New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-18

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large number Of oil barrels. She also passed raft
made of the spars Of some square-rigged vessel.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths last week, 226 births, 221; marriages,
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coronrr,s iurv found Yesterday that Mrs. Amanda
Meyers, who died from dose of rat poison at her
home, No. 67S Monroe-st., on Monday, came TO her
death by deliberate suicide.
Kate Byrne, age eighteen, Of No. 292 Hudson
ave-. lighted n fire yesterday afternoon and tried
to make it burn by pouring kerosene upon il. She
succeeded in burning herself in q probably iatal
manner about the head and face.
Mrs. Lena ISchlein, of No. 1850 PacitiC-St,, LETT
her home on Tuesday, and yesterday morning she
tried to drown herself in fsh-pOnd IN jamaica
J., /. She was rescued by John Higgins, farmer;
5esn 20 T G fP % G cobpr she was taken
home. Her husband said that she had acted
strangely for some time
Charles Miller was held to await the action Of the
Grand Jury by Justice Naeher yesterday, for muir
der in killing Caspar Schttig with a knife In
street brawl on Sunday afternoon, at Montr0se-aVe
and Ewen-st GCroners jury fonnd that H S
death was caused by q stab wound by d knife IN the
hands of Miller. Miller is tinsmlth, twenty-0ne
years old
The Long Island Baptist Association continued
its seventeenth annual session in the Central Bap-
fist Church at South Fifth aud Eighth SITS. yester-
day. Applications for admission into the as8oclacc
tion were received from three churches one OF
which, that of the church at LOngport, L. L., was
rejected. I'm the evening addresses on mission and
Sunday schOol work delivered by the Key.
John Evans, the Rev. DR.. f. II. Kerfoot and the
Rev. DR.. j. b. Thomas.
JERSEY CITY.
Frederick Bright was arained before Judge
Davis yesterday n charge Of beating his wife.
Mrs Bright testified that her husband tied her hands
and feet and then beat and kicked her until he was
obliged to stop from exhaustion. The prisoner was
committed to await the action of the Grand Jury.
John Crawford, Of Steuben-st., who was found on
Monday morning lying at Railroad-ayc ana Hen
dcrson-st suffering from severe stab wounds, was
reported Yesterday 10 bc dying. Crawford refused
to tell who stabbed him. but the police succeeded IN
learning that tho stabbng was done by, Patrick
RcchIll, and that others besides Crawford had been
stabbed. Joseph Perkins was arrested on suspicion
of being concerned in the ailray, and he was locked
up with Rcchill. So far as can be asceItalned
Crawford Perkins, Refill and John Murray became
involved i'm quarrel and Rcehll drew knife ANA
sashcd around with il ndiscTiminatcly. Perkins,
who was captured by Officer Hopkins In n hay-lOtt,
had six wounds. Murray has not yet been arrested,
Rcehll declare that the other three men attacked
him and that he used his knife in sclf-dcfcncc.
NEWARK.
Prosecutor Of the Pleas Oscar Keen made an APP
plication iu the COurt of Quarter Sessions ycstcr
day Tor the Court to set down day for the trial Of
cN-Sprakcr John Egan. who was indicted for at
winter. Counsel for Egan asked that the appca-
ton be postponed until Monday, and the request
was granted.
The Orange and Newark Horse Car Railroad Com
pauy is about 10 pass into the hands Of the Newark
and Bloomfield Horse Car Company. The Orange
and Newark Company comprises the Broad-st. road
IN Newark the B"IIcvllG line and the koscvlue
line ). :. Butin IL president of both the Orange
aud Newark and the Newark aud Bloomfield Com
paucs. the former being owned by the Pcnnsylva-
mia Railroad aud used n 4 local feeder for It's raul
road system. The arrangements for the transfer
will be- made i'm a short time The roads pay no
dividends but yield income enough 10 pay interest
at per cent on the bonds which are held by the
' NEW-JERsEY.
PArIReON.-A man named Andrews, driving
candy wagon, yesterday morning. attempted To
Western Railroad. The hur>" became frightened
and stopped on tine track, and the wagon was de-
mo-hcd by the locomotive. The hor," and driver
escaped death. although both were badly cut and
bruised .... Two little boys, ages nine and eight,
were arIIigurd in the Ia.-aIc County Court yes
trrdly having been indicted 10y the Grand Jury
for breaking into houses and stealing. They did
not understand the poudrrous indictments which
wrr" read 10 them, but their counsel pleaded not
guilty. and they will be- tried in a few days..
The body of William krarncy, age about four or
nyr whose parents live IN Jrrsry-St., was found m
the Morris Cana! On Thursday of last week. IL was
subsequently learned that some boys m the neigh
bnrIu6d had been u the habit Of swinging smaller
bows over the canal by their arm, to rlghtcn them
and IL is supposed that the kcurucy rluld lost his
life by being dropped accidentally INTO the water M
mi. way An inquest was held yesterday, but 10
could not hc found which Of the boys was rcspon-
,iblc for tho chlds death. and a verdict was rem
dcrcd of drowning IN manner unknown.
LONG ISLAND.
SAG HARnDR-Ihc burglars who have been
operating AT the east end of Long Island for some
time still continue their drprrdatiors. On Tuesday
night tho store of Meyers y Smith Was broken
open and read -madc clothing aud boots aud shoes
were stolen. The same night the HquUr-stOrc OF
John Rcucv, In the same village. was broken open
and robbed of liquors aud cigars The barn or
Thomas RYAN WIS also broken open and set on ire,
the second time within two weeks. Fortunately
the - was soon cXtuguishcd. Yesterday morning
three men having m their possession sallboat
that had been stolen from New London Conn,
were arrested. They acknowledged that they had
stolen Mr.. Hcmpstcads soop at sag Harbor last
week.
pATCnOGUr.-Gcorgc r. Harding, proprietor Of
thc " Biorama" says that the report that his prop
crty has been seized at RIycrhcad or elsewhere 10
nav creditors is wholly false that he has always
paid all his bills that he has never exhibited ut
church fairs, aud that he has no magic lantern.
FLUsHING.- John Mullgan was before Justice
Smith Yesterday for beating ms WIFE. lie was sell
fenced to the Kings County PcultcntlaIy Tor i've
months.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
EAST CHTsTER.-The house OF Mrs. Acdham was
entered by burglars on Sunday ght and robbed OF
a purse containing 800. The robbers cut up table
cloth into strips In which they carefully wrapped
uuantity of valuable silycrwarc ready for carrying
on. Then they drank mixture OF gin Canphor
and anisccd, which had BAD cHrct upon theui' rs
they departed without their booty
WHITE PLAI>s.-Thc will of Charles 5. Sisson, of
North TarTytowu who lost his life Oh August - by
the explosion on board the steamer X crdale, was
offered for probate IN the SuTrogltcs Court yeSter-
day. His estate, real and personal valued at
and al her death $1,000 is to 90 to his grandson
! Warren b. Chaplin and the rest of the estate TO be
divided equally between his two daughters, llar-
rict Chaplin and Josephine A. Slss0n
Az INCREASE IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The Board Of Education held its regular meeting
| yesterday afternoon. The report OF CITY Sup'rhcc