New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-21

were executed BY them, accompanied by pretty
songs descriptive Of the acts they were performing
| BROOKLYN.
Deaths in Brooklyn last week, 221 births, 1873 !;
marriages, 80.
John Appel, age forty, living at Howard.ave; and
Sumpter-st, fell from scahold a. NO. no Ffos, ,
pect-st. yesterday afternoon and died 10 y 10"
hours.
Owing to the neglect Of cartmen In not removing
the piles of dirt, the result of the last street;
cleaning, clouds Of dust are daily driven up ana
down Bedford-ave much to the annoyance Vi
pedestrians.
Many old residents Of Brooklyn have just organ,
lied the Society of Old BroOklynites Inc presiHenS
is exMayOr John w. Hunter and the other 9nlcer s
include Henry A. Moore, William Taylor and joshua
N. Van Colt.
The Charities Commissioners have discharged
number OF employees and abolished the "a am ro NJ
missOners Ryan and Storms. The amount saved III
salaries by the reduction is $4,000.
The New-York and Brighton Beach RaNlsd. CON- nm
pany, whose road runs from Locust GroVe 10 tne
centre Of COney Island, now proposes TO cross tne
Ocean Parkway by an elevated structure, and run
to the new race course OF the Coney lslano Jockey
Club at Sheepshead Bay.
much-decomposed body was found in the bay at
the foot of ThrtY-sixth-st yesterday: 1t was that
of man about fifty years old and I'VE 1eet seven
the Eastern Hotel, New-York, on which was written
the name of Daniel Callahan. The body was sent
to the Morgue.
The Board of Estimate. which consists Of Mayor
Howell, Controller Steinmetz City Auditor AM
norman. County Treasurer Schenck and Supervisor
at-Large Meyenborg, held its first meeting yester-
day. Mayor Howell was made chairman and +. Is.
Galley clerk. Estimates from nearly all the de-
parments were received. The estimate of the
the Fire Department, $50, 900; that of the Board
Of Health, 5000; that OF the Park Department.,
$3.50.
George H. Fuller, age twenty-five, whose parents
live at No. 800 Bridge-st., committed suicide at
East New-YOrk yesterday, by taking, morphine.
He had lived in that village two or three weeks,
man. On Monday he engaged room at Lubs
Hotel Yesterday afternoon he was found In an
unconscious condition and dieh wh h Delng faSe9
for medicinal purposes. No cause Is assigned Tor
the suicide. .,,,,, e,,r,,
From January / to April there were 1881
deaths in Hudson County. 1877 Of which were from
consumption. ,,rur
Chancellor Runyon will sail for Europe on June
2, to be absent until September
The house-fuEnishing goods store Of G. W. Law
renee in BrOad-st was broken into at alate hour on
Wednesday night and robbed Of lot of plated ware
and cutlery.
terday on complaint of his father. who stated that
Gustave would not work, and at every convenient
opportunity would rob him of money.
Henry Lewis was arrested yesterday and held to
bail by United States Commissioner Whitehead on
q charge of opening letter addressed to Charles +.
HopwOod containing an order for varnish.
meeting yesterday. Several interesting papers
were read. The secretary reported O. number Of
additions to the library. favorable financial ex-
hbit was made by the treasurer.
John Nolan was arraigned before Police. Justice
RicOrd yesterday, with q hole above his forehead
and another at tho base of his skull. He said that
his wife had inflicted the wounds with an earthen
ware cup. 1t was shown that Nolan had attempted
to beat his wife, and that she had struck the blows
in self-defcnco. lie was sent to jail.
Several Of the members of tho WOmen's Christian
IuIOu called a CHAM
Der yesterday. to urge the Mayor to interpOse his
authority and prevent the proposed violation OF the
law bv the parade with bands of music on Sunday.
May 80. The Mayor was absent in Trenton, and
the committee will wait upon him to-day.
NEW-JERSEY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bennett. an insurance
agent, committed suicide on wednesday night by
cutting his throat and wrist with a razor Business
revrrses the loss of his wife and lncurabe disease
prompted the act.
HoBoKEN.-Aurnst Meyer Of No. SO Bayard-st.
Ncw-YOrk CITY, was held to await trial, yesterday
by Recorder McDOnough, of IlObOkCn. on charge |
OF swindIng Frederick Quasher. OF West HobokeD;
by selling HIM n worthless shawl which he claimed !
was valuable and had been smugSled.
PATRRsUN-Charles Showers, colOred. age nine |
teen, was arrested Wednesday, on q warrant |
Coon ten years old The assanlt is alleged to havo
been committed ut Chester, Orange County, N. Y.
A reward had been offered for his apprehension.
LONG ISLAND.
RoCKAwAY.-The wOrkmcn employed on the new
hotel at ROckaway Beach were paid $4,000 yes
terday. The building is nearing completion.
JERICuo.-T The stockholders of the Jericho Plank
Road Company have passed resolution TO pay 10
dividends tins year, but TO use the money in repair
ing the road.
LONG BEACH.-Over 500 men are now employed |
by the Long Beach Improvement Company. The |
road will be In running order by June l5 and the
double track from PearsalPs Corner by tie 25th.
STATEN ISLAND.
observation-disclosures Post, of Edgewater, re-
Gently sold some sixty pieces of property in the viii
lage for unpaid taxes, realizing $2445 OF.
GLEN IsLAND.-John II. Sarin has given to the |
North Shore Sunday schools his annual invitations
for free excursion to Glen Is and, which have been
accepted by most of the schools.
RIcHMoND.-The prospects ore that the COurt of
Appeals will adjourn over to September without
taking any action on the case of Edward Reinhardt,
the condemned wife-murderer confined in the Rich
mOnd County Jail.
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