New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
NETWORK CITY.

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NETWORK CITY.
rSro DAMAGED the building and stock No.
Jones-lane, $4,000. Insured.
The Westmoreland Hotel, III Union place,
Wa damaged 400 by fire yesterday.
Charles Cifron, a German, age 49, yesterday
afternoon blew out his brains with pistol in his apart
tDent al AS Wett Thirty -elghtn ST.
James Durcon, while going on board the
steamer Glaucus at Pier Nc. IL North River last even
Mg, fen overheard and was drowned.
An organization, with Major-Gen. John A.
Dix as President has been effected In the city TO raise
Testimonial to the memory OF Admiral Farragut.
Thomas johnson, age 20, residing at No. 25o
West NiBeteenthst fell down stairs, at No 2s2 on tho
same street, last evening and was instantly Killed.
The Christmas festival of the Wilson Indus
tria school viii take place Wednesday, Dec 49, at IL
o'clock at the Wilson Mission Home, corner OF Eighthst
and Avenue A
George Newman and John Burns of No 223
Divsion-st were arrested yesterday for breaking into
the dwelling No IsS East Broadway ana stealing $40
worth Of clothing.
The National Academy of Design will be
toted tomorrow and day for Encouragement OF the
exhibition and the addition Of more than $50 original
works by celebrated foreign painters.
Gen Alfred PleasOntOn, recently appointed
Comm of Internal Revenue viii retire on satur-
oay next from the Office Of Collector of the A&&lld
District and viii go to Washington, on Monday or Tues
dav evening 10 enter upon the duties OF his new Office
Major Willard Billiard will assume the charge OF the DIS
6iet
The Police Commissioners have directed the
superintendent the force that three con-
votious for sitting down while post duty conversns
unnecessarily, failing properly patrol or being absent
from post will render the onen0er 10 SUBJECT ulslssa'
Shis is a renewal OF an old rule which Tor some time
bas been dead letter.
The Board of Managers of the Wilson In
Sustria School Mission" gratefully acknowledge the
foOwing contributions for the poor families mentioned
4n At Thuraday Is TRIBUNE.
Kycr iae HeP. q Friend 8 The Crumh. Of Good win e.
srs.,s.t susssf One Who bath WIS, She ccg g,
sndy oeo,6e s From Who had set sPsr ihe s. for
6 's e. FTs1l n Gen,ieaa Sso sent last vtsi
:a%s on Christmas Day, $40
The Board Of Assistant Aldermen yesterday
passed over the Mayors veto measures authorizing the
Commissioner Of Public Works to advertise for bids and
contract for paving the following streets with the Stow
Foundation Pavement Frstave, from onehundred-
nnd-tenth TO One-hundred ndtwenty ourthst Avenue
dand-twelfthst from Fourth-ave to First-ave One
from Fou[tnays: to East
TO Avenue A; Onehundredand sixteenth-st from Third
To East River Observation-Disclosures from
h Fourth-aye. to East River One hundredandtwenteth
st. from Thirdaye. TO East River One-hundred-and
III twenty -frst-st, from sccondave. to East River
BROOKLYN.
Public School No. 2s is to have five addi-
toDal teachers.
Mrs. Harriet Lak2man's residence. No. "a
Nseedutt5 Was udHIdstu si,OVV' INV sN''N'"N''
, L. l. Carter of No. ei7 sacEott-sty while
.Ratgl nj Prospect Park on Monday fell and fractuc
his skull so that he died yesterday.
The contracts for cleaning the streets from
January June 80 ISL were awarded yesterday The
Eighth Ward work Is to be performed tor &C., ana the
An unknown incendiary, yesterday morning,
made suger holes through the partition between the
hallway OF No Myrtle-ave aud the liquor store OF Der
nard Leavy and after pouring kerosene oil through set
for 5000. The building damaged $500.
The stockholders of the skating Rink have
elected the following officers for the ensuing year
President John b. Norris; Vice President W. S. Wood
ward TTsaser T% Nit Little sscT wGo DS' W C.
iiitie, r. o. Reid Il. l. Edwards, II. w. slocum, Samuel
Booth I. Ii. Meryin, Dewitt c. Taylor.
LONG ISLAND.
IIrp-H. r Clock of this place has been
appointed Inspector in the New-YOrk Custom-House.
KEwTowS.-The wife of Mr. Graf, editor, living at
"Iocust Grove" near here, eloped Monday with
youth named Lattng Mr. Graf is travelling in Europe
With bis d3gg9eT ~ years o U ag s onee t"S and Rrn TO
EewYork Mrs Graf is about IS years Of age, and Lat
ting about 90
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNoN.-Hugh McEwen and Charles
Moore have been committed by Justice Stevens for
brutaly beating Patrick McKenna at bah on Sunday
morning
MAsARoxEcK-Mr Cornen's barn was burned last
horses $500 Two tramps are held for examination
suspicion Of having set the fire.
STATEN ISLAND.
PRINCES BAY.-Isaac Nance age n, was
burned mp in his house here Monday night
He lived alone, and supposed to have set fire 10 the
building himself
NEw-JERsEY.
JERSEY CITY.-Michael Delaney was yester-
DAY sentenced TO months IN the Penitentiary for
passing counterfeit bills onEthe West Winfield Bank "
loosh vfh af er axvalk pdov
night will reach $4,000 partially insured Three
large Fairs under the auspices Of the Roman Catholics
fun operation Two OF them are for the benefit OF
the sisters Charity Hospital while the proceeds Of the
third are designed to purchase altar for st. Peters
Church The Board Of Aldermen received from the
Mayor Last night veto OF the resolution setting apart
10000 TO pay the interest bonds which fall due
18th OF January The Mayor assigns for the
veto the refusal OF the First National Bank 10 pay a
$4,000 bond already due which had been presented and
winch has gone " protest. After long and angry dis
cussiOn, resolution passed authorizing the barrow
Ing Of money 20 pay $4,000 Of Indebtedness whch falls
however that the measure win be vetoed and that near
ly 100000 OF the cltys paper will 20 10 protest
BRRGEN.-A naIsed Duffy wac killed ,yesterday
BY the csying In Of cellar on Ocean-aye "
PATERsOE.-Judge Bedle has decided that the art NJ
1859 under which the 500 penalties were rongb
act Of March IL. le10 and that he must nonsut the
plaintiffs, but Will allow oertsordrt II desired. The
appeals N the same cases were continued until the April
term In the Supreme Court, the trial OF FTeehOder
Sutton il still and astonishing frauds Developed
daily. An entertainments will be given at the Opera
Bouse is week for the benefit Of St Josephs Hospital
HBwARK.-The Central Sew-Jersey Railway bridge
over Newark Bay as been repaired, and travel 1t
will be resumed to-day. John Clarity Yesterday
Headed guilty 70 grand larceny, and State
Prison FOR two years. .Clarles H. Ilkcr an OH
81 hOtl afS itg stne.,