New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-24
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ARRANGING FOR MATCH GAMES OF BILLIARDS.
At The Clipper office yesterday stakes Of ~ ,6C
were deposited for three match games Of billiard
to be played by Rudolph Heiser, of this city, an
Edward Mclaughlin, of Philadelphia. The game
will be played in Philadelphia on December 1:
the choice of tables for the first game selecting
8 by 10 Collender) which will be the regular al
raif nursing three-bail game Of 1000 points fo
$3.50 side.
MODIFYING THE AoUEDUCT ROUTE.
At the meeting of the Aqueduct Commission
yesterday Engineer Church explained that it wa
proposed to abandon the Hudson River route, AM
dverging therefrom above the village of Sing Sing
to run southeasterly into and across the valley o.
the PocanticO River; thence southeasterly into thu
Saw-mill River Valley near the town OF Dublin
thence southerly along the Saw-mill River Valley Il
| point near South YOnkers, there intersecting thu
line of the Hudson River route and following 1t tC
the Harlem River. Mr.. Church. explained that this
route would be about half a mile longer than the
| Hudson River route, but the land damages would
be much less and the work would therefore cost
| considerable less.
| COLLEGE FRATERNITY BANQUET.
The Convention of the Theta Delta Chi College
| Fraternity closed yesterday evening with q ban
quet at MartinellPs. Forty-two delegates were
Bowdoin, Harvard, Columbia, Tufts, Lafayette,
Cornell, Kenyon, Dickinson. Hamilton, Boston Uni
yersity, Troy Polytechnic, and the College of the
City of New-YOrk. Officers for the ensuing year
were chosen as follows: President, s. A. Simons,
Buffalo; secretary George L. Taft, Bostonl trea-
surer George Sawyer, Hamilton College AT the
was delivered by John w. Griggs, OF New-Jersey.
"a. B." send II. S. for Miss Margaret Wellington.
CARING FOR THE FRIENDLEss.
Among the many charitable societies that will
FSae Society and for rt the Fend
less at No. 80 East Thirtieth-st. A Thanksgiy-
ing dinner will be served at o'clock to 400 chill
children, and brief addresses by friends in the
chapel at $50 and 1880 p. m. The society is I'M
sectarian and has no endowment During the year
over 10000 persons. 1t has twelve industrial
schools, where 1921 children were registered.
Clothing shoes, bedding, provisions and money are
solicited and will be sent for to any part fthe city,
BROOKLYN
The funeral of the Rev. Bernard A. Plunkett took
place yesterday at st. Johns Roman Catholic
Church, at Fifth-ave. and TwentY-frst-st.
Absolute divorce was granted yesterday to Philip
Mclaughlin age sixty, from Mrs Mary McLaugh-
lin, age nineteen
Leonard Roesner, of No 90 Meserole-st., COM
mitted suicide at late hour on Thursday night by
stabbing himself to the heart. He was fifty-six |
years old and left wife and nine children all over
fifteen years of age. He addicted to drink, and
on Wednesday he said that he would be no more in |
Rhine wine and chatted with his wife, and after |
she had gone to SEQ a nephew he stabbed himself. |
She returned to find him dead. He was a German
revOlutionist in 1S4S, and after his release from
prison at that time he came to this country.
JERSEY CITY
John Schultz OF No. 55 Essex-st.. an employe In
he Havemeyer Sugar Refining COmpany's refinery,
vas fatally scalded yesterday by the bursting Of
team pipe.
William H. Edsall, of No. III Plymouth-st., was
rraigned before Judge Stilsing yesterday, charged
With having forged the name Of Alfred Steckler a
,ivil Justice in New-York. lie was held for exami-
atiOn.
NEWARK
The funeral of the executed murderer John
'hisholm, took place yesterday at 2 p. m, at the
he members of the family were present besides the
riends. A simple burial service was performed
nd then the body was borne to the Cemetery of
le Holy Sepulchre.
NEw-JERsEY.
PATERsON.-Mrs. Way, employed in the silk
lctOTy Of Pfefer & Wells, yesterday morning
epped back 10 allow one Of her employers 10 pass
hen her hair caught in some machinery, and
rye part of her scalp was torn of She was re-
owed 10 her home at No 204 Water-st Her In
ries are not thought TO be fatal.
HoBOKEN.-A rumor was circulated about the
mber dealer at the foot Of SIxth-st., had failed
vi that his liabilities were 300, 600 MIR Farr d
clined either TO deny or TO confirm the rumor
-. Miss Winnie Hubbard began collecting old
four years ago, and last Tuesday .
o carried 100000 stamps 10 n firm in New | 3
,rk, and received the prize OF $25 which that
m offered 10 any child eight years old or under
10 would collect 1000. 900 postage-stamps and Of
ing them % their office within five years. A
WESTMINSTER COUNTY. y
ioUNT YERNoN.-A committee Of residents of
ester Hill has reported in favor Of annexation 10
unit Vernon. di
)OBBs FERRY.-A Republican gathering 70 cele-
ne the election Of Norman =. Otis. and / N
lis, was held at Hubers Hall, On Thursday even.
/.
loNTRosE.-W. J. Ryan, a brakeman on a freight -
in on the Hudson River Railroad, was str1ck
lie passing under q bridge yesterday and in
ntly killed.
LONG ISLAND.
Asst MEADOW BROoK.-A hunter owned by Mr.
ID while being exercised at the hurdles yester-
:, burst blood vessel and bled TO death The
Sc was valued at 1900.
Mclean, q colored bow who
recently released from the House Of Refuge |
C horse, wagon and harness from the barn of
man Hulsc, on Monday night, and has eluded
st.
AMAIcA-A tramp attempted TO rob q pedler in
woods on the Mystio-ave. road yesterday af-
Don. John Foster went to the mans assistance,