New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST S6, 1882

caught stingray. and after the fish was landed t
the boat OF the party picked II wnen u1e sl
stuck its singer in the mans hand nc manu- sou
became in1amed. did also the arm, and the man
suffered great pain. without reccivlng any meulca
attendance the man was taken to New-fork ny nIs
friends where he died two days afterward Those
who tell the story say the man was stranger u
Staten Islanders. -
Tho body Of n man was found floating in the Nor
ris Canal, near the Plank Road Bridge. yesterday.
James Lapsev a prisoner in the Pententiary AT
Caldwell escaped on Thursday while working on q
farm gang
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
TrcKAuOE-About two weeks ago n strange mad
dog made its appearance in Tuckahoe. and before II
was shot n number of dogs owned there were bit
ten by it, several of which were at once shot. Two
other dogs that bitten by the strange dog one
belonging to William CoxSon, showed signs OF ny
drophoha on Wednesday, and another belonging 10
a Mrs Thompson on Thursday, and botn were
promptly shot bat at present 1t Is impossible to
say what mischief they have done III the nelghDor-
hood.
WHITE PIAINs-Thrtecn inmates of the Bloom
ingdale Insane Asylum, accompanied by the physi,
can of the institution steward, honsekeepea ana
three attendants fa SS15r0ay grc Tess 0" bS
the managers of the New-York Hos
pital of which the asylum is one of the departments
The farm is about a mile from the Harlem Ran road
station at White Plains, and comprises about 300
acres OF land, from which the asylum Is supplied
with butter, eggs, poultry vegetables etc., ana
Yesterday the party seeking TcIiAdtlOn from dSN l
monotony relied mostly upon the products OF the
farm for their Tepasis. They went by a tram IN
charge of Conductor Bu1ong to White Plains, then
BY wagons. The patients appeared to ENJOY the
ride.
LONG ISLAND.
FAR ROCKAwAY.-WIllam II. Mcneil, Of Far
Rockaway. who made his escape from tine Queens
County Insane Asylum three weeks ago. and who,
after his escape from the institution, made charges
against the superintendent and keepers OF the lns-
tuition of Ill-trcItmcnt and which charges are now
beng examined into bv "A committee of the Board
OF Supervisors. has brought an action IN the Su-
premc Court ~ inst his father. Charles Mcneil,
County JUDGE Armstrong Daniel Alott John Il.
Hicks DR.. FianDcry. and Others. TO recover ToOOUO
damages Tor conspiracy and false IN prisonhent III
locking him up in the asylum when nc was sane.
LONG ISLAND CITY, harles Amann, Of No. sol
Avcnue-C: Philip Amann, OF 40. l2G Nlllctt-st.;
Henry OrthortcT, of No. 800 Avenue-C., Sally
Rhodes and John +. Bgenck also of tins city who
were arrested ut Hunters Point three weeks ago
charged with being engaged III row at the depot
of the Long Island Railroad. IN which Special Officer
John Lang, III the employ of tnc TarOai company,
bad his ankle broken were brought before Justice
DclchJnty yesterday morning aud again relnanded
10 the County Jail Tor week as Lang Is stil con-
fined 10 ms considerable et ing Is mani
tested ut Hunters Point at the continued delay eX-
hibtcd by the Police Commissioners OF Leng island
city 10 take any official nOuce OF the pOOi-IOOm5.
IL is not believed that either the Mayor the Com
missiOncls Will interfere with The booksellers dur
ing the present season. and he residents OF Long
Island Clly have abandoned all hopes OF seeing the
law enforced by any