The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-12
LONG ISLAND.

About thirty sheep, belonging to Mr. II. v. Bay
lis, OF Huntng ton, were killed or mutilated by
dogs on Thursday night.
The October term OF the Circuit Court and Court
OF over and Terminer OF Suffolk county Will con-
vene at Rlverhead to-day.
Ex-Judge William P. Buffet, OF SUFFOLK county.
died las. week at his residence at Fresh Pond. He
was man OF high ability and successful iawy er.
At the annual meeting OF the Synod OF Long
Island, which Will take place at Southold on Mon
day next. the 10th inst, the opening sermon Will
be preached By the Moderator, the Rev. Ale xander
Miller, OF the Presbytery OF Nassau.
The annual meetings in the various school dis
tricts OF Newtown will be held tomorrow evening
when the trustees and other officers will be
elected, and provision Will be made Tor carrying
on the schools during the ensuing year.
Mr.. 7. A. Thompson, lecturer OF the National
Grange OF Patrons OF Husbandry, made an address
to the farmers at Mattituck, on saturday after.
noon. There was quite large gathering, with a
band OF music and a procession.
small specimen OF the seanorse was caught by
q fisherman, named Henry Christ, in the Great
South Bay, at Babylon, last week. 1t is about six
one large fin the back and two smaller ones d.
rectly behind the eyes. The color Is muddy
brindle and the head resembles In a remarkable
degree tnat OF horse. IL is capable OF gong
through the water with great rapidly, but when
quiet lies with It's tail curled around under its I'M
Jaw. 1t is the first fish Of the kind ever found
in these waters.
The Presbytery OF Nassau will hold Its annual
fan meeting In the Presbyterian church a. ia
maica this evening, commencing at seven O'Clock.
The opening sermon will be delivered by the re.
turing moderator, the Rev. Samuel 4. Carter Of
Huntington. This Presbytery, together with those
OF Brooklyn and Long Island, constitute the synod
OF Long Island. Its jurisdiction embraces the CEN
trail part OF the Island and contains TWENTY-FIVE
churches and twenty-six Ministers with "A
membership OF 1886 communicates. The Sabbath
school children number 1883, and the contrlbu-
tons for various purposes amounted last year to
s43, 363.
Politically this viii be quite busy week in
Queens county To-day Will be held, at the Town
Hall in Jamaica, the Republican County Conven.
ton and the Republican Conventions for the First
and second Assembly districts. In the County
Convention, interest VIII centre in the nomination
Tor District Attorney, the names OF some three or
four gentlemen being mentioned in connection
with that office. The Democratic County Con-
vention VIII meet az the Court House in
North Hampstead tomorrow. The principal con-
test IN this Convention, too, will be on the candi-
date Tor District Attorney. IL Is Thought that the
chances OF Mr.. b. W. Downing. should he desire
Convention Tor the First Assembly district will be
held at the Jamaica Town Hall tomorrow, and
that ior the second Assembly district at North
Hampstead. On Thursday the Republican Con-
gressional Convention for the First district meet
at Jamaica, and on Friday the Democratic Con-
gressonai Convention at the same place.