New-York tribune., 1882-02-18

the Jersey City Gaslight Company but the
| company refused to do it. The Mayor dlrects at-
tenon to the matter and suggests td't tho o or;
nal contract unless some arrangement is mace a'
once, III which case the appropriation VIII pc en-
tirely inadequate. In conclusion ne saws: ALL adiL,
ure on your part TO secure concession TO enaDie
Won 10 keep within your appropriation VIII place
the members of your Board in position neither 10
to be cnvied nor desired. trust that yon may see
the necessity of prompt action IN the premises"
NEW-JERSEY.
P,Trnsox.-A Young man, Henry Weir, while
s.clling n ride on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad had his foot crushed ON lhurS,
day evening making ampntati9h neGeSSapS mnScr the
auspices of st. Paups Church, Will be opened lor
services next Sunday at Totowa, i'll the suburbs.
HoBoKEN-Whcn the name of Lawrence Leinsky
was called in Recorder McDonougrs court yester-
day morning he did not answer, and Roundsman
Jacobus informed the magistrate that all the prls-
oncrs had been disposed Of. Leinsky had Iee9 Sea
arrested on charge of assault and battery ana had
been locked in a cell, but he could not be iound,
aud how he made his escape no one could tel.
There was 4 serious disturbance on Thursday night
at a "wake y in No. % Westinghouse, which the
police were called upon TO quell The dead man was
John Ray, and the " wake " was being held at the
house of his daughter, ,in-law; Mrs. Ray the widow,
who is very ds7ipatcd and who had just completed
term in the PcnItentiary, went to the house drunK
and demanded to he allowed to see her husbands
body. She was refused and created disturbance;
Yesterday morning Recorder McDonough sentenced
her to ninety days in the Penitentlary.
STATEN ISLAND.
TOT-rrNvIILF-Thc body Of the man found on
Wednesday in the Sound, has been recognized as
that of Patrick COnn, a canalboat captain, OF
New-BrunsNlck, ~ j.
WEST BRIGHToN.-Nathaniel Wilton has been ar
rested for assauting the Matron OF the Industrial
School.
ToMPKIysviILE.-The report that a warrant had
been issued for the arrest of Ernest +. birmingham
editor and publisher of he gazette and The Sentinel
on n charge of libel, was untrue. No charge was
made, warrant issued and no proceedings.taken
RICuMoND.-Many signatures are being received
in Staten Island to petition to the Legislature,
asking the abolition of the Police Board OF the
county, and that each town or village be permitted
to make its own police regulations and provide for
its own protection. The petition states that the
present board is inefficient, wasteful and eX-
travagant in its use of the public money" and that
it has permitted the force under its control to be-
come dcmoralzed and untrustworthy."
NoRTHFIELD-At the meeting of the town can
vasscrs of election yesterday, effort was made to
throw out the ballots east for J. b. Hillyer, on the
ground that they did not bear the suiliX " ST." Mr.
Hllyer having son of the same Name The ballots
were decided to be legal.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-William Horton boy twelve
wears old. was robbed on Thursday evening, at
iissyiile. His father sent him to get a $40 gold
piece changed, to purcla some articles that cost
twenty ty-iivc cents. On his way home with the 80 70
he was accOstcd by two young men who had appaT-
entity seen the money in his possession. They asked
him for 81 but the boy refused to give IT to them
One of the men then struck him heavy Dl0W III the
face telling him to the ground, and cutting deep
cash IN his nose One of the robbers held him as be
lay bleeding upon the ground. while the other ran
sacked his pockets and took the money. me men
kicked the boy several times on the back and then
fled The boy is injured severely but no; danger
ously Theodore schultz, ii large property owner,
and son of Jackson s. Schultz. of this city, adj
dressed an open letter TO the local press OF Long
Island City, Yesterday in which he declares ms IN
tenton to refuse 10 pay his taxes for the support OF
the city government until at least three-fourhs OF
the property owners agree to do the same. Only
small amount of the city taxes has been collected
The state and county taxes, however. are being
paid 1t is reported that the Standard OIL Company
has not paid its taxes. and that the Long Island
Railroad Company has PAID only very small pro-
portion Of them The contest for the Mayoralty
of Long island City between George Petry and the
present incumbent, Henry S. DeBcvose, Is again a
matter of interest, owing to decision by Judge
Barnard in favor of Mr. Patry, Oyerruling the de-
murrer to the complaint which was presented by
Mayor DeBcvoisc. The latter will appeal from the
decision of the jude Judge Gilbert has refused
to grant Il writ of certorarj tapplied for by num-
Der Of citizens of Long Island City to reverse the
action of tie Queens County Board of Supervisors
in inserting in the levy of Long Island City, for
the present year, the of $50, 900, part of the
amount due the county for unpaid taxes from tho