New-York tribune., 1879-10-27

McGrath of the Park police IL was lylnIl n
thicket ON mound east of the Carousel ana was
that of n man about forty years of age, I'VE
eight inches tall with san y compile xion ana mus
coat n black diagonal waistcoai, a white shHt, Il
black silk neckte and light Derby hat. Near th19
body was bottle containing little iaudahum, anu
IN q pocket was found letter, winch was so worn
rs to be illeglblc. The body was taken 10 the
Morgue.
While Gustavc Dietrich, of No. 4s Union-aye,
YVES NJ work In New-York on saturday. man
called az his house and informed his wife that her
husband had been arrested and had sent HIM 70 gct
his overcoat aud $40 to obtain his release. M,s.
Dietrich had no money, but she gave @ tne iin @ S
was swindlcr lewelry worth so ana hef nus.
bands overcoat. valued at $15. The Stagg street
ruiice have been furnished with ues,rll''io"
of the swindler. and are on tho lookout ior him'
Two coored mem Joseph Simmons. age thirty
seven. aud William York, age thirty-two, noI9 o9
living AT No I55l2 HOpkinsst., visited n numueI oi
saloons in the FOurt, enth Ward saturday Aienl,
and got much the worse for liquor. They became
cngag aged IN quarrel. which grew out 0t discus,
sion of politics. end when they went home anout .
a. IN. Yesterday, they renewed the quarrel before
entering the house They came 20 blows, and at
length Simmons bit York in the neck and cut nm
severely IN the face with razor, severing some Oh
the arteries. York was removed to the ~. Cathh-
rnes Hospital in critical condition. and Summons
was locked up IN the Flushing Avenue Ponce Sta
ton.
JERSEY CITY.
Thomas Coyle, a hackdriver, was severally r.
jured yesterday by being thrown from his coach AZ
Sixth and Coe>-sts, Jersey City. Police surgeon
kcatmg pronounced his wounds iata.
Ii is reported that Postmaster Henry a. GIeene,
Of Jersey Clty, Will resign owing To thefs ,whch
have taken place IN the Office No suspicion hHs ".
tached to Mr. Greene but the thieves have not Deen
detected. ,
The house of Captain Holmes. No. o West Hamil-
ton Park Jersey CITY, entered bv burglars yes,
ier,lav morning. Tie noise they made awahoned
The Inmates Of the house. and the thieves went
away without taking with them some valuable Sill
yerware which they had packed up
A special train on the Jersey City and albany
Railway on Friday conveyed lafSe number Oh III
Vited guests 20 Storms Corners. Thence the party
in.poci ed the line Of proposed new railroad which
viii run from the Rockland Lake 10 the jersey
Cllv and ALBANY Railway at St0rm's Corners, dis
tauce Ui less than TWO miles new company IS
20 Doe organic a To build and equip this read. Inc
capital Is 100000. ana one-halt OF that amount
has lceu subscribed. The new company VIII puI-
caase also tlirty-six acres Of land fronting Oh
E0,hlaud Lake, ana viii erect handsome hotel
LONG ISLAND
STONY BROOK.-It seems probable that the au-
thouics OF >unok County VII take no further tTou-
nlc IN regard 90 What mas ben knUWh a. the Lyons
homicide " ease at Stony Brook. The Grand Jury,
recently m session at Rivcrhcad, gave the matter
thorough iuvcsuCatioD and came 10 the cone lus ON
,hat IL was very clearly case of death resulting
tIOm accident.
STATEN ISLAND
RlCUMoNp.-lhe members OF the Richmond
County Bar have approved tHe nomination of
III omas Brown for Sheriff.
TuMpKlN NsVifIE.-The steamer Manzanita, Of the
United states Lighthouse Department, sailed YES
tyTaaA nom lOlilhIlsFli lie loi California WIN a
cargo OF supplies Tor tue lighthouses aud buoy sta
ti0ls on the Pacific coast.
SrAPIEION.-Tle committee OF the Citizens As
socialOu, ol StapletOn, =. L., appointed 10 confer
" ith "a committee of the BOtrI Oi Directors OF the
Staten Island Railway Ferry ia relation TO reduc-
mr the ferry fares. reports that the company
wiling 10 reduce the fare. but could not under the
present circumstances as II had mort Cages amount
my 10 about 100000 TO pay OIL.
HUDSON RIVER Towns.
HASuNGS-The citizens of Hastings will be
called upon on tuesday, NOyombeT1 Is, iO vote upon
III. question of Incorporating the territory recently
surveye ed under the name oi llasIings-ou-liuGsOn.
KAroNAH.-A gathering of Methodist Epscopa-
han ciergVmen aud laymen viii take place at katO-
uah this evening, anu continue tomorrow.
Ponr CHEs1Eg.-1he resignation Of the Rev.
oCkholst Morgan, rector OF 81. Peters Episcopal
Church ~ iOrl Chester, has been accepted. IL is
understood that he las obtained an asSlsdntrectOr
ship IN one of The chuT, hes IN Newly OTk City.
JAMAICA Excise matters art just now attracting
a good deal Oi attention in Jamaica but the sab
bath Observance Association, formed some months
ago, has not been able to accomplish much. Direct
aud positive evidence has been procured against
large number of hQuor-dealeIs, and complaints have
been made before the EXciSe COMMISSIONERS II. Among
the many cases brought, only one, so far. has r.
suited III conviction. The Grand jury has III
dicted Il number of the sal0On-kcepoTs.