New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-19

BROOKLYN.
Ex-Sherf Daggett well enough 70 go away
from the city yesterday TO Castleton, M L.
su,t for breach of promise of marriage has been
begun by Mrs Hannah Kelly. widow, age Iory,
of No. 50 Sackett-st, against Mlcnael oihn''
widower of forty-hve years.
A shark from a chimney set fire to the mosqu'to
netting spread over a baby carriage in the yard IN
the rear of Mrs A. Soomons house, No go Myrtle
ave. yesterday afternoon, and the child was shghIly
burned in the face. .
The BOARD of Assessors heard yesterday the appl-
cation of Martin & Fay, warehouseme1, 10 nave
the assessed valuation of their property on QUO
man-st near Fulton-st reduced from SSSo 600
TO $45O0 900. Last year it was valued at @ooo,ooo
The Board referred the matterJ 20 a committee
B. G. Corwin, who drives an express wagon IN
East New York, has not been seen Dy MS Irienus
since Jay g. he had been an TX. 6drsa on that
day and drove away from home saying ne wouio
be back shortly.
In the Special Term of the Supreme Court, Judge
Barnard has handed down an OPINION ove y. ths
complaint in the suit brought against nun Dy hen
ward Philip to recover 100000 as damages ior
malicious prosecution ana false imprisonment
Annie Roland, age eleven, of No. 27l Court-st.,
complained to the police yesterday that young
woman in gaudy attire had approached her III
Courst and after admlrng her earrings n mao
examination. She then asked the glri TO wa,t wnhe
she went to jewery store to see II sne could gos
pair like them, and went away Dut ala noe roVuin'
Parker of the Second District Of Kings County,
died. Governor Cleveland has not yet hlled uie
vacancy Coroner Keller finds entirely 700 mucn 10
do to Att all inquests necessary In tho Guy
and so informed the Governor several Gays ago.
second dispatch was sent him on Tuesday. owing
to the complaints made of the CoroneTs delay In al
tending to cases and his illness from overwork
JERSEY CITY.
A man was found by officer Morris at late hour
on tuesday night lying unconscious on the SIDE
walk at Green and Montgomery SITS lie was re-
tanned that he was suffering from sunstroke
Yesterday il was learned that the mans name was
Michael Collins and that he lived In Newark-a'e
lie was IN a critical condition last night.
NEWARK.
Maria Mccormick was struck by train on the
Erie Railway in East Newark yesterday afternoon
and was 80 badly hurt that she will probably die.
She was taken to st. MchaePs Hospital.
NEW-JERSEY.
ORANGE.-A child of William Riley, of Grove-st..
East Orange. fell into sink on Tuesday night.
and although rescued. died shortly afterward.
PATERsoN.-The drug-clerk John Laue, employed
In Terhunes drug store, who was th0nght oy some
persons to have made mistake in putting up pre-,
scripton resulting in the death OF an infant named
Lowenthal. did not appear at the store Yesterday;
aud has eft tho city, Coroner Newcombe succeeded
in finding doctor TO make autopsy OF the childs
remains but it was not shown conclusvely that
the child had died from opium poisoning. some
congestion of the lungs was found which might or
might not have been caused by an overdose OF
OPIUM. The viscera were not examined out were
sealed up for ANALYSIS y ordered mere s tron
any but natural causes can be found. The coroner
hasimpaneled jury, and will begin an inquest THIS
afternoon. Viewers Nus'ey, young man.
son of a prominent manufacturer OF machinery az
Paterson was arrested yesterday and held TO bail
ON n complaint sworn to before Justice weiss by
Charles Brooke stepfather of young woman named
Lizzie Hess. The complaint alleges that Nussey,
who had been intimate with the glr gave her drugs
for an unlawful purpose. Miss Hess says that nus,
sey Is willing to marry her but that MS iatner VIII
not allow MIN TO do civil suit for damages for
loss of his stepdaughteTs services has been lnst-
tuted against Nussey by Brooke.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
NopTu TARRYTowN-WilliamC Connolly,
Patrick 0'Mara, an exoJ9stice OF the Peace. mad
supplanted MIN in his wife's affections. quarrel
come off second best. Dir. o'Mara was arrested
charged with assault
LONG ISLAND.
SEA CLIFF-The annual camD-meeting mt Sea
Chfi will begin on Monday evening, July 20, and
close on Sunday evening, July -
RosLYN.-Frank Thsyer, son of j. 2. Thayer of
New-York was taken with cramps while bathing
IN Uempstead Harbor yesterday morning, and
drowned before assistance could reach him. His
body was recovered
NrwrowN.-ItI Is currently rumored that there is
trouble ahead for the Highway Comm issoners
Some time an agreement was signed by TWO
members OF the board granting the right OF way
through RidgewOod and vicinity to the new Man
haitian Beach Railroad recently put through there
Mr. Zeh, one of the Commissioners found that the
agreement was signed some time after he became
Commissioner aud without his know ledge. The
Citizen Taxpayers Association has taken the mat
ter III hand.
COLLEGE PoINT@IIerman Kuntz three years ago
deserted his wife at Frankfort-on-the- Main. Ger
MANY and came to this country, obtaining employ
ment at College Point. lie passed himself of as
single man and soon became quite fayorite with
the Young ladies' One evening his wife made her
appe france. Since then they To all appearances
have lived happily together. About u week ago
Kuntz disappeared for the second time taking with
him $500 in money and leaving his wife destitute
LoNG ISLAND CIrY-Francis Burke recently sued
the Board of Education for his salary as Jator OF
the Second Ward Primary School Inc justice be-
fore whom the suit was tried decided that lie was
NOT entitled to the money for the reason that he was
amounted by only OF the Board of Trustees
which consisted OF three members. 1t was shown
bv Burke however, that one of the members had
resigned and the other was dead. County Judge
Armstrong, before whom the case was taken on ap
neal has decided that under the circumstances the
remaining member of the board had the power TO
make the appointment. The decision was givon to
Justice Kavanagh yesterday and the counsel for
the Board OF Education permitted IA Judgment 10 DO
entered.
JAMAICA.-Ihe Queens County farmers are mar
ketIng their POTATOES fast they can be dug.
Twohundred and twenty market wagons laden with
potatoes passed through the West Jamaica toll-gate
on Tuesday night on their way to the Brook YIN aud
Ncw-York markets The yield will probably fall
considerably below that of last year. The con-
tested Will case of the late Margaret Eliza Johnson
of Hampstead. was before surrogate Townsend, OF
Queens County, yesterday. Mrs. johnson left an
estate valued at $4,000. BY her will she gave her
property TO her son. Samuel +. johnson, practically
dslnheriting her daughter, Mrs. Mary b. Bear, of
Brooklyn, for the reason as stated by clause In
her will that her son Is without MEANS while her
daughter is well provided for. The will is contest
ed by Mrs. Bicar. The hearing was adjourned until
next Wednesday .....John Parker. who was ar
rested in New York City on Saturday for stealing
horse from the stable of j. A. Ambermap, has been
turned over to the Queens County authorities
Parker il believed to be the leader of the horse
thieves who have been at work on tho Island for
the last three months
STATEN ISLAND
STAPLEToN-Johh Mills of New-York, was badly
injured yesterday by being struck on the head with
a stone thrown by William Bates,a bar Keeper The
two men ouarrelled about the payment for some
L.;..Ln Mills nftnr henr aitended hX Surnenn