New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-31

country only three months was sent TO Jail yester-
day In default of $780, upon the charge OF attempt-
Ing to pass counterfeit quarter In payment Tor
larnp-wick. He thought he got the quarter IN pay
ment for work.
| Henry Law, age fourteen. Of No. 173 Eaele-st.,
while at work yesterday In box factoay at box-st.
and Oakland-ave.. tried to reach circular saw
to pick up a nail The saw cut of his right arm.
He coolly walked several blocks to police station
where the arm was dressed by an ambulance sur
| geon.
Austin Corbn, of the Manhattan Beach Railroad
| Company, consulted with Mayor Low yesterday.
One subject of the conference the action Of the
Board OF Aldermen requiring the company 70 put
gates at the crossings of streets the city. Mayor
Low recently went over the road and decided that
gatrs were needed at Lorimer and Palmetto sts.,
| aud Myrtle, metropolitan, Flushing and Graha n
| ayes.
JERSEY CITY.
| The body of an infant about two weeks old was
found in the North River at the foot of Sixteenth
| st., yesterday afternoon, and was taken to the
The tax rate for next year will be: City, So AZ;
| County SO cents; State school, % cents; making
total of $3 % per $1,000, an increase over last
| year.
| York. West Shore ami Buffalo Railroad train
jumped the track yesterday, about noon, at the
Point of Rocks. and delayed travel for about an
hour. There was no one injured.
William Becker, of No. 273 Fifth-st.. was walk
ing down Montgomeryst. about III o'clock vester-
day morning, when man, apparently drunk. stag.
gered against HIM and at the same time grabbed
his watch. Becker promptly knocked the fellow
down and recovered the watch. Officer Hopkins
arrested the thief who said that his name was
William Bergen. He refused to tell where he
lived, and was held.
William L, Van Slykc age thirty. of No. 33i2
Wright-st., has been missing from home since We'd
Desday morning. Van slyko. who is Quariermas.
ter's Sergeant OF the 4th Regiment. IS employed
as time-keepe in the Erie Railway shops. He left
home at the usual hour Oh Wednesday morning to
go to work, aud he has not been seen or heard OF
since. He wore mixed black coat, blue trousers
and waistcoat, and a hight drab hat. Iattooed on
his left arm were q star aud heart and arrow.
NEW-JERSEY.
HoBoKEN.-Charles WInkIer of No. 10S Clinton
ST., was committed to the County Jail yesterday 10
await the result of injuries inflicted by HIM on
Freddie Strohsahl age seven, of No. ia Cnton-st.
One of Winklers children sick and crowd OF
boys persisted IN making great noise In front OF
his door Notwithstanding bis repeated requests to
them TO 20 away. Winkler finally became so IN
censed that he ran out with club and knocked
Strohsahl down. He vas beating the boy on the
head with the club when some men Interfered and
dragged him away The boy is IN O critical con-
dltiOn He complains OF pains in his breast and
stomach ana It is feared that he Is injured inter-
naly.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLEToN Two long, deep gashes in the head
that were believed 10 have bsen inflicted by axe,
were visible about the head of the body of an old
man. winch Edward Powers found near the Robbins
Reef lighthouse yesterday. The deceased man was
about sxjy-hye years old. Tue body had been in
the water some time and was considerably dec0m-
posed. 1t was sent 10 Oatess MOrgue.