New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-01
twenty-five years was preached by the pastor the

twenty-five years was preached by the pastor, the
| Rev. Dr. j. o. Peck
| The number Of arrests last week were 63i.
| The various shallow ponds were we'll patronzed
by boy-skaters Yesterday. The police did not IN
| terfere with the sport.
| A reunio on of the former teachers and pupils of
the Sunday school II the Reformed Church on the
Heights was held in the chapel IN MOnroe-place
yesterday afternoon.
Thomas Healey, age forty-two, OF No. 4S8 Baltic
ST.. was arrested Yesterday upon the complaint OF
the agent of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
TO Children, for putting his eighyear-old daughter
out of his house in the night AID refusing to allow
her to go IN again.
Two pastors in Greenpoint preached farewell ser
mons Yesterday in their Pulpits: the Rev; >. I'D III
the Rev. Joseph Beers, In the Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church. IN Conselyea-st Mr. Shepherd
lives in Mount Vernon. Westchester County, where
he was recently elected Justice of the Peace. and
he finds that his official duties there will prevent
his giving his full attention to his Brooklyn church.
Mr.. Beers resigns to accept another pulpit.
JERSEY CITY.
John McGee age thirty-fve, of No. 1874 First ST.,
found dead yesterday morning near the Ere
Railway COmpaDys local freight depot at Ienth
and Gruve-sts. County Physician Converse decided
on examination that the man died from alcohol
ism and exposure.
Jacob SIlverberg tailor dong business ut No.
1874 Morgan-st., reported to the police au; horties
at O'clock yesterday morning that his place had
been entered by burglars during the night and
robbed OF quantity OF clothing Az o'clock
Officer Rickerch found the clothing In the hallway
OF No. 336 Henderson-st
NEWARK.
Mrs. John Kingston heard some one moving about
her house at No. IL BOudinot-st. early Yesterday
morning and awakened her husband. MIR. Kingston
went into the hall the third floor. anil seeing two
men, chased them down stars and INTO the street,
where they escaped. An investigation SHOWED that
they had taken a valuable watch ana aDont
$1,000 from Mr.. Kingstons waIstcoat. which lay on
his bed Tho money was taken home ON Saturday
night by Mr. Kingston from his stand In centre
Market.
LONG ISLAND.
BINGHAMPTON. - Thirty thous nd bushels OF po-
tatoes have been shipped from Bnghampton TO
New-York in the past two months.
Observation-Disclosures I. Duryea. of Babylon,
who has been appointed Under sheriff OF Suffolk
County Is the heaviest official IN the state, weigh
ing close upon 400 pounds. lie will reside at River
head and have supervision of the jail.
LoNG ISLAND CIIY.-The total sum to b. raised
L9Gg na cy d of Sy oTer @ rs
The population of the city 10 less than 10000.
The bonded indebtedness is $1,0l2.....; William
Sweeney who was arrested while rObbIng the Meth
odsr Episcopal hurch at Hunter Point last week,
has made second confession to the police authorI-
ties. nnpicatng two OF ms acc0mpilces llVlng NJ
examined next WeGnes lay...-.- he Rev. Father
McGnnis. pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel a Astoria, died yester-
BROOKLYN HIS death caused by "A complication
of diseases. TINS is the third clergyman who has
had cha &c Of the Astoria paysh who mas died while
in tie discharge Of his duties within the past three
years.
STATEN ISLAND
PORT Recommendations T.. Cable, formerly Of
gables Ito Fl, COney Island has purchased property
Tor the purpose of establishing hotel there.
NEW DoRP-Nlilton W. Johnson has been elected
trustee o. the old Morayian Church IN place of
Lawrence II. Cortclyou. VINO was compelled to de-
cline a reelection on account OF age ana ialilng
heath. Mr. Corteiyou has served as trustee of the
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