New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-09

! and several vehicles belonging to other persons,
were destroyed yesterday morning by hre IN tne
| stable Nos. 81 and 80 Academy-st. Inc loss was
| nearly 81 900
| Dr. Joseph King who has had Office for the
treatment of chrome diseases at No. 81 Cllnton-st.
since last Spring, quietly transferred ms iurniture
to the Pennsylvania Railroad depot without hrst
paying certain debts at drug stores and newspaper
offices. On Thursday his furniture was levied upon
in a freight-car bound for Philadelphia ana MS
other effects were seized at ais clearinghouse.
About dozen cutters in Patrick Hogau's shoe
factory, No. 337 Pane-st, refused on Thursday 10
submit 10 a reduction in tDeiT wages, winch they
claim is equal to 10 per cent. They declare that
skilled cutter under tue proposed rates cannot make
more than 81 80 day, while the average workman
| cannot maze over IS week Mr. Hogan claims
that the reduction Is only per cent, but admits
that work is demanded of the men under the
reduction.
NEw-JERsEY
ORANGF.-Mrs Mary Higgins, of Lumber-st., was
arrested on Thursday "a charge OF attempting To
poison the family and fowls of Michael Garry,o the
same street, with PARIS green.
HARRIsoN.-The store of Mrs. Hail. at Fourth
and Warren-sts., was broken into yesterday morn
ing and robbed oil 81, several BOXES OF cigars and
other articles, and considerable property was
waDtOnly destroyed.
HoBoKrN.-A four-year-old son of Thomas
death from injuries received by falling from third
story window on pile OF Jagged rocks Mrs.
Louis Drew, the widow OF the late principal OF PUP
lie School No 9, who committed suicide two months
ago. in such needy circumstances that she is una
bic TO obtain food. fund is being raised for her
relief.
LONG ISLAND.
NEwTOWN.-Coroner Carroll yesterday continued
the inquest in the of the unknown man who
was found drowned ia Newtowu Creek on Fri
day night last The inquest had been adjourned
owing to some rather strange circumstances sur
rounding the case. The body which was IN an en-
tlrely nude stale, was found IN filthy ,tagnant
water in which no person would be Ike t. battle:
The clothing supposed to belong to the deceased
man, consisting of neat suit of black and fine un-
Ger garme Is, was found on the pier near by
Nothing was found IN the pockets Of tne clothing
The Jury, after celebrating for a long tlme rem
dered u verdict that the man came to his death
either from suicide by drowning or by accidental
drowning The body was kepJ as long as Die
for identification, but had to be buried unrecognlzed
at the expense Of me county.
Long ISLAND CuY.-Captan Patrick j. Gleason,
as president and superintendent of the l. ng Island
City and Calvary Cemetery Street Railroad Com
pany has begun an action for damages against Pc
ter c. Van Alst, X. NJ. &. Graham, ii. 5. Anabie,
w liam Bridge and James Dennan, the gentlemen
composing the Long Island CITY Improvement Com
mission, and Clinton II. Sage, the contractor for
damages to the amount of $4,000, alleged to have
suffered bY the railroad company tor Interrupt
ton to travel on its road consequence OF delay IN
the construction OF tue BOrden-aye. bridge. IL
raising the grade of BoIden-ave., the commissioners
found It necessary to demOsh the old bridge, across
which the plaintiffs railroad ran, and IN cOnse-
quence of litigation between the COMMISSIONERS
and the contractors TOR building new bridge,
there was a DELAY of eighteen months, during which
the railroad could not be run.
STATEN ISLAND.
CLIFToN.-The body of unknown man, ap-
parently about fOrty-hye years or age, dllttet
ashore Yesterday just below the Quarantine Board
ing Station. 1t was clad only III white shirt o
water long time. The face and neck showed
marks OF violence.