New-York tribune., 1871-09-26
NEW-YORK CITY.

its yesterday about 100 students being present.
The BigliA crew has challenged any four
Dared crew United States the Wards not excepted
| Emma NJ. A. Jourdan brought suit in the
Brooklyn City Court against Christopher Jourdsn her
first cousin and recovered tb00 damages, yesterday,
for seduction and breach Of promise Of marriage.
| A.. S. Cady, Clerk of Arrears, has finished
the sale OF property for unpaid assessments for 1871 The
amount Of sales is about 100000 All incomplete mat
ters affecting this sale will be adjusted next Saturday
"Dn writes to The TRIBUNE that he was in
suited by drunken rowdy while coming down town in
Broadway Sunday evening; that subsequently,
lady passenger he requested the conductor to interfere
sndreceived only curse in reply The conductors num-
| ber was 20.
In an article recently published in THE
TRIBUNE Wesley 8. Yard. lawyer was confonnded with
his brother BENJAMIN II. Yard, clerk In the sherfs
office, the who practices mposons on prisoners
brought into that Office The lawyer has nothing what
to do with the official Outages In Brennan once as
far as THE TRIBUNE knows the only offered for
the clerk is that he T. 9 ds he Sf n
Mr. the 'front.' and makes him responsible Tor
the outrages Of his office, thing long suspected
BROOKLYN.
Christ Episcopal Church has been hand
somely renovated at a cost Of $4,000.
John Healey, age 45, of No. 136 Eighteenth
st., sufferer from rheumatism, on Sunday evening ap
piled turpenne to his limbs, and the mixture TAKING
nre ne was Iataly Durneu'
LONG ISLAND.
FLusrING.-In the FarringtOn-st. assessment
case Judge Armstrong has made decision anrinng
the assessment anOrderDg that whenever the wives OF
the petitioners hold property, the names OF their hus-
bands shall be stricken from the assessment roll and
their own names inserted
Rocp AwAY.-Gilbert F.. Chichester. Samuel Homan'
and fo others were nearly drowned while fishing yes
terday Their boat sank, and they were rescued by
Patcioeue fishing schooner
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
PEEKsKILL-Johanna Castles, age IS, COM
mitted suicide on Sunday by taking arsenic. She gave
as a reason that her friends had all deserted her.
Mt vRRSoS-The Citizens Association has made the
following nominations for members Of the Boagd OF Edu
cation of School District No Of the Town OF East
Trustees for full term Of three 2 years
D. jones' Treasurer, John Berry; Clerk and Librarian
WIN. p. sleght.
YoyKERs-The cornerstone Of st. Josephs Roman
Catholic School laid Sunday. by the Very Rev.
DR.. Starr, V. g., in the presence OF 5000 people
STATEN ISLAND.
PORT RICHMoND.-JOhn Blannen was held in
$500 bail, yesterday, for perjury.
NEW-JERsEY.
JERSEY CITY.-George Oiley, one of the West
End watch factory thieves arrested yesterday on
charge Of plundering his employers and aferward de-
stroying the property. He pleaded guilty and admitted
that when his companions arrested he had thrown
n watch into the Hackensack River. The Board Of
Public Works has authorized improvements IN Morgan
and Monmouth-sts, the Hights. Henry Borden OF
Ravonne who has been missing several weeks, mas re-
turned to his family, and is believed to De hopelessy
insane.
NEwARK-A Jury has found ex-Alderman John H.
Iande insane and appointed guardian. Deaths last
week ls John B. Woodruff, who was found insensble
on the sidewalk on Friday, died yesterday, at 81
Michaes Hospital Foul play is suspected, and an in
parish called St Columbia has been organized by Bishop
Bayiey in the lower part Of the city. .Denman f.
Heaton, who injured recently by mOwingIn
has died from the effects of the accident Mrs Efe NC
Ksnly. "A widow age rs, arrested Yesterday 1Or
stealing clothing from Frank ii. GOulds boarding house
No 3l7 Muberry-st. Her trunks were examined Dy de
tecves on search warrant, and several garments be-
longing to Mrs Gould, the andady found. Chas
Torbtt, No. ll7 Walnutst was arrested f0I empez
zng go So which his employers Ward Kelley, hau
| given him TO pay the workmen.
PATERsoN.-The first annual picnic OF the Arion sing
ing Society took place yesterday number OF the d1
ierent German societies participated. The special
enumeration OF children Of the school age shows an IN
crease of 4O over Tax Commissioners returns Ihe
cty will gain about 900 In the appOrtionment OF the
state School The Receiver OF Taxes and Assess
Hornblower after pastorae OF q years IN the First
Presby Church. preached his farewell sermon ON
Sunday.
LITTLE FALLs.-The anniversary meeting OF the PAS
sale County Bible Society will be held In the Reformed
Church to-day.
HACKENsACK The construction OF the MIDLAND Kali
way wbrdge the Hackensack River was pegun
yesterday
HOBoKEN.-Lorenzo Weiss was held IN bail yesterday
for turning his wife and children out Of doors.