New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-12

ridge Of TIE gsd Rsgimsnt for City Works tOr e Con-
Commissioners, DR.. Joseph G. spivelyj for Buildings
kshSyrd %s1 and Sp S z
norman. Mayor Low said, however, that no ono
was authorized to speak for him and he was not
| ready TO announce his appointments.
Arguments wero heard by Judge Gilbert ycstcr-
| day in the case Of the seventeen me bers OF the
| Board Of Aldermen Of 1881, who were arrested ioI
contempt of court. The ten interrogaories agreed
upon By the counsel were read and answered. Tx
Alderman Roberts, Of the Twentieth Ward, testified
that while the Board was in executive session, on
December 81 he was told by Alderman Weir that
the Injunction had been dissolved. hX-AIcrm2h
Black testified that he Inadvertently violated tho
Injunction for he did not know that II enioned hln
from voting. The was summed up by WIN
chester BriitOn for the seventeen Aldermen and by
II. 9. Hull for the property owners who procured
the Injunction. Judge Gilbert announced That he
would give his decision Mt 10 a. III. on Saturday
JERSEY CITY.
The trial Of Matthew Campbell, for the murder OF
his wife, was continued yesterday. The day was
occupied I'm hearing the evidence OF ncighbors who
testified to the frequent qualrelS between taHPnru
and his wife aud to the frequent hcatIngS "hch s9
received ut his hands. CJmpbellS little son Still
remains in the custody of the Sheriff to prevent
further tampcrlng with him By his relatives.
The Board Of Aldermen has become confused by
the cumbrous and complicated form OF government
under which Jersey City suffers at present, ana mas
passed resolution asking the members OF the Leg
i~!ltirc from cVseV City to cuuc9yOr to secure the
passage of a law whereby the government OF jersey
Gitv may be vested in the MAYOR and Board Of A.
dcrmcn cleo 81 BY tho people. An M emit VIII ALSO
be made TO secure new and simple charter
Patrick Casey age twenty, was arrested IN Jersey
CITY Yesterday, and was taken 20 Horcc5toI Mass
where there is a charge against MN OF man
slaughter In the course OF qulrie III Il rum sloP
m Worcester on september l3, Casey IL J, Alleged
shot man named Patrick Quinn lnilictHg .
wound from which Quinn subsequently dltu;
Casey admitted 20 bail IN $1,000 ana thol ma
to jersey City, where he Obtained employ iHvnt III
TIA. HUDSON River tunnel. lie was arrco cd IN the
tunnel yesterday by Detectives Hutton ana Doyi'i
OF Jersey City, Detective ODay, OF Worcester, and
his DoAdsman, Owen Carroll
NEWARK.
The Receiver Of the Mechanics Bank will begin
paying the dividend OF % per cen to creditors TO-
''' LONG ISLAND.
DUTCH Kuus-John Loeher OF Dutch Kills,
whose father was injured IN a light on thc evening
of January 1 so that he died on the following day
Informed officer Schmidt, of the DstHri Attorney
office, Yesterday. hat h. struck his father IN the
light with a club, but thai al the Time ne dld not
know whom he struck, and said that his VIE as
sisted his father home. He stated tha' he would 50
testify before the coroner al the next uiecIuA'
TovG Island CrTY-Coroncr Robinson has been
informed that the cOlorcd man who was found dead
in his cell nj the Queens County jan, SUNDAY morn
ing drank three puts Of whisky on a wager IN q
Jamaica bar Dom on the evening OF January = re
fell to the floor seuseless, ana was dragged INFO the
hall where he remained until towards InOTMnH'
when he was placed upon the OuiSlGe Steps: WINE
hera he was seen by some paS5rIs-by. \ few days
later he was imprisoned for drunkenness, but the
facts leading 70 his death were learned only recently
An inquest will be held on Saturday.
JAuA1CA-Thomas Negan. age twenty-five, OF
jamaica with several compgnions, visited the
hotel kept by Martin Puntz at Iton ana Hrlhu-
sts.. ON he evening of January .. The men were
under the influence of liquor and when more illn4r
was refused them, created disturbance ana thiJdt-
creJ the proprietor with personal violence unless
their demands were complied wI9 MGllsapB, IT Is
claimed SEEING chair with winch TO strike Prlhtz
Pr;nt, to defend himself seized q heavy bar of
iron and struck Mcigan over the head, knocking
him sensclcss. Megan was taken home by h'S
him Last evening Mlgan was reported to be dying
from his injuries. PrntZ has been arrested
STATEN ISLAND.
ToylpKINsyILLE-John MGMahOn has been ar
rested for selling fraudulent ball tickets IN IoInp-
kiusyile and NeW-BrightOn.
PORT RICuMOND.-Bur lars have been operating
extensively on staten Island within the last lew
nights Tie persons who suffered the heaviest losses
are residents of Port Richmond inciunIng K; r.
Pratt. Washington Ilaws, Captain Cornell Nj.
EugclbuTgh and Mr.. Fisher.