New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17

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s 1sE against ain: yoh0so ne Il IT,
| courts for loss OF tho services Of his son.. :.
William Williamson. who was shot In the snguiae'
at Riverside, while tho detective was trying to ar
rest him for paying counterfeit money for sunday
drink in the officers place, has sued bauman iol
III 900 damages.
BABYLoN:-The Ebenezer Methodist episcopal
Chapel built by the c0l0red people OF BABYLON, wa
dedicated. yesterday afternoon; The sermon va
preached by the Rev. William T. Dixon, OF Brook
Ign.
FAR PocKAwAY-The Long Island Railroad
Company hrve had the branch road on Rockaway
House, put in thorough repair and to-day will begin
the running of trains from Far Rockaway, connect.
ing with al traps from Brooklyn and Long Island
City at Far Rockaway.
IN which were Miss Susie Walters. of Brooklyn and
two of her companions, took fright Sunday after
noon when passing the house of A. P.Strout Shelter
wrecked and TX Miss Walters seriously Injured The
two other occupants of the carriage escaped with
slight injuries.
of Queens County. win file his answer to the charges
made against him by the Citizens Committee Of
Long Island City with Governor Cleveland to-mor-
row. Mr.. Downing stated yesterday that his answer
would, In the main, be confined to general denial
MIR. Downing does not entertain tho slightest doubt
of his yindication, and there is growing feeling
Governor will begin to hear the evidence immedi-
ately upon the receipt of Mr.. Downings answer.
STATEN ISLAND. -,
EDGEwATER-The contract for constructing the
water-works for the village of Edgewater has been
awarded and work will be commenced at once. The
reservoir at Egbertve will be 1,0O0 feet IN length
800 feet wide, and Al feet deep The reservoir Will
be 100 feet above tho level of the sea- large sup
GRIH I TANK s'1SO feet Will De erected On 0''"''
sTApLEToN.-John Curly, collector for the
Diohuond Gaa-Tioht COmDany.
sailed late on Sunday night by number OF intox-
icated roughs and terribly beaten and kicked. HIS
teeth Knocked out. DIR. Feeny attended him, and
reported to the police that the injuries would PROB
ably prove fatal The police are looking for the as
sailants. Mr.. Curly of very quiet disposition,
and not known to have any enemies
ToMPKINsviLLE-The torpedo-boat Destroyer,
b1iit by the elder Ericsson which has been lying
in the brewery dock at Tompkinsville for week
past will start for Sandy Hook this morning to
prepare for the tests OF her effectiveness In deep
water that to be made the later part OF TINS
week. A target set at an eighty-yards range Will
be used for the preliminary tests. The target con-
slss of wide net set floating reels, and the tor
pedoes to be used weigh 1900 pounds each.
RIcHMoND.-Dr. Harris, secretary Of the State
Board of HEALTH last week wrote to all the town
boards Of health in Richmond County and advised
them to appoint committees to meet committee
from the State board in q joint session at which
measures might be adopted for the purpose OF
stamping out the epidemic of pleuro-pnenmonia,
which has caused the death of many cattle IN the
country. The joint meeting between the local and
State authorities will be held some time this week:
Upward of 200 cattle are believed to have died
from the disease since its presence was first noticed,
three weeks ago.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
YoNKERs.-Patrck Monohan, laborer engaged
in repairing the track on the NewYork Central and
Hudson River Railroad about six hundred yards
north of Yonkers Station, was struck and almost
instantly killed yesterday by the locomotive
of the $3.50 p. III. Saratoga special from New
York. The foreman and the men at work with him
at the time say that Monohan was slow in leaving
the track the approach of the rain the engineer
of which gave the usual signal