New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-26

,,,s, birseif Yesterday by cutting his throat IN
nI0r store at No. 328 Couri-et. lie wasa machsn-
Isl, hut haS had no work LOT some tinc' o"'n- " 80
diss, pa ted habi,s
colored woman. Elizlbeth Coleman. age twenty
three. OF No. 1I3 schenectady-aye, was seaeionIhy
burned Thursday night, by coal from tne nIe ~
winch she was sitting falling in her lap wnIe s'o
vas asInep She was taken 10 the City Hospital
where IL Is thought shs cannot recover.
For malicious prosecution Mary Helth recovered
verdict of II 900 damages in the CITY Oouf. ye1
terday. from David Flegenhemer. FlegenhelmHea'
who keeps liquor store at No 123 Euenet, III ~ ~
tober secured the arrest Miss Helth cnargs III III
with taxing 800 at different times from HIS 'iii
At her trial she was acquitted. 3,
By n unanimous vote the Board of Assessors passe9
resolution yesterday to tax the bnllulngs ereI~ nt
on the land leased from the Brooklyn behtSIvmuog
Society in the Sixth Ward known as the ne s n
estate These have heretofore been exempted ior
the same reason the land the income OF wnou ,5
used for charitable objects. The rents OF JUG u"
ngs do not 90 to the society but tn private personS
The work or the BROOKLYN City Mission Society
for February is in part rs follows: 1,03l visits 70
families 327 conversations on personal religlon
with Others, SO prayer meetings heid 10 chiur nn
gail red INTO Sunday-schoOl. 13 individuals nope
fully converted II persons provided with employ,
ment 81 letters written for inmates OF prisons anu
hospitals, Is temperance pledges $50
distributed, ,422 tracts distributed 80 Bibles diS
tributed.
A conference between the Board of Health and
the Commissioners of Charities ana C9rlecIlon ~
IN turnino over the buildings used for that purpose
on the county property IN Flatbnsh. to the care OF
the Board Of Health the county 70 Pag not 'G ce
Mayor Howell for the money 10 put tbe DIesenC
building in suitable repair and will detail physc;;an
to care for the patients The ambulance carving
the sick persons will be driven through unfrcquented
streets in Flatbush OH tue way to the hospital.
JERSEY CITY
James Kieen the boy living in Farmonnt,ave:
who was severely burned at the fire in DetWller ~
Do Hra,u ia n
at his home yesterday.
An un known man, poorly dressed, was struck Dy
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad, In the bergen
cut Yesterday, and was instantly killed. The BODY
was taken to the Morgue
Francis Ferdinand. the Italian laborer OF NO.
~ Cogate-st who was attacked by rgihans near
his house on WashingtonS Birthday, dleu IN the
twenty-one of No. 354 Firstst., was arraiGned be-
fore Justice Peloubet, and was positively ,dented
as the mau who fractured Ferdinanafs skull by q
blow from q shovel.
LONG ISLAND.
WEsrBUnY.-On the Planedge Road. a little east
of Westbury, the snow is 50 high that wagons are
still Obliged to go through the lots to pass the drifts
PoRr JEFFERsoN.--George Campbell, son OF the
late County Clerk Campbell. mysterously disap-
peared week ago. He was last seen boarding the
schooner Alert at Brooklyn.
LoSo ISLAND CfTY-Thc Long Island City branch
of the Land League of which John Koran IS I'M tho
president has raised $3.50 and forwarded 1t to Ire
land making the total contribution Oh the Drapch
$3.50.
BABYLoS.-Henry Landwehr. q German cigar
maker, of Babylon. found in the Kitchen OF his
house early yesterday morning with his throat cut
He probably committed suicide. About four weeks
ago he attempted to kill himself while in New York
He had been subject to occasional hts OF Insanity.
h. MPs1 EAD.-The names Of the Rev. Allen
DeCamD and the Rev. T.. e. Davis having been pre-
sented by the committee OF the Presbyterian Church
of the Village of Hampstead for pastor, the cougre-
CATION on Sunday. after the morning service. VIII
decide By ballot which Of tho two clergymen shall
be elected permanent pastor.
NEwTOwN. The Queens County Teachers Asso-
citation began ts second meeting for the year at
Newtown Yesterday. At the afternoon session
Mrs Baldwin illustrated. with a class, tho
Qdincy system OF teaching script letters ndTeading.
The evening session consisted OF music rectatlOns
and readings by teachers. and lecture on German
School Lie" b. the Rev. Mr.. Payson. The meeting
will close this evening.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLEToV.-A now boat il 10 be put on the New
York, Staten Island and New. Brunswick route next
month.
CLIFToN-A meeting will be held at Clifton to-
morrow for the purpose OF organizing an irish Land
League General Thomas f. Burke OF New Brighton,
will deliver au address.
-BRIGHrON-C County Judge Westeryelt, act
ing rs Surrogate in tho matter OF the contested VIII
OF the late William Williams, of New-BrlgbtoD. has
decided in favor of admitting the Will to probate.