New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-22

| day by the Board of City Works.
| The number of new buildings erected in Brooklyn
| from MAY 81, 1878, to May n, 1879, was i, I'D.
| Their assessed value as fixed by the Board OF AS
SCISSORS is S2.9JS 100.
Lewis Drill, age seven. was struck by motor No.;
| D. of the Broadway Railroad, at BroadwaN ana
Fioyd-st. yesterday. and was instantly killed. HIS
home was at No. 81 Graham-aye
| runaway horse on FirSt-st. yesterday came into
collision with Greenpoint and Myrtle Avehne
| car. breaking two panes of glass and sash. Ilrc
| passengers were startled. but not hurt
William T. still. who died on Saturday at his
| home. No. $50 Raynond-st had been IN the employ
| of the Union Ferry Company for tWenty-nlnc years
serving rs bfidgcman, glte-keepcr and fcrry-masc'
| The Grand Jury failed to find an indictment
against bernard Brueck; who shot and killed Robert
| Stewart In a saloon at No. 352 IIamton-ave. IN
October 3. and he was discharged IN the Court OF
| Oyer and Icrmlner Yesterday.
While L. G. Maxwell. of No. $50 Westinghouse,
was practising IN gymnasium al Fulton and
Orange-sis., Monday evening. u watch aud Jewclry.
| valued iua at S225. wcr. stolen from his clothing,
| which had been left IN closet.
Mary lott was arrested some time ago on the
| complaint OF John Wcrnnoz, who charged her with
| stealing coat. The charge Was not sustained. and
she sued Wemhoz for damages tor false imprison-
mcnt. jury IN lne Guy Court on Monday gave
| her verdict of $1,000.
An inquest was hcd Yesterday in the case of Mrs.
Margaret Jennings. Of iludsou-avc.. who was kli,d
bv being struck IN the face with sky-IO kct Inst
Thursday nigh. Iae jury rendered yer lic of
| accidental death, ana rec' commended hat no permits
be granted hereafter b. tnc ciy authorities To ois-
play rockets, Roman candles. etc, IN the streets
! the c.tv.
Neil Douahcrtv. Of No. - Frout-st.. who was
placed ~ charge of a. cn'1nc tl he CITY Hall nu
| Monday. was found dead III the blIlrr-rODu AT II
u. 40. ycstrrday. H. was discovered by MS two mt
tie boz s., ages r"sprctlyck iv and seven, who htt
come 10 meet hlm and accompany INN 10 the tuHe-
raj of lis bro ho-in-'aw. IL /, supposed that ne was
sHifucated by inhalmg coal "a, or iIa hc fell and
| bro"c Ills neck. Iurrc VIII 1c an autopsy.
! The thirteenth annual session of The Long Island
! Baptist Association was led yesterday in the
second Baptist G. urcr. ut GIal am-aye. and AIMS
! hest, BrunNiyn, T.. ID. The a>soriatiOn includes
torty-thrce churches. / he annual sermon
| prcIchco by thc Rev. VIM. y, pastor at the
Baptist ChuIch al Rockville CcntIc, L. |. The Rev.
| Nayiand Hoy was clr ted moderation Tor tue ell
suing year, At tie afternoon session letters
describing The condition of ihe various churches ln
| the assoc lati0n were read.
| Morris Henncssv, al a Richard Williams, are
tWenty-hree. of No 71G Dcaf ISL, r. eased on
bail ON Monday, after beng indicted by the Grand
Jury Tor burglary ~ tie third degree. soon after
| ward hc arrested hy CAPTAIN Nnckellar, of The
Sixth Avenue Polio, on the charge of De.bg mpi
Gated in other burglarieS. A number of articles
which supposed Ia have been stolen were found
M ms house. Yesterday, Charles Hughes. Of No.
$50 PacIiic-st., and james Powers, of No. 33S Ia
cihc-st.. were arrested ~ lirnuesSys accompIces.
