New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-04
THE CITY.

| Is considered out of danger.
A fire occurred yesterday in frame shanttiy,
| I'm ightv.6rst.st near Fiith.aye caused by cmiI
niayng with matches The building was Dadiy dahaseu
VIM. Arnold aged 80, residing at No; 81
Crosby-st, was last evening found pr9s5rateu w o H'
at the corner Of Twenty-elghth-st' ana 0lH'n'S''
From the 10Th Annual Report Of the Amerl-
can sundaysohool Union, it appears that l,5s5 new
schools have been organized during the past year. at
| tended by 59429 scholars
William Ouigley q laborer, fell from the
second story Of the building Nos. 24s and $50 Fr0ntst
on Monday night ana was seriously hJuiou' ii' vas
| taken TO his home i'm Brooklyn
Co1 7 Whitehead Byron, of Irish and Cuban
insurrectionary fame has been commissioned as Astis
ant Assessor in the Third imIern revenue
The School Trustees of the Fourteenth Ward
have awarded tho contract for heating Grammar seaoo
No 81 to Bramha Dean & Co. at SlioO me trustees trustees
| Grammar School No. A to Charles H. Ellis, at $685.
James Mitchell, n resident of Hopewell,
Dutehes: County was brought u 70 T IsmasIed
foot and ankle the result Of beng run over by car On
| TO Bellevue Hospital.
Yesterday John Morton, residing In Hudson
ST.. Harrison, and VIM. Armer living IN slxthave'
while usng t In fly wheel at Ericsson's machine shop,
No. 1876 Readest. Their burns were dresseu anu 'heJ
| were then taken home.
| A meeting of the Presidents of the various
Union Republican Associations In the Assembly Districts
OF this city to be held next Thursday evening at tue
Confederation the recent distribution OF the patronage Of
Custom House. Post Ohce, Naval Oiicers ana united
| States Marshals departments
| Four sharks, whose average weight was 500
pounds each, caught yesterday in the East RIVER
off Fultonst large crowd gathered on the per 10 n
spect the curiOses, and six eight unucky wlghts
were treated to cold BATH their curiosity having leu
them 10 rush up too near the edge OF te lper Tgeo
they pushed overheard by other curiosity seekers
The Protestant Episcopal Clerical AssOcia-
ton held Their usual weekly meeting ynp
elect Of Nevada was present Inc attendance was pt
limited, owing to the warm weather Iney tn9
inerchanged thoughts on the geneFa CONDITION VI tue
| Church.
California fruit is now n quotable commodity
too long on tho way, and with the numerous landings
| opened in poor order Some Bartlett pears and gage
and which reached thtcity In seven and one-haf days
from sacramento were IN splendid condition Oh largo
The sixth annual report of the Society for
the Relief OF the Rupured aud Crippled has been issued
The institution Is situated at NO % seeondaye, ana Tor
the year ending May 1862 2Sj persons we're treated OF
WAS extended during the year s25 Os. and received
for services g. 7O 90 leaving deficiency on this ac-
count Of $3.50 go Tho receipts from all sources were
obgations there is balance on hand part Of which
! to be applied to the building fund, Of sl34s9 80
The report Of the Free Labor Bureau Of the
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction from june 10
to July 81 shows that 29l males have applied for sua
lions, 2is situations have been offered TO males and
procured 24si or males, laborers porters, farmhands
and brckmakors have been most III denau, ana Oh re-
The humber Of city Situations procured IS 7c and OF
country, 79i The Commissioners regard tho Bureau
"a success and expect that much larger appropriation
will be made for It next year
The Board of Police met yesterday, and
aasAfd d sGS rSu transfers were made sergt Folly
from the Twentieth 10 the Second Precinct, serSt seen
from the Second TO the Twenty seventh. sergt McCur
laugh from the Eleventh 10 the Twentieth omcer Ihos
Morrow transferred from the Fourteenth Precinct TO
the sanitary Department; Thomas KINDLY Fourth to
Twenty sixth Morris Little. Iwontyelghih 10 Third;
Henry iIoar Tweuty.cgHth TO Third; William Griffin,
] IEgu lu. HAuEAu,
T TSSntJ seventh '''
The following are the losses 10y the fire in
the rear building 40 li2 Fultonst The first floor IL oc.
