New-York tribune., 1879-06-09
KEW-.JERsEY.

w-BRUNswICK.-E4-C Collector Moore
Was arrested ne.e on SATURDAY. on charge of hay-
ing embezZcd the money of the county. de gave
bonds to appear for trial IN September.
EIIZABETH.-At the Brinton Rife Range on Sat
urday, +. II. HOtOn won the Sharp's improved
military rifle, aud the following were winners Of
the ten prizes qf the New-Jersey Rl!le Association
L. H. Holton, =. NJ; Squire, II. I. DayIds. VI. l..
Gilbert j. W. Todd Homer Fisher, j. x. Miller, j.
W. Martin, A HubDell ". A. Mulford.
WEST noBoKJ.N.-fhe grand altar al st. MichaePs.
West Hoboheu. was cOnsccra.cd yesterday after
noon. The services were not very elaborate and
consisted OF mass and the prayers customary such
occasions The altar Is OF iron painted white about
trirty-iye feet high, divided INTO thrcc inches.
Above il is a beautiful statue Of ST, Michael, the
patron saint OF the church.
decentralization Lowe, age sixty, employed
for twenty years IN MOhstps rOlnng mil. Saiur-
daV afternoon al npcd 10 cross the bridge of the
crossed daily iOr many years. SEEING train ap-
prOach he became excited and stood still, when he
was struck by the locomotive and hurled into the
water He was immediately taken from The water,
but 1t vas found that ms skull vss crushed.
LOSG ISLAND.
GDFENP0FT-W. Il. King, If Grocnport agent
for the sale Of the $40 funding certificates disposed
of $4,000 mostly 10 residents OF the yiliOge. The
sale closed on Saturday.
MISUNDERSTANDING tie year ended April /,
1879, tho Supervisor received, under the law di-
rrrtug the Justices of each town 10 pay To the
supervisor the amCuuto received by them from
fines imposed, the sum oi fl'
GLEN CovF.-Ffancis Moore, Of Glen Cove, six
teen wears of age on saturday morning made an un-
succosgful attempt 10 commit suicide by hanging
himself 70 tle limb of an apple tree IN his uuclc's
orchard. lie was discovered Uy one OF the labOrers
ON ru. farm and cut down IN time 10 save his life.
He Cfused TO give any reason for the attempt.
STATEN ISLAND.
RlcgMoND.-Couuty Judge Wcstervelt, of
Richmond County, was not little sur
nrised on Saturday morning at the appear
ance before him at Richmond of eX-COunty Treas
urer Hugh McROjerls, who, a. IS alleged, went ont
of office with deficiency IN hls accounts OF about
$50 600 He stated to the Judge that he wished to
Surrender himself Bail was fixed at 5000
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
A,t,yfA USoN.-Bshop Seymour administered
the right of confirmation 10 seven candidates AT St
TLon,ass Church on thursday lao
T,puyTowN.-The Irving Memorial lEpis opal
church at Tarrytown, which has been Tor sonctlme
N,iidsr a financial cloud, IS now IN fair way of
i"',,,, relieved Of It's difficulties.
CpnroX L.KE.-QugutitIcs of dead fish are gath
~ Jity along the shores of CrOton Lake. They
,.-,, cIrTicd away every afternoon by men employed
Iy tLe CrOtOn Water Board of New-lorE.
MoUNT KIsCo.-SOme men have been engaged IN
Mount Kisco and other iagcs all along the me OF
the Harlem RaiirOad vi. Inn lew weeks putting ~
lightning rods Among them IS the iather Ot the
late Colonel James FISK.
NEW w-RoCHELLg-Ihe military post on Dayids
Island, Long Island Sound, near New-Rochelie, has
been thrown into a state Of cOmmOtlOn by the dis
cOyery that Government stores. valued at 800
consisting Of clothing, shoes, blankets and Other