New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-13

Of Srcat eycfemenf. aud demanded the arrest of q
| man who committed murder in FOnTth-aVe: three
| wears ago. and robbed his victim Of 5OOOO trancS'
| As il speedily appeared that Mr. Larkey was crazy
| he was taken to the TOmbs Police Court by an
| officer and committed TO the care OF the commas
| siOneTs of Charities and Correction.
| BROOKLYN.
There were 222 deaths 226 births and 81 mar
| riagas last week i'll Brooklyn
S. b. Chittenden, Samuel Mclean, James r. Tay-
! or Henry d. POlhemu5 and A. a. Low have Deen
elected directors Of the Long Island HISTORICAL 30
| ciety.
John Grady married man, living in Hamilton
| ave-, was drowned Tuesday night at the iOoC VI
VerOna-st. The body was recovered ana taKen W
! his home.
The drowned body of a man about five feet eight eight
inches in height, who wore SUIT OF darf ciotnt t
and black OVercOat was found yesterday Ut tue
| foot of COngress-st. It was sent to the MOrGue.
The Coroners Jury in the case Of Mrs. Mary Har-
gen. who jumped from third-stOry window in the
RAYMOND Street Jail Sunday, declared that there
was no negligence on the part Of the authorities
James A. Falkner, the secretary of Receiver La
thrOp of the New-JerseY Central Railroad, whose
body was found in the Hudson RIVER on MonnaY'
was buried yesterday in the Cemetery OF the Ever;
green's the funeral being held at Christ Episcopal
Church, in BedfOrd-aye. Tho services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. j. A. Morgan and tho Rev. D.
Beers
John IT, White, shoemaker. eighteen years of
age, of No. 2G7 Evergreen-ave taken into GUS
tOdy Tuesday evening nc the instance OF Margaret
LOCKWOOD Of No. ii Patchen-aye., who charged
White with annoying her by forcing his company
and attentions uDon her. At the Broadway Police
Station she relcnted and declined to press the
charge. Tho youthful shoemaker was released
State Assessors Fowler Veddcr and Weatherwax
met in the Supervisors Chamber yesterday to con-
slider tho valuation OF Kings County. The City AS
SCISSORS and nearly all the Supervisors were present
Statements were made by the assessors Of the i've
county towns and bv President TruSOw, OF the
Brooklyn Assessors. Martin Schoonmaker, ono OF
the assessors of Gravascnd. declared that that town
received only SIT 900 in rents for the part OF COney
Island owned by tall the western end-when 1T
ought to receive $4,000.
NEWARK.
The Board of Chosen FrechOlders for 1880 and
1881 met for organization yesterday Elias y.
DQremus. of East Orange, was reelected director.
George Neefus collector for tho Merchants Fire
Insurance Company, was thrown from ms carriage
| on Warren-st. Yesterday morning and sustained
very severe injuries.
James McGrath, who was struck with beer
glass by Joseph Burns. in II saloon on Fcrryst on
the evening of April 20, died st noon Yesterday nj
his home No. 90 MadisOn-St. Burns has served
several terms in State Prison lie has cluded arrest
| for several days.
The contest in the case of the Gardner estate
| before the r-ChancrllOr yesterday UDOn the
death of Mr. Gardner it was alleged by Aram IT,
on the other hand said that he destroyed the paper
some time before his DEATH saying, that the law
made will good enough for him. This constitutes
the Issue in tho case now brought.
The fact that the Grand Jury previous to adjourn
mcnt brought in no indictments of liquor sellers is
explained bv members of tie Law and Order As
| association, who were depended upon to furnish
evidence before the Grand jury, were tampercd
with. II is the intention of the Law and Order
Association to bring complaints before n Justice OF
| the Peace weekly.
NEw-JERsEY.
HnBoKFH.-C. r. DE Leonard. lawyer living in
CHER. who charged him with having neglected to
pay over gomc funds which he hal collected Tor
him. Gallagher was arrested, and Thomas slogan
appeared "a his bail. Leonard aske Slogan 81 ne
owned property, and was promptly Knocked down
by the latter who Is also 10 bc arrested.
pAmR~oN.-WIliam Nho WAS arrested at Patrr
son Yesterday, on charge al inrrudiarsm made by
john l.. Lee. ~ Il. m. Yesterday The new dwell
lng-honsc Of William llnghcs on the road to lAtt"
IN the adjoining house. cXtinEu;NhcI the HanrS.
While thus engaged hc saw NlhlO leave the door
and run home N!blo has already served Il term of
imprisonment in the Strtc Prison at Trenton Oh Il
charge OF the same nature.
Long ISLAND.
JAMAICA.-The Colorado beetle or potato bug has
made IT., appearance already IN Queens ana Suffolk
Counties tn an alarming extent. Many FARMERS are
bugt.
IryrIyGroy.-Thr Suffolk County Sunday sclool
Association met AZ Huntington last evening. To-day
three sessions Will be- heidi the evening session in
the Second Presbyterian Church. The Rev. II. {.
Woodruff Nnd William L. Estes VIII ADDRESS the
evening meeting
PrAGstLLs.-Thc grading Of the Long Beach
Railroad has been finished. and last evening ta'
track cUInp,tcd from Pcar,al ) Corner To Bar
mum Island. Work on the new pavilion, which is
tn he completed hy the first of June. advancing
rapidiy. Arrangements have been made To supply
the hotel with RidgcwOod w1'Cr. through pipes to
b. lald from the Hampstead Reservoir. The entire
work Of building the road, hotel and cottages Is nm,
der ihc supervision of cnployG, 0t the Long Island
Railroad Company. two gangs of men are kept
working night ANA day.
STATEN ISLAND.
WEST BRIGHTON.-1hc Rev. George McClclland
FIskr Ia, rendered his resignation rs pastor Of -.
Mary's Episcopal Church at West BTlghtOn. Alr.
FISkc goes To Philadelphia.
Fort Observation-Disclosures Henry Lcmly
of Fort WadswOrth, will sail fer BOgota, South
America. June \. to he gone three Years having re-
crIy,d the appointment ~ Professor OF Mathcmat-
les and Military Science III tho University Ot that
place
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are now at work on the
east shore of the island making surveys of the rOut3
of the staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad Conn
panv. The same trouble ~ experienced as on the
north shore in procuring the right of way. OPPOSE
ton to the new enterprise ~ developing daily.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
MorNT VEpNON.-Ihc CII2cHS Association of
Mount Vernon has nominated Mr.. Raymond, now
one Of inr trustees Of the village, Tor president Oi
the Board and Colonel Henry lluSI has been nom
mated rs the peoples candidate Mr. John Berry Is
the unuco OF both organizations Tor lllagc Treas
urCr.
WHITE PLAINs-Wiliiam J. Mead has been in
diccd for perjury in making an affidavit IN IN ac-
tinn pending before Amos Holly, q just OF the
Pace of the town of PnumlrdEc. lie pleaded not
guilty, ana demanded trial. ,....A fine barn and
stable belonging 10 Mr.. OrtrSo III Rprh laud-lYe,
White Pluns, were totally destroyed by fire about
( o'clock yesterday morning.: An election I0r
three trustees Of the village Of White 'lains took
Mace Yesterday. Three Democrats. David YER
plank, Edmund G. Sutherland and Henry u. Ford
were elected.
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