New-York tribune., 1867-07-25
BRIEF NOTES.

A. !. Bloaeker. Son e. Co, yesterday sold,
under the direction Of Phno IT, ront by one
l69 East FweDty -seveniheo' u ieo' i''"' ~ '''
half block deep, for $1,000
An old lady named Mrs. Minnie Naglo found
male infant Tuesday evening on tne SoCP % 81 NO. loo
East Fourteenth Inc chu ""' ''"' " 'A' N'"''i'
sionors of Public CharlueA
Robert Bailey of No. 403 Tenth-ave, and
Charles A. Buch OF No u 9reehesI, & Telc eagn u 10
charges Of selling liquor without License
Henry Homer was arrested by Patrolman
Kennedy OF the 18TH Precne. yesey y h WIN IN
one of the Omnbuses OF the FnthaVe line He was held
in the sum Of 500 TO answer
Tho reoular meeting of the Commissioners
NJ Emigration was held yesterday The number of eui.
grants arrived this year TO July "a has been lA33s Of
whom 1850 arrived during the past week. The COmmls
sioners have a balance in bank of $l04,43l 81.
Coroner Gamble held an inquest yesterday
over the body of Bertha Gncken, aged Al years whose
death WAS the result OF injuries received by being run
over nv car No 10 OF the FOurthave. line Saturday
The jury exonerated the conductor and driver from all
blame.
A Jury was impannelled yesterday by Cor0-
ner Gamble who viewed the body Of Francis Shields the
newsboy killed Monday by being rum over by Forty
seoondst In consequence OF the large number OF
witnesses to examined the inquest was postponed
until saturday morning
Excise Treasurer ManiGrre paid the Controller
Tuesday the of S4s22S 10 that being the amount
received by him for excise license fees The interest
s24l1 90, was also paid into the Sinking Fund Another
payment also made OF S12,Gl0 with the interest,
s So that being the balance of the amounts received
for licenses up TO the 25th ult
Simon Rothschd villainOus looking man,
about years of age, charged before Justice shand
ley, Market Police Court, yesterday, with at
tempting TO violate the person OF Caroline Strauss,
little girl about IA years of age. The occurrence took
pace IN the rear of No l2 Shtrst where both parties
reside, Rothschld was held TO bail i'll the sum OF LOCO
90 answer the charge.
There was prize fight above Passaio Falls
yesterday, between two men from the shops named
DOnnelly and Mcdowell Donnely whipped his antago-
carried home with eye and broken and neither
of the was able to walk alone Both fought as long
as they could stand and were dreadtuy battered 1hey
were not disturbed by the police.
A meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Company
held yesterday, and Executive Finance and Auditing
it to be practicable 10 construct bridge over the Last
River between this city and Brooklyn with less span than
that Niagara Falls and with rock foundation Tor
the piers and anchorage The engineer Mr. Coleman re-
ported that he had made four surveys and was now max
ing fifth The lines vary in length and also III the value
of their approaches. Mr. Coleman granted further
time 10 continue his surveys.
The prisoners McCloskey, Rugan. and STAN
ton arrested carly hour on Tuesday morning,
charged with having engaged in the brutal attack III
Brooklyn German picnic party from New YORK had
preliminary examination before Justice DALEY OF Brook
lyn yesterday, Mr. John VI. Flynn appearing IoI Ihe
OF the men assaied Frederick Kupper Bernard kupper
and Albert Hofmeser, identified Rugan ana McCloSsey
Justice TO take bonds for the appearance OF the prisoners
at the County Court, but Mr.; Flynn 0ectlng the p'i
refused. further hearing will take place today
SrABBING AFFRAY on STATEN IsLASD.-At
picnic on Staten Island yesterday held by some parties
from New-York. a difficulty arose between two men
named stephen Leonard and Daniel Blake, when the
former plunged n knife INTO the latter, causing very
dangerous wound Leonard made his escape to the
barge Haskett which had conveyed the party 20 the
Island, but arrested 10y Capt Jedah artt ot the
Harbor Police and given into the custody Of the staten
Island authorities.
PERsoNAL--Baron Stoecl the Russian Min
iser and Capt Pestchourof Russia are az the Caron
don Hotel Admiral Hof U. 8. Navy. is at the Brcyoort
House sa-sak GOnruk. Yazn-gimoto, Nomoura, and
MOurkami. japanese merchants and Gen >. VI Lullck,
Philadelphia are the Metropolitan Hotel Gcn. Jno A.
