New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-08
temporarily by Justice Duffy. who issued sum-
mons for the arrest of her husband.


WOUNDED IN A QUARREL BETWEEN RUFFIANs.
About o'clock on Sunday evening gang OF
Sixth Ward rufians while returning from staten
Island on the ferry boat Thomas Hunt ENGAGE
received slight stab wounds The police aiTes.ea
four members of the party, Charles Wooiey' as
were taken to the Tombs Police Court yesterday,
but as there was no conclusive evidence against
them they were discharged.
AMERICAN sEAMEN's FRIEND SOCIETY;
The American Seamen's Friend Society he.a Jus
annual meeting yesterday afternoon at the New
York Sailors Home, No. 100 Cherry-sI 49,.
for the ensuing year were elected as tV uonr
Richard p Buck, president; Horace Gray ana Ha
A. Hurlburt yice-presidents the Rev. {. II; HaI,'
secretary William Z. Sturges, treasurer, anu ~
Hubbard. assistant treasurer. rad showing
encouraging results
THE NEw.YoRK PETROLEUM yLti. potrolerm
The annual election OF the New 1ork i ';nIat
Exchange will be held to-day. The regular ucIo,'
which includes L. H. Smith for president ~ that
lieved will be elected. the only scratching T LA,
may be done relating to the W gteSl D. Goettai
II Robbins A. A. Sumner and j. w. CopnlappB'
Strength is added to it by the LANES Oh Geoage M
the addition of Stock Exchange interests 10 tnose
OF ordinary petroleum trade TRANSACTIONS
EVACUATION DAY CELEBRATION.
The executive committee OF the cohler9 sI co.
mitfees of the Chamber of Commerce, historical
Society and Common Council met at the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday to further the arrangements
for the centennial celebration Oh Tue ny
the British of the city of New-York, on November
26. General John Cochrane presided RESOLUTIONS
were adopted requesting Governor Cleveland 10 ap;
point November 20 as the day for the annual
parade instead of the usual day IN October. III is
proposed TO have dinner at DeimonlcoS Dy lne
Chamber of Commerce. and one ny tue i ; leu
be subscription ball at the Seventh Regiment
Armory.
Judge Cullen has granted an absolute divorce TO
W. fro,n w
The Greenpoint and Bushwick Avenue Street Car
Line has replaced all of its "boD-tall" cars WITH
twO-horse cars.
Republicans can enroll to-day in the ward asso-
Citations of the city and town associations oil the
county and thus secure the rRhU W 'o'0 nv '"o
primary elections
Health Commissioner RAYMOND reported TO the
Board of Aldermen that the water IN nine more
public wells Was Vas unnt Gr Tefcrred to the Health
Committee
Among the streets to be repaved under the recent
act of the Legislature, appropuatlng @3oo,UOV TOT
the purpose is Bedfordave., the condition or wnlch
is bad Most of the persons using the street, ana
many of the persons along 1t, strongly faVor SUD-
stantial asphalt pavement
In the suit of John Brady against Mrs. Josephine
A Brady for absolute divorce which was trled pc
fore jury in the City Court yesterday, verdict
for the plaintiff was given. No defence was inter
posed The correspondent was tmhU WHrE Shea'
wei known contractor OF the lWeHtn Naru'
Leave was granted yesterday by Judge Cullen to
Nathaniel Faxen whose wife, Mrs. Lulu ID. Faxen,
secured an absolute divorce from him IN 1878, to
marry again. it being shown that he had behaved
himself properly for five years. He lives in Staten
Island
Mayor Low has appointed the fOllowin commit
tee raise the $3.50, 600 wanted for the new sol
diers' and Sailors Monument, which will probably
be placed in the plaza of Prospect Park Major
John II. Walker General G. T. Christensen. An
thony Barrett W. B. Dickerman; John "; Hunter
Wallis T. Hatch, Benjamin w. Wilson, George l..
Fox, Colonel w. Z. Beecher, Francis G. Turner, w.
H. Nichols and Edward NJ. Shepard.
JERSEY CITY.
James F. Spengeman, clerk in the Provident
Institution for Savings in Westinghouse has dis
appeared and his accounts show him to be de-
fanlter TO the extent of about $1,000. He is sup
posed to have gone to Richmond, Va The officers
of the bank have not yet determined whether they
will make any effort to bring him back.
James n. Davis, one of the contestants for the
office of Police Justice took decisive step yester-
day. He went TO police headquarters. MADE ms
way into the courtroom, and was sitting on the
bench when the prisoners were taken III at the
usual hour. He caused the prisoners TO be arragned
I'm the meantime Judge Stilsing the other contest
ant, had gone TO the Second District Court having
exchanged with Judge Lawrence for the day; Judge
Stsing saws that he VIII begin legal proceedings at
once to GUST Judge DAVIS
George Bonton the acting clerk of the Board of
Public Works, Yesterday fell of a chair and dan
gerously injured himself.
The receipts for taxes last week were $9,569 20
and Tor Tater rents $4,000 ID.
NEW-JERSEY.
EIIZABETH.-An impression prevails that the
Singer Manufacturing Company q large holder of
Elizabeth bonds and the principal creditor of the
municipality. The company does not own single
Elizabeth bond. Its only interest In the debt arises
from call loan for a small part of the total debt.
PATERsoN.-A lspatch from Newark was received
at Ponce Headquarters at Paterson on sunday
night stating that horse and wagon that had been
hired from Mrs. Bailey, of Newark, several days be-
fore by two fruit pedders had not been returned
Captain BimsUn and Officer GullfOll went to Nv
cry stable, found the men and recovered the horse.
The two men, who gave the names OF Matthew
Mulvaney and George Warren, were taken to New
ark for arrangement.
LONG ISLAND.
HEMPsTFAD.-The Rev. Mr.. Hopkins, of the Pres
byteran Church. has been called TO the passionate OF
the old Bushwick Church. Brooklyn. to succeed the
Rev. Mr. Powell.
JAMAICA-The Excise Board, at its meeting yes
terday, granted forty-niue licenses and rejected
eight, Several of the persons rejected have been
tried and convicted of violation OF tie Excise
law. which bars them from receiving incense 1Or
three years. The Newtown Board granted seventy
i'''' STATEN ISLAND
NEW BRIGHToN.-Wilham Reagan, Neil Sullivan,
John Mitchell and William McGrath, ages
from eighteen to twenty Years, ar
rested yesterday by. Olncers fInerty and
Hail ON charge OF knocking down and at
tempting to assault Nellie Smith and Mary Breen,
both fifteen years oh. Justice Casey, of New
Brighton, committed the prisoners to await the
action OF the Grand Jury.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs.--In the Surrogate's Court of West
chester County, Miss j. L.. Van Wyck was granted
letters OF adminlstratlonoi the personal estate OF
her brother the late Pierre C. Van Wyck, no will of
his having been found. The personal estate is esti-
mated at $25, 900. Mr. Van Wyck left three sisters,
Miss l.. Van Wyck. Anne V. X. Wells and Mrs. c.
V. w. Battin