New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-05
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Deputy Coroner, and Patrick lOrmey hhb oooh A""P
pointed Keeper OF the CITY Hall
A nolle prosegui in the case of Henry Corr,
indicted for misconduct while Charity Commissioner
was entered by District Attorney wnsow before MS
retirement from Office.
Robert Kuehrke, who entered the Long
Island Hospital for the treatment Of an abscess while
derous from pain, yesterday escaped from the nst!tu
ton and has not been heard from since.
Fire Commissioner Massey, in his annual
report submitted yesterday, gives the following status
tics Loss by fire In 1884, s576775 number OF hres ies
number OF alarms, 1lS; amount expended' sSlf,io "a
District-AttOrney Britton has sent ietter
to Attorney General Pratt in relation TO the indictmen'
against Isaac Badeau for embezzlement, paseu upon
the alleged receipt aud retention by him OF money pad
10 him while Tax Collector. Mr. DrlttOn says: For the
alleged reason that did procure aud prosecute such
all Indictment, while formerly holding this ONCE was
removed therefrom 10 which have since been
assigning his reasons for my removal, pronounced ny
the Governor felony From the statement .nere 10 W.
cded the part OF members OF the par OF
this county among whom / am II is very desra
HE that this question be settled As 1t would DC mthF
snee o take a%w respohspty as to this
most ros pectuly request 10 take charge o u 10 per
the latter 6ee leave suggest that it be some lawyer
| In whom you have confidence, not resulting IA 'HH
county. .o ,o,, ,,D
LONG ISLAND CITY.-AGidavits in the case OF
Mary Ann Madden against Justice John b. Madden ior
limited divorce have been filed with John H. sutpmn'
County Clerk OF Queens County, at Jamaica hrs' Mao
den swears that her husband has salary OF 'oo as
Civil Justice. aud that he purchased, with money be-
longing her, property at Bssve, now worth soo'o
Madden and his friends testify in direct opposition lie
says that in 1863 he asceraned that she had husband
living England She left MN in 1871 during ms az
sence from hOme taking everything from the mouse eA
cept the contents OF his bedroom and opened saloon
in This city, which he continued to keep No denied
she had property when he received rom ng
that he invested money IN real estate, or tht no
owns any real estate at Bssvlle or any Other pace
He denies that he ever treated her cruelty, as alleged,
and says that since she lett bln he mas bd 10 pay
contracted by her in his name to the amount OF w.
John Ryan swears That Mrs Madden tnrea.enssa IT., 70
poison Madden and burn the house ever him. ana tna
she broke windows OF RYan5 saloon ana assauted
Maiden IN the bar-roOm Joseph Stevenson corrooo-
rates the affidavit OF Ryan lie Is understood tnat tue
enced among the poor in Long Island CITY: The fnnd
for their maintenance being exhausted, the Common
Council refused to allow the Oyerseer Of the FOor
TO issue orders for their temporary reet
SAG HARBoR-At the charter election held yesterday
c. IL. Vaughan. tne regular DeInocr,t c NOMINEES ior
Trustee, elected 10y large majority over all 'ne
0'"'' '''DD'''' STATEN ISLAND.
FAcrORYyILLE.-Early on Sunday morning
great excitement caused by an explosion. and 1t
WAS soon rumored that the receiving rastank on
Portaye supplied from tho main at Clifton, had blown
up A dispatch was sent TO Clifton to this enect but
npon nvcstigl it found that there had been
leakage IN some OF r tue VSeS Ina Te da@aSe
to the building be repaired for 500 or slO IL was
no evening services consequence OF the accdent but
the gas connections at once reetaGlshed, ana the
villages on the North Shore were lighted as usual
NORTH HEMPsTEAD-rhe Rev Mi Birdsman, pastor
of the Port WASHINGTON NJ f. Church. has recently been
making REGULAR visits to 1trys ana Jc SS IHs fGn
execution the Queens County jail. When he first
tTsGions. but recently they have been ready
listen to nIm and evidently glad to see HIM. The
the the Sheriff OF New-York was taken to
the jail yesterday They were measured Tor suits OF
fnt al
was very particular about his be wanted swallow
tail coat and insisted upon good III. sneri Shnns
Of the shall be held inside the JAIL IN order
that there may be unnecessary delay after the con-
dcnncd men snail reached the scaffoid Jackson
admits tho justice Of his sentence Out insists that ne
murder IL Is Thought probable that before the
ton both tue prisoners will make full confessions. and
| mplcate others IN the commission OF mani crimes gu
tie south OF the island during tue past few years
Jarvis has apparently made up bis MUD TO dle aud
neither of the prisoners looks for reprleve or com
mutation OF sentence. company OF regular soldiers
from Wetrs Point will do duty III aud about tne JAIL on
| the day OF execution.
GLEN CovB.-The attention OF tho authorities has re-
gently D ne S q c as1 t GS m ns y
boys OF 10 years Of age being frequently seen with
| loaded revJveTs in their pockets
MIppI ETowS.-JOhn Drake John Decker, and Isaac ~
Marsh commissioners for widening the main road, nave
presented report assessing tue damages at Sg75
sluTHrlgLD Godfrey Grimes sshocl-tax Collector OF
District No s. Will taxes until Jan. at per
cent? aterward at per cent
ew-DoRP-Dr. Ephraim Clark has been appointed
year.
YEw.BRrGnox-The public schools were reopened
yesterday after tue Christmas holidays.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
OssIYING.-The increase in the valuation Of
real estate for last year sojoc3 of personal prop
erty $4,000 The total valuation real aud personal Is
s26S6,64O
JERoME-The store OF Mr.. Briggs, in which the Post
Office Is kept entered few nights ago aud robbed
NJ nosa ge stamps and snndry articles Of goods valued
at about 500 On Sunday Night two burglars were
detected trying to enter the hoel OF Mr. Do Leyer at
Williams Bridge near the scene OF their iofmer opera
tons
KAToxAH.-At the dedication Of the new Presbyterian
Church Indebtedness o $2,l00 was Cancelled that
the Society now owes nothing
WEST SoMERs.-The Post-Oifce In this town has been
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.-Judge Voorhees, of Hacken-
sack and Henry s. White OF this city have been APP
pointed Commissioners by the Circuit Court at Mil
waukee, Mich, to take the testimony OF Mrs DAuay,
better known Edith OGorman. From Jan. 26 1874
when the abattor Harsmus Cove was opened TO jan
q 1875 81 1922 containing stock have been received
7s cattle, 5i399 hogs, and 43l 2 sheep have been
slaughtered The trial OF Officers Kelly Lott and Dun
can on indictments for shooting William Bag
ley last Summer. will begin Monday next.
Tue city Collector received $22l 0 At during past
week for taxes and asSessnents....A convociton OF
the Episcopal churches OF HUDSON Bergen, and Passac
Counties called at the request OF Bishop Olenhemer
Just previous to his departure for Europe, held in
Grace Church yesterday Nearly all the churches
Rev Dr. Ioter Of Grace Church, NewYork. y The
services last evening consisted of discussion of
SunGay-sch0ol work Both clergy and laty joined In
discussion Five OF the prisoners the Hudson
several ministers declined to hold services at funeral
of Mrs. WescOtt who died OF smallpox last week.
S ee V CHARITY nospa had 90 pasns dnng M
cember In the medical and surgical wards 5s in the
department; lSiS prescriptions were dispensed
that the city had cash balance Dec 81 Of 72