The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19
SUBURBAN ITEMS.

Brooklyn has 81 303 1875 90 deposit In its several
banks Tho receipts for arrears OF taxes last week
were s15,333
Mr. James n Smith has been elected president OF
the Brooklyn, Flstbusn and Concy Island Railroad
Company, vice x-Judgc John A. Lott
David Taylor caused tho OF Francis Campbell,
u waiter In the boarding house No is Sydney place,
Brooklyn last night on charge ofstealing watch,
worth $685. and several articles OF clothing IRON him.
Owing 10 the stormy weather the sale o. the furni-
ture and other effects belonging TO Commodore Gar
ner the unfortunate owner Of the Mohawk, appointed
10 taKc place at the Garner mansion yesterday, near
Snug harDor Staten Island, was postponed until FRI
day uext al eleven A. d.
The inquest in the case OF Jamcs Ii. Van Houton,
whose mysterious death occurred In Newark, wal
concluded yesterday. The jury. alter brie dcbere
ton. returned the following verdict eve Ind That
Newark, ~ j., June ii, 1878, IRON srycnnins admin
istercd by himself while under temporary alteration
vi mind.'
A short time ago the Manhattan Beach Railroad
Company purchased about atty acres OF land al tho
east end OF Coney Island ios 81, 50V-the value set
upon the ground by two arbrators appon ted by tho
town Grsvescnd. The electors OF the latter town
now claim that the sale Of ,he ground Tor that price
fraud upon them, aud declare their Intention Of
bringing tue m utter before the courts
William Behlcr aud Frank votz were arrested yes
torday on warrant ISSUED Uy Judge Marshall, VI
Nowtown, /. l., charging them WIN vandalism, ~
ran Cemetery Inc accused assert their inooccucs
aud intimate that they viii mako their accusor,
Joan kcpple, sculptor OF North second street, Will
iam.burg, pay dearly for causiag thcr arrest.
Tho will OF Honora Duncan, VINO diea March 2 10
BrooKlyn, was presented Tor probate before Surro
gate Day yesterday. Tho deceased lclt estate
worth SIS 600 Amer providing FOR several reativo
she leaves 81, 900 to tho Roman Catholic Orphas
Asyinm on Wnioughby avenue aud 5000 10 tho Home
Tor the Aged Tho VIII is 10 Ue contested by william
Brooke, q nephew Of tho tcstatrix, who resides al
FORKS station, ia.
Early on Monday morning the schooner Bucco,
Captain Comfy, Of ST. Johu, b., whs lying az
anchor In Huntington q. H. Harbor, WAS robbed by
the maze, John Lincoln, and a seaman, Alexander
Lynch of three silver Watches revolver three suits
o clothing ami $50 in money. belonging 10 tho Gap
tain steward. Tho thieves made their escape IN
the schooncr's yawl 10 the mainland and took the
early tIa,n for New York
julius Buddcndeck, of M. 1SS Seventh street, this
city, was arrested Ia Williamsburg yesterday charged
cmDezzJement by Pratt & Co.. oil manufacturers.
Oh dea.crs receive III 70 Tor encn empty barrel re-
turned presenting fcceipt Tor them AZ the oico
OF Tue company. Buudcudrck returned barrel yes.
teraay altered MS receipt 10 i've barrels
winch So IS paid ana as soon he had pocketed
tue moncy ne was turned over 70 the police.
A suit for seduction and breach OF promise Of mar
rage was brought In the Brooklyn City Court ycs,er-
Irish girl, against Jonn Ci,rk, whose relatives are
possossed OF abundance OF this worlds goods Tho
plaintiff 4 servant in family residing at N 900
Myruo avenue aud dciendanvs mother Kept a store
opposite. Tue pinntT alleges thot the defendant 90.
came acquainted with her proposed marriage ami
then scduccd her. The accusations are denied bv tho
defendant