New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-11

admitted but all other allegations contained IN Inc
bill are denied. ,-ft~
AN ALLEGED HORSE TuIEF IN CUSTODY.
The stable of Frederick J. Sullivan. no. oiZ
Eighih-aVe., was broken into December u, 1850 ana
horse valued at 300 was stolen. YESTERDAY De
tectiVe COttrell, of the Twenty-secOnd Precnct.
found the animal in the possession OF Ut. Meianc-
thoM S. Ayres. of Fairview, Bergen To-, NJ -, VINO
told the officer that he bad bought the animal, 10
good faith from Samuel Yates at West HOboken;
February 1. Yates was arrested and when arralgned
before Justice Kilbreth, at the YOrkville Police
Court, said that he had bOnght the horse from an
unknown man. lie was remandcd for examination
TO BE ALLOWED To STAND A WHILE.
The buildings the southeast corner OF Broad;
way and Thirty-secOnd-st, recently purchased Oy
Robert and Ogden GOelet from Charles +. PAINE,
will remain they are for the present. To IRiD-
UNR reporter Ogden Goelet said yesterday tnat
although he intended pulling them down eventually
TO make way for Others he would continue 10 Iet
them to the present lessees for at least year, and
possibly longer Bis were, first, that build
ing very high this year. and secondly that ne mao
not made up his mind whether hotel or business
building wOuld be the more suitable to the site ana
the neighborhOod.
URGING Mr.. PEARsoN'S CLAIMS.
petition is circulating among members OF the
Postmaster bears among others the following names
Coudert Bros, $; w. Kneyals. "; & 8. W.
ster rfr'Sn Hamilton Fish, jr, Barlow & 0neS,
SewelI & Pierce, w. H. Arnonx, BuTill, Dawson
& Burrill, Butler, Stman q Hubbard, Redhelsd
~ Hill, fienTY II. Davies, CNhlo' GOuLuh"JN -.
Choate, Lord, Day x Lord, BristOw, Peetii aud
Burnett Z Opdyke. Another petition sent to wash;
Ington signed by the president aud secretary Oh
every insurance company 10 this CITY,
BROOKLYN
An absolute divorce has been granted to William
G. Bennett from Mrs. Mary q. Bennett
verdict of SIC 800 was given by the jury yester-
day in the suit of Joseph j. Smith against l.. L.
Cherrtree, for trauduenty inducing tne plain'in u
A lagstone at Court and Livineston-sts sank
early Yesterday morning, leaving large cavity In
the sidewalk ut least fifteen feet deep IL ls SUD
posed that an old well caused the slnklnR although
there Is no record OF II.
Henry lnserman, age twenty-three, Of Prospect
place and Flfth-ave. went into the Tenth Precinct
Police Station Wednesday, suffering from small
pox, aud asked to be sent to the hospital. There
was no delay in acceding to his request.
The site for the hospital. for the erection of
which George /. Seney has given $24000O, has
been selected. Il is on high ground near Prospect
Park, and is bounded by Seventh and Eighth-avea.
aud Sixth and Seventh-sts. Mr. Seney has pur-
chased the ground.
The dead body of child about week old was
found Wednesday III small piece of woods near the
PRINCIPAL road in the town Of New Lots. Ii showed
the evidence of being murdered, for the skull was
crushed as by the blow of blunt instrument. The
body was removed To the Town HAL anu coroner
Parker empanelled jury in the case yesterday.
tbs believed that the order that was IN force
when New-YOrk and Brooklyn were united IN one
Metropolitan Police Department but which mas Deen
"A
all ferries to examine all closed carriages which may
cross at night, will be revived III BROOKLYN sunday
night Inspector Waddy drove over All the East
River ferries IN carriage with the blinds drawn.
IL was stopped by no officer and no attempt was
made TO see who was within. Charges of neglect OF
duty were preferred against the officers on Onty al
the ferries and they were tried yesterday before
Assistant Commissioner Rlchards VINO reservoir us
decision.
