New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05

channel of nine feet from the town dock to Loo k
woods. p ipers in an action brought by the
Manhattan Savings Institution against the town OF
East Chester, to compel the payment OF prlhcipal
aud interest on the bonds of the town stolen from
that institution sew eral years ago. have been
served upon Supervisor Quackenbush
NEWARK.
When the Dover freight tram on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad got beyond
Summit. n j., Friday night it was discovered
that brakeman named J. IL. Wetsell was missing;
The train was backed aud the brakeman was found
lying alongside the track with his right arm broken
He was placed IN the caboose and the train mad
gone only short distance when 1t struck man
walking on the track and threw him off. H too
was placed IN the caboose. His name was Patrick
Mun resident of Summit. His skull WAS frac-
tured and one of his legs broken. Both men were
transferred TO an east-bound train and taken to
hosplt al in Newark.
Thomas Mcdonald, age sixty-fve. living at No. 50
Sussex-aye., died yesterday from the effects OF
dose of Paris green taken with the intention OF COM
hitting suicide lie was married ana had cnildren.
lie had been drinking freely lol some time.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Alderman ?. j. Gleason, who
owns several lines of street cars running through
Long Island City, is taking steps TO consoiiaate
them under one management. Ii ls reported that
he has been offered $4,000 for the franchise OF
ore of the roads running to the Lutheran Cemetery
which is not yet completed.
Charles Benner counsel for the Citizens Com
mttee, has forwarded notice TO District-Attor-
ney Downing from Attorney General RUSSELL re-
curing him TO produce at the forthcoming trial OIL the
charges preferred against HIM, two checks Drawn
mon Wnslow. Lanier q Co. by NJ. Desmond fr
800 each, payable to the order of MIR. Downing
One of the checks is said to be dated January 70,
1883, and the other December 2 1882. Mr.. Down.
ing is also required to produce before the referee
the letter sent to him by Colonel Charles s. Spen-
Ger demanding the repayment of the money to MI
Desmond.
BowERY BAY.-A boy named Jacob Wolf, age
eight, was Instantly killed on Monday night while
playing beneath "a cart. One of his companions got
large IRON hook one OF the shafts struck the boy
In the breast and killed him instantly. His father,
who saw the accident hurried to the spot, but his
son was quite dead wnen he reached him.
MAsPETH.-Several hundred dollars have been
subscribed by residents OF Queens County for the
benefit of the widow and children of the late
Michael Quinn, who was killed at Woodside while
front of an approaching railroad train. Two years
ago q linn saved two men from drowning IN
NewtOwn Creek. He was hard working man but
left his family IN destitute circumstances.
GREENLAwS.-The Rev. Edward Brown. pastor
of the Presbyterian Church. has sent word to bis
aggregation tIat he will sever his connection as
pastor to-day, he having accepted call to another
church.
HUNTERS PoINT.-A large lighter lying at the
Empire OIL Works carcened suddenly aud sank In
the dock. number of men were engaged during
the day IN raising the vessel.
STATEN ISLAND.
day four-oared she'll race, two mile course,
between members Of the Williamsburg and Staten
Island athletic clubs. The contest was to have
been on the Kill-vOn-Kull below New Brighton bnt
was postponed indefinitely owing to the disability
Of one Of the members of the Williamsburg crew.