New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03

First-st.. attempted to commit suicide on Thursday
He had lost much blood before he was discovered
Tnat his condition is considered critical. Nugent
has been suffering for some time from severe at
TACK OF malarial fever, which has made him par,
tally insane. Three days ago he tied rope around
his neck and lowered himself out of the window,
his life
Director Edward F. Mcdonald, the presiding
officer of the Hudson County Board of Freeholders
on Thursday said that he found it necessary for the
good management of the county affairs to make
cnange In the most important committees OF the
Board; the Committees on County institutions,
Public Grounds, and the Court House aud Jail.
His reasons for making the changes were that he
had found the part of the committees misman-
agement neglect and a disposition TO encourage
abuses, pernicions practices and customs he new
committees will be announced at the next meeting.
NEWARK.
john Patton, age twenty-six, who lives with his
parents at No. 126 CeDtraave was arrested yester-
day for cruelty beating his father, whose face pre-
sented shocking sight. The father declined to make
"a charge against his son before the JUS ice. but
charge of assault aud battery was made by Police
Captain Berger, and the son was required TO hnd
bail
John Long, living in Barclay-st., Charles Grouse,
a son of respectable jeweller in Washington-st.,
and William Steel, formally employed at the Noun
tain House at South Orange, were arrested yester-
day on a charge of being concerned In some OF the
Numerous robOeries that have been peroetrated re-
Gently in the neghborhood Of ORANGE among them
the robbery of harness and other articles from the
Mountain House.
August Miller was held in 81 900 bail yesterday
on charge of atrocious assault and battery. lie
was recently discharged from the employ of A. ID.
Flesh d Co.. and on Thursday he visited the factory
to get his apron. lie had some words with the
foreman foreman! and hnocked him down When Henry 1!fy
sharpcncd to point, which he had concealed IN his
sleeve and stabbed kistner in the face. making an
NEw-JERsEY.
GREENvILLE.-The body of a boy about six years
old was found yesterday afternoon at Powels
dock 1t was subsequently identified as that Of
John Gocgin who has been missing from his home,
NO, l22 Pne-st, Lafayette, since "Wednesday last
and whose hat found on that day lying on the
shore at ComInunpaw.
PERTH AMBoY-The long continued drouth is
causing great Inconvenience TO the residents of
Perth Amboy; Nearly all the, cisterns are ex-
hausted, and the wafer OF the wells is unsuitable for
domestic uses being very bracssh and not pnre The
people anxiously watching the progress of the
new water works, the pipes for which being Land
through the city.
HoBoKEN.-The body of an unknown woman was
found Yesterday floating near the Eagle Docks at the
foot of First-st. TIE body is that of a Young
shapely and well-deveoped woman. and wasdrcssed
in neat-ftting black cashmere dress white under
GSTgrSsS Nd SES Of
City, was found in her pocket, and also pocket
book and clay pine There were no signs of vio-
Ience on the body, which was removed to Cranes
Morgue.
LONG ISLAND.
UNIONDALE-Coroner Denton. of FreeDort. con-
cluded che investigation yesterday 81 the alleged
poisoning of Mr. Redmont's child at Uniondale
town Of Hampstead, on August 2. The jury found
stained IN London purple, and placed in the field of
Seymour Bedell by an unknown person.
STATEN ISLAND.
y, RrcHMoND.--Sesrch is being made for George
Ross, lunatic, who on Wednesday escaped from
the Richmond County AlmshOuse.
PoRT RICHMOND.-Miss Katie Meeder on Thurs
day accomplished the feat of swimming across the
Kills from Hallocls boat house to Gunther's dock
n. j.
STApLEToN.-Henry Holterman. of Harrison-st
was shot in the right groin time ago by acct
dentaily springing tran on his premises which he
had set for thieves Several ATTEMPTS were made by
NJ. Hoternan recently discovered a lump under
the skin the right side, and using pocket-knife
To open the skin found the bullet
WESTCHESrER COUNTY
PORT CHrsTER-The New York Neyy-Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company will put on two extra
trains next Monday 10 run between New-York and
Port Chester as Westchestcr County specials These
VIII leave Port Chester at 1870 A. m q ID 5:23 o. m
arriving at the Grand Central Depot at S25 a. no.
and 6:2o D. and will leave the Grand Central De-
pot at 1920 p. m. and GA p. Owing il is
said to financial dificuties the King Street Baptist
Church VIII be closed. The Rev. A. +. Perry
preached his farewell sermon to The congre cation on
Sunday last.
TARRYTowN.-Of the ten ministers in Tarrytown.
nine were found recently to be oil on a vacation
..-...Ihe new artisan we'll goes down 245 feet he
Loo barrels Of water daily. The quality OF the
water Is good. 1t is OF understood why the well
was not sunk close by the reservoir instead OF 500
yards away. Nothing has yet been done by the
Trustees an setting out shade ttees where so many
were cut down two years ago. People say they
The use of the barbed wire for fencing in private
grounds Is OccaSlOnlug n good deal of comulaiut