New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-28

Yesterday morning lying on the sidewalk IN WIN
feld-aye. bleeding from deep cash In nls wfist
which Ie had inflicted upon himself with razor.
The old man WIS weak and almost UNCONSCIOUS
from loss of bio d. After the wound had been
dressed by physician. Mr.. Njda was taken 10 MS
home in Pearsall-ave He is in comfortable creni-
stances, and the motive for his attempted suicide
has not been asceraned.
Dennis Mcclure was arraigned in the First Dis.
trict Police Court Yesterday morning on charge OF
assault and battery on Mrs Agnes Reilly. McuIiIe
is emp owed as bartender in grogshOp at No; 1913
RailrOad-ave Mrs. Reilly stated TO Judge Stlisng
that her son, who is only ten years old went 70
McCiuire's place on Christmas morning. taxing WIN
him some money which ho had saved About an
plying him with liquor The boy afterward
brought home drunk and she went to McGuires TO
demonstrate with him. Instead of Offering any
eXplana ion he threw her violently out OF the place
The prisoner was held.
NEWARK.
An unknown man of respectable appearance was
run over by train on the Erie railroad bridge last
evening and Jed, his head being crushed tie was
about thirty-tive years old
Edward Williams of No. 10 Harrison Court. is
accused of kicking his mother-in-law Mrs Hughes,
III tho abdomen, iniliclmg injuries which are
thought to be fatal. He aITeste last evening.
Yesterday the committee chosen by Mayor Long
to confer with committee from jersey CITY, Tela-
tive to legislative action for the amending of the
charters OF the two cities met at the Mayors Office
and elected Andrew kirkpatrick chairmaH and Oba
Woodruff secretary. sub committee was appoint
ed to inform the jersey City Committee that the
Newark Committee was organized and was ready
TO confer. The committee adjourned to meet again
this evening.
NEW-JERSEY.
MISUNDERSTANDING Keyser, of No. 125 Adams
ST., attempted to swallow dose of Paris green on
tuesday night because his wife found fault with
hun for helng drunk, but his wife, with the assist
ance OF three other womb took Ei the cup Or So,a
tcrday Recorder McDOnough committed him TO the
County jail for thirty days.
WESTCHESGER COUNTY.
PEEKsKILL.-The Rev. A. Messler Quick, of
Brooklyn. has accepted a call from the Reform
Church.
WHITE PLAMs.-The Board of Supervisors of
We tcnester County Yesterday adopted resOlu-
ton to have only one Superintendent OF the Poor
instead of three. ....The Board of Supervisors have
adopted the report OF the committee on the insane
poor of the county. The report recommends that a
State asylum for the insane poor should be estao-
lIshed in connection with the Hudson River State
Hospital.
MOUNT VERNoN-Mr. Smith, a well-todo far
mer living near Norwalk, Conn, some lime ago
took into his employ young man named Henry
HOyt. Shortly after" ard MIR. smith suspec ed that
his wife and the young Iarm hand were too intimate
Mr. Smith ordered HOyf out of the house and the
la ter engaged board In the immediate vicinity.
lie suDScqu ally removed 10 Mount Vernon, were
he obtained temporary employment on the New,
haven Railroad The woman followed HIM and
lived with HIM As hs vile. Mr. Smith arrived IN
Mount VemOnIn search OF his wife on Saturday and
on the following day found her with hQyt at ms
bOardng-hou Mr. smith attempted TO seize
HOyt by tn, throat, but was prevented by Office"
oterntagen, who accompanied HIM, from commit
ting any violence.
LONG ISLAND.
SAYvILE.-Benamin F. Woodward was yester
DAY fined $J3 30 for taking Oyster-spawn from
waters owned by the town Of lsIp To waters owned
Oy the town of Br0Okhayen In default o: pay |
ment Of the fine lie was commit ed 10 the river
head JAIL
Long ISLAND CTY.-WiIham Sweeney, who was
arrested on tuesday morning Tor breaking INTO the
Methodist Episcopal Church of that plH ce, made
IN
having been implicated IN other robberieS OF IKE
character in the city. He SAID he had sold some OF
the ole upTOperty iunl-deal named Carraher.
who lives in Hunters Point. The police found the |
stolen property at the place described.
Washington Young, late on Mon |
da\ evening While passing an unOccuped dwelling |
owned by im.saw FAINT light as though there was |
"A fire on the hearth. On gOing 10 the window to |
looN in, pistoshots were fired at INN but with
out effect He returned home and arnlng himself
with gun ami procuring the assistance or two or
his ne ghbOrs he returned To the house Shots were
freely eXHh n-ei on both sides the windows being
Iiddlcd with Uuliejs. The tranp5 hndlng II 20 |
warm for them, fled to the woods and eScapedln the
dal kneSs. II believed tnat TWO OF the tramps |
were wounded, as blood-spots marked their tracks
STATEN ISLAND
WEST BRIGHToN.-r The North Shore Republican |
Association will meet this evening TO organize for
the year.
srAPLEroN.-The Staten Island Charity Ball. for
the benefit Of the smith lnnrmary, at IompkIns-
vile, will be held on January ..
TOTTENVIILF-ihce estate of the late David jour-
ncY, who VAS u veteran OF the war OF I6IZ, mas |
been sold by his widow, who Is eIgnty-seyen years
old
NEW-D ORP-The walks and drives in the Nora
Wan Cemetery are being repaired and small lake |
Is 10 he made in IT.. William II. Vanderbilt viii de-
Tray the expenses Of the improvements.
kICHMoND.-The County Supenn endents of ne |
Poor met yesterday and passed a resolution request |
iug the Boa ID OF SupcrV' 10 appropriate $4,000
for tho support OF tine poor during the ensuing yea"
a Il an additional $40, 600 for the erection Of new
buildings place of those destroyed by re,and for |
a new county AmshOuse, the present structure be- |
ing unfit tor occupancy.