New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-02

The eastery gales OF Che past few days espe-
p. Conckin blown from its foundation, and much
other damage was DONE The tide was higher than IL
Woodruff, went ashore Indian lslard, Pec0nlg
River, and is high and dry The sloop Diligent, Capt
winters coal loaded went ashore near the same place.
NEwTowN-The total cost OF board, washing and
from Nav / 1874 10 NAV l. 1874 with the medical at
tendance, medicine and funeral expenses OF the entire
town of Newtown, between tue above dates. was SOoJ
tract FOR Keeping the town poor for ensuing year
John J. Ruck at 81 per year They have also elected
DIT c. p. Wright Physician to the Poor and fixed his
salary at sl26.
HEAPsTEAD.-A ticket agent named wandell, in charge
OF the ticket and freight offices of the Long Island a
belonging TO the Conpaa The Queens County +eac9
ers' Institute. under charge OF Commissioner Il: M
in the public schoolhoUse OF the village me STATE
superintendent has appointed Dr. Van BokHelln as III
structor aud Miss Ellen Wltse &c his assistant
STATEN ISLAND.
EDGEWATER.-Th Trustees moved yesterday
from the old Village Hall in Bay-st in tss village, to
the large building formerly occupied by Samuel r.
Brick at the junction OF Water and Beachsts., Staple
ton, where Will be, IN addition to the AideTmens room.
those OF the Police Court The rental Is slOo per
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
THROGG's NECK.-HarTy Dawson, age ~,
convicted Of destroying marble slab erected in the
Presbyterian burying ground over the grave OF Ellen
Hicks who was murdered here several years ago, has
House OF Refuge on RndaPs Island verdict OF SI5O
damages was accorded the family of the deceased.
Smallpox has made its appearance at Pelham PaiK'
Two fatal cases have occurred since Sunday.
SING sISG.-The public school will be closed during
the week III which the Teachers Institute wi!smeet az
iarTytO"n 10 aHOrd the teachers an opportunity Va
attending. The LADIES' Union Temperance Society
have presented earnest appeal to the Board OF Excise
not to grant any licenses 10 sell Intoxicating liquors
MI VERNOY-James SandersOn, aged 60 years, while
walking the uptrack OF the Newhdve9 Railroad be-
tween this village and Pehamve Yesterday afternoon,
struck by the O'CLOCK p LIZ tTaln ana uCu al nour
after the accident
ossrvryG Tho Board OF Excise will hold their first
meeting for granting licenses ON Monday next
NEw-JERsEY.
JERSEY C1rY-Fred. Klennen, the default
Ing cashier Of the Hoboken Bank for Savings was taken
into the Court Of Quarter Sessions yesterday to plead
to TIE indictments or forgery and ENFORCEMENT found
against him last year, when the defalcaton was first
discovered lie desired TO consult with his counsel the
Hon. Leon Albeit, before pleading, and the Court re.
manded HIM 10 jail until tins morning. ;. Is D0d,
the President OF the savings bhhK' uehles tns
report that ne and several officers OF the bank
had visited hicnncn in his CELL and endeaVored TO
compromise with him. Kenuen denies the report that
some OF the bank officials concerned IN the robbery
as has been stated Mr. bod also emphatlca!ly denies
IT, hlennen says thtt ne was uIunh uutlns , tnc
greater part OF the time he was abroad, ana docs
Michael Myers, barber, employed in Marks saloon AZ
No. HudsOu-st., decamped on Thursday night with
money ana So fsw IN araS MeNaar
aged Co. died Of apopexy at his home at No 81 Canals
on Thursday night. The body OF apparently
30 ears Of age feet eight inches in hight dressed
! i'm dark cashmere clothes, with red flannel undergar
mens found floating ~ Newark BAY OF the loot OF
Danforthave on Thursday evening lie had an empty
pockebook and Catholic prayeTboOk in ms pocket.
