The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-09
State Tax.

III mas OCcn SemIUulCIilIy SLtbcu tlut duc SldJc
will make demand on the taxpayers Of Kings
county this year for 81, S0O,O 0O The 1nanciers
greatly ncensed at this extortonate levy upon the
county. They ask through their local journal,
''What does the State do for us In return for the
money 1t asks for the support OF its government ~
SI,0OO,O0O in excess OF the just quota OF the
county, and the Treasurer will, 1t Is urged, act
wisely In refusing to pay the demand until redress
in q court has failed.
Suicidal Mania-A Morbid Disposition
and the Loss of Ten Cents tho Causes.
The Coroner was notified yesterday to hold an in
quest over the body OF Joseph NJ Reyes, Cuban.
twenty three years of age, who committed suicide
at boarding house, A Prospect street, by shooting
himself through the head, while laboring under
fit of temporary insanity. 1t appears that the de-
ceased, who was q machinist by trade, came to
Brooklyn from Havana, about six weeks ago, in
quest of employment. He was unsuccessful in his
search, owing to the strike which was in prog
ress al the time. Mr. Francis Q. u
VINO %ss ah the
In the elsie OF the Ever Faithful" sympathizing
with the condition OF his countryman, gave him
employment at a nominal rate Of wages, which sul-
feed, however, to pay hts board. Mr.. Reyes grew
respondent latterly and exhibited traits OF insan-
ity, which is said TO have been hereditary with his
family. ON Wednesday morning he repaired to his
friends store, as usual, and remained there until
ten O'Clock A. NJ, when he excused himself ior inc
at the latter place, he went up stairs to his apart
ment and did not make his appearance either at
dinner or supper. This circumstances excited
anxiety In the mind OF his lnndlady Mrs.
Nevins, and she went TO his bedroom
door, and, after knocking and calling,
in vain, for an answer tthis was
forced open the door, horrible sight was pre-
sented There on the bed, stark and cold in death,
repOsed the form Of the young Cuban. pistol ball,
fired by his own hand, had penetrated through the
right temple and lodged itself In his brain. The
blood which had ceased to now, redeemed the pill
low and by the side OF the corpse lay the weapon
OF DEATH A note was also discovered, addressed to
Mrs. Nevins, which read :-"Today Is my day Do
The suicide alluded to gold watch and pocke tbook
which were left by deceased on side table. The
remains will be inferred by his friends.
John Albums, German lager beer saloon Keeper,
about thirty-hve years old who kept drinking
place OF Adclphi street and Flushing avenue,
put the muzzle OF pistol loaded with q heavy
charge OF gunpowder and wadding, into his mouth,
at an early hour yesterday morning, and fired the
contents into IT. His mouth and throat are so
fearfully burned and laccrated that the physi-
clans at the City Hospital, to which he was re-
moved by the police, fear he cannot survive.
The cause OF the rash act was chagrn
at losing ten ceuts the price OF two
glasses OF lager beer. On Wednesday night, at q
late hour, SIX men entered Albums saloon anu
called for beer. The wife of the proprietor waited
upon the customers but, as John believes, failed 10
ting the other two. BY this alleged oVerslght
on the part OF his "frau" he lost ten cents 70 inc
house, with which dereliction he uphraiucd ncr,
An angry war Of words cnsucd, and TIC SHY Ieulol
| took revenge upon his "bettcr haf" by shooting
| himself as above stated