New-York tribune., 1879-10-15
renominated William A. Fritz for Alderman. Mr.
Fritz has served two terms as member OIL 'ho
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Fritz has served two terms as q member OF inc
Common Council. la,
last evening fixed the City and County ConNenIions
for October 81 the Senatorial Conventions Ior Vc &c
tober 90 and the Assembly District conventions ior
October "a.
The body of a drowned man was found yesterday
nj the foot of Thirty-ninth-st. 1t was identified as
that of John T. Wood, of No. 331 Courts, VINO
left his home on October 10. lie was iorty-ohe
years of age. .
A new sunday-school hall is being erected by the
Kent Street Reformed Church, OF when thc heV:
Lewis Francis is the pastor. IL WIZ be pullt Oh Oh
stone and will be two stories IN height. ihe cost
will be- $13, 900. The cornerstone of the hullding
was laid with appropriate ceremonies on Saturday
afternoon.
There is n great difference between the Chinese
laundrles III Brooklyn, some being IN fine stores and
others IN cellars The Eastern District is especially
favored with laundries. 1t has its Hop Woh, Hop
Lee. ALI Sing, Wan Lung. Alb sam. Sam Lee and so
forth. ALI sam has his place on broadway, near
Fourth-st., IN an old insurance Office. He cannot
read English, and consequently he rs unconscious
that the gilt letters on the side of his window de-
clare that he has a cash capital OF S3.OOO,OOO.
Charles A. McPherson. broker of New-York,
sued the Brooklyn, Flatbush and CoDey Island
Railroad Company to recover $1,000 damages for
being elected from q tam on that railroad on
August IL. He alleged that at 1890 p. III. on that
day the conductor of the tram on which ne was
riding accused him of smoking and threw him OF
of the car He fell on the track, InJurng his jaw.
and lay there some time insensiDle. The case was
tried on Monday, and resulted i'll disagree nent oi
the jury.
Coroner Simms was informed Yesterday of the
death, at No. lob Gates-ave., of William vanden-
burgh from overdose of laudanun. Mt. van
denburgh was tify-sx years OF age ana iyeg at AZ
Gates-ave. For long time he had been SUBJECT To
dyspepsia for which he was IN the habit OF taking
laudanum. On Sunday night he had an unusually
severe attack, and between that time and Monday
afternoon he took over three ounces OF the drug.
He was found to be In an lnsensibe condition Mon
day evening, and remained so until q a. IN. yester-
luV wi Inc
special committee was recently appointed by the
Board Of Supervisors To Investigate the copying oI
records the Office of the County Clerk IBIS copy
ing is done under an act Of the Legislature IN order
To preserve papers and documents which are worn
and INITIATED Bills for copying to the amount ol
about $40 900 nave been sent to the SuperyI IsOrs,
and IL was claimed that records had been copied
which IT was not necessary to copy. Inc act under
which the work is done provided that no document
should be copied except with the consent OF County
Judge Moore, aud he has directed the work ot re-
copying to be suspended until he can ascertain
whether or not II Is necessary that the WORK shouiu
be done. County Clerk Dclmar says that the law
was asked for by lawyers who had business Win
the County Clerks Office, and that the trouble now
raised grows out of the tact that he Is a candidate
for reelection.
JERSEY CITY.
petition is being numerousiy signed III Jersey
City requesting Mayor Hopper to enforce the Sun
day laws strictly
Jersey Baptist Association Will be held Today IN
the First Baptist Church III Grove-st jersey City,
Isaac Traphagen, of No. 400 Grand ST.. Jersey
CITY was sent to the county jail yesterday for at
tempting to Kill Frances Carroll and his wife with
knife.
William Rogers, age twelve years, of Beacon-ave,
jersey City Heights. was taken TO ~. ffancIs
Hospital Yesterday, having been terribly crushed
by the fall of a derrick i'll the cut OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The body os a tramp was found Yesterday morn
ING tightly wcdged under the pilot of the engine OF
the Western express On the pennsylvania Railroad
when the tram reached jersey CITY. 1t was crushed
and mauged beyond identification.
The second game between the Champion League
Providence Club AID the professional jersey Cliy
Clnb winch was played on the latter clubs grounds
YESTERDAY was witnessed by nearly loo persons.
The Jersey City Club Outplaycd Their opponents
both at inc bat and in the ield and taking tue lead
III the second inning hey antalLed II To the close
coming out victorious by score oil . To :.
LONG lSLAED.
J,NAIcA.-Thomas Clarkson, farmer of Fosters
Meadow Yesterday reported TO the Jamaica author
ties thai he had been robbed by TWO hghwaymen
early ON Monday moruIug while op lis way TO mar
kct They took from him S9l.