The SUIT Of Mr.. clc II. Lucas. by her guardian
Augustus Wheeler, 10 recover TlJ,pUO, under tie
| Civil Damage Act. from George BulwInkel, has
been trial in tn Brooklyn city Court for two
DAYS. The plaintiff i under age. Her husbands
name is icorgr II. Lnca-. II Wa CHARGED that the
defendant sold liquor 10 Lucas rep atedly IA spite
of Mrs Lucas's warnings. While under the utu-
of hquOr Lucas, II was alleged, struck his wife
and treated her IN such brutal manner that
was compelled To leave him III Augusr 1873. The
defence was Il general DENIAL. Yesterday tle jury
rendered verdict III favor of the plainth for 500
JERSEY CITY.
The house of sheriff John J. Totey in Magnolia
ave. rr-cN City Heights was entered by burglars
yc>tcr 'ay morning ana rpbD"d oi stNcrwarc valued
al 5000.
the Board OF Public Works of jersey City ycstcr-
day. Tor the thrd ,int. elected W. W. kuggles 10
the office "a CAiel Engineer. Ae Board oi Finance
aud IaXatiO. refuses 10 concur ia the appoint
ment
At the ouse of William II. Vcrmilyea in jersey
City were found recrn " Japanese goods valued ~
Front-St.. Ncw-lork. ihey had been gwen 10 Mr.
VcrmiNea IN payment of u debt by his former
partner who is now dead. MIR. Sato proved his
ow ncrship ana the goods were restored To him.
NEWARK
The funeral of the late Bishop William II. Whit
tin CHAM took place at noon yesterday IN IT. Marks
Church, Orange. The church wa drap Il in mourn
ing. Upon each sIdc OF tie chancei "A bishops
char for the late Bishops Whttngham ana Odcn-
hcimcr heavily drlpcd III mourning. Among hose
resent We're Bishops PnknCy, Lee. Greene. Little
John. SCARBOROUGH. Pierce, Wnipple, Coke, Elliot
Lyman, Lay, and kcrfoot.
NEw-JERsEN.
SorTu ORANGF.-Burg ar. visited the house of
George W. Besh on VI '.day night and robbed It OF
a lot of IN nor articles. hey also visited the house
of Jrnrs Conron. but were frightened of by Il
burglar alarm.
1, BoKtN.-Robcrt Og.lvic, aborer living at
No. 233 ihirircnth-s Jersey City. fell under the
wheels OF horsc-car at Washington and Ferry-StS.,
! Hob ken, Monday night. and was run over lie
was irighi fully nIangcd AMI died while being
Tlrd L. his house.
kAHwAY.-A carriage containing young man
named Schroeder ami two mpaniOns. from Wood
! bridge wa, struck los the WcSi-bOund express at
| Mtni-avc. crossing on Monday morning he
bnggV was Sfru X by tue bumper of the locomotive,
| was thrown several yards and completely wrecked.
| The inmates were badly hurt.
LONG ISLAND
| r rsuiNG.-Thc body of a man was found float
! ing IN TIE water at Flushing yesterday. lie vas
abnnt furty years of age. mad black HAIR and wore
dark suit OF clothes with nuitOn shoes.
STATEN ISLAND
| ST,PIEToN.-Ih he Italian bark Antonetta Costa.
| which went ashore some time ago On Brgantine
| shoals on the NeW-JcTsey coast. has been haucd
oil by he Coast Nrccking Company. and was yes
| tcrday lying at the company dock at StaDlet0n
| Wit. "A full Italian crew 81 board. he vessel,
winch is valued at $4,000, appears To be only
! shgdlv damaged.
| TnMPKINSvIIIT.-Charles Rendt. of Tompkns-
| vile, wuO thrown from his carriage on Friday
| ngnt last 70 Ncw-Brghton Is stil alive. but his
| death i expected al any time. He lies IN the
! smith iulrmaY. at IOmpknSvIile, attended by
not .pokrn since be received his injuries. He seems
! 10 he Vold of all feeling. The phN clans, after
using every her treatment. pierced Ills iiesn with
needles. but th did got have the least effect The
only sign oil life Is ms breathing.
HUDSON RIVER TOWN.
| SCARspAIr.-While Sylvester Forkle, carpenter.
was "a work the root oi MIR. Cranes house ~
Sea- sdalr on Monday the nolSr of his manner I'D
| dcnl. ceased, wn,rcupOn hls fellow workmcn wet
10 asccrt the cause, ana reaching the root they
| found him dr d. IL II suppos 81 That he died from
| disease oi tie heart.