The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-14
LONG ISLAND.

Adrian Graulear, native OF Holland, fell over
board from his boat on Friday, at Sayvnle, ana
was drowned he was engaged In spreading
oyster spawn, when the boom swung around and
Knocked him into the water. lie leaves q vile and
two small children.
smith Silsbee, ofPatchogue, drew q revolver on
Clark Smith, OF Bayport, on Saturday, az sayvile.
1t appears that Sllsbee had sraked on some oyster
grounds. and claimed that they belonged to him.
Finang Smith on the lot, he prepared 70 shoot
MN. lie was put under 5000 ponds 70 await tno
action OF the Grand Jury.
The sixtlsth summer meeting OF the Long Island
Bible Society will be held at Sag Haroor to-mor-
row, meeting for business at three O'Clock p. M.
and for addresses at nfteen minutes 10 eight
O'Clock. BY the constitution, all persons contrib
uung annually TO the society are members, and
every minis er oil the Gospel who - member ~
entitled TO q seat In tue Board OF Direction.
There was a IRE IN the woods OF West Babylon
on FRIDAY, which burned over q considerable
area OF timber land belonging 10 Ezra sammis
IL was caused by sparks from passing loco
motive. Anumber OF dres have recently occurred
along she line OF the southern road, rom alleged
carelessness on the part OF the employees day
or two ago a stok0r was observed TO take shovel
fun OF Goals threw them into The woods OF
WAS a are and tue destruction OF considerable
TIMBER and suit for damages Is probable.
The Huntington Board OF Excise have, as yet,
granted only one license, although they have re-
celved quite anumoer u applications. At their
seated-one with 100 signatures OF citi-
zens asking that tue number OF licenses
b. restricted 10 The two hotels and one
store; anu the other signed by 21O ladies, asking
tnat tie franc De abolished entirely. the
Board nave the matter VI these petitions under
consideration. The temperance people Of Hemp
stead are moving 10 obtain tue indictments Of the
Excise Commissioners OF that town by the neXk
Grand Jury, on tie ground that tAey have violated
the law py Improperly granting licenses. The South
ampton Board OF Excise, AZ IS understood, pro-
pose only 10 grant one drug store license IN each
village. They seld an hours session one day lass
week, and refused 10 recOnVene upon the appllca.
tlon OF petitioners
Mrs Sarah Hartt wife or Mr.. John Hartt o.
Brooklyn, and daugnter-tn-aw OF Mr.. ;. II. Hartt.
or Nortnport committed suicide az the latter
place un1er peculiar and distressing circumstan.
ceS. Sne was on vlsit 20 her fatner-ln-iaw, with
her two children, me younger only Eve months
old. she had been subject 10 its or depression At
times wnen her feelings we're intense. Daring
the day on FTldav she uad asked several persons
&c what time tne tide was nigh, ana also asked
her mOtherIn-iaw II she could have the use OF her
waterproof CLOAK II sue needed 10 through the
night. About two O'Clock on the following morn.
ing the grandparents heard the children crying
bitterly aud gong up 20 the room found the
mother gone. Search was made ana Ars. Hartps
dead Dodv was az last found u0atlng or the docks.
IL having been kept noatng on the surface by the
waterproof CLOAK, wnlcn was buttoneu lightly all
the way down the fr0nt. The Coroner's Jury found
that the drowning Was premedItated, and was IA =
duced Dy temporary aoerrauon OF MIND. =