New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY DECEMBER :, 1882

SI .O59 s37 81 being an increase over the previous
wear of SI05.60s 10 This does not include
81 10000 paid TO the Commissioners Oh inc oiiiA'hs
Fund by the ferry companies.
MEETING or THE NEw-rSGLAND SOCIETY.
A special meeting of the New. England Soclety
was held last night at ,nonlco's General Cil,l lin
TUm d. tih as for ubs ensuing Prea
dent, Maryele w. Cooper first vlce-preq1,aiesns,
Stewart l.. Woodford second vicepresieent, Ethan
Allen Board of Directors for four years; IL. M
Bates g. w. Smith, j. III. Durham. Chandler Ro6-
| bins treasurer j. Plerpont Morgan secretary IL.
| p Hub ard. The election will occur next Wcdnes,
day evening. Eighteen new members were elected
last night among whom were the Rev. kinsley
Twining, Sidney +. Morse, Rastus 5. Ransom ana
Ii. NJ. Flager
BROOKLYN.
It IS deemed probable that ex-Mayor Howell will
be appointed 10 fill the vacancy in the bridge rus-
tees caused by the death of Henry G. Murphy.
Charles H. Stefins. aged CO. of No: 900 DoKalb-
ave-, fell dead while at service in St Peters Roman
Catholic Church, i'll DeKalb ave., last evening.
The Democratic General Committee voted last
evening to call primaries on December l. TO choose
delegates 20 fill the expired terms of members IN
the body.
Gordon l.. Ford has been made director OF the
Brooklyn. Flatbush and Concy Island Railroad, 10
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry u
Murphy.
The New England Society of BROOKLYN held a
business meeting last evening and elected the loi
lowing directors Ripley RODes, IL. w. Slocum ana
A. s. Barnes. The annual dinner will be eaten on
December 81.
While in cell in the Fifth Precinct Police Sta
ton Tor being drank and disOOdery GeOTglana bOs-
worth thirty of No II Flrstst +. d., attempted
to hang herself. She was charged in court yester-
day with felony and remanded for examination.
The second annual report of the BROOKLYN society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children shows
that TAP complaints were lodged with the society
and Sol children removed from brutal treatment or
restored to homes when lost. The number OF CON
yipf VaG
society were S6,005 AZ.
Robert Halsted, age thirty-eght bank clerk, OF
No. $685. Sixth-ave, went INTO grOgshop at NO. IL
Hoytst yesterday put me Paris green in glass OF
wnskey and drank the mixture He was arrested
Tor felony under the new Penal Code, and after
ward sent to tine Long Island College Hospital. lie
is expected TO recover.
Ten of the members of the Board of Aldermen of
1881 out of the fifteen who were sentenced TO pay
$3.50 fine each and to 20 10 Jail for terms varying
from ten to thirty DAYS for contemptot the supreme
Court went to tine County Treasurers office yeser-
day and cheerfully paid their fines. None OF them
have yet served their terms of Imprisonment
JERSEY CITY.
Daniel Cragin,a tramp who was committed to the
county jail few weeks ago. died In that Institution
yesterday.
Taxpayers Reform Associations are to be organ
lied in every Aldermanic District in the city pre-
vious to the spring election.
The body of William Malone, who disappeared
from his home HallIday-st. on Wednesday of last
week. was found YESTERDAY lying IN swamp IN the
of his home. lie is supposed to have walked
into the swamp while intoxicated.
NEWARK.
An infant child of family named Grady, living
at No. 20 FOundry-st, tel INTO wash-tub OF water
yesterday and was drowned.
he State Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association met al p. IN. yesterday at
the hail of he association In ClnOn-st. Addresses
were made last evening by the Rev. A. Ii. Bradford
and others.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY-At meeting Of the Board
of Supervisors of Queens County yesterday, reso-
luton adopted empowering the chairman TO
appoint q committee of two to obtain tine aGylco OF
counsel as to the best method to compel the Long
Island Railroad Company TO rebuild the drawbndge
owned by them crossing Wreck Lead III Hampstead
Bay.
NEwTOwN- Workmen began the work of rebuild
ing the tower of the Episcopal Sunday-school on
Broadway ON Tues lay afternoon. An attempt was
made 20 pull the structure with ropes but this
was unsuccessful. The tower was hen undermined
and pulled over with the aid of heavy tlmDers.
About o'clock In the evening the tower toppled
over and fell TO the ground with a crash. The
wOrkmcn barely had time TO escape. in its fall 1t
broke through the roof of stable belonging to
man named Henry SHELTON and killed horse val
ued at 81 200.
STATEN ISLAND
PORT RICHMDND.-Henry w. Vaughn owns
sleigh that is lO2 years old Ii was presented to
Mr Vaughn by G. DItmas, of Long Island.
CIIFTON.-lhe Quarantine Commissioners have
sold the steamer \. X. Hopkins to j. Meyers, to be
used IN the excursion business.
WEsTFIELD.-The farm of the late Senator Samuel
Frost has been sold to William III, Johnston, of this
city, for $12,0
ToMPKINsvILLE.-The Government steamer Fern,
Captain Wnght, has started on a cruise to deliver
annual supplies 10 ali the lighthouses between
Sapela, Ga. and Point Isabella, Texas. The Fern
will be away about four months.