New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
remandcd Harvey to await evidence as to whether
he had been previously imprisoned.
BROOKLYN

BROOKLYN.
A delegation of Germlns called on the Mayor yes
tcrday aud urged him 20 roappoint Excise COM
misSOners Lauer and Evans
\ suit for absolute II vorce has been begun in the
Supreme Court by Mrs Christina Pottberg against
William POttberg, OF New-i0rk.
Michael SemeIca, who was recently convicted OF
passing counter cit money, was sentenced yeStcr-
by United States Judge Coke to three years in the
Auburn Peuitentiary.
In the suit of Charles r. James against the Penp-
sylvanla Railroad Company, to recover p3,OoO as
damages for personal injuries received IN Octobe &,
1881, while closing IN iron door on Per D New
York. the jury rendered a verdict awarding 9Z.IJO
The stree-car tracks were literally salted yester-
day A conductor said that without salt it would
have been impossible to run the cars on many days
this winter
Gangs of workmen were engaged nearly all day
clearing the snow from the Bridge. A waltlny-
room for the accommodation of the conductors. has
been erected near the Sands-st eutrance
Among the converts at the revival services in the
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Cnnrch last
week laX-cOllectOr James Tanner, former pres
idcnt of the Republican General Committee. OG
Sunday night he made public statement of his
change of views.
The report of Postmaster McLeer for 1888 shows
that the receipts were 81, l0I, ,S4l 30 and that
there was surplus Of Sl5f,S26 40 over alil eN-
pcnaes The total number of pieces handled was
75,536.445. 1 he money order business amounted
to 81 ,50l 090 O2.
In the snit Of Franklin Horton. jeweer OF No.
AZ FultOn-st New York, To recover 3Z2'ooo lI9n
estate ~. v.
mOnds stolen from his store which Grady said
would be returned if $1,000 was PAID as Ieward'
the jury gave verdict Yesterday awarding @lV'o"o
In spite of the di'agreeable weather yesterday,
there was a considerable number OF skaters IN
Washington Park. Herr Paulsen was present ana
delighted the crowd by his manGnvres: lie ~
Norwegian. Ou his way to the winter festVal ~
Montreal.
John Lynch 81 age of No. 395 S0uth Baltic
st who surrendered himself to policeman yoser-
day said that he came 10 this country TWO years
ago from Dundee, Scotland where he robbed hs
employer, Matthew Cooper baker, OF Sl3o; "A
charge of vaprancy was made against HIM ard ne ,'
was sent to the Pcntentiary. HIS story Will
be inquired into
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital was
held yesterday at No; 81 LivingStoh-St m mere n1e
visits to the hospital by persons uerdnR treatment.
! The receipts were $5S44 26, and the eXpehhl-
tnres ,$5,Gs5. Il. Tho follEwimg officers Sa; were
| dent D. G.. Roberts; treasurer, A. ID. Wheel"ck;
secretary. Dr. +. II. Cotton. Dr. Charles Meyer was
continued as superintendent ana his s@ialy "ao III
creased IS 80 year.
The Studies Committee of the Board OF Educa-
tion reported yesterday that, compatins tho
schools of Brooklyn with those or BoStpu' 'ne
! figures mado better showing Tor mo former thal
! the latter contrary to what the Mayor had salu,
and where the Mayor said that there were 3nly
2l2 graduates ont of s73 pnpllS II, the RIgnTS1 o
| grade in elve schools the figures Shonld be Zl2
Graduates ont Of :}S4. the graduating CLASSES
fnclndrd only the first section of the highest grade
/ Other facts given III tnb report tonti""Ni'-
inc the statements of the Mayor in hS message:
| The committee recommended the establishment OF
| one or moro training schools for teacbers
The will of the late William A.. Engerneui owner
! of tho Brighton Beach Race-rack. who died last
week, was filed with Surrogate bergen yesterday
No mention il made of his divorced wife. One
| half of his property is left TO his son william A
rngeman. to remain in trust with his brother
George Ii. Engeman unit he twenty-five ygar3ST.d'
when 1T shall besOld ,o,f and 40 divided; eer
cent is 10 20 to his brother George II. Engeman.
and % per cent to John Engeman another brother.
divided until the is twenty tive years old IN tue
Same proportion. Several minor Oequests are maue
m the will including 10000 to George II. Enge,
man $4,000 to William r. stllWe, vt "a. anG vii
be contested. The property Is estlnateu aV
100000
PATERsoN.-Sarah Story, of Little Falls con
victed of manslaughter 10 killing Mrs eest, 10
whom she gave stryChhlne ilsteAH VI qiiu'no' 20
YESTERDAY discharged from the Iall her term oi Six
months imprisonment having expired.
JERSEY CITY.
Charles Becker, age sixteen. of No: 226 HUDSON
st NrY.York was arrested IN this city yesterday
chorpod with stealing a large sum oi money lIo,h
his EMPLOYER John SchcrmnagIe, broker oil thiS
city. -,
.Jobn J. DOYLE, brcklayer, was convicted in the
Hudson County C9nr OF UehrIa sessions S6 r
day of a charge of bigamy. lie was 9fter"ard ar
Tst'gneI ON a charge OF assault aud battery, pre-
ierred by his first wle'
WESlCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAGNs-Ihe Board of Supervisors OF
Westcnrster County, Yesterday appointed Special
apIsaturc defining The cases IN when tue cOIoucIS
| should not hold nquests lt was stated mat III -
Der cent of the 100 nQucSts held last year. 'AeIo
was no occasion Tor lnquests.