The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13
LONG ISLAND.

Jacob Frost, aged six, while fishing IN pond
near Astoria, on Friday, slipped aud falling in,
was drowned. The body was not found untn next
day, when the pond was dredged.
The proprletors OF the bone boiling establish
ments OF Rldgewood have been notified BY the
Board OF Health OF Newtown TO forthwith dscon
tnue their nuisances. The owners attempted 10
briDe the Officers with sl5 but could Got succeed.
Taey then sent the brIbe TO the wives of tue gen.
temen, but that dodge likewise filled.
Adelbert Larch, master or eve languages and
highly connected, was sentenced by Judge Pearcc,
Of Long Island City, to two years and SIX months
hard labor In state Prison on a Charge OF en-
beZzlement. he was the confidential c,erK OF
Mr.. John Gran, OF Hunters Point, and had collected
bills 10 the amount oil 900, which he appropriated
At a meeting OF the queens County Board OF
Supervisors. he'd yesterday at Jamaica, q resolu-
ton was passed instructive the Clerk TO forward
10 the District Attorney all papers in his posses
son relative 70 certain charges against County
superintendent OF the Poor joan Anderson. and
requesting the District Attorney 10 lay them be.
fore the Grand Jury Tor action.
Two accidents, one or them fatal. occurred az
Breslau during the week. On Friday, German
named william Schaprat 1fy-nlne years old for
merly a composItor In New York, attempted 10
ges on q car OF the southern Railroad before the
train stopped, when his loot slipped and he was
thrown under the car, the wheels OF which COM
found impossible 10 save MS life, ana he died liz
the evening. As Micnael Schmidt was ripping
ment occurred In the machinery, and while en-
deavoring 10 adJpst IL his hand came In contact
with the saw and wss nearly severed from the
arm.
James f. Parker, boy only nfteen years oil,
has been committed to the Queens County JAIN by
Justice Chlpp, OF oyster Bay, 10 await the action
OF the Grand Jury, upon the charge or attempting
to poison the family OF " illlam L. Dean ana Idle
Teasden and Robert Tiiford. IL appears that tho
boy, VINO resides with the family, for some reason
became offended, and IN revenge resolved to
poison every inmate OF the household. tie found
on the premises 4 bottle Labelled poison" ana
empued the contents into the teapot Luckily IL
contained only mild solution Of muratic acid
which was rendered comparatively harmless by
dilution vita the tea. and the only erect was 10
slightly scken those VINO parIook Of II. The boy
acknowledged 70 the Justice that ne intended to
poison the family.
The somewhat notorious Ludam divorce case,
involving parties well known in oyster Bar and
vicinity, has at last come 10 a conclusion. Charles
Ludlam sued Teresa g. Lud9m for a divorce, upon
tile allegation OF adultery. IRey were married IN
the city OF New YORK on the 30th OF September,
1864, and lived together up 70 the I'd Of June, 1874
having no children. The matter has been before
county Judge John II. Reid, or suffolk county, as
referee whose decision has just been fled IN the
Queens County Clerks once, at Jamaica His
conclusion ls as follows .-"having carefully
aud with celebration the entire testimony CIV
ing TO IL more earnest dellberation and thorough
examination than TO any otner case that | nave
ever passed upon, cannot conscteBtiOusiy or
iulIciousiy conclude that the defendant mas oeen
guilty Of adultery as'Reged IN shis act0a.n