New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-19
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.


Englewood n j. was excited TO fever heat l Jr
The uucstion of the admittance of colOrcu cliI',n
| IN the nnblic school These statements were ms
representation fthe facts The bIsessSl ,''' -
meeting last evening was the clec'lo VI Ia r. In,
! and 10 decide whether the number slouiu ~ ~"
o roaso1 froin three 10 six. 1t was decided ny
nearly unanimous vote not 10 increase NE IT,
and the meeting then Tc-ciecteai '' Of admttinG
colored children into the school W9uld nav Dan
discussed had not the chairman Oh ne hee',is w.
| cared il ont of order. lie salu 'lIS was Z" ni"'
! for the trustees to decide. ~, .ooa
4 separate school was provided for the negroes
eone lew wears ago and everything has gone on
smoothly until recently when one of the Courts III
| the state ruled that there was no law eXclunIhg
| them from the public schools. This decision h li1
| inspired them to action and they Will undoubtedly
seek admission. What ssction the trustees VIII
take it is impossible so say; Future deveopmen.s
in this matter are awaited by the puD1c Win CUM
| siderable curiosity.
WIDOW AND MOTHER-IN-LAW AT ODDS.
| Thomas Hesderfer. a iunkman, died at st.
Mchael's hospital, in Newark, last Thursday night
and was buried on Sunday from st. Augustines
Roman Catholic Church. He was a Catholic when
| he was married. but his wife member OF the
| German Presbyterian Church, of which the Rev
| Mr.. Nordt is pastor. The marriage was opposed by
| the mans mother and brothers, bnt he soon after;
| ward Joined the church which his wife attended
| and became one of its trustees. When 1t became
apparent that his recent illness would he fatal the
wife says that his mother visited him frequently
| ar.l 80 vexed him about religious matters that ne
| became crazy. At last, in spite OF the wifes pro-
tests Hesderfer was taken to the hospital, and on
| house and lot which had been bought by the joint
savings of the couple The terms of the will the
| widow SAYS she does not know and ADDS that she
was not permitted to have the body for 6nrlal, AZ
the undertaken whom she sent to the hospital sur
rendered it in the hallway rather than have SOUL
file with the brotthfrs VINO ded bHr lon At his
request and that he was IN constant dread,Ieai
| ing that his wife was slowly poisoning nm II Is
probable that the case will become the snbJect OF
litigation so far the custody Of the children ana
tho probat', of the will are concerned
JERSEY CITY.
The Rev Dr. Rice, rector of Trinity Church,
whose strange actions Sunday led his friends TO
believe that his mental faculties were falling nae
fully recovered His trouble was by rush
| of blood to the head.
NEWARK.
In the application by Frederick Martin, jr, for
construction of his fathers Will when oeqneatned
that each of the heirs should receive his OF her
share of the estate upon coming of age
Wilhelmena Lair, living at No. 253 Ferry-st
died yesterday from the effects OF dose OF farls
| green which she had taken.
| Richard Kelicher, of No. 37S Bank-st.. attempted
! to ride a horse at Orange Valley, yesterday, when
the animal slipped and fell upon him. crushing hiIn
badly about the hips and stomach. lie was seht
| to the hospital.
The taking of testimony in the case of Receiver
Prcnghuysen agt. C. Nugent & Co., was postponed
yesterday.
LONG ISLAND
Giddngs to await the action of the Grand Jury for
completely in the recent prize fight between John
Dempsey and William Deacey at Coney d Island. ne
was the referee and was placed under $500 bonds.
HUNTERS POINT.-,John Qugley, who was ar
rested last Wednesday after breaking inta house
and threatening to kill baby If its mother made
any noise was sent TO the State prison yesterday
for fifteen years.
