New-York tribune., 1882-04-22
was bullet hole through the head 1t was evident
that tho dead man had shot himself before jumping

was abullet hole through the head. II was evident
that the dead man had shot himself ooiore jumping
into the river.
John Rodrigo. Justice of the Peace was arrested
Yesterday on three indictments for misdemeanoI
found by the last Grand Jury Rodrigo Is cnargea M ~
with having acted as Justice and gwen de~clIos ~ n
cases brought by @ collection agency OF when no
was at the time acting as secretary. ne rs
also charged with converting money held by MN a., n
tIIal tTEit to his own uses lie gave Jul - ''' "
In the C,rcuit Court Rudolph Solomon recovered
81 500 daIrsges III 6. suit for libel against Henry
Hahn and jacob StUmpf, manufacturers OF COT
dovan leather from horse hide. 1he piaintlll az
legged that tho defendants wrote letter IN WnicI
he was referred to jatbird. that they att'GNeu
him IN various ways to injure his business standing
and that they published statement IN u lraoo pa
per that he sold inferior leather.
In the Essex County Court. ut Newark, yester-
day. n suit was tried upon note Tor $l 100 gwen
by james Durand, a manufacturing Jcweier 10
James H. Stodwe formerly president OF the New
jersey Mutual Life Insurance Company. The par
lies to the suit are William Ritter against James
O'Bricn, both of NewYork. The note was made
notes representing about $4,000 given to varlous
persons. 1t was stated that the notes re gwen
originally in payment OF gambling debts. RITTER
saws that he paid the note III issue at the request OF
O'Bricn, n friend of Durand, OBricn promising 10
indemnify him. The jury rendered verdict giving
judgment for full amount to plaintll.
NEW-JERSEY.
PArERsoN.,;The body Of boy abGnt seye4 sE N
n canal boat in the Morris Canal near Centreville
\. j., iyesterday morning. The body was taken TO
Patersonland identified that of Jane, Burns, VINO
disappeared from his parents home at No lo1JacA-
son-st Of that city. on April 10.
LONG ISLAND
HRMPsTEAD.-William Steers. an idiot age hfcen,
an inmate of the poOrhOusc, procured quart or
hickory nuts n few days ago, and ate them shells
and all The shells inflicted internal injuries from
which he cannot recover
NEwTOwN-Thc Ovcrsecrs OF the Poor have de-
cded that the poorhouse is unnecessary expense,
and they will transfer its inmates TO the County
Farm on Barnum Island. John ;. Power mas
been elected one of the Justices OF the Peace TO l
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Thomas
+. McGOwan.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Thc Police Commissioners
instructed the captain of the police, about month
ago to detail an officer to watch for cock lights.
There have been three largcly-attended cock-hghis
in Long Island City in the last week. The owners
of the birds walk deliberately to the places where
the fights take place. and the police ma ke no at
tempt to follow them large main was fought on
Thursday afternoon not a hundred yards from the
City Hal.
STATEN ISLAND.
ToMPKINsyILLE.-Thc funeral of Captain Abram
Jones Sandy Hook pilot, took place yesterday at
his house. The pall-bcarerS were brother pilots, Oh
whom there were Il large number present
NORrnFIELD-Mrs Cortland Decker on Thursday
attempted to commit suicide by taking Iaudanum.
She recovered but said that she would make an
other attempt.