New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-17
NEW-JERSEY.


TppNroN.-The Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of
the STATE OF NewJcrsey met in Trenton yesterday and
elected the following officers for the ensuing year d. d.
MnrnlIy r. W. Grand Master j. 5. Rigor Deputy
Grand Master; Wallace Lippencott, Grand warden
Lewis Parker jr, Grand Secretary j. L. Lamp, Gtahu
Treasurer: William A. Newell Representative 10 the
Grand Lodge OF the United States In the United
states District Court on "Wednesday James MeintyTs was
sentenced years imprisonment III the state Prison
for carrying illicit dsthlery IN the cellar OF ms
house at RAILWAY Sn9rSs A. :odr Scer ,ro SS
tie crooked whisky was made was sentenced to four
months imprisonment
ELtzABrH-On Wednesday evening team and coach
driver by John Eyarts struck ut the Magnoa-aye
crossing the Long Branch Railroad by tram ana de-
moished both horses being killed The driver had his
shoulder dslocated and his breast crushed
of those in the coach was cut In the head and the
other two escaped unhurt The horses were valued at
SIl0O aud the coach was IA valuable one....
Yesterday morning boy named James seymour at
tempted To jump on coal train on the Central kiroa
when he slipped and before he could extrcate himself
the toes of his right foo were 80 badly crushed as 10
render amputation necessary.
NEW RUNswICK-A boy named James Mulrooney,
while out hunting yesterday afternoon on the farm Of
Mahion Runyon, near the Landing Bridge, shot and
killed himself accidentally. lie was standing with his
chin thu muzzle of his gun with tue hammer Al li
cock, and carecssy striking the hammer with his knee,
the gun went OF, the charge enmg his brain and ceis
ing instant death amps to We number OF 80 or more
are nightly provided with shelter by the city authorities
and IT is thought, in few weeks the number viii in
to 70 or 100.
PATERSON AT the meeting OF the conference commit
tees of Boards Of Aldermen aud Education report
was made favor OF granting $4,000 to the Board OF
Education for current expenses The election law re-
County Clerks office for six months after general eee
ton The Spring local election takes place within six
months and the Board of FrcehOldess consider it more
economical to change the law than TO get set Of
bailOt-b0xes.
NEwToN.-J. G.. Bunnel, editor OF The SUSSEX Herald
Is candidate for EngTossng Clerk OF the State Senate
m Senator Ward Will introduce bill iii the Legislature
next session ~ reduce the rate Of interest through
out the State TO SIX per cent.
GuTrEYBERG.-The West New-York ice-houses are now
empty or the hrst time since they were built William
Brl,igan badly injured Wednesday by the fall Of
earth and stones In the quarry In which lie was working
HoBoKES.-rhe police made 800 arrests last month.
chiefly Tor drunkenness. The Hobokcn Ferry Company
will next week begin the OF indicators showing the
number OF persons passing through the gates each day
UNION HILL-GeOrge schaifer has been missing since
election day He lived alone, going daily ~ New-Y0rk
on business -
LONG ISLAND.
JAMAICA.-Francis McCOnochie the self-con-
fessed of little Maggie Bauer since his conhne-
msnt in the Queens County jail seems TO have quite re-
covered from his nervous prostitution He 10 In cell by
hlmsoi aud gives the keepers little trouble He con
verses freely the murder, making no attempt 10
DENY H. but almost invariably closing the conversation
with the remark They cannot hang me, Tor no ono saw