New-York tribune., 1874-09-21
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BROOkL1N.
Edward Smith of No. 45S Flushing-ave
ouarreled with wife yesterday afternoon and finally
attacked her. He threw plate at her head, inicting
a severe scalp wound, and then attempted to cut ner
throat with knife. Neghbors interfered anu PTe %se
vented him from carrying out ms lnten.lon ro ~"
woman was taken to the City Hospital for uea'men'
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-The owners OF the oou'h
Side Railroad are now In control Of the road IL Is nm
derstoOd that as the arrangements can o' me-"
the passenger trains will be run to Hunters fon'' IN
stead Of 70 the foot of South Eighthst.. WILLIAMSBURG
New rails will be laid nearly the whole length o & sn
road and a considerable amount OF erading VII W II ia
IN make the road trst-cass in every respect. ~ 20
proposed TO run heavier and better class Oh passek
cars. ,.
pir hen% This place prove to be great benefit 10
that nlace As vessels of feet draft can now pass up
70 o 20 s,op small vessels several miles below,
tranhp cargoes scows or ghers ana pore
up the river, Involving much extra iaSor anu '~P'
tie necessity for which is now oDVlateu'
MmpIrrowN-The Presbytery Of Long lslana VIII
meet Yaphank station on Tue a 2sn Mnderstor viii
preach the opening sermon. During the session %
day viii be given to the Pres1y9eriahb ,be Rey W.
sproull will preach
soUrHoLD-The Synod of Long Island will meet on ni
Oct TO- This synod consists of the Presbyteriess s i
RTookIyn Long Island and Nassau, having lol minis minis
tiers and 73 churches, including most OF l9 nnpber
81 is s1 OF whom s64 we're added last
wear : sabbath-school members, 1900
STATEN ISLAND.
Nry. .RprcUrON.-In pursuance OF man
aamus from the Supreme Court the Board OF trustees
are now engaged auditing the claims OF tue Justices
and Copstabes OF Caseton for 1856 and 1867 The CLERK
has been directed to procure from the County olerA
oece all records Of convection flied by the parties re-
cords of commitments from the shetln oce ap hart
cord of fines paid to the COUNTY So raimant: and r.
Westervet for the Trustees Messrs Iemaa anu Lang
ton are the only claimants thus lar eAainiheu'
ToMPKISsvILE-One Of the heavy brick structures m ln
course of erection on the new-made groano near sne
Bostwick Docks damaged during tne sI0ri ou ~
bsys when tie heavy rain sofened the mason work. SO
that about one-ha OF the upper wall ana portion oI
the middle one tumbled 10 the Rfounu' No 0"0 ""' "
the building at the time
NoRTHFIELD.-Hugh Gallagher has been arrested , oy
order Of Judge Pratt and held ID Soo pa "e SANDER
ousy accused her OF having poisoned her husoanu, r
rick Banning It appears that after some days oi e@
cessive drinking Banning died.
EpGEwATER.-The Finance Committee Of the Board OF
Trustees have examined the accounts OF
Michael Oats, and have found them IN shtislaCoi
condition. They will be ready in few days 10 suoniV
| their financial statement 10 the Board.
RrcuMoNp-The State Inspector OF County Houses
visited the poorhouse OF Richmond County last week
and after careful inspection expressed hlDsel dc "e
pleased with the management OF that lhst'uIon
NEW-JERSEI.
JERSEY CITY.-The condition of VIM. Bagley
the boy who was shot Sept 12 during an alteration
i "a
Saturday that the physician in charge informed the
Chief of Police that Bagey liable to die at any mo-
ment The Chief, with Justice Reese, went TO the Cty
Hospital ana found that BaGey was sinking raplos =.
In ms deposition Bagley says among other thlngs
don't know who shot me; thought 1t was the one VINO
took me the sationhouse Tor ne was tne hS a U -
| onto me after | fell; | heard four shots hred."