CORPORATION Counsel Dewitt in response to in
nuiries of Mayor Howell, to his power TO appro-
pirate money under the Emergency act to mt mp
smallpox hospital outside the city limits, yesterday
furnished o long opinion, settlng lOrtn thaS TUG
Emergency act should be strictly construed AMI
that forty-seven cases of smallpox IN population
of 500 900 did not constitute al emergency: Inc
opinion also says that the county should 9rn MS, &C.
c0mmodatlons for smallpox patients and the CITY
should furnish all or part OF the medlcal stan ana
that those able to pay should DO Obliged TO pay TOT
accommodation. In answer 10 inc question ~ on
move small-roX PATIENTS outside the CITY limits, the
Corporation Counsel states that it not only has the
power but is obliged so to remove them III certain
CASES. JERSEY CITY.
James Gaflney, of 10 Sussex-st was severely in
jured early Yesterday morning by being Struck Dy
train on the Newark anu NeW-AoiA h1Ako~" az
JacksOn-ave.
Thomas Cary ago thirteen, of No. "a Railroad
ave.. died in the Charity Hospital last evening from
Injuries received by being run over by tram on the
Pennsylvania Railroad while stealing ride.
Mary Connolly, young Irish woman living in
Sussex-st. who became insane because her lover
deserted her. was oGked up at FoIce ieaaqup5bLtets
clan. She stated that she had taken poison three
times.
County Physician Converse decided yesterday not
TO order an INQUEST in the case OF Andrew Reid,
whose body was found in the Hackensack River; as
there is doubt that he was killed by tram The
funeral Will be held at 1870 D. y. to-day, at the
house Of Peter henderson. Jersey City Heights
NEWARK.
Mrs. Joseph Burns who lives at No. 154 Penning-
tOn-st made a comp aint in the police court We'd
nosday that her husband had refused to work, that
he was in the habit OF drinking ana otten peat anu
abused her, and that on that day he had turned her
out OF tho house. warrant was issued for the ar
rest of the husband. When Mrs: Burns returned
home abe found that her husband had ripped open
bed-tck and taken therefrOm $3.50 in money be-
longing'to his wife and representing her total saw
ings. lie had left word with nelghbor that his
wife would never see him again. Afterward Mrs;
Burns asertamed that he had got drunk and started
for Bridgeport. Conn. Yesterday she went ~ Bridge
port to search for him.
NEW-JERSEY.
ORANGE.-The Rev. Edward Judson, pastor Of an
influential Baptist Church, made the unexpected
announcement Sunday that he should resign his
pastoral Office, the resignation to take effect June l.
Mr. Judson explained that he felt called 10 alSs nor
were 100000 souls III single ward WITHOUT any
Baptist Church.
ELlzABETHPoRT--The heavy tide and ice We'd
nnsv broke the piles recently driven TO strengthen
the railroad bridge over Newark Bay. The ice also
cut in two a schooner lying at anchor, tne ,Ve5sel
sinking near the bridge All danger To the bridge
il now passed as most of the ice has gone through
the draw The meadows from the bay To Brnton
Station are flooded
LONG ISLAND.
WuITEsToNR.-The Whitestone public school was
broken into and robbed for the second time within
a week Wednesday night. A reward Oh 9lOo Is OIL
Tored Tor the arrest of the thieves.
+, usuING-The Assessors of the Town of Flush
inc have determined to assess all the real estate in
the town at its full value 1t is asserted that Tor
In laNy
I'M shown IN many cases. causing the present high
rate of taxation. The State valuation OF the town
il ~ 600 OCO while the Town Assessors valuation
was only $4,OOOOOO. 1900,
Y,pu,Sx;-A house occupied by Frederick Will
;omenn n nointer in Centre MOrches, caught tire
Mndnnndnw niLrrnnOn from the explosion OF 0 keTO-