New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-28

| is very ILL., He is suffering from acute neuralgia
but his condition, although dangerous, no' coi'-
| sidered critical.
| Henry c. Foster and Thomas Snow were placed
on trial in the Court Of Sessions yesterday morning.
charged with having attempted to swindle J9hn y,
Van Horne, an old and wealthy resident OF jersey
City, ont of S. 900 BY the gold brick scheme. MI;
Van Horne, who thought that the bricks were real
gold was willing to advance 81, 900 on them, but
| the swindlers wished $4,000, and while the ne
gotiatiOns were pending Mr.. Van Horne's son ne
ected the swindle and informed the police, who ar
rested the swindlers when they went to MI van
Iiornes house to cOnsummate the bargain. Inc de-
Mr. Van Horne believed when he was negotiating
for them that the bricks were stolen. The case Will
probably close to-day
The contest for the Office of City Physician OF
HobOken came up in the Circuit Court yesterday In
suit brought by DR.. Samuel a: Heller for the sal
airy attached TO the Office DR.. Heller was the CIIy
Physician last year. but on May 81 motion wa, was
made in the Common Council to appoint Ut. huurc
Itch. An amendment was made that the name OF
DR.. Alters be substituted for thai OF Dr' h!tL,h
and the amendment adopted, but the Oil2lhtl
motion as amended not put. Mayor besSon
approved the appointment of Or Alters, OHl IL Is
asserted that he could no hold the Office because ~
had not been long enough IN me Guy. IN unc ori
the Council re ppOlDted DT. Heller without recon-
sidcring the vote by which Dr. Alters was ~
pointed. and the case then became so mixed 'naI IL
was determined TO resort to the courts
NEWARK.
Mayor Fielder was nominated for the Assembly,
last evening bv the Democrats Of the Win ~
somby District, 10 fill the vacancy caused ny Ihe
death of Assembyman Bruemmcr.
mortgage in blank for $4,000 on the property,
OF G.. Nugcnt * 60. was found among the papers Oh
Oscar Baldwin. II bad evidently been gwen 10
Baldwin as security for loans from the Oahh.
Upon this discovery the bill hlcd by the Tecel' er
AGAINST Nugcut was amended to include tins iIrih
The investigation thus far COrr0boratS lhe state
mcnts OF Oscar Bal Twin. The answer Of Nugent 10
this bill will be hlcd III q few DAYS ana VIII en-
brace full statement OF his case. Inc huinueF Of
acceptanccs of the proposition OF the directors M
crcascs daily. and the prospects Of resumption OF
the bank under the proposed plan OF settlement are
'''' 7'' NEW-JERSEY
ORAyGE.-Lcwis II. Rowe. a mlknan, living in
FORE. t-aye East Orange, committed suicide on
Saturday by taxing a dose of laudauum. He was
found ly:1g in his Darn early in the morning with
the bottle OF laudanun lying beside him.
LONG ISLAND.
LoyG ISLAND CrrY.-David A thorf foreman of
Frcuch's cabinet works at Hunters Point, was
working near one of the machines yesterday when
he dropped his ench Il was caught IN the belt
of he maid shaft. and was then thrown WIN great
force striking hun on the right SIDE OF the hel'!
His right ear was tora f. IN his mead, ana ms Skull
was fractured directly behind the ear. He was re-
moved i'm an unconscious state to MS home. where
the physicians pronounced his case hopeless 1 nc
Queens County SUPERVISORS Inct NJ Long - anu Ivy
yesterday and appointed Valentine ItdrSall, Oh
North Hampstead, one OF he County Suptfihltn leltS
OF the Poor. They approved the bond lPlIo,OOOj
OF the County IrcasuTer-e.ect, Francis d. Ddld"lh
STATEN ISLAND.
SThPLETON-The Rev. Father Lewis, of Clifton,
is having new chapel erected IN BroadSt, staple
ton. Supervisor Bechtcl IS TO furnish the bell 1of
the new cdlhcc.
RIcHMoND-Dr Clarke, physician of the Rich
mond County JAN. in his report 10 the Board OF
Supervisors, suggests that some provision be maze
TO have the youthful prisoners kept apart from
those Of mature age.