New-York tribune., 1879-12-12

In The Comfy Jail at Jersey City yesterday on n
charge of running over Mrs. Susan COhroy. lhe
woman is at the point OF death.
The house of Captain Edwards. Mt No. 81 Clifton
place Jersey CITY Heights, was cnteiei by ihleves
early yesterday morning ana ropDed vi cio'"ins
and silverware valued at S2OO.
The body of the drowned man found at the foot
of Washlng ngton-st.. Jersey City. Wednesday, was
identified Yesterday as that Of Thomas Gaiincy
of Jersey City Heights, who had been missing ior
MONTH
Louis A. Reese, of Pacifc-ave., Jersey City. the
Bayonnc City ticket agent of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey. was arrested Wednesday nlght on
charge of embezzing $500 from the Central Tx
press Company
The Jersey City Board of Police Commissioners
held meeting Wednesday night and reduced the
salaries of the members of the Police Dcpartm ment
and decided 10 dismiss five men from each OF the
precincts. The total saving will he $2J,OOO.
NEWARK.
With the new year the Water Board will he Dem
ocratic for the first time IN four years. ana .lie
Democrats contemplate making sweeping changes,
although the Board has heretofore been managed
a non-partisan basis.
The Grand Jury, it is understood have found q
bill of Indictment against Franz Lamuens ana
Margaret Meerholcr for the shootingof John Meier
hofcr in West Orange. They were brought TO the
Court House to plead, Yesterday morning, & o,ie ut
Judge pepew being Ill. they we're taken pach 10
Jail.
John Mihlbauer, employed in the kIndling wood
factory of Michael Weitlauf, in liaycs-st slipped
and fell AGAINST large circular taw IN maicd nTtDa 9
His right arm was torn Off his left hand badly cut
aud there was deep cash inflicted Ill his throat
His injuries are regarded as fatal.
NEw-JERsEY.
PATERsoN.-It is rumored in Paterson. where
Komah Nyman, of Passac City. j. confined IN
the County Jail on a charge of having He'd his
father, John Nyman, that evidence has been dis
covered indicating that he also murdered ms
mother, who died suddenly about six months be-
fore her husband was murdered. ID is alleged that
only few days before her death Mrs. Nyman Wis
tied Paterson, and while In conversation with
friend exhibited black marks on her neck. and SAID
she had been choked by her son komah. She ex-
pressed great fear that he would Kill her.
STATEN ISLAND.
EDGEwATER.-The Edgewater Trustees have con-
tracted with the Richmond COUNTY Gasligllt Com
pany, to light the street lamps of the village at
$50 year for each lamp
RCHMoND-The Richmond County Superinen-
dents of the Poor are now without legal counsel.
Stephen II. Stephens who acted in that capacity
having resi- gned His bill for services amounted to
$500 Major Barrett refused TO vote to pay 1t, but
the other members of the board voted for 1t. 49,.
Tho old bell cast in 1890. aud at one time used on
the Richmond County Court House, Is still In pos
session of the county authorities.
SrAPLEToN-Ihe house of Mrs. Garrett De Grave
in McKeori-st in Staplet0n. was entered by burg
lars on Wednesday night in the absence OF tho
family a pane of glass beng removed from one of
the rear windows. The thieves. who ransacked the
house from top to bottom, must have been as
turbed as they left behind them large quantity ot
propertv which they had packed ready for removal.
When the members of the family returned they dis
covered that the thieves had carried of a sum OF
money with several articles of valuable clothing