New-York tribune., 1874-06-01


RossvrLs-A negro named Nose Harris Of this place
lodged in the County jail yesterday to await the
sS Of ss Gand I On asee sa
70 extort money 2 breaking into house and destroy
highway and robbns him OF watch
CLIFTos-Alfred Wilkes. age %, agent for the Amer
lean News Company. met with serious accident yes
terday while driving a spirited horse Fif,h-st The
horse took fright at children, aud Wilkes was
thrown violently to the ground His was fractured
in two places and he received severe bruises.
NEw,JERsEY.
JERSEY CIrY.-The will of the late Joseph
Cloves, whose estate valued at nearly oooooo has
been admitted to probate by Surrogate MeCogue. The
executors named In the document Mrs Joseph
Cloves and George H. Haight. the widow and son-in-
law OF deceased. The viii devises to Josephine Maude
Wilde Of Brooklyn daughter of the testator, the house
and premises occupied By her IN Ffthave., Brooklyn
and additional lots 10 another daughter Ann Eliza
Haigh house and lot in Mercer-st. and nine lots in
Lawton and Bushwck sts Brooklyn TO Margaret Ham
ilton, another daughter. and wife OF Alexander Ham
ton the late Treasurer Of the city, life interest n the
property occupied by her, and also in lands adjon
ing the whole 10 90 To her ana daughters upon her
DEATH Mrs. Hamilton also inherits her fathers STOCK In
the Hudson County National Bank. To Lillian How
ard the will devses stock in the Newark India Rubber
Company and IN the HOboken and Jersey city Gaslght
Company, also valuable piece OF real estate; 70 Dr.
Thomas Wilde, son-inaw capital stock in the Saline
Coal and Manufacturing Company Of the Breckenridge
Camel Coal Company of Kentucky; TO his wife all the
rest Of hs real and persona estate Tor use during her
life, and 10 be divided by her among her Surviving chill
Vile was held in s. 900 pail on Saturday charged with
careless driving He ran over aud seriously injured
little daughter Of Charles August. William Dunn, who
making effort prevent the starvation OF him
self and family by peddlIng collars, was arrested by
ragned before Justice Farrier, who discharged the
prisoner hearing the circumstances OF the case.
The Excelsior Republican CLUB has reOrganized by the
election OF the following officers A Adrdge, Pres
ldent D. Webster, YiceP President; Thos NJ Thompson.
Secretary and Edward Z. Driver. Treasurer ELLEN
Griffin committed for trial by Justice Rankin on
saturday, charged with stealing lewery valued at $50
from 10 Enf Y IL
cles found in the possession OF the accused In
TO the request made by Louis A. Witz. Mayor
New Orleans OF the fund for che relief or
suffered by the recent overflow OF the Mssis
sipp River Mayor Traphagen has published call TO the
residents OF this city urging upon them the necessity or
forwarding immediate relief TO the $4,000 victims OF the
great food" All donations OF money. clothes, %
viii be immediately forwarded to New-Orleans...:
Hutton, engineer OF the jail, and appointed
Patrick Il. Furey to Ill the position. Michael Burns
committed on Saturday, charged with breaking into
house Jay-st, and making an atrocous assault on
Thomas Malan. his VIE and The injuries nnlced
on the last two are very serious. Tie Rev Hram
Eddy, the leader in the new Free Church movement,
preached last night 70 his followers, III the Old Third
Presbyterian Church. at sixth Ee-sts The election
OF officers Will take place June 10 The church
will be governed by six elders trustees three
deacons, three deaconesses, and one superin-
At a meeting OF the District Conference in Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow night puDhc
discussion Of the following question Will take place
sabbath Dissertation are We powerless to prevent
it The Rev Charles Larue OF Hayer straw ana others
Will make addresses..-..An ARRAY between several
men and women occurred in bar-r0om IN Monksst
on saturday night. Matthew MurLha received serious
wound on the head by blow from sOda-water bottle
in the hands OF Patrick Hewett MurLha and Hewett
arrested and held In baii 10 answer cEarges Oh
assault and DAVIS. New-lOiK mack
driver fined $50 yesterday for soliciting PASSENGERS
the ferry Edward McHae was committed yester.
