New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-16

fell from fourth-stOgy window Wednesday night
and was instantly killed. The fall broke It's neck
An insane man entered the real estate office Of
Eoye Co, IN jersey CITY H wSIS;n,
Plim the clerk. He was elected from the once ana
made his escape.
tits alleged by the Republicans of the let District
Of Jersey City t4Ss t6e PEI votes BY
the Democrats so as TO defeat Isaac Van Sam. tne
Republican candidate for the Board Of Public
Works Van Sam has decided to sGSsess 'he e'ec-
The trunkmakers In the employ Of ". o. Headley
g. Co., to the number of sixty, struck ON advance
of twenty-five per cent last evening.
family named Gebert, living in West Kinney
at are ali sicE from eating freely Of shoulder pur-
chased in Washington Market, New-Hork. Inc at
tending physician attributes thoir illness to trehina
Sebastian Meyer age sya ySaEs 9 9Ss
several days. Yesterday information was received
that he had been found In Passaic, wandering ABOUT
with a cut in his throat.
tramp went to the boarding house OF Mrs.
Wilkins, in Market-st, on Monday, and told pitt
full tale. He was given food and some light employ
ment about the house. In few hours ne disap-
had robbed the rooms of boarders of three watches
and other jewelry, and an amount in money.
NEw-JERsEY.
PLATNFIELD.- KImball visited the Crescent
Avenue Chnrch on Sunday and raised subscription
of S32, 900 toward debt of $4,000 resting upon
the church. The greater part of the sum was in
small subscriptions.
ENGLEwoOD.-Thef funeral Of Charles T. Chester,
the electrician took place yesterday at the ei[st
Presbyterian Church of Englewood OF when ne
was the founder. Delegates from the western
Union, the American District, and the Gold and
Stock Telegraph Companies were present. ana the
employees of his factories attended In BODY.
LAKELAYD-Since Tuesday last extensive forest
fires have been raging in Suffolk County, ana mucn
valuable standing timber aud cordwood has been
DESTROYED, On Wednesday morning fire broke out
in the woods near Lakeland, on the line of the Long
Island Railroad, and burned over an area Of nearly
two miles, from the road to near Lake Ronkon"
kOma. $500 -
WEST JAMAICA.-The New-York, WoodhaVen and
Rockaway Beach Railroad Company has large
force of men ct work cutting through the bill north
of tho turnpike at West Jamaica, in order to MAKE
their conpec ton with the Montauk Division OF the
Long Island Railroad Trains con be running over
the new road by the 18th of April
LONG ISLAND CITY, William Weeks, indicted
with the negro James Seaman, for the murder, of
the old fisherman. William Rhodes, at Hlcksville,
on the night of the 2Sth of November, 1873, was
"Wednesday arraigned in the Queens County Court OF
Oyer aud Terminer. before Justice Barnard. The
prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was renamed 10
the custody Of the Sheriff.
STATEN ISLAND.
ELTINGvnIH-A fire broke out on Wednesday
morning in the woods along the old Amboy Road
near EltnRvile. The flames spread with astonish-
ing rapidity, being famed by strong wind, and
burned over about one hundred acres of valuable
woodland and the dwelling-honses in the neigh
bOThOOd had narrow escapes. The fire, which was
started by some children burning brush, involved
heavy loss. .. .....-, .,o.,-
PEEKsKILL-At the charter election held in Peeks-
president Of the Board of Village Trustees over
James II. Robertson (Deml by 10 majority. The
Gratis two, making the new Board stand five Demo
Gratis and one Republican.