New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-18
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THE CITY.

Insurance Patrol No. Will dance to-nlgho DIV
Irving Hall-ther first annual Dali .
Contractors have resumed the laying Oh INC
block pavement in Broadway
The sale of the Borg collection, as reported
nv Messrs Leeds Miner, realized $1,000
Excavations are soon to be commenced for
block of stores on the site Of the New Bowery Ihealer
John NJ Shafer late a conductor on the
Ninth-ave cars, was arrested Oh SatuIu'J ioi P"'o
hfty cent counterfeit note.
At a meeting of the New-York journeymenn
baEers' on saturday evening several members were
struck of the books for being IN arrears
Gen. Van Wyck's Committee on Retrench-
ment is in session al the CuslOHi-house INC uoo0 Wv
necessarily closed.
The cabin passengers Of the steamship CITY
Of Cork which arrived here with chQeI in the steeFaso
were allowed to come to the city Yesterday: :,
The Rev W. G. Van Meter will address Sa,t. t tine
Subject "What saw in Europe"
Major Oatman is preparing his old skating ting;
pond on the southeast corner Of Fifthaye and Fifty
ninth-st., for the advent OF ]. Frost d Co.
At the last meeting of the Board of Can.
recenton and counting OF the Assembly returns from the
IVtli District of the Nineteenth Ward
Among the passengers per steamer Europe
for Uayre on Saturday Admiral Dahgren. r LOUIS
Borg ViceC Consul for France; Mr. Church, and NJ Cas-
teia, Consul for Italy at Peru
Mr. A. j. Loring of Buffalo visited this city
about two weeks ago having $4,000 in bills OF exe h
fear he has been murdered.
An inouest was held by Coroner Schirmer
yesterday at No IS Rooseveltst over the body OF vii,
liam J. DUNCAN, aged months, who was acclueh'ai'
sufiocated by being overlaid by its mother.
Coroner Cover held an inquest yesterday
over the body OF John Mesceer % 40 work on
his bench at No. 1O7 Fifth-st
Postmaster Kelly has received for consldera-
ton plans for the new Post Office building Foureen
have been awarded prizes The average approximation
OF the cost OF the building is about S3,OOO.O0O
Mariana Pins, aged 100 years, was committed
by Justice Bowling Saturday, yagrant, but sent
carriage, at the magistrates own expense 10 the
Almshouse.
Late on Saturday night one of the uptown
police found the dead body OF man supposed to be
named Calhoun OF No SO Wallst in the area OF NO 100
East Fortyeighth-st The body was taken to the
Morgue
Mr.. Henry Bergh and his subordinates. of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals were
in nearly s e IN 81 rad
who had wantonly misusod their horses
On Friday Edwin Butt, dry goods clerk,
made wager that he could walk from Worth-st and
started at o'clock and arrived at the Bridge three min
utes ahead OF time.
Messrs. SpofIord, Tileston & Co. report that
York has contributed between 0O0 and $4,000 for
the relief OF yellow fever sufferers, distributed rs fol
lows To Galveston, s6506l to New Orleans, s2sSO; to
Mobile, Houston, and Corpus Christi about 5000.
large cargo of oil was forwarded from
Buffalo 10y the canalboat W. Wood A. G. Barrowes.
Ter 70 his city but when the boat reached weehawken
20 barrels were missing II was ascertancd that It had
been sold at several places on the voyage Complaint
made to the Buffalo police who telegraphed to New
York and the captain and mate we're arrested on satur
day evening and sent TO Buffalo
Coroner Cover commenced an inquest on
Saturday the body OF Henry Mngee, Killed by the
explosion Of boiler on Friday evening on BOARD the
steamship ready to sail Tor Charleston They merely
tine SSdy S hIse e a inst TR stew
dcred necessary many OF the witnesses are employed
aged 40 years, and lived at No. $40 Hudson-st
At about 8 o'clock n. IN. Oh Saturday, man
entered the basement dcn No 23 BOwery kept by John
sieiger He quarreed soon after with steger and the
latter was shot In the right side. Policeman kclgrd
arrested Frank Mccoy, noted rfan. and was leading
him away, when the bysanders shouted That's not the
man! The man who shot that short man running
down Riyingon.st" The officer therefore released Me.
