New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-07
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1888

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awarded yesterday in the suit of Henry u; saraeidj
man against the Dry Dock, East broadway @ anu
| Battery Railroad Company Oh Ne"-iorA' A"0
amount sued for was $2o.OOo.
AT the meeting of the Kings County Republican
General Committee last evening In Music Han, tho
time was taken mp in discussing the report VI uno
Committee on Bylaws IL was noLeu as rcd bv
usual that the proceedings were cnaia0''0N ~
entire unanmty .
The work on the Brooklyn Bridge last week IN !,
cluded the connecting of sixty Oyer-noor sta1 f
the bridge trn.scs, and the haupg l me oypero r
stays of the downstream cable at the New-noa NEVIS
| tower now fully connected lI9 knee-oi'0''
were erected, and II, 563 rlvets were ORWELL .,
Mayor Low, Controller Brinckerhotf ana C Ivy
Auditor Voege met yesterday to appoint IIiic 20
Justice TO fiji the vacancy caused by the DEAN "
Francis B. Fisher. The Mayor nominated EdwLh 70
WINS. The Controller and Auditor were unaoio W
agree upon n name which they would present, Jug
former favoring John Gilbertson, Commissioner Oh
Elections, and the latter +. 5. Massey.
Police Justice William Watson, of New-Lots, Tas
arrested on Monday for abetting prize-hght. Inc
contest occurred in the jurYroom OF MS court oe
tween colored man and an Englishmal naneu
Hardy. They were also arrested AID pleadeI gun
yesterday. Watson pleaded not guilty; ana sala IL
was an "impromptu tussle y; but he admitted Det-
ting money on the result.
Hermann Wolf. of No. 1874 Seventeenth-st., q
plasterer, disappeared last January. On Slturday
a wrll-dressed stranger called on Mrs; Wolff he
stated that the body of her husband was at tne
Morgue in this city, he having dropped dead III bio
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Mrs. Wolff gave 1t to him. Yesterday she ViNlte
the Morgue, hut the body of her husband had not
been taken there.
A number of physicians have been robbed Of
clocks, surgical instruments and like portable
articles in their offices or rccepton-rooms recently
by callers who waited Tor their return. Yesterday
George Wolsey, age twenty-five, and Frederic
Harris age twontv-four, who refused to tell where
they lived, arrested in the act or stealing
case of instruments from the Office OF Dr. william
Anderson, No. 173 Union-st.
A p,,b1 lie md tIp Of Kings
County Prohibition Alliance was held last night III
the Sands Street Methodist Church: c. Z. Lelgh
presided and explained the purpose of the meeting
He closed by saying that when Mayor Low was
elect.d everybod thought they had got nice
Sunday school sort of "A man and good Christian,
but for his part he now said g Save us from any
more Snnday-school Mayors Horace Waters of
New-York, and the Rev. DIR. G. l.. Wells, of the Re
formed Church at Flatbush, also made addresses.
NEWARK.
Jonas Agens and wife celebrated the sixty-frst
anniversary of their wedding on Monday night.
Louis DOve was arrested yesterday on n charge
of embezzlIng 800. The complainant is H. NJ
whose employ DOvell has been as salesman. Do
veil was formerly paying teller OF the FIRST Ma
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HoBoKEN-Augustino Carazzo and Giovanni
Servida were committed to the County Jail yester-
day to await trial Oh charge of arson. Carazzo
owned a hat store at No. 21l Newark-st, which
was destroyed by fire in last November under sus-
picious circumstances. Servida the Waterman.
PATERsoY.-,Mrs. Holly Ellison, age about seventy,
was terribly burned on Monday afternoon at her
home No. SO Mill-st. While intoxicated she spilled
Kerosene on re hot stove.
John Swnbume died yesterday mt his home in
Paterson, n. J. lie was connected with many OF
Inc moss prominent people of that city. He held
number of public offices, and while IN the Common
Council originated the present system of manag
ing the finances OF Paterson.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
PURCHAsE-Iho Rev Mr. Hustler, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Friday last was
given "a donation party On reaching the place
designated for the entertainment Mr.. Hustler heard
the sound Of - violin. aud learned that arrange
menrs had been made for n dance. lie abruptly
took his hat and left the scene of mirth. When the
proceeds OF the sale of tickets amounting To 500,
were offered him, he refused TO accept them. lie
could nor approve, he said, the manner IN which
the money had been obtained.