New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-27

LII On TIA sfoop OF his house, No. 692 West
Newark-ave., yesterday morning from near
The annual anniversary of the Snnday-ssc,no .ot
children took place YESTERDAY iroGh the principal
1000 children paradcd throug" '"0
streets of the city
George d. Ward pointed revolver at his VIE IN
play al their home on Jackson-avc yeserday ,iio.I
ing The weapon exploded and the bullet eh eeh
Wrs Var,Ps right cheek, intlicting q severe ilesh
wound.
The body Of the man found in tho creek near the
Nontcair Railroad track Ut West End on lucsday
wa, yesterday identified as that OF Mlcnael
Mannon an aged wdowcr who lived mt No. 81
Ncwark.ave 1t is thought that he committed
suicid,
Alfred Norton. the halter, who was convicted in
the Court OF General Sessions few days ago OF
having forged receipts with the intention OF de,
frauding his partner John Crawford, was sentenced
by Judge Glrrctson yesterday to five years Ill the
State Prison.
NEWARK.
The body Of Christian Walk was found Yesterday
morning in the canal near Market-st. lie had been
missing from his home IN EXchange-2lace' since
Wednesday.
wcll-droseed man representing himself to he an
agent of the Edison McCandless Electric Light
Company of New-YOrk, visited number OF houses
in the last week and offered for sale powder when
he represented would give electric llght ~ put III
the kerosene OF lamp. lie stated also that tne
purchaser would be presented by the company WIN
handsome suite OF furniture one woman D9 Pi
powder worth $40, and found that IT was Worthle1s
She learned also that the representation about the
gift of furniture false
NEW-JERSEY.
WEFuAwKrN-An Italian labOrcr employed III
the new tunnel WIS struck on the head Yesterday
By piece of rock which fell from barrow on the
elevator, and seriously injured.
HoBoKES.-Bartholome Fox, who was injured
by the falling rock in shaft No. of the new tunnel
of the New-lork. Ontario and Western Railroad
Company at Weehawken, died ut st. Marys Hos
pital yesterday from the effects of his injuries.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY
WHITE PLAINs.--An inventory of the personal
property of the late CiarksOn N Potter WAS filed III
The Surrogate's Court Yesterday. 1T ~ az follows:
furniture at Office. No. 81 Wall-s, 81 GOO furni-
ture bcqueathed to his widow, 81 o 900 debcntures
omitted from inventory $1,000. The total value of
the property Is TGl2, OSS 80. Charles johnson,
pOckctbOok containing promisSory notes valued at
$11j. from Captain Charles Smith, of YOnkers. was
sentenced in the Court of Sessions yesterday to two
years and six months imprisonment at Sing Sing.
LONG ISLAND.
WOODsBURGH-An old woman supposed to be 100
years of age has for time lived ut John Well
stead's WoOdsburCh. She is almost helpless. The
found the old woman In the chicken house, where
she ate and slept the family having put her out OF
the house. She was very filthy. She was removed
to the pOor-housc. The old woman is said TO have
two daughters in good circumstances. 49,. Leonard
lIanneInan an old resident of WOodsburgh, com
mitted suicide on Thursday evening by shooting
himself through the heart. No cause Is assigned Tor
the deed.
STATEN ISLAND.
PLEASANT PLAINs-.John KalPs pool room is in n
binding owned By Cornelius &. AndTOvltte. who ~
a member OF the Methodist Church at Woodrow.
The protesting Christians in Pleasant Plains have
signed a petition TO have Mr. AudrOvitte expelled
from his church unless he refuses to allow his prem