New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-05

continual expenditure therefor, and postponement
of the expense until future period will add to the
burdens then to be borne The Controller recommends
an appropriation for trapblock pavement Of $3.50 000
which added to the balance Of 500 1853 40 unexpended
Dec 81, 1860, makes the total available amount for
1861, 1852 l5S 40. AS the law Restraints the Croton
Board from proceeding with work for which an appro
praon has not been made Of course several Of the 81
pavement Jobs cannot be undertaken during the present
year.
THE County BUDGET.-It is said that the Mayor
will veto the county budget and send the veto TO the
Supervisors to-day because the provision OF sl5,OOO
for the Harlem Bridge is stricken out. The Board
will doubt pass the budget it is, over the Veto
after the laIse Of ten days.
SrxrEEYrH WARD GERMAN RrPUBLrcAys.--The
German Republicans Of the Sixteenth Ward held a
crowced meeting at Mancbots Hotel No. liz West
Twenty fifth street. on Saturday night. President
Manchot offered the resolutions adopted the previous
night by the Republican Association Of the Ward,
which were unanimously adopted Mr.. L. Kuge then
offered the following resolution, which was also
adopted:
R.ored That ndorss heartily the manly course Of Mr.
dayton member OF the Besd Of Aldermen sud Of MI
in the declaration that the last message "a Mayor
Wood did anything else but series OF reaheous
and unpatriotio phrases and doctrines
DIED OF HIS WoUSDs.-Stephen Goodwin, saor
who was stabbed on Thursday night by some OF his
companops while in tho drinking saloon No. 2O3
South street. died at the NewYork Hospital yesterday
morning from the effect Of his injuries. The deceased
was stabbed twice in the side and once in the breast
with a sailors sheath knife. Coroner Schirmer took
the aDe.morem deposition Of the injured man on the
day Of his admission to the Hospital when be Identified
William Robinson the who had stabbed him,
and John Jackson an accessory. Two witnesses OF
tho ARRAY named John Jones and Richard Donovan,
were also arrested Coroner Scbirmer commenced an
inquest the body yesterday, but in order to
the attendance of other witnesses was obliged to post
pone the investigation until to-day. The deceased was
employed on the ship Charles Hill. He was native
| of Newburyport Mass, aged 81 years
ARREST FOR CoSsPIRAcY TO DEFRAUD.-An Italian
named Dominica Chisachi yesterday appeared before
Justice Osborn at the Tombs and complained that he
bad been defrauded ont of 600 worth Of property by
a broker named George W. Markham, Of No. Pine
street, John NJ. Hodges and DGrance Davis. The
complainant alleges that he recently owned hat cap
ard fur store at No. 146 Bowery, and being anxious
TO leave the business advertised his stock and fixtures
for sale. In answer TO this advertisement he alleges
that Mr. Markham called upon him and desired to pur-
chase in behalf of John NJ Hodges, whom he re-
presented as a wealthy gentleman, living at No. -
Fifth avenue. His offer Of Mr.. Hodgess promissory
note at three months having been declined ne offered
s collateral security what purported to be two bonds
of the Mount Vernon (Ilinos) Railroad Company, re-
ferrng the complainant to Mr.. Davis for information
concerning that road. Upon applying to Mr. Davis the
II s,f, rv,aHth hat
bonds were worth $500 each, being issued upon the
strength Of 100 900 acres Of land recently granted to
that Railroad by the State of Illinois. Mr. Hodges
represented as being very wealthy man, whose note
alone was good for the amount without any security
Feeling Satisfied with the representations made, Mr.
Chisachi accepted the note and bonds and Immediately
transferred bis stock and fixtures TO r. Markham. He
further states that within few days after he had thus
transferred his goods the sold at auction by
Markhams order and the store closed. When the
complainant applied To tie bank at which Mr.. Hodges
note yyas made payabe lie was informed that that gen.
tleman had account tnere, nuu uIciu Voen
any money TO his credit. He subsequently called at
the repued residence Of Mr.. Hodges, in Fifth avenue,
but could find no such person, and learned that there
was no such railroad in Illinois the Mount Vernon
nor was any such contemplated He therefore charges
Markham, Davis and Hodges if the latter individual
is no, an imaginary characte with conspiracy TO de-
fraud warrant having been issued for the arrest |
of those persons, Sergeant Cropsy OF tie Lower 20
lice Court yesterday succeeded in apprehendng Mark
ham and he was committed for examination by Justice
Osborn Davis was also taken into custody and given |
in charge of an officer for the night The other alleged
swndler has not yet been found.
THY Ice CRoP.--The companies which make it their
business to supply the swetering public hereabout
with ice throughout the hot Summer months have had
IN unusually pleasant time for gathering i'll tier sup
NV this Winter The amount required IL immense, ard
il principally derived from the North River although
Rockand Lake and various smaller ponds OF watei
furnish their share There now in the ce-houses
Of the different ice companies upward of 100000 tuns
willie the quantity required TO be IN store Will not i
far short of 500 600.
THy Mock ArcTIoS FURNITURE DoDGE.-AmoIg
the complaints made at the Mayors office and the
Police Courts is that of gross frauds practsed by
oneers Of house furniture. 1t Is old mposture; bu
liz success shows that there persons not sufficiently
on their griard-tha Mrs. Toodee still survives. The
operator rents house, fills il with cheap secondhand
but snowy, furniture, and then adyerIses that
wealthy gentleman in most cases about leaving for
Europe will sell out the contents OF his house AZ
sacrifice At the GALE all the Peter Funk humbug
games are practised the house is filled up al night, in
proportion ~ is emp;ied in the day time, and the
affair il kent up rs long gudgeons crap at the bait.