New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-21


f. revenues 4. is urees tbst the CSfo~ssi ~sss 4
TIE Central Park, while proviting cricket AaA bsl
ounds for the young Gen. should not forget t1s
ldies One Of the mos grscsfd and hsaitbfai a
outdoor exercises for the sex tbs pras
tee Of Archery that ancient and bouoraus
sport; DOW one Of the most popular psssimss
on the other side of the Atlantic OF course tho Co-
pssiorers will lend willing to the suggssen ssA
oct apart an archery ground forthwith. ..Ssvsotyx
ont of the two hundred census from the Soush
ern District of New-York have already BEEN for wal-
cd TO Washington, and tho number viii probably 10
increased 10 one hundred By the end OF this week.
The entire population of this city can Be very aocs.
raey stated thought BY the Let Of October. and
that of Brooklyn probably before that tue....Ths
Adriatc on her last outward trip, ran TO the Hs'ss
in nine days and seven hours from her wharf-sAs
quickest time made this dishonest kashm-
man. named Ricketts, in order TO avoid paying his BE-
tel BILL gave out that he had been robbed Of $S0ooOh
the houss at which be was stoppng bot tho detectives
soon made him Acknowledgements be bad beea iTn6
and took him to headquarters 10 procure bis porrse.s
From correspondence which passed yesterday ~
tween the Controller and the Croton Board It Il pese.
able that the drafts Of the Board viii be honored, s.A
the work on the Fourth avenus mains resumed VITA
ont delay.
AWARD OF CosTRAcTs.--Proposals were opeae@
and contracts awarded the Croton Department yes-
ttrday, as fellows: For sewer In Madison s,rest,
from sewer in Grand street point 100 feet east II
Jackson street. to r. & J. Cunningham for asI7 Is,
time six days. five BIDS For sewerin Ninth svs,ss
between Fiftyfr and Fifty fra streets, 4, Jsrdss
Johnson for a. 14l 81; time 40 days, Eve bids Fee
paving with cobble-stone Fify-third sweet beswssn
Eighth and Ninth avenues 10 j. II. Els for 800 81
time IL days; 10 bids. For paving with trapislsdk
pavement Fortieth street, between Second and Thrd
avenues, to Hugh Humes, for $685. 6si time ni.s
days; l6 bids.
The CHARGES AGAINST MEssRs. Graves & Tar
PAs.-The Committee Of Investigation Of the Boar
of Aldermen In this case met yesterday. MsssA
Tappan and Craven, with their counsel, Mr. ye.f.
Brady, were present. The Mayor having made FIRE
sponfe to the answers Of the officers of the <.eSs
Department the Committee closed the case, pa iasg
to report at an early day.
SEVERE SToes AND Foes on THE HuDsos -Stoss
OF FREsHET.-On Wednesday night, about oiasok,
rain mmenced to fall in torrents all along the dssa.
1t continued, with but little ntermssion, up isA
pight. The storm increased in violence yesterday
afternoon, cverowiDg lots and raising the water In
the creeks TO an alarming hight. There was veey
heavy fog on the river Wednesday night and lsst
night it was 60 dense that 1t almost inpossitlet 70
distinguish the lights Of the steamboats, and vee-sas
SUMMER SKArINc-The Home Journal thus a.
scrbes the Somper Skate which has Just bssu tasrs-
duoed in this locality:
"Amono the novelties Of the season-an inveutoa
destined TO act important part IN the physsa edsoa
ton of CT drens skate adapted for the house, ~
which can be used oarpeted or uocarpe ed nsoS.
With pair of these skates on her feet young tssy
can coon learn the art of sksting TO degree that w
enable her successfully 10 accomplish on the tce asa
with steel skates that which has heretofore been 70
her much coveted but almost despairedo obtaining
erioyment All the benefits that are to be derives
from HAT healthful exercise, now placed wthtA
the reach Of even the most dehcatei and foorNkaaaS
will henceforth be included amorg home amuseodees,
to the delight Of childhood and the gratiic<uce .;
sge The foor-skate is simply frame OF orna necfs
iron nearly the shape and sZe OF the wood pan
of the common skate, with, Instead OF the steel
fuuper four rollers wheels OF guta perohs Nstac
ing about three inches In circumference each OF wAs
Levolves separate axle: these rollers, OF course
rest the floor, and turn with the movements OF -
skater. The skate is strapped 70 the foot Ia mApsee
similar to the ice skate, with wide leather bands WPe
nor in every respect TO the common strap. The IN
haitian Of the South whose facilities for skating hsVS
hitherto been limited may now rival In this exercise.
amid orange groves and bal breezes their Northern
brethren, surrounded by Toe and snow and chilling
wirds wsxed floor is, perhaps the best adapted tor
this stort; long hall covered with oilcoth TO- prooa-
bly, the next. but if hese not accessible osrpeted
room of any kind will answer. Being elastic toe
rollers do not the carpet as they would formed
e wood or metal"
THE BREcKIsRIDGE CONGRESSIONAL Convictions.
L. .ka VI,h n;strict IF tbisx;tv Mr. pauI IL. Br0d.