New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-08


delivering It walking away with the coats In tne
hall.
The deaths from diphthcria last week numbered
% from scsrIet fever, IL from smallpox, e
In the meeting Of tho Board OF Aldermen ycster,
day Alderman Lcpne offered resolution 10 tne
! effect that the BOarl was OF the opinion that par
s,nages and other church property sDolld noe W
taxed. II was referred to the Law Commtltee'
The United States Electric Lighting Company
petitoned the Board of Aldermen yesterday tor per-
mission TO light the City Hail. Cogt House. and the
new Municipal Building with electricity. mo cost
was fixed at 5000. The petition was referred 10
| the Committee on Lamps and Gas.
| A long communication from Commissioner French,
Of the ID partment of City Works, was read III Com
| mOu Council yesterday afternoon in reference 10
the charges of MavOr il well of msmgnagemept IN
the matter of water meters. Mr.. French complained
OF the Mayors Injustice IN not LOOKING into
The trial of Edward Kennedy. for the murder OF
Mrs Nellie Stokes, was begun in the Cour u Oh Oy" yen
and rcrmlner, i'll Brooklyn, Yesterday When us
trial first SET down Kennedy pleaded guilty 70
the charge of murder in tho second deRree put thS
was withdrawn. ard he aftcrward pleaded not guilty
to the Indictment He expects to get of on the
| score OF mental weakness. caused by mrs. Inc
| prisoner was examined. lie sad he could not re-
| member anything about the occurrence
Tho certificate Of incorporation OF tho Anglo
| American Dock Company VAS filed Win me hings
| County Clerk yesterday. The objects OF the com
pauy dre TO purchase, own, build. repair and lease
| floating dry docks piers. Eukhcads wharycs ana
| basins, and TO do everything connected WIN tne
business OF docking. the capital stock Is $SOOOUo,
|
tees are C. S. Bushnell. &. j. Bushnell. D. Boynton,
| I. j.. Brooks aud II. T.. Freeman.
| JERSEY CITY.
There were two cases of smallpox reported at No.
SO Greene-s., last night There are seven families
| III tue house.
| An unknown man entered the icwery store OF
! Theodore F!schrin, No 100 Piyona-ave., Saturday
neght, ana asked 10 see some w"tchc Whlle MI
Flschleins back was turned the man ran away Win
| u gold watch valued az $40.
| Christopher Gaynor and Michael Brordy were
sent 10 jail yesterday upon cha ge OF assault aud
| battery made by Conductor Morgan. of the Penn
| syvapia Railroad. Briordy lost his ticket ana re-
slated tn; efforts of the conductor TO placo him and
| GaynOr in baggaRs-r0Om.
| The little girl Helen Richards who myseriously
disappeared from the house OF her fOster-nO;her.
No. l.O1i Summlt-aye., has not been found. The
police have ascertained that the childs real naTc
lS Isabella Park, and That she was probably carried
of by some OF her relatives.
The schooner Sarah Cullen. owned by Captain
Samuel JARVIS, OF Elwood, \. j.. and lying ut the
foot OF Warren-st., WAS boarded last week and
robbed of property valued at 500. Last night
Arson JOurdau. james K. Francis and John Irving
son. three color,d sa'lurs formerly employed on the
schooner. were arresttd on suspicion OF being the
thieves.
NEWARK
The Grand Opera House was packed with people
last evening TO listen to historical lecture by the
Rev. j. VI. Corr. of the Roman Catholic Church, on
rhc Irish Crisis and the Duy of rlsh-A Americans"
The proceeds are intended for the Land League.
Three wiGc-bcaters were before the Court yestcr-
each case the vile asked the clemcncy at he Court.
Jndgc McCdItcr said that lie had made II rnic %
extend clcmcnry where the wif" iniercPdcd and the
prisoner had NJ been heiGr ,le C0nr1 on pIevI-
OTIS charge; he therefore suspended sentence. Tho
prisoners were P.tuck McCabe, joan Canuif and
Adam G'0rgc.
William +. Birch. age ihirty-six. the bookkeeper
for the finn of Smith d L'ndslcy. IN Asibndge-sl.,
left his of'e AT : O'clock Yesterday morning to get
his breakfast. He was singing aud apparently in
tie best Of humor He did not rrrn to the factory.
end at | O'Clock ilr Lindsey visited hs lodgings.
