New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26


precarious condition.
Emanuel Olsen was found guilty in the Court of
sessions, yesterday, OF burglary in the second de-
the town Of New-Lots July 13. He was remanded
for sentence.
United States Commissioner Allen yesterday adj
!ourned until to-day the examination OF r. II: head
under arrest for causing the death of of the tire
men, William Kranisch.
Panl Bauer, of the West Brighton Beach Hotel.
brought 10 Brooklyn yesterday the money taken in
at his hotel on Sunday. He came in hack, guarded
by two men, and all three were fully armed. In the
coin.
JERSEY CITY.
Moses Frank, of No. IL Essex-st., was driving
across the Midland Railroad track in Newark-ave
Jersey city, Sunday night, when his horse became
,MTg9Ftened at an approaching train and ran away
lis head, sustaining, 1T is feared, fatal injuries
NEWARK.
nonG Des6rGW watGhmsn smpSysd ct the dog
ing, himself in the Passaic River. He was married
and had family.
Johnson-st;, was probably fatally burned by a lamp
explosion last evening, He was remove to St.
Mlchaels Hospital. His arms and breast were fear
fully burned.
The Board of County Canvasscrs met yesterday
and fixed the county rate of taxation at 66i2. an
increase of O412 the rate of last year. Several
the poll tax. committee was appointed to confer
with the State Constitutional Committee the
subject.
NEW-JERSEY
lRvINSroN-fieorge Johnson, one-armed negro
c cGTnstabls' arrested John Cafly. Saturday on a
charge OF robbIng several private houses. johnson
traced the robberics to Caify and recovered the
PATERsoN.-.Jarob I. Storms who was the execu-
tor of Samuel j. Youmans's estate is missing For
years We has resisted payment of the amount due to
former decision of the Orphans Court, and ordered
storms to pay over the money due-a little over
ORANGE--A disaetrous dro,rtb e;,,;,or - lo4 &c
last year, prevails in the neighborhood of Orange
The crops of the market gardeners have suffered
! he highways are covered with several inches of
fine penetrating, cloudy dust Hundreds of wells,
drougth is so bad that manv families are bnv, M,
water at 81 wagon-load in barrels.
LONG ISLAND.
GREENPORT.-The Surveyor of the port of Green
port reports that there are haIling from that port
161 enrolled and licensed vessels
PATcHoGUE.1The extension of the Montank
railroad from Patchoguc to MOriches has been COM
pletcd, and regular trains will he run through to
Sag Harbor after next Wednesday.
eague has been completed and the pound nets were
placed Yesterday for the first time The pier extends
ont INTO the ocean one hundlrd feet.
JAMAICA.-Abraham Snediker. n driver at Dur
lands stables, jamaica kicked in the face by
horse Sunday and seriously if not fatally injured
He will loose the sight of if not both eyes, should
RocKAwAY E.cH.-PatriclS Harvey, of No. IS
Green-st Brooklyn had his right foot cut off ut the
ankle Sunday evening. by falling under the wheels
OF a car of the New York, Woodhaven and Rocka-
way Beach Railroad at Rockawav Beach.
BABYLoN.-Platt Johnson while moving yester-
day found box turtle marked, -. Johnson, 1922,
II was married by his father fifty-four years ago.
not far from where it was found by Mr.. johnson.
:..:-. No work is being done on Empwams Creek
Babylon, with the 50, 900 appropriated by Congress
for deepening it.
STATEN ISLAND.
RICHMOND.-A serious drouth prevails on Staten
Island. Many sterns have become entirely dry
and the roads are almost impossible, owing to
clouds OF dust. Corn and other growing crops are
suffering for want OF rain. The grass fields have
been turned red by the heat. Several brooks and
small streams have become dry.
SrApLEroN.-John Fritz Herbert, junkman of
Stapleton. and his wife. were held Yesterday for
trial by Justice Garrett for receiving stolen goods
including shawl worth $50 silk dresses and
siiverware. which were stolen by Gilbert Gordon a
grandson of Ex-Governor Tompkins, from the prem
lses OF Michael Walsh, at Stapleton. Herbert saws
that he advanced So on the shawl. Gordon who is
in prison. has acknowledged his guilt.