New-York tribune., 1884-02-26

| terday afternoon on the steamer City OF Ghfago
| The body of Mr.. Collinss mother,, VINO uleu siN
months after her son sailed on ms ili-laieu ehPeu
| tiOn was sent back to her native land WIN nei
sons The remains accompanied py berhard
A. Collins, brother of the dead meteoroioeist and
B. &. McSwyny, delegate of the Irish societeS'
BROOKLYN.
Deaths last week, 25O; births, 223 marriages
115.
The Aldermen adopted resolution Yesterday in
favor of the bill forbiddng corporations TO give
free passes TO public officials.
Louis f. Hawes was held by Justice Walsh yes
terday in 81 900 bail to answer to the Grand Jury
the charge of bgamy preferred by his alleged second
wife.
The new Catholic Church Of st. Ambrose will be
dedicated by Bishop Loughlin III April. 1t nas pews
for 800 persons. The Rev. Daniel Sheehy is the
pastor.
The Brooklyn Philo-C Celtic Society on Thursday
evening will commemorate the o1th anniversary OF
the birth of the father of the Irish language move
ment, Archbishop McfIale.
Mayor Low will go to Albany this morning and
appear before the Cities Committee of the Legls-
lature to advocate the bill extending the Hemp
stead conduit of the water works of Brooklyn to
South Oyster Bay.
The Board of Health viii prosecute A, Morey, an
undertaken. of No. 81 James-st., New-York, for
carrying a dead body through the streets from st.
Catherne's Hospital to the Municipal Building
without permit.
DR. Francis Gerau, president of the Brooklyn
Labor Lyceum, s0cialistio organization, who
gave the organization the site for its building in
Myrtle-s =, has given in addition brown-stone
house and four lots adjoining, reserving the right
to occupy the house so long as he desires
The funeral of Henry Harden, who was killed in
SpoOnville, Conn.,, last week by Henry Ely. luna
tie, was attended Yesterday at the Church of st.
Peter and ST. Paul in Second-st Z. ID. The funeral
was in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Warren Clay, alias Wilson Stuart who was caught
while trying to enter dwelling in South Portland
ave-, after the Intel of the door fell under his
weight, was found guilty yesterday in the Court OF
Sessions of carrying burglars tools.
The members of Rankin Post No. 10, G. A. r.,
were refused admttance Sunday to the Roman
Catholic Cathedral in Jay-st.. whittier they went
in body to attend the funeral of Oliver German,
ties prevented their admlttance.
The Excise Commissioners have adopted for the
ycsr beginning March /, the following scale OF IL
cense fees: For first class licenses, 500; for
second class licenses $O0 for third class licenses
(ale aud beer only $50. This dOubl es the second
class license fee. The others are unchanged.
District-Aldcrmen Mathis and Roesch, of the
Third District, had dispute last week which led
to blows, and yesterday rumor was attoat that
duel would be arranged to settle the dlifcultY
which arose in regard to patronage. Mr.. Mathis
absent from his seat in the Board. his alb
sence was attributed to black eye.
The voters of the town of Gravesend will assem-
until p to cast ballots for against ratifylng
the recent sale of the common lands on COnev
Island. Ballots will be for against each of the
fifty bids which the trustees have approved.
warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of
Peter A. TilyOu for criminal libel in issuing clrcu-
lar charging that the trustees of common lands are
selling the lands at runous prices and I'D order to
steal the money, as they cannot steal the land.
TyOu keeps a hotel on the Island. Supervisor
McKane has published letter fayoring the sale.
The bids aggregate $3.50 400.