New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-09

present month they will commence the erection Of new
and handsome Depot about midway between the villages
Of New Rochelle and MamAronsck 70 which two avenues
will be opened from the Boston turnpike road and also
another TO connect with Weaverst.
The Mercer It Presbyterian Church in Se~ York is
ported have contributed than go 900 during tbs
act few months the Union theological Seminary 10
Newton and other purposes Of education. This church
has also during the year given nsary 900 to the Asr
can Board, for the cause Of Foreign Missions.
ADFLIcATE ASD HANDSOME GFT-We are informed
that Augustus II Ward, Esq, the founder Of the Ward
Medals at the Free Academy, ncosed check for OSE
HrSDRED DOLLARS to John Hardy, the young man who
bore of OF the Gold, and six Of the Ward Medals at
the late Commencement. The young who has thus
been mace the recipient Of this testimonial is the son Of
black smith who has done everything 10 his power to su'
tain bis through bis course while the latter has shown
bis appreciation Of his opportunities by turning thsm 10
the advantage At the late meeting Of the BoArf OF
Education Mr.. Hardy appointed to tutor'hip in
the Academy.
AMI Compton another of the graduates appointed
10 tutorship at the same time Mr. Brant another mem
bes Of the cas is to be Assistant to DIR Gibbs in the
laboratory.
LITERARY HoSEsTY.-A paper Of this City called The
Sunday Courier is publishing Mrs. Gaskels nove OF
uh under the false title Of Dorcas The Drss'maEr evi
IDENTITY to create the impression that Is an ofg
nal work recent number Of this precious sheet fur
pisbes several columns of Dorcss the first page snd
Oh second eddes its readers with the following remarks
on The Impositions Of Publishers
"One would really think that American publishers ought
70 be satisfied with stealing the real works OF European au
hors asssiDg fortunes upon the brains OF others
and should least be willing to leave their victims pos
session Of their names We are not gong 10 repsa, any
thing the subject Of international copyright out IL
is anything that can possibly make manifest 70 our
National Legislators the justice and the necessity OF su;h
measure IL the existence Of such facts have dt
| exposed'
Bowiy AND REvoLyER-About o'clock last evening,
officer Culey Of the Sixth Ward Police while on duty in
the Park heard loud yell and going to the spot he
found man lying the ground in state Of insensio'
IT, Captain Brennan coming along at the time ordered
the officer 10 him the Police Station. The officer
upposing him be terribly i'll used person, for the
stranger appeared be quite stunned from the inuries
which he had received, led him. with gentle So
ictude the station. On arriving there was ssc7r
tanned that the person name was Joseph T. Georgey ap'
pareniy Italian refugee The mans nose was mashed
al aside and be had received severe wound IN his mead
On searching bis protege, all the milk Of the officer ma
ture was edsely sOured by discovering that the mao
lad boweknife Of inches in length and sharp as
= razor concealed his person together with Bolsn's
sx bsrreed pistol loaded TO the muzze with slugs and
reacy capped In bis pockets were found other appliances
Of similar character, among which WAS box fall OF ougs
and percussion caps 1t said that the attempted 10
use these weapons some person in the Park but the
other was apparently too quick for him The wounds APP
reared to have been inflicted with loaded cane The
person who inflicted this punishment away immediately
aferward probably imagining hsd killed the As
Mr. Georgey evidently very tmid man, the Police
deemed prudent dean him for the night lest he nigh
meet with further iniuries
CRoIoN WATER-In answer 10 resolution OF the Board
Of Assistants asking why Croon water was not used for
sprkng streets in the upper part Of the City the Pres
dent of the AquedUct Board stated that the distributing
reservoir at Forty second ST has not been full since Nay
asst and has generally stood about eight feet below where
by an average Of about story throughout the City has
been cut of from any supply and bathing oms and va
ter closets situated in upper stories IN many instances have
been without water that the department has had to re-
fund IN many cases rent which had been pald-snd the
water furnished to the street sprnker in consequence sa
loss to the City in this respect The department has
deavred confne licenses for sprnkng to the principal
streets but with this there % miles of street
in the City for which water furnished for sprInklng.
The aaueduct was built for flow OF sixty million gallons
Of water every twenty four hours but owing to the SIN Ill
pipes laid over the Harlem River and in the Manhattan
valley one half that supply has been cut of During the
nresert year Al additional line Of four pipe the largest
ever a will have been completed through the Manhattan
valley and next year changes will also be made at the
High Bridge by which AL the water will be secured and
the department will have the daily cOntr u Of sixty million
gallons Of be disposed Of may be considered
best
Another IMuIoRASr OrrnAGE-The ship Columbia
arrive at this port yesterday morning from Antwerp with
immigrants one of whom the Mayors Office about
Gel ck T. NJ his face terribly mutsted from blows said
TO have been hiottd by immigrant boarding bouse
keeper because the declined staying az his house,
The following is the affidavit sworn TO by the com
plainsut:
CIR and County Of Ner Y0rk-ss Juste EUROPE
Honoe Fontaine being duly sworn deposs' and say.
arrived il this country this morning, per ship Columbia
from Antwerp and while said ship lying the ~
anchor deponen solicited 70 ger ard st-amD0t
then living alongside Of said ship by Jacob Rheahrit
for the purpose OF being landed on the dock DsP)nsnt
soon landing, went in company with several OF hs
fieuds boarding house. No. l6l tshingt1n aud
while in the bsrroOm said house. dep0n-nt yi)-
etly assaulted aud beaten by the said Jacob R1-aharit
without any lust cause provOcatiOn ana pineut
further says that ~ the time of the above h
said Rhtinhad solicited deponen 20 STAY and board Al
the said house which deponent declined dong Aad d.
poneut prays the said Jacob Rhenh rd may be ppr
JusrE Fovr4Ns.
Sworn to before me- this :th day Of August 1883.
JaCOB \. WEsTERNELr.
warrant has been issued for the arrest of RhoinhSrd
THE NEw UNIoN CIUB HoUsx-At the head Of the
New York Clubs stands the Mon This Club hiss now been
founded for the better part of quarter OF century and
numbers some 800 members. among whom are some
Of the most substantial and respectable of the citizens Of
New.York Many Of the members are far advanced in
life and President is the venerable Chancellor Jones
S1ce the founding of this Club has occupied several
buildings but for the past tgo three years is abiding
place has been in Broadway between Fourth aud Amity
streets
piece Of land on the corner Of Fifth and Tsen
~ street. was purchased several years since by