New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-06
testimony in the case recommended decree II
favor oi he plaintiff.
NEW-JFRSEY.


Etrz,pKTp-Jo.n Crosby, an Eneiishman who
had mo- famIly and who was employed ut me singer
\ wing Machine Works, was KILL by an EXPRESS
train on tee Central Railroad on "Wednesday nlgn'.
EAST ORANGE-Since the recent ATTEMPTS OF
BURGLARS To roh n number of houses. several citizens
b"ve started n movement for self-protection: A
C,tlzen'a Protective Association ~ To be forineu LOT
the apprehension of burglars. A meeting LOT sho
purpose will be held NJ National Hall On MONDAY
evening.
LONG ISLAND.
Observation-Disclosures broke open the shoe store OF
w kullemeyer Flushing, on wednesday Dlght'
Goods to the value Of 500 were s'olen. ,o hanna
WAS partially DESTROYED bv fire or Friday night l9st
states that she had $40 stolen from her. enc pc
ieves that burglars got into the house, and after
robbIpg her set fire to il.
GLTNwOoD-NIss Mary Wells. OF New-fork who
is spcnding The Summer at GlenWOCu, wenl pathlng
and getting beyond her depth. suddenly sank INTO
a deep hole She struggled TO get back TO tue shore,
when she fonnd that of her feet bad caught
between some stones on the bottom; lownseuu
Johnson who was nt work near by taking up oyS-
iers rowed up to where she went down, dIved over
board and extricated her just in time to save DER
from drowning a,
JAMAlCA-John and James Buckley were arrested
on Tuesday evening by Officer Hurley on the com
paint OF Peter Swearsen. beer-selIer on tue hncN
away ROAD, Jamaica village, VINO charged III, III
with stealing S27 from his shop. On SUNDAY
night trunk owned by the Union News Company,
filed with cigars and candies, was stolen from the
distance from the deDOt on Tuesday. Ii had been
broken open and robbed Of is contents. ON wed
nesday the Buckleys were also charged WIN lhiS
WIIrr's PoIvr-Band Leader Sebert, Of tho
Engineer Battalion at Willefs Points, who was
hired 10 play for the Whitestone Fire Department,
at it's parade last week, but refused 10 do So eaV-
ing the hremen shortly after they had starred on
their march. because the department reiused 10
nav hmm i'm advance. was tired by Courf Martial
az the fort on Saturday. The charge preferred
against him was conduct 10 the prejudice OF good
order and military disciplluc" and embraced three
observation-disclosures The Court found Seibert gully, and
sentenced him to forfeit $l5 OF his pay, ana 20 De
confined to the limits Of the fort tor two nol th1
NEWTOWN.-W the house known as the Oid
Red House on the property Of jeremiah Casey, at
Newtown was being torn down recently,
several old and Interesting documents were
upearthed by the wOrImen. Among them was
the muster-rOl of Captain Fields company IN
1910 The house was constructed Principally Oh
oak, tbe frame being of oak timber eight inches
souare The outside of the house was covered WIN
oak shingles nailed to oak aths with WROUGHT mans,
and every nail was chnchcd. me seams were
sea led with oak boards. The house was butt long
before the recollection of the Oldest nha0ltant IN
the TOWN. George !. Rapelye, of Corona Nlr. hap-
Give is ninety-lour years old with bis memory and
hearing as good as eyer. He remembers gong 10
school in the Old house in the year 1|9o
STATEN ISLAND.
RtCuMOND.-It has been discovered that An addl-
tioua set of county bOn0s, Amounting to @lOoOo'
fall due this month, and 10 means or payment nave
been provided. -,
STAPLETON-The rumors OF tho removal from
office OF Chief Clerk Hitchcock. OF the Ponce De-
nart1neut have not been verified. but his salary has
been reduced by the Commissioners from pIOo 10
S75 month. go
Nfw-DnRP.-A mass meeting OF citizens has been
called for tomorrow afternoon, to decide upon som
means of protection from alleged mpositloDs ~ con-
nectlon with the Society for the Prevention Oh
Cruelty to Animals