New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-21

lax rate is So 20 on the 300 Of valuation, AL
| axes paid before November VIII be allowed 70
| bate OF per cent on the amount up to December
Under the ruling Of the Court OF Appears, oanh
stocks and tho stocks of corporations formed unaeI
certain State laws are exempt from local taAation
| for State purposes.
| PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON CITY BONDS;
| The Controller will pay on November the IN.
terest the bonds and stocks OF this city wnien
as Due t on thaS aay
| the sinking fund.
| MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE
The Board OF Estimate and Apportonment yestee l
| day transferred from unexpended balances 10 tno
account of the Commissioners OF Accounts tle sun
OF 81 800 TO meet certain expenses incuTren IN .ho
| examination Of the books OF the late H. IL. uaie,
who was guilty Of deiantlng WINE f1i rreaIs of
| Personal Taxes The trustees of the Brooklyn
Bridge made application for $500 600, to DO T aPo
| Piled toward the completion OF the bridge Inc
| matter was referred to Controller Campbell.
| BROOKLYN.
| Sylyanus d. Lewis age seventy died yesterday at
| his home No. 104 Dean-st He was one OF the law
| firm of Lewis q Brown, well known at the Brook
Ign bar. MIR. Loulss father is still living at the age
| OF nlnety-siX.
The Rev DR.. II. NJ. Scudder, of the Central Con-
gregational Church, refused yesterday to say
whether he would accept the call extended 10 MIN
to I'll the pulpit OF Plymouth Church. chicago.
Absolute divorce was granted Yesterday IN the
Circuit Court by Judge Pratt to w. e. Foley from
Mrs. Julia Foley and to Mrs Lille L. Larkin from
John Larkin.
Chicken Duffy. who recently ran amuck in
the Eastern District on q Sunday, and committed
half Il dozen crimes while out OH bail was found
guilty yesterday of highway robbery IN the Court or
when he robbed Marshal Mcdaniel, at North Sixth
q nd Grand-sts.
JERSEY CITY.
Jacob Rngler. a tlnsmith, while engaged yester-
da: morning III repairing The roof of DR.. VarIlcKs
house. i'll Westinghouse, fell from scatiOld Sus-
tanning fatal INJURIES lie removed to st.
Francis5 Hospital.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATERsov-An inquest yesterday in the case OF
Nicholas Mitch who died suddenly on Thursday
morning, and who, ii was suspected had ben poi
sned by eating canned salmon, showed that his
death was due to natural causes...-..The Passaic
County Grand Jury closed IT'S labOrS and was dis
charged yesterday. presentnent was found
against the county for the wretchcd and unhealthy
quarters proyi led for the Grand jury. Two pre-
sentiments were also found against tine city of Pat
ersOn-one for allowing lot to remain undraned,
and tic other for permitting fence to O5struct Fair
ST. The fence was erected around portion OF the
street by ID. b. Beam, who claimed that the city
had never compensated HIM for the opening of the
street though his property,
UNION HILL Jorge Fcrberling q liquor-dcaler
arrested yesterday morning a charge OF libel
preferred by Francis Stucke, a harnessmakrr. Fer
herring claims that otuckc owes him liquor bill of
S1G. which the latter denies and refuses TO pay.
Fer1erling on wednesday wrote with chalk on his
icc-box the following: Stucke, the skin, 81 g
due THIS Tins angeIed Stucke, and he secured war,
bail Ill 5000 10 appear for trial.
LONG ISLAND.
MOUNT OLIvET.-John Flood, seventy-eight years
of age of Maspeth, found late on thursday
night lying neal the track OF the Grand street Rail-
road. at AOunt Olvct Cemetery. He was removed to
house near by.aud died shortly alter. When picked
up lie Thought to be intoxicated but an eXamIna-
ton after his death showed that his right arm had
beon nearly cut oil near the shoulder and several
OF his RIBS had been broken IL is thought that he
was over by one of the Grand Street and New
town horse cars.
CORONA number of painters from Flushing
stopped at the house of f. f. RichardsOn,at Corona
and began to paint the utsIdc of his dwelling. Be
fore night they had completed the work. When
Mr. richardson came home from his business i'll the
city he was somewhat surprised at the change III |
the appearance of his home. An inquiry developed
the fact that the painters had devoted their atteu-
zion to the wrong house. They had been engaged to
paint n cottage at Corona, and Mr.. Richardson's |
house being most prominent one of the kind in
the vicinity they went to work at it without liz
curry.
WINFIELD.-Mrs Dalton went from her house to
visit nelghpOr LAST night, leaving a child eight |
mon rs old asleep in the cradle. In her absence,
Kerosene lamp exploded, setting the house on fire. |
man who was passing saw the flames aAd rescued |
the child. but not untll 1t frighttuy burned.
Tie doctor says that 1t cannot live.
STATEN ISLAND.
RICHMOND.-The State Board of Charities have |
investigated the charges made against the manage |
ment OF the Richmond County AluShOuse and have |
eXOncratcd the SuperntendentS of the Poor and |
Keeper lhomas Mccormack. The Super yisOrs have !
accepted plans and Specifications fOruew almshOuse
buildings. EX-Judge HOTBtagcr claims that the |
Supervisors have no power to take the matter out |
ol hands OF the superintendent of the Poor and
to make contract for the erection OF such build
ingS. MIR. Horfager Will advise tine Superin-
tendents ut their meeting On Monday next.
observation-disclosures Du Boise, who has for twenty
years stage line between HugucnOt Station
and ROssvIile has fallen heir an estate in France
valued at 100000.