New-York tribune., 1870-12-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
Fires in November, 107; loss, $1S0,213.
Counterfeit twenties Of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of this city are in circulation.
Mrs. Maria Coleman of No. 10 Clarkson-st.
died suddenly yesterday morning in Elghth-ave ear
Prof Austin Flint, jr., delivered a lecture
to large audience in Association Hall last evening, on
digestion"
Twenty thousand California salmon weigh
ing tuns, are their way to this city In new re-
frgeratOr car.
Attorney General Akerman had long inter
view ye terlay with District Attorney Day-t IS re-
ported in regard 10 Cuban matters.
The triangular park at the intersection Of
Beachst and West Broadway is now completed, and
yesterday the beds planted with seeds and shrubs
John Grady a jewery peddler, was arrested
yesterday for stealing Of silver watches worth
81 800, from truck belonging to Isaac B. Crane OF
A course of free Sunday evening lectures to
laboring men will be delivered, during December and
January at tho Attomeyst Church. by the PASTOR the
Rev. j. T. swift.
The steamer Drew suffered an accident to
its machinery, Thursday night, its trip to Albany
and was towed to Newburgh. The ST. John viii taks
| the DreWs place, today
A fair in aid of the Union Home and School
for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans will be held at the list
Regiment Armory under tic auspices Of the Grand Army
! OF the Republic, from Dec. 1910 @6
Mayor HAL auLllulSJclcu luo odlH VI OiiiO''
yesterday to Michael Norton, Thomas Conan, James H.
Ingerso and John J. Walsh, the newlyappoined Com
missOners OF the new County Courthouse.
DR.. Vaughan Of No. 600 Greenwich-st is
charged by Mrs. Rosanna Malloy Of No. 4l3 Westst'
with refusing her burial permit for her 5DoTp in
FAINT and telling her To throw the body into the vault
The n. Y. Central, Erie, and Pennsylvania
Railroads have made slight reduction in rates Of fare
through tickets leaving uncnangrdthe rates 10 points
at hand. The fare to San Francisco Is not aereu
] mi. how n r.
cuar Gisapproyng Of the formation OF target companies
bv the rancn and calling upon them TO sever their con-
neoton either with the companies OF with tAo Depart
ment.
Pierre Norman, aged 2G, a Canadian com
posor IN the Office the Courier des Etas UHs while
iutoxcatcd Yesterday. fell down flight Of stairs at
No % WalkcTSt fractured his skull and died in few
! moments.
Israel Wood, who shot himself in his en-
poyers liquor store in sOutst, Thursday, died yes
terday in the Park Hospital A too free use of liquor
led him to suicide. His wife and child live at FIofda'
| Orange County, " Y.
The eleventh anniversary OF the martyrdom
Of John Brown was celebrated last night in the Shiloh
PRESBYTERIAN Church, which he last publicly wor-
SHIPPED previous TO his departure on ms eApG.lon 10
! virginia The Rev. Mr Garnet the ksN Wm BuJeF' ~
| VI. Howell and others, delivered addresses
Among the callers at Collector Murphy's
Office yesterday were Attorney General Akerman, Sena-
tor Conkling Senator Ramsey Of Minnesota, senator
Patterson OF Eew-Iampshire Gen. Butler kCpreseha-
palmer, late Republican candidate TOR State Controller,
l.. ID. webster and b. T. Tracey
The masOns at the new depot, corner of
Fortysecondst and FourtL-aye, struck Thursday, in
consequence of being compelled to work thrcequarers
time, from m. 10 a p. when they had previously
been employed ten hours The daily loss to each aborer
was 81 Not more than three masons were az work yes
tcrday at t4e depot Ihe majority OF the strikers nave
/. found employment elsewhere at the former rates
1t is asserted that a secret meeting Of rail-
road managers, including Jay Gould, Commodore Van
derbut, T. A. Scott OF the Pennsylvania Central, A.
Boody Of the Toledo, Wabash and western, and J. \.
Mccullough Of the Fort Wayne aud Chicago was held
Yesterday at the ST. Nch0las Hotel to adopt uniform
freight and passenger tariff Tile conference IL Is fal
/ will be continued to-day, no decision having been
reached.
A General Court Martial will convene at the
headquarters of the Department Of the Last corner OF
Houston and Grecne-sts. next Monday. The following
! is the detail: Col. James v Baniorie, sth Infantry
| LeutCol Henry D. Walien, L. 5. Army Major John NJ
| Brannan, lst Artillery; Major John d. wilkins, sth
! Infantry; Capt. Henry W. CossOn, lst Artillery
Capt. Henry NJ Lazclle, sth Infantry Capt LOOMS L.
fantry; Capt. Raya r. Frank sth Infantry; First Lieut.
Robert c. Perry L. s. A., Judge Adyocate A Court
pryatcs Of the 7th Regiment will convene at the Armsry
Dee %. ..,,
| The quarterly pensions to be paid on Mon
day will amount to 100000.
| Four new cases of smallpox were discovered
in the sixteenth Ward yesterday. The Health Officers
are busly engaged in cleaning the Ward.
United States Assessor Wass yesterday ar
rested Michael McNIahon and seized his horse and wagon
and four barrels OF unstamped whisky. He was held in
/ $1,000 bail.
LONG ISLAND.
! BtBYLON.-A servant of Mrs. John Lut was
arrested yesterday stealing gold watch, value $3.50
LONG ISLAND CIrY.-Tne tax list shows real prop
eriy in the city, $2G7s6O personal property S620O
taxes, Sjj,Oj,
NEW-JERSEY.
| NEwARK-The store of Spencer, Scott 81 Co.
was robbed Of $O worth OF clothing yesterday morning
! - BY a vote OF the Newark Presbytery, the Sessions
will take charge the church music There 80 cases
OF smallpox in the Newark ecture-gOers antC-
pate a pleasant variation from the common round OF
such entertainments next Monday evening, when Miss
Kate Field is to deliver her lecture on Dickens, in the
Opera House Losses by fire last month, S4,255 %
insurance, 1885 gS.
TRFNrON-The Board OF Trade is taking measures to
double the S2OO0,OO0 banking capital OF this city.
ELIZABETH-The Lincoln Division s. OF T. dedicated
their new hall Thursday night. -Four young men
have been held to bail charge Of Illegal voting.
MILIINGToN.-The stables Of Michael DOlan, u CON
tractor the West Line Railroad, burned Thursday
night L0ss 5000. No insurance.