New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-14

of the Aldermen granting to ex-Assemblyman
Thomas j. Sheridan the right to run Stages from
Hamilton Ferry to Prospect Park and Greenwood
by way of Union and President sts, and Fourth and
Ninth ayes
Peter Jerome. Of Main and Front SITS, was con-
victed yesterday 10 the Court Of Sessions of man.
slaughter in the second degree In causing the death
Of John Gibson on September. Gibson, who was
in oxicaed, threw piece of tin at some boys VINO
annoyed him. and tho wind carried 1t so that 1T
struck Mrs. Jerome, who sitting in the stoop OF
her house, in the face. Her husband started in pur-
suit of Gibson and knocked him down. In falling
his head came in contact with nail in post and it
penetrated his brain He died from the injury the
following day. The Jury recommended jerome to
the mercy Of the Court.
The Board Of Supervisors yesterday voted to
allow ex-Judge Nelson $l1 900 for services in con-
nection with the drawing of jurors while he was
year. Mayor Low opposed the ' action urging that
800 year was enough, and said it would cost the
county $4,000 for the other judges. He made
from the present judges of the City Court and the
County Judge for tho county from any similar
claims. 1t was adopted.
JERSEY CITY.
Edward Lair, age ffty-two, a milkman living at
228 Congress-st., was found hanging to beam IN
his wag0n-shed about 7 a. III. yesterday. He was
dead. He leaves a widow and two step-daughters.
The cause OF the suicide is unknown.
=, In compliance with Q request of the Board OF
Finance, Controller f. F. c. Young has prepared q
jersey City. The total bonded and floating debt,
except the water debt, is $13,670950; the water
debt Is ~ $50, 900, making the citys total indebt-
edness $50. The debt Is self-sustain-
ing and there is in tho Sinking Fund 81 100, 1874 TO-
The uncOllected taxes and assessments amount to
$6703,3S0 10, which is about One-third of tho en-
tire debt or about Onehaf of it without the water
debt.
NEWARK.
Robert Layton, q clerk for DOremus Bros,
grocers at BrOad-st. and Eighth-ave, was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of eU.bezzling $500
from the firm.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
Radcau took place at the Presbyterian church yes
terday The Rev. Charles +. Lindsey made an
address. The coffin bore an inscription: benjamin
Badcau, died December 10, 1853, aged 40 years, L
month and 10 days" The body was buried in the
old buryng-ground of St. Paurs Episcopal Church
at East Chester.
YONKERs.-The annual meeting Of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was held
on Wednesday,. 4 report was submitted that fifty
two complaints had been investigated in which
ninety-three children were involved. IL was found
protectors in twcntv-slX instances. MeSSrs Z. X.
leflingwell. II. Pettingill, Henry X. Freelahd and
j. W. Stewart were elected directors of the society,"
LONG ISLAND.
JAMAICA-Harry Park and his wife and two
children had a narrow escape from death by suifo-
cation from coal gas on Wednesday night. They
neglected TO close the register and Mrs. Park and
the children overcome by the gas. Mr.. Park,
discovering tho cause, raised the windows and
brought his wife and children to consciousness.