New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-17

streets. Mayor Taussig yesterday vetoed the ordl-
nance.
Thomas Hickey. while drunk on Tuesday night,
rung n false alarm of fire, which brought ont the
department.. He arrested yesterday morning
and put under bail for trial,
Edward Lcfay who Tuesday night assaulted
Michael Dunn and stabbed Christopher Corcoran
who went to Dunn's rescue, is believed to be de-
ranged. When he was arraigned before Judge
pcoubct, yesterday morning he maintained logged
silence, refusing to make any statement or answer
any questions. lie Is held TO await the result Oh MS
victims injuries
In the case of the eighteen laborers employed by
the North Hudson Street Railway Company and ar
rested last week for tearing mp street prior to lay
ing the rack, Justice StiiSng yesterday rendered
decision dismisSlug the complaint, as an act OF the
Legislature, pas ed in 1874, empowered the com
pany to lay tracks in any street north of Pavonla-
ave. In the case of the Pennsylvania Railroad Ia
bOrerS arrested for like offence Justice PeIouDet
held an examination, but reserved his decision.
NEWARK
At n meeting of the Finance Committee last even
ing If was reported that the bonds of the city Off
GERS ha been examined and found satisfactory.
Mayor Fielder ard Alderman Dodd reported that
they could not agree upon expert accountants to eX
anime the books of the city officers. j. Walden, of
Ncw-York was finally appointed at ,f3 an hour, with
two assistants.
The run on the Howard Savings Institution was
continued yesterday, but the number Of applicants
Y3 600 600 and 81 900, 900 in deposits and ITS last
statement shows that over - 100000 is invested III
Government bonds. About ~, 100000 is invested
i'm real estate. The surplus is $1,000 and the in
come last year : 9N So, out of which Tl33,OOO
WAS paid in dividends. The expenses for salaries
etc were ONLY 600 The usual dividend of =
ycr cent is payable on December l. and those who
are Withdrawing their deposits will lose their in
tcrsst. 49, ,.,...
UonoKET-Thc troub,c in the Fire Department
has been settled and the hrcmcn have returned to
duty.
WrruAwKEV.-Paul " Brett a Wcehawkcn JUS
ticc OF the Peace, was convicted IN the Court OF
sessions. yesterday of having ordered the false ln
prisoumrnt OF Peter +. Schneider.
Bergen PoNT-A man who was walking on the
Ncw-Jcr>c Central Railroad bridge, over Newark
Bay, wa, struck hy locomotive on Tuesday and
hurled into the water. The body had not been re-
covered up to last night
PA>sIC.-At the second days session Of the TWEEN
ty-iouuh annual convention Of the Ncw-Jer>cy
sunday -,choo Association hcld at PaSsmc ,yratrr-
day. Ie~oln ION were passed m memory OF judge
i. Y. d. iIoagand. Addresses were delivered upon
Ior.Igu >uuday-,chooi Work and other topics, by
Aiurr, Woodruff, j. W. Coolidge. OF Massachusetts,
G.nr-. Nav Powell. Professor Washington Has
brouck. Nj. C!arE. and The Rev. \. II. bradford.
LONG ISLAND.
RIyrRurAp.-C hauucy Hallock, q prisoner in the
suffolk Comfy jail ~ Rlycrlcad, awaiting trial on
two charges ot burglary. made his escape on uc,-
day night, by cutting the bar, from ms cell VIII
STATEN ISLAND.
Nrw-RrIGHToN.-Thc school maintained by the
Sailors snug Irbor, al New Bright NJ for the cdu-
cation of destitute children Of sramcn, has been
abandoned.
Nrw-DoRP.-John Miller who was employed in
DAVID j. N.Hus Misunderstanding factory AZ New
Dorp, .Icd yesterday from smallpox IN the County
House near Four Corners.
C,sILrroN Theodore &. Ncmilyc and John J.
Kinney yesterday appeared before Mr. GIlmour,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
gave t,stIm ny regarding the school cle. ton con-
test in District No. = of ,a>tlcton.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
PrrUhNvULr.-NIr-. Redmond, wife of Michael
Redmond of Iclhauyl.r 81. while walking on the
track of the Ncv-ltdyen Railroad. near her home,
on Tuesday afternoon, was struck 10y an express
Train and instantly killed.