New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-20
NEW-YORK CITY.

The funeral of Lieutcnant-Col. John jacob
Dehl took place yesterday from his late residence NO.
l33 EsseIst. E. =
Bishop Littlejohn administered the rite OF
confirmation Yesterday AT the floating ChWch Vi Ou'
savior TO two men and four women .
Uooper c. Van Worst has accepted inc
MAYORS appointment TO IN the vacancy caused by Ihe
r,sgnG lion II school Commissioner Johh H. Sher Moo
NJ. Vatable. Treasurer OF the ltrench Rellei
Committee reports that the subscriptions last week "cie
s.s22 a. The German subscriptions during inc "ecA
were N,2j7 -. .
The Staten Island Improvement Commission
met on Saturday in Nassaust and discussed the que'
tion ~ a now survey Of the Island which j. NJ Maftlh
believed could MT be made for SJ0'COV
Arrests last week, 1,25l; marriages, 137;
births Al: deaths 5Oi; situations procured at the Free
Labor Bureau ea; taxes received s9goi foeS lrO
go Licenses, $5,5iI; loss from Is hres slJ''1o'
Pier No. %, North River, at the foot OF war
rcr.st long known as the sold California Dock"
from which tens ~ thousands have embarked for the
Golden state, j. 10 bc demolished preparatory 10 -iI5
rebuilt IN q thorough manner to ACCOMMODATE nc" 'n'
vi CO astSise steamers
As the fcrry-boat MiddletOwn was entering
the White Hall slip on Saturday morning, the engine
took to the center and the boat with great force
against the bridge tearing away After the passengers
were landed and while those going down were getng
on hoard The whole frame holding the bridge WIN ~
enormous weight OF iron, fell across Inc emu oi te po
tearing away cr rails aud breaking Ihe ta ,ih III DE-
paper dealer, giOusly, but not fatally.
BROOKLYN.
The Rev. j. K. Funk has resigned his pas
torship Of the st. Matthews Lutheran Church Of Brook
i ii.'''i - ~
The Convention Of Irish Societies of Kings
County has elected J. T. Moran President; j. Gallagher,
y!ce-Prcsideut T. Frayne and p. Calaghan, secreta-
res; aud James Pagan, Treasurer.
The police force, through the several cap
tains represented Saturday to Senator Murphy their
desire for an increase pay. The captains now receive
100 aud want 5000 The patroinan receive al present
s. 900 aud ask Tor 81 100
LONG ISLAND.
FrrsuIyG.-The farmers of this town met on
Saturday and resolved that they ought TO be allowed to
sell from their wagons in NewYork A committee was
appointed 20 report plan for permanent organization
-. petition signed by largo number OF Influential
been forwarded 70 the Legislature pray ing Tor the
Of the Flushing Drainage act Inc pe'i'l'nets coh'Sl
that The work originally intended 20 be performed has
heen accomplished; that the Commission is On irreSpon
s1e body that there is no provision for the crhh-
fou Of their duties that the Board H. about % commence
work i'm a locality where there but few dwellings,
and build costly sewers through farm ana ~0
he practical cOnfscdton Tine Justices aud consapies
~ Nov.tozyn and Flushing some Of whom have been
making az much 5000 year from fees are earnestly
opposing the clause in hill now before inc Assembly,,
which, while it increases the pay OF such oulcalS IN
sparsely seu!cd districts limits that OF Ine Qlet7
stables. sidney John Eisenberg alias Colngford an
Engli,rnan, who claims To nave pth humans
home has been he 10 appear before the Grand Jury 10
answer argos OK fraud brought by John Dawson. whom
he had hired TO assist him in a lectuIng tour
HRMPsTEAD-Ihe farmers OF Queens County are dis
cuSspg III. re simple and effective system OF repairing
roads. They wish, II possible, 10 abosh tnc uNS Ok
TOLL on The roads and bridges, and believe also that tao
Dor should bo done 10y experienced roac-ouliers. \
County Road Convention viii De held ut lie&Iet.o Hotel
to-day.
AsTonrA-The bill of Senator Genet for tho building
OF bridge across the East River at this point is un-
popular. scarcely man can be found VINO docs nQt
dcnouuce the scheme. As the taxpayers are unit
against the measure, and both their Representatives, IN
tine Assembly cordially with hem II IS probable that
the bin will not become "a law.
GRERNPORT-Ma complaints have been made In the
Long Island papers during the past few months about
money letters falling 90 reach their destination through
the mail The editor OF The SUFFOLK Times complains that
four letters containing money orders, sent by nm 10
stolen. 4 few days since he sent letter containing
money t. friend at NcWDUTgh. lt reached IT, Gc7tHa-
ton but the money bad been taken out These are but
few Of many complaints, aud scarcely DAY passes
without the loss Of money in the Long lsand mall It
asserted that It impossibty to send remiLtanccs
through the mail TO certain NewlOrk houses. During
1870 there were % fires in Suffolk County Loss, over
EBOOOg lives lost g. The most destructive nre Nan the
burning OF $1,000 acres Of Woodland Lear MOrIehca !OS
sl15,yOO-nO insurance
HE'LL GATE.-Thc storms and the lee havo hindcred
work in the channel aud the force has been reduced on
account az the lOWuCs OF the funds Gen Newton mas
made report 10 Congress- and urges an appropriation ~
compete the work.
BABHLoS-The oystermen Of Great South BAY have
lost heavily the past month by their oysters Ireezhg
DIX IIuIe-The Post-Oncc here has been discontinued,
and the mails taken 10 ElHOod.
LoNG ISLAND CITY.-Thc Excise Commissioners gave
their counsel ON Friday, the names OF large number OF
Illicit dealers with instructions to prosecute At once
NEW-JERSEY.
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