New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-04
ing strong cigars to excess and had been warned by
hrs pbysiCian,

ing strong cigars to excess and had been warned by
his physician.
JERSEY CITY.
Samuel C. Nelson, ago sixty-fye, died yesterday
| ut his home in Bergen-aYe. MI NeIson mas hoiu
the Office Of Controller since 1877.
Two tramps who applied at st. Franci? Hospital
| Yesterday for food were given bouptiful meal On
their way ont they stole two oYercoats anu tW9
hats belonging to two members Oh 'he hi'ui'"'
staff
Enrco Perrato was tried in the Hudson County
| Court yesterday on an Indictment Tor man
! slaughter. In an alteration with JOhn IOmassl III
! n rum-shop in CentTal-aye., on August H. feITaJo
! struck TOmass on the head with club and frac-
| tured his skull TOmassi was taken to the GhaTy
| Hospital and died about month atterwaTd; lne
| jury convicted Perrato and he was renamed tor
| sentence.
NEw-JERsEY.
| MATAWAN-Chares T. Flemmmg the newspaper
correspondent who brought charges Oh in EIta
| of The Monmouth Inquirer and former postmaster OF
| Freehold and caused COlorel Applegate's apphca,
ton for reappOintment Postmaster to be refused
by President Arthur recently brought suit against
| J. Clarence COnover, of Colonel Appiegates
counseOrs for $4,000 damages for alleged ASSAULT
| and battery. When the case was called yesterday
at Freehold the plaintiff asked for a postponement,
| which was denied by Judge Scudder; Application
was then made for dismissal of the case, which
was granted.
STATEN ISLAND.
PORT RGcHMoND-John Sweeney, repalrer of
umbrellas of New York, on Tuesday visited Stateh
Island and got drunk he fell into creek, ana the
tide being out he sank into the mud. lie remained
there until the tide came in at night HIS cries LOT
help brought assistance, and 1t took -FOUR men 10
rescue him He promised Justice Huse that he
would never get drunk again while on Staten Island
STAPLETON.-Whe the passenger train on the
Staten Island Railway that left Tottenville at
o'clock wasrunning a bOut twenty-five miles an hour
on a down grade near New DOrp station yesterday
morning the nange on one OF the wheels broke, ana
the passengers became aware OF the TACT that they
were IN danger Of being ditched. The train was
stopped however, and then drawn to the station at
slow pace.
NFW DoRP.-The venerable MoTaviln Church,
beside which rest the remains of Commodore VAN
derbit, was thrOnged with people yesterday when
the annual love-feast was observed. The Rev. Dr.
Richards, from the Cunning Branch Of the MOraYlan
ChuTchat BerthcldOrf Germany, presented the greet
ing> of that body to the congregation. The Rev.
Rufus Clarke, of Albany, and the Rev Mr.. Hare,
Of TottenyIllc, delivered addresses. Bishop A. A.
Renkc, Of New DoTD, also addressed the con2rega-
ton
LONG ISLAND.
RIvrRHEAp.-Thrro was q largo attendance at
the suffolk County Far YESTERDAY. The annual
meeting OF the society held at tho Court House
last evening when the pres mt officers, Aiyah VI.
salmon president; Simeon :. Hawkins, treasurer
AVID James l.. Willard. secretary were reelected.
Henry Z. Hedges, OF BrIdschampton, delivered the
annual address
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
EAT CursTuR-Ihc Town Assessors held q
meeting on Tuesday evening, and decided 10 dl-
vide the Isl Election District into two districts.
SCAgspALr.-Mr Budway, engineer of the lIar.
lem Railroad train which Left the Grand Central
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