day, charged with stealing - from tue pockets oi
Richard Cooper
PArERsos-The speer manslaughter case will be re-
sumed to-day in the Passac County Court. The
funeral OF Conrad Walters, a brakeman on the Della
ly,l % "A
High Bridge, short distance west OF this city, took
case, but deemed an inquest unnecessary. William
small, a hoster, formerly Of this CITY. recently OF
OF an uncle. cannot be found. The Rev. David
Winters has accepted call from the Westminster Pres
byteran Church of Philadelphia. aud will preach his
farewell sermon on June IA. The Jersey CITY Presby
Will meet on Thursday June Il, Tor the purpose OF
PbiIade phia The Rev. Samuel ]. Knapp baptized q
persons the wilis-st Baptist Church last night The
row The dedication sermon will be preached at 1Oi
a. M by the Rev. s. Woodbridge of the New-Brunswck
Of Washington-square, Neg-York, will preach in
the evening. The congregation worshlped IN
Tns s Rev J. B. Hopwood of the second Presbyterian
Church, who has accepted can 70 Newark. preached
his farewell sermon last night .Ine Finance Commit
tee Board of Education report payrols and other
bills audited during the past three months to the amount
of s24596 s9 The average atehuthce Oh pups az tie
Public Schools during the past month was 366O average
pointed superintendent Laird for the ensuing three
years. Thomas Moore, convicted OF breaking into
Dunnings Main ana Market SITS, was sentenced
ON saturday at hard labor IN the state Prison
NEwARK-James McCanD, an insane man, attempted
10 commit suicide on Saturday morning Dy jumping rom
the Orange-st bridge into the canal He was arrested
= A special election will take place in the Fifth Ward
on June % to elect an Alderman 70 MI vacancy caused
Dy the death of Alderman tredercks The Womans
Club mas decided open In October an Evening House
for young women who have no present place 20 spend
their evenings The rooms Will De supplied with DOCKS
ana papers and a matrOn will be in attendance The
VewJersey state Association OF spruaist held their
second quarterly Convention for 1874 IN Library Ha on
SATURDAY and Sunday. DR. l.. Cornley, and Mrs o. F.
shenpard Secretary OF the Vneand Dress Reform AS
soclaton, present IN Boomer costume. Ihe suO.
ec OF temperance the Indians, dress and government
We dscussed al Charles Coates the driver OF
Rosevle-s st. car. was sentenced on SATURDAY 10 one
In the Court OF Quarter Sessions on 5atur-
day James Bracken fined SIS for assault and battery
on MS wife with an James Nolan fined $40 for an
sssanlt and battery Constable John NOoman. The
Newark coal dealers have formed an association 10 So
enre uniformity in prices and have elected E. g. Fat
cute President: Joshua Van Name and ID. NJ. WycKof,
Vice Presidents; c. b. COnani, secretary Janes o.
HigDee, Treasurer
HoBoKES-The Grand jury mas presented statements
that the open the Ravine road, or New-fork
g a nuisance which should be ahated at once james
r Billings, aged l6 residing III West Hoooken, started
companons 10 bathe. The boys arrived at the creek
ATE In the afternoon and finding the water TOO cold
started to return Billings insisted that ne wOulu paine
no matter no cold the water was He undressed ana
plunged into the water. and was swimming Dnt aiew
n,nntes when he was seized with and before
ms friends could rescue him he sank Tie oody was
recovered yesterday.
ELIzABErH.-six men employed in Walker Balen',
foundrey at Ehzabetbport, entered the saloon Ot Carr
Moener, in Ezabetnave., on Friday night ana became
involved in dispute with the proprietor about the pay
meut OF liquor They were ordered out but refused 10
90 and assaulted Moeler and bis wife with beer glasses
man employed in the saloon came 10 the assistance OF
his employers. and the nght was renewed MoeAer was
struck trightful blow on the mead Win Rlsss. ne
then went aud obtained large revolver. The ruf1ans
npon seeing this ran away He complained at police
headquarters Saturday and obtained warrant 1or the
arrest of his assailants.
NEW -BRUNswIcK.-The body OF Geo. Armstrong aged
years. was found drowned in the canal near seizure
man-st Saturday afternoon The DOy was missed on
Friday by parents reside near the canal ana IL
was feared he had fallen into the canal ana been
drowned. Search was kept up all night ana during she