New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-22

| Jury for action. Inc papers oonatt nt5 Nv The
new Board OF Excise 1t charged IN suo sSrss
that these inspectors are keepers OF nqugr o
and that the places MtS law The duty Of
nspeetors who are complained of is to find out viola
tons ofthe law such the detectives say nave oc
Jury find sufficient evidence in the papers LAID De
| fore them they may ndlct the inspectors LUZ 'A'
! tons Of the Excise laws
BROOKLYN.
Work has been begun in repairing the pavement
of Bedford-ave.
Anew church for the German New Church Mis-
sion is to be built In Lynch-st, near harrison'a
at a cost of $1,000.
An absolute divorce was granted yesterday to
Mrs Mary L. Jones from Charles e. Jones lhey
were married IN 1871 and have one chlld
Two men in the employ of R. J. Meaney were ar
rested yesterday for selling pools at NO. ~ W IL
loughbyst. policeman purchased Two tlcHeo
of Smith and Jones. They were held III ponos Vi
$500.
The eighth anniversary OF the Baptist Home was
held in the institution at ThroOp and Greene aVes
Yesterday afternoon. Addresses were made Dy the
Rev. Drs J. b. Thomas and f. III. Kerfoot, and the
Rev. Messrs John Humpstone and John Evans
Aunion for Christian work among tho Chinese
of Brooklyn has been formed, with AndreW a.
Smith, secretary of the Park Commission, at IFS
head. A readng-room and headquarters VIII DO
established at Nos. 901 aud 903 Fulton-st.
The will of the late Mrs. Hcnriette Fl. Warner
who died on MAY %, was admitted TO probate yes
terday. She left the following charitable requests
ont of her estate OF $50, ZOO; Brooklyn Orphan
Asylum So, 900; Grand Avenue Mission $1,000;
Womans Union Missionary Society $4,000; 81.
Paups Episcopal Church, of Walingford, Conn.,,
81 600.
While an entertainment by children was going on
in 81, Mary,s Hall at Court aud Nelson sis on
Wednesday evening cry of fire was heard from
some boys outside n fire engine went BY III caused
considerable alarm, but dangerous panic was pre-
vented by the GOODNESS of some OF the men present;
The excitement was over IN q few moments, ana
only four women tainted The audience was IN
such disturbed state that 1t was deemed Wise 10
discontinue the performance.
JERSEY CITY.
The Hudson County Board of Freehoders yesier-
day appointed Colonel John Grimes warden OF the
Penitentiary to succeed Francis C.Dleehan who was
ousted by the Supreme Court and who is now under
sentence OF nine months in State Prison for accept,
ing btbs for the release OF q prisoner hlchard
let's a brother OF Freeholder Let's. was appointed
deputy warden. Andrew Manning storekeeper, and
Thomas Coughlin warden " the Almshouse
Jonathan W. Pottles, of Nyaok, who was ar
rested some time ago charge of assautlng lltte
girls on the Northern Railroad trains, appeared IN
court Yesterday morning and pleaded mon rHu 10
the indictments which had been found against him.
Gilbert Collins, hrs counsel asked tor time to pro;
duce testimony as 10 Politics. mental weakness, and
sentence was postponed until to-day.
LONG ISLAND.
MtSEoIA.-The seventeenth annual Exhibition
of the Queens County Agricultural Society closed
last evening. The attendance was not equal 10 that
of former years The display OF strawberries and
flowers was the best ever seen In the county, Dut
the show of early vegetables was poor. Scudder &
Townsend, of Glen Head, were awarded hrst pre-
mum for the largest and best collection OF berries
c. r. Garrettsou, OF Flushing received seven
premiums 5. l.. NJ. Barlow OF Glen Cove, TOOK
first premiums for dollhouse grapes, pineapDles and
6gs also for cut flowers Burgess, of Glen Cove.
received the first premium for the best collection OF
cut roses. IIallock Son * Thorpe, OF Queens, took
first premium for potted plants hanging baskets
and floral designs.
AsToRIA.-A convict escaped from BiackwelFs
Island Yesterday morning, and swan half way
across the river before he was discovered by the
guards. They put off IN boat TO recapture HIM.
lie fugitive landed near Wards ship-yard, and got
away, Three shots were fired at him, but none
took effect.
BAYvIILr-The wife of Charles Bell has disap-
reared from her home leaving behind her four
children. the youngest of whom Is scarcely two
years old.
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.
NV ROCHELLE. Coroner Hyler held an inquest
YESTERDAY upon the body Of Samuel johnson, OF
Mamaroncck who died from the effects OF strych-
nine The Jury recommended that the law prohib-
Iting the sale of such poisons should DO most
rigdly enforced.
NEWARK.
John Dennis. veteran of the late was paid
the sum of S325 by Superintendent Rogers, OF the
SOLDIER Home yesterday. Ii Is alleged that Dennis
WAS soon aftcrward dccOyed INTO the rum-shop OF a
man named Mclaughlin, at Seyenth-ayc. and Shelf
f,ld-st aud robbed of part OF his money. John