New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-27
THE CITY.

The City of Mexico is about to organize
police on the plan Of the Metropolitan Department The
Governor OF Mexico and some OF his City council are
here.
John Williams threatened to shoot Tenth
Precinct officer yesterday for ordering him TO stop dis
turbing the peace lie locked up In the Edrdgest
Police station
John Conroy of No. 353 West Twenty fifth
st. was thrown bis cart yesterday. at Thirty
st. and siKthaye., by his horse running away and had
his arm and leg broken.
United States Consul Perry, who left this
city IN the steamship Tybee for San DOMINGO mas ar
rived a. mat SST nome SOa Mr. SMITH, former Consul
Ninth Glass Association of Public School No.
passed resolutions or regret at the death OF Mr.
samuel seton VINO was pro- nS tSr @ore tbaa SaH
a century.
Father Bapst. the newly -appointed Provincial
OF the Jesuts N NewYOr and Canada visited st. Johns
College at Fordham Tuesday evening. and received
a very hearty welcome. dramatic eptertainment'
was given The play witnessed by the students and
faculty only Father sops Ii the %SG wac
chusetts several years ago.
The graduating exercises of the senior class
of Grammar school NO A. Greenwich ave- TOOK place
decorated and the attendance was quite large MI Jas
W Booth. Chairman Of the Board OF Trustees presided.
tions addresses. listened to with marked attention
The presentation OF diplomas and the henI euais Was
made by the superintendent and Judge Brady.
Russell Henry Powers, representing himself
"a resident OF No Thirteenth st. between Avenues
Sps nS Claimed the horse and wagon Which had
been deserted by two burglars the approach Of Officer
tsSt he had loaned the horse and wagon to two
men whose he did not know and had aseertalned
whose name or residence he did not know Justice Haupt
man concluded that Mr., Powers knew something more
ahout the men whom he loaned his horse and wagon
and their operations than his statements went 10 show
and locked him up to await the result OF iurtner Vesu
cations.
BROOKLYN.-Tunis G. Beyen, John LET
ferris and William W. Moseley have been appointed G0m-
mssoners for the laying out OF an avenue from Pros
pect Park toward Coney Island.
In the matter of widening the C0ney Island
Plank road. the supreme Court has appointed as Com
mlssioners Jacob V. D. Maftehse "m' W. hVseo9' Snu
James b. Crage.
Thomas Kissell, shoe dealer, No. 1914 Ora
hamave examined before Justice Eames yesterdsy
for alleged In setting fire 10 his place OF business
on Tuesday night last The case Is still on
The petition for n communication OF the sell
tence OF Hand sentenced 10 be hanged ON the sd
Of December for the murder Of James oDOnnely, has
Gov Hoffman The petition has been signed by most OF
the public officials aud many wel.knoWn eergymen'
among whom is the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
John RYAN, Robert Cox, Thomas Riley, and
Jacob IAss brought In the United states 1iren
ing lottery tickets without having paid the special tax
The Court directed them to plead not guilty ana tno
a charge OF robbery from the was T, re
manded for trial The Court Will open lot aie ulal vi
cases on the sth OF December
MORRISANIA.-Justice Hauptman yesterday
Issued warrant fer the arrest OF Jacob Harty rest
dant Newly Tor having by
OF violence extOrted s20 from Mrs Mary Ann hrby OF
KIRBY out Of the house then commenced general
demolition of furniture, &c.
EAST CHESTER-The Commissioners APP
oonted 20 widen and amend the grade of tue
80 Leading from the railroad depot a Mt Vernon to-
ward thiS pace have awarded the contract for the work
m Mr. Hioke The length Of the road within the limits
OF this town Ia about six miles.
FREMONT. The Methodist Episcopal Church
r "a ntered burglars few nights aud robbed OF
ali the carpet from the aises The carpet was subse,
auertly recovered 10 being among the contents OF
wagon laden with stolen property captured near Harlem
Bridge 10y officer Riley of the Morrisania police
HUNTERS P0INT.-Miss Whitman, residing
M Wayerly, while attending marriage In the Roman
Catholic Church Wednesday evening last had her
pooket picked OF $50 and other articles OF value MISS w
did not discover loss until after returning 10 her
hotel. Tho South Side Railroad Company have pur-
chased the old Flushing telegraph line from Flushing 70
and will the with the South slde loieBraPh.
MINEOLA, l.. 1.-The Winter meeting, OF
the Queens County Agricultural Society VIII be helu AZ
the Fair Grounds Monday next An eleoOo. IL, loi
ofcars OF the Society will take place AT the saie
MIR sephen aber the President OF tho Society uecihes
reelection aud Charles IL. Jones' esq, Oi Noiu Sp"s
Is fayorably spoken Of as his successor
POUGHKEEPSIE.-Du the heavy nOrt IN
yeaery gale on Thursday two pAges ~ 'om W sno
was dynwned The Rondout ferry'boat Lark was atiYeh
on the mud aud the farmers teams"er" p'c'en'ou 0
crossing for ten or twelve hOuis'
Jersey CITY.-A section OF the sewer now
hana constructed on Barrow.st. CaVed In yesterday
"nrnn, unnn four wOrkmeD. The men were all badly
,t.na hi one az them only. John Murray, seriously
lis was conveyed to his resiuehce III Co'SateS@