New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-06

day afternoon. He born on the Island OF an
lived In an old canal boat in the Gowanus canal
known as the Ark" His work was that OF rlg-
ger. For number Of years after $50 ne was lan All
tor of the house of the Brooklyn Yacht Cup at tne
foot of COurt-st., and well known TO all yacnIS
men. -.
Ellen Brsnnigan, age three years. of No. l3S rs
sex-st, drank some eye-water yesterday and gave
some to her two brothers, ages two years anu SIX
months, respectively: A physician was sumnoneu'
but the youngest child died III two hours.
Sheriff Toffey yesterday. in the presence OF Judges
Garretsou Brinkerhoff and Fry, drew the panel OF
jurors to serve at the september term OF court.
Among those drawn was Alfred J. Aldrldge, the
first colOred man ever selected as Juror In hudson
County.
James Fleming, one of the lawyers engaged on the
part Of the defendants in the Smith-Bennett tnal;
yesterday filed with County Clerk Braun copy s o.
granting new trial. The usual notice was serVeu
on Sheriff TOfey.
NEWARK.
The Rev. Father Brady, of st. James's Roman
Catholic Church, has been transferred to St. johns
Church at Paterson.
little babe was found in basket at Newark
and New-sts on Monday night, and was turned
over to the OveTseer of the Poor.
Mrs. Johanna l.. Schmidt committed suicide on
Monday night by taking poison at her house at KIN
ney ST. and New Jersey Railroad-ave. She bad been
respondent for long time on account OF the death
of her sou, and watch has been Kept upon her'
u
from the president of the New-York Board OF Com
missioners OF Quarantine, announcing that the COM
mission will take any cases of yellow fever that
may arrive IN Newark To SWinburne island hOsplldl
in q quarantine boat.
Last evening German residents of the First ana
Fifteenth Wards organized Liberal anpalgn cluDs,
the object of which is TO secure the repeal OF tne
modification Of the Sunday law, and the members
will make the matter political question at tue APP
preaching election.
George Leslie, respectable colored man, occu;;
pies the second-stOry of No. 80 Prlnce-st col9red
man named Thompson has saloon on the nrst-n0or
which was visited by the police on saturday nlght.
Detective Fischer, it is alleged, broke into Leses
room and arrested him, and now Leslie mas begun d
suit for damage against Fischer.
The next term of the Essex Courts will begin on
September 2. There will be an unusual number OF
important criminal cases to come before the Uranu
jury. Among them is that OF Joseph A. bar, VINO
shot and killed his cOachman John Armstrong, at
Montcar. Sheriff Van Rensselaer, yesterday drew
panel OF seyenty-two petit Jurors Tor the next
term On Monday Michael Mcclure was sentenced
I'm the Court of Special Sessions TO two years I'M
prIsonment for assaulting his wife with an axe
and Charles Gardner to three years Tor embezzie-
ment.
VIce-Chancelor Van Fleet yesterday heard argu-
ments in the habeas corpus between Mrs. Eliza
Smith and Bernard Smith. her husband. for the
custody of their daughter age seven. Each OF the
parties has applied for divorce from the other.
The daughter has been at the Sisters Academy at
Madison under care of the father. Counsel for Mr..
Smith alleged that Mrs. Smith was dlsslpated and
bore bad reputation, and had boosted that she IN
tended TO rear her child to life OF immortality Inc
VIce-Chance Ior, with the consent of Smiths coun-
edrected that the child be boarded al the fathers
expense with Matthew Garrigan. No. 1872 Jefferson
st. during the tendency of the divorce SUITS the
parents TO be permitted to Visit her on alternate
days.
Patrick McClatchy, who run over and killed
on Monday night at the Centre Street Depot of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. was born In County Ar
magb. Ireland, and was about htty-two years oid,
and engaged in the manufacture oil shoes In 1868
he gave up this business and went into the patent
leather business, III the firm OF McClatchy, Riley q
Smith In 1875 the firm became McClatchy q
Smith, He was prominent member OF the congre-
CATION of st. Patricks Cathedral, and was for
nearly twenty years treasurer OF the society Oh ot
Vincent de Paul. He was q prominent Democrat,
was respected by all who knew HIM. and leaves
three sons and four daughters. His friends indig-
nanty deny the report that he threw himself under
fine train and Mr. Smith his partner, says that Alr.
McClatchy was not financially embarrassed as re-
ported. ann, ,,,,.ry
HoBoKEN.-The Board of Commissioners Of Taxes
and Appeals was organized yesterday by the cleo
tion of Commissioner Boyer as president. Commits
sioner Schatter caused much comment ~ ahine
beers of the Board had reduced the taxes on unsworn
statements, merely for political effect lie offered
resolution that the Corporation Counsel be INVITED |
TO attend the meetings, and that he prepare form
of affidavit. The resolution was carried
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
YoyKERs.-The American Union Telegraph Com |
pany which is establishing new line OF telegraph |
Communication throughout the United States was |
cutting its wires at 1onkers yesterday preparatory
TO establishing an office there ms line IoioWs |
the line of the new Northern New-1ork Railroad.
LONG ISLAND.
JAMAICA.-The two New-York pIckpOckets giving |
their names as William Edwards and William |
Wood who were arrested on Monday on the 130 |
D. M train for ROckaway from Hunters Point, by |
Officer Mclaughlin, on complaint OF CONDUCTOR |
Ringhouse, who them IN the act OF picking |
the pocket of Miss Cameron, one of the passengers,
were arra Yesterday before Justice Belts. lne
prisoners were fully identified by the conductor and
Miss Cameron, and they were both committed TO |
the County Jail for the action OF the Grand jury. |
There were at least dozen in the gang which was |
working the train al the time when the prisoners
were arrested for after the train arrived at Ruands,
at Rockaway Beach, it was discovered that several
ckpockets were attempting to ply their business |
among the dancers on the pavilion. Six OF them |
V ere spotted by Captain Gardener, OF the Rock
away Police. They not arrested as no COM |
plants had been made but were compelled to leave
the beach.
STATEN ISLAND.
SEGUIN's PoINT.-A slight fire occurred last Sun
day In .Johuston's Chemical Works at this place, !
ca:Ised by one of the large kettles boiling over
Bartholomew Reilly, of New-York. one of the work
men of the establishment, while assisting in eXtin-
gushing the hames was Frustrated by inhaing the
gases from the chemicals. lie was conveyed TO his
home where he fingered until yesterday, when he |
died.
THE YOUNG 4CROBATS.
The case of the three Siegrlst children,
who were recently arrested while engaging in
bate performance at Saratoga by an agent of tho So
cetv for the Prevention of Cruelty Children be-