Charles McCurry who was run over on the Central Iai
road at the Wanutst CROSSING on SATURDAY last, ana
had both cut of. fingered in agony at the hospital
until early hour yesterday morning, when he died.
indson-sls was hsdy bitten by dog Yesterday. The
White star line OF steamers VIII leave Mer dock III tIs
city about tue middle OF next month: me per wiz DC
occupied temporarily by line of Southern steamers;
-. ;fhe tailor store OF MI z9cman at Railroad road
and NewarkaVes', was, entered Oy tmeNts soon
after daylight yesterday, and cloth ana gar
menis valued at 2C were 1en IN; e 1%1 who
was drowned ThursdayOf last week at the Central
Several witnesses were examined Dut DO new avs were
elected The inquest was adjourned until Wednesday
little girl at Greene and steuhen-sts, day or
two ago. was. shot by an officer YESTERDAY, d n
tuat the girl was afflicted with hydrophOoia,
aud That the dogs death TCaid save her;;
Church have followed the Rev DE- EDDY. the pastor,
WHO resigned aud who VIII form a church organize
evening BY DIR. Eddy.
NEwARK-In the trial Of the city officials yesterday
the examination OF James Dawson was continued He
enTinGdeId.sye nayement would SINK three iDches in
some places under the roller would not have rsked his
life in conducting roller over the road IN the swamp
NJ would have sunk Thomas O'COnnor. one of the de
fendants testified that the specifications were vague IN
somel points; understood how the pavement was
buchanan made the excavation from Fair
S is SSd MSi to the end he wa
take earth to the depth OF sixteen inches the
excavation; be was paid s2,592 90; arrived at the
amount excavsted by measurements made by his fore
man. Harris and Mr.. Buchanan; at times some OF the
carts used by Buchanan deducted 1913 30 from the
bill for their there were two contracts one for ex-
cavating and the other for grading, tagging and curb
ing: Buchanan did all the grading except that between
sixth and Eleyenthsts.; was on the pavement every
dav: the ttrap rock from Bergen and Paterson;
found the pavement sixteen inches deep at every meas
urement every part was put down according TO con
! ola n "A q
| by permission Of the Street Commissioners dirt
! field stones were never used with his knowledge or
! consent; field stones were used from Eleventh
to South Tweh-st and in Magnolia Swamp, 70 make
subfOundaOn they constituted nopart OF the 10 inches
pavement witness cOTOOOrated the testimony or the
other witnesses as to the sinking OF the road Magnolia
swamp; made departure from the contract with the
that those connected with him would be benefited
financially the estimates were not altered at his re-
quest. on crossexamination, witness's attention
called to the fact that his estimate OF September 1872
| bridge stones at cross-waks and in the august
estimate for 1000 yards OF similar material;
juno estimate for AGO yards making 67C0 yards IN all
Inc question was askeu, oT ZONES i ~ 'at %en the
quantity OF yards OF new bridge stone required IN lay
anyi Could he not see for himself that it had not been
| donelp Witness replied that in making the estimate
and put down so beng the price In specnca.
tiOns generally Witness further said that tie mum
IN TSt the a,ss4 yards Of another quality Of
stone at 70 cents. on which alone he received paw
He denied he had found II 10 bride
inspectors. After the examination OF this witness the
Court adjourned until Monday The work OF grading,
curbng and tagging Centralave AS far Warren-st,
completed 1t is stated that Chancellor Runyon viii
hear argument, In this city, ON the Supplement-
airy bill, in Chsncery in relation TO the NewoJersey
Southern Railroad troubles which are said 10 be far from
being settled A change OF receivers is rumored.
MISUNDERSTANDING the escape OF the prisoners
from the Mddesex County Jail the police authorities
have been watching two women, named Dolly Doyle
aud Jane Johnson residing here whom they thought
implicated II the escape They were arrested on
Thursday night by Officers Fitzgerald and Reed, and
were taken before Recorder Nems yesterday for eJami
nation The Justice had 10 discharge them, however,
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