New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1883
City Works Commissioner as Police Justice to sue

City Works Commissioner, as Gonce Juslico w ou"
| coed +. B. Fisher.
| Miss parloa has been engaged BY the Union for
Christian Work to deliver course or iectTEes Oh
| Cooking al their rooms, No. 10 Smlth-st. me Zee.
lures VIII take place on Wednesdays, oeginnihg a'
2:30 7. IN.
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday TO
William Tar1ls from Mrs. Caroline Ijarkis Dy 2uagS
Pratt, i'll the Supreme Court. The deiehuan.
| with her husbands brother, whom she nds sinoo
married in Jersey City.
DIR. Richard j. Dusenbury died on Saturday at no.
1872 Keap-st., of sof ening OF the Draln' TIC wa
born in 1909 in Albany where he was alter ha
City Physician. In 1883 he went to l5rookly neo
he gained q large practice. He left WIDOW,
daughter and a son, the latter also physician.
James II. Spencer former Justice of the. Peace
for the town of New Lots died at his home IN that
town on Saturday, at the ago OF forty-I0ur. he e
was at one time Associate Justice OF the Court vi
Sessions for Kings County,
When Mayor Low was asked by committee OF ,
Eastern District Taxpayers Association yesterday
what he thought OF the question OF O lot cioS5ins
the bridge he tersely replied " think great uta,
about 1t. but do not care to express my opinion
now"
After the February Grand Jury were sworn IN
yesterday in Brooklyn by County Judge Moore, no
called thier attention to the suicide or Johh Ke1uy'
while confined In Raymond Street jan on fIluay,
awaiting removal to Sing Sing sheriff Stegman was
before the Grand Jury at later hour ana delIleu
the facts in his possession: He suspended hecPeis
John Cowan and John Gallagher yesterday pendlng
the fixing Of the responsibility for the deaIh oi
Kenny.
JERSEY CITY.
Kate Murray. the woman who was sent to the
Charity Hospital suffering from beating sala 10
have been given by her husband died thefo yesler-
day. Her husband is In jail.
The pastor of the Heddng NJ. f. Church, the Rev.
John X thompson has been directed ~ S obarSo
of new church in Brooklyn.
NEWARK.
A. Fredericks, a reDalrer IN the employ OF the
Central Railroad, was run over ana kied oy "a
train near the shops of the company at Brlfs ota-
tion yesterday morning.
The will of the late David K. Winans, OF East
Orange, was admitted to probate Yesterday The es-
tate is worth S15O000, Of which tbree-ifieenths
devised to the adopted daughter OF the deceased
man, Mabe Winans for whom the Orphans Court
has appointed Sarah X. Wnans and Hattie " WI
as testamentary guardians. The girl is daugn-
ter of Mrs. Luple formerly n servant LOT MI. WI
mans, who. over year ago, entered into contest
III the courts for the possession OF the chlld, anu
caused her to be abducted from the house OF her
adopted parents Mabel was afterward found at
Newton n. j. and her custody was decreed TO Alr.
Wnans by the Orphans Court. An appeal from
this decision will be heard at the next term OF the
Chancery Court.
NEW-JERSEY
PAssAIC CITY-Robert Hyde, workman en-
ployed i'm a whip factory, became insane yesterday
ana punched his wife until she was b lack and blue
He then went FOR physician and asked him 10
come home with him and Kill his child. Hydc was
removed q the county jan.
PATrRsoN-As Warden Buckley was making bis
rounds IN the PassIic County jail on sunday night,
after the pr solers had been locked IN their cells
he d. covered q man lying PROSTATE in an unused
bathtub. He seized the man aud found thit ne
WIS prisoner, named Doyle, who with con
fe,crats named Mann, was arrested few weeks
ago Tor attempting TO swlndle HtOrekeepcis ny
means of a forged check. Doyle confessed that ne
had meant t. remain secrcted in tho bathtub until
the arden made his Last round, and then 10 knock
HIM down, sezc the keys and escape, Doyle had
dec lived the mailman in his rounds ol tn cells Dy
putting a stuffed dummy into his bed. Inns Is
Doylcs seconI attempt at jall-hrcaking the war
den having detected hun few days ago III trying
to remove a stone from the wall OF ms cell.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNOS-Michael Grady on Saturday
night iel down flight OF stars and was killed.
RYE.-George ID. Perrin went TO his chicken coop
yesterday morning, when man sprang from heap
OF straw aud attacked HIM with "A KNIFE. lie
stabbed uim and after robbing HIM of 80 fled.
Mr. Perrin /, hxty-live years Od and was fornerlya
successful butcher in Washington Market
LONG ISLAND.
JAN,IcA.-Thieves broke into the hotel Of Peter
Sycns aud stole liquors and cigars to the value OF
500, and 500 IN money. The same night Mathew
Dugan was robbed of his clothing and So
OYSTER BAY.-Henry Schenck. coiored, attempted
TO commit suicide yesterday by cutting his throat
with a razor. His brother knocked HIM down WIN
a char aud took the razor from HIM. SchenCh has
been Insane for some time.
STATEN ISLAND.
srAptrroS-The story Of an outbreak of new
cat c disease at staten Island seems 70 he without
foundation. a. II. Rose. u veterinary surgeon, who
was SAID 10 have discovered the new maad', SAID To
n TRIBUNE reporter yesterday - number or
horses on tie island are suffering from azOtuIia The
symptoms of the disease are somewhat similar to
those OF spinal meningitis The hlnd legs OF Horse
suffering from u become para yzrd aud useless The
disease Is common in the sprnR and autumn, and
the present outbreak Is nOtln the least SENSATIONAL