell down stairs on Saturday night
and fractured his skull He was taken to st. Cahe-
| rines Hospital.
John Sand, age forty-fvc, of No 81 Grand ST, at
an early hour Yesterday morning fell from fourth
| story window to the sidewalk. His injuries are
| probably fatal.
The first Sunday service of the Unsectarian
| Church of the Divine Gifts was held yesterday IN
Adephi Hall, at Myrte-ave and Adelphl-st. he
| Rev Dr. MOnck, formerly Baptist minister, has
charge of the church He processes TO heal The sick
! 6y LAYING on the hands i'll the Apostolic fashion.
| There are now four prisoners charged with muir
| der in RAYMOND Street Jail They are James +.
| Walsh who has been twice sentenced to death Tor
| killing Barbara Groenthal, on January A., 1851,
| and in whose behalf the Court OF Appeals has re-
| fused to interfere; Mrs. Lizzie McCaull Wall,
| charged with shooting her husband, George Barry
| Wall in New Utrecht a few weeks ago; George
| bearded in September, 1sol and Robert Donald.
who struck his IA her fatal blow on the mead " TN
| a teapot two weeks ago The jail now has 4O2 III
mates.
There was meeting of the officers of all the Holy
| Name societies of Kings County yesterday after
| noon in the Hall of ST. MaTy's Star of the Sea, in
! Court-st.. to take preliminary steps toward the
! formation of a Conference of all the Holy Name
societies in the diocese of Long Island, as to es-
tablish a closer union among them for mutual Denc-
| lit, ami to enable them to prosecute more active
warfare against the sins of swearing and blasphemy.
| Ii was resolved to appoint a committee OF three
| from each society to complete all necessary ar
| raugcments for the formation of a Conference.
STATEN ISLAND.
| WEST BRIGHTON-The funeral of Cornelius Du
| Rois took place Yesterday at the Church OF thc
| Ascension Mr. Du Bots descendant OF JAG
| ques Du Bots q French Huguenot, who came to
this country IN 1879.