New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ov, rpp.r,oN OF ST. PATRrCK's DAY.

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THE CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S pAf:
r freshmen in this city will celebrate the birth OF
rraand;s patron Saint to-day, but the indications
are that there will be less enthusiasm than iast ysa
Several leading lrshmen when applied ay TO wfSstHer
there was TO De q celebration or not. onc nns,
exnressed himself decidedly opposed TO any demon
he said. that might be used for the relief OF suei
families in Ireland. At recent meeting y, e
Ancient Order of Hbernians. held Tor te Poi III
ri making arrangements for the celebration. elgh,
teen of the fortynine divisions were not represented
M all Notwithstanding this lack OF interest, thepe
will be tnrsgw tnS 'f PatreR Napoleon
Oakley will be marshal of the day, and ride at the
head OF the column. The procession VII start ,;
from ma Cooper will nS Ss "p FourSaT to Union
Souare. where an evolution will be made
around washington's monument through seven, u
Tfth-aye., to Sixty-ninth-st., 70 the Eastern
boulevard and Joness Wood. The officers of the Con
vention of Irish Societies will rde IN coacnes hS
ITnion Souare the PROCESSION will be reviewed by
Mayor Grace some of the members of the Board OF
Aldermen and others. Al Joness Wood Addresses %
I Neany the Rev Henry Pratt and Civil Justice
Mccarthy sheriff Bowe is expected to be present
Commissioner Coleman has promised TO see that the
streets along the line of march are IN go9d condi
ton The proceeds at Jones's Wood VIII he given
The Goth Regiment will not take part in the pa
rade hut will hold its annual bali at its aTmoryover
Tompkins Market. In the morning the Teglme9t
will attend service in uniform at II. Patricks
Alliance and the Knights of st. Patrick will take
place usual The Friendly sons OF ~ f& nrna
will sit down at ITS d nlneM1eisn'h amman
There will be no parade in Brooklyn Ihe kGv
Bernard A. Plunkett of the Church of ST. John
the Evangelist will lecture IN R the evening al 'n0
In Staten Island the anniversary VIII DC ceIe
brated by the knights of ST. Patrick by banquet
At the Bay View Hotel t ao%pSsyR Roman Catholic
church ON the Island, will be chairman OF the &C.
cason. There will be no parade. c,,,,noh
Calendar st. Patrcks Day. the feast t OF u dne
Saint does not ooeaF m The rea REASON for this
n bai tbe seventeenth of March, falling this year
on the Friday next after the thlrd sunday IN Ieni'
is the feast of the Five Wounds of our LORD, wDch
has n higher rank IN the Ecclesiastical Calendar
than ST. Patrcs Day and the latter feast has had to
give way under the rule governing such cases ana
Ii has been transferred 10 Monday next, MaIc1 ~
On that day the commemoration Viii taSe piace9i
and the masses specially appointed for the feast VIII
be- celebrated in all the Catholic churches through
out the world even though the clvlc soclees prefer
70 have their professions, speechmaking ana dlh-
Sf. Patrick's Day will be observed at Newark n;
j. with a concert in the evening at the GRAND
Onera House for the benefit of the Irish Keller
Fund.
MARRIED IN SPITE OF HIS CHILDREN.
battery were charged, before Justice Fisher, III
Brooklyn, ON Wednesday, details were brought OUT
of the marriage of wealthy Octogeneran TO
young widow, to whom he made over his properly
before the wedding. They were married on MON
day. The groom was John ID. Huntington,
retired undertaken of this city, and. Mrs.
Helen Cobum was the BRIDE. The evidence
showed that Mrs. Coburn was employed as
formerly Of the State Hospital in San Francisco,
who lives at No. 637 Lafayette-ave, Brooklyn. One
day about six weeks ago Mr.. Huntington asked Or.
St0ddard who mended his coat so neatly. 0n pelng
inrton said ~ wonder if couldn't get her TO
mend mine as weli" TO find out he went to the
DEBTORS house and saw Mrs. COburn. aud thus their
acquaintance began. Mr.. Huntington's visits to
dren. They are John H. Huntington OF OF
No. 426 Atlantie.ave., and Mrs. j. 7:
Heater aud Mrs II. Woodruff They went recently
20 Or. Stoddards house and induced their father TO
go home with them. lie soon after retnTnedh anu
and If they came for him again not to let them IN
On Friday of last week they came again, and the
doctor ordered them away from the house, tred 10
push them from the doorstep and threatened 20
Shoot them If they did not go away. For tins he
was arrested the charge Of ASSAULT and battery
After the hearing Of the case he was fined 30
Meanwhile Mr.. Huntington and Mrs Coourn
agreed to get the family interference Dy mar
ryipg, On Monday they went to the house OF the
brides sister No. 90 Clinton place, this city, and
were married by the Rev. W. j. Peck. Before they
were married, however. Mr. Huntington transferred
a part of his property 10 his BRIDE Inc
fact Of the marriage was not known to the
children until the examination In court MT. HUNT
ington Is eghty-two years old and his new wife IS
thirty-seven. The bridegroom was much lncenSed
corning the relations of his bride and DR.. Stoddard
The children propose take steps 10 restrain their
stepmother from transferring any of the property
until the validity of her night to 1t Is determined