New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-17
museum and Drs. Wright, Weir. Dennis and
F1uhrer on the anatomical department.
BROOKIYN

museum, and Drs. Wright, Weir. Dennis ana
Fluhrer on the anatomical department.
BROOKLYN.
reception was held IN Public School No. 3. yes
terdav afternoon TO celebrate the completion OF us
new brick building at Bedford-ave ana Jeher-
sOn-St.
James w. Smith has been APPOINTED recnivcI LOT
the defendant In the suit of George :. BoIdolii
ana another against n re Ne bond of SIS 900
Four frcmen who were discharged by q former
Commissioner. Hugh Mclaughlin ana aID eraT ss,
rrinsia'ed by ccrtfrar proceedings o zinc thew
were illegally ont of their positions Inc aloun'
was about $500.
William Medium. age eighty, m eccentrlr lIl,s'
was found dead in his room at No as current that
he was worth $50, O0O but cxamina ton OF ,n
house in which he lived in much sguaer frD;tnre.
only S25 inmOney among his Sticks OF iui'''"
He had lived alone for several years.
George W. Bell. alias Wilson. dssipated shoe
maker was arrested in the Thirteenth Precinct yes,
terday upon the charge of being concerned IN tne
murder of Mrs Harriet Bell in Boston, rev
weeks ago Police Superintendent Campbell THINKS
from his conversation with Bell; that he had NOM.
ing to do with the murder Bell says nc mas hoV
been In Boston for nine years.
The BROOKLYN City Improvement Company mas
filed map With the County CeTt laying GEtS Cns w Of
is termed Prospect p ar Of the city
and Jsagonaily interesting DcKalb-ave., Will
oughbv ST. Mvrtle-ave: and johnson, Hilary, I9I-
terminus. The company has applied to the Legis-
lature for incorporation and authority to take q
strip of land 800 feet wide, granting the Guy loo
feet in the middle. ,
Rv tbe Governors veto of the bill continuing the
nrnsent Park Commission for year, the duty or
amounting tho successors OF the present OohiuIs-
sioners will devOlye Immediately upon Mayor Low
The commission has existed under Legislative au-
thority for twenty-five years. Inc members h9w
are James s. T. Stranahan, William Marshall A. II.
Bayliss, ID. r. James, General c; T. Christensen zen.
Pa1anI = Steorns A G. Barnes S. Y. White and the
Mayor ex-offlcio. Their terms OF oihce expire To-
morrow.
JERSEY CITY.
Edmund W. Kingsland, the bank treasurer VINO
shot himself on Friday, is steadily improving ana
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Ignstius Welsh, age SIX, the son of the lanitress
of Public School No. g. died yesterday from , VIC
effects of injuries sustained few days ago while
jumping q rope with some companions.
The eighth annual convention of the Episcopal
Diocese of Northern NewJers began It's session IN
preached by the Rev. DR.. w. W. Holly, of Hacken-
sack.
Henry McAvoy, William Dunn and Daniel
Mallory three boys were committed for trial by
Justice Stilsing yesterday charge of atroclous
assault and battery on Michael Cassidy and John
Dunn, companions.
NEWARK
Yesterday the payments to creditors of the Me-
chancs' National Bank were begun at the bank
building and at p one-half of the creditors
had been paid. The total amount TO be dlsbursed |
is $72O,OOO
Thomas Humphrey, employed in the stables of
the south Orange and Newark Horse Car Com
pany fell from the haylOft and struck ona pitch
FORK of the tines entering ms lungs on Slon-
daf night His condition Is critical.
The nuncupative will of Alkaline Ely, who died
at her house. No. 10S Pacific street. on APrl
is, was before the Orphans Court Yesterday MRS;
Ely was taken suddenly i'll and her physician t9Id
her that she could not survive the night Sne
called in three friends and stated to them what as
position she desired TO make OF her properly enc
ri Xaa
nesses appeared III the Orphans Court and testlfeo
and their evidence was taken down III writing and
sworn to. The statement was then admltteo W P no
bate MS will. This Is the first case OK the KIM
that has occurred i'll the court in twenty years
NEW-JERSEY.
p,rrpsoS-There is deadlock in the Board OF
Aldermen. which consists OF ten hepuDlicun,s a t
six Democrats The Democratic members refuse 10
vote for the ordinance to raise taxes 10 pay the eA
penses of the city government AS u REQUIRES
eleven votes to pass me measure scooR mus soon be
closed and the operations OF the other city deart-
ments hampered for lack OF money 10 CARY tn mem
P Pass pC County Court yesterday J. W.
owners along the Passaic River. moved Tor
a rule to show cause why a mandamus shoulu hoI
be granted against the Dundee Water rover Yer anu
Land Company, to compel 1t to carry out the pro-
visions of It's charter. The allegation Is that tne
company was authorized to raise dam at Dundee,
between Paterson and Passalc, for the purpose Oh
making the river navigabe, and that the condition
had not been complied with the dam serving only to
furnish water power The rule was granted: -. 90
William H. CarlOugh was arrested on Monday on
charge of setting fire to the stable OF schuyler mop
nrr IN Washn gton-st., which was burned on Satur-
daV morning lie denied the charge aud was COM
mitted to jail by Recorder Graves.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY-The creditors of Water Com
m issiouer Mcbride have not yet learned where ne
mas gone Ii is now believed that he left the city
with not over ~ 900 in his possession Two officers
of the Long Island City police were detailed to
search for him yesterday, but there Is very niue
expectatiOn that they will find him. Ills flight
SENS to have been carefully planned as Tor days
before his departure he borrowed money mon from any
charge of his property at Bowery Bay yesterday;
- The residents of Hunters Point are excited
over the discovery yesterday that AssembIyman
Mitchell had introduced in the Assembly on March
~ a bill TO close Fourth, Fifth and Bodine-sts III
the interests of the Standard Oil Company and
Franc IL Co., the proprietors OF large terra-Gotta
works in Ravenswood The bill, if passed, Will de-
prye the city OF large and valuable portion OF It's
river front The Board of Alderman last night
adoDted a series of resolutions strongly condemnlng
the proposed action and urging senator Covert to
use his influence defeat the bill. They also de-
cided to send committee to Albany to oppose 1t.