New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-04
Elder Spence, Montague IL Co., the Boston sugar
Refining Company and others.

Elder. Spence. Montague a. Co., the Boston sugar
| Refining Company and others
BROOKLYN
A sneak thief stole two overcoats worth SIo iron
the house Of Judge Cullen No. Ia WliloW-st'' aV
| late hour on Thursday night ,
police precinct to be known as the rli ro
Sub-Precinc has been formed in the Wauahout TO.
gion of the city, and the station house VIII DO az
No. A. Clymer-st IL will be ready Tor use III
| month.
George c. w. Dollendorf, age twenty;one, OF East
NcwYork. l.. l., who shot himself In the CeMete ~
of the Eyergreens last week. died yesterday Ill the
City Hospital. 1t was Il case of suicide
The Board of Education has voted by large
majority against q resolution to employ woman
assistant superintendent in the primary schools.
Thomas Barr, of No. 10 Garrison-st.,. who was ar
rested on Thursday upon the charge OF causing oie
death of his wife, who found dead IN her ro0h'
was held for the Coroncrs action, yesterday ny 70
lice Justice Walsh. He was at one time IN the IN
sane Asylum in Flatbush but was discharged as
cured. Both he ami his wife were addicted to drink
and lived in extreme poverty.
JERSEY CITY.
William Leo was arrested by Detectives Clos and
Dalton yesterday morning for an atrocious assault
and battery on Owen shannon. The prisoner is
held to await the result of ShInnOn5 injuries Guy
Physician Morris pronounced him out OF danger last
night.
Matthew Scanlon, who was convicted Of burglary.
was sentenced yesterday to five years In the state
Prison.
special committee of the Board of FreehOlders
investigated the charge made few DAYS ago that
Edward Traphagen. a boy six years old. had been
beaten to death at the County Almshouse. at Snake
HILL The committee reported that there was no
foundation for the charge, the boy having dled OF
cOnsu Iption, and there being marks OF violence
OF his body.
NEWARK.
At a meeting of the Common Council last evening
cOnmunical ION was rec ,lyed from the Mayor ap-
pointing Emil forming and William TIerney as
(OmmISS
irmed. TIE resignation of City Clerk Sutphen was
received and accepted, and Assistant City clerk
Samuel III. Pcmbcrton was then elected III his place
WESTCiIESrER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs.-The contest over the will of the
late stephen i. BeeGman, OF North TarryiOwn, came
up again before Surrogate Coffin. yesterday, when
the Rev. j. .. Bache, of this city, recalled as
witness He testified that he had q cOnYerSalO
with Mr. Beekman, a short time before ne left the
city, but neither then at any other conversation
did he ever mention the name of Gertrude BeekInan.
Subsequently he received letter from Mr.. Beck
man. signed Frederick Beekman, in which, alteT
apologlZlng for his long silence he alluded TO his
having taken French leave of the person with whom
he had been snfully associated, III NeW-1 Ork' Inns
had broken him down. but ne desired il understood
that he had not separated himself from his church
lis esteemed rector. He made no mention OF MIS-
Gertrude Beekman in the letter Mr. Galaudet,
vino had lived in the same house with Mr. Beck
man both in Flftytrst-st. and Ninth-ave' testified
that he had considered Inn IL drinking man, feeble
III health and wealS-minded.
STATEN ISLAND.
RICnMOND.-The Board o. Supervisors have been
advised by counsel that they have no power to Is
sue the proposed bonds for a new Poor House. and
they have decided to submit the question to popu-
lar vote at the next town electlonS...: The hrSt
frost of the season appeared on Sta EN- Island early
Yesterday morning. All the tender garden plants
that were out doors frozen.
PRINCES BAY.-A regular Terry to New-lork has
been established.
LONG ISLAND.
Lone ISLAND CITY.-Chares ). Green sold the
horses Lucille Golddust, Lu u and NAV Queen aud
four colts TO Governor SandOrd OF California.