New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-27

was arrested, and he said that he found the dummy
| I'm the street. A friend suggested TO him that y
| would be good joke for hun 10 take III 70 MS
boarding house and leave 1t in front OF ms lahu-
ladys door. Justice BIxby held him III TlOOO Dall'
| which was furnished.
EXAMINATION IN LIBEL CASE. 49,
| The examination in the complaint of George w.
Sinney. of No. 50 Broadway president of the lnyo
Hamilton and Bernard Seaman, dealers IN mining
| & ock, at No. 81 Broadway, for alleged libel, was
continued before Justice Murray yesterday az Ihe
| Tombs. Several Witnesses were called by the de-
4 fence TO show what the character OF the complain
ant was and to impeach his veracity. One or two
| witnesses were called IN rebuttal - Inc ne Iurtncr
| hearing of the was adjourned until frlua}'
| HELD OF TWO CHARGES OF THEFT.
| In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday Ser
| geant Meachim and Detective Lerry, OF Inspector
| Murray's staff rearraigned at the bar Christopher
Peters twenty years old, who says that he lives ny
No. $50 Central ave, Jersey City. II was charger
that wilhelm the employ OF Hugh ErSi paT6-
| cradle property He is also accused OF eInDezzIing
5000 from NJ. +. Lynch, rubber manGtaactnIer ae
| No. 20 New-Cham berS-st lie was neIu lOT tIIIl LII
| the General Sessions Court
| TESTING AN ARTEsIAN WELL.
A large iron pipe has been dischargng water into
the gutter at No Eim-st. at the rate OF 800 gal
| long a minute since early Monday morning ii.
| w. Greene, who supplies number of companies
| with steam power, has contracted for al arteslan
we'll in the cellar of No. s. he men who sunk tie
| well are submitting it to five days test before
claiming the contract price, The well is of the open
tuOe kInd-an S-inCh tube being first sunk and q
smaller one inserted ard is driven to depth OF
seventy-fivc feet below the surface of the ground
20 far, according TO Mr. Greene, the test has been
entirely satisfactory.
| COMMITTED TO PRISON WITH TER INFANT CHILD.
A Polish Jewess, Hannah Rlttlejohn, who on
| Saturday last sprang into the East River at the
| foot OF Grand-st was yesterday sufficiently TecOy-
cred to he taken TO the Essex Market Police Court
| where she was arragned before Justice Patterson
erred against her but she denied that she tried to
end her life ayerring that she accidentally fell IN
| to the river James McCready the boatnan, but
| for whose efforts the woman would have drowned,
stated that he saw her deliberately jump INTO the
water. The Justice held her fortrial and with her
| infant child she was taken to prison.
BROOKLYN.
The Rev. Dr. Noah Hunt Sehenck received 1000
| as Christmas gift from his pensioners IN st.
| AIMS Church on the Heights.
Martin Finnan was arrested for begging yester-
day. Over $40 found in his possession. He
was sent to the Pententlary for two months.
Patrick Fnlan age f0rty-fye, of No. 90 Amity-st.
committed suicide at his home Yesterday morning
by cutting his throat His death occurred in few
minutes.
Tho Parl, Commissioners, seven in number who
were appointed by Mayor Low, have recommended
in their report to him that they be legslated C
Office and q single salaried Commissioner he ap-
pointed by the Mayor
The Rev. DR.. \. j. H. Behrends, of the Union
Congregational Church in Providence, K. J., has
Informally Igniied his acceptance of the call cX
tended to INN by the Central Congregational Church
The Grand Jury yesterday recommended that the
part of the County Jall used lor women SHOULD ne
replaced with lone more IN conformity with mod
ern IDEAS The jury stated that the present quar-
ters were unfit for young girls that the women,s
quarters in the County Insane Asylum were over
crowded. and that the modern payllons were UNI
safe in case OF lire. ..
The factory of C. Nugent & Co. was sold under
foreclosure Yesterday for ;Sl4OG0 and was bought
in by the Merchants Insurance Company, which
held Il mortgage on the property.
The State Teachers Association held its annual
meeting yesterday at the High school Addresses
were made by Superintendent e. b. swain, of the
Newark schools; superintendent W. J.. Dickinson.
of jersey City; superintendent L. " De Graft, Of
Paterson and others.
All the clothing dealers in Broad-st., who have
used to a large extent the Weston electric hight
have informed the company that they prefer gas
because of its greater economy. These consumers
paid to the Electric Light Company between PSOO
and 5000 month.
Some of the principal coal dealers Of Newark will
Introduce in the Legislature an act making 2,2lO
pounds the standard for a ton. AT present 1000
pounds delivered for ton. The idea Is TO pro-
feet legitimate dealers and consumers from lmpo-
81 ion by preventing nuprncipIed persons from
sc ling short tons of coal NJ low prices.
1t is now believed that the fire III LOCKER Broth
crs' furniture warehouse on Saturday was the act
of an incendary. Just before the fire was dscov-
cred "a man was seen TO leap from a side window
and run across the old burymg-grOund which the
window opens upon. AS several men attempted TO
ent I a iPWclry store adjoining l.OOhcr DlOIueIs
while the fire was in progress, II is Thought that
the object was TO plumber this place IN the excite
ment that would be caused.
STATEN ISLAND
WEST PoRT RICHIoND.-Work on the rail
road to run the island from West Port CHI
mond to Princes Bay is being pushed forward rap
idly. About a hundred men are engaged grading
| the route. 1900, 49,, ,..r,
Long ISLAND CITY.-A young man., William
Sweeney broke into the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Hunters Point, yesterday. and stole 81 TX
sac1ue aud belt belonging to the family OF Dr H.
r. Dennler, prominent member of the cOngrega-
ton The thief was discovered by the pastor Of
gave AN alarm. Sweeney made desperate at
tempt to escape, but he closely followed by the
minister and after hard run he was taken IN GUS
tody by Officer Casey. Justice kavanaugh COM
mIttcd the prisoner to await examination.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
KAToNAH-Several of the residents of KatOnah
will begin proceedings shortly against the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company for placing telegraph
poles or in 'front.' OF tnelr premises without per-
mission or paying for the privilege.
SCARsDALE.-ihe Church of st. James the Less
which was burned on the second day of last April,
is not yet rebuilt the parish having thus far been
unable to reach n settlement with the insurance
companies thc German American. the Ph9nlX OF
Harttord and the Duchess County Mutual.
WHITE PLAINs.-SuperviSor Many, chairman OF
special committee to whom was referred the ques
ton of aking improvements to the County jail
which will admit OF separation OF the male ana
female prisoners, made a report yesterday in favor
of an enlargement of the building. resolution to
appropriate 81 900 for this purpose was lost, D
supervisors voting i'll the affirmative and III the
negative.