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who on being asked about il said that ne did not
remember ever having such bill. but tearing ina.
| without any argument. Justice Smith then caused
the money 10 pass from Mr. Coe to Mr. Young, from
Misses Gusweiler. and there the case rested
BROOKLYN.
| A temporary bridge over the NewtOwn Creek AT
| Blssvilie is to be erected at a cost OF S3.3o'.
Mary Luce. age 20, whose mind is partially de-
ranged. ~ reported To be missing from HoI hoh0'
| No. % Union-ave.
John Jamison age forty, of No. 1876 Water-sf.,
while asleep early yesterday morning, walked ou'
of a second-story window TO the roof OF n shed'
whence he fell fourteen feet to the ground TIC es
capped with few severe bruises.
The Fulton Street Police report that widow
named Sarah Donahue, with daughter eleven
fenement-house AT Fulton-st. and Schenectady-ave.
She is suffering from rheumatism.
Alexander A. Leith, age sixteen OF No. 81 Court
ST., while wadIng III the water at Sheepshead bay,
two weeks ago, stepped upon the bones Ot adecayeu
| ! ne fish. The wound which was caused resulted
| ~ ockaw. aud the boy was taken to 81. fctcr
| Hospital. where he died on Saturday.
Jacob Knoppel. "A boy of five years was run over
and killed yesterday, by cart of the knickerboc-
| lxer lee Company near his home, No Az Atlantic
ave- The boy was being drawn by companion IN
little cart. which was upset accidentally. ana ne
fell under the ice cart. The driver of the cart was
Edward Mcdonald. of No. Az Atlantic-ave.
The cisen in which Mrs. George s. Miller, of
Flushing and Wyckoff-aves. and her son lost their
lives on Sunday. was used for the storage of malt
| from which poisonous gases were emitted. MIS-
Miller leaves husband and six children. The IN
quest upon the two bodies was held by Coroner No
Ian. and verdicts of death from asphyXIa were
rendered.
Theodore Kaufman artIst sued Controller Stein
metz to recover SO for painting portrait OF the
defendant. The latter refused to pay on the ground
that the portrait was not a good one, but Kaufman
rctorted that Mr.. Steinmetz was bad subject Tor
portrait on account OF his frequent facial changes
and his peculiar mouth. In the City Court, yester-
day, 1t was stated that the case had been settled
The funeral of the late Alderman John Mcintyre.
of the Eighth Ward took place yesterday at the
Twelfth Street Reformed Church. Among those in
| attendance were Mayor Howell, the members OF The
Board of Aldermen, and many clty Olhcials, Oesdes
delegations from the Demar Association, lodge OF
| Odd Fellows and other organizations The services
were conducted by the Rev. u. d. Gnlick, pastor OF
the church. The interment was In GREENWOOD
John Cowan who saws that he has no home. was
arralgned before Justice Semler yesterday on q
charge of bieamv. On October ii he was married
10 Elizabeth Dent, age twenty-one, of No 2O3
Sands-st although he had been married twelve
years and his first wife was living. The second
wife appeared as the complainant Yesterday,
although Cowan was arrested week ago on the
complaint of wife No. /. The prisoner pleaded not
gully, and held for the Grand Jurys action
The complaint of the Park Commissioners against
many shopkeepers on Bedford-ave, who were
charged with Obstmcting that street, was heard by
Justice Fisher yesterday. BY a special law the
Park Commissioners were placed In charge OF the
| Avenue which is much used for driving. and they
have prohibited tradesmen from occupying the side
walk for than five feet outside OF the building
| line. One of the men complained OF was Job John-
son, who had refused to remove his sign. lie was
fined 81 aud ordered TO take the sign down. The
other cases were adjourned.
At the meeting Of the trustees OF the East River
Bridge yesterday 1t was reported by the Executive
Committee that the remaining land between hose
and Wllliam-sts New-YOrk. had been purchased at
a cost of $237, 300 President Murphy was author
lied TO purchase 10000 secondhand bricks at
81 a thousand, ana 10000 barrels Of cement for
use after the close of navigation at 90 cents bar
rel. The engineer recommended that the approaches
| lolf haln n0I
this work was ordered to be done. The receipts for
October reported to be SOL, ,9S5 32 and the
been $1l. .125, ,S26 07, and the total expenditures
$40 973, ,542 Il the cash on hand is 1852 2s3 o.
aud the outstanding liabilities are S119.SO2 43.
JERSEY CITY.
The receipts Of City Collector Love- Of jersey City,
amounted to $95.672 last week
Anew Bethel ship will be placed in the South
Cove. the foot of Henderson-st. Jersey City, when
navigation closes
Anna Mohr age fourteen years. living at Wayne
and Henderson-sts.. Jersey CITY, has been missing
from her home since last Thursday evening.
A company has been organized in New-York to
build an elevated railroad from the Pcnnsylvania
Railroad In jersey City 10 Hoboken and Jersey City
Heights. with branches to Union Hill and West
Hoboken.
Judge DAVIS. of jersey City. yesterday committed
George Smith of No. 254 SIxth.st, to the County
jail on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery
of several stores. Smith, who Is an eX-convict was
arrested early yesterday morning IN the yard OF
Marshall q BealPs clothing store in Newark-ave,
with kit OF burglars tools in his possession. AN
other man who was with him made his escape.
NEWARK.
There were thrty-eight deaths in Newark last
week.
AnpIication will be made by the Republican can
didate in the Ivth Assembly District for IA recount.
A dispatch from MorrIstown yesterday announced
the escape OF lunatic from the asylum. He was
seen Ill chatham ana summit Win only pldnheV
about him.
The trunk-makers held meeting on Sunday
night to effect an organization aud consider the
question OF an advance In the prices OF labor.
committee appointed 10 carry out the objects OF
the meeting
John Rilev, John Fitzsimmons and John ToOmey
were convicted III the Court of Special Sessions
Yesterday of assaultng Mr.. Ilrick, Dublic-school
icacber. and robbing him of watch, and were sen
fenced to fifteen years each in State Prison.
NEw-JERsEN.
ORANGr.-Governor Mcclellan is slowly recover
ing from his recent illness. but Is not yet strong
enough to 20 much out of the house.
FLIz,BrTH.--The Convocation of Brunswick
will meet IN Trinity Church on Tuesday and We'd
nestay November IS and 10. Bishop Scarborough
presiding. Bishop StaTkey Will also be present.
WEST HoBOKt tN.-Chares T.. Scheck. the teacher
of German IN The West Hoboken public schools. was
placed under bonds "a urday on charge of having
assaulted Josephine Grace, age twelve years
EAST O.ANGE.-Thc barn and -torchouse of Ira
Skinner in Grove-st. were destroyed by fire on Mon
day night Patrick Mitchell, who had charge oi
the premises in the absence of Mr. Skinner and fam
Iv has not since the fire, aud the fear is
entertained that he persisted in the flames. The loss
is about So 900 and is partially insured
BLnoMFIELp-A crayon portrait of Professor Aus
I'm e. Apqar Professor of Natural Sciences IN the
Nnw Jersey State Normal School. and Assistant
Professor of Zp0logy in the Sumner School at Mar
tha's VINEYARD has been executed by Miss Augusta
l. Brewer OF Bloomfield \. j., and presented to
hIm by forty of his former pupils. The portrait is
said to be a good likeness.
STATEN ISLAND.
FDGFWATrR-Over thirty yachts will soon be
"a he Winter the COukn Hasu which
has been leased for the purpose by New-York
yacht broker.