New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-23

ARRANGEMENTS 10 hold n mass-meeting early next
week for the purpose OF pettionfng the
TO annex the Wards to the City OF brooklyn.
NrwTowN-C itizens'meetings will be held to-day
at Newtown and Hampstead for the pur Pos So Va aho
ing action in reference to the bill now peiotI w.
Legislature giving the City of Brooklyn anlhoIlty
10 Increase her water supply by tapping tue sprheS
of Queens County.
Pm QUoGUE.-Mr. Gardiner OF New Ork nas
awarded the contract for building su'nnoi A'0
on his property,to cost Sso.ooo'
OroGrr-The contract for building the new
Episcopal Chapel has been awarded to Mead d
Taft, of Hudson, n. I. 49,
FIRE, PLACE.-Sevcn men, among them Hlram
Sanford principal of the public school on GARDENERS
Island started in an open boat for the Island on
Thursday. When about half way across the bay
the boat sprung aleak BY the use OF hats ana tuo.
her boots for baiers they managed TO keep the boat
ahoat until she was beached. The men were nearly
frozen.
STATEN ISLAND.
NEW BRIGHToS-rhe recent cremation of the
body of Mr.. Lupe at Washington, Penn, seems 10
have aroused an interest in the theory aud practce
of incarceration. few days ago number OF gen
tlemcn from New-York, who, ii seems. are perfect
ing the organization of q stock company to buld
crematory near the city, were met at the ferry by
several of the inhabitants, and taken U faNlloli
Hill, TO inspect Site Pavilion Hill, huge mOunn
of earth and rocks, is conspicuous OBJECT from al
points within n radius of ten miles. III Is unoccu.
pied save by one or two scrawny pine trees Dnt
the view from its summit Is fine, and II would make
q superb site for such purpose. whenever tne
fires were started the people in eight cities couIu
see the smoke pouring from the tall chimney
report that General Fremont was IN exceedingly
poor health and suffering severely at ms nome III
New ghton was grossly exaggerated. lie COL
tracted slight cold in the misty damp Ghlliy
weather that prevailed recently. which setted llo
an attack of influenza that kept him at nome lor
three DAYS. Then he resumed again his usral chs
tom of going daily to lis Broadway olice. ne
same intrepid spirit that made him famous years
ago seems to exist yet His love of humor, cnecry
converse and good storytelling which made MN SO
companonable decades ago is as great as ever .j
More delightful companions than the oeleLal anu
his wife il would he difficult to hnd: Nheh lho
General was a Presidential candidate his headquar-
tiers were in the old Simonson mansion, at Chiffon.
STAPLETON-The Charity Ball was the most con-
spicous of the social features of staten Island his
Next in importance Will be what IS lhtenueg
for the mid-winter concert Of the staten iSiauu
Vocal Society. The latter ENTERTAINMENT WIZ take
place on Monday evening, when the German CIup
rooms will he tsrOnged again with the representa-
tive people of the island. These concerts nave ne
come highly valued feature of the winters entcr-
tainments. Everybody knows every body, so that
the time between the numbers is passed IN eXchanG-
ing greetings. Under the presidency of James Nc
Nance the vocal society has grown remarkably.
MARINER's HARBOR.-The New-Jersey Central
Railroad Company has applied to the New, OK
Legislature for grant of land under water auJOlh-
ing its dock property.
SHOOTERS IsLAND.-Congrcss has appropriated
$50 900 TO improve the channel from Shooters
Island to EliZabethport.
CIIFToN-During the winter Staten Islanders
have had greater share OF the sport oil coas'lIg
and skating than usual. 1t was almost dally
suectace to see skating parties enjoying the sport
on Silver Lake. The skaters often comprised merry
groups of young people from their homes III New
York. Another aud new feature Oh outdoor
suorts was tobogganing. Scores OF tJDogganS were
seen night and day the long hills with which the
island abounGs. There are number OF Canadian
families on Staten Island who are enthusiastic III
this sport. HE tODOsgahS hdu pcch oIouSH' lOi'
Canada.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
TARRyrowN.-Since the reduction of 10 to 80 per
cent in the Communication rates Of the Hudson klEei
Railroad and its Harlem division attention mas
been directed anew to the subject of suburban
homes On tie lines of each of these roads.
ROCKLAND COUNTY.
NYAcK-The Rocklard County Historical and
Forestry Society held its annual meeting in the
pclivered by the Rev. DR.. 4. :. Freeman; he fol
lowing officers were elected: President, L. N: Taft;
vlce-Presidents, Dr. William ;: Goran' william, VILLAIN
Van Houten and the Rey; DR.. 4. 5. Free :,
man; secretaries, George + Morse and Merritt +.
Sawyer; treasurer, Charles II. Vessels; executive
committee Garrett +. Green, Quentin McAdans,
William Voorhis c. A.. Chapman, john Charlton,
Charles r. Pierson, A. J. Lawrence and W. ].
Soaring. After the exercises IN the church the So
ciety ate its annual dinner at Fraser s.. Among
the notices which decorate the bulletin board OF
the Nvack post Office is one which reads 1.-Two
cows lost-One bull"
UAvrRsTRAw.-There is a resident Of IIaver
straw who probably considers writing the key to
"a villanes as he refuses to permit his children
10 acquire the art. Recently ne mo! IItu AiI'
Fisher the principal OF the puhic school, nat II ne
compelled his children to write IN school he would
prosecute him. Nj. Fisher declined to make an ex-
ccutiou in the case Of these children, aud ~ they
would not write when directed they were excluded
from the school by direction of the trustees.
ALONG THE SOUND.
NOEwAIK-The body of OK Warden Thomas II.
Morrison reached here from Nassau, via NcW-lork,
STATFoRD.-The new Presbyterian church,
built on the site of that struck by lightning and
burned I'm july 1852, Is nearly finished, ana VIII
he opened for service on Sunday, March =.
Cgptain Williams. of the New-York Police Force,
is erecting large and handsome house
near Cos Cob Bridge $500. Ext nited states
Senator Truman smith, now in his
ninety-iifth year, continues active III
mind though weak physically, at the home OF his
daughter Mrs George A. llOyt and tells pleasant
filings of Presidential campaigns sixty and seventy
wears ago. Contemporary IN the senate WIN Gay,
Webster and Calhoun, he often INDUCES III rem
iniscegccs Of those great statesmen.
BRrDGEPORT-The fund raised in aid of the flood
sufferers amounts to 80 .059 iS...-.ln the superior
Court before Judge Granger, Yesterday Jane Shcr-
wood, of Westport, charged with assault WIN lh-
tent 10 kill her husband, Jesup Sherwood, was
found not guilty on the ground OF insanity, and
sent TO the insane asylum at MiddlctOwn......l he
houSe of Charles H. Phelps, of Fairfield, was en-
tered by burglars on Thursday night and silver
ware worth $500 was taken. reward OF 500 IS
offered for the arrest and conviction OF the 'heVes
Chief Marsh is of the opinion that Clark, the es-
capped burglar, had a hand in this affair: on
driuping from a hanging lamp set the Fairfield
Hotel on ire last night, frightening the inmates.
The flames were extngui5hed by man named
Hoffman, with Il horse blanket.
ORDERED 70 IHROU UP HIS HANDS.