New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-23
BROOKLYN.

Five BOYS escaped from the Truants Home yesterday
Deaths last week, 317; births, 217 marriages, Ill
lanes Dorsey, the sugar merchant OF No. 42O Carl
ton-ave who shot himself on Friday, died yesterday
The sum of So 500 was appropriated yesterday by tho
Aldermen for the purchase OF steam Launch Tor the
police to protect the river front
The second trial OF Hugh McCabe upon the charge OF
assautng Daniella Maxwell. dear mute Will take
place to-day The jury disagreed before
The committee county farm Of the Board OF Super
vsors resolved yest ray 70 report IN favor OF the pur
chase OF the ST. JOhnland site In Suffolk Comfy
The Aldermen Yesterday voted to set apart $4,000
from the revenue fund TO have $4,000 inserted in
the tax budget this year for storm sewers TO relieve the
socaled flooded district " In the Nineteenth Ward
The supreme Court and the City Court adjourned
Yesterday out OF respect to exJudge Erastus Cooke
be held to-day TO adopt suitable resolutions.
In the contest over the wills of Mrs Charlotte Angus
Surrogate Bergen decided yesterday that an her wills
were void and that she died ntestate Her husband
will receive OF her personal properly and the
remainder all the real estate will go to her son. ex-
County Auditor +. A. Biggs
Mrs Lucy s. Haskins, wife OF the Rev. DR. D. NJ Has
kns who has been of St Marks Episcopal Church
q south Fifth and fG shdtor Island Iii i o%
Saturday. from heart disease. Her husband was In
Brooklyn at the time They were married In 1897 and
had no children.
Jndge Bartlett charged the venue TO NewYork yes
tcrday in the suit of Morris Charmovch against Morris
tion of his wife affections The defendant ares ed
on Friday and lodged In the Lndow street jan. INC
naintl and his wife belong to the Hebrew Opera Com
pany The defendant denies the charges against him.
Miss Clara Werchell. Of No. $40 Elery-st, who at
tempted 10 kill herself on Sunday with oxac acd put
was saved by stOmachpump, was taken before POlice
Justice Naeer yesterday and sent 10 jail TO answer Tor
attemting TO take her life The girl was betrayed by
Edward Wagner, of No. A Beavest, to whom she was
greatly he'd and when he refused 70 marry her she
had him arrested breach of promise Her condition
induced dependency aud she tried TO end her lie.
Wagner is ON bail
TIE burglar who has broken the windows OF several
house, in Clinton and Washington ayes and has so lar
eluded the police threw brick through in9 rear oso
melt window OF the house OF herman Suy plhs az NJ
4g5 Washington-ave early yesterday morning. some
of the people the house heard the noise put aue 10
invcstigation Al daybreak the servant found "a man
In the dining room, but he got away napkin rlhg
worth 80 was all that was missing.
Corporation Counsel Taylor has informed Mayor Low
that the law Of 1870 In relation To eight hours eonsttu
ing days work for mechanics worknginen or lpoIers
EMPLOYED by the day imposes obligation on the CITY
officials to alter their method of dealing with tue qucs-
ton The inion sets forth that the law Is III eect
nulity By OF the clause providing for extra com
pensation for extra hours. Some members OF the
PeOpes party" propose TO lay the matter before the
Grand Jury.