New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-04

Siiles read a paper on Practical Education" The
Phoebe read and ohe2s TeSd
e csson ff followed by Mrs. r. A. Morse Mrs CrOy
Mrs NJ Louise Thomas ana S1fs1 LalaI stud
SUeII and rectaticns by Mrs George yandenhOf
and Miss Mary Tucker Magill, of Georgia.
BROOKLYN.
Tho corner-stone of the new edifce for st. Johns
German Lutheran Church was lalu oh ounu"9 u"
Graham-ave. and Ten Eyck-st.
Absolute divorces have been granted to Mrs,
Maria Watien from Diedrich Watjen, and to EllJah
Anderson from Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson.
Michael Bipey. of No 35S Hicks-st., died on sun.
day night from lOckaw, caused by having ms looU
crushed bv a street-car in New-York on NoVem-
Der %.
Judge Cullen decided yesterday that the dlstTi ,
canvassers in the Sixth Election District OF the
Twentieth Ward must eOrTeGs t p Rbinehart 1873
votes instead of 800, which will elect MN Justioo
of the Peace in the Hid District.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday passed a reso-
luton prohibiting the OF cream cream T Under
penalty of 500 day for each oiience Inc a Gtit
was taken because cream Of tartar factory when zen
caused much complaint IN IN G0wsnns Canal.
Mavor Low has arranged to give hearing on
Saturday evening in regard to the application t oi
the Kings County Elevated Railway Company t tU
permission to build roads in Adams ana f uIto11
ats. and MYRTLE and Hudson aves. The halIIOau
S se, nnH Of the Common Council and the Com
missioner of City Works will attend the nearing.
Joseph Marusich age thirteen, was arrested
Yesterday and sent to the Truant Home lie CANT
from Austria four months ago, and is known to De
thief gambler and general nuisance in the par, OF
the civ where he lives His father sent nm 10 tnls
country because he could not manage him nj nome.
He was nut to work by ais uncle with q BAKER
named Seibert, His employer soon fonnd lnat lne
boy tried to excite sympathy among ms cus,o
by saving that he had no bed, put nad 10 slccP III
the bread-trOugh where the dough was kneadeu'
The Railroad Committee of the Common Council
repOrted Yesterday in favor OF granting TO eA-As-
semblyman T. j. Sheridan the privilege Oh ruhhiHS
stages from Hamilton Ferry TO GreenwoC III
IInion-st and FOurth-avc. to Iwenty-hftn-st anu
in the latter to Ffth-avc.. at the man entrance ~
Greenwood, and in Unon-st. and Nlnth-a. :. 10
Prospect Park and TO Greenwood at the entrance
at Ntnth-aye and Twenty-trst-st. The repoN was
adopted. Permission was also given TO Henry Ham
ilton to extend his stage line IN Lafayette-aNe W
Broadway
Bennicke & Co Wholesale butchers in Fulton-st,,
recently recovered a Judgment IN the supreme
Court for S1l ,795 against EiDah =. WILSON,, PiV-
prietor of tho Langham Hotel at Fifty-second-st
md Fifth-ave formerly owned aud occupied by
Madam Restelle On Saturday Sheriff Davidson
levied on the furniture and other personal pr3perty
at 1905 D. M. At p. H. on the same day chqttel
mortgage for So, 900 was filed in the Registers
office by Mr. Wilson in favor of the Potter *
Stymns Manufacturing Company, There had pre- r
"a J54 30 in favor Of the Mcrdcn Britannia Com
pany. Sheriff Davidson placed men in charge, and
has advertised the property for sale on Monday
December TO- at IL a. m.
JERSEY CITY
A fire broke ont at 4:3O o'clock yesterday morning
in Police Commissioner Otto w. Meyers shoe store,
No $50 Summit-avc., and caused damage 10 the
amount Of $1,000. There was no insurance.
John Hart. of LaiRht-st, Bayonne. driver IN
the employ OF Wood Bros, fell from his truck yes
terday afternoon at Delaware aud Sipp ayes., Jer-
sew CITY, and one Of the wheels passed over his
head, killing him instantly.
John Van Valkenburgh was arraigned before
Judpe Stilsing Yesterday morning on charge OF
embezzling 500 80 belonging TO A. II; Fenner, his
employer The money was given 10 Van Nalken-
bnTgh Saturday 10 pay some OF Mr.. Fenners en-
ployes.
NEWARK.
Mary Agnes White, age seven. whose parents live
nj Orange and Nesbit SITS, disappeared on sunday
afternoon. She had been visiting Tor several days
at the house of relatives on South Market-st. Her
family fear that she has been stolen, and dispatches
have been sent 10 neighbOring cities giving u DE-
scTiptiOn of the child.
NEW-JERSEY.
SANDY HOoK.-A large floating buoy, lighted
with compressed gas was anchored on the SANDY
Hook shoals several months ago as an experiment.
nv the Government Lighthouse Board. The trial
has been successful thus far. 70 IL claimed That the
light will last nine months longer without renew
ing. The light il unusually strong.
HOBOKRN.-Agnes Katz, a Young woman, was
taken TO Wilkesbarre Penn. yesterday To answer a
charge of grand larceny. She had been servant
in the employ of Mrs Lena Franz. OF Wllkcsbarre.
The servant frequently Expressed a wish for sull-
Gent money 10 take her back to Germany, and
when she and $l75 and gold watch and chain
were missing from the house Saturday morning
Mrs. Franz surmised where sho bad gone, and fol-
lowed her. The young woman was found In
Bremen steamer awaiting its departure.
RED BANK.-A package came by the Central Ex-
prpsa on Saturday afternoon marked for j. w.
chandler and containing $3.50 The driver, John
Cleyins drove from the railroad office with wagon
full of packages etc. most OF which he left at their
ou c SrsG eN to dTYe ne tbe hp
which lie was using back to the stable and took the
train for NewYOrk, where 1t ~ supposed he now IL.
Word was received by the officers here this after
noon stating that man answering that description
had been found in Now York; 1t Is now thought
that the lncendearies who have carried on their
operations in Monmouth County and vicinity have
all been arrested except two, John Drum and Henry
jackson.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
YoNKERs.-Revval meetings are taking place in
the Central Methodist Church, led by the Rev. DIR.
William Reddy.
SfyG-sIxG.-The Rev. Thomas X. Beccher Of
Elmira, will lecture in the Baptist Church this
evening on The Negative Illusion" This will bo
the first OF the annual course of popular lectures,
each of which is preceded by an organ concert.
TAnRYTOwN.-The will of the late Mrs. Helen
NJ. Vincent, wife of Frank Vincent, ar, of larry
town. was presented by Mrs. l.. r. Yale In the Sur
rogate's Court at White Plains yesterday aud
proven. Mrs. Vincent died on November g. and
left an estate real and personal, valued at $780,,
900.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CTTY.-The foreman of the Long
Island Railroad C0mpany's shop, at Long Island
City, for some time has been missing articles from
the repair yard aud other departments of the COM
pany's works. Henry Steiner, Thomas Quigly and
William Merriam were arrested yesterday and held
for examination by Justice Kavanagh. Some Of
the stolen property was found at Merran's house in
Hunters Point.
JAMAICA.-The Johnson will contest was before
Surrogate Townsend, of Queens County yesterday.
The tcstatrIx the wife Of the late Judge Samuel
f. johnson, of Kings County. The will gives an
estate valued at $4,000 To Samuel G.. johnson,
sou, and dislnherits Mary Is. Becar, daughter who
is the contestant. IL is alleged that tho
exercised undue influence over his mother and took
her to n place in New-iork, where the will was
executed