New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17

home Wednesday after an absence OF neaiiy
weeks and claimed that she mao peer ~ la heeo
by n woman, confessed YESTERDAY 'nht sne va,
Shaving Mt tho house Of her aunt, I'D Laiu'""-"'''
Atl,ntino Holt. of No 179 Bay-st was arrested
vesterday on q charge of attempting 10 XII w
father Hollis mother killed herself WIN f ere
green two weeks ago, and me two t ,hot Ms Holt
was driven to self-dcstruci0D by tho brutal 1
of his father Tho latter alleged that MS sou Sno'
at HIM and threatened TO Kill hiin.
NEWARK.
In the Conrt of Quarter Sessions yesterday Jury
man Royse vas examined I'm regard 70 aIegeu
declarations made bv him during the triai oI ne.
mann II. Gclicke. He contradicted me s'a''nieii''
OF the previous Witnesses
Thomas McKirgan against the NewYork. Lake
Erie and Western Railroad Company 20 rcoI e.
damages for the killing of the planiih SOFT W.
years DID, last January. The j9ry q yesterday yea
brought m verdict Tor the plaintih Tor $o"o'
A coloreJ man stopped at the house of Mrs; Az
drew Johnson No 00S Broad-st.' " euncsln1 p,sj
and accostiug - servant girl at the door hthug1
her a note TO give to her mistress saying ne "ouu
wait for answer: While she was taxing .no no:o
Ia au inner room, the man seized TWO oVeIco''s III
the hallway and disappeared.
Franz Lanmens. the convicted murderer wss
visited by ms counsel Wednesday. lie WAS very
much excited He had expected, no SAD, tnat tne
Court Of Parlons would rot murder ir, nm hiFi
hang me. tell Won 80 honest, did not DO H.. "A
writ of error viii be applied for, on which to take
Tie case 10 the Cont OK Eifoi5 anu hppcdlo'
NEW-JER5EY.
EIrZABFTU-Several cases OF smallpox are re-
ported IN Elizabeth Scarlet fever aud malaria also
prevail to large extent especially III the neighDof-
hood of Bergen Point.
PANRAPO.--Chares Williams, a homeless warrant,
attempted suicide Tuesday night at faihIapo ny
swallowing Iaudanum. He was saved by TIE prompt
OF antidutes The father Of Trans died ABOUT
fifteen years ago leaving HIM over @3O,oOO. lie De-
came very reckless ia the use OF MS money ana soon
suuandcIed the entire sum.
observation-disclosures DcDonough and william
Hughes are rival blacksmlths. Some time ago
McD'nOngh shOed q horse, but the animal Decon,
Iug lame the shoe was tancn off. Hughes pointed
ont piece of nail in the horses boof and showed
that McDOnouGb had bungIcd the JOB ana was re-
sDunsible for the animals ameness. McDon0ueh
brought a suit for damages for injury to his pisl-
ness. ana made the claim that Hughes had pat inc
nail IN tie horses h0Of while pretending 70 eX-
anime il. Yesterday the case was given 10 Jury IN
the Court Of Common Pleas. ana hcDOnough WAS
awarded Il verdict for ~ 900,
LONG ISLAND
GREAT NFCK.--Georgc Bond, Of Great Neck, won't
to Ncw-IOIk. December 9. for the purpose OF Duy-
lug meat. The day he paid bill TO dealer IN
Futon Market. Since then he has not been neard
from. Mr.. Bond is about tifx years OF age.
de had considerable money WIN hun when ne Ieit
home. lie was on the HeawHHhaka Wlch sn- toois
fire. and Ir jumping into tho water fell u front OF
and was struck by The wheel and severely Injured
STATEN ISLAND
NoEruFnID-The old school-house at Chelsea.
Town of Mortified, which has been standing 10Y
fifty years. will bs sold at auction tomorrow.
PoRr RIcIfNoND The debt of $1,000 on the
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church AZ Port KEN
7noud VII ca the Rev. Jesse >. CilDeft - pastor,
has been PAID.