New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-23
TIE CITY.

Lleut.-GONs Dunn VI l@V"iS''" 80 w "
Metropolitan Hotel
Dr p. r. Lees. the English champion of
iemperauce expected 10 arivch TINS e'y on the 2i'h
The steamboat NeveIsink and the fenyboat
kortkheld Of tile Staten Island ne colhded yesterday
IN Robbins Reef, and the latter Was slightly damaged
Winifrcd McDemott who bad been commit
ted 10 the Toubs for iutempuapce, died there yesterday
morning. Coroner schirmer had the body removed 20
George Mcclure, who was run over by the
car Of ie Hudson River Railroad in WeSst yestcriay
morning. died from tho Injuries then received about -
O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Mahnr, alias Robinson, who has been SO long
held under charge % completely ~ The ho4eis nna ie,
position being made 10y the DistrictAtt0yncy.
George Glessel of No. 4G2 Madison St, Wh VINE
driving wagon past No 20 Henry 81 was n t,own ad
who stood upOu the roof, and who made HIS '''"l
VOdnd is serious one. III
Mary Jane COnlin, IS years old, i sa severely
her mother at No East sixteentlSt was tte If iH
beaten 10y the evening, while in s rescued
toxicatiOn that life Is endangered 3, T6e rnofber
Escaped ape IN 80 80
AT the Jefferson Market Police Court, yeSter-
day before Justice Lodvith james Cole a young I'LL
Ias charged with attempting 10 persohae Tue oou9S'n
on car No. 81 u tho Eiehihaye. nne. ie Nv s Viii
to bail ia the sum of $5oo
Al the sale of marble groups and figures, in
,b ronSis of MINER & Barker. last evening my dia by
E".,Is brought 5000; "Susannah," by g. b. Lombard
$3.50; "Auseiet aud Medora by t9!T run si,aeJ;
"A'aa and Cnartas'" BY FIaccaroh' S'oi Innocence
by Turrini 500
A PRESBYTERIAN Homo for Aged Women is
-. ~ e ,rtej on the north side of Seventy hirl-st,
rnumcuclng point 100 feet east from Nlads0naVe,
The binding viii De IS feet front, 92l0 iecf decl 3 a.
lee, hgh Il viii Dc constructed OF Philadelphia brck,
with Ohio stone trimmings. The cost Is estimated az
$4,000.
About 50 tailors met last evening at the
Harmony Rooms ESsex-st. 70 take measures to pocnr
an increase Of wages They organized an assoTia1n Nv
PrS.jdsnt siichlci LYONS and H. MeIzl,r. Vice rcsi
dcuts; T. q. Cousc, J. Williams and NJ NJ Stern HScIt
tarirs L. jacobson, yreasarer and Appreciated Two dele
tnis city.
A survey was held short time ago on a
brick building In Waker-St and found 10 he IN an uuse
condition The repairs necessary to insure lS saIetF
were Indicated hut IS the oSner ia s 10 nGSo ,''
o6ianed "prccept" from the Court which authors
him 10 make required repairs, COSTS TO be pId nv te
owner. The latter has however, consented 10 do the
work at once
Among other measures Of reform inauguratcd
sS SGI dSe Sf S S sS gS Depart
nent the numerous salary brokers who have ntnefl9
VINO are rep6rted to have money 10y this kind
81 small gb rs s Is p S cin discount Las often
been paid by cerksmuch IN need Of money.
The Committee Of Arrangements for the an
held city 5th OF MAJ their r. eu'r ann
eraIy met rsrdy n9 aeestS 10 eops VINO a
tand 10 be present shonld apJ az once Tor tlekes 10
number &, necessarily limited. Gems. Heinizclndu,
Hooker s.ekleS and other prominent members o. Inc
Third Corps VIII be present.
NesSIS Miner a. Barker commenced the sale
~ Knoeder collection Of PAINTINGS lat evening ~ "
u AI%s oy g,b Has s5 Pre"sr for ShnfR
BY Ewers $40; where ignorance - bliss, a." by
etbrndr zoo, A ISndscaPc, by yoriGocn $50 ii-
terror Of a Tavern," by Fchel. $3.50; The Wood
Hans. 5000 interior" by Hey den, $500.