cuped by James scott deaerln eothag whose loss on
stock by water is tlDg Insured The second is ocGu.
water $50 portion Of this floor Is also occupied ~
john V; b. Green dealer IN patent medlcuss I4s5 ny
lawyer Loss by water SEQ. The fourth floor is occu'
ed ny g. TSg Inh oar ocs1pgd by ENI Kes
mann, hair bTalder Loss by water, sOU. The building
IA damaged $500 Insured. The, origin Of the fire
known.
The estimates for the new Lunatic Asylum
Wards Island follows: Mason-work, Sli2,2jO;
work, slo555 total, s522426 The estimates FOR tho
second VIE when VIII poDa0y DC eG@sa on tIe com
work, 10000 cut stoncw 2lJs5 lronwork, $1,000;
total sI535 grand total, si57s0J The above does not
include the hot water and gas estimates. The work on
the building will be commenced some time next week,
ana the first wing will be completed, according 10 CON
| tract by November l. 1870. The Asylum will accommO.
date about the same number OF patients as tie one on
| Backwelrs Island.
BROOKLYN.-Durng the past month, 611
patients have been treated at the Eclectic Dspensary,
! No 296 Myrte.ayo.
! During the past month $50 new patients
have been received the Central DspcEsdry, and gS
! prescriptions have been dispensed
! Assistant Assessor Kenyon of the Second
District yesterday sezod an Illicit st at tho corner OF
| Columbia and HuntingOn-sts.
Thomas Hugaw was locked up yesterday 10
answer charge OF stealing $50 In money, and watch
and gold pcn valued at $50 from Thomas Curtis, No. lsI
Flushng-aye portion Of the property was recovered
John Mann was arrested yesterday for at
temptiug 10 burglarously enter the dwelling No gls
Adamsst when arrested q small was found i'm his
possession and 10 probable he intended TO use 10 cut
the bolts Of tho doors In the upper part Of the house.
Anne SGuers, aged 90 was brought to the
Fourtst station House about " o'clock last night 10y
Officer Kiskc, he having found htrn Frsst Broad
way, d. suffering from the effects Of dose Of lauda
mum. Proper antdotes were administered 10y Sergeant
Bunce and Dr. Baker, and 1t is thought she will recover
At the meeting of the Water Board yester-
day IL resolved that tho contractor for building the
sewer Thrdaye. be notified 10 open the trench and
build said In said avenue nc the center OF the
block between Third and Ffthsts and that he be
directed 20 open said trench and proceed 20 the work
once IL was also resolved 20 advertise for proposals FOR
paving FultOnaye from FultOnst 70 BediordayO, with
sixteenth and Nineteenth Wards was referred to the
Engineer Of the Board for report, and suggestions
q mode Of relief.
The Kings County Board of Supervisors met
yesterday. A resolution adopted directing the
County Treasurer borrow $4,000 the credit OF the
County, and give his official certificate therefor said
sum, such portions thereof may be needed 20 DO
expended In the building OF mOrgue IN MlOughhyst,
the County Jail. The jan Committee reported that
County Jail. Tho highest bid for carpenter work
5000 and the lowest bid by John Ross for t4GO The
lowest, by Abraham Allen for $l77oO. a resolution was
adopted TO give tho contract TO the neat lowest bidder
case the parties failed TO comply with the conditions
tanned IN the contract.
THROGGS NECK.-The First PRESBYTERIAN So
ey aboa, purchasing magnificent ppeoEau Tor their Church
The usual to be under tie direction Of ihe organ
iIt, Mrs Matte Olmstead