New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-14

Thompson and others with injuring his oyster Dea.
Vreeland recently emigrated from New-Jersey ~
Canarse, and claims to have established an oyster
plantation at great expense. Justice Waish helu
Thompson in $500 bail.
John Kipp, of No. 325la Adams-st.,. attempted TO
play Joke a few days ago on ChOng Lung, a CHINA
man, who keeps laundry at ADMINISTERING MyL. rue
ave-, by sending him package supposed 10 con
tain soiled clothing. When Mr. Lung openeu IL nc ne
found instead some half dozen rotten rats, nc
failed to appreciate the joke, and caused tue Joker
arrest KiDp Yesterday paid fine Of $15, and
was sharply lectnred by Justice walsh lOf DIS III
suit to the Chinaman.
JERSEY CITY.
II was rumored in Jersey City last evening. that
Justice Laird, who awaiting sentence on
charge of conspiracy in arresting man for debt
had left the city.
The fund now in the hands of tho Rev. DR.. Rice,
of jersey City, to pay the expenses OF new
Mrs. Jennie X. Smith and Covert ID. Bennett
amounts to 1905. Last evening Mr. Rice came TO
this city to give Miss Emma Abbott letter OF
thanks written by Mrs Smith. The two prisoners
are well and yesterday they both expressed hopes
of being acquitted if the second trial was granted
They dread the tones of the courthouse DelI, ana
when it rings Bennett throws himself on his bed
and places his fingers in his ears. and Mrs. Smith
cries.
NEWARK.
The General Synod of the Reformed Church
closed it's abors on Thursday evening and al,
iourned to meet in Brooklyn next year. The Synod
calls upon the members of the Reformed Church TO
guard the sancIty OF the Sabbath against ali KINDS
OF dissertation.
Tine BOARD of Chosen FreehOlders on Thursday
appropriated %S 500 for the erection of an addition
to the County Lunatic Asylum. The sum OF
S1S 900 was appropriated for the recOnstrucllOn OF
the Newark free bridge. There are ~ prisoners
in the County PenitcntIary; average dally NUMBER
IN the County jail, 81 and 222 patients III the
County Lunatlc Asylum.
The annual commencement Of the Newark High
School took place last evening at the Grand opera
House. which was crowded with the relatives and
friends of the graduating class E q. Hovey, prln-
cipal of the High school. presented the class for
graduation James J.. Hays, ut the Board OF Edu-
cation presented the prizes, and Edward l.. Dob
bins, president Of the Board of Education, pre-
scented the diplomas.
The Newark police force having failed to discover
the aSSailant of the Rev. Mr. McNalr of the Newark
Law and Order Association. the case was given TO
Detective Charles Becker, of the New-York, Lake
Erie and Western Railroad, who, with Constable
Lang, arrested James Williams IN Hoboken yesler-
day afternoon The accused man was committed to
jail by Justice Dean in default of $1,000 bail.
Anumber of petty burglaries were committed in
the Sixth and Thirteenth Wards on Thursday night.
A saloon keeper at No. 10 West-st. reported n
Police Headquarters yesterday that ms place was
entered by burglars. that he fired on Them aud that
he believes of them was seriously wounded.
Ii was also reported that gentleman was knocked
down IN Mulberry-st. and robbed of his watch and
boots but no information could De obtained AT
Police Headquarters about this.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
YovKERs.-The Vesper Rowing Association, OF
Yonkers has surrendered ts real estate 10 the mort
gagee5 and offers its boats and furniture at private
sale. IA company has been organized IN lOnhers
to make gas under the Strong patent. The gas VIII
be supplied through the lines OF piping belonging 10
the Yonkcrs and Westchester Gas-lIght COmpanles
not in use. at 80 cents for each thousand feet.
IRyINGTON-Stephen Crosby, of Irylngton on
Wednesday afternoon, while overseeing labOreI
cut off largo limb OF a tree on his premises was
accidentally killed. Mr.. Crosby was native OF
Sing Sing, ffty-four years of age. Before the day
of steamboats, and railroads MT. Crosbys father was
the proprietor of line of stages from York to
Albany, and his grandfather was Enoch Crosby
the original Harry Birch of J. FenimOre Cooper
story, THE Spy"