New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-09

5000 On Tuesday night package was left ut his
store. which was found to contain the stolen watch'
julius Hulse, age thirty-fve. OF No. 33i Van
| Brunt-st. while in a cell in the Van Brunt Street
Police Station on charge of intoxcatlon. yester.
day morning attempted to hang himself 70 the cen
| door by means of some of his clothing. He was cut
| down by the doorman.
| Coroner Smms began an inquest last night npoh
| the body of Robert Stewart, who was shot on FRI
day morning last by Bernard Brleck In the saloon
| of John Brueck. mt No 352 HamIlon-ave, and VINO
died from the wound on the following day. No
| facts were brought out. At late hour the jury
| had not agreed on "A verdict.
| The Supervisors Committee on the Equalization
| of Taxes has censured the Board of Assessors OF
Grayesend for its ignorance neglect in not assess
| ing Coney Island property at ITS proper VaIne.
That Board placed the valuation of the Manhattan
Beach property AT $4,000 while II Is believed by
the committees to be worth 5000, 900, and valued
| the Brighton Beach Hotel and lands Mt Ss1:uoo;
which the committee believes Is less IMAM ohe-ihIu
| of their real value.
| Considerable excitement was caused on Monday
afternoon mt the Fort liamlltonave crossing OF the
| Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad by the
attempt of a well-dressed woman 10 throw herself
in front of an approaching train. She was the wife
of Justice Herman l.. Guck. of the Fifth District
Court of Brooklyn; John Desmond, the tlaRman,
pulled her off the track. Justice Guck says that
the of the trouble his wifcs fondness for
liquor.
JERSEY CITY.
David Gunthcrd. of Wavery-ave.. jersey CRY
Heights. beat his wife badly that she Is confined
to her bed and II Is feared her Ininries will result
fatally. Gunth rd was arrested yesterday.
Thirty ruiiians from Hohokcn went 70 jersey CITY
late Tuesday night with the intention of heating
Patroman IIartiean because he severely dubbed
one of their companions who had struck him with
b,ick. Captain Nennon sent -four extra oiiic't ont
on IartiCau's post, and the latter was not mo-
Tested.
The board of directors Of the jersey CITY and
Communipaw Railroad Company met yesterday IN
CITY. was elected president. He appointed Mcssr~.
Culver and Gable 10 negotiate with Recover
Lathrop for permission 10 connect WIN ire ''hr"i
Road of Ncw-Icrscy. The road Will be constructed
as soon IN, po.shr 4 freight depot viii ne erected
at Warren and Bergcn-,ts.. jersey CITY, and also
passenger d, pot.
NEwJERsEY.
PATrreoN.-The ANIMAL meeting Of the Now
York Methods Protestant Conference opened yes
tcr,iav in the Division Street Church at Paterson.
There have brcn two applications for admission
both from churches In BROOKLYN. lie Conference
will remain III session several days.
Long ISLAND.
PATcnoGrF.-A mile Of beach m Smiths Point.
onposit- patchorue has been purchased by New
Workers for so. 900 for summer watcIlngpl3cc.
RocKAwAY.-Nle,srs. Smith & Van Aiken. tie
contractors for DRIVING the piles across Jamaica
BAY for the Ncw-loTk, WoodhaVcn and Rnckawdv
Beach Railroad on Saturday last DISCHARGED a num-
Der of heir men for mcompctcncy. on Monday
morning if was found that four of The seven pile
drivers m use had been sunk and the engine. and
gearing destroyed, involving loss OF az least
$1,000.
SroVY BpooK.-The inquiry rs 70 the cause Of The
death of Thomas II. Lyons. who was found with
his skull crushed. lying upon the floor OF his cm-
plovrr's barn at Stony Brook. l.. l., on ihc morning
of Jane -. was concluded before Justice Rogers
on Monday evening. Paul Cas- pr, tine folored man,
denied all the testimony gwen by Esther townsend
NJ the morning session. relative 10 ms telling her
that he knew that Lyons received the first blow m
the cellar bv the cider barrel and that he con'd find
the man who saw Mr. sherry sinke hlm. he jury
found thar Lyons came Ia lis death hy injuries re-
ceived on the premises of Daniel W. sherry, but
could not tell by whom the injuries Were inflicted
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLETON.-1he German residents have APP
pointed "A commit tee t. ask the directors of the
Staten Island RAILWAY Ferry Company fer rcduc-
ton in the rate of icrriaCc