The New York herald., 1878-12-21
SUBURBAN NOTES.

The hearing in the Lewis will was to have been
resumed in Jersey City yesterday, but owing to the
absence of witnesses did not go on The hearing was
postponed for month.
policy shop ut No. sG1 Atlantic avenue. Brook
lyn. radcd npon last evening by the police of
the Twelfth precinct. and George Frederick, the sup
posed proprietor. arrested.
The republican Aldermen elect at O caucus meeting
held yesterday afternoon in Jersey City decided to
support Alderman Ray. of the Thirteenth ward. for
President of the Common Council for 1879.
Thomas w. Angus was tried and convicted in the
Kings County Court OF Sessions before Judge Moore,
yesterday, indictment charging him with sell
ing obscene pictures. he was remanded to Jail to
await sentence.
James Kirby, a boy fifteen years of age, who was
convicted in the Hudson County IN. JJ Court of
Special Sessions OF indecensy assaulting little girl
was Yesterday sentenced by Judge Garretson to seven
years hard labor in the state Prison at Trenton.
Bernard Melgcr, trnckman who resided in West
Hoboken. while driving along Manhattan avenue,
Jersey City Heights yesterday afternoon, thrown
from his seat and as he lay in the street barrel of
molasses rolled from the truck and. striking his
head, killed him almost instantly.
The body of Henry Sherry was fshed out Of New
town Creek L. L. on the Hunters Point side, yester-
day afternoon. The body is very much decomposed
clothing. He fell overheard into the East River from
the tugboat W. II. Devoe, about four weeks ago.
wilbur Conkiin. OF Huntington, l.. l.. narrowly
escaped being murdered ON Wednesday night. When
near his barn he accidentally against negro
who drew knife and at one blow sent the blade
through Mr.. Conkns coat and memorandum book
which contained several letters carus. Ihe
negro then away.
The evening schools of Williamsburg and Green
point closed with formal exercises last evening Ex
ercses took place iii No. II, the corner of North
Fifth and Fifth Streets and In No. a. on Java street,
Grcenpont and thus the evening schools have
closed for the winter unless the Board OF Education
makes provision for short session In the latter part
OF January and February. The attendance during
the session now closed has averaged 200 in the white
schools and forty in the colored-
meeting OF the Kings County Board of Super
visors Committee on Funding the County Debt was
held yesterday morning Ut the County Court House.
The chair was occupied by Supervisor Egoh. The
city Of Brooklyn was represented by Comptroller
Burroll. The issuing of county bonds for longer
period at lower rate Of interest informally dis
cussed, but no definite conclusion reached. Su-
pervisor Egolf was authorized, however. to visit
Mayor Howell, of Brooklyn. and arrange for another
meeting when His Honor and the Comptroller would
| be present.
The jury In tho of Colonel II. l.. Potter. who
tried tor forgery at Newark, yesterday dis
charged because of their inability to agree The prs
charged with purchasing piece Of property
Mt Linden from q Mr.. Gibbons and making payment
of 500. receipt given which, 1t was claimed.
afterward altered to $500 by Potter. The prs-
oner released bail his so becoming his surety.
| The son, being questioned, said that he owned
picce Of property worth $s.0O which he bought from
| his father few weeks ago for $lVO.