New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-27

while three Of them engaged the attention OF the
clerks the fourth stole 1874 from the desk. me
| theft was not discovered until the men had gone
| away.
| Akron Keage n German twentY-one years OF age,
| attempted snieide about midnight Sunday on the
ferrybOat NewtoWn. at the Grandst slip, by shooS-
| ing himself in the abdomen with revolver. no
| inflicted probably fatal wound. His home was at
| sixth and South Fonrth-sts.
fire was started in some unknown way in Q
room in the basement of the City Hall in which OLD
paper and rubbish are stored, about p. m: yester-
day, and considerable excitement was caused Oy tine
volnme of smoke which poured forth, An alarm
was rung, but the fire was extingulshed by num-
Der Of policemen before the arrival of the engines.
1t IS thought that Joseph Kastner, Of No. AZ
Fourth-st., Eastern District, who was stabbed on
Monday Of last week by John Keller, OF No. 247
| Bushwick-aVe in KIefeTs brewery, in SchOles-st,
where both men were employed, cannot recover
Coroner Nolan has taken the antemOrtem statement
of the wounded man, who is married and has one
| child.
The Common Council yesterday adopted by q
vote Of Is to 3, a report Of the Law Committee re-
moving the restrictions laid upon the running OF
being used in Bedford-ave. and on Sunday were
voted down. After sunset the bicycle rider Is COM
PEELED to display headlight
Joseph Taylor convicted of bgamy, was sem
fenced yesterday by Judge Moore to two years and
six months in the PeultentiarY. 1t was shown that
he was married to Augusta Better while his first
wife, Martha Taylor, was living. IL claimed
in his defence that hrs mind was weak, and that he
was in the habit of doing the thing more than
once without knowing it. Mrs, Taylor No, yes
terday obtained divorce from her husband in the
JERSEY CITY.
The receipts of CITY Collector Love, Of Jersey
City, last week were $41,5OO.
Robert Lunay, of No. 800 Central-ave, Jersey
City, was yesterday sent to the County Jail on
charge OF brutality assaulting John Martin. The
latter Is seriously injured.
NEWARK.
A woll-known carriage manufacturer Of Newark
Slenheu II San0pPg-drODDel Qel0 in hB Office last
evening from apOpleXy.
Peter r. Weller, who committed suicide at New
ark on Sunday afternoon. was wealthy and was
he had suffered from govt, and his suffering made
HIM low-splrited.
STATEN ISLAND.
W-BRIGHTON.-The new buildings at the
Sailors Snug Harbor rapidly advancing. A now
wing has Just been completed on the western side
of the main structure, and similar wing is to DO
added at the opposite side. A stewards house has
been built, and wOrkmen are tearing down old
buildings and dwelling the grounds.
VANDERBiLT's LANDING.-The Staten Island Rail-
way Company is making, extensive improvements
for the accommodation of the Summer travel. New
steel rails are being laid on different parts of the
road the station at the Vanderbilt Landing is re-
ceYing thorough oYerhaulng; n new bridge is
being built at Clifton. 1t Is proposed to have n
switch at New-Durham, and to lay track to the
South Beach, distance Of about mlle'
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
CITY IsLAED.-The Incorporation Of Grace (Epis-
copan Church Of City Island has been effected.
Ew-ROcHELLE.-Oscar Rocker, who was in
dicted last week for committing assault and bat
terry upon Miss Fannie ); Green at her home, Park
Place West New Rochelle was yesterday admitted
to bail in So .O00 Peter YOst and Peter Krayer, of
New-Rochelle, became his bondsmeu.
WHITE PLAINs-At a special term of the Supreme
Court held yesterday at White Plains by Justice
Barnard, a suit was on trial to set aside convey
anco OF property directly opposite the Court House.
estimated to DO ,wOrtn about $4,000. The suit |
was brought by Mrs. Ada Richardson, only daugh- |
ter of Mrs. Catherine Snien, who had received the
property from her first husband for the benefit Of
their daughter. She aftcrwaId married Mr. De |
Forest, to whom she conveyed the property her |
last Illness The suit brought to set aside this
conveyance on account of alleged undue influence |
and fraud. IL was held by the Court that all the |
circumstances connected with the second transfer |
showed that the conveyance illegal and irregu-
lar, and Judgment was entered for plaintiff.