The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-13
SUBURBAN NOTES.

Tax Collector Tanner Of Brooklyn reports the total
receipts for taxes during the first nine days Of col
lee ton us ~, Al, 800 IA.
United States Commissioner Benedict of Brook
lyn yesterday committed James Watson to await the
action OF the Grand Jury on charge Of Illicit dis
tilling.
Hutton street, Jersey City Heights, on Wednesday
night, fell to the ground and shutter fell him.
He died yesterday He was eighty-fve years Of age.
His attention having been drawn to the matter by
various parties, Judge Depue of Newark N. j.. yes
terday addressed the Grand Jury on the urgent ne
cessty of nquring into and taking steps to root out
a number Of immoral haunts in that city.
william Guelton, who is accused by Mrs. Henrietta
Greuwe Of having conspred with her husband to
have her adjudged insane and placed in an asylum,
yesterday appeared before Judge Streng and gave
security in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at
an examination.
The United States transportation steamer ITALIA
poosa, Captain Mcstche. also tho United States
veying steamer Bachc Captain Chester. left the
Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday afternoon Tho for
mer goes to Norfolk and Washington. and the latter
to Key West Fla.
Henry NJ. Blendcr. the Newarker whose conduct
has driven his wife to the verge of insanity az de-
scribcd in yesterdays HERAI.p arrested yester-
day and sent to Jail for three months Meanwhile,
his wife, contrary to tho desires of her friends, was
placed in the County Lunatc Asylum
The counsel to whom was referred the suit Of Jane
Morgan against Albert Morgan for limited divorce
reported yesterday in favor of the plaintiff The
plaintiff, who keeps boarding house in Brooklyn,
alleged that her husband was q man of ntcmperate
habits and treated her cruelty No defence inter-
posed by the husband.
polite young man on "Wednesday evening called
at the residence OF Mrs Henry Clifton. No. 1T6 New
ark avenue, Jersey CITY, and told her that her hus-
band had been arrested in this city, and wanted her
to visit him at once. Hurriedy dressing herself Mrs.
Clifton to this city and found her husband at
work. When she returned home she discovered that
during her absence her rooms had been entered and
ransacked.
In the Newark Courts yesterday suit was begun by
Mr. William A. Fighter against the Pcnnsylvania Rail-
road Company to recover 10000 damages for in
urcs alleged to have been done his wife by the
ligence of the company. Mrs. RICHTER, IL will be
remembered was run down In her carriage by train
while crossing the road near North Elizabeth last
July She had miraculous escape, AZ did also her
two daughters and coachman.
John Hurley. a hod carrier, employed on building
in course OF erection Warren street, near Hicks,
Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon while standing be-
meath scaffold at that place was struck by some
falling bricks and fatally injured. His skull was
fractured and the bones OF his left hand broken The
injured removed in ambulance TO St.
Peters Hospital. He is thiry-ive years Of age, and
resides in Sixty-third street, this city.
There is disease prevalent among the cattle on
Long Island. and reports from different quarters
show that at least one hundred mich have died
within ten days. IL il believed to be form OF pncu-
monia. Swine reported to be dying in many parts
of Jamaica and Hampstead Ono farmer at Fosters
Meadow has lost ten pigs in three days and while
other equally large losses have occurred scarcely
farmer escaped the loss OF one or more. The rst
symptom of the disease is refusal OF food, then the
flesh turns black, seeming paralysis follows and
death occurs almost instantly.
The suit brought in the Brooklyn City Court before
Judge McCue and q jury, by Caroline i. David against
the williamsburg Fire Insurance Company to recover
81 600 under policy of insurance, resulted yesterday
in verdict for the company. The plaintiff, who owns
Alarm near Hampton, Nd in june 1871, insured tho
building stock and implements of the farm with de-
PENDANTS for $4,000. portion OF the building,
together with some valuable horses and wagons was
destroyed by fire on the 9TH OF November OF tho
same year II was claimed by defendants that they
were not obliged TO pay the insurance, as the prop
erty destroyed was owned by plaintiffs husband in
stead of plaintiff and that false prctences had been
made in regard to the value OF the property.