The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
SUBURBAN NOTES.

Chancellor Runyon at the request Of the directors
has ordered dividend of ten per cent to be paid TO
depositors by the Newark Savings INSTITUTION. 1t Is
payable January ID.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have deter
mined appeal from the verdict in the Fighter case
and will carry it to the supreme Court Oh exceptions
taken to the Judges charge +
The new Common Council Of Newark. N. j., will
meet and organize next Friday night 1t is proposed
to cut down the pay of city officials fifteen por cent
and that of the police and fircmen ten per cent.
At Pennington, N. j., yesterday Melick Stats
[ committed to Jail to await trial on an indictment
partc MARS Of the crime we're published in Mondays
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There were 227 deaths reported as having occurred
in BROOKLYN last week The four CHIEF causes were
scarlet fever, Is. OF the deceased eighty-six
children under five years Of age. saJ nal3
Right Rev. John Loughln. Bishop of Brooklyn
who recently celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary
of hts conservation as bishop, was on Thursday
evening presented by the pastors Of the diocese
with q crozier and horse and coupe.
The trial OF Abraham Beach (colored) charged with
tho murder Of the boy Eugene Munday, was resumed
yesterday at New Brunswick. n. J. The evidence so
far elected shows that Beach intended to shoot
robert Howard. but that the ball lodged In Mundays
abdomen.
The identity Of the man who shot himself at the
night is still undiscovered The body will be photo
grsphed, and, IL not claimed in few days. will be
buried in the Pottcrs Field. Many persons have
viewed the remains. "a.
The committee of citizens Of Jersey City appointed
to discuss the feasibility Of making that city port of
entry, were to have held their final meeting last
might quorum was not present. and after several
short speeches favoring the giving of custom house
facilities the city the meeting adjourned subject
to the call OF the chair. STATS Fl E5r s.f raHsaf
Rev. +. G. Porter was astonished on Thursday az
ternoon by the sharp crack OF glass in his study win
dow. Mt No. l2l Clymer street, Williamsburg. right
after the explosion of some frearm. He found the
round hole Of bullet. which, passing through the
window had spent itself against book the library
table, No clew to the shooter has yet been found
The valuable mare of Mr.. Frederick Scholes. Of
Bedford avenue. Williamsburg which died under
such suspicious circumstances, as did the two watch
dogs, to lead its owner to suspect poisoning, has
autopsy of tie body to have died from congestion
Of the spinal cord the result OF cold and exposure
Henry Pierman and John Fleming were arrested at
No. SO North Fourth street, Williamsburg, yesterday
for stealing chickens. Eighty chickens, one goose
and one duck wore found ON the premises. Perman
when they entered q coop they burned lttle sui
phur. and the chickens kept still till they got away
with en-" NAAM
3 Judge Samuel ID. Morris made motion yester-
day In the Kings County Supreme Court, before Judge
Gilbert In behalf Of Mrs. Julia A. Cornwall for the
appointment OF receiver of the Carmiola Chemical
ago, Mr.. Morris stated Mrs Cornwall secured ajads
ment $4,000 against Anthony u. Pirz, Of the
owners and proprietors Judge Gilbert reserved his
Elias u. Denton and Ezra s. Ireland wore buried on
Thursday at the same time from the Presby terrain
Church IN jamaica. L. l. They were brothers-inlaw
died within two hours OF each other Mr.. Denton in
Jamaica aud Mr.. Ireland In Brooklyn. Some years
ago the father and mother of their wives died within
one hour of each other and were buried ut the same
time in one grave. ~ H@ mss w0aTt4n
Major General VS., Hancock, with his staff, paid
ofcial visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday
and received with the customary salute Of thir
teen guns. Commodore j. W. A. Nicholson con-
Quoted them through the various departments of
the yard, on board tho training ship Minnesota and
the receiving ship Colorado. General Hancock COM
pliinonted the Commodore upon the improved condi
ton of tho yard during the past year. M y r . f.
The contested election of Malone Joyce to
force the latter to vacste his seat in tho Jersey Ciy
Board OF Police commissioners, which has occupied
the attention OF the Hudson County IN. J) Circuit
livered tcrsc charge and the jury retired at noon
for delfberstion. They returned to court, unable to
agree. and were again scnt back. They were locked
up for the night II Is said they stand six to six
General BENJAMIN r. Tracy entered the supreme
Court. Kings county, yesterday. and made motion
Norris, alins William Porter, from the Raymond
Street Jail bail Norris recently tried in the
Kings County Court OF Sessions before Judge Moore
for alleged participation In the robbery OF Ibcrs
Brother store Graham avenue. Brooklyn. Tho
fury, after lengthy deliberuton, failed TO agree.
Judge Gilbert reserved his decision. 94ntrs gs8s
Papers wore served yesterday for foreclosure Of
the sinking fund or second mortgage bonds Of the
Southern Kailroad of Long Island under the plan Of
true agreed s the u sSsaA0s
the first mortgage Of s75o.op, the sinking
fund being S1.50OO00. The plan OF reorgan-
cation also takes IN the third mortgages, amount
ing to s3UooO. According to the plan the holders OF
and the third mortgage bondhold forty per cent
on their bonds. to be paid either In new mortgage
bonds preferred stock Of the reconstructed COM
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