New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-24

Gen. Sherman's family settled at NOrwalk,
Conn., not NOrpo0d, as incorrectly reported.
Harrison Dates's dwelling, No. "A East One
hundred-and-twenty 1fhs, damaged s,iOo BY fire
OIL Thursday evening. Insured.
Prof. Andre Poey read paper on the Ply
sical vital and Moral Influence Of Climate" before the
Liberal Club last evening at Plimpton Hall.
One hundred United States Deputy Marshals,
who served on election day in the With Assembly Dis
trict paid SO each last evening About 300 Depu
ties mostly colOred, were paid in the Eighth Ward
Three of the Directors of the Central Under
were fled by the election Of WIN. Turnball Win T.
Ryder, and Matthew T. Brennan.
Attorney-G General Gilchrist concluded his
argument in the railroad at Trenton, N j. yester
day, aud followed BY Cortland Parker. who spoke
until the hour of adjournment. The court then ad-
journed until next week, when the case Will DO resumed
The claims against the Lochy Ostrom estate,
excluding the more frivolous ones amount to $1,000
while the estate tsef Is worth only $1,000 The claim OF
lawyer Talman, Lochy's counsel IL for $1,000 On Thurs
day Jemima Mckibben was appointed administrator In
place of Walter ID. wheeler.
The following officers Of Post Sedgwick No.
II were unanimously elected Dee. II: Joseph Forbes,
Commander J. c. Julius Langbeln. Senior vce-Com-
mander- Thomas II. knight. Junior Vice-Commander;
Charles Thes. Aduant; Thomas Moore Qnarter1naster
william II. Leslie Officer OF the Guard. Daniel Weide.
Officer of the Day.
The windows of Mcs5rs Sugden & Brad
burys dry goods store In the Bowery Bleecker-st
were broken night by persons understood TO belong
10 the Dry Goods Clerks Early Closing Association The
damage caused was about 1900 One OF the
arrested The has lately received warning by anony
nous letters that il would have trouble II II kept TO
late hours during the holidays. The STAYING OF the
clerks at this store beyond the usual hour optional
with themselves and they are paid extra ior the extra
time.
The Ladies' Union Relief Association to aid
sick and disabled soldiers and sailors and the widows
and orphans OF those who fell In the late has issued
an appeal FOR contributions. There about 200
famies receiving relief nom the Association Mrs John
A. Kennedy President; Miss Marianne Hale, treasurer
and Marshall O. Roberts Is az the head OF the Board
of Managers superintendent Keao has given permis
sion h- suOrdinates to make collections III behalf of
the Association.
The Police Commissioners yesterday made
the following transfer: Captains Joseph Petty from
the First a. the Thirteenth Precinct, and Chas Ulman
from the Thirteenth to the First. serseanis sennck
from First 10 Seventeenth Pickett from Eighth 10
Eirst: Buckley from seventeeth to First Randall from
- First Lonsdae, from First to Twenty
eighth Thompson, from first TO sineee1th schultz
Tighth patTOmen Roddy OF the Fourteenth, and Nc
DonaId of the Seventeenth, retired PENSIONS
yse d. Melsh remov ed several weeks ago FOR polti-
! cal reasons.
Another correspondent has been talking with
Mr. Andrew johnson. Tho great mans views can
ia thus epitomized: "Grant has brought all his msfor-
tunes on himself he Is intriguing for second term but
Will never get III he has been weighed ana found want
Ing Grant does very well military ofcer In time Of
war but he the first principle OF statesman IN
his composition Heis not even politician; though be
onc.r aud the people ire fast finding 10 out There "a
no OF his trying 10 30 nominated Tor second tor
The party cannot carry him. They have heavy enough
load already without attempting 10 add him To a. livery
move he attempts makes matters worse. He has lent
himself 10 fellow Bullet aud Butler IL now making
a tool vi Tuat IS euoagh to sink uan. lot aoae