New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-24
EXTENDING Taxes ~ Books ros 1857.

Mr. Andrews OF the Twelfth Ward counted 800 items
or lines in his bill more than there actually were Nc
Spedon of the Nineteenth, 600 items, and Drake Of
the Twenty second "a relative Of the A,dermaa 400
items The Controller, however, detected these
eirors" In the accounts rendered, and deducted
them from the original claim, well as half cent
per line on each bill, to conform with the legal price.
So, at this rate, NcSpedons bill with $ll9 10 thrown
"a, reduces The claim from f297 &c to sl7 60.
The claimants threatened to cue the City for the
whole amount at cents per line they finally found
in the following extract from the law governing
Supervisors that the Controller, where no contracts
made had the power TO approve disapprove Of
bills coming from that body:
thereof and sOred BY the Auditor and oppressed bv
elcep, the warrant drawn BY the Controller and counter
,pnta By the Mayor md csIt Of s sSs and no other war;
clsnis shall ever be SLOWED BY the Board
This was sufficient to lead to settlement, and the
bills above mentioned have been audited and allowed,
and most of them paid at q cent and half a line
TIE FESTIVAL GLE Book. By GEO. +. Roor.
Mason Brothers.-This is Q portly volume of 81
pages in music type. II is very nicely put together
The Carta,a is the best composition of Mr.. Roots that
We have seen. 1t is picturesque and dramatically
toned, and we think would do fsmou,y in boarding.
.ehool exhibitions and village singing parties. The
other selections are various the words all being En-
ssh though the music may be of foreign extraction.
MILITARY ylsII.-A number of the field officers OF
the Second esment, Massachusetts Volunteers, from
Boston, have been in the city for few days past as
the guests Of the officers Of the Eighth Regiment,
Washington Grsys. Among the number are Gen.
BurrU, Major Moran, Adjutant Fisher, Col. Perkins
and Psyusster Burrill They expect to make tour
70 Wet Point, Niassrs &c, before returning home.
finENAY ACKNOWLEDGING Co. No. -, under com.
uard Of Foreman r. T. En!wstls and Assstant-f ore
man C. Sears, went to Hartford yesterday. They
we're in capital trim, and looked finely. On Saturday
night they will return, when grand parade Of forty
companies will welcome them home.
Afie occurred in az attic bedroom In house No. 80
Cliff street, about O'Clock P. IN. yesterday. Several
engines were promptly on the ground sod the IRE was
cxtineuished with hiaing damage.
The WrEcK.-We learn from kr. Payne, one Of
the survivors Of the wreck of the Central America,
that Nayce!lus Farmer, formerly Of Syracuse, was
passenger, and lie probably among the lost.
TIE RECENT ARREST or GANG OF BURGLARS
MoEy DIvEIopMEsTs.-Dav;d Crawford and VIM.
Carpenter, portion Of the gang arrested BY Officers
Robb and WILDLY Of the Deputy superintendsnts
Office o. reported in Tuesdays TRIBUNE, charged
with turgarersly entering dry goods store at New
London Conn, were the day Of their arrest taken
to that Place for trial. 1. will be remembered that
Thomas Downing and the wives Of Crawford and
Carpenter were also arrested and thai in addition to
the property stolen from the store il New-Lordon
large quantity Of silks, sa.ns and other goods, sup
poeed to be the result of various bursiares, were
fou1d UPON tie premises occupied BY the thieves.
Some Of these goods have been seen aud Identified.
Yesterday morning Michael W. Rooney Of fonker',
westchester County appeared at the Jefferson Market
Police Court and made affidavit .ha. on the night OF
the 18th day Of August his store in said village was
burslsrous!y entered by prying open the shutter
and cutting OFT pane Of glass in one OF te-
Window, and the following property stolen :serefrcu:
Three wors.ed shawl, large quantity Of pors-mon'
paies, ausntty Of Bracelet, one Hundred ya'ds OF
tlseh ala bach s.A aad ace Dspsuiss, aao stksr