New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-07

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| Young Mems Christian Association, this evening In
| Muse Hall ut FultOn-st. and flatbush-aye Judge
| Calvin r. Pratt, the Supreme Court, Will intro
| duce the lecturer.
Tho trial Of Joseph J. Mclaughlin for murder in
the first degree in killing Samuel Steele near the
| CITY line in Fatbush in September, 1873 was be-
| gun Yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Ierminer
Testimony was gwen 10 snow that oteeio uiou h'i'i
| a stab wound in the heart.
| DR. Barley, of the Long Island College Hospital
who has anaiyzcd the stomach and ntestines OF the
| girl Bessie Thayer of No. 1877 ST. Jamcs-place VINO
| died recently, after eating m0lasses CANDY. WIN
| ymptoms of poisoning has reported 10 coroner
he Ter that he has found in the girls stomach over
twenty grains of arsenic and in the intestlnes
| enough 10 make the total amount 300 grains-over
half an ounce Az this nearly equals in weight the
quantity OF candy the girl atc the mystery OF now
! so much poison could be introduced into her system
| il dccDcned. The part of the candy not eaten
showed no trace OF poison.
| Ex-Corporation Counsel Dewitt asked Judge
Pratt Yesterday TO fix early day for the trial OF
the suit of the City of Brooklyn and the Board OF
Education against Alderman II. o. Jones The case
is OH the calendar OF the Circuit Court, ana VIII
not be reached in two weeks. Mr.. Dewitt said 1t
was preferred case. The criminal suit against
Jones is set down in the Court of Sessions for March
90 Judge Pratt said that he would decide to-day
if the ease could be preferred. The sureties for
Joness bail 10 be required to show their quall-
cations on Wednesday. i was rnmore yesterday
that Jones had jumped his bail, but the report
was not authentic.
JERSEY CITY.
Judge Garrctt7on yes'crd ~ denied the motion TO
qua Sl the indictment against Will liam J. Sippe, the
telegraph operator who is cha, .sed with attempting
to rob the Ncw-York, Lake Erie and Western Rail
way Company OF Si3,OOO
John Thornton, n professional bogus check swim
der was tried for forgery IN the Court OF sessions
Yesterday and convicted. The specific charge on
which Thornton was tried was forging check for
$50 purpurtng to have been drawn by +. WIN
strip ON The second National Bank Of New-YOrk, III
favor of Mrs. Fuller.
The Board of Aldermen held special meeting
yesterday afternoon and adopted resolutions
strongly protesting against the passage, by The Leg
islaiurr of Senate bills Nos. lG7, 1879 and 80, which,
il is eyed are intended TO take the control of the
public streets ont Of the hands OF the city author
tiles and 70 permit railroad companies to use the
whole or any part of them at pleasure commit
tee was appointed 10 20 to Trenton 10 present the
resolutions to the Legislature. committee OF ct
iZruS also went To Trenton 10 protest against inc
passage of the bills.
Patrick j. McAnerney, age sixteen, went before
Police Justice Pcloubet yesterday morning and pre-
ferrcd a charge of assault and battery against James
Cu.ick. principal OF public school No. 81 in which
McAncrney is pupil. There were marks OF violence
ON tr cculpainant'S face and lump as large as an
egg ON his forehead wh ch he said resulted from
blows struck by the principal with his clenched list.
The hoy affirmed that h. had done nothing to de-
serve punishment. aud when MIR. Cnsick released
him he ran out of school without his hat. The pun
ishment, which Is prohibited by State Jaw, was
inflicted in the presence Of the whole class Mr..
Cusi,k was summoned to appear iii court this morn
ing 10 answer the charge.
LONG ISLAND.
Observation-Disclosures Totten died suddenly at
his home sunday evening Mr. 1Otten was clerk
of the Ass mbly Committee on Cities In the LcgSla-
tuTe of lSNO-Sl.
FLUsHIvG.-B. IT, Frame, the police justice, will
present to the Town Board to-day his resignation.
lie has been appointed superintendent and engineer
OF the Ocean Point Land Company.
COLLEGE PoINT.-The thiriy-ive silk weavcrs of
the firm of Hugo Funke, who have been on strike
for several weeks, returned to work yesterday. Mr..
Funkc promised to abolish the contract system and
the fines winch he mad imposed Tor being late III re-
porting for work
Queens County, has issued decree in the matter
oil the accounting of ths Blackwell estate. The eX
eCutOrs refused to invest the money belonging 10
the estate in 10 . Island City property prcferrinE
to let it remain with trust company M 3 per cent
interest. The SurrOga g sustalns the executors.
STATEN ISLAND.
CLIFTON-prior to 1872 Drainage Commission
was appointed for part of Clifton. II issued bonds
TO the amount Of : DO. 900 more than hall of which
commissioner began 10 drain lands without author
itV and the matter was taken 10 the courts. The
Court of Appeals, III 1879, decided that the action
of the commissioners unlawful Since then
every year hill has been before the Legislature
lcgilZlng The proceedings of all Drainage Commits
sOners pTior to 1872. bill to this effect passed
the SrGatc on Friday last. Much indignation has
been aroused among the property owners IN tit 20,
who assert that the payment of $4,000 with ten
years interest at per cent WOuld take from them
ali their property. is ALLEGED that resi- lent Of
Clifton hold; nearly half # the bonds having pur
chased them n she nominal sum OF $500.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
GEEEyBURG -Ex-Supervisor Willsca of The Town
Of GrcenbGrc, has scttlrd all The claims made
against hu,. EXCEPT about : 100, which he says was
properly expended 10y him as supervisor.