40 81 Fcrrr-st. H. found Bnrch lying on lounge
in a heavy stnpor, On the table were three bottles
containing morphine and laulanum. Much of the
laLdanun h1d hacn drank. physician was called
nan wlGONrr flo hm! becII IN the habit OF
taking tue drug tor hrIrGigis.
NEW-JERSEY.
B,YnHHG CTY.-Ihc Common Council has insti-
tuicd suits 10 ri -ct William II Guntner aud the
heirs Of the late Henry PAr2f from Certain property
on lngham- we. and IN" XIII v"n kuli. II being al
legged that they have cncrOrch,d upon the property
81 the ciir. lie d'fondtni, calm to hold Deus for
every par of the property Enclosed by their i'nccS.
LOSG ISLAND
Lose ISLAND CuY.-The new timr-tablc on the
Long Island Eallioad which won't INFO effect sun
dav. dos MOI ahal.uOl The Stewart ,niral Road or
the road between iiusdar i Garden City.
RMs-yuLE.-rhc 300 train on the New York,
Wooihavrn and Ruc&away Beach Railroad for
hunters Point Saturday evening. when near Prs;
TONE factory. Bis. vill", siIuct AMI llled roOr"d
mau who Was walking on the track The body.
which was that Of q man nhnut thiciy-.v' yenis ot
age. va+ taken in Cla'"' - CIn"cc DG'tcn, OF
Long Island CIV.
STATEN I>LA%D.
.Nrw.no"r.-- Nr,.Ann Ionniaiawilov of Anthony
FOiI't in. viii be huiiri ;u-luIIToN ~ the old
M'IaNIan tlntTc.YAr ~ NrwI)>Tp the last RESTING
place OF Cuninp'lpi NIn..r,bLt Mrs. Fountain.
who died ut the aCC Oi uIucty-two, descendant
OF If th" G-, families # Sta! n Island. Her
husband. whose dri.'h occurred i'.olt thutY-iyc
Acir. aGp. for 'nnny YEAS carried - hatcher
hu.lnc-s Al Ncv-poip, where he also 90, Il llrg |
farm. now the pa 'p'ly O Jos, pa L brrt. ana was
known I" alncs "yrrN"r" lIVmgon ir island 1T that
tul'. Mo. Fountain > man, VIII hc I'larcd n
grave hc~id' her ii>:,;Is. Nj the cd dents ri
Staten lslAud ne barred IN this chur, hyanl.
!!ICuNoND-lhr final accounting of tEr executors |
Of the viii ~ The late Crur.r W. JcWi'tt Whu win |
his brother. q willie JrAcli. was killed Ly my.tr.
rou4 cXrl0ouh - tuclr ull"r III BHI!nG dip, NV
York. e veal ago. has been cunrluci hciOIr Sur
io-atr Mc,trI 1T. 0t E'rhmpui County. e.. W !
.cWttt Ir.-ilrnt of WRIST lr,Vhiop. Ills estate
t1In 'am uni To about fG42. OG0 from Whlc, |
alter Vari"1S c, lc' III. an Amount L. r!t which,
on ny'stm"nt. rI"'lhr"- T20""o annually. Ths is !
tuIllY dNl ted tween tha willow and daUgh r Il
deceased man. line pay mci of the l,glcrs To
vLi!OIS benevolent and 'narit tnlr Institutions, |
amounting IN all To Hb M $50 0oU i, Postponed on
account % tnerc not beng sufficient available funds
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
Bl:pFoED.-lhc 200 h .nn'vrr,lrt f ihc orcqni- |
itIon of thr Bedford P!r..ltrtiIu Church viii Ice
celebrated March 20. The l'Ir.by,rry Of West |
chester will meet there nii ihLt day and mite with |
the church III tbs celebration.
IAEEYTuWN.-AS the tIuStrcs If the Andre Munii- |
mcnt A>sociaiion found 1t uup0,sihl' to get the
hronz' Statue wurh was To crown the monument |
completed III time Tor the celebration last Scptcmi-
Der, the place was supplied On that dIy by plaster
model. 10 brnuZrd ~ 10 b. thoroughly deceptive.
IN rrnnnr brOpz' figure Is to b. placed III position
February -.
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