New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-27
BROOKLYN.
Deaths reported last week. 2Gl.

by Patrick Stanton against Mrs. Elvlna Stanton.
The annual parade of the Sunday-schOol scholars
in the Eastern District Will take place on May ~.
Legal proceedings are to be taken by some of the
street companies TO test the light of the Alder
men To compel them to provide conductors on
d" bobtail " cars after May i.
Il was state1 in the Board of Aldermen yesterday
that tine Brooklyn CITY Railroad Company would
take all advertising cards from the windows of ITS
cars alter May !.
Fifty-One wells in the city have been examined
by the chemist of the Health Department and the
water is condemned "a unit Tor use. OF these
twenty -cght have been closed by the Board OF Al
deTmcn.
AT the Central Grammar School yesterday n
series of readings and TecitatlOns from the works
of Longfellow were given III honor of his birth
day Several members of the Board of Education
were present.
Alfred c. Henning has brought a suit for lin
tied divorce from his wife, Mrs. Adrlenne Hen
nIng on the ground of cruelty. Application was
made Yesterday in the City Court for alImony and
counsel Zee, and it was granted by Judge Clement
The suit of William +. G.. Shanks against Joseph
Hart and the other publishers OF Truth newspaper
for libel was tried before Justice Cullen and jury
IN the Supreme Court last November and verdict
was rendered in favor # Mr.. shanks for 50 900. A
motion was subsequently made IN behalf of the de
PENDANTS for a new trial on the minutes, 1t being
claimed that some evidence was improperly cX-
cluded and that error was made in admitting other
testimony Yesterday Justice Cullen handed down
decision denying the motion for new trial. Cor
nelins A. Runkle represented MIR. Shanks and John
l.. Hill the publishers OF Truth.
NEWARK.
William Walter was attacked at midnight on
Sunday by two young men. near Wicdenmayer's
Rrewcry one of HIS assallants hiring two Shots at
him to intimdate him. They ransacked his pockets
but he had deity concealed his money and the APP
proach OF several men caused them to leave him.
Walter recognized one of the highwaymen as Ste
phen Duffy, who was arrested yesterday. Thomas
Haley his companion, was also arrested and botn
men were fully identified by Mr.. Walter.
Apattempt to break Jail in Newark was frustrated
on Saturday by a deputy warden. lie noticed that
one of the bars of the cell occupied by Corners, u
burglar sentenced to thirty years III the state
Prison had been tempered with and found upon
examination that ii had been partly drilled through
An examination showed that confederates OF Con-
ners, had attempted TO aid HIM from the outside
They had scaled the yard wall with ladder and
forced the gate open to permit easy egrcss. The
purpose appears TO have been for Corners to break
the weakened bar of his cell, climb down to the
yard and then find liberty through the open gate.
His confederates left behind them "a ladder dark
lantern and some drills. Corners Is a member of q
gang OF New-York criminals.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
TARRYTowN.-P. j. Conley. merchant, has been
sent to the insane asylum at Poughkeepsie.
IRvINGToN.-The companies by which the house
of Albert Bierstadt the artist, insured propose
to rebuild II. The original cost, IL is stated up
ward Of 100000.
1ONkkRS.IA uuII,ng InatcE DetWeen ne ot All
drews' and the Manhattan clubs, OF York, took
place on Courtlandt Lake on Saturday. The latter
was victorious by one point
Ex-Aldernan Brennan has commenced libel suit
against The Yonkers Stdtesmdn.
SpUYTEy DUYvIL-William Lewis. for many
years superintendent ofthe Spuyten Duyvil Mallea-
] bic Iron Works. died on Saturday last. He was q