New-York tribune., 1879-09-30

continue the Injunction. holding that the munlcipa'
authorities whose consent to the carrying on OF tne
work was necessary, were the Mayor ana common
Council
Henry Harpcr of No. 81 Woodruff st. while s,,a on
his way home throug gh Columbia-st, Saturday nignt,
after indulqng freely in liquor, was met py % 1,ee
younQ men who offered to escort him home. Ihey
had not S SS f. b 'sv TSey then
ran awav but later Thomas Tandy age twenty;
was arrested the suspicion that ne was one M oi
the robbers and witness OF the roppeiy iuen'"'u
him. -,
The writ of certorari to review the action OF the
Fire Commissioners in dischargina certain tiremen
and employees came before Judge Pratt, IN ihe
Supreme Court yesterday. when the CorpOratlon
CdnnseI who appeared for the Commissioners, SAID
that under the law of 1878 there must Ds chhrges
preferred and trial before any man couIn DC us
missed from the Department The COMMISSIONERS
were ready TO give the discharged men q triai; As
to the bell-rnger, who was discharged. Mr.. DeWitt
said that there was some doubt whether or not be
was a member of the Department The Court took
this matter into consideration
JERSEY CITY.
The Republican Convention of Hudson County
will be held in the Academy of Music, at jersey
CITY Thursday afternoon. October .. The district
PRIMARIES Will be held next Monday.
The National Association, Worcester, Mass,
Club visited jersey City yesterday and played a
match game of base bail with the professional
Jersey CITY Club. The game was won by the Jer,,
sey City Club by good batting, with a score OF
7tO3.
Considerable
noon by the action of the Rev. Father hennessey'
pastor of ST. Patrick's Church. jersey City helghtf
because he insisted that number OF carriages
which were IN attendance NJ luheili AT nl5
church .hould be sent away. Yesterday lie stated
that the rules OF the diocese prohibited the use OF
more than twelve carriages at a funeral.
NEWARK
The body of a colored boy name unknown was
found in the canal near Litei's Carbon Works last
evening II was viewed by County Physician hew-
lett and removed TO the Morgue. 1t Is thought that
the lad lived III Elizabeth.
NEw-JERsEY.
spRIyG yArIEY.-The fourth annual Bergen
County Fair VIII he hel, at Spring Valley ono-day
Wednesday and Thursday. The products ana man
ufactures of the county Will be exhibited.
GUTTENBrRG.-A large dwelling house in Hudson
ave. was destroyed by fire Sunday night ne
owner, John RcardOn, who was the only occupant,
had Just time enough 10 escape IN his nlghi-cipthcs.
Ii was valued aJ $i 900. and was Insured IOr
50, 600 The origin of the fire is unknown.
PATFRsoN.-A man who gave his name as Hugh
Baxter DOnOhuc, and who was evidently insane,
committed suicide by hanging himself late Sunday
night IN cell of the Passalc County jail at Paterson
lie had been stavIng az hotel, and his actions had
caused much alarm that ne was arrested ana sent
to iail. Nearly 800 was found III his possession,
winch he had received as arrears due on MS pen,
sion. lie hanged himself To the door of his cell
with a leather belt. His army papers were MADE
ont IN the name Of Hugh Baxter ---- Iheie nave
been unusually severe cases OF schet lever le-
ported to the city physician IN Paterson, ana IN
botn cases the disease was caught IN the pubic
schools.
LONG ISLAND.
AsToRIA-As G.. w. Protzran, cigar-maker, was
on his way home on Sunday night, he was set upon
bv three men IN Tenth-aVe. and was badly beaten
on the head. The hghwavmen, after rnlng MS
pockets, disappeared, taking with them three OF
four boxes Of cigars which he had in his possession
Yesterday the police discovered one OF che men en-
gagged in the AFFAIR He gave the names of his two
companions and warrants were Issued iOr tnclr AZ