New-York tribune., 1883-06-04
NEW-YORK CITY.


Glen Island is to be opened on June14
Some of the labor AID benevolent socletles OF OF
this CITY Yesterday made excursions In Daiges to
the groves on the Sound and North River
AN UNKNOWN BOY DROWNED:
The body of an unknown boy about hiieen % y years t
old was found last evening by the ponce In the
East River at the foot OF Market-st lhe Doy was
of dark complexion and had on no hat or shoes'
SLIGHT FIRE ON. AN ELEVATED RAILWAY.
Officer Nolan at o'clock last evening discoecI1o oa'
that the wood of the Elevated Railway opposIto
No. 233 South Fifth.ave. was on fire PROCURING '9
ladder he soon extinguished the flames, The liire
was supposed to have originated IN coais ironi
passing engine lodging IN the structure
A PRESENTATION TO COLONEL NUGENT
Colonel John X. Nugcnt, commander OF cameron
Post, q. A. r.. was honored by his comIaues OH
Decoration Day with the presentation of Pola auu
diamond badge and god-headed cane as a recos
milton of his services to veterans OF tue hooo''o"
ANNUAL MEETING OF FIsHCULTURIsTs.
The annual meeting of the American tlshcuituraI
Association will be held at Cooper INSTITUTE on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week; A' tiII ,ng
enjoy a dinner at the Hotel Brighton AT p M MI
George Shepherd Page, president OF the assoca'ion'
will preside at the dinner.
| COMMITTING A HEINoUs CRIME AT SEA.
Boatswain George Howard, of the American paIk
Jennie iarkness, was brought ashore last hlRht
charged with committing heinouS assault OH llo
cabn-boy. Howard has been confined IN % douot,, On
irons since May 8, having committed the crime on
the high seas on a voyage from Manila 10 New
York. He will be taken before the United states
Court to-day.
AN EXCURSION FOR UNION SOLDIERS.
The fifth annual complimentary excursion
rendered by John Ii. Starln TO the Union veteran
soldiers aud sailors and their families viii take take
place Tomorrow Seven thousand tickets have been
issued to the different G. A. X. posts The music
will be furnished by Grafulla's h Regiment Band
and Connor's sth Regiment Band of Brooklyn.
A DRUNKEN POLICE MESSENGER.
| Patrick McManus of No. 40 Suifok-st.. was ap-
pointed messenger of the Jefferson Market Prison
| by Commissioners Hess about fifteen molths ago. A
few months afterward he was accused OF taking
coat and watch from prisoner. YESTERDAY hoIn-
ing McManus appeared in the prison under the IN
| huence of liquor and began to converse with
| woman prisoner. Policeman White, an aged oihcer
on duty III the corridor, demonstrated with Nc
| Manns bnt he answered with abuse aud filthy Ian
| guage. Roundsman Campbell entered the cOrrid0r
| and was abused IN like manner. Sergeant Wili,
| iams ordered McManus 10 be arrested. Afterward
| he was arraigned before Justice Patterson on
{ charge of disorderly conduct and was fined $40.
BROOKLYN.
| The Rev. John Evans. formerly of Westerly, RI
began Yesterday his service as pastor OF the iierki
mer Street Baptist Church. III which he succeeds
the Rev. William Reid.
NEWARK.
William Wallace. living at No. 0 Sulhvan-st,
York attempted 10 board a train at Chestnut
ST. station. yesterday, and had ms leg crushed by
| the cars.
John Fallon, age six. living at No. Oxford-st.,
was drowned in the Morris Canal at noon yesterday.
| The body was not recovered.
STATEN ISLAND.
GRAyIrEvIILE.-A new cemetery called the Hill
| side Cemetery was opened yesterday.
RICBMoND.-County Judge Stephens and the
| Supervisors of RichmoDd County will meet again
on WednesGay to ballot for Police -, C9mmissioner m n
| the reelection of Isaac NJ. Marsh.
| LONG ISLAND.
! LONG ISLAND CITY.-There is strong feeling Of
Indignation among the police OF the Second Distinct
| because the cells of the station -hOnse are totally
| uuft for occupancy They are filed with vermin.
| The Police Commissioners have repeatedly called
| the attention of the Common Council 10 the
condition OF The station-hOuse, but the members of
that body have not taken any steps to improve 1t or
| to compel the owner to do so. Coroner Robinson
| declares that he will bring the matter before the
mex Grand Jury......A boy named Ed ward Clark
| was knocked down and seriously injured by Aneas
| Mcdonald late on Saturday night. Mcdonald was
| arrested after q sharp chase Clarks wounds were
| dressed by DIR. w. j. Burnett.
| JAMAICA.-The coroner's jury in the case Of John
| Bauer. who was drowned i'll Jamaica Bay on Thurs
| day last, found verdict of death 10y drowning.
..... The body Of John Watts, bridRe-builder in
f, the employ of the Long Island Railroad Company,
who fell from the brick lead bridge on Saturday
| evening and was drowned. was secured yesterday
III East kockaway Bay.
| pasture Of Thomas Miller on Saturday night and
manned ms horse in such horrible manner that 1t
was shOt 10 emu ltk hlllicT II n poor man
| who depended largely upon his horse fora living.
FISHERS IsLAND-Nearly all the land between
Great ana Little Hay larbor on Fishers Island, has
been purchased by prlvats persons for speculative
purposes. Land on the island eight years ago that
sold for 800 per acre sells for 5000 and is be-
ing rapidly taken for cottage sites Several cottages
are being built by persons from Connecticut. There
| is some talk of building marine railway along the
| beach.
| ROndOut, n. T., gravest0ne man was
directed 10 carve monument with hand pointing
heayeDward sculptred the but when thc Job
finished the finger was pointing the other way. The