New-York tribune., 1883-12-21

from John Bauer for malicious imprisonment, the
Jury awarded a verdict of 81 900 yesteray.
Mayor Low thinks that the relation of the city to
the Inebriate's Home at Fort Hamilton should be
changed, as the oty pays the Institution 5000 a
year and has no voice in its control
The husband Of Mrs. Mary Hammel who died
yesterdfy at No. II Flushing-ave, reported to the
Coroner that she was in the habit of taking laud-
anum, and he thought she had taken an overdose.
No steps have been taken to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Police nsp ector Jewett
The Police Captains mentioned for the place are
Folk, McKear and Campbell Drill Captain
McKelvey is now acting Inspector
Thomas II. Bowles and Richard Curran were
placed on trial in the Court of Sessions yesterday
for assaultng Mrs. Henrietta Ehret, whom, while
she was sick, they were conveying her from East
New-York TO the County Hospital in Flatbush.
Curran peadedguilty and the jury convicted Bowles.
They were remanded for sentence.
1t is announced that James II. Breslin is to take
the management of tho hotel at Washington and
Johnson-sts., adjoining the Brooklyn Theatre,
is to be added to the building aud MI BroSain will
open the hotel or Nay j. 1854, under lease for five
years.
Elaborate preparations have been made for the
fourth annual dinner of the Brooklyn gland
Society this evening, which will take place in the
assembly rooms of the Academy of Music. Among
dent Grant, Mr.. Beecher, Mayors Edison and Low,
the Rev. Drs. Newman, Putnam and Farley, At
torney General Brewster, Controller-elect Chaplin,
S. B. ChittendeE, Horace Russell and ex-Mayor
Hunter. Benjamin d. Silliman will preside. 1t is
expected that nearly 300 will sit down to the din
ner. long programme of toasts has been pre-
pared to which the invited guests will respond.
JERSEY CITY.
John d. Harrington and DR.. Rufus W. Peacock,
two of the principals in the alleged conspiracy to
dcfraud the Legion of Honor out of $1,000 sue
ceeded in securing bail yesterday in the sum of
$4,000 each, and were released.
The Board of Finance has ordered paid temporary
loans amounting to 0O,000-P 100000 TO the
600 to the Second National Bank of Jersey City,
and 500, 900 to the Hudson County National Bank.
Interest falling due on January TO the amount of
$4,000 has also been provided for The balance
in the treasury yesterday was 1881 $50 lS.
NEWARK.
Tho body Of a man age about fifty years was
found in the canal at COlden-st. yesterday.
F.. Connel of .Newtown, died last night in
Chambers Street Hospital from being struck OH the
head by the elevator at No. 81 Chrystie St.
In the courts yesterday the counsel for exSpcaker
Of the New-Jcrsey House Of Assembly John Egan
entered plea of guilty for his client TO an ndIct-
ment for legislative bribery. The court set down
January for Egan's appearance toplead in person.
In 1881 q team and wagon of the Marvin Safe
Company, broke through temporary bridge across
the PasSaic river One of the horses was drowned and
a large safe was lost, The company sued the
Chosen FrcehOldcrS of Essex and Hudson counties,
whose defence was that bridge contractors were re-
sponsiblc Yesterday afternoon jury gave ver-
diet against the company.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATERsoN-ChaTles Smith was arrested yester-
day by sheriff Cox of PassaIc County, n. j., at
Little Falls, and turned over 10 officers from Otscgo
County, this state, who had a regulstlOn from
Governor Cleveland. He is accused of knocking
down and robbing an old man at NashlugtOnyillc.
LONG ISLAND.
HEMFsIFAD.-Ihc charges brought by the Build
ing Committee of the American Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church against the Rev. Mr. Miller, the
pastor, were mostly ACKNOWLEDGED by him and his
services pastor were dispensed with. The Rev.
". T. f. Hicks has been appointed in his place.
JkMAICA.-Ihe total amount to be raised inQuecns
County, for all purposes, for the year 1851, is
$i97, rs -. For state tax, $l3G332 o.. For
County expenses, 500 S3G OU
WE>TCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINS, Dec. 2O.--The trial of Frank
Drumgoolc and wife, for publishing alleged libel
on Leonard ID. Tice of Nj Vernon, in The Eeo0rder,
a weekly newspaper published at Mt. KlscO, re-
suited in the jury rendering verdict III favor of
the defendants.