New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-05
Justice Church, of Fort Hamilton, placed the prs
Oner under bonds for trial next Tuesday.
JERSEY CITY,

Oner under bonds for trial next TUESDAY.
JERSEY CITY.
Two new cases of smallpox were reported yester'
| day.
Joseph Cox. age twelve, of No. 25si2 Railroad
ave. was shot and seriously injured yesterday al
| ternoon by John Burns. Of No. 244 Rairoad-aye
The bullet struck Cox in the eft sue s' UeT
| The physcians saw. however that the wound il
| dangerous. but not necessarily fatal Burns SAID
| the shooting was accidental.
NEWARK.
Richard Blake age fifteen living in Vesey-st.,
Newark. was shot in the shoulder last evening by
Patrolman Hortcr. Blake and several other Dogs
were carrying away lumber from building ~ ~
demolition. Patromen forter and Smith were sent
for to stop the work OF the boys They say that
the BOYS stoned them. Horter drew bis revolver
and as he claims it was struck by stone ana as
charged. Blake's wound is not Thought 10 DC
serious $500. ,,,,,,,,,,
The 1915 D. H. train from this city on the New
arl, and New-York Branch Of the New-Jersey Cen
tra Railroad struck a coal cart at crossing near
Lafayette yesterday. The cartman drove his morse
over the crossing in front of the train ana list
cleated the track when the train swept by. Inc
rear of the cart was wrecked, and the four Dasse-
ger cars of the train were badly damaged on one
side.
LONG ISLAND.
ROCKAwAY.-Jamcs VI. Oakley president OF the
New-York WOodhavcn and Rockaway Beach kaIi-
road Company, yesterday purchased OF O2rret y.
Eldret eleven acres of land, running from iiamll y
Dock, on he bay side to the ocean, ana 200 icet IN
width An avenue will be opened from the bay 10
the ocean and number of cottages erected. Inc
price was SlS, 900.
JANAlCA.-There was large vote polled in the
several towns of Queens County YESTERDAY, anu 1no
ing. The following Supervisors were el t
Jamaica John Ii. Brinckerhof,. Democrat; Hemp
stead Martin Wood, Republican; North hemp
stead, John Powell Democrat; Flushing, Joseph
DYKES Democrat Oyster Bay, Scudder Y. Whit
ncy, Democrat Newtown, John L. Van NoStrahd'
Republican.
Long ISLAND CITY.-The Board OF Aldermen
have prepared bill for presentation to the Legs-
lature abolIshing the office OF commissioners uo
lie Works, and giving the Aldermen from the seV-
eral wards the powers hitherto cXerciseq ~ INC
Commissioner fhe bill provides for the abolition
of the Police Board as at present constituted anu
the substitution OF the Aldermen as TolIce YUM
mIssoners.
STATEN ISLAND.
Sr,pIEToN.-The inquest in the case of Postmas-
ter Bale, who was found dead IN larrls0n-St. on
Sunday morning was held Monday night. Dr. J0hh
L. Feeny who made the post norton examination,
testified that the cause OF death was bflght US
ease of the kidneys. ....The funeral OF IIost-
master John Bale took place yesterday at the FIRST
Presbyterian Church. 1t was one OF tnc largest
which ever occurred on Staten Island. Ihe service
III the church was conducted by the heV d.
Eccleston assisted by the Rev Dr. IOgIer -,
Jer1uimah better known as Aunt Jermlmah jack
SON. colored died on Monday at her home III ROCKY
Hollow. She was nearly eighty years Old and was
employed as chambeimald on the different staten
Island ferry boats for the last forty years She was
also in the employ of COMMODORE vanderbilt LOT
several wears She was aboard of the ferry boat
Westted at the time of the explosion III the SHIP at
the foot of Whitohall-s, in which over one nun
bred lives were lost. She was sitting IN the upper
saloon within few feet of the pilot house, which
was hurled high in the air. Aside from receiving a
severe shock Mrs. Jackson was not injured she
resumed her position as chambermaid Oh the west
field when it was rebuilt.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
BEDFORD.-The town officers have organized
Themselves as a Board of Health, under an exist
ing statute and appointed Dr. j. +. Chapman, OF
Katonah, Health Officer.
PEFKsKIII-The Second Presbyterian Church
has given a call to the Rev. DR.. David Mendock, at
salary of /, 200.