New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-20
,round his neck, when he was discovered and cut

down.
The Board If City Works yesterday rec9nslaeteeo
| the resolution passed on Thursday, Ievoklng Int
hermit ciycn to the Fulton Mimic pal Gas company
10 open the streets in order to lay gas pipes, 80 Ia
as to allow the company To continue us WoiA pSnu
| mo n hearing Of the matter By the Board, whleh
| viii take place on luesGaF.
Mrs Teresa Hughes. Of No. AIS Dean-st., at
tempted hasten the burning Ola ire last higt ~
pomring Kerosene OIL IL. Her clothing was SCI on
| Are and although the flames were extinguisheu ~
a ueighbor. sha was very severely burned a1"ut tNo
| lowcr PIT If the body. At ST. refers H'spt'H',
10 which she was taken, little hope OF her recovery
! was entertained
The Fire Commissioners were served YESTERDAY
with copies of the order issued by judge lyhi'al
! at White Plains Thursday, directing them 10
! show cause why the employees dismissed from inc
/ Fire Department recently were discharged; iue
application made on the part OF Two o. tlie u's-
! charged men, and tho order Is rciuInaDie DeI"ic
Judge Pratt to-day.
c. c. Philips, of No. IT Brldge-st.. while attend
ing an auction az No so rldge-st., Thursday nghl
found his gold watch aud cham, valued at SlOo 10
Ice missing. He suspected that aynung man VINO
stood behind him had stolen them, and followed Iim
10 the street. Oi the sluf"a nc $50" eno 49,,
who drew a revolver and succeeded III eS'ap,ig'
Mr. Philips gave description Of the supposed PICK
pocket % the York Street Police.
The Police Commissioners yesterday appointed
Sergeant Tredwcll G. Wlmarth. of the Ninth Pre-
cnct, captain in the place of Oliver B. LEIGH, who
was recently made COMMISSIONER. and promoted
ROundsman William a. Nelson 10 the serseantcy
made vacant 10y WIlmaribs promotion. captain
Z. II. MCLAUGHLIN was transferred from the Fourth
Precinct to the Ninth Precinct, In which he WAS
formerly and Captain Wimurth was put in charge
of the Fourth Precinct. Captain MiimaIth joined
the police force IN 1868. and WAS made Sergeant
m 1872. He is a Republican, and an intimate frcnd
OF Comm lssiOner LEIGH.
Captain Campbell, OF the Washington Stree Po-
lice. is engaged IN investigating Ii charge that
Philip DOYLE, who was the victim OF ialal rum
away accident Oh Tuesday. was robbed of consd-
enable sum Of money after receiving hia injuries
He was IN the habit Of carrying his money IN a
cloth bag and hIs son, who was with him y the
accident occurred, thinks that he bad from TIO 70
So IN his possession. Doyle was taken Il the Long
Island College Hospital where he died. ana when
his clothing returned to his family the bag Wa
fourd empiy. The nurse. In the accident ward ol
tie hospiinl. who took charge of DOyls's clo I'M,
made al inventory OF tho articles, IN accO'danc.
with the usual custom, bat made no mention Of the
bag.
JERSEY CITY
The Cororer's Jury in the Of Patrick Shelly,
the boy who was killed by lot Gear on Tuesday,
rendered a verdict Yesterday Of accidental doaih.
Martin Cullen. the driver OF inc CT, was dis
charged.
The teachers and pupils OF Publ School No. Z. OF
Jersey CITY, Will give dinner and enteriainn"nt
to-day 10 children OF the County Aims House At
Snake Hill.
The contest Of the will of Joseph L. Lewis wos
continued al jersey City yesterday Mrs. Margaret
Thompson, his housekccpcr, a. seyenty-7eVen
wears. testified that Mr. Lewis labored uuoer tho
hallucin&tion that his servants were roDOIug hin.
NEWARK.
Tho Common Council held special needing Last
evening for the purpose OF passing an ordinance LOT
sewer construction.
John Kestlcr while walking on the Pennsylvania
Railroad track betveea Newark and Enzlbeih
yesterday. was struck By Tram and badly injured.
George Rogers, a resident of Boileville-ayc.. was
arrested Yesterday afternoon charged WIN rMDc--
cling sum OF money from Alfred H. OlIOs OF
WoOdside. ia whose employ be Was.
The Excise Board held meeting last evening a.
which the Rev. MI. McNar and other Temperance
rcformcfs were present and expressed Their views,
The dierrs.iOu before the Board was animated ana
prOtractcd.
Two boys named Thomas Martin and Edward
Little were arrested YESTERDAY 49, moon Tor Seii4E
tickets of admission to the State FAIR They could
not explain how they go the tees ana the pre-
OF the emylOye OF the society.
NEW-IER-EY
RAuwAY.-The carriage mandatory OF hi0s
Brothers, in tampueil-st.. Was burned ihi' "i
"Wednesday might. Tho los is - .ilI' 81 al -,'''
There was no Insurance. Inc fac IL believed To De
Of ncendiary origin.
UNION HuI.-Mls. William Wurtz. the wifi of
the absent treasurer Of Union hll, retained TO the
u small village uoar Niagara, I'm Canada. The CON
mon Council has elected Robert z. Gardner % hi
successor.
Ff1zABrrn-Tho body Of m unknown German
wa found IN staten island sound. south oi El.ll-
bcihpor. ON thursday. lie worked Ia Dcnscls
pOuduS works at the mouth of Railway hifcr
aud on Monday, dressed ia MS best clothes, eao ais
fcOw-wor6ncu good-by. lie then walked 10 tie
end of TIE pier, sprang into the Sound and Mas
drowned
STATEN ISLAND.
INV BHIGuT0N.-C CHARLES Stephenson. who va,
arrested with Charles Wilson on the charge 0i pass
ing counterfeit trade dollars has been di-cha Il.
Wilson Is still in jail. awaiting the action oi tic
United States authorities.
RICHMOkD-It Is rumored that n compromise X
10 be effected in the case of Hugh McllJbeits, *
Treasurer OF kichmoud County, who IS alleged 90
have gone ont of office with deficiency IN ms &C.
counts oi 900. McRobcrts Is under indictment
ior enbrLzicmcnt ana 10 10 expected tat bis trial
will come OF next month.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS
HAsTiNGs.-A movement has been startcd IN
favor OF viii .gc organization for Hastings, and
subscription paper Is now IN circulation 10 raise
sum sufficient to pay for survey.
YoNKERs.-The Yonkers Yacht Club will havo
lis FIRST Regatta of the tins morning, starting
from the Pasade Boat Club House at 10 o'clock
There Will be three classes Of yachts. There are
eleven entries.
KAroNAu.-In addition to the facts already pub
lished about IL death OF Hobart Haniord, late
cashier of the II, de Park Bank. Of Scranton. PENN
il has been ascertlinod that shortly PRIOR 10 COM
hitting suicide he visited his father at katonah,
and thon aUpeaTea very despondent Inc latter,
Who was Oondsman for the son. on August - trans
ferred all his real Gte in Bedford and LewisbUrO
WcstchesteT County. 10 his daughter.