New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14
Crimes. ago sxty-fve fell dead at the doorstep Of
her home, No. 148 Twenty-second-st.

Crimes ago sfxty-fve, fell dead at the doorstep OF
her home, No. 148 Tventy-second-st.
The Jury which tried the negro, Samuel Somers,
for the murder of Henry p. Josephs on Coney
Island in September, 1882 returned verdict OF not
guilty in the Court OF Sessions yesterday The de.
fendants statement of the accidental discharge OF
the pistol was credited.
The General Term of Of the Supreme Court yester.
day handed down o decision declaring the will OF
w. H. Hollis invalid, Mr.. Hollis was lawyer ana
made his will on December 49, 1880, bequeathlng
one-half of his estate, amounting to $15O,0O0 TO
wesleyan University the Drew theological Sem
inarv and the Methodist Church of Orient. l.. L.
The work done on the bridge last week included
90 overfioOr stays connected, q OverfiOor STAYS
nauled ont to place, III top connections erected;
ana 3o9 knee braces erected: large amount OF
work was done by the riggrrs in screwng no and
rghIatlng the tru~ses in advance OF the rIyeerS:
The bottom planking of the roadways is completed
on l3oO llneal feet OF the bridge, and the top
planking on 900 lmeal feet.
Delega es from the temperance organizations and
several churches and Surdav-schoOls IN brooklyn
met yesterday IN the Baptist Temple. The number
Of delegates was 15J, from thirty-eght organiza-
uons The Rev. &. q. Lans0n was made moderator.
Addresses were made by the Rev. Messrs w. H.
Boole, |. Simmons and ID. G. Hughes. Prohibitory
constitutional Amendment Association. for the
comfy was formed. Last evening public meeting
in the Temple was addressed by Ex-Governor ST.
John, of Kansas.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-An effort is being made to
fund the floa ing indebtedness of Long Isl md City.
n Dill OBJECT III view mas Dttu
by some of the taxpayers and will be present to
the Legislature at an early date. IA temperance
movement Is in progress at Hunters Point. it Is
beng ledby the pastors Ct the churches OF all de.
nominations. 80. The original deed of the town Of
S0utnold, Suffolk County, from the Indians, dated
March u, 164S, has been deposited IN the library
of the Long Island Historical Society. The con-
slderatOn in the deed is iron nor, coats, ten
knives and twenty needles, with twenty fathoms
OF wamDum.
NoRTHvmLE.-The wife of George Hallock, while
on visit IN fra Mt "A
suddenly became blind.
Observation-Disclosures on Monday night visited the
premises of Daniel FOgarty, in Jamaica-ave ana
stole pou try and harne 3 valued al 800. The
same night thieves stole from Charl es Hsman q
quantity of clothing. some poultry. harness and
several agricultural implements worth 500.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATERsON.-The Passaic Rolling Mills Company
which employs from 500 to 600 hands, has decided
to erect adjoining Its offices q building sixty Dy
thirty feet, 10 be used as library, reading-ro"in
and meeting room for its employees. The company
Will pay all expenses OF erectioh fuel lighting, etc.
and will iurni IN ing ma ter, including pub
LEGATIONS treating of iron and its manufac ure: Its
officers romse thar if the men display willing
ness avail themselves of fur her iberality regi-
lar instruction will be FURNISHED free on technical
subjects. Although the employers assume the OK
penses, they have put the management OF the insti-
tuition into the hands of the workmen. The presi-
dent of the Passalc Rolling Mills Company IS Watts
Cooke member of the Paterson Board OF Trade.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
Mt. VERNoN.-Charles b. Brown, who was ar.
rested for assaultiug T.. j. Seamen, for an alleged
insult to his vile, taken before Police Justice
W. l.. Meeks yesterday afternoon. by advice OF
his counsel he pleaded guilty to the assault and
was fined $25 winch he promptly paid.
JERSEY CITY.
William Finch aud James Moran steward and
assistant steward respectively of tue steamer
Egyptian Monarch, fell through the hatchway I'to
the hold OF the vessel Yesterday morning and sus-
tanned probably fatal injuries. They were removed
to the hospital.
NEWARK.
John O'Bren, well-to-do contractor living at
No. IA Ferry-st. reported to the police THAT on
sunday at II O'Clock IN the forenoon he was at
tucked Mt Norfolk and Academv-sts. by strange
man who knocked him down and robbed him of his
watch aud cham Yesterday detective arrested
Valentine Chaser alias Bauman who lives at No.
1917 Charlton-st. CHASER was identified by OBrien
as his assaIant. The watch was recovered III a
place where CHASER bad sold it,