New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-27
CITY ITEMS.

BoARn OF SuPERylsoRs.-T aesday.-A report
in favor of correcting tax of sundry persons named
and denying petitions of others, was adopted.
The accounts of several papers for inserting
election notice were audited by Committee at
s. so for first insertion, and 81 90 each subss-
quent. Adopted
On petition of John Il. Burley hurt at the diff
Guilty in Astorplace, in May, 1915 aud confined Co
his house ten weeks the Board allowed him Se4s
additional to $500 already allowed the bills of his
three physicians being S345.
The unsettled bill of the Coroner. charging
separate inquests for each person killed at the
Hague-st. explosion, was taken from the table and
referred,
LAuNcH-The packet.ship S. NJ. Fox will DO
launched to-day at high water, about O'Clock
P. NJ from the shipyard of w H. Webb, foot OF
sixthst East River The S. NJ. Fox is about
800 tuns burden, and possesses the same I'D
vantages in model, strength and durability of ma
terals that has distinguished the ships from the
same builder for several years past, This ship
will be under the communal of Capt A. c. Ains-
worth, and will take her place in Mortimer Liy-
ingston's Union Line OF Havre Packets, and Is
expected to sail in the early part of the ensuing
month.
FlRE.-Noy. 90, IL AM.-The alarm of fro
from the-Fitth District was caused by the burning
of bed in the basement of the house corner of
Pearl and Ferry SITS The damage was very triaing
City CENsUS-The returns of the Marshals for
the First Ward, represent the population at 10
755 This gives an increase of ,525 ever the cen.
sus of 1885, and of 9 ,l26 over that of l54O.
REAL EsrArE-The following sales were
made in Wall st. yesterday;
BIZ A. J. Bleecker.
House and lot No 35 2ihst near lOh-ay 2xlss9 $4tSs
Ia lots on 09tllst between 9th and lOth-ays, Slio
u o Sae d5I3njns az eacn same
lot on 83dst 25Nl02. 2,,.,...,..,..,.,,.....' 209
lot on S0hs!, near 2day, 25xleo,,.,.,..'...,' Us
ELoPEMEYr-ARREsr OF THE FUGrTWEs.--A
telegraphc dispatch was yesterday received by
the Chief of Police from Providence, setting forth
that James Hail. a married man residing at that
place, had sloped with Miss Jane Tracy. roman
tic Young lady of 16 Summers. Hallwas minutely
described, and Sergeant Finney of the Second
Ward Police was dispatched to find him. He
proceeded to the Philadelphia boat and there es-
pied the couple who were at once arrested ana
sent home.
ARREST OF A BURGLAR.-A man who gave his
name as George Richards was arrested yesterday
by officer w sllace of the Ninth Ward, charged
with breaking INTO tue d"c"h6 ~ 4ui' 0hty
Names. No Is Charesst. and stealing thereironf
silver spoons, forks, casters, &c. to the value OF
SIS The property was found in possession OF tho
orcpsed who was locked up by Justice Bleakely
for trial
GRAND LARcENY-OGcer Bureigh of tho
Lower Police Court yesterday arrested cotored
woman named Elsea Evans, ehaTsea Win steal
ing $l57 from her employer MIS-. Aews' o. no
Thompson-st.; $3.50 Of the mone WA found Sc
oreted ut tho residence Of the 'at hetTeea
two beds Several new articles Q. i.a55. Which
had probably been purchased with sh- balance OF
the money, were also found. She was eoa,nntses
by Justice Osborne for trial
DEATus ny DRowNlNa-C Coroner Geer held an
inquest yesterday at the foot of Murrayst N. H.
upon the body OF an unknown man about 80 yoara
of age, found drowned He had on when found
pair of gray pants, black irock coat, plaid vest,
white muslin and wooden shirts, cotton drawers
and boots, about feet 10 inches IN hight, black
hair face pox marked Verdict death by drown
ing
Also, at the foot of Duane.st. upon the body of
an unknown man found drowned, about 3 feet 10
inches in hight, bald on the head. Had on when
found, brown overcoat, black dress coat, black
vest, mixed pants, colored silk crayat white dickey
and boots. Verdict, death BY drowning
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Coroner held inquest
Yesterday at the Bethel Church, near pier No. II,
N r. upon the body Of Steen Norberg, native
of Sweden, 81 years Of age, who suddenly fell or
Sunday night, at the corner Of Rector st. and
Trinity. place, and Immediately expired De
ceased was Captain of the Swedish bark Oden,
md arrived from Sweden about ten days since.
He has left wife and FIVE children. verdict of
death BY the bursting Of blood. vessel OF the
chest was rendered.