New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-22
WENTWORTH DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY o. 1883

the bills 10 reduce the tolls Of the Plank Road Cor
poration. but that the company showed wl wiz
ness TO make a voluntary reduction IN the ra'e 81
tolls A committee was appolnted 10 coniei VIM
the Plank Road Company for TINS purpoSe'
Judo, Brown Yesterday sustained tho demurrer 70 70
the application for trial, on the grouma, o ~
newly discovered evidences in the y sui ~ Elevated
o9n in Witch the Court Of Appeals
has afirmed the verdict awarding $50, 900 as dam.
ages to the slaintif. An appeal from Judge oro""
decision will be made.
has been begun by Mr.. English against
Henry Fleming the defendant tbd IN S be f'V was
sz, oo S6t damages In the bill
particTiars furnished in that suit Fleming charged
that Mrs. EpG'h's house at ..S Si1tafIee H
The stockholders and directors Of the Brookliyn ,
Academy of Music numbering about 200, all cia LII
admission to the house at all performance ont
Tuesday evening thew found themselves barred OUT
of the auditorium by the managers or the oprIIa
now being PLAYED there, admission DeIuS ouS
grarted to those who held checks for reserved sea's
The Sod Regiment Infantry, National Gu ars
assembled last night at the armorv, BushwlcK-aEo.
and Stagg-st, in full dress uniform ior reslew "
General W. H. Browne and presents alton OF narS ss-
man badges by Major NJ a. faPr during
1882, received badges for shooting. AZ the con,
ciuslon OF the military ceremonies there was
promenade concert.
After tbe BOARD of Estimate had made the appro-
priations for the salaries Of the county oicers ne
Supervisors passed resolution reducing tne saiary
of the Surrogate from 80 600 to " 1oO yeSr rT n,
cate Bergen applied to the County treasurer TOT
his pay at the former rate, and when it wss NOT
paid sought mandamus TO compel tne Paymen..
Yesterday Judge Cullen granted the order @
that the Surrogate be paid at the rate OF $loooo
year.
A meeting of tho old Central Land League OF
BROOKLYN known as Branch No. l, was held last
night at Jefferson Hall for the purpose OF com
petng the reorganization of the branch on the
basis recommended by the Dublin Conference, OF
and bylaws were adopted An address to Irshmcn,
prepared by committee appointed Tor thaJ Pur-
pose. was read by the secretary, calling upon mem
to unto in grand confederacy and TO swear meyer
to rest until the liberty of their native land mas
been wrested from the oppressor
STATEN ISLAND
NEW BRIGHroN.-The steamer Nelson X. Hop
kns recently sold by the state, is being entirely
rebuilt and will have new boilers. The steamer
will be rechristened the Crystal Stream. and VIII
be used in the excursion business. The Hopkins
was formerly Quarantine steamer
MISUNDERSTANDING the past year the Staten
Island brewers manufactured 200.500 barrels OF
lager beer valued ~ 81 $4,000, making an IN
crease of nearly 100000 over the business OF the
previous year
CHAPpAoUA.-Mrs. Maria McCarty, wife of Peter
McCarty. while chatting aud laughing with her
husband Tuesday evening. raised her hands
above her head exclaimed "Oh. my God, ana IN
stantlY expired, 1t was supposed from nert us
ease,
YoNKERs-The annual conference of the secreta-
ries of he vanousl Young Mems Christian Assoca-
lions throughout the State was held yesterday There
are ninety-seven associations in the State. eighty
one of which were represented. The object OF the
meeting was to discuss and consd der the most prac-
teal plans for conducting and improving associa-
tons mass meeting was held In the evening az
the Westminster Church.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-The will of the late Noah
jackson. of Ridgewood which has been contested
tla Nm paff "
terday admitted te probate by Surrogate Townsend,
the INT withdrawing all objections