New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-16

,.,,or nowor IN represent before the Lceis-
aure of the Stare of Massachusetts % es the
of concentrating the labor OF convc's GsooIntions
tract system upon few Industries. ~ tIa con-
were adopted setting f0rth oppo9'''" "
tract system IN prisons.
JERSEY CITY.
Homer Merrill, age fourteen, OF no. % o,nrdsv
on he Heights, ran away from MS hono -
John Flanagan. who engaged IN przc,nr";H mod
months ago with John Dougherty. was ailndiH ~
before Police Justice Stilslng yesterday ana was
held for trial.
Thomas Muldoon, of No. 147 York,sf.' wa, was
arragned before Justice Peloubet, III .no of
Drsiriot Police Court. yesterday, on charge VI
burglary IIc was held Tor examination.
The snit of Cnauncev A. Smith, ir., against n'o-
dorc Polhemns recover II ,Oio on pronissTT,s s
note, began Yesterday IN thr supreme Court nc H.
defendant claims that the note Is forgery ~ -
Endorsed by ex-Sfate Senator Pidcock.
Elizabeth Mccarthy age ten. and Eneni n ~
seven-vears. old sister, Of No. III Brnnswick-s.'
were arragncd before Police justice ollislinB ca,
terday on a charge of having stolen artIc'es iIon
several houses where they had called To OBTAIN
Iood They said that they had been instructor IT,, 70
steal by an older companion they were SEW " jam
NEW-JkRSEY
BAYoNNE CIrY.-The strikers OF Linden Mi ,'
have All returned to work, their employers having
made the concession of a reduction OF me h"utS vi
labor. taking off one hour per day. Inc wages IT,
main The same as before the Strike
B,RGrN PorNr.-Daniel Coughlin. boss drill
man on the Central Railroad OF NowJersey. mas
been missing since Sunday night: tie was partS
intoxicated and was accompanied by TWO wo,nrn ~
the Newark Bay Bridge which Is Cbi -,
n mile long where they parted eomplN. NC
kceper of the draw bridge who knows Couvni'l',
says that he did not pass the draw II Is sIpp1Scu
that he topped over the string piece lnto INC oay,
which was dragged yesterday for bis BODY: lie was
tweuty-six years OF age, aud was not married.
Wrsr HoBoKEN-A meeting of the Board OF FIRE
Trustees of West llO6Oken, y. j., was hed lues"ay
evening Trustees Causen and Livingston, eacn
claiming TO have been elected chairman. seated
themselves at opposite ends OF table' ana eacn
allied the meeting to order. Clansen was caIc1 t ~
order by Livingston when he attempted to state
question and was forced into his char Dy fO1ce
Sergeant Francois and was then placed ulae arrest.
Recorder llckock was summoned auh AZ GGnc 'I
opened his court. After hearing testimony he hned
CIausen SD for dIsOrderly conduct Ire hhe WAS
paid under protest
STATEN ISLAND.
NEW BEIGuroN.-At the last meeting of the New
Brighton Trustees complaints III three dincreus
SUITS against the village tor damages on account OF
the PrOspect-st. water cOurSe were served upon
the Board, as follows: One TOR 5000. brought ny
james r. sharpe and others anonE dor TlPoU Nv
Sharpe az imnstratriX. The . )ard instructed Us
clerk to ask counsel for the complainautS tor twenty
days time to put In IN answer
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
YonKTOwx-James Wood. of Mount Kisco, has
bcen selected to deliver the aDnual address before
the Yorktown Agricultural and horticultural So
cicty at the approaching falr.
NEw-RoCHELLE.-TwO burglars made an attempt
TO enter the house of Cyrus Lawton, on DavenportS
Neck New Rochelle. on tuesday night, Mr.. Law
ron reached home from New-York after midnight,
inst in time to Illustrate the scheme of the robbers.
WHITE PLAINs-Ihe jury in the case of John }.
Houghton, VINO was tried in the Court Of Sessions
at White Plains on a charge OF bigamy, rendered q
verdict of guilty, after prOiracted absence. and
Judge Clifford sentenced the prisoner to three years
Imprisonment in the State Prison. Yesterday,
James H. Whitney and John Thompson. two young
men, were placed on trial in the Court or Sessions
at White Plains on an Indictment with stealing
horse and wagon. which they had hired from Mr..
A. Campbell OF Yonkers. alleging that they desired
TO 90 10 Tuckahoe. but started and proceeded some
distance ia another direction with tho property.