New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-23
TIE CITY.

HE Clll.
The Police Commissioners tired 70 officers
yesterday.
The steamboat Nelly White, reported dam
aged 10y collision has been repaired and Is again running
q usual.
The men engaged on the sewers and new
morning aud attempted drive those who were Willie
TO work away from their employment Inc ponce pre-
vented any serious disturbance
An effort is now being made to prevail upon
the Mercantile Library Association to have thet re aunS
rooms opened all holidays 1ncludnG sundays IRON
they may pleasantly spend their leisure hours
Thomas Farron, an ex-Conncilman OF the
Fourteenth ward was taken ,afde . sd Of Heart ds
in few moments after being removed 70 us cy
dence. adjoining. Deceased was native Oh 'hS CITY
aged 50 years.
The German cabinet makers on strike yes
tcrday held meeting at tho Gerinania assembly
been reported that the demands OF of tho had
been acceded to- the meeting adjourned resoEihk nis
however TO take further steps ia re4a''n W 'A'''
still on strike.
Tho Fall River line has been purchased by
parties In sympathy with the Erie Railway COMPANY
der the same control said that the line 10 Bristol
Will be discontinued, and that Sunday night boat VII VII
be put upon the ne when VIII place lra'eierS ~ Do'
ton at an early hour on Monday morning.
In the matter of the contested election case,
between Mcleod and Hapn Of the XllIth District me
testimony the part Mcleod. On Saturday next at
10 the testimony on the SIDE OF the he m be
Metropolitan Hotel II appears from the evidence that
Gahgs of reporters surrounded the polls many o! whom
have testified before tie Committee Inc Colnnl. s
will report three contested election cases III rev
days two Of them having been argued by the counsel
viz; Hawkins agt Decker, and thinner ag% CainpDeu'
BROOKLYN.-Ale Alexander CockroK was ar
yesterday and locked up In the Fonrths5 Ponce
Station for attempting To shoot George Dlstler'
The first promenade concert of the cd Reg-
ment was gwen last evening in Turn Hall, Meser0e,st
L. ID. Cen Meserole presented tho command with
stand Of coors.
The lad George Welsh, who was run over
by Engine No in sackettst yesterday While proceed
ing fire at the Atlantic Docks died OF his injuries
last evening. The Coroner was informed
Deputy Collector Burkett yesterday seized
the brewery OF john Hughes On the corner OF tst and
North Nnhss T. D. On SIgs Sl moi law tye
10 the proper use Of stamps.
John G. 0'Hearn, residing in Van Brunt-st.
near the Ere Basin was dangeloury iDuTea yestoaay
afternoon by the explosion OF gun win when nc was
experimenting His skull was fractured ana DIS arms
were badly bruised He was conveyed 10 the Long
Island College Hospital
About O'Clock last evening Mr.. Alfred Oak
ley. residing at No sA Paoiics fell from the front
platform OF No D. ut the corner OF Fultonaye and
BOeruu.st aud was Both legs were crushed,
one being severed nearly from the body He was re-
moved To the city Hospital
A horse attached to a wagon, containing Mr..
John Peterkn aud wife, away Ia Myrtleave yester'
day afternoon and, the vehicle upsetg near Ryers0n-
nur they were taken residence No. IS Lee ave,
by the Forty Precinct Police.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
Yesterday, "A communication WAS received from the
WallabOnt Improvement Commissioners, asking mat
steps be taken 10 euabo them 10 procure certain h lor
the extension OF WashlngohaNe report Vi thq Cgni
mites buildings relative TO the repair Of certain sta
ton-llouses. was adopted resolution, asking tne
Legislature 10 suspend action on amy bill before author
izing the sale OF portion OF Prospect Park or to con
nue the present plans Of expenditure Oh that work. was
adopted.
