New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-20

1900 e00 TO which the interest ef that sum, from the
time of the con nation on the 18th Of March, will be
added. The damages were made payable after the
LIT of june and thenceforward, provided the houses
were actually tor, down. The benefit assessments
are payable at once.
Ten or twelve da7s ago, Mayor Wood cent bis mes
sengeI to the Office of the Commissioners OF Access
ments and requested the loan CT the books containing
their accounts, and tie particulars Of their work thus
far in connection with parties to be benefited or Dam
aged along the line of the Chambers street extension
Thee books embraced two separate sets Of accounts
the one relating TO those to be paid for their losses IN
consequence of tearing down buildings, and the other
10 the parties TO be assessed for the improvements In
the various streets adjacent thereto The books have
not been returned Notwithstanding the repeated and
urgent requests and demands OF the Commissioners,
who are bnderd in the performance OF their duties In
conse quence nothing could move the Mayor to give
them up The money to be raised by such assessments
will be due in few months and the parties TO receive
it have the right to sue the city for it, and sell
the CITY Hall itself unless other provision be made for
the payment Of the debt
The assessments for benefits alone, amounting to
800 000 will bring in very snug little suu to the
Collectors who are authorized to retain "a per cent OF
the whole amount for their trouble in collecting it, and
il is opel ly asserted in of the public offices that
the May aiming to play very adroit dodge in the
matter The money TO be realized 10 sufficient object,
it is asserted to induce his Exceency to protract
somew hat ndefni ely his examination Of the accounts,
go that he may the benefits to be derived out OF
this lob to his own friends after having effected one or
two more removals " for cause" which, il is under
stood, he has in contemplation.
MINOR CRY ITEMs.-Yesterday was the hottest
day of the season. The weather was 80 close and OPP
Ore ssive and everybody suffered sneh an agony OF
perspraop that il were vain to attempt to do justice
to the subject The Supreme Court General Term,
judges Sutherland Leonard and Bonney, adjourned
Yesterday morning dte. 1.-The Tammany Society
held meetiog on Wednesday evening, and installed
their new Grand Sschem, James Conner, esq Ia the
sea lately vac ated by Isaac V. Fowler. Washington
Commandery No. | of Knights Templars OF Freema-
cons have accepted an invitation from the Command
cries of New York city and Brooklyn to visit
them, and will leave Washington on Thursday of
ne xt week. They will be accom- ,anied by Is. Is.
French Grand Commander of the United S'aies....
The Cunard steamer Ema, Capt. Anderson, left yes
terday for Liverpool with 30 cabin passengers, and
the same number in the st erage. She takes out
s2li 600 in specie The steamship Adriatic, hence
for Hayre was seen on the 18th inst. at 10 a. m of
Nantucket The pilot-boat Fanny, named after the
daughter of Mr.. GrinDel, built by E.. j. Williams OF
Greenpoint, and owned by New-York pilots, proceed
ed down the bay on trial trip on Wednesday, and
performed to the admiration not only of all Interested,
but Of Judges of naval architecture She il of 60 tuns
burden ard in every respect beautiful aud fast
vessel. The Butchers Light Guard, Capt. kolhan,
numbering 70 muskets turned out yesterday morning
ON a target excursion to Hamilton Park, Sixty-ifth
street The men were dressed in check shirts and
black pants and accompanied by an excellent band,
they were followed by long cortege Of market wag-
ops each one decorated with green branches and
tanning live stock prize. About 20 calves 80 sheep
and 10 lambs were thus taken to the sporting ground,
while number Of prizes in the shape of dead meat
awaited the return of the company from the fed....
-Four passengers of the ship Ellen Austin Capt Gar
rick, from Liverpool made complaint on Wednesday,
in the United States Attorneys office against
the captain and officers of that ship for usage daring
the VOYAGE One passenger, is alleged had stick
run between bis arms and bent knees in which posture
he was rolled about the deck and bruised The boats
vain was the person principally implicated. The COM
painants were dire ced to proceed against the guilty
pa,t by civil suit that being their only mode Of
Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday morning, all
women hereafter found in the streets, whose conduct
tendr definitely to convict them of prostitution may be
arrested and imprisoned as Migrants " Yesterday
morning special messenger arrived at the City Hail.
from Armenia, Duchess County, informing Mayor
Wood of the serious illness of his son, who is at
present soiournng at that place. The Mayor imms-
diately left his Office and 10 * the Hudson River ill
road train at l0l O'Clock, to join his son. In his
absence, AID Wm j. Peck, President of the Board of
Aldermen, is acting Mayor.
STREET IMPROVEMENT FUSDs.-The Controller is
now Issuing the improvement bonds authorized
by recent ordinances Of the Common Council for sup
plying the deficiencies in the Street Improvement Bu-
reau caused by delay in collecting assessments, and
otherwise.
CRoTos WATER RESTs.-Since the Let OF May
parties indebted to the City for the use of the Croon,
have been coming TO the Office Of that department in
tie Rotunda Park, and paying off their does, daily;
their numbers largely inc easing toward the list AT
present there are hundreds rushing in aud the Golfers
Of the department are being fast replenshed. On
Wednesday the collector took in upward of $i 900,
and yesterday there was more than $4,000 received.
The cause of rush is the fear of the additional per
cent which will be charged to the account OF delin-
quen,s after the lst of August.
THE NEw-YoRK SUSDAy-ScHooL UNioN.-The
Union held its regular meeting at No. 599 Broadway
Wednesday afternoon, the 18th inst, VIM. Forrest
esq., in the chair The receipts for the parent Society
for the month reported to be 81 5S2 The agent
of the Society reported that he had been called to MAKE
twenty-Six especial Sunday school addresses Ia the
| several divisions during the past month. -Four
churches which have at present no Union Schools are