The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
SUBURBAN NOTES.

The fair recently held in aid of st. Marys Hospital
at Montague Hall, Brooklyn. netted $4,000.
John Marshall Of Dobbs Ferry, who was recently
arrested on charge Of setting fire to unoccupied
building in the village, has been indicted for in
the second degree.
Elizabeth Albert. aged seventy four years, Of No.
T15 Flushing avenue, BROOKLYN was run over at the
corner of that and Ihroop avenues yesterday after
noon and dangerously injured
A raid was made yesterday . cigar store sup
posed to be used policy shop, At No. 35 Atlantic
street. Brooklyn -Four persons were arrested with
policy tickets III their possession
Charles Van lScoy, Of Yonkcrs, recently released
years rearrestcd yesterday on indictment
charging him with arson, committed prior to his
period Of Imprisonment.
The Brooklyn Board of Police and Excise Commits
sioners yesterday dismissed tho charges made by
Martin Taylor that the ballot boxes had been
pered with in the interest of Surrogate Daley while
IN the keeping of the police.
The suit of william A. Fighter of Newark against
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. claiming
$50 600 damages for severe injuries to his wife and
daughter at crossing last summer near Newark
drags along slowly in the courts there Tho summing
up begins tomorrow
The Brooklyn police yesterday succeeded In arrest
ing John smith, noted colored despcrsdo, who two
years ago broke into Hoyts jewclry store III ia
maica, l.. l., and subsequently escaped from the
Queens County Jail lie will be sent to Jansaca FOR
trial. where an Indictment is awaiting him.
About eight o'clock yesterday morning sloop in
attempting 10 pass through the draw OF the Erie
Railway bridge over the Passaic River at Passaic
city stuck fast, aud IL was about one hour and half
before the wrccking train from Jersey City sue
ceeded In getting her through. There considera
BILE delay of trains in consequence.
Ebenezer Jarvis Of Huntington l.. l., whose house
was robbed some time ago and the man in charge
beaten almost to death, received an anonymous let
ter ON Thursday, dated Brooklyn, telling him that II
he did not put box OF $50 on the back stoop his
buildings would be burned. He sat up and watched
all night, but no incendary appeared.
At about half-past eight O'Clock Thursday night a
thief effected entrance to the residence of Mrs.
nj. tfay. lx Istw.s. -,
tho kitchen roof and forcing open window. He was
discovered by Mrs. Fleet who, as he eapcd through
the window, shouted to her male servant in the
kitchen TO pursue him. As he left tho house he
felled by blow from club aud the thief escaped.
Newt Williams, said 10 be highway robbcr who
twenty years ago operated with Piggy" Norton
throughout Passac and Bergen counties. N. j.,
berry committed there. arrested yesterday n Pat
erson by Sergeant Hewitt aud Officer Cronk. The
officers had u tusslc with him. but finally
lodged him in the station house, and after exami-
nation before Recorder Warren he fully commit
ted 10 answer. Williams has been In south Carolina
and Georgia during and since tho war, and Piggy
has been his inseparable companion.
AT . meeting of the Supervisors OF Richmond
county, on Friday. Coroner Dempsey OF New Brigh-
ton s. l.. sent In his bill tor services the inquest
Of the body found NJ Silver Lake. The bill ted
TO $3.50 Of which $3.50 for expenses. and IL
sent back to him in order that the items of expenses
might be given. The Grand Jury also made . pre-
sentiment which stated that they had reason to be-
1ieve that the Justices of the Peace entertained
plants against persons against whom complaint
actually existed merely for the purposes of swelling
their charges against the county. and concluded by
asking the supervisors to scrutinixe closely all bills
presented from justices courts.