New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-09

| injuries, alleged 10 nave peou oau7ou W '
train orders
Mrs. E. B. West, age sixty. wife Of the Rev JOSIAH
West city missionary, of No. 10 Seconds.., Nslou
| her daughters grave in Greenwood Celhhetet{ Sfn
| terday afternoon. She was pr0strated Dy Tue in-
/ tense heat and her grief, and dled snorty aIlel
being carried to the Office of the cemetery at the
main entrance.
In the suit brought by Eli johnson, the TEMPER
ance worker, against Henry A. Higley; OF the PROD
uce Exchange and Plymouth Church. to recover
| 100000 as damages for the alienation OF MIS-
| Johnson's affections, Judge Cullen YESTERDAY OF
| dered the plaintiff to furnish bill OF partlcu-
| lars by May 10.
| The body of man was found in the Narrows,
near Fort Hamilton, yesterday He was about hve
feet ten inches in height and wore blue trousers s
and coat, white cotton shirt gray oyershlrt' Two
| pairs of socks and striped woollen drawers. Inc
body had apparently been long time IN the water
| Mrs. Ellen f. Peck the we'll known woman who
| has been arrested many times for securing money
on false pre- tences but who always escaped convlc
tiOn was arrested again yesterday on complaint OF
Henry Speesman, of New York, from whom sne Sc
cured shawl, diamond ring and two sontalre
diamonds worth 5000, by paying $3.50 and saying
she worth 100000.
JERSEY CITY.
| The new Board of Freeholders organized yester-
| day and elected Thomas Egan to fill the vacancy
| in the lid District caused by a tie vote between
| him and John I. Lynch George b. Fielder was re-
elected clerk ; Job Lppinc0tt, counsel; George H.
Farrier, county collector Edward Kelly, superln-
tendent of public grounds and buildings and James
ID. Manning, clerk to the Grand jury
Francis Meehan, warden of the Hudson County
PenitentIaTy, and William Flynn, an under-keeper,
were arragDed in the Court of Sessions yesterday
to plead to the indictments found against them Tor
releasing a prisoner from the penltentary on his
were bailed in the sum of $500 each to await trial
resolution offered in the Board of FreehOlders to
suspend Meehan from duty pending his trial was
laid on the table.
NEWARK
Robert NJ. Wade. age nnety-one, veteran of
the of 1872 died his home IN IrVlnBtOn,
near Newark. n. j., yesterday morning Mr. Wade
was born III Union County, ~ ~ ana mas always
Old age remarkable memory ana was much
consulted as to dates aud events in the past. lie
will be buried tomorrow at lryington.
When the Grand Jury of Essex County came into
court yesterday, Judge Dcpue requested them to
remain in session few days longer as there was
matter of importance TO which he wished to call
their attention. He referred to the published
charges against the management of the County
Insane Asylum and said that an investigation
would be satisfactory TO the Court and to the
community. Upon their adjournment the Grand
Jury visited the asylum aud made a formal
inspection OF il. The Chosen Frecholders for 1883
81 will meet to-day for organization.
NEW JERSEY.
PArERsoN.-The Passac County Grand Jury
has brought In pIesentment against tle
city of Paterson for the wretchcd condl.
zion in which the streets kept, and
another. against the several street railroad
companies for not maintaining their tracks IN
conformity with tho grade of the streets. Inc
Aldermen on Monday night reelected all the Old
city officers, who are Republicans, except the
Pound master for whom another Republican was
substituted. The Board, which consists OF nine
Republicans and seven Democrats failed to pass the
annual tax levy Ordnancc......Fellx Jeaggl a
grocer. age fOrty-twO, q native or switzerland,
committed suicIde yesterday morning at his home,
No. 4I6 Main-st.. by shooting himself IN the head
with a small revolver lie had been suffering for
some years with consumption and was Respondent
lie leaves a wic and five children.
STATEN ISLAND.
RIcnMoSD-Thc Richmond County Supervisors
met Yesterday with County Judge Stephens at
Richmond 90 appoint a Police Commissioner IN the
place of Isaac Marsh, whose term has expired.
Several ballots were taken without n chOlcc......
Richmond County have granted over fifty licenses
the amount received being S34OO. winch goes TO
the supp ri of the public schools. The license fec
was raised from $50 TO 500.
WESrCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAUSIBLE Hodrson has examined Cor
nettl as 10 his sanity and pronounced him perfectly
sane.
BFproRD-Carlnal McCloskcy has purchased
hall an acre of land a site for Roman Catholic
church.
MOUNT VERNON.-Louisa Abel, age twenty,
daughter of Henry Abel, died on Monday night
in great agony from burns received week ago.
TARRYrowN.-FOr several years East River oys-
tcImen have dredgcd the lIuuson River opposite
Iarrytown for seed oysters and taken them TO the
oyster.bads IN Long Island Sound. THIS has led re-
Gently 10 litigation and serious ARRAYS, and 1t IL
stated that warrants have been issued for the arrest
OF a number Of the invaders.
LONG ISLAND
JAMAICA-On Monday the Excise Board Of the
town of Jamaica received S2,iOO for licenses;
Flushing $1,000: Oyster Bay, 5000; aud North
Hampstead, 1900.