New-York tribune., 1871-12-14
NEW-IORk ClI Y.

NEW-YORk CI1Y.
Benjamin Keen. a flagInan OH the Erie Rail
way fell IRON his usID two miles west OF Port JCt>S
Tuesday night ana WAS instantly killed
The Mc(ombs liam Bridge will he open to
,r,,c travel from tins uo ming until next Monday night
II il expected that the bridge may be permanently
Opened on saturday, Dec -
The brig Sally Brown of Portsmouth, n H.,
put this port. Yesterday in distress, after passage
o. q days from Esinore shc liz loaded with iron Tor
Boston, but was driven out OF her course ana hs a"'
aged by sTOIg gales. and "a iurricai" On oc'o"rf "
TIE following societies have withdrawn from
the New-York section Of the' NORTHEASTERN sdngcr
h,no. tn. Icd,rRranx Arion, Beethoven Manncrcl"r,
Teutoila Ma.lnercIm. schillerhnnd s'ayian sing,t
bud Concordia MsnnerCh1r, LedeTah nan Mnr""
John .Ioscph Sheridan. age 80 who has been
c,n7,Ioyed in TuK TRIprNE pressro0n tor the last II
wears, died Tuesday ught after brief Illness. lie w"'
a sober and industrious yOnnf man. and specially duit
fl, 10 hIs parents Ills fellow kDen by whom ht
was warmly csteorncd, win attend his funeral at ~
Tersa's Church jn IA body to morrow afterUo"i.
Thomas Churchill, keeper of sailors
boarding house lately of Water, Oliver Madison hn'
Other streets OF the Fourth Ward and now residing at
No. 40 Oaks called al the Oice Of riE TRIBuTE yes
tercay and demanded a retrlcton Of alleged slanden
mrom hs lackor" II he desires any further inform
Can't TOrnc Vi the City Hall Police. and to Sergeant
Williams and Roundsnan fiott OF the Fourth Precinct
Oaks Station.
lIIt STHGldI SOUlufINtt dpiNiulCu NY VIZ
Common Council to report upon the best method of
aJatlng the nuisance caused 10y the running OF trains Oh
Eourthave convened yesterday +" receive plans from
Engineer c. II. Haswe, who has been making survey
on behalf of the Health Board, and from Mr. Prague en-
gneer ana surveyor on behalf OF the people on t lne'
IOrt because the engineers had not completed Their
y ans II IL Understood that both Engineers Hasue
sTd Prague will reoonlneud the sinking OF the tracks
but their schemes will differ III some oi the minor dr
tails.
A communication was received by the FIRE
Commissioners, yesterday from ChlefEnginer Per'cy
setting forth that Nov H. at 6:S r. M, an alarm {"
fire war received from Station aud that the usual
pcnent of tire apparatus dispatched in response u
the signal An alarm war sounded NJ $50 p in from
Saton 40 and thcrt were no en ngincs answer the call
ali IN that neghborhood being engaged at the frs. fire
and Ia oOI ~ tiueuce of the delay, building was dc
srovca lie asHrd that some plan should b. adopted
prevent a similar lie atO recommended
that extngshCr should be furnished u each HOOK
auu Ladder Company.
BROOKLYN.
Several wealthy residents of The Eastern Dis
trcj have iaIs.d sloO,UC TO found new State bank
The Commissioners of Charities report 2,d69
inmates In the county institutions and ii SMALLPOX
patients III the hospital
A ColOner's jury requests the Common COun-
cu t. secure the passage of ordinance wit. heavy
penalty attached proDting the sale'"f any hnid for
illuminating p"riosce at u lower stiAuiIio IMAM lAo'
LONG ISLAND.
| UUNTINGTON-AbOut 20 residents who were
noudslncn fot tic late Collector Gideon seaman, have
been reuucstc Supervisor Woodruff to pay $500 each
70 cover "a deficiency IN Mr.. sealnan's accounts Thpe
OF thc that they signed the bonds, and
| that their signatures are forgeries
LONG ISLAND CITV.-Ihree wOrkmcn injured,
fatally, by the ia OF scaffod 1T the new Roman ('th0
lr tnuIch. yc>te.d day.
STATEN ISLAND.
rAPLEToN.-TwO wooden buildings 10 Rich
it,,.. owued by James and Michael kIce, buiIed
yost,Iuay. LOSS, 500. not insured.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
HOUGnKEEPsIE.-A. &. Davenport OF Belmont,
1UAas, claims TO he cousin and an her Oi The late k
chcl Ostiau Tho clam based Il letter written by
Sept o. 1867, in which she expresses wish that
her property shall bo shared by him and his sisters
dauG.tcr commission has been sent to Texas 10
establish hls idertity Charles W0odin Is, fatally
shot hiuseif ca Tuesday pawliug. white hunting
NEwBuRGn. Lawrence Mccormick, pri>oncI held for
ass;,urng BerJamIu W Bradley, merchant attempted
t"r,cape yesterday from Officer Barry upon The street
wh.chtook effect near the hip he was rraptnieU
NEW-JERSEi.
JERSEY CRY. - The Iintson COunty District
Medc; Society cl,cted Dr. David Bc.son PRESIDENT
Dr. NJ A. Miller Vice President, and DR.. j. d McGill
Treasurer, for the ensuing year Thomas NcweUmb OF
No south Eighht III jumping from the platform Of
all Ere horse-of. between south Sixth and Seventh
sts yesterday, received probably fatal iDjnris Jerc
mih terahuof No l+0 North Firstst, whilc engaged
coupling the Enc Railway. near Long Dock. yes
terddy crushed between the cars and seriously III
luIeu.
HoBoKES.-Jhe Common Council has ordered the con
stIuCtiOu Of 81 RECEIVING basins Tor throughout
the city A meeting OF citizens interested In the pro
posed consolidation OF this city with the townships
the northern nDrtion Of Hudson County Will be ncid in
Otd Fellows Hail Tomorrow night.
PATERsOS.-William Dalzcl, ST., has instituted "A civil
suit to $4,000 FROM A. Ii Decker principal Of
the Malust. Public school, for damages on account Of
the alleged assault upon .lam Dazcll, ir.
NEwAKK.-It s said petition will bc presented 10 the
Court PaIdons tO Commute Bouts sentence iin-
prsOnlneut tor life.
EAT ORAHGE.-Th Rev. Horace s. Bishop las ac.
ceptd IA call TO Christ Episcopa Church.
LECTURES. MEETINGS. ETC.
A Fair in aid of Emmanuel Church will he
held next Tuesdsy Wednesday. and Thursday, at the