New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-27

Professors s. F. Baird, J. d. Dana, A; B. Packard,
| Alpheus Hyatt, J. s. Newberry and d. browne
Goode. Its object is to secure cooperation among
| the professional investigators, museum WORKERS,
| teachers ETC., in improving methods rather tnan
results of work, and especially to improve ,ne
natural history museums and methods Oh teaching'
THE GRAND JURY WANT A NEW ROOM.
The Board of Aldermen held long meeting yes
terday for the purpose of clearing OIL the business
which has accumulated the term OF the e present
| A communication was received from Merritt Trim
| bic foreman of the Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury,
ssor the the Ts' Of Sessions Gs Of the
jury. on the ground that the Governors
room is unfit for that purpose. Aldermen Kirk ana
PresRden ReP IT, and TesOu
| ton TO that effect which was carried.
BROOKLYN.
| Blockades in Fulton-st. yesterday, were numer-
Gus. The street was barely fordable.
Brooklynites are suffering from an acute eruption
of hand-sled The small boy endangers life ana
limb wherever there is sufficient grade to give the
desired momentum.
that several of the streetcar companies found that
snow-ploughs would not work. Gangs OF men were
set at work with spades, in Third-ave. yesterday.
An effort is being made to secure the Rev. j.
HYATT Smith, eX-COn gresham and formerly pastor
of the Lee Avenue Baptist Church, to succeed the
Rev. W. G. Stiles in the East Congregational
Church.
The Rev. William Short has resigned the rector
ship Of Holy Trinity Chapel, in Duifeld-st., owing
to continued ill-health. He has been connected
with the mission for ten years.
Mayor Low has been petitioned by large num-
Der of propertyowners on the water front to estab
lish river patrol of police as provided by the city
charter.
coroner's jury rendered verdict of suicide yes
terday in the case of John Thomas, OF No. III
OIchard-st.. New-York, who shot himself on the
grave of his son IN Greenwood Cemetery on Christ
mas day.
Thomas Bowles, who was found guilty of an out
rageous assault upon sick woman whom he was
conveying to the County Hospital from East New
York, and Richard Curran, his associate who
pleaded guilty to the same charge, were sentenced
yesterday to ten years each in the Penitentiary.
JERSEY CITY.
Tn the Hudson County Circuit Court yesterday
William Haring q newsboy, age fftaen, obtained
Judgment against the Erie Railroad Company. He
was thrown of a street.Gar owned by the company
and injured severely. The company Will carry the
case TO higher court.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Thomas Donnelly, of As
toria was arrested yesterday by Sergeant Roulette
for being drunk. On the way to the station house
he got the officers index finger in his mouth and
bit il. lie viii be arraigned this morning on
charge of mayhem.
JAMAICA.-EfIorts are making at tho east end of
Long Island to promote the extensive culture of
oysters. company has been incorporated TO fos-
ter oyster culture in Peconic and GARDENERS Bays,
and anot r company has been formed and MecOx
Bay has been bought for the purpose of growing
oysters.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATERsoN.-The Rev. James Blanks was some
time ago placed by his Conference in charge of the
First Union African Methodist Church at Passaic,
n. j. dispute in the congregation, and a
number of c0lorcd people, who had been admitted
on probation, took possession OF the church and
barred the pastor out lie went to the sexton TO de-
mand the keys, aud the sexton assaulted him. The
pastor and some of his supporters sued the inter-
iopers in Justice IIudsOn's Court ut Paterson. A
decision was rendered yesterday giving judgment
against the defendants 10 the amount of $50 and
costs
PERTH AMBOY.-Owing 10 the slippery tracks
freight train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad at the
coal dock lost control of early yesterday morn
ing on down grade and the entire train, including
the engine ran off the track and was wrecked. The
cars were loaded with freight and the loss was
siderable
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PGAISs.-At the close of proceedings in
Special Sessions yesterday Deputy Sheriff stephen
A. Marshall. of Port Chester, acting spokesman,
presented TO Judge Clifford n massive ivory gavel,
surrounded by a heavy gold band bearing the fol-