New-York tribune., 1882-03-09

The distance made IN the late Walking
scored by laps, is only exceeded by that mado by
POughkeepsle girl who is said to have gone from
Poughkeepsie TO New-York In one lap. When she
arrived home there no quarrel over the gate re-
ceipts
TRYING TO ELECT A BRIGADIER- CENTRAL.
The adjourned meeting of the field officers of tho
Third Brigade to elect brigadier-general resulted
last evening in no choice Five ballots were taken,
and all resulted in the number of ballots for
each candidate. The candidates are Colonel Louls
Fitzgerald William Seward, jr. and Colonel Rich
ard Vose.
STEALING JEwELRY FROM HIS EMPLOYER.
Patrick McCann, of No. 151 East Thirty second
ST.. who was employed as o waiter by Mrs B IL.
Vanauken, of No. 42l Fifth-ave., was arrested on
Tuesday by Detective Rogers Of the Central Office
on suspicion of having stolen jewelTy worth about
5000 from his employer. Justice Patterson yester-
day remanded him for examination.
FUNERAL OF MATTHEW V. LINGHAM.
The funeral of Matthew V. Llngham, the actor,
was held yesterday morning IN " The Little Church
Around the Corner" The burial services was read read
in Greenwood Cemetery. The pallbearers were were II.
Edwards, Gerald Eyre, George Edgar William
Davidge, OsmOnd Tearle and John Matthews.
FAILURE OF HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS.
Gum, johnson & CO., maDufacturerS OF hosiery
in Philadelphia and at No. "a Franklin-st., New
York, have failed and their mill Is closed Judg-
ments have been entered against the firm by rel
atives for S1O923. The total liabilities are eStl-
mated at $4,000, and the value of the assets Is not
yet known They began business IN January, 1870
KNOCKED down. BY A HORSE
Charles L. Stickney. a dealer in mustard at No.
257 Bowery and vice-president of the Oriental
Bank at No. 122 Bowery, was, knocked down and
injured severely Yesterday by horse attaohGa 10
truck at Nassau and Cedar-sts., lie was taken to
the Chambers Street Hospital. Mr.. Stickney Is
sixty-eight years old and lives at No go East
Twelfth-st
STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS TO BE TRIED AGAIN.
Local Steamboat Inspectors jayne and Mathews.
who were tried year ago ID the Unlleq states Ut
cnit Court for manslaughter In neglectlng properly
to inspect the boilers of the steamboat Seawanhaka
are TO he placed trial again. The jury In the for
mer trial disagreed On the motion OF Assistant
District-AttOmey Fiero, the new trial OF the case
was set down yesterday by Judge Benedict for
March 20.
Francis Graft, thirteen years OF age, OF NO. 0lo
East Thrteenth-st stole $63 from his employer
Samuel Longfelder. a shoe dealer OF No; 50 East
Broadway He divided the money f w With al Henry Fay
Twelftl,st They were arrested at the Grand Cen
tral Depot yesterday morning as they We're about to
start for the Western p aims They were sent 10 the
New-YOrk Juvenile Asylum.
WORKING FOR sEAMEN.
The thirtysevcnth annual report OF the efr9teStaht
Episcopal Missionary Society for Seamen shows
large amount Of work done by the organization
among the sailors of this port III the past year SIX
hundred and twenty services have been held AT
which the average attGndance was 4oo. biOieS % ana
were 80 baptisms and 22 combinations and 25O
have signed the Temperance pledge.
THE AMERICAN MChosGoPIcAL SOCIETY,": E.
The American Microscopical Society held "A meet
ing last evening at No. II East wenty-second-St
Dr. j. b. Rich read paper on " Illumination by
AchrOmatic Light" which was discussed DY seVeTa
members Of the society. The secretary o. q. Ma
son then exhibited some photographs showing The
work of an adjustable section cutter, which were
also discussed. BY means or ths lhstrucn. 9l, sec sec
tions can be cut varying In thickness from one
sixteenth to one One-thOusandth OF an lnch n gen.
eral discussion followed as to the best methods of
improving the society
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE BUREAU OF BUILDINGS.
William Finley, the counsel TO the Fire Commis,
sioneTs. Yesterday submitted to them the draft of
proposed bill to make certain changes IN inc
Bureau of Buildings. Among the changes wanted
is the repea of that section of the Public burdens
act which limits the appropriation tor the bureau
TO $4,000. 1t is desired by me Eonlnlss9}neTs comm s }
that the appropriation be left to the Board OF Esti-
mae and Apportionment The new bill also
changes the title of the chief OF the Bureau from
"InspectOr" to Superintendent," and makes the
examiners " inspectors"
on TRIAL on TWO CHARGES AT THE SAME TIME.
Alexander Barber was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Gilderseeve to three months imprisonment
for an attempt at petit larceny. There were two
Indictments against him, and no was at the same
time undergoing trial in the same court Tor TWO
offences When the jurors retired TO deliberate on
their verdict IN the first case, when was Tor AT
tcmptinQ TO rob the till in the gTog-shop at No, 5l
Bayard-st the second trial for burglary In stealing
clothing from the store of Harris Gassett, at No. 90
Kaxter- st.. was begun. The offences took place on
February and 2. The jury disagreed in the second
SYSTEMATIC CHARITY DOWNTOWN.
A bureau has recently been opened at No. 81 New
Church-st under the auspices of the Trinity
Church Association, with the aim OF assisting the
deserving Door in the lower part or the city, pre-
ventinU indiscrlInlnate and duplicate alms-Rlvng
and securing charitably disposed persons doing
business downtown from imposture. Reports VIII
he made on all applications for reLet referred by
subscribers. The relief gwen consists Gf grocery
and coal tickets, orders for meals, lodging ana
clothing, and orders on the Downtown Dispens1ry.
Nv sending n subscription, the amount OF which is
OPTIONAL TO J. L. ID. Lanier, treasurer, at No. 26
Nassau-st. any person will receive book OF orders
on the ouleau' RpOOKIYN
The Kings County Teachers Association will
meet in East New-York on Saturday, March IL.
Water was introduced yesterday for the first time
into The village mains In Flatbush by the Water
Works Company
Joseph j. Mclaughlin was found guilty of man
slaugbter IN the second degree yesterday III the
Cont of Sessions for the killing of Samuel Steele in
Flatbush, near the city llne last laIl.
The Rev Dr. MAYNARD will deliver three Illus
trated lectures in the hall of the Long Island His
torlca Society in aid OF the shelterlng Arms Nur-
sery The subject March Is will be "Consantl-
nople;" March 20, spain and Its People :; Apni !,
Grt.S If}S'' '''' ~
While trying to cross Bushwick Creek, at Third
st. early yesterday morning when the ude was out,
Mrs Mary McKeOn, age forty, was stuck In the
mud and when the tide came IN she was drowned;
AT low tide there Is water where she attempted
TO cross. Watohman IN the Eage Oll works
heard the screams Of n woman In the night, but
could not ascertain whence they came. MIS-.
McKeon was very dlssl patcd. Her husband Is In
the PententaTy, and thelf children are III charlt
able INST titutlons.
A meeting of the Board Of Managers OF the Brook
lyn Association for Improving the Condition OF tho
Poor was held last night ut the general Office III
Lvingston-st., Reuben w, Ropes, the president, In
the chair. The report OF the general agent Alr.
Day, showed thht tne whole number of families AS
sisted in February was .0S5, and l2.27l persons
were aided. The total expenditures for the month
were So III 66 Of which 3l.078 IL was for
groceries, 81, ,0S7 for coal and III. .434 90 for dry
goods shoes etc. The cash resources ut tho close Of