New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-15

with tho disposition being to favor the rural dis
tricts at the expense of the two great cities new
he said paw over SO per cent of the entire state tax
while their population Is only 30 per cent AItci
considerable argument the State Assessors examined
the tax rolls of the assessors OF the nve county
towns and of the city.
NEw-JERsEY.
KrARNy-An elderly woman, whose name could
not be ascertaned, was struck by locomotiye on
the New-YOrk and Greenwood Lake Railroad ABOUT
o'clock yesterday evening and both her legs were
cut off. She placed on the train, with the in-
tention of takiny her to hospital in Jersey City,
but she died before reaching there, and the Dody
was removed to Speers Morgue; The woman Was
dress and green striped apron. Before she was
struck the engineer saw her with her legs lying
across the track and tried to stop the TRAM out
without success.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
NEW STANDARDIZATION Henry Cox; colored.
was Yesterday committed to the County jail for an
assault upon two girls.
JERSEY CITY.
Two alleged burglars we're arraiened in the First
District Police Court yesterday morning. Inc nrst
was Joseph Price, well-knOwn thief who was
captured by Officer Perry about o'clock Yesterday
with ten gallons of gin and quantity OF cigars ana
tobacco in his possession, the proceeds OF burglary
at Maria Mctjimpseys Tunish0p, No. ~ 1orA-se.
The other was William II. Sears, of Mlddletown,
N. Y, who captured at a o'clock yesterday
morning in Samuel Orens's rumshop in Newark
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remanded for further examination.
STATEN ISLAND.
CIIFToN.-Oliyer Freldenberg yesterday went
into the hold of the ferry boat Southed to inspect
the gas tank. few minutes later James Vreeland
heard cry TOR nep ana wnen ne wfns
back UNCONSCIOUS He had been overcome by the
gas. but on being taken to drug store ne was
resusctated.
srApLEroN.-Robert T. Bradford yesterday re-
ceyed letter from q Cleveland lawyer requesting
him to forward the family bible and all the papers
in his possession relating to the Bradford estate IN
England, said to amount TO many mliiionS VI
dollars 1000 ,r,,D
Ftusu,yG.-The tax-roll of the town this year
will foot mp over 80, 0OO.OOO showing gam over
last year OF over SlOOOOO.
uv,rc,-Workmen began yesterday to grade
the land recently purchased by the Long lsiahd
Railroad Company at Berlin for the erection OF tue
machine and car shops whlcn are 10 be crooa
I'm Queens and Suffolk Counties are beginning 10
suffer from the drouth, and unless rain soon ialls
late cabbage aud turnips VIII DO mgnS e soIc
Caulihowers are already beng shipped from Suiioik
Comfy to the New-YOrk and Boston markets. tne
crop being month ahead of any previous season.
GLEN CovE-John j. Sands, age thrty-1ye,
cripple was assaulted by two unknown men on
Monday night while walking along the road near
the steamboat landing. After he was beaten TO
insensbity his assailants robbed him OF his watch
and money Sands's skull was fractured ana rears
are entertained for his recovery.
MFRRrcg.-The camp-meetng opened at the
grounds of the Long Island Camp Meeting Associa-
ton Yesterday with anniversary exercises by the
sunday school children OF the town OF Hampstead.
number of families are already upon the ground
LONG ISLAND CITY.-District-Attorney Downing
having received from the Governor Orders.to aDate
the bone boiling and other nuisances on Newtown
Creek has instructed the Sheriff OF Queens County
to serve the necessary legal notices upon the owners
of the offensive establishments. III the nulsances
are not abated at once arrests VIII be made.