New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09
NETWORK CITY.


Mich.
The prize-fghter, James Mace, accompanied
by number OF rougs left the city last evening for the
scene of pugilistc action.
The Board of AppOrtiOnment postponed Its
yesterday mark Of respect to the late Dr. A.
X. Hoffman, father OF Gov HOFFMAN.
Mayor Hall is engaged in appointing 30
City Marshals to hold office three years. under an act
passed April Is by the state Legislature
Work will begin this morning Oh the Found
ling Asylum at Fifty frst-st and LeAingonave, which
is to be enlarged aud renovated at cost OF 500
Speaker Blaine, who has been i'll at the
Ffthave Hotel I'm this city, has recovered and expects
to leave for his home in Augusta, Me-. to-moIrow.
The streets leading to the various ferries are
again obstruced by troops Of srectyenders, who are
entirely without authority 10 blockade the sidewalks
A gang of thieves returning from an uptown
picnic stole $lOO in Thrdave. car from tue pocket OF
the Rev Arthur Beckwith, an English missionary from
Jamaica.
A committee of German cigar-makers is APP
pointed to 20 Washington to recommend certain modi
fcatlons in the Internal Revenue Department to Com
missioner Peasonton.
Nassau-st., never wide enough, Is now well
nigh impossible between Ann and Beeknan-sts., i'm
provements in progress on opposite sides almost pocK-
ing UP the entire roadway.
There are 20 drinking fountains in this city.
Ten them in charge OF the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty Animals, newly painted and in perfect
almost worthless.
John McCudney, age IA, was sent to the House
of Refuge yesterday for picking pockets by the news
paper trick" which consists in pushing paper under
mans nose with hand while the other employed In
exploring his outside pockets.
Lord Tenterden, Viscount GOderich, and
Prof Bernard Of the Joint High Commission arrived In
the city last night and are at the Brevoort ouse The
Commissioners will visit Boston ana Niagara Fals be-
fore they return 10 Washington
L., tbo of hpfOrn
Judge Cardozo yesterday, Narcro Gonzales, spaniard
was convicted Of carrying dirk and sent to the Pen
Tertiary Tor one year; 6onzhes Don6ht tne khe 10
Gen. Sheridan left England on Saturday,
April o. on the Cmard steamer Russia, and is expected
to arrive this afternoon. The L. g steamer Bronx, Capt
Constable been ordered TO meet the Russia of sandy
III the Bronx
Dramatic Hall was we'll filled last night on
the occasion Of dramatic entertainment given under
the auspices Dashaway Lodge No 927 l. o. g. T. The
members Of the Lodge are principally composors and
their lady friends. The organization IN very pros
porous condition.
The remodeling of the Stock Exchange rooms
bel gins to-day and by the contract is to be completed
by the of August The design Of the new Long Room
represents attractive and imposing business chamber
The ceiling will be 81 ieet nigh anu me walls handSoe
The following CUSTOM House appointments
have been confirmed by Secretary Boutwell,; Thomas W.
Gibson, to be Assistant Appraiser j. f. Hall and
Chauncey d. Murray, to be Examiners; Lewis Frank,
George A. Bennett and John Crosby TO ee openers ana
Packers and G. G. tasWcIl 10 DC CIerA III TIC Nd'dl
Office.
The Police will parade next Thursday (the
line forming the Battery, through Beaver, Broad
and Walsts., Broadway TarEr0w, the City Hall Park,
Broadway again, Fourteenth-st., ktth-ave., Twenty
ttr,St ana Eightlst to TCmphiHs-squlre. The Police
Commissioners nave directed the Superintendent to issue
Invitations the heads Of Departments, the Judiciary
thc Mayor aud members Of the Common Council and
others 10 witness the review in front Of the City Hall
The passengers in ThirG-ave. car last
evening were greatly amused by the conversation of
old gentleman who had probably to town to attend
the anniversaries Having dozed great portion of the
way down. suddenly reused himself and in stentOrian
tones sed his ueighbor "a German and asked him
If ne knew Peter James Brady. The German replying
in the negative, the Old gentleman said ut Is eXtraOrd
nary no one knows Peer James Brady. I've spent six
hours and about $50 ia trying To nd Peter James Brady
and can't do II, although In 81 years OF age and hes
only 25."
The Tammany colOred regiment is not a sue
The colored do not take kindly to it or its
ganizers The popularity OF its Colonel, Governor
Griffin among his may be judged by the fact that
while he OF the three in the Irish process
sion St. PatricRs Day. he did not dare TO appear In
the ranks Of the coored people on the occasion Of the
procession in cOmmemoratOn OF the passage OF the Fiji
ieenth Constitutional Amendment Very rev OF the
manning officers OF the laHlmany militia possess any
BROOKLYN.
The Boiler Inspectors inspected 27j boilers
during April, three OF which found to DO unsafe
Ul engineers were found To be proficient.
Mayor Kalb6eisch in special communica-
ton to the Board Of Aldermen, yesterday stated that
t9Oc-threequarers Of the whole amount raised to pay
for street cleanng-had been expended by the Water
and werage Commissioners and that from present APP
pcar ces this single item of expenditure would cost The
q not less than $4,000 during the current Year The
G. # Oler directed 10 place to the credit Of the
WsNr Department s229,S6O for current expenses
LONG ISLAND.
FLUsHING.-The act authorizing the sale Of
JacksOns Turnpike TO the Newtown and Flushing Bridge
Company accepted by those corporations saur-
day, aud the togates were thrown open. The road will
probably he maeadamized and put IN good condition.
JAMhCA-The trial Of John Henry Divine, nd ced ior
the murder Of G. w. Nostrand opened yestcrIly in
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer before JJdce Gll,rt
The following jurors were mpa LED: Peter DcXc-oI
West Flushing; Earl Leo, hewtoyu; John IsrN'u
Flushing; Sealey Southland GcmpsJcId; Ei'c.f E"ye-
man, oyster Bay JacOt Y. Ilrter, NevtIvn; Charles
Petit, Hampstead; Charles ndrick son faTriug lie
John LamDertson, Ja1isieq hi. J. Bcrgcn, jamaica.
WooDHAvEs.-Mrs. -, ne, WHO I'D adyoti,ed for "a
valuable paraso. untt o. rcu1lcrate constable OF
asked him 10 ,Ill tgu To- The I'D uT 4, ae, tu
have thereup1n made attack not only upon jir-
Bevns, bn also upoI lady visitor and q Int Sr
knocking town the IN e, aides.
DUICH KILIs.--The Health Board OF Long Island CITY
tent vas raised for tnat purpose yesterday.
STATEN ISLAND.
CAsTLErON.-An unsafe bridge in the yiciu-
ity Of North1eld viii be- Wdcnod .ect and Furnished
wfth sidewalks and gus amps.. The Torf Richmond
Lodge +. A. NJ. have secured site Tor tht don ~,
new hall
WrsT BRICBros.-A number " huipl.f.r- htyo been
committed, and three aTreets have been lued,.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY
SING SNG.-A draft of about ID prisoners
Will DO mnde to-day at tho prison, fer he upost Of re-
heving sbe Institution, which eoatains nearly 100.