The New York herald., 1878-09-27
SUBURBAN NOTES.

Tho body of Daniel Mclaughlin. Of No. 81 Clay
street, Groenpoint, was found floating IN Nswtown
Creek near Jacks Crock, yesterday.
Patrick Fitzpatrick, charged with having caused
the death OF El~ard Hughes in April last. was found
not guilty the Kings County Court oil Sessions yes
tcrday.
In AN unoccu pied house on Grand street, near M
Greek, Jersey City Heights lie is thought 10 have
been tramp.
The First Congressional District Greenback Con-
venton OF the green national party will meet at
M,neola, Long Island, on October 4, to nominate
Caudidatc for Congress.
Theodore Penfeld tobacco broker, aged forty-two
years. OF No. II Washington street, Brooklyn drop
PED dead yesterday on the sidewalk at the corner Of
Washington and Sands streets.
rhe bridge tender the Morris and Essex Railroad
bridge over tho HackensacK River, Jersey City, yes
terday afternoon, discovered 10 the water tho body Of
a boy about twelve years OF age.
William 7. Brogan, the ship agent for the As
sociated Press, who was stricken with paralysis pm
Sunday last died at six O'Clock yesterday morning
ut his residence IN Tompknsvilc, Staten Island.
Tho Grand Jury OF Hudson county, N. j., yesterday
found an indictment against Henry Cullen, the
Bayonne carpenter, for tho murder OF hts wife
Bessie thrco weeks ago. His trial was set down for
October IA.
The Kings county greenback-labor party last night
nominated William !. Lake., OF the Fifteenth ward,
in the Second ana Mr. Carson Tor the Same Office IN
the First district
John Wagner employed on the canal boat J. A.
Burke living at Martins stores, Brooklyn, reported
Yesterday that while passing through Furman street
the previous day he knocked down and robbed Of
q watch and 500.
Joseph Merkert, fourteen years old, and Thomas
PettI twelve old, were arratgned before udge
Bloom, yesterday, charged with stealing $50 from
Theodore b. Smaiiy. broker, OF Dean street, Brock
lyn. They committed for examination
Thomas Tobbin, ffcon years old, living IN Centre
street. East New York. while at work yesterday after
noon in Prentics's nat factory, Nostrand avenue,
brooklyn, was caught in tho leather belt OF the
mach merry and thrown against the shaft HIS skull
fractured.
john j. Bennett, Of Fiatlands Long Island, visited
the Queens County Fair at Mneoa yesterday. On his
way nome on tue 503 r. II. train he was relieved OF
his gold watch and chain. valued at $3.50. Several
other passou gers reported tho loss Of small sums OF
money No arrests were made.
Ex-Judge Samuel Morris yesterday obtained a writ
OF habeas corpus in the case OF John Draper, alias
sShape" Draper who has been IN the Ray moId street
tail, Brooklyn, since August IL, charged with com
pl,cy In the robbery Of ilbert Il Sons iced store,
No lS3 Granam avenue, Brooklyn. Judge Nelson
hxed tho amount Of bail AZ $4,000.
Several months ago the police OF Brooklyn arrested
youth named Henry Williams, who had bcea In the
habit OF robbing errand boys OF parcels lie was SON.
fenced TO tho Kings County Peniien;iary for lour
month"; Yesterday he was discharged, but was
again takon before Judge Bloom on complaint OF
Josiah Martin, an orrand boy, and rcscntenccd Tor
three months
A pleasant-spoKen man, with smooth face ana at
tired in clerical garb has been gong about the Tenth
and Twelfth wards in Newark representing himself
as a Roman Catholic priest and collecting money
from servant girls He is said TO be the same man
who. under the name Of Father DuLD was detected
In gotting money on false pretcnces In Jersey City
few age. Ho sent 10 State Prison for tnat
offence aud aitervard locked up as n lunatlc.