New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-09

2.415 90; that the expenditures we're
$4,000 20, and that the balance on hand Is
goo t1Q10

7 goo AK 40. that the expenditures we're
| $4,000 20, and that the balance on mana 10
| $3O,l13 10,
Warden Meehan. of the Hudson County Peniten-
tiary, who was arrested on Thursday charged with
assaulting and threatening to kill William flynn,
| an under keeper made charge OF perjury against
Flynn Yesterday. Flynn gave bail to await the
action of the Grand Jury.
hydraulic press in the castor-oil works at Bay
and Washington SITS. burst yesterday morning from
excessive pressure and caused damage 10 the e1tenI
of about $500 Although there were several
workmen in the room, only one of them, man
named Clancy, was injured. He sustained pam
full bruise of the arm.
wild Texan steer escaped from the abattolr
abodt O'Clock yesterday afternoon and ran through
several streets. creating considerable exctement.
Thomas Stein, gardener employed ny IL; w. fettlt,
superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was
standing in front of Mr.. Pettits house. at jersey
ave. and SIxth-st, when the steer made rush for
him. Before Stein could get out of the way the
animal had pinned him to tree with his horns ana
men drove the steer away and Stein was found to
be painfully injured He was taken to his nome,
No. 80 Thorne-st The steer was finally Killed.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATERsoN-Poce Officer John Powers some time
ago mulcted in 800 and costs for false impris-
Onment in making an unauthorized arrest. Powers
recently applied to the courts for q discharge from
his liability, claiming to be o bankrupt. In the
county courts yesterday severe DISCRIMINATION
elected the fact that at the time the Judgment was
entered against him Powers was abundantiy able
", ~
had since drawn the money given some OF IL TO MS
mother, and spent 1888 of it at COney Island and
other resorts The Court decided that the oiileer
him to the custody of the sheriff. The only way Tor
him to get out of trouble will he to pay the judg-
ment In the Passaic County Courts yesterday
the cases of the five Cinnamon charged with afro
cOusy assauting Lung POy, a laundryman, be-
cause he cut under the usual rates, were called.
Prosecutor Stevenson asked for postponement on
the ground that Lung Poy had disappeared from
the city, and it was supposed that he had been n-
duced by the threats OF the prisoners friends TO aD
sent himself pOstponement was granted 80.
decision respecting the powers OF the city
has just been rendered by the New-Jersey supreme
Court. The Board of Aldermen OF the city had
passed ordinance prescribing the thickness OF
walls OF buildings to be erected, and making Otner
provisions for the safety of structures Some OF
the builders not liking the ordinance, took the mat.
ter to the Supreme Court The Court decides that
the city under its charter has power TO pass ordl
10 the health but not the safety OF It's
citizens. The ordinance prescribing hire imlt is
held valid, being ostensibly measure for health
but the ordinance regulating the manner OF con-
structng the buildings is held void because 1t IS a
for the safety of citizens. The distinction
between health aud safety so fine that several
OF the judges of the court said to have smiled
vislbly when the decision was read
LONG ISLAND.
LoNG ISLAND CITY.-James w. Covert, counsel
for Patrick Casey, who now lies under sentence OF
death at the Queens County jail, IS making SIREN
uous efforts to procure a new trial tor his client
WooDsIDR-Victor A. Megin, while engaged in
telling "a tree yesterday, was caught DJ Tue oIdhcncS
as II fell, and thrown upon n stump. lie broke MS
ribs and received such internal injuries that he died
III an hour.
HEsiPsTEAD.-The stockholders OF the Hampstead
Plank Road met yesterday The treasurers report
showed that there was an Indebtedness OF about
81 600 and another 81 600 would be required to
cover expenses OF grading ana pankmg the roau
between Hampstead and Jamaica.
STATEN ISLAND.
SoUrHFIELD.-Dr Ephram Clark, the Oldest
practising physician in Richmond County, has been
elected Health Officer.
PRINCES BAY.-Charles Oppernan left his home
on June 2 to look for WORK IN New-YOrk and has
not since been heard Of He is thirty years old and
has "A wife and three children.
STAPLETON.-Governor Cleveland has appointed
Thomas Luby and George Ellis Wreck Masters for
Richmond County. Potato bugs have made
their appearance IN large numbers III the light soil
on Staten Island.
RIClMOND-The Richmond County Board OF
Supervisors has made up the equalization table as
fOows Casteton. &90,S57 80; Mddletown,
S5719i % Northhed. $50. Sl7 40; Westheld
S2G.O27 81; SOuthield, S35,45O %; total
$25l ,347 5S. Tho tax rate is rs follows: Castletop
- ~ OH the 500; Middletown 81 81; Northteld,
81 81 !; Westteld, - OF; southheld %.