New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-20

tb.t charges be prefcrred against officers who tempt
citizens TO break tho law in order 70 procure ~.
ths officer who does this is more vicious offender
Than fine man who breaks the Excise law for he not
only violates the Excise law and breaks the rYes OF
tile Police Department, but also breaks the law OF
hospitality by taking advantage of friend.
John D. Dryer who killed Thomas Jones in q
liquor shop, In Atlantic-ave., OetoDer q IooV 10y
striking him on the head WIN oIard N tSs rsf
degree, in the Court of Sessions, The evidence
showed that Dryer mad been drinking and struck
Jones twice on the head with the cue Inc cause Oh
death was conclusion Of the brain; the skull was
not fractured. Dryer sald'that no could never re-
member whit happened when ne was drunk. Inc
jury verdict OF guilty OF manslaughter IN ,he
fourth degree. The prisoner was remanded for SEN
tence. ,rno,,,, o,rv
loan Baptiste died in the Charity Hospital yester-
dav morning from the effect of injuries received Dy
being struck by passenger train on the PennsyVa-
mia Railroad while he was crossing the TRACK az
"e'' i'HO' NEWARK.
drill engine on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad exploded cylinder ne ar Shet-
feld-st. yesterday aud one of the frOgwheels was
hurled through the window Of dwelling without
injuring any person.
Ex-Alderman H. w. Gedike, who was convicted oil
criminal malpractice and sentenced to term OF two
wears in State Prison, was driven in carriage TO
Elizabeth yesterday and was then placed in train
and taken TO prison.
paving 10 per cent dividend to depositOrs. The
amount TO be paid is about $1,0O0,OOO. AT noon
dividends. One half of the amounts drawn were
redeposited to the new accounts OF the bank.
Some of the articles of jewelry found in the pos
session of Mary Bowers, who was arrested on Sat
urday while in the act Of robbing house in Greene
St., have been identified as belonging to Robert
MCGOWAN, of Main-st., Oswego Additional charges
have been made against the woman and her friend
NEW-JERSEY.
HoBoKEN-The Common Council of Hoboken
adopted resolution at its meeting Tuesday night
advising the Board Of Education to dismiss Mics
Cunningham, the principal of Public School No! 8.
who was recently acquitted of charges of improper
conduct. The reason alleged is that her usefulness
as principal has been destroyed by her own conduct.
LONG ISLAND.
GARDEN CTTY.-Twenty-thre hundred acres of
land were cultivated at Garden City the last year,
namely, 400 acres of corn, $50 acres OF oats, and
400 acres of rye.
PoRT JEPFERsoN.-L. Francis Tooker, a college
student. and j. Samuel Ackerly, foreman in The
Times Office were seriously injured while coasting
yesterday. Ackerly Is likely to die. TOoker was
still insensible last evening
JAMAICA BAY-The ice did considerable damage
yesterday TO the spiing OF the New York. Wood
haven and Rockaway Railroad acruss Jamaica Bay.
Travel on the road was not interrupted.
FLUsHING.-Flushing Bay is frozen over from
shore to shore. Several persons have skated from
before in many years. Freight from vessels frozen
IN the les in Hampstead and Oyster Bay HarbOr Is
taken ashore In sleighs, and Oysterng has been
suspended.
STATEN ISLAND.
SrAPLEroN.-The Governor has appointed ElIhu
Spicer. jr, of New-York, a trustee OF the Seamens
Ritual at stapleton; to ill tho vacancy caused by
the resignation of Duncan X. NOVEL;
CLIFToN-Percy s. Ullman, 0 lawyer well known
on Staten Island, is still confined to his home in
Clifton from the effects of the injuries which he ro
ceived several months ago by the explosion OF a
Kerosene lamp. 1t is feared that he will have TO
suffer the amputatiOn OF one hand.
ToMPKINsvILLE.-Oficer Devlin. the day watch
man at the American Docks, lompkinsyille yester-
day reported to Police Headquarters in StapletOn
that Steel Ncsarllen, mate Of the ship Pine. moored
nc the American Docks, had been missing since q
o'clock Tuesday evening 1t is thought that the
mate fell overheard from the ship and that his body
was carried away by the strong tide.
Hw-BRIGHToN-Severa prominent men OF the
north shore OF Staten Island have organized the
Staten Island Society for the Prevention OF Crime
with the following officers: President, Erastns
Brooks; Independents. George William Curtis, +.
c. Brdgman and James McNamee; secretary,
Lester ". Clark treasurer, Francis George shaW'
Tie society will begin active work at once.