The Street Commissioner is pushing forward
boards vendors stands and Other mia vf, otructio'.
pOss Bile in the face OF the strenuous aud pow
ComnissioneTs aitSnSn viii forthwith he tntne 70 the
posting and painting Of advertisements upon huilass
fences ianpposts. etc. aud especially against the "
iI6ioS no% 50 exeasiye{ Pre,leea n inc cT Ie
any infringement OF the law III this respect would De pros
ecuted immediately.
Owing 70 the absence of Mayor Hall FROM
city, warrants have been issued for the arrest
Of Scott gnd sTir. The principals ~ The alleged New
uue 70 be received by Marsha Toohrr from victims OF
the Medical University alleging serious damages 10
waller scott one com anant states That The treatment
lie received reduced weight from ls9 to $50 pounds
and another charges that his dangerously IN
jured by te application Of lotion prescribed by Dr.
Scott for tho cure OF eataTTh
Among the strangers in the city yesterday
are Geo. r Downing washington. and eNC9ngrcs sInan
Kellogg Of Alabama at The Metropolitan Hotel Lieut..
Korpe Of Wisconsin, and Lieut. Com stanton, g. s. n,
at The Asor House Prof PIERCE OF Cambridge at the
= /. Jones, Binghamton. and the Hon j. d. G. Black
afI6c R54 Es s err % Ar%y at the CarShdSn
Hotel Gen. j. Meredith Read, jr, Consul General 70
Rice, Augusta Me, AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel Dom
Tatt OF Wisconsin the Coleman House the Hon. WIN.
Hlmersey Hartford. and Edmund X. BOYLE, London, II
the BreyoOrt House, and Miss Kate Field at the West
minister Hotel.
On "wednesday evening Mr.. Z. A. schaffer,
formerly a commission merchant down town, took
lodgings al the hotel of John s. Mckinley, at tho
Of Fulton and SOutists Yesterday morning ono or the
in bed having committed suicide by shouting himself
IN the breast with singlebarreled pistol which was
found lying beside him. Coroner Flynn later in tine day,
commenced Investigation, and ascerained that the
deceased formerly wealthy He met with reverses,
lost The greater portion Of his property and commenced
1Iayinc policy" BY this means he sQnandcrcd The re-
iaahrder Of his fortune. Recently some friends con
endeavOr his fallen fortunes Instead Of doing
20 howeyss ne sqnaahe5ed t9s I G Cy
abused he committed suicide. The inquest VIII be re
.Samed today.
Instead of the indiscriminato slaughter and
ruthless gulOtinng which usually characterize the in
coming Of Collector and the Outgoing Of an Old Oe
Collector Grinners has been marked with great
workings OF the Custom House by displacing trained
officials with comparatively green hands But all the
carefully selecting certain Of his suDOdnaes ana yes
IeTday the dread Official ak fell. decaptatibg about
10 clerks. ~ yet Of the Deputy
Collectors have been removed and Mr. Clinton Assistant
Office The presence OF ohce-seekers-hungry patriots
burning to serve their country for cOnsderatOn-
large usual yesterday, bat very few appoint
ments were hade ana none At all announced. Among
tGo applicants we're ten dozen ladies' who awaited
The Collectors presence with il-dsgulsed mpaticnce
Finally. however. the crowd Of appcants dismissed
opportunities As break IN the blank nOn0tony Of an
Plieslons be then enjoyed the society OF several cuds
men from Virginia and the District Of Columbia
Coroner Schirmer commenced an inquest,
yesterday the body Of Hercules AtkDsO who died
corner Of Broadway and Pnanest BY stage No i29 Of
stage WAS arrested, but released bail Owing 10 the
Of Witnesses tho case was adjourned dtl Sat
udsy Also over the body OF the unknown woman who
OF Wednesday evening. Nothing was learned