New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-10

an experienced person, who Will see them delivered,
and give to the officials Of the Park all necessary infor
nation for their protection and preservation. The Of
fer was accepted with the thanks of the Board
OPENING or BIDS sy TUE STREET COMMISSIONER,
Proposals for opening county road through
Eleventh avenue, from One-hnndred-snd-seventh to
One-hundred- andforty-f street. job requiring
considerable blasting and culverts to be built,
were opened and the contract awarded TO Stephen
c. Walker at 1919, that sum being the lowest. The
next lowest was by George A. Buckingham s. Co.,
being IS cents more than that Of Mr.. Walker. The
sureties of Mr.. Walker Egbert n. Fairchild AMI
I,sae T. Coleman, each in the sun of $4,000. Two
new steam fre-engines, to be furnished for the Fire
Department. had also been advertised for but pro-
posals were made to build them. Heretofore the city
has purchased of these machines until they have
been made and tried and the makers have patent,
nobody volunteered TO undertake their manufacture.
Time then given until Monday, the 18th inst, for
proposals. to in, if any there be in prospect. The
contract for building new Miscarriage for Company
No. was given to c. Hartshorne at 1886.
MIsoR CRY IrExs.-The propeller Henry Andrew,
with the barge Plymouth in tow both of the Swiftsure
Line, arrived yesterday morning from Albany, with
produce. They bad on board 2,6Os kegs pork, ,653
barrels -four beside leather and other freight These
are the first arrivals Of prodaee from Albany this sea-
The following streets are said to hare been
cleaned by the City Inspector this week: Hudson
street all but two squares; Nassau street, Liberty,
Cedar, and Pine streets, east Of Broadway; Pearl,
from Liberty to Hanover street. Beekman street dirt
not removed Houston street, from Bowery to Broad
Lesrts has resigned Treasurer of the
Kane Monument Association, and Col. Samuel C.
Thompson has been chosen to I'll the vacancy.
Within the last three weeks, il will be observed, no
less than four cases of innteide have occurred in
Brooklyn, in which not one Of the guilty parties has
been identified. Not very erediIable to the City Of
Churches. 1.-The citizens Of San Francisco have
entered fully into the subject of the New
York TicketSwiudhng" and intend, as far as
they have the power, to put down the imposi-
ton. A large number of defrauded persons have
landed in California destitute and 10 want who started
from home with funds sufficient for their journey but
were made The victims of fraud by the sharpers who
met them on their way through New-York. The Cali
fornsns talk of establishing an agency in New-York
for the protection of people bound for the Golden State
THE walls OF the Brooklyn Academy of Music are
Iased 80 feet andare ready for the beams
great number of people visited the building during
the late fine weather. Mr.. Phelan the noted billiard
player of this city, has been playing match with Mr..
Isdore, the keeper of billiard room in New Orleans
Two games were played. The first was the four-ban
earom game, two hundred aud fifty points up, and vas
won by Mr.. Isdore by twenty six points. The second
game was the three-ball French carom game, which
was led by Phelan who beat Isdore by thirteen points
Both men were ost of condition. The steamer
Granite State Capt. King made her last trip from New
Haven to this city Thursday night and le here for
Hartford last evening. The Elm City, Capt. Lewis,
has taken the place of the Granite State and viii
hereafter until further notice, make a trip each
day, leaving New-Haven at IL o'clock p. M, and
NeT-fork at o'clock T. No.. .Messrs. Bangs, Mer-
win Co., who have so long held their bookauctions
at Nos 10 and Is Park Row. have taken lease Of the
Racket Club-House in Broadway, above the Metro
polian Hotel, whittier they viii remove after the ls
Of May. The Museum people have also determined 10
move, but they cannot leave their present quarters
for some time no location for the new building has
been decided upon. The officers and non-commis-
toned officers Of the 9TH Regiment viii assemble with
ide arma only for military exercise and instruction at
he State Arsenal, this evening at o'clock The Reg-
msni viii assemble in full fatigue dress for drn, at the
State Arsensl-the right wing on Wednesday, 18th
inst, and the Left wing on Friday 10th inst, at
o'clock P. m....The United States steam sloop-of-war
Brooklyn Is gaining an unenviabls nOtorsty Mary
Ann Desmond, BY her counsel, presented petition 10
Judge Sutherland yesterday, In which she set forth
that she was betrothed to Peter Brady and that her
intended was confined on board the United Statss
sOOp-Of.wT BroOkyni hat hs wss doably iIoasd and