New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-02
70 Avenue-X and 10 Barren Island whence Terry
will connect with Rockaway Beach.

will connect with Rockaway Beach.
William Garrafan on July 20 met Annie Lynch
agc seventeen. dangntero ' '.,id her to
accompany him 10 Roman Catho &c ehurch W',ere
they were married Mr. Lynch charged H"arS ,'a'
| with abducting his daughter. ana procure" ~
| rant from Justice Senior for his arrest. Olcei,
| Redell found Glrrahan In New-York yesterday "n"
took him in custody.
Rival b-posters have been at war IN DIooHlS u
for some time and several assaults nave RI"Mnl uu
| of their sharp competitOn. Yesterday John henhys
and James shandey were conylcted ~ tilc Noi' Y
Sessions of assaulting George Edwaris an s,nP'"to
| of Tbomas j. Murphy formerly partner OF Kenny.
and Judge Moore scnt Kenny to the penitehIl9y
! for ak months aud Shandey for three months
| Matthew Kenny a brother of John Kenny, VINO
was charged before Justice Elliott with asSauilhg
William Lundy. another billpostcr. was put under
$500 bonds yesterday 10 keep the peace
JERSEY CITY.
| Michael Durns. of No 100 Hudson-st.. New-York.
| fell from his truck while driving IN GTegory-st?
Jersey City, last evening. and was severely inJureh'
young man named George Wood. of No. 529
Jcrscy-ave., In Jersey City, cut his throat WIN a
razor at 8 y. M yesterday. Ii Is not believed that
! he recover.
The Hudson County Grand jury completed its
work yesterday and adjourned until October ~
| l. has examined 300 witnesses, considered 'oo
cases, and found 1871 indictments.
The professional Poughkeepse Club, which Is re-
turning home from Southern tour. PLAYED natch
game at Jersey City yesterday, with the Jersey
/ City Club. The score was jersey City Z; Pough-
keepsle :.
Mena Weidman age ten years, of No. 217 Ogden
ave- Jersey CITY Heights was dragged INTO some
bushes by a utlian yesterday afternoon whole on
her way homo from school, and assaulted ana Sc
vcrely injured. The child's screams attracted the
attention of a number OF men, but the assaiiaht
made Ills ESCAPE
NEWARK.
Thomas Junge. aboFcr. fell from scaifolding
in Nood,lde 0n tuesday evening ana Fractured MS
skull
Charles TIolzworth, resident Of Broad-st.,
stabbed ms 'aihor-ir-law three times in the breast
Oh Tue lay night. He was found ma lryington by
detective and lodged in jail
The loss ~ Tho fire at midnight. on Tuesday n
tho building No 797 BrOad-st. occupied by J. ".
pcIucy * Co., DEALER IN shoes an Andrews q Co.
dealers IN hats. amounts 10 about fb.OOO.
Tho case of Jocl Parker. receiver for tho New
jersey Mutual Life Insurance company agal,,,,,V
George Peters Ia pending before Judge Depue. Mr.
Peter, was of the directors OF the company ana
the charge that the directors divided me surplus
capital between them and used ~ for their own
benefit. Mr.. Peters Is alleged 10 have received
Sl2 900 Us his share. Other suits were DIousht
before the last term Of court and were settled ~
the defendants.
LONG ISLAND.
spRIvGrrErD.-The Nassau Prcsbytery viii meet
al Springfield ON Monday next.
RIvFnHfAD.-The Grecnback party Of Queens
and suffolk Counties has already made NOMINATIONS
for the Fail campa IN.
LoxG ISLAND CITY.-Ihe Republican Queens
County Assembly aud Comfy Conventions Will DE
held al Long Island City on October ii.
CFNTRE MORlCgEs.-lhc Sabbath-school Institute
Of the Long Island Pre,bytery was held yesterday
az Centre MOnches The Rev. Joseph Farnshaw, OF
Grecnport presided. Interesting addresses we're
made on Systematic BcBe1ccnce, Foreign ana
Home Missions.
RoNKoNKoMA-St Mary's Episcopal Church at
Lake ROnkonkoma. Suffolk Comfy. was dedicated
on Tuesday by Bishop LiitlejOhn, assisted by the
Rev. Drs Moore. OF Hampstead; BasrO"s OF HUN
tIngton; Napdewater. IF Oyster Bay, ana cooper.
Of Astoria. The musical portion Of the services was
furnished by Ell ght men and eight boys from Tue
Huntington Church choir. The church Is wooden
edifce with a seating capacity OF about 23O' ana
was gift to the parlsh from Colonel Pnleston:
formerly resident of ROnkOnkoiDa, but now OF
Wales.
STATEN ISLAND.
CASrLTT0N.-Jhe Court OF Appeals In the case OF
Clarence T. Barrett against Daniel Dempsey, IN
which the Office of Superintendent of tAe Ioyr 81
Caetlcton was involved, has rendered ts decision
In favor of Barrett, declaring that the latter Was
duly elected TO the office last Fall.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
U,RRGsoN-A young colored man named Cloyd
Barker has been arrested on "A charge of committing
n brutal assault upon his father. The examination
was postponed for week TO await the result OF the
injuries Inflicted.
MOUNT NTRNON.-Franois Davis. stcvedore OF
freight tram on the Haven Railroad, who was
knocked off the top of car by contact with
bridge died ~ Mount Vernon on tuesday evening.
The cOrOners jury censured the company Tor not
using proper precautions for the protection OF their
emplOyes.......l he Methodist Episcopal parsonage
was entered by buT,dars either on Monday or Tues
day night. and robbed of quantity OF silver