Ofcers Duncan, Lott, and Kelly who were engaseu III
the aIay were arr arfes.I on % Rares INJURIES oncer
Lott is alluded TO in Bageys statement as ele
officer whom ne thought had shot him. Last hlgnt Dag
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slight hopes entertained OF his recovery .e
FIRST District Police Court, on saturday justice heee
rendered his decision I'm the OF Lewis r. FRENCH ue
accused Secretary of the concern known as the
Insurance Company. The Judge Ied that trehen hau
a guilty knowledge OF the fraud, and as astockhoider
was interested in its success and tbat ne had -,
overt act by signing raise statelhe4S ~ as ac
the financial affairs of the company French was ac
cordngly committed to the Hudson county jan ~ w'
trial Tue question Of bail will be considered
Two freight trains came into collision on tne le5tie
work OF the Pennsylvania Central Railway az the he
derson.st crossing yesterday morning The damage to
the cars slight, but Thomas Flnay. praKenan' an
ground and sustained injuries internally Twoof
the toes his left foot also cut OF lie was taken
ISughiin a cigar dealer in Newarkave.. committed
suicide by taking Paris green on nr6nre the
poison on pretense of it for bed-bugs when the
i'm Mrs. Mclaughlin mixed the poison with cuPful
of water, and drank II Immediately. que HDEeIeu III
great agony until midnight, and then died Inc de-
ceeseo was 80 years old; had been invalid some
time, and lately was much depresseu lne anosIa
Ferry Company has suspended one OF Its pilots for
running the ferry-boat Delaware into the wharf IN
careless manner.
NHwIRK-The Rev Father Cody has been elected
delegate to the National Total abstinence Onloh WHch
will meet Chicago on Oct -..The COMMITTEE OF one
Hundred secure the enforcement OF the sunday Ia"
will hold a meeting tonight at No. II Academy-st.-.
George Meisnger, photographer, at NO. lS2 Wllnam
s was severely burned in the face, hands, arms and
legs last Saturday by the explosion OF an acOhol lamp
which he fllling at the gallery whe one OF the
been made against the burglar WalroDe alias
Muln, increasing the whole number 10 ~.
His case will 90 before the Grand jury. a boy named
William Campbell instantly killed at Cark's Thread
Factory on Saturday while cleaning some machine ry.
An inquest held yesterday in the Police Court room
at First Precinct station on the body o. Peter No
who died on Friday injuries received over week
ago during q fight In Lle-St. The verdict was 10 the
effect that No to his death on the 18th instant
from the effects OF fall on the llh instant caused by
his being pushed by Jacob Lindermann." The three
young men were recOmmlted TO jan, but Ball ana LIP
pert viii be discharged to-day, while Lndermann Will
be held for trial.
HoBoKES.-JOhn Boyd was committed to the County
Jail ON Saturday 10 await trial on charge OF stealing
melons from farm wagon owned by John Hopper OF
Bergen County, which was passing through tne cliy
Tue have been annoyed To gr'AI eAyeAt Wy
plferers they have driven through town this sum-
iner and the Chief Of Police has taken the matter In
hand
GLOUCESTER CIrY-The city authorities have decided
10 pave the streets with oystershes ana sand IKE the
famous shell roads OF Charleston, s. C. cargo OI IOOo
bushels OF shells was received from Baltimore on odtur
day at expense OF five cents per bushels delivered ID
the city Work will De begun this week.
NEW BRUNswICK.-The trial OF Rachel Coward. for
the Charles Seubrock, on May TO- Is set dowh
for trial to-day before Judge Scudder- The assessed
valuation OF taxable property IN the county Is S@o'V
PATERsoS-The final account OF the estate OF Ransom
F Burroughs who murdered by Libbie GarraDrant
In December 1871 has been presented IN the Surrogaes
Court and allowed.
POLICE NOTES.
in Rrook lvn last week