New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-14

eral Of the boys testified to stealing the gold and
selling It to Prince. In his own behalf Prince tes'
titled that he had no knowledge the gold was stoen'
John Hawley of BelleviIe.. was arrested o1 on
Wednesday night on charge of highway ROBBERY.
Alexander Katz alleges that while he was driving
from BeIlevile on Monday night he was stopped ny
young he man beE TR ST. Tho then
sprang into his wagon and struck him several
blows, demanding more. Mr.. Katz gave nm az ne
had, and was allowed to drive on. HaWley Claims
that it is a of mistaken identity.
NEW-JERsEY.
PATERsoN-The suit brought by Mrs. Eliza j.
Brown against the New-York, Lake Erie and West
ern Railroad Company to recover $4,000 damages
for injuries. was tried yesterday at Paterson. She
obtained $1,000.
HoBoKEN-Michael O'DOnncl, Waterman on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western hallroaa,
stepped from one track IN the tunnel directly ID
front of train the other track early Yesterday
morning. He was hurled against the side OF the
tunnel and his injuries are fatal.
BAYONNE CITY-'The annual statement of the
City Treasurer of Bay0nne City shows assets
amounting to $503 ,464 The liabilities OF the city
are 9 boo for thu the sf ySar ISd
county taxes. which were $56,016.
NORTH BERGEN.-The authorities Of North Bar-
gen recently sold tho unused portion of the Hobo
pOTatOn Counsel Niven, of HOb0ken, served notice
on the township authorities that he should test the
legality Of the sale The land had been used as
corn field and did not contain any bodies
LONG ISLAND.
UYGoNvIIIF.-1hc body Of an unknown woman
was found in the water at Uni0nVlle, yesterday
morning, in bad state OF dccOmpOSltlon., IL was
dressed in heavy Winter clothing, and mad been III
the water for long time.
GLEN CoVE-The slOop Samuel Mart, Of Glen
Cove, loaded with clay, hound for Perth Amboy,
sp-ang leak in the Sound yesterday and her pumps
becoming choked With clay, put into WhItestone
i'm n sinking condition. When locked she had
twelve inches of water in the cabin.
HuXTINGToN.-Tho convention of the Suffolk
intio n
closed last evening The meetings were well at
tended. Yesterday morning the Rev. J. Z. Smith,
of huntington. addressed the convention on = H0w
to Teach Temperance in tho Sunday-School" In
the afternoon the members of the Sunday-school OF
the village met in the FIRST Presbyterian Churc hlnd
were addressed by delegates In the evening the aSsO;
ciotion met i'm the Second PRESBYTERIAN Church and
were addressed by the Rev. II. Z. woodruff, II
NorthpOTt, W. S. c. Webster, OF Port Jefferson ana
Others. rr,,,, 70, AVN
CAsrtTToN. Board for the Relief Of the Ont
door Poor oil the town of Castlcton have appointed
committee to inform the liquor dealers OF the town
that hereafter when detected selling liquor 10
minors they will he prosecuted by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Recommendation several days a severe drought has
prevailed on Staten Island In many places tho
CiStCrns have become dry, making II necessary Tor
people to carry water, III some Instances, a long
distance. The farmers and gardeners anxiOusly
look for rain Potato bugs in large numbers are
making thcir appearance on staten Island, more
especially at tho west end of the Island, where the
soil Is light and sandy They seem more numerous
than they This time last season.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
WHITE PLAlNs-Thc Supervisors and Assessors of
Westminster County Yesterday met the Board 0l
STATE Assessors ut tho Court House. Whit" Plains,
To make an investigation of the value OF real estate
i'm WCstchcstcr County. According TO the lniOIma-
ton derived from the Supervisors ara Assessors II
appears that property assessed 10 about I'D per
cent of lis par value. The state Assessors recon-
mcndcd that lines Of telegraph should be taxed rs
real estate. and the view appeared to meet with gem