New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-08
GENERAL NEWS.

4 majority report has been made IN the state
Assembly, in favor of an increase Of pay for the police
Of New York as follows: captains sl,400. sergeants
81 OsQ patrolmen 5000 Mr. Bryant made minority
report embracing tho original bill in accordance with
the petition OF the force providing for an ncreaseof ~
per cent making 81 900 for tie patromen. His written
report was based upon the argument that In ten years
the rate had not been increased while the cost ofvng
must have increased - per cent aud that the character
of the force must become deteriorsed He also claimed
70 act In accordance with the unanimous resolution OF
the Board of Supervisory the request Of all the members
Of the New-York delegation and In view OF the fact
that there was no remonstrance.
The deaths in New-YOrk during the past week
were $500 men, 100 women l29 bOys end lG5 girs-a
decrease Of l29 from the mortality Of the previous week.
and Of > as compared with the corresponding week OF
1863. OF the deceased 2l3 were children under five
years OF age The mortality by the principal diseases
was as follows: Consumption 5s Inflammation Of the
lungs g. infante commissions 81 inlante mhrasmus "a
Group 25 scarlet fever - typhus fever 49, typhoid fever
H. smallpox g. deaths from external causes 3, among
which are reported premature births deaths from
old age suGocated, scalded. killed by accidents
There were * deaths in tho Institutions and u inter
ments in Potters field.
A resolution was passed by the Common
Council yesterday requiring the Harlem Railroad Com
pany TO continue their tracks the surface OF Fourth
avenue Fortysecond street. passing through LeHing
ton avenue from Thirty street to Thirtyfourh'
if the grade Of Fourth avenue be too steep and also to
extend their tracks down Thirty fourth street TO the
Grcenpont Ferry ard compelling them to run their
cars over the extended tracks without additional
charge The Third Avenue Railroad also was directed
to lay tracks through Chambers street to Broadway
through Thirty fourth street East River and through
Ffty-seventh street TO Fifth avenue, and run cars
thereon without additional charge.
| In Portland, Ne, ON Monday, the Union can
didate for Mayor was elected by ll3o majority Com
pared with last year, the vote stands
1 1883. 1864. Los.
| Union. 100 I,yil----.- -
Uemoc raf. ........I $50 eOj......1 I45
Net Democratic loss. go.
Tnis Is ono great guius- wfich so much derie
some of our Copperhoad cotemporaries.
Controller Brennan yesterday afternoon opened
the bids for the 10000 per cent Soldiers Bounty
Fund Bonds over siOOO.O go had been offered at a
premium. Tie successful bids ranged from 1857 to
1925
The Charter Election in Lewiston, Me-, yes
terday, resulted IN a Union victory.
Gold has been steady all day at l6l! al62,
closing tdi6i at4 p m Stocks opened very strong and
large business done upon the street At the Stock EI
change all kinds Of Government securities were rampsn and
hilLer Early in the day large business done IN 32o
loSi 0I09i upon European orders Tie closing quotations
were lO9aDO for Coupons For United States &C. 1881 llJ
was paid FOR Coupons and ll2Ql2I for 73os Border State
stocks steady Stocks have been rampant throughout the
day closing large advance though not sustaining the eI
IRENE quotations Federal securities, under Europeon ordr
mainly from tie Continent are in great request selling early
m the day 1854 GO4 and at lJ at the stock Exchange
Long Bonds also wanted at ll4 One ear Ceieaies
rose 20 9s Railway bonds trn and few lst mortgages OF
Kind offered. After tho Second Board lower quotations
wTe usde the leading shares under sales 10 realize tie
enormous profits Of the day.