New-York tribune., 1870-10-18
NETWORK CITY.


The fair in jackson Hall for the benefit OF
It, Bcrnards Church 0heRev Gabriel A. Healy pastorJ
will be closed tomorrow evening
Della StillWell, age q, made another uhsuc-
sessfu attempt 70 hang herself last night III Inc L''
Twenty secOnd-st. Ponce station
Tests of the relative evapOrative power OF
anthracite coal and peat fuel prepared by the AuDh
obod are 70 be made at the American Institute Fair
this week.
George Atkins, age 3s, died yesterday IN
Bellevue Hospital. from fan down fight OF STAIRS On
saturday night at his late residence, NO 247 West Nne
teenthst On. w.
An introductory address to the fifth WINTER
session Of the New-York College Of Dentistry vas de
hvcred last evening, at Association Ha by fIoi l. Lo
Roy satterlee.
Alice CLYDE. an inmate of a disreputabie
house in west Twenty yseventhst., attemnted suicide
yesterday afternoon by swallowing quantity OF a0da
nnm. She is not expected 10 ANe'
The Sunday School Teachers Association met
last evening in the Fourth-aye. Presbyterian Church.
Prof NJ NJ Merrill of Grace Mission presiding. The Rev
Dr Crosby addressed the Association
The Tombs Police Court will be closed
today from A. H. to p No. TO give Justice Hogan ana
the clerks aud officers q the Court an opPGTnmy 70 al
tend the funeral OF the father OF Justice Do"hhg'
The Young Mems Temperance and Benevo-
lent Society will have public meeting this evening at
their rooms. Ne. % RutgcrsSt and ADDRESS WI DC
made by prOis. Lyman aud Graham ana Johh hecAol'
Mrs. Bridget Sheridan, who leaped from the
west Thrty-ffth-st on oct g. died yesterday. II was
supposed that her husband had pitched her out OF the
window but on Friday last the woman u''i@'" 'N'' A'
old not assault her on the OCCASION
VIM. Bullock, an Irish paper-hanger, yester-
aay entered the iewelry store OF Thomas krkarck at
No 305 Broadway snatched from the counter case con
tanning iewelry valued $1,000 and into the street
sauad captured aid the stolen property found in ms
possession and restored TO the owner
The Committee appointed by the Southern
r,,,1,o afir,y
whereby the latter might be able to testify their sorrow
a, the death OF Gen Robert Lee, met Yesterday after
noou at No Broadway, but did no business IL Is pro-
poItcal complexion viii be invited TO meet with the
southerucrs aud do honor to the memory Of Gen Lee
John W. Coughln, who was run over ON
September o. by No. "A Of the Thrd-ave. line, at
Thirty third-st died yesterday. Coroner Flynn exam
tned number Of witnesses and from the testimony it
appeared that Cougin when intoxicated attempted 20
get No l and was put of by the conductor who
stopped the for that purpose After electng Cough
I'm the again started Coughlin ran after it, aud
attempted get the front platform but prevent
ed by the driver, Charles Egan: Vile thus eLgaSed, a,
car no a. coming from the opposite direction, and fan
,pg SGdST s the te TaNa S company dT for aSn such eon
duct their line Egan was held to bail by the Coronei
inS 5000
"Around the World" was the subject of a lee
turo last evening in Association Hail. by the Rev. f.
g. Prime d. D., before the NewYOrk Association for tn
Advancemet Science and Art The speaker stated tha
less than thre months and that The entire lour9e!
y aS % occHuyipg one year is about s. 800 in gold Al
10 the the speaker said westward WIN te sta
himself m % anG @ ssy srsS aD Fro6csco bV e steamer il
tbe 1S Of september The lecturer very interesting
account of his tour presenting many va yans1s
relating many interesting incidents OF his personal
experience.
BROOKLYN.
The Water Board asks the Supervisors to
rae slClsoO for expenses interest water bonds.
dave lal n pt
70 Abraham Allen to paint the walls Of the Penten'iary
for Sl1,oOO
The Health authorities have ordered all straw
beds &C. found the 10 be burned to prevent yc
how fever coming into the city.
DistTict-AttOrney Morris yesterday entered a
.o ros in the case of Police Detectives ydeto Frost
he Grand jury for an alleged cOmpOundng Ui felony
with thief who had stolen a watch.
Coroner Jones yesterday held an inquest
the bodyiof the child OfWilGam Harmon OF Sumter
ct, who died, alleged, from medicine prescribed by
Dr neman. The child died from cholera infantun bn
because he had received pay for his attendance.
An inquest was held yesterday over the body
Of Frank swantOn whowas crushed beneath the wheels
ola Gatee-ave car saturday last. The jury censUrod
the inspectors and offers OF the road for not nsnetng
drivers and conductors to prevent persons riding
platforms. The driver and conductor not
censured
The resolution of the Aldermen, directing
Corporation Counsel TO apply to the Court for the
appointment Of Commissioners 10 take the necessary
steps for the opening of Prast in accordance with
OF the Legislature OF 1862 has been vetoed by the
hsyS1 on the ground mat property no to- to be 6GHeEsd @
expenses The Mayor hopes that the next Legislature
viii amend the act.
Officer SmOnson of the First Precinct is to
aIragned before Justice Walsh for having assaulted
and dubbed Abraham smith, cOlOred Smith was
waiting for his wife the sidewalk, before the Bridge
sS 0 evening" s when Saad he Ser Seasd
taken 10 the statloh0use anu locked up. Inc members
of the church informed Justice Walsh OF the case and
NI. Smith was released.
LONG ISLAND
HUNTINGToN.-This place has 34S inhabitants
above the age Of 10 OF whom are and l9l are
women They classified follows: From 20 to 75
wears l72: from from 90 70; above 90
4 The entire number of inhabitants in the town
wears OF age The Presby yerian synod convened here
yesterday The sermon was preached by Dr. Spear of
Brooklyn.
FARsIsGDALE.-The engineers on Stewards proposed
railroad from New-York TO Hampstead Plains are at
work in this neighborhoOd
RrvERHEAD-An important suit was decided last week
st the Suffolk County Court According TO the special
law passed $780, all roads not recorded which have
saeu used for public highways for twenty years preced
,ns March ~ l7s7 and which have been worked and
sed as such the last six years. shall be deemed pub
iic highway This law repealed In 1864 and Long
rame nnder the division OF the general State law,
which proyides that all roads not recorded Wch nave
ten nsed FOR twenty years, shall be deemed public high
The su was Instituted by the executors of E. S.
fhsmpions estate against the Trustees al Greenport,
tbs Village claiming the right Of highway over the prop
tv az tIe estate The plaintiffs insisted that the road.
moi having used for twenty years ae ShWay pre-
t.e ~ the rcpea of the Long island act, and that, in
the road become 10y use until the
EXPIRATION Of twenty years from 1864 The Court sls-
ts(ped this view The total valuation OF property In
SnfYolk County this year sll23,l2 The amount OF
Tent towns as follows :sEast Hampton, s. 2s south
ampt0n & S3 Shelter Island, " 80; eOuthod' e. 90
Eyerhead, q O; BroOkbaven, VI O5; smithtowh u 81;
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