New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-28

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IN tho sou,h side of the island the smsil oaaery'
containing four 6 Founders and two l2pounders, ior
tbrcw;no ,he,l and canister shot AT this point tue
d,umme bows are stationed, of whom there are W az
| The present time The usn.l number is 100 out the
commanders of various regiments have made requisi'
,;cns unon the General Superintendent for drummefs,
within the past three weeks which have reduced them
% their present number. They have also an excellent
band Of musicians % in number, who perform every
day during the drilling OF the troops. BY q O'CLOCK 10
the morning the soldiers are obliged 20 be up, and ct
The roll Of the drum they march 10 headquarters and
natake Of their breakfast and then return to the par
racks 10 prepare for the morning dill They are
| there drawn M in line, and al 9 o'clock the rou
Is again beat and they take up their lice OF march
TO the drilling ground in the center OF the Island nero
thew are drilled for an hour going through all the una
neuyers stpertaning to the infantry exercise. Ihey
march back to the barracks and are dismissed until
o'clock in the afternoon, when they are again brought
into the field for exercise The hospital is sa,oned
at the southery end of the island and s built OF BRICK
II il three stories high and the rooms are large ana
clean, being well ventilated with pure ar coming nom
| the bay At the present time there is no SICKNESS
whatever on the island There are now stationed per-
manently upon the island i49 troops-26o of whom
are new recruits. Generally they have from 6oo to
zoo men there but orders were received at this station
from Washington. about two months ago, to send 500
troops TO Utah The first detachment of 200 LETT on
the I'd of June, under command of Capt. Floyd
Jones of the Eighth Artillery. The second detach-
ment of 800 left on the 18th, commanded by Brevet
Lieut.. Col Chandler of the Third Infantry. Since
then the recruiting business has been going on slowly,
the general average being about % men week. prn'
cpslly Germans and Irish. In the mechanical de-
partments on the island there is but little doing. The
number of men employed is only six, and they are
| competent to perform all the necessary work.
| JERSEY Cry FERRY MISREPRESENTATION years
ago, the suit which had been long peadiDg, involving
the right of the Jersey Associates to the water front
OF Jersey City having been decided in their favor, the
Jersey Railroad Company, which had been con-
Quoting the Jersey City Ferry in connection with that
road upon lease of the property from the Associates,
effected purchase of the ferry property for 5000
II included that portion of the water front lying be-
tween Montgomery street and Wayne street, a dis
lance of two blocks. Since that time the work of fill
inc in the two blocks for distance of 400 feet out into
the Hudson River to the permsnent water ne and OF
building ferry houses and depot has been going for
ward This space of two blocks filed in comprises %
city lots The piers extend 400 feet into the river be-
yond this space which has been filed up The work
of filing up commenced in 1854, and together with the
erection Of the piers and ferry slips has cost $780,,
| COO. The filling In has just been completed The
erection of the depot and ferry houses on the jersey
City side commenced in 1854. The depot will be lo3
feet wide 500 fenosg and 50 feet high in the center,
extending from Kson street to the slips the ferry
boats portioa of this building, $50 feet in length,
next to the riveri is of wood. 1t has been erected
since 1885, and va pus into condition to be used for
ferry purposes Wifi the feryhouses were being built
The ferry-house, Is now completed. Ore Of them is
situated on the north side Oft depot. 1t designed
for the use of the New. York and Erie Railroad, so
lorg as that Company this ferry. This erry-house
was erected in 1851 1t is 80 feet square in sze aud
has one slip. On the south side Of the depot ferry
house has been built for ordinary ferry purposes. 1t
is leo feet by lis feet in extent, and contains two
slips 1t is spacious and tasteful in style, and contains
two large waiting rooms refre shmentroom and an
office for the Superintendent. This erry-hOuse is &C
cessble from Hudson street by broad avenue, paved
with the Belgian pavement. Its entire width
lie 100 feet Of which GO feet devoted to the car
riage.way, and the sidewalks are each 20 feet in
width. Under this pavement the water and gas pipes
have been laid to the feny-house, and a sewer and
lateral drains have been constructed The copstruc-
ticn Of the walls of the brick portion Of the depot has
been commenced, and 1t is expected that it will be
completed next year. The front of the depot on Hud
street. for depth of so feet will be 25 feet wde
and will be finished in tasteful style of architecture
with two towers 62 feet high The depot building is
constructed with open truss.work for the support of
the roof that columns required for that pur-
pose. The trains of the New.Jeisey Railroad will run
into this depot, and the passengers pass between
the and the feryboats without exposure to the
weather. The cost Of the depot building and ferry
houses will reach about $75, O0O The feryhouses of
| this Company on the New-York side are now CON-
pleed. and have cost about $4,000 The entire work
Of filing planning and building has been done by Mr.
Job Male Of jersey City, When completed, the depot
and feny buildings will exceed any similar work in the
| county.
| BOARDING The LION IN HIS DEy- Yesterday
morning, about o'clock gang of rowdies in passing
the Fifth Precinct Station. House, pitched in an old
barrel and followed it up with a voIley of stones
Officers Slater Kemp and Dazet who were in the
back room started out and arrested three of them,
whose names and occupation set down On the
returns as follows: Jeremiah Mcdonald, thief
Michael OBrien, rigger; Edward Flanagan, mason.
Yesterday they were taken t. the Tombs and com.
mted, in default of $500 bail. 1t is said that this
gang also knocked down and robbed female short
| time previous.
| BuRGLARY.-The premises No. 426 Third avenue,
were entered time on Sunday last by means of
fake keys and robbed of quantity of fancy soaps,
perfumery, &C., valued at $50, the property Of Harry
| Grant.
Run OVER AND KILLED-Coroner Hills held an