New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-24

stabbed yesterday over the right eye by q knife il
house shortly after the stabbing and have not re
turned.
The constables appointed as Collectors of Arrears
OF Iaxes have decided to adopt perenptory methods
certain day which they will call on all in theu
respective districts who in arrears, and in case
quents at once to Jail.
A little daughter of John Fitzpatrick of No. 1 q
PIane-st, entered the house of Mrs. Dowd, neigh;
come to the house few days previously sprang at
1er and bit her severely in the arm. The cat was
driven out Of the house. but roagpeared Yesterday
nceman was called and he shot it,.
The body of a well-dressed man was found in the
Passaic River near the Pcnnsylvania Railroadbrdge
early yesterday morning In his pockets were $40 a
SILVER watch and chain and two account books of
William s. Van Noy. of LambertyiIe, n ]. The
man was a passenger on the Pennsylvania Railroad
on the midnight train from New-YorlS, and that he
rel from the train into the river while crossing the
bridge.
NEw-JERSEY.
ORANGE-Iu the fire that destroyed the farm
buildings belonging to Seton Hall College on Mon
day night, two horses and a mule and all the farm
machinery were consumed. The barns were well
h nile with hay and grain large flock of ducks
$4,000 and only 81 $50 of this is covered by insur
ance he fire is supposed to have been caused by
tramp smoking in the grain house.
HoBoKEN.-The Council ut it's meeting last week
made contract with the Brush Electric Light Com
pany, providing for the lighting of the city with
$4,000 Yesterday the City Clerk was served
with an INJUNCTION which had been procured
by u number OF citizens restraining the Council
from carving ont the contract. At the meeting
Monday the Council passed a resolution providing
1or the appointment of twenty-five citizens, with
authority to perfect plan for draining the Hoboken
mea! lows AT the meeting of the Council last even
ny The Mayor sent in veto to the resolution.
boiler IN the Chemical works of John FTitche,
III Grove-st. exploded on Monday evening seriously
1dEaimaglng the building and severely scaldIng
his home.
LONG ISLAND.
- LONG ISLAND CITY.-At the Special Term of the
queens County Court yesterday a motion for a new
trla In the case of John Lang. policeman and
detective of Long Island City, was denied Lang
was tried at the June term and sentenced to nine
months Imprisonment for obtaining money under
false pretences from number of poor people of AS
toria and Dutch Kills. The pool rooms as well
as tne faro and keno rooms notwithstanding the
notlcc 10 close up served upon their proprleI
Monday, at the instance of DstrIct-Attorney Down
ing were yesterday in full operation and were not
moleSted.
STATEN ISLAND.
NEW BRIGHToN.-The unknown woman picked up
IN the Kills oil New Brighton on Sunday was buried
yesterday in the County Poor House grounds at
-Four Corners
CuFTON-The new ferry-boat being constructed
NJ chiffon for the Staten Island Railway Company,
IS nearing completion. The boat is built of the best
I onnecticut white oak and Ohio chestnut the deck
dr d being OF yellow pine Her length is 225 feet
natural draft boilers and engines OF $50 horse-pow-
or. There Will also be two donkey engines TO pump
up me boilers, and for use in of fire. Theupper
cos VIII DE larger IN every way than those of the
other boats on the lines. The cabins will be lin
lshed III hard wood, similar to the Union Ferry Com
paiys boats. The boat will have seating accommo-
datlons Tor over thousand passengers. The total
cost of cons ruction will be about $4,000 The
boat Will be launched In November.