About 0 o'clock yesterday morning some
workluen discovered daTk-oOklng object n0ttng TO
ON closer Inspection they ascertaned be a United
states mail bag aud forthwith informed tue Forty
eighth Precinct Police IN regard to the matter y d.
rcctou Of Capt Brown the bag was taken TO me station
House. On examination 1t Was found mat the Dlg had
been cut and several hundred letters hdd Deeh rppod
open and relieved OF their contents Inc latest cate OH
TIE letters was tue ION "i MarS ns. ana All were 70 or
from sone paint on the NeW-liaNth itIiroId' Among
the checks. which o thieves doubtless thought IL pru-
tona Bank check for t3 20 drawn by A. H. Holly to u.
Malluy; FIRST National Bank, POrtchcster, sy4 49, NJ NJ
Todd 10 n g. Fonda. do 10 ~ DAVIS. tii1S 2ii Do to e.
T. williams $50 receipt Tor s. s5l from J. L. shaber To j.
Pay 1hr bag aud its contents were sent to the New
IOtE Pvsi oticc
Yesterday, about noon, fire was discovered
bJlr the steam elevator Liverpool belonging to tho
NrvN "a floating Elevator Company, aud lylhg Ia At
L.tIc Dock Basin. Tie smoke was hrst seen Issuing
nom to hold IN which the mn Is located aud although
ldly hat the entire structure before
Iry could bring uuy water 10 bear upon IT, Tue neigh
boring property saved, however, with eomparatye
~ hight damage, but the elevator was necessarily eit 70
fate aud burned 10 tho waters edge The entire oss
"a estimated by the owners. amounts TO about $4,000
upon which there insurauces amounting TO $4,000
divided among different Brooklyn, New.YOrk, Buffalo,
hogsheads Of the wharf the property OF pakett
& Co.. were damaged about $1,000 insured Tho Liver
pool built Ia 1901, aud considered OF the best ele
yators owned 10y the company she was OF $50 tuns bur
den aud had hosting capacity OF 1000 bushels per hOur
The FIRE originated Willis tue wOrkmen were absent at
duuer supposed 10 be the result OF accident Geo
Welsh lad - years OF age was run over IN Sacketst
by Engine No. 2. While proeeedng to tho aTe' aud so
badly injured that ais lie IS despdired or lie was re-
moved 10 his houe, No. 20 Presidential.
BEDFORD.-The County Court and Court of Ses-
weatcheer Conuty Tor be March commenced ye
suaB Justice Of Sessions AMI SIT Psh Justice VI tie Peace
ASTORIA J.. L-Mr. Henry G.. johnson has been
appointed Postmaster this place uGler the ADMINISTRATIVE
GLEN COVE, l.. I.-Leonard Il. Coles has received
aossd Cols, under toe Johason sGI
6 appointment made BY the PosinasierG General
NEWTOWN. L. la movement Is on foot here for
equalization CIeuS Association TO secure the election Of good
oae res.'. Of Poe. hsetug' have already been held IN
held 2h for the Of framing BYLAW" aud
tAkibg such may be deemed seeessary.
EAST JAMAICA. L. LA few days ago Mr. Daniel
II sHs9ssTt s q ys1sSSoG he
hm'e with the pail and reiterated to the d9o Thh 10 closed rSs
gong to the house Informed pr bretsa % ~ a.P III sS.r az
easing hand. pairs Of thick buekskn gloves proceeded 10 the
barn "a. on oPe,s Ls aS1 s' 5 5 pp b eIf Mr. c
and bitten In several places bJ tue Infatuated
The dox va mad he dispatched The
had bitten several dogs IN Ihs vicinity before he male L appear
in the barn
NORTHPORT, l.. I-Mr Robert Ballou, while
haeng horse church Sunday kicked BY the ssiaa
seriously death within an hour ahetWa
MORRISANIA.-Mess j. b. and w. w. Cornell Of
EeSYOh beaded subscription o The rebuilding Of tie hAoa,i
Episcopal Church this iowa WITH toC1 20 SAi also recently col
NEW -ROCHELIE.-At q meeting on Saturday
evening persons nominsd for town oncu
For Gs w. D f . Gt paS n Hear
Theodore Pne J.ce The Peace stat, Barton tor
over.ssrs Poor John Dillon aud John W. Sherwood
SING SING-Cornelius g. Palmer of this place