New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-24

Eldridge sts with the Intention OF snoO,ink Iul'
He managed to get away, however, ana soon alter
wards she met her successful rival. and presented
the revolver at her. charge Of attempted felopl.
Essex Market Police Court, and she was held for
trial, in default of $1,000 bail.
BROOKLYN.
Absolute divorce has been granted to Mrs. Edith
4. Swan from ALVIN u. Swan.
Acting Mayor Weir married Miss Henrietta Chrin-
berg and Salmon David yesterday.
The various street railroad companies have taken
ont licenses for 725 cars, on which they pay
$14, 800.
A sneak thief entered the house of DR.. John
Griffin, member of the Board of Education, at NO
90 Sands-st, Yesterday afternoon and stole Jewery
worth 1900.
Owing to the continued dry weather in Long
fears are nno o Sr scaS u water
are consumed daily in the city.
The drowned body Of a woman, age about thirty
ve five feet four inches in height. with dark nar
and black dress was found yesterday AZ the Ioot
of Java-st. 1t had been long time Ia the wafer.
Ground has been broken at ORIENT and Liberty
aves. East New York L. l., for new edince TOT the
recently organized Union Congregational Church,
of which the Rev. Curtis Graham is PASTOR The
building is TO cost 1000.
James, alias Teddy" Mclaughlin, an ex-con-
S rH6Ssrs Sr
week, of which Thomas Murphy was the victim
Mclaughlin has served twenty-yearS term In
State Prison tor oae highway robbery and ten-
years term for another.
James Anderson. of hird-st. and Avenue-B, Now
York arrested yesterday morning near the loot Oh
Manst., as he was going to New-Yo with silver
ware worth 800 which he bad stolen from the
house of q. 5. Lawrence. No. 304 Putnam-aye.
Entrance 10 the house Was effected by breaking
the key, which was III the lock.
JERSEY CITY.
Seven pigs of tin worth $3.50 were stolen at an
early hour yesterday morning from one of the New
Jersey Llghterage Coupanys lighters which was
lying of che Monarch Steamship Companys dock.
The pigs were marked IL. Z. ). IL GO.
Albert Matthews an employee in the Hudson
County jail, has been missing since Sunday. lie
went to Long Branch on Sunday morning, intend,
ing TO return that night but he did not return and
II feared by his friends that he Is drowned. it
was learned from John Dryer, of Long Branch.
mouth Rock on sunday night for home. George
Matthews, brother OF the missing man. went TO
Long Branch on the Plymouth Rock on Tuesday
and Informed that man had fallen ovcrooard
ON the trip home on Sunday night aud that bis body
not recovered. hat which was found on the
lower deck that night and which answered the de-
scripiou of the hat worn by Matthews was gwen
To the captain of the boat and delivered up by him
10 a who claimed IL. 10 was reported at Police
Headquarters last nj ght that Matthewss body had
been recovered at the foot OF Seventeenth-sf,
Brooklyn.
NEWARK.
Ex-Judge William W. Hageman, assistant prose-
Gu or OF Essex County, died yesterday at Boulder
City, Col, of consumption
Lock Works, wasserlously injured on Wednesday
by the bursting OF an emery-wbeel IN the factory.
The funeral of ex- Speaker OConner
took place yesterday from his residence
and was largely attended, among those present
being Governor Ludlow, Secretary OF State Kelsey
and many members OF the Legislature and the
Newark City Government. The funeral exercises
were held at st. Josepns Roman Catholic Church.
LONG ISLAND.
AsToRIA.-Henry jacob. manager Of Magnus
CROSS gas works, heard some men walking about
the yards adjoining the boiler-house yesterday
NOR ing. lie went outside and saw i've men
crUuchlng behind an old grape arbor. lie started TO
60 toward them when ono Of the men drew re-
vover, and without uttering word fired at him:
Mr.. jacob who was nnarmed, hurrledly rctraced
his Steps Another shot was hired at him before ne
reached the mousse but it did not hit him. The men
then ran away.
wEsrCHEsrER COUNTY.
MILTON PoINT-Stephen Ganun on Wednesday
caught line bass weighing iorty-hve pounds near
the Milton Club House. Town OF Rye.
TARRYTowN.-0tficer Lawrence arrested yestcr-
day, Katie Kraft who had recently been liberated
from the Albany PenItentiary, and arraigned her
before Justice Bird, on the charge OF yagrancy.
Tue justice sentenced her TO the county Jail at
White Pains Tor three months.
YoNKERs.-Raymond Simmonds the young col
ored man VINO was recently committed 10 the
Westminster County Jail TO await tr al on charge
of having attempted TO commit "a brutal assault on
Mlss Rebecca Miller, was subsequently admitted to
bail. tie was rearrested on Wednesday evening by
Deputy Sheriff john VerpIank, aud again lodged IN
tue county jail, Sherlu Horton becoming dlsSats-
fed with the Oall furnished
CoRoNA.-The body of the man who committed
suicide last week by throwing himself III front OF
the tram for Flushingas u was leaving the depot.
was yesterday identified by daughter oil Charies
Hlrsch, of No. 2Z3 Avenue Is, New-1or City, as
ner father. The deceased man baker, who
lett MS home 10 look for work, leaving letter
stating that il he failed TO secure employment he
would never return. Ihls letter bis wife found on
Saturday. The ccroner's jury found verdict in
ACCORDANCE with the facts, and the body buried
ia the public glound at Newtown.
SING Singh q. pkins ex-PresIdent of the
village, and George ii. Sutton, proprietor of the
American Hotel narrowly escaped being killed on
Wednesday evening. They were returning from
the Rockand County farmers picnic at Rookland
Lake. aud, having landed from saiboat at the
upper dock ut sing sing, attempted to walk to the
lower dock on the railroad track. When between
the two points, two trains gong In opposite dlrec
tons appeared and confused them that they
were nearly over before getting out OF the way
Mr.. sutton had some OF his clothes torn by of
the locomotives.
IoNa ISLAND CITY.-Michael Dwyer and Patrick
Mea quarreiled on Wednesday night. and Dryer
hid a large piece out of Melia's cheek. A warrant
has been issued Tor Dryers arrest. -. Chief of
Police James MManus died yesterday morning
after lingering illness from consumption. He was
appointed on the police force OF the city after
the organ zation of the department. The Board
OF Trade has passed resolutions favoring the placing
of the control ot the telegraph system throughout
the country In the hands of the United States
Government.
COLLEGE PoINT.-Gustave Tersten, age nineteen,
son of an old and respected citizen. was arrested
Yesterday on complaint Of Katie Sieve, young,
prepossessing working girl, age about fifteen, who
alleged that while she was, passing Mr. lersten's
house sho saw young Tersten IN the garden. He
called to her and asked her IL she would like some
grapes She went into grape arbor with him to
get some when no threw her down and brutally as
saulted her. The accused man was taken before
Justice Suffers. He waived examination and gave
bail to appear before the next Grand Jury He
mented. 80. DIR. Muller yesterday rendered his
resignation to Governor Cleveland as Coroner OF
the town of Flushing. The Coroners jury in the
oeiyed by the explosion of boiler at the College
Point Ansonia Rubber Works, found verdict in
accordance with the facts and censured the com
pany for using imperfect cover to the boiler. the