New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-19

| Division of the New-York, Lake Erie and Western
/ Railway, and resident of Rutherford, yesterday
morning took the Ulster County Express al berry
Creek Bridge to 20 to jersey CITY wutIe ne tram
| reached Long Dock depot, and was struck ny au
engine that was pulling out OF the yard lie was
| Instantly killed.
| HoBoKEN-The funeral services of Joseph ODon-
nell, a sep-son of ex-FreehOlder Londrigan OF no,
boken, who died Monday from the effects OF pistol
shot wound accidently received. were held Wednes-
| day. When the friends reached the Roman CatnO-
| lie Cemetery, on jersey City Heights the supern-
tendent refused to allow the body TO be placed IN
the grave the usual burial permit had not Deen
obtained. The remains we're deposited In the re-
ceying vault until yesterday, when they were lh-
tered.
NEw-LoTs-At a meeting of the Board Of Health
of NewLots yesterday an order was issued direct
ing the Highway Commissioners OF the town 10 re-
move the nuisance existing at Cypress Hills in the
shape of pond of stagndnt water near the Gene
terry.
HEMPsTEAD.-The Town Board of Hampstead
have voted to appropriate 81 500-the accrued ln-
teres from the Stewart fund for the support of the
town poor. During the last year the Oyerseers OF
the Poor have expended 81 coo and still IN debt
nearly $4,000
FLUsHING.-Two masked BURGLARS effected an
trance into the house Of DR.. BarstOw the village
of Flushing on Wednesday night. by forcing open
parlOr window They tested the syerware IN the DIM
ing room and so much Oft as solid they packed
mp with quantity of table linen. Dr. baTst0w
burglars and discharged two shots from his revolver
at them The men made their escape taking with
them three overcOats. The same night the Roman
Catholic Church at Corona was robbed OF carpets
and altar ornaments. valued at 800.
MATINrCOCK.-The house known the Smith
Mansion at Matinecock, owned by Daniel Y. smith,
i probably the oldest house on Long Island. There
is unquestOnabe proof that it erected over two
hundred and twenty years ago. During the Kev0-
lutionaTy War it was used by the officers OF Doth
armies headquarters. 1t was originally owned
by the Uuderhlls, and in the graveyard on the
farm are buried sixty slaves that were once owned
by the Undcrhill family. The house Is still IN
good state of preservation, and has been owned by
the Smith family for seventy-fve years.
LoNG ISLAND CIrY.-The will Of the late Father
James Pheian, of Astoria, was filed Yesterday IN
nieces. Martha and Mary a. Henneberry, he be:
queaths 81, 900 each lie directs mortgage OF
of 50, 800, which he held against -. Mays Church
queaths 3D. 600 to the Sisters of 81. Joseph, at
Flushing Tho residue OF his property, estimated
at $4,000 he dhects 10 be distributed III equal
shares between his brother Andrew and his sister
Mary's children. Ihc Rev. Lawrence Toner or
Long Island City Is named as executor -. mere
was another cOck-light in Long sland CITY
on Wednesday night. which attended mainly
by Long Island sporting men. The blrds were all
owned by Lone Islanders. the nam took place IN
well known resort near Hunters Point ana III IS
sid that it was not regular" bat an "eXhlDl-
ton " man. and that sixteen battles were dougnt
The lighting was kept up until an early hour yes
'0'O''' '''''"'"s STATEN ISLAND.
TOMPKINsvILLF.-The old quarantine grounds at
Tompkinsyllc, upon which stood The yellow fever
hospital burned in 1898, bv lnccndiarics, which
cost Richmond County over S2OOO0O, Is being con-
ycrted into building lots.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
SING SING.-The Rev. j. w. Alderman has been
removed from the position Of chaplain of the State
Prison at sing Sing, and the Rev. ;. w. Edgerton,
of Fort Ann, Washington County, and member Of
the Troy Conference, has been appointed IN his
place.
WHITE PGArSs.-Mlton BOyce, of White Plains,
ue,day evening by taking about half an ounce of
aeonlie The Young man assisted his father Oh the
farm and desired to marry Miss Purdy. HIS
mother was opposed to the match and told the
Young woman that he was already married. Shortly
afterward he took tue acOnite.