New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-19
NETWORK CITY.

The unpcr portion of Eightli-ave. il grading.
The bridges in Central Park are repaining
IN handsome style.
A Broadway fruiterer exhibits about a dozen
peaches ia a glass case.
The American Bible House on F0urthave.
has $50 employees engaged in the manufacture Of Bibles
The Police report that the quarrymen were
quiet yesterday in the Nineteenth and Twenty-frst
Wards.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral Fund, now
raising amounts to $4,000 When 5000 more Is sub
scribed the lists VIII he closed
Lord Tenterden, of the Joint High Commits
son accompanied by the British Consul Mr. Archibald
inspected Castle Garden yesterday afternoon.
Among the emigrants recently arrived at
thi. port Coy dog Scotland said 10 be able to
control 500 sheep. He is to be taken to Colorado
The sailors of the English steamer Nevada,
detained at Quarantine, engaged in an amateur boat
race yesterday afternoon the satisfaction OF the steer
age passengers
NJ. Vatable, Treasurer of the COmt6 de Sc
eos reports that the subscriptions in aid of the French
sufferers during May, s2,797 92 making the total
| ceipts, Sl0sS1s 81
A fine collection of choice flowers and plants
from the Central Park Conservatives will be exhibited
in connection with the Museum of Natural History to be
| opened at the Park next Monday
DR.. Kornemann, whose International School
for Young Men is elsewhere advertised comes to us from
Paris with the best recommendations and IS fayorably
| known TO some of our foremost citizens
Controller Connolly has appointed Stephen
C. Lynes jr, County Auditor, in place Of James Watson,
deceased Mr.. Lynes has been County Bookkeeper for
| the past Is years IN the Controllers Office
| Emma Claus of Avenue A, age 49, attempted
commit suicide in her room last evening. by shooting
herself through the left breast with revolver. She
ceived dangerous wound and was taken to Bellevue
Hospital. Disappointed love Is said 10 have induced the
| act
| The L. $. steamer Shawmut, now stationed
at this port been ordered TO proceed to sea- report
at ST. Thomas before the 3Oh inst to convey the
port To Venezuela. When that mission Is performed the
| Shawmut is 10 join the West India Squadron.
| Ex-Gen. Roger A. Pryor, late of Virginia,
aud practicng law in this city, tweaked the Of
opposing counsel, yesterday. with much vigor, and
otherwise treated his learned brother with such dcour-
esy, that the insuted individual threatened the law s
vengeance upon the beligeren General. whercat tho
latter turned his heel and walked scornlully away.
The following has been issued from Mr..
Tweeds office:
YOu hereby directed to report TO t1s cf on sJ before The Is. Of
state The amount Of salary and ue. performed By each Erpress 70
opinion the pppft Of reducing the number employed without
'''"'' TO the ''0n' '' Commission Pubic wo.
The new steamer Germania, Capt. Hcbich,
OF the Hamburg American Packet Line, arrived yester
day, from Hamburg with lO4 Storage passengers Tho
Germania built at Greenock ON the Clyde, and
and brig rugged with four decks. The frame
plating OF rOn and she has two engines of 500
horse power Her length Is 32g feet total depth u feet
burden 2,TG6 tunr
Henry w. Hughes, alias George r. Marshall,
lately employed a clerk by John Cavanagh, real es
tate agent at Forty secondst and Sixth ave-,
rested yesterday by Detective Eustace. for having,
alleged collected and appropriated 5000, and, in
March last fled from the city, returning only few days
ago He was taken before Justice Bxby, at the Fifty
ninth Court, pleaded guilty, and was committed IN
default at IS, go ball
The Dock Commissioners transacted the fol-
lowing business yesterday:
oriard Pier No to be repaired Contracts suppp the
aud j. Bgr 60
and Adoph Stspf The Auditing C1rnie reported that on The M
~, 30, rec ye durug April $s J9 or interest," 27 ~
rro, a Of lumber tliY 90; total $50 30 Dslue
Iipg tpnl r dock materials tJl IS pAyrols ahos
slgGes o. salaries OF clerical force J N paid Chambesin
total S63,5n VI balance April Si0 a.
Az sppeaion Aalha,an MARKET Co. for the
foot Il lhtJiouh and Thirty nh.,s referred to
ne Executive Committee
A Grand. IT. car was nearing Broadway yes