New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19

Wednesday evening, resolution was adopted con-
demning the recent action of the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad Company, of which william 1;hnrcS il
president, in laying track on Sunday III eeFen'n-
ave.
George Flushing, patrolman in the Third RE e.
cinct was complimented by the superintendent ol
Police Yesterday for his successful capture OF Two
burglars George Lawrence age elghteen,o OF No w
Pacifc-st. and George Clayton, age eighteen, Oh
No. Al Debeyoise-place, at an early notr Ths mem
morning IN Clinton-st, near Warren-st. ne no.,,
as they ran, dropped stolen GOODS, wnour IT, ~
found to have been taken from the house OF o. rer
rs, No. 81 Pineapplc-st.
II was reported Yesterday that the plot OF ground
adjoining the Municipal Department Buildlne run
ming through from Joraemon-st. to LIVINGSTON
on which stands the First Reformed Chnlcn' n W
been purchased for $4,000 by certain persons lio
had IN view the sale OF it 10 the Governmene loI I d
Site FOR Office and United ates buililng dor te
erection of which bill appropriatng @oVo,Voo rs
now pending before Congress. l.. DIV Hardehoea1gn,
trustee of OF the church. denied that any saleoiithe
property had been effected or negotiated for
A man arrested for the theft of an overcoat at
No 222 Myrtleave. yesterday was iounu TO MY III
his pocket paper, in which was written = First
Lieutenant Ernest William kolthoii, born C9pen-
hagen, Denmark, II April, 1889, Died BROOKLYN,
u s. A., II April 1882" On the back OF tne paper
and Copenhagen, to whom word was to be sent IL
he destroyed himself. The prisoner said that he IN,
tended TO XIII himself when he wrote tIe carr ld
on his birthday. He failed to do 1t, as he nad
loaned his pistol. He claimed to have stolen inc
coat to get food with.
JERSEY CITY.
George Lockwood, who lived in Brooklyn, T.. d.,
deserted his wife q few weeks ago. On the same
day Mrs. Tettie Amillo who lived in the same
street, disappeared, and as Lockwood ana shc nad
been seen together on the previous night, Mrs.
Lockwood concluded that they had eloped. Oh
Wednesday she found her husband living with MIS-
Amilio Ill Cherry-ane. and caused his arrest.
A mad dog made its appearance in Johnson-ave
Yesterday morning, and caused great excitement;
The animal first attacked James Marshall, an ola
man. and bit him on the hands ana breast Jonh
Kopf n German grocer, was bitten on the nands.
At johnson and Jersey-aves. the dog entered barn
and bis two cows and calf. In a coop near by
n killed twenty -one chickens and geese. ne AMI
mai then ran down the track OF the Centfal rail
road and after a lively chase was oyertaken by
Policeman GIaw and Killed.
The Comfy Board of Freehoders met yesterday
afternoon Freebooter Baldwin, the leader OF the
Republican majority, presented protest against
fine action OF the former Board III disp0sng OF all
thc patronage at its final meeting. some heated
aTpnincnt ensued in the midst of winch freeholder
Ivnch made a motion to adjourn. Director Budoen
declared the motion carried, and when the hepuO-
lican members appealed refused to entertain the
anneaI The Democratic members lett the room
with the Director, but the Republicans remained
and elected Freebooter Baldwin temporary Director
Charles A. Billings was elected clerk, and O. ;. See
counsel to the Board. The meeting, was then az
iourned until June l. 1t is probable that the Board
difficulties will have to be settled III the courts
NEWARK.
At Newark yesterday the Grand Jury returned q
hill Of indictment against ex-City Treasurer Will
lam II. Winans, for falsfying the books of his
Office Wlnans was arrested on April on a
charge of forgery and aiding and abetting forgery
lie was in court but not ready to plead, ana ms
case was set down for Saturday morning. The
Grand Jnry, having completed their labors were
discharged.
STATEN ISLAND.
CAsrIEToN-Richard B. WhIttemore, formerly
nresIdeut of New Brighton Village, has been ap-
pointed police commissioner in place of Francis
McQuade. whose term has expired.
SoUTHFIEID.-The Board of Excise has so far
Granted only seven licenses. There are over fifty
drinking places III the town, and the Law and Order
Society has asked the Board TO grant only limited
number of licenses