The New York herald., 1869-12-19
LONG ISLAND.

STABBING AFFRAY.--Early yesterday morning
FRANK Csnerty. OF Sag Harbor, an industrious and
respectable citizen, was stabbed and seriously in.
jured by a man named Carroll, Tor simply saying
lnat Carroll was lazy and would not work to pay his
board. and was spongmg on widow woman, with
u large family. Carroll was Immediately arrested
and placed In confinement.
OPERATIONS AT HE'LL GATE.-The surveyors aE-
pointed by General Newton have surveyed the ope-
raons OF NJ. Malilefer upon Ways Reef preparatory
to report TO the department at Washington. The
past week they have been engaged on Shelldrake
Rock. Thus lar their HOundlngs have shown not
less thah eighteen feet OF water W low tide. MIR.
Malefert has engaged MIR. J. w. jenkins, OF Brook-
iyn, the ceebrated submarine diver, who Will ass,st
him In Iuftlre operations.
The FREE ROAD AND BRIDGE pRoJrcr The
convention Tor the abolition toll roads and bridges
convened at the Court House, North Hampstead
yesterday. Owing to the nciemeney OF the weather
the attendance was dsparagtngiy small, bus the
spirit OF those present showed great determination.
Il. A. Lawrence presided. Jamaica opposed the
movement, ~ it afterwards appeared from political
motives resolution was adopted asking the Leg
islature to refuse any more franchises for toll
roads and bridges III Queens county and iDstructing
the representatives to oppose any movement made
III this direction: resolution giving the supervl-
s0rs power, with proper legislation, by agreement
to receive the franchises OF all roads In the county,
on the recommendation Of the town auditors,
pTeme Court, the expense TO be upon the towns SO
ordering. by bonds not exceeding $3 600 per annum
was pasSeN. Every town III queens county IL hkely
TO nave Tree highways except Jamaica
SAD CASE OF iNsANIrY.-A sad sight was w.t.
messed n the Troy Union depot yesterday "a human
creature bereft OF reason. The poor unfortunato 0
was young lady eighteen years OF age. whose story
Is very sorrowfu, yet there is that about It which
proves the aa8ge that truth is stranger than hc
tioD.n As near as could be gathered from those who
had the maniac IN charge abe mad previously lived
whete, some tilne since, she fell In love with
young man who returned her afection
Whether II was because the object of her admira-
ton Was not proper person Tor her 10 associate
with, or because OF feelings OF enmity which that
parent held toward the young man, arc unable TO
state but one tnng is certain that the father
objected 10 his daughter keeping company with the
young man referred TO- ana forbade him his house
But ''iove mas never known a law beyond ire own
sweet WILL and the young persons continued TO
meet and interchange assurances or their undying
affection for each otheI THIS could not last long
was gong on between the two THIS was about ten
days since, and he Immediately adopted stringent
measures 10 separate the lovers. About a week
since the mind OF the girl began 10 wander and a
day tw0 later her reason aso fed, and now she IL
a subject for the Insane Asylum at uuca.-Aibany
journal, Dec. II.
BRAVE boy.--The Rockland (Ie) Ffec Press
says that during the recent gale and storm the
schooner Commonwealth, Captain Jonn Ellems lay
anchored oil In the harbor loaded with lime really
Tor sea. None Of the crew were on board Tuesday
night except boy, Lewis buchanan, OF Soutn
rhonaston, aged perhaps fourteen years About
midnight, when the storm was raging most fear
fuzzy, the vessel parted both her chains. and un-
doubteliy would have been wrecked on the rocks
and edges near tho Battery nad IL been for the
remarkable presence OF mind OF this brave boy who
instead OF giving mp IN despair. ran forw ard and
vith difficulty succeeded IN holsttng the lib, then
boldly seized the helm and ran the vessel safely
ashore . sandy beach In small cove below the
brick yard. The vessel was but little injured ana
the cargo saved The boy was once washed over
board by the waves, but fortunately seized piece
cl rigging aud saved himself The boy receives ~
he richly deserves the praises OF al for hs noble
conduct lie wi be suitably rewarded by the
owners Of the vessel,