New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-11
CITY ITEMS

CUsroM-HoUsE AyrAIRs.-The new tarlii is iikel
TO impose heavier duties the clerks thai tne ola one
The imports lave not ia Zen OIL sioce 1t We " i'o op'
ration but the receipts have considerably ine easeu'
In the cases of the ships Sunny South and u'.ana
which were fined 800 each for sailing from Son '"er
ports without proper clearances, instructions have q
received that the owners may apply to the Secretary
the Treasury. under the RENTING act. Parties taking
the benefit of this act 90 before judge and admit that
they have violated the law and Apply for remission
of the penalty account Of the crcu'netsees oil the
! case.
But few appointments have as yet seen acted on,
though of course applicants press their claims with
great deal of pernscity. One Of the jolly relics Of the
old regime has placed wooden dagger where all can
it who approach him, and upon the blade are in
scrbed the terrible words death to the applicant for
this desk" Bets run high as to how long it will be
before he is pushed from his stool.
A NoyELTY.--Eaton Stone, the well known daring
crcusrder who has spent the last year in hunting
the western prairics is his way to this City
with large train of wild animals, among which
eleven Buflaoes. lie may be expected here about the
10Th inst.
AWfFE IN SEARCH OF Her HUsBAsD.-In the Su-
prene Court, Chambers, yesterday, before Justice
Cerke Mrs. Sarah Locke applied for writ OF habeas
corpus for the purpose Of obtaining possession Of her
husband who, che alleges, is kept from her by his
father. 1t appear that year or more ago, Charles
l.. Locke, who was on n visit to Europe, became ac-
quainted with the petitioner at birmingham, England
and that he lived with her there some time. They
came to this country in the latter part Of 1860 andwere
married in Brooklyn, un the LIST of January last by the
Rev. Benjamin Whalen, "a Baptist Minister. They
lived together until the 9th of February when Mr..
Locke suddenly disappeared His wife alleges that ne
is secreed by his father who intends TO send him to
California. The wife is an intelligent, good-looking
young woman. The return to the writ will be pnt III
on Friday to which time the is adjourned. Messr.
John S. Gutter and L. b. Eldridge appeared for the
petitioner, and Mr.. Treadwell for the respondent
COMMISSIONERS OF ENIGRATIog.-No business was
transacted by this Board yesterday for want of quo
rum. During the past week so emigrans have ar
rived at this port. Since the LIST of January, 1861,
10 OIL have arrived being increase Of more than
200 in comparison With the arrivals during the same
period last year.
FUNERAL OF JERRY BRYASr.-Yesterday afternoon,
n
mains Of Jerry Bryant to their last resting place.
From the late residence of the deceased the remains
were taken to ST. Patricks Cathedral where high mas
WAS said; after which the Rev. Mr.. Storrs preached
the funeral sermon. Thence the remains were con.
veyod to Calvary Cemetery.
SPonrIsG IsTELLIGRycE.-The Centreville Course
on Long Island has been purchased by Mr. Pitcher for
$4,000 =
The Cricketcrs' Convention will be held at the Con-
tinental Hotel, Philadelphia, on Monday, May g. at
o'clock D. m President r. f. Stevens states that every
organized cricket club send AS many delegates AS
they pleass but that no club will DO entitled to more
than vote.
II is repor ted that n game Of billiards, executed at
the ST. Charles Saloon, the Eighth avenue, a few
nights ago, Mr.. +. Masters scored sos points.
Berger has been invited to visit California and upon
being requested to make known his terms, responded
that he would make an engagement for eight thousand
doiidrs and travelling expenses there and back aso,
the expenses of lie nephew, who accompanies him,
and Of Q. gentleman who actO ha clerk and inter-
prefer.
The great European chess player, Kolisch, has
thrown down the gauntlet to Morphy, and stands
ready 20 play him for 5000 in England in New
York
CIR COOKING ssroyH.--An invention looking TO
the comfort Of troop, in the field, the march,
exhibited in operation yesterday at No. 10 Broadway
being light, portable, field cooking stove, made of
shes, iron, weighing 90 pounds, with all the pots and
utensils included fitting into cask to be easily
transported and .oed about without risk Of damage
About fifty gentlemen present, most OF them militia
" men, some Of hem from Boston. Nothing Of the kind
has been heretofore uscd in army, and the necessity
for it arises from the fact that frequently, during
storm or after long days march, the men have to
wait for their supper until party has been dispatched
with team sometimes several miles 10 procure fuel
which is frequently green or wet wood than dry
and the cooking is consequently very slow With Thu
stove Il few faggots will make the coffee and soup and
cook the beef, &c. of 50 men in half hour or lees
The stove is adapted 20 frying broiing, cooking, and
baking, by aningeno4s but simple contTivance, requr
ing slight adjustment. The inventor is Capt. Egbert
l.. Viee, formerly ii the army, attached to the
engineer corps Of the Seventh Regiment of this city.
BuIL's HEAD.-it will lie seen from the report of
the Beef Cattle market that prices did not fall of the
second day. they usually have of late. In fact, some
of the brokers and nearly nm the buyers appeared to
think prices the second day rather better for drove
than on the first and seemed to have any doubt
that all the stock would be sold at much better rates
than the closing day last week. notwithstanding the