LONG ISLAND CIrY.-William Stillwaggen was
placed trial yesterday on the charge OF assanlt-
| ing and robbing Mr. Boyer and family in a Rock
/ Reach
identified by Mr.. and Mrs Boyer and bv the wife OF
Policeman Stewart who died from iniuries received
while protecting Mr.. Boyer from the gang OF
roughs, as the man who struck Mr.; Boyer over
100 witnesses testified to the good character OF the
prisoner and the jury acquitted hiIn.
EAST WILLIsToN.-John Hnther who was arrested
on the charge of arson IN September was suIrond-
| cred by his bOndsmen yesterday
| MAsPETH.-Coroner White, on March Q, was in
formed of the death of infant the child OF ANNE
! Hawkins, a colored woman he Coroner fo9nd
| the woman in a small room without fire or iuel she
was covered with some old clothes, and the window
panes were broken. In corner or the room coy 1
cred with some old carpet lay the body of the
G nS 9 and two room na eh iK Annie
was placed under arrest, but was not removed from
| her home owing to her severe illness with pneu-
mOnla and yesterday morning she died Her mother
| and chdrcnwere taken in charge by the OveTseer
of the Poor
Crx1RrIr1E.-Danel Reed; veteran of the War
of 1872. died yesterday, aged nlncty-hye.
STATEN ISLAND.
M1pDLrrowx-The Town Board issued call
| Yesterday for a meeting of citizens and taxpayers
10 he held at Credos Hotel. StapletOn. on Satur-
day evening to protest against the passage OF bill
in the Legislature to legalize bonds OF Middletown
and Southied that were declared Illegally issued
aud from which the towns have received 10 peneht
The bonds represent I lOo.OOO.
SrApLEToN-Captain Bracket. Of the Treasury
| Department. appointed TO investige the alleged IL
reguarities in the management OF the Marine Hos
pital, finished his work yesterday and sent report
| TO Washington.
NFW-JERSEY.
! EAST ORANGE.-Thc Township Committee has
elected Philemon Woodruff chairman, and he has
appointed the committees for the year.
RAHwAY-mtcrest is felt in the approaching
CITY election. The officers whose terms expire are:
| Mayor Linus High, Water Commissioner DR.. W.
l. SeIover School Commissioners large John VI.
! SiIycrs Frceholders A. j. Halliday and John d.
Belmer, Assessors j. A. Van Ortwick and Is. IS.
Miller, School Commissioners FTeewood and four
members Of the council
ORANGr-Ihe Essex County Hunt will open the
tenth season Saturday AZ 4:30 p ~. starting
from the main entrance TO Llewelyn Park. ne
succeeding dates for the first month viii be as fol-
| lows; March % at Caldwell March 20, at Mont
clair April =, at Bloomfield; April .; ar Living
stone April g. at East 0iSnge APm III at i 1Nj
| April l9 at Cedar Grove The Hunt races for Qnali-
fed hunters and other horses ridden by gentlemen
riders will be held il the latter part of May. at
Waverly he union house-palnters have struck
| Tor an advance of twenty-five cents day. Some
OF the men said to he opposed to the strike.
! The Rev. Mr. Fanner, of the Salvation Army that
left the city on Saturday. returned on MOnds and
announced that the Army would again begin opera
tiOns in Orange
NEw-BRUNswICK-Lcvi ID. JaTard. the default
ing ex-collector of Middlesex County, arrived from
! Canada Yesterday morning in the custody of De-
tectye John ). Wood and Constable MahlOn Lopez
| His arrival was earlier than expected and
! there was no crowd at the depot. Fine officers and
their prisoner driven to the jail where Jarrard
| was secluded from every one except his counsel.
He was i'll good health aud did not seem greatly de-
pressed by his Imprisonment and disgrace. he
Merchants Building and Loan Association will meet
| this evening 900. The Literary Society of Rutgers
! Grammar School will give an entertainment Oh Fri
day night.
| HARRIsoN.-The adjourned meeting Of the Com
mon Council will be held on Monday night......A
meeting of Republicans was held last night and
Republican Club and Vigilance Committee were
| organized.
BLooMrrFLD.-The Rev. Nicholas Herring late