New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14


added on the north side of the building, to cost
| $125,O0O.
BROOKLYN
The official canvass of city ana county elec-
tion returns was begun yesterday by the Aldermeh
and Supervisors respectively.
Policeman John McNealhs, of the Third Sub-Pre-
cinct was dismissed from the force yesterday Tor
getting drunk on the night of Election day.
In the suit OF Thomas Fitzmorris against his en-
ployer Robert Gair, TO recover $50 600 as damages
for injuries received in Olling machinery, Verdlct
for $500 was rendered yesterday.
At the meeting of the Republican General Com
mittee of Kings County last evening the tlme tor
holding primary elections to elect thlrty-s,X; mem
bers of the committee, whose terms expire TINS year,
was fixed for Thursday, December 10.
The sxty-eghth annual meeting of the Long
Island Bible Society was held yesterday IN the
East New-YOrk Reformed Church. Judge Arm
strong, of jamaica presided, and the chief speaker
was the Rev. ID. n. Vandeveer, of Brooklyn.
The first of the regular winter course of lectures
before the Long Island Historical Society was given
in its hall last evening by the Rev. John ". Chad-
wick, Of the Second Unitarian Church. The Rev.
DIR. St0rTs presided. Mr.. Chadwlcks subject was,
" The Revival of Learning"
The annual meeting of the New England Society
held last evening in tho Art Association Gallery,
in MOntague-st. Judge Calvin L. Prattread paper
on The Old New-England SchOol-house;, vote
of thanks was given to him, and then MISS Nelllo
Kline gave recitation.
A contest of the will Of William S. Bogert who
died in August, at the age OF seyenty-slN, eaying
no children, and bequeathng property worth %l5,-
600 to Charles l.. Walker, a nephew; was Deguh
Yesterday before Surrogate Bergen. mo VIII Is
contested by other nephews and nleces on the
ground of undue influence.
The foot travel on the Bridge yesterday was
slightly better than on Monday when nan d9D 9
policemen were necessary 10 help people past the
Brooklyn tower. The last two nights nave deIhoh-
strated the need of sentry boxes for the guards tor
the coming winter, The receipts Tor the ears were
1878, and the total receipts 81, ITO.
7, no snita IN rorovpr DAMAGES for libel brought
by William X. Tee and Thomas 5. Iicc against !,
NJ Roberts editor Of Mind and Matter, % Spiritual
istic publication of Philadelphia, the jury returned
a sealed verdict in the Circuit Court yesterday
awarding S3 900 OG to each of the plaintiffs
motion for a trial was denied
The appropriation Of Sl5500 for the hiIeof clerks
i'm the Board of Audit has been exhausted. The
appropriation was made fer fourteen clerks, incud-
ing two at 800 a month, but the pay-rOlls show
tho employment of four at that rate IN October
SIX instead of three were PAID TN3 SO month;
while only two were paid 30 y month when seven
nj that rate were provided for by thGappIoprlatloh
The Board of Audit is composed Of Democrats.
The Citizens Campaign Committee, which con-
Quoted the canvass for the reelection Of Mayor
Low, had fund at its disposal oi T8O32 -. Inc
cX pcnses for twcnty-onc meetings were $3,llS %
and $40 o. was spent for printing documents
hand. The amount expended by the Republican
Campaign Committee for election expenses was
about $4,000, all of which was raised by private
subscription.
JERSEY CITY.
The Grand Jury yesterday began an investigation
into the circumstances of The sale four years ago
b0nds worth ~ 900, 600. The bands were sold to
a syndicate Of capitalists for q sum below their
market yauc. 1hrmattcr was Investigated shortly
after the sale, but nothing was accomplished.
NEW-JERSEY.
P,rrrsoN.-U H. Sands presented ~ the Fir-t Ma
tional Bank Yesterday check fnrSilO> signed by W.
I Lakewood n Sons furniture dealers, and ndorScd
by the same firm ard by Sands. The teller recOR-
uizrd the signature of the firm as genuine but
r,c,.l the Endorsement. While hc was showing il
to the cashier Sands took the alarm and left the
bank Tho check was examined and found to have
been raised from $40 To $40, being originally q
Genuine check from Lockwood 4 sons for the
smaller amount. The indOrs"moGt on the back was
q, f%r,,rry - The Grand Council of the American
I cgion of Honor of the State of NcwJcT>cy held
ifs annual meeting yesterday, and elected IT.
officers for the ensuing year. Richard Fullalove,
age sixty-lour, and his bride age twenty, appeared
before Recorder GTcaycs yesterday. lic charged
her with unfaithfulncsS and she charged him with
heating her. Both gave security. The couple were
married only a few months ago.
O,KI,>B.-Martin Nollicl an elderly man. cnl-
ploycd in a carriage factory was struck by The But
Ter local passenger train on the Ncwfork, Susquc-
hanna and Western Railroad, ut Crystal Lake, and
instantly killed, On Monday evening.
LONG ISLAND.
IovG ISLAND CIIY.-Ilcnry Gilmcrway, charged
with biguny. was arraigucd before Justice kava-
naugh Yesterday. Three of his alleged wives were
i'm cont and each carried a baby i'm Ter arms. Al
The request of the counsel for Mrs. Gimcrway No.
the ease was adjourned for 70 week.
BIIssyIIIE.-Four deputy shcriifI. by order of
the Ouecns County Board of Supervisors guard tho
Penny Bridge over NcwtOwn Creek tO prevent the
Grand Street and NewtOwn Railroad Company
from LAYING their car tracks across the bridge.
J,M,lCA.-In the gale on Monday night the barn
of Captain Henry Phillips, at Good Ground was
blown down and destroyed Between East iamp-
ton aud Water Mills forty thrce telegraph poles be-
longing To the Western Union Telegraph Company
were blown down. Considerable damage was done
TO small craft in tho bay on tho south side of the
island by the dragging Of their anchors and foul
ing but no loss of life ~ reported. lee formed i'll
the ponds in Queens and Suffolk Counties.
RIvERnFAD.-Tho Methodist Church began
series of services last evening in concentration of
the semi-ccntcnnial year Of its formation.
UEMPs IEAD.-Ihc will of the late Oliver Mott, in
which he bcqucathcd $500 10 his hOnsckecpcr,
81 800 to his nephew, John Hamilton Mott, to be
held i'm trust for his children and To be divided be-
tween them when they became of age, aud the resi-
due of his estate valued at $4,000, to his nephew
John NJ jackson, is contested by several of his
heirs on the ground that the document purpOTtmg
10 be his last will and testament IL not 50, and that
AT The time Of its alleged making he was not of
sound mind. There are twcnty-nlnc heirs at law
and next OF kin.