New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-12
watch found il in Dewey's possession. The latter
was arrested and committed for trial.


The Police Commissioners have asked the Board
of Finance for an appropriation sufficient TO enable
them to increase the force from 10Y 10 40 men;
The population Of the city is about 10000, and
with the present force there Is only one policeman
for every 800 inhabitants. There are nearly 200
miles of Streets that each patrolman has TO cover
on an average two miles r ne s% Sn a the
commissioners have not been able to make the
increase because the Board of Finance would not
make sufficient appropriation.
NEW-JERSEY.
HoBoKEN-Police Sergeant Ringe has been re-
duced to the ranks Ivy the Police Commissioners for
incompe tency, and Patrolman Nestor Aymong mas
been dismissed for cowardice and neglect OF duty
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.The trial OF the negro Eans
one of the two men charged with assaulting ana
robbng William L. Valentine at Rosiyn, was con
tinued at the Queens County Court OF sessions IN
Long Island City yesterday: Jury was opta' 45e
afternoon. The Defendants counsel dld non Pr 1o
duce any witnesses, but endeavored TO OBTAIN tne
acquttal Of his client upon the bare statemen.s
made by Eats to Deputy-Sherifis Ayers and others:
The Jury returned verdict OF guilty, ana tnc
Court will sentence him on Innrsday ia
Jointly indicted with Eats, will be trled to-uaf.
Mr.. Valentines condition is still very serious. TO
is mbece in his mannerand even II De d9eslot uie
in short time his friends and relatives neSpdiI
his regaining the use OF his iacuitles. o -
unable TO walk without assistance. lie was not
present at court during the trial.
STATEN ISLAND.
w-BRIGHToN-Staten Island crops never
looked better than at the present time.
WEsTPIELD-A large tract of land in WeStheld
has been purchased by the trustees OF the MISSION
of the Immaculate Virgin of this city, who propose
TO establish a Summer Home there Tor children.
STAPLEroN-Mr Klegg, of the Staten Island OPP
position Ferry says he will fight the old COMPANY
in the courts. The steamer Shady Side on her way
TO and from Coney Island yesterday continued 10
stop at Stapleton The injunction has not yet been
served.
ToTTENvILLE-Sergeant Finnerty, of the staten
Island Police, was yesterday bitten on the mana py
a pet dog The wound was cauterlZed. Inc SCI
geant refused to kill the dog, as 1t was not inau
Several persons have been bitten by dogs IN lo,teh
vllle including daughter of Captain Warliord.
RIcHMoND.-At a meeting yesterday of the hlcn-
mond County Superintendent OF the Poor III was
decided to take no action on the complaint Oh
Patrick Dalton formerly an inmate OF the County
Poor House, that the inmates OF that lnstltution
were cruelty treated.
NEWARK.
On Monday last William b. Stevens, n New-forK
broker of No. 10 Astor-st., Newark, surprised Two
young men in his house. They escaped at the time'
but i'm the evening Detectives McManus and MOSS
hacker arrested Joseph Coles, fifteen years Old, Oh
No 40 Johnson-st., on suspicion, and last evening
arrested Eugene Clark eighteen years OLD, OF NO.
I43 TIchenor-st. They admitted that they were III
AIR Steyens's house.