Logan Illinois the Hon. r. y. Bridges Nor.h carolina
and the Hon T. p Ross. VI. c., Auburn, arc az the ST.
Nicholus Hotel. The lIon Il. r. Van Horn Washington
the Hon. Jno. ID. Mcpherson. Maryland, aud Capt.
Forsyth Grant British Army are az The filaye Hotel.
Bishop Wilmer of Louisiana ana the Hon T. " I"ht''
THE Personal REpIstsfsEATloy SOCIETY,"
The Personal Representative 3Us&t hsld meeting ycs
terday afternoon at the office 81 SIR sIuon stern, No %
wallst Mr.. r. b. Mnturn rcp5fteda memorial to the
Constitutional Convention setting forth The grounds upon
which personal representation ~ claimed Airr many
verbal corrections made. and some important
changes introduced, the memorial was unanimously
II early next week. The memorial ia signed by the mem
bers OF the Executive Committee, whose As
follows David Dudley Field, President of the Society;
Francis G. shaw VicePresdcut; Sydney Howard Cay,
Corresponding Secretary Robert Minturn, Recording
Secretary; Edmund Cooper Treasurer Francis Fsher
j. ID. Van Buren, simon stern, d. j. Croey NJ d. Sands,
and Alfred Pell,Jr
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST CROTOS In
sPECToR-wm. II. Hawley. Crot0n Board Inspector,
aTIugnen hIofe JUSTICE DOWNING ltrltiahN ui %
charge Of grand larceny under very peculiar crcgm
II appear that dcAterour thief succeeded on
the nth inst In stealing containing 500 worth Of
topaz and amethyst rngs from the store OF ID Bene-
diet. No III Broadway. On Monday Charles ii. Lane
broker called upon the ieweer and inquired the value
OF ring, which was Immediately recognized ty the lat
ter Of the missing rings. MI Lane explained that
he had advanced So 10 Miss Bella Armstrong No 10
Princest and received the jewel as security. Bella
stated that she had received the ring from Ilawiey-
part OF the defense, and testified that be the ring
The possession Of man named Jourdan alias K.pp'
on the 9th inst who had offered IL for sale JUDGE Dow
ling required Mr. Hawley 70 mud bail ia the sum of 81 COO
to stand trial at the General Sessions lie claims to bo
entirely innocent.
THE AMERICAN PoULTRY ASSOCIATION
Yesterday afternoon special meeting OF the promoters
of this association established improve the breed Of
poultry in this country held at the Astor House Mr.
A. NJ Halsead in the chair Mr. W. A. Fitch the Seer
confirmed. Mr. NJ. Saunders then submitted the rules
and regulations organizing the society These expressly
breed and other characteristics should be deemed by tie
judges standard OF excellence IN greater degree than
either size or weight lively discussion ensued upon
the details OF the other regulations la which Messrs NJ
& Weld o. {. Ihompsoi q. 9 Cooke, ana other poultry
and amateur dealers TOOK part The secretary reported
a satisfactory condition Of membership ard subscription,
and referred 20 the Executive Committee to confer
with the SewJcrsey Agricultural society and Mr. Flnne
10 consider the time aud place for The sOciciys hrtt eX
hbtOn. The Society is temporarily located at No. 81
Park place. At the next meeting Diseases among
Poultry" will be discussed.
THE MERCANTILE TOWING AssOuATION.--A
meeting of the Mercantile Towing association held
last evening at the Washington Hotel Capt l. Boyer in
the Chair. The Executive Committee reported that
nothing had been done in the OF Capt spey since
the last meeting Capt BlOOdgOod was arrested on satur
day last, and the Committee have made arrangements
for his trial. which will take place to-day In the United
states District Court, before Judge Batord. Tho
stitutiOnay Of the Pilot law will Dc tsen, argued, and
the Association Is determined 10 frame s future
according To the decision that may bo rendered. Mem
bcrs expressed themselves being sanguine OF the
decision being In their favor but should 10 be against
them they resolved to have released from custody
bail those captains who may be arrested and TO bring
their cases before the United States Circuit Court
committee OF three was appointed 20 prepare draft Of
constitution and set Of bylaws for the Association be
submitted for approval at the next meeting resOu-
ton OF thanks to the press for reports OF their meetings