New-York tribune., 1880-04-10

that the New-York and Brooklyn Congregat ona
Association would meet IN bis church ON IueSday u
next week.
Two drowning accidents were reported yesterday
Luther Clark fell overheard from the canal boat
| Thomas Robinson lying at the North Central Iler
| Atlantic Docks, aud Magnus johnson, Swedish
sailor while attempting TO board the BfltleD paIk
Banksde. living Mt the Commercial Wharf. fell into
the water Both bodies were recovered and taken
to the Morgue
In view of tho recent action Of the Northern
Presbytery IN forbidding tho Rev. Neyin Woodsde
| TO preach in the First Reformed PresDyteriaan
| Church in Pltsburg until after tho meeting of the
| SYNOD in MAY, the members of the Flrst kef0rmed
| Presbyterian Church Of Brooklyn, OF which Mr.;
| Woodside was formerly the pastor. have adopted
resolutions denOuncing the action OF tho Prespy-
terry. and declaring the charges against him to be
| without foundation.
JERSEY CITY.
| County Clerh-elect Henry X Van Horne, of Hudson
County, was sworn into Office yesterday at jersey
City by Judge GarretsOn. He is the first kepuon-
can ever elected TO that office in this County.
George Wehenberg, who was convicted at Jersey
City in May last of selling policy slips, and whose
bords were forfeited when he left the county, ap-
peared in court yesterday and was sentenced to pay
u fine of S25 and the costs of the prosecution.
T. II. Vultcc, the former business manager and
bookkeeper of the firm of Clarey & Caverly, ma
cnnsts No. AZ Hudson-st. jersey City, is staying
at the house of q friend in New-YOrk. The counsel
of the firm deny that Mr.. Vutee is an em1ezzler.
NEWARK.
The County Auditor reports $102. COS % unpaid
taxes of 1870.
special meeting Of the Common Council was
held last evening, and the tax ordinance for 1850
was passed to a second reading.
Patrick SmmOnds, n laborer, at I. p HOwelPs
patent leather mannfactory. fell into an oven and
fractured his skull on Thursday
The trunk makcrs employed by f. Simon e.
Brothers have struck for an increase OF 20 per
cent in wages. The firm refuses to accede to the
demand.
David Prince, the gold refiner of Newark. who
was arrested on Thursday charged with receiving
oil fnpt l.pu In 1,n1c
is truth IN the complaint. He asks n suspension
OF jnd gment until ho has had an opportunity TO
prove his innocence.
At tho openInQ of the Spring Term of the Court of
Oyer and rcrmincr on Tuesday, Judge DeDne, in
his charge to the Grand jury called attention to
the matter of the purchase by city officials OF the
Woodslde bonds. Yesterday the Grand jury came
into Court with pieschtment entirely eX0nGratinG
the city officials from any degree Of culpabity or
blame III the purchase OF the bonds
The inquest in the case Of Mrs. Franklin,
who died Suddenly week ago, was begun Mt the
Court House yesterday afternoon. A number of
witnesses were examined including several physi-
claus. Tie evidence went to show that the WOnan
had died from hcmOrrhage, whether natural or un
natural could not be determined. The family phys-
clan stated that mp TO the day OF her death he eond
not say what was the matter with her but sup
posed shr was suffering from malarnl poisoning.
The inquest was adjourned untIl Monday.
Testimony was again taken yesterday in The case
the murder Of John McierhOeiior, for u new trial
Charles T.. rTtram, of Now York, testified that ho
pasSct mp Inc NOrtbliclu ROAD In west OrllIGe on
that day and about the time of the murder. When
near the MCicrhorlcr house he heard shot which
seemed 10 come from some confined place. lie then
saw "a mnn whom hc recognized in Jail Yesterday
morning to he lammrns, come from the direction OF
the house and began raklng leaves. The case was
adjourned until next Friday, when argument will
be heard.
RAHwAY.--A boiler in Munday's kndng-w0od
factory exploded yesterday, damaging the factory
considerably and some Of the buildings IN the
rhbOluoud. No Injured.
Notwithstanding Hnsenlamp. age ten years,
died IN ~. Marys Hospital, in llObokcn on Thurs
received whlr scGflling with John Pausing COM
panIOn, for the possession OF toy pistol. Pauslng
arrested yesterday, aud Will be held to await
the action OF the Coroners Jury.
BAYOVNE CTTY.-Tne Board of Registry of the
Fourth Ward of liayOnne City, made u biun!cr on
Thursday by only copying from the registry list OF
last Fall tine names Of those who voted ai that time.
About forty liepH1licanS are diSfanchlSrd bY the
misial<e..--.-The body of the man found Thursday
lioatng in the water at the foot OF Flrst-st Bay
onnc CITY, was yesterday identified that OF JOHN
Rummcll. OF 40. 13S Chcstnut-sr., Newark who had
been missing for month. II is supposed that he
fell into the lassaic River while IN lit.
LONG ISLAND
NEwTOwN-Arcan Ilackrs OF Newtown having |
died without a WILL. John o. Donn-ll, of Jamaica, |
and Nicholas Van Antwerp, of NewtOwn. nave been |
appointed appraisers, and his son, john A. BackrIs,
administrator. The estate Is valued ut 100000. |
LoNG ISLAND CnY.-Thc April Term of the |
Qucrn's Comfy Court of Oyer and Terminer Judge |
Barnard presiding, Will convene nj the Court House.
Long Island CITY, on Monday. James Seaman and |
William Weeks, indicted for the killing of the old !
fisherman William Rhodes, at IiickyIllc, then to
bc tried.
STATEN ISLAND.
EDGrwAT1R-Thc Richmond Comfy police have
discovered that out Of the 1873 quOr dealers in the
village of EdgcwatcT about quarter OF them
are selling without proper license.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
YONKtEs.- Engineers now busy engaged
laying ont a route for the new rapid transit huc
from Grtby-square, YOnkeTs. to Ncw-lOrk.
EW-RUCHFIIE.-SOmc of the residents of New
Rochelle were greatly excited ycstcrdny in cOnsc-
unrncr of a rlImOr beng circulated to the effect
that bill had been sent TO Albany for the action
Of the legislature having for It's object the bond
ing of The Town Tor $40 000 tn defray tie expense
oi ptopo,cd macldanz ng Of ,he road over which
the lalln Ito" coach is to travel down TO the Pei
ham town line.