New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29

jackson was hurt at Bettss house while wrestling.
anu uied rom ms injuries. Mrs Jackson has begun
sun against Belts under the Civil Damages act
| tor TO,OO0 Tor tho loss of her husband
| LONG ISLAND CnY-The Long rsIo,d PaiI,o.d
| company Yesterday gave notice 10 its employees
| that on and after February they will be Obliged
| W Ply tne regular rates OF fare when travelling
over the road not on duy. There are no free "a sss
| Issued by the cOmpany......A meeting of promI-
nent Queens County men was held al Miil-rs Hotel
YESTERDAY az ernoon Tor the purpose of devsing
means by which money can be raised for the con,
| s'ructOn OF the BlacliwelPs Island Bridge Benia-
| MIN ID. Hicks, of Westbury, presided, and General
James i. Pearsal of Oyster Bay acted as secretary
! me proceedings Of the meeting were kept private
but u was ascertained that those present had re-
! solved to hold another meeting on February A.
when permanent organization will be effected and
! arrangements made for the holding Of public
meeting: The COrOners jury the of Cap
tam John Walker, of the bark Enigma. who was
drowned on Sunday night last while attempting 20
1Vhrd ms vessel, which was lying at the foot OK
NeSt-aye.. returned verdict at o'clock yesterday
morning 'rhSlIlng the city authorities for not hav
ing the street and bukhead properly lighted and
protected. Within three years eight men have mar
Towly escaped drowning by walking of the bulk
mead AT TINS place. The captains family intends 10
DING sIt FOR damages against the city. John
Beman. IT., who was held by tho COroner's Jury on
suspicion of being the murderer OF John HOciier
was taken TO the Queens County Jail 70 await the
action OF the Grand jury. II was noticed on the
evening OF the finding Of the verdict that the coat
worn by Bchan was several shades darker than the
one that he wore on The day he arrested Ono
ned the prisoner by the color Of ms coat Ia draD
the man who held the club which was used 10 com
mt the crime. search has been made for the
missing coat, bat no trace OF n has been found no
JAN officers say that some one oil the fTIeDds OF tho
prisoner who visited him in his cell must have
changed coats with him; The matter is 20 BE- fully
investigated The Circuit Court of the United
states ior the Eastern District of New-YorN has en-
Joined the Long Island Railroad Company from i'll
tcrterirg with the business on that Inc OF West
colts Express Company and from refusing 10 fur
nlSh an the facilities necessary therefor.
STATEN ISLAND.
PORT RICMOND.-A new pipe organ has been
placed in the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
at Port Richmond
WEST PORT RICHMOND.-Mr Johnson, q store
keeper at West Port Richmond, on Friday received
q telegram announcing that his mOther-n-law IN
New-Iork was dying The dispatch found TO
be bogus. Mr.. Johnson thinks that 1t was ruse OF
some thieves 10 get his family away so that they
could rob the store.
MIDDrETOwN-A Board Of Health for Middle
town has been organized consisting Of Supervisor
Bechtel and Justices Garrett, kaufman. Taylor and
Mccullough $500. Republican primary meetings weTe
held last night in Middletown and CasteIOn. The
election for town officers will take place week
from next Tuesday
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINs-Nlartin J. Kcogh rs counsel for
Orofric Mangano, the Italian " no murdered Charles
Williams a felow-cOnvict in the st tie Prison at Sing
sing, yesterday made motion III behalf OF the con-
vcted murderer before Justice Dykman, for a stay
of proceedings until "a decision Oh the appeal made
to the General Term for a trial shall have been
rendered Distuct-Attorney Baker offered no OBJ
lection to such course.
NEW -ROCHELLE.-C Considerable excitement was
caused in New-Rochelle on Friday by report that
a family of three persons had been murdered by
burglars at Pelham Manor about two mile distant.
By some il was stated that the murder had taken
place in the lower part OF the town OF REMAIN adJa.
cent to City Island while Others placed the scene of
the tragedy at pehamville; but an investigation
showed that there no foundation for the rumor.