The New York herald., 1874-12-06
LONG ISLAND.

There are now four cases OF smallpox at the poor
farm on Barnum Island, and pest house has been
constructed for the reception OF patients.
Charles Wright, Captain Of the crew OF Life
Saving Station No. 80. East Rockaway, is expected
TO resign that position, as he has been appointed
keeper OF the Queens county Poor Farm on Bar
mum Island. Mr.. "a. Floyd Johnson Is expected 10
be his successor.
The schooner Webster Kelly Captain Marshall,
from Philadelphia. bound to Boston. with load OF
coal, went ashore near Life Saving Station No. 90,
East Rockaway, about four O'Clock on Friday
morning. The Coast Wrecking Company have
been informed OF her position, but vessel and
cargo VIII probably be o total loss. rM
While gang OF men were employed in Wying q
gas main In Puntine street, jamaica yesterday,
and J. n. Lewis and George Smith were at the bor-
tom OF the trench. the embankment caved in ana
both men were completely buried. They were
rescued alive with considerable difficulty when 1T
was found that Lewis was only slightly Injured,
while Smith had shoulder disocated and was
otherwise seriously hurt perhaps fatally.
At the meeting OF the Queens county Board OF
Supervisors held at Jamaica yesterday, stephen
Payne, the detective VINO "worked up" the Jones
tai IN bringing Jarvis and Jackson, the two mur.
derers to justice made application Tor the reward
OF $1,000 offered by the Board. The matter was
referred to o special committee, who will report at
the next meeting or the Board. The Sheriff was
directed to employ TWO persons to keep constant
watch Of the mnrderers In their cells until the ex-
ecution.
On Friday evening, about seven O'Clock, Mrs.
Georgiana Smith, OF Babylon, lighted fire in an
open CRATE ana lert the room to get some coal,
leaving little boy, aged about two years. upon
the moor. Attracted by the swapping OF the fire
the little fellow crept toward 1t, wnen spark
ignited his Clothes and when his mother returned
she was horrifed to fnd him enveloped IN name.
She seized him and rushed out shrieKing for aid,
and neghDor helped her to put the fire out. but
not before the child was so badly burned that he
died in three or four hours alterward,
Natno the husband OF Mrs. Catharine Natho,
VINO was supposed TO have committed suicide by
drowning herself in the Sound, near Northport,
has been arrested and held to await the action Of
the Grand Jury. His wife's body came ashore on
Wednesday evening, and facts ecited at an in
quest seem to warrant a suspicion that he was in
strumental in causing her death. He testified
that he left home In his wagon and drove by a
lonesome road to a copse, where he tied his horse,
and then crept back home, having, as he al
legged, reason TO question his wife's fidelity. His
allegation against her. however, Is not believed,
and those who have known the family best say
that the woman had never known happy day
during the two years Of her married life.
Burglars have heen busily at work during the
past week in Long Island City and vicinity. On
Monday night they entered the house of Mr.
money to the amount OF $40. On the same night
they visited Deputy Sheriff Distler's house, but
we're fired upon and lett IN q hurry. They next
visited Adam Schwalenbey's saloon and tried to
break in, but were unsuccessful. On Tuesday
night they entered MRS. Ryan's house at Bissvllle
She was awakened by the noise, and going into
the han, saw a man coming from the kitchen. She
fired two shots from a revolver at him, but with
out enect and he escaped through the basement
door, A young desperate named Mahon has been
arrested on suspicion OF being the intruder in this
case. On Thursday night the h0Hse Of Mr.. Hart at
Blissville was entered ana he was seized. bound
and gagged and robbed OF $685. mickey" Dunn
has been arrested on suspicion OF being one OF the
party guilty or this outrage. Various other depre-
dations Of minor character have been commit