Coy. and ran into RivngtonsI. but OF course dd not
escaped steger was taken Ia the New York Hospital.
where he lies in critical condition ON saturday Coroner
Cover took his morton deposition but he did not
know the name Of his assaant About three weeks ago
stciger himself arrested on the charge Of stealing $40
from canal boatman, but released upon restoring a
portion Of the money
A rattle for valuable span of trotting
horses wagon and harness, The property OF Lieut.
have roted 2:35 the Fashion track took place on
Saturday evening at No iGo Broadway They we're put
tho evening consumed IN raining on some OF the
tickets already sold and at about II o'clock when 20
had been dsposed OF In this manner making IN all 100
tickets sold Col Allen consented 10 take the remaining
tickets himself The order of throwing then having been
drawn for the rattle for the mares commenced. The
Colonel the first 10 throw 90 This he capped With
a. and in the the twenty third throw made IS; here gen
tleman offered bet 900 that Is would win. Col. Allen
took the wager aud repeated the bet until IL made $500
between them. Foryhye vas not beaten, the nearest
approach to It being 81 30 the Colonel lost his 0O but
kept the mares and 5000 TO boot
Horse flesh on Saturday was at a discount,
Indicated by the various sales during the day Mr. j.
Yandewater sold span OF roam troters that had seen
their best day, for 67 5 and big snowy black horse.
eight years old that beat $50 wagon account Of
an ugly knee he had was Knocked down for sl2 80, A
bay Mambrno trotting horse years old warranted 10
trot In 25 bought In for ss 60 and aferward sold
privately for $50 The rottnghorse Tom the mate OF
jerry was sacrificed al s2 So Several other horses were
given away and wagons and harness sold az the same
rates At the intersection Of Broadway aud Thirty ninth
st., prices were little better "a span OF brown toters
were bought by Mr. Garrison for $780, and two handsome
were knocked down TO Mr. Rich for $40; The once
famous roter Dan was sold for $780, and Mr. jenkins
paid only $l45 for useful bay mare.
John Manix, native OF Ireland, but many
years resident OF London Conn., came 10 this city
$500 his pocket on his arrival here he sccosed by
stranger who took him TO No Is Albanyst whore he
purchased ticket by the lnman line OF steamers for t25
offered 10 sell Manix GO soyereigns Tor $40 The sale
welch, who pretended to put the money in belt and
fastened IL around ManXs waist, nstrucng linn not 10
open II until he reached Ireland lie was Then hurried on
board the steamer When few days out AanS counted
his money and surprised 20 nd only s26 instead OF
fG3. On landing At Queenstown he consulted lawyer,
who advised him to return he did 50 and claimed his
money which was returned only when the victims law
yer threatened 10 send the swndler TO State Prison.
NETWORK HARB0R-The following are
the names. ages. and places OF nativity ~ tho
steeragc passengers who died board the steamship City
OF Cork while at Maria Wernan. - years. swss
Maria Birg, 65 years. Prussian Louisa Pr0te years
German; Peter Brny, infant. Prussia; Frank Vuccaus
2j years Swiss Jacob Friend So years, German Helena
BURG, infant, Prussia John BlaZcy 80 years, Prussia
John PerskDer. infant, Swiss Pccr freak, % years
Prussia Henry Engles, ~ years, Prussia Wllhemina
Blazing 30 years. Prussia Adolf and Andrean Hryn. In
fants, Prussia; Anna Fainng SO years, German; NJ Cas-
pima years German. The following persons have
been transferred TO the hospital ship at Quarantine. Since
the arrival four Of the proved fatal Lncy Wnger
Auhur - years, German Geo. Auhur, infant Prussia
Maria Auhur as years, Prussia; Kennenguidc Terst ~
years Bavaria; Anca Maria Terst, - years Bavaran;
G0dfred ernbeckeT years, Swiss; Barbara ernbecker
infant Swiss; Maria HernbecBer, infant, Swiss
Kern Mezel, IS years Bavaria; Jacob Frederick,
Is years, Prussia Wilkclmer Huir IL years, German;
Barbetta Huir, Juugug-. infant,