New-York tribune., 1882-02-27

Ann Finnegan. age seventy, of MontclaIr. y. j..
fell down Hight of stairs at No Is Chcrry-st yes
terday. and was instantly killed.
The Veteran Corps of the 22d Regiment, National
Guard, will hold its annual dinner on Monday even
ing March &, at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Straw berries have made sporadic appearance in
the city. They are dear and scarce enough to war;
rant the belief that they of the church festival
brand.
John Miller alias Dutch Pete" charged with de-
frauding Alfred l.. Bowie, Of Brook yn, of bonGs
worth 81 ,000 was held for tI1a yesterday at the
Essex Market Police Court.
SCARLET FEVER AND SMALLPOX.
The Board of Health reports that there were
nnety-two cases less of scarlet fever last week nan
in the week previous. aud that smallpox has also
decreased.
KEPT OFF TIE COAST BY WESTERLY GALES,
The bark LOttIe Moore, which arrived yesterday
from Manila, Philippine Islands, was five days
within 100 miles of Sandy Hook, the westerly
gales preventing her from making port
CENT MoKE FOR GOOD AIR.
The fri ads of the FOnrth-avc. line of street cars
sav that they are not alarmed at the inquiries of
some of the legislators at Albany, who are anxious
to find out why the company ch hargcs cents ride
The extra cent is to insure an improvement on the
atmosphere found in the Thirdavc. cars.
BACON STOLEN BY CAPTAIN.
Alfred ChcreXer, age twenty-three, of No. 1G
Westinghouse. and William Clos, captain of tie
lighter Northern Liberty, i'll the Jefferson Market
charge of stealing bacon worth 800. The complain
ant against them was William Townsend, pay
pany. - -
The long voyage OF e!ghty-onc days of the bark j.
r. Ncwcomb winch arrived yesterday from Liver
pool was due to a continuation of westerly gales
ard high seas. On January 20. when about LOO
miles east OF Sandy Hook in terrific hurricane,
She lost several sails, boats and her Tudd"T. The
seas syep the decks with such force that twas two
days before repairs to the rudder could be made.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS FOR RUSSIA.
Living at Pier No. IL. North River, is the British
,,,I( (f,Il linz, nI lisb Iipf,
ScbastopOl and Odessa. Russia. The vessels cargo
will lie principally agricu ltnral implements now
ers, reapers, pows, trucks grain drills, binders,
mills cutting machines, cora husserS. garden TOOLS
etc Fully one-half OF The shipments viii he FROM
manufacturers in this State, and the remainder from
Chicago and the West.
BROOKLYN.
We S Fales spoke upon the subject of " Cen
traliza,iOn" before tie Sprcad-the-Ligt Club at
No. 800 Futon-st., last evening. He argued IN
favor of a strong central Government.
The Rev Robert COlIyer preached last evening in
Unity Chapel, in ClassOn-aye., near Lcerts-p place.
The building was densely thronSed half an hour
before the service began, and nearly as many per-
son. turned away unable 20 gain admitancc as
found place III the church. One woman tainted i'll
the crowd.
The Rev Charles Colman after eight years scr
vice preached his farewell! sermon pastor of the
Baptist Church III East NcW-YOrk l.. L., last even
ing He has accepted call TO the pastOrate of the
FIRST Baptist Church. III Peeksklll, n y, and will
has been Obliged TO seek relief from pulmonary
troubles by going inland, the air III Long Island
proving harmful 30 him.
A special meeting of the Board Of Directors Of the
Original Ancient Order of III bernians was held YES
terday afternoon at Municipal Hall, Fulton-st to
make prcpaTatiOns for the celebration of II. Pat
rick's DaV committee was appointed TO arrange
for a public entertainment on March II in aid OF
fhp needy IN Ireland. IL was The general sentiment
of the meeting that on account OF the distress in
Ireland il would be better 10 have no parade this
year ,rn,,,v crr,y
The funeral of Gilbert ;. Storey, the superin' end
ent of the Cunard steamship pier III this city. look
nIace nj his home IN Secoud,t. yesterday afternoon.
ii was attended by the employees Of the company
and the officers Of the SerVll.
Charles f. Page was arrested yesterday by De-
tectiye Borne of Police Headquarters, on charge
OF eInbezzlement. Abraham Lcdorc' a bed maniac
turer of Newark for whom Page worked alleges
that he sold goods worth $500, aud appropriated
the money for own use.
NEWARK.
Tie new buildings OF the Little Sisters Of the