New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-15
prayer-book TO the Justice and to the occupants of

ton for Alderman of the Twelfth Ward, in the place
of Congressman OReily, amounted 10 1901 %
Cornoration Counsel De Witt communicated tnt
fact to the Common Council yesterday anu 'N' W
was ordered to be paid
An attempt was made last Thursday nlgnt 10 SCI
on fire the tenement house No. 223 North seventh
ST. and the hall was found TO be satnIa' ,a. Az
kerosene oil. At p. IN. Sunday the han was ols-
covered to be again IN blaze Dut tno ire ""5 "a
timguished without much damage. Inc ponce nave
found no cleu TO the ncendlary.
An unknown man entered Joseph OConnors
iouor saloon, NO. $50 Fifteentll-st., at $50 sun
day evening and before he could utter Word ne
dropped to the floor and expired. lie was ABOUT
twcuty-eght years old, feet inches tall' WIN
dark hair mOustache and complexion. lie wore a
dark coat aud wastcOat, and gray striped tIo"-
sers.
Water Puryeyor. Peter Milne, jr who was in;
dictod together with Commissioners Flaherty and
Bennett, for cOnspiring to defraud the city, was
tried ut the same time and acquitted. fester-
day he sent communication To the Common CoGh n,
ci asking that his legal expenses III connection WI IN
his trial be paid. The matter was referred TO the
Law Committee.
Two years ago Walter L. Livingston was ousted
from the Office Of Surrogate of Kings County on
ouo Warrauto proceedings brought by ADram H..
DALEY The defendant carried the case To the ten
eral Term of the Supreme Court, by when the
Judgment of the lower court was attlrlned. 1estef-
day notice of appeal 10 the Court of Appeals was
fled The term of office of the SURF gate Is SIX
years.
An application was made to Judge Bernard yes
tcrday for a mandamus TO compel City Works Com
misSioucr- Massey and Hazard to award the con-
tract for repairing he Java Street Pier to John Gil
lies the lowest bidder. Decision was reserved. II
is "A disputed question whether or not two commits
sloners have the power To act when the third has
not been appointed, but inasmuch as the third
member of the Board was confirmed yesterday, this
proceeding viii probably be discontinued.
The meeting Of the Aldermen yesterday was the
last before the Summer vacation, which extends
until October They will meet however, on the
first Thursday of August and scpten Der. They
adjourned Yesterday subject 20 the call of the chair
man. 1t was stated last night that this was dohe in
order to take advantage of Mayor lowellS possible
absence or sickness If this should occur, it was
said President Ray will call the Board together and
send in nominations for the vacant municipal
positions II is believed that Mayor Howell will
veto this action in regard TO Adjournment
JERSEY CITY.
Justice Robert I. Laird of Jersey City Heights,
who was recently convicted with Constable Alex
ander SpauldiDg of conspiracy to detraud Phli0
Patterson and who ran away while under $4,000
bail, arrested in Brooklyn at midnight on
Sunday Yesterday he was taken TO Jersey Guy
and committed 10 the County JAN.
The National Association HolyOlle Club Of
Holyoke, Mass, visited jersey City again yester-
day and played a return match game with the pro-
Guilty IN batting the curve pitching of Welch, and
outplayed its strong opponent, both at the bat and
in the field The game resulted IN 1aYor OF the
Jersey City Club by score OF IL to 4.
James Bell and Bernard Riley were arrested yes
day for committing an assault aud battery on Con-
stable Peter Gelmer.
The police force yesterday cut down moro Of the
newly erected American Union Telegraph Com
pany's poles and the company threatens suit against
the city.
Edward l.. Phillips, who took part in the single
scull rowing contest at Saratoga few days ago,
will be offered reception this evening by the Triton
Boat Club.
Patrick J. Gleason, who was accused Of the re-
cent assault on Cap ain Bayer, of the Second Pre-
cinct Police, was acquitted III the Court OF special
Sessions yesterday.
Lawrence Schuester, eighteen years OF age, has
been arrested on a charge of PERJURY He was mar
red five weeks ago. and it il alleged that he took al
oath declaring that he was OF age
Officer Van Ness. who was 30 badly beaten by bur
glars Sunday morning was still in a critical cOndi-
ton last evening Peter Monahan has been arrested
on suspicion Of being implicated in the affair.
August has been set apart as Young Mems
Day" by the Methodist Union; There Is TO be an
excursion to Ocean Grove, and the funds are to be
devoted to the relief of st. Johns coored church.
Edward Kelly, the last Of the Fenian prisoners
and who was released from tho. Spike
Island P1 in sI TSTaay at last st. @ Sef
Hospital. He was q native Of Dublin, thirty
five wears of age, and was sentenced to impTi8on;
men for life for an alleged attempt 10 murder OaVu
Murphy, who was suspected of having gwen ln1or-
nation To the authorities about the tenlans
NEW-JERsEY.
ToM's RvER.-COnrad Repp, a German. while
under the influence of rum, stabbed himself three
times in the head with pOcketknife on Friday
last and died OIL Sunday from the effects OF the
stabs He was cIgar-maker, age about thirty
years.
AsBURY PARK-The Sunday-school Assembly ex-
ercses were very interesting on Sunday. PreSldent
McCosh of Princeton, preached in the morning, and
the Rev. Dr. Fowler, of New-YOrk, IN the evening.
Preceding the evening service, responsive meeting
was held on the beach, and every passage IN the
Bible relating to the sea was repeated III concert Dy
about 1000 persons.
having contracts on hand for engines for the Erie.
Union Pacific Manhattan Elevated, st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Northern and several other Western
and Southern railroads, rs well as three Tor south
and Central America. 80. Martin Van Houten, 0t
Paterson, was stabbed in mysterious manner late
SUNDAY night. lie saw several men lighting at
Deans Ill., and one of them rushed up 10 HIM and
stabbed him in the neck. Mr.. Van liouten was
very weak from the loss of blood. He thinks he
was mistaken Tor some other person.
WEST HOBoKEN.-A serious atiray occurred at
West HObOken Sunday evening between number
of men who had attended picnic of the Germanla
Schutzen Bund. Captain Henry Recncke, of the
Secaucus Horse Troop. was stabbed III the face and
several other men were badly injured, one of them
having his cut IN two. As the party was pass
ing hotel on the Paterson Dlank-rOad, on the way
home, Adam Platt the brother of the driver of one
OF the wagons. rushed into the road and slgnalled
to his brother. The latter refused to stop, ana
urged on the horses. Platt was struck by the pole
and knocked down. the wagon wheels passing over
his breast. His brother drove rapidly away. Platt
was taken to his home, where he died yesterday.
STATEN ISLAND.
ToNPKINSVILLE.-The inquest in the case of
George Ssk who was killed on July by Richard
RawlinsoL, was adjourned again last night with
out any further evidence being taken because the
steuogTapher had not written up his notes Of the
previous proceedings that the jury could them.
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