New-York tribune., 1882-02-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

CARA Falls for the Midlothian sufferers.
The steamers of the Fall River Line for Boston
and the East will leave Ncw-fork at D p H. on ana
after February 20.
| The annual convention Of the ,ntcr-C Collegiate
| Athletic Association will lie held at the Fifth
| Avenue Hotel on February %.
woman stood in the rain at Fifty y-sixth-st. and
Third-ave. Yesterday and tried for five minutes 10
| mail postal-carl IN the iire-aiarm box.
! Sam Sip Chinaman aged twenty-One, of Brook
lyn in the Essex Market Police Court Yesterday was
| fined 80 for carrying a revolver without license
| The proprletors of parks dancing rayi ions and
! summer evening resorts above Central Park nave
| begun already TO make repairs for the summer
| seas n.
TWO ASSIGNMENTS FILED.
| The assignments of Alexander l.. Farweather,
livery stable keeper at No u East lighty-hfth-st
TO Eng pc l. Gerdy and of MSyST Tm4 a. ThGI Gni.
| II. Mayer, were tled yesterday.
FINED FOR TRYING TO RESCUE FRIEND.
In the Essex Market Polico Court We iterday
violating h excise law, and Chris. opher IInuscr
| and John Krau were each fined $40 for endeavOr
| ing to rescue Eppler from the "f!icers.
srREEr-cAR ,pAssENG, RS sNowBAALLED.
| Passengers or TIE rear platforms OF str ct cars
that pass through Cha'hau-st. have been much an
noycd of late by boys snowballing them from the
sidewalk. 1t is Ion" at ,nglti and the offenders,
! when pursued, escape IN the darkness.
KNIGHTS rEMPL,R BALL AT THr ACADEMY.
The fourth ;Nnua reception, drill and bail OF
Palestine Commandery, No. lS. Knights Iempar vi
|
Tomorrow nigh. he pr,vIous receptions Of tae
Commandcry hive been enjoyable an successful.
| ErURN OF A STOCK BROKER.
| W. T.. ConnOr the Wcll-<nOwn StOck-brckcT, has
| ret rncd from writ 10 e West and Southwest
and was n his Office csterday. He has ben alb
sent about three wei Is, and has visited the ch ef
cities of he West. lie accompani.d by +. Il.
| La yrcnce, and his trip was one of pleasure en-
| tirely.
W. R PRESTON { co.'s CREDITORS
The creditors of w. Il. Preston q Co. on the
and n I,Nglan0pS Vts
| meetings to consider the best method of making
| settlement. Commi e's were appointed at each
meeting to conf + and report at subsequent meet
| ing. Mr. Pre- ton mt communications to each
meeting, requesting that the claims be lled at once
| for auditing
AN APPOINTMENT DECLINED.
| Henry r. Davies. who was appointed by the
General Term OF the supreme Court as one Of the
| Commissioners of he Broa way Underground Rail-
way Commission, in h. place of his deceased father,
| has declined to accept ta apnnintmGnt Inc h'Nt
| meeting of the Commission will be held on February
20, hy which time Il i expected that new Com
| missioner will be appoint q.
COMMITTED PENDING HIS VICTIMS INJURIES.
John rhcmanc ed. age thirty-hve, was arralgncd
h"fo " .Ju tice smith yr>ter lay at the I0mbS Tor
discharging pistol at Dominica Rocco III the rear
of No. 80 Muberry-St., on sunday night the bullet
from which penetrated his temple. Rocco Is now III
a critical condition at st. Vincenfs Hospital, and
| is not expected to recover. Fhcnanted was COM
| mittcd for examination without bail.
BROOKLYN.
Parl, Commissioner William Marshall has resigned
| his Office.
Seven horses among those in use by the Fire De-
| partment are sick with "pinkcye"
| The Rev g. W. King assumed the pastorate of the
Reformed Episcopal Church of the Reconciliation,
! in Lconard-st., on Sunday lie succeeds the Rev
w. II. Reid.
discharged several clerks. He has also appointed
f. W. atlin n II second assistant In place of John
d. Pray. / he salary Of the position is $1,000.
The United States + ectric Lighting Company
asked the Common Council Yesterday for permission
to Law wires and erect pol's in Fulton and other
streets. Ii was referred to the Lamps and Gas
Committee.
Several petitions against the running of " bon
tail" street cars and asking for conductors upon all
street cars, presented 10 the Board of Alder
men vest rday, and were referred to the Railroad
Committee.
Willie intoxicated yesterday Robert Fay. age
fifty of No. 364 Hicks t., threw his wife on the
floor and broke her right thigh. She was cared Tor
at It. Peters Hospital but refused TO enter q COM
plant against her husband
Police Captain Woglom, of the Fifth Precinct.
returned to his duties yesterday after absence of
recovery was &c paired of. lie has been a police
captain for tVcity-fouT yc rs.
Wilson J. Abrams has received an absolute
divorce from Mrs. Phpbc Abrams. They 1--we at
pearsalIs. L. ]. 4 suit TO recover $1,000 damages
for the alienation of Mrs. AOrams's affections
been brought by Mr.. Abrams against one Finley.
No cali has been extended by the Church of the
blessed Hope III Cumberland-St., to the Rev George
X. Kramer who. however, breaches in the church
once a month. There Is gular pastor, and the
church IL not connected with the Second Adj
yentiStS.
Health Commissioner Raymond sent a commune
cation 10 the Common Council yesterday urging
removal OF aiantus tres from ne streets on the
ground of the bancful influence these trees from
their poisonous OdOr when in bloom, which was
81 ned by seyenty-one persons, including twenty
two physicians.
the meeting of the Board of n lruncU yCSter lay in
favor Of the expenditure OF 100000 for the pur-
chase OF an ad tlonal pumping engine at the Ridge
wood Pumping station of the Brooklyn Water
Works. The three engines now in worked
to their full capacity. he report was ordered TO
lie over n one week
The Rev. Dr. Francis Peck, for twenty wears
rector OF Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church. at
Eighth and South Nmth-sts announced hisresigna-
ton on sunday. He. will he succeeded by the ley.
H. X. ilarri-, the assistant minister of thr urch
Dr. Peck's resignation gcw out OF some difficulty
in the church, aad it has been fol owed by the with
drawal of ten OF the SundIy-schOOl teachers.
he building of the BROOKLYN Eastern District
Library, a. Broadwayan Fifth->t.. has been sold
for $4,000 1hc property was purchased tn years
ago for $4,000 by an asoclaton for the purpose of
giving accommodation 10 tn library, bat the matter
fell in'o litigation. suits were brought by some of
the Stockholders, the j rary dwiuulcd. and now the
building is ld and the few books that remain are
stored in cellar.
While making repairs upon q shaft in Boynton's
saw and file works, at No. 3S Devoc-st.. yesterday
Philip Henry, ato ihifty-ivc, was .ueht by belt
aud drawn over uui.ey. ha force with which he
was Nhrlcd around broke bones IN his noe and
both arms before the machinery couid be stopped.
He died within half an hour. Before going TO work
upon the shaft he was told to stop the bet but
said that he could do well enough with ii IN motion
JERSEY CITY.
The trial of Samuel Overton and John Moore on
an indictment charging hem with siea ing two
iron 90 unns which were t0 b. Used in the erection
of the new City Hall in Ilobolrn was set down for
yesterday morning ia the Court of Special Sessions.
Nhrn the names of the defendants, who have been
out on bail since their arrest, were called Moore
only responded. \ constable brought OvertOu into
court in frw minutes SO drunk that he could
hardly walk. Judge GaTctson said that the defend
aut uot in roudi ion - H., tried am, al