New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-09
NETWORK CITY.


Commissioner Dykeman says that at the
sale Of Washington Market shall have any unfair
advantage and that 80 days notice OF the sale Will De
given.
GOuverneur Morris Wilkins, age ", died in
this city last Tuesday. He rendered valuable service
during the war OF the Rebellion agent OF the SAM
tary Commission.
The counterfeiters have been 80 sharply
watched OF late by the Secret Service Division OF when
Col Whitley is Chief that. with the exception OF poorly
executed cent stamp new counterelts IL Is cauou,
have been issued during the past year.
The buoys in the Lower Bay are so dis
placed by the lee and the appearance OF the shore s so
changed by the snow, that sandy Hook pilots say they
prefer TO take vessels out at night because they can
make safer calculations by the lighthouses than by the
buOys or the land marks
The General Committee of the German Pat
rotic Aid Societies will make preparations for peace
celebration grand scale TO be held as soon as the
delegates will he held at Leiderkam Hail. next Monday
In reference TO tins matter
Chief Engineer Perley of the Fire Depart
ment issues q warning against several impostors VINO
are making collections for the relief OF injured IRE
man and desires that they may be promptly arrested
The pay OF fireman who becomes sick OF ulsanleu III
the service Of the Department is always regularly ooh
tnued.
Richard O'Gorman, Counsel to the Corpora
ton was asked on Tuesday why he had acted fayoraby
to the carrying out OF the scheme for widening ana
Strengthening OF Broadway from Thirty fourth To flfty
/ 4.
the Counsel TO the Corporation ana td % oel
tain duties simply IN my official capaclty Inc nola'
aspect of the evidently he was not inclined TO ds
cuss His official" opinion about the matter rs II now
stands il is understood will be submitted 10 the pDc
| Through the regular channels"
| The Governing Committee OF the Stock EX-
change discussed yesterday several plans FOR the inn
provement of the building, owned and occupied by the
Exchange. The Committee, appointed some time ago,
submitted report recommending that the floor between
the large lower and upper rooms be removed so AS 10
Improve the ventilation Of the lower room, a sub
jcct Of complaint. The plan Of the Committee was OBJ
Jrrons other pans were urged No CONCLUSION was
reached, and the further consideration OF the subject
was deferred for two weeks
BROOKLYN.
The Forty-second Regiment has been invited
10 compete stand OF coor be awarded to the
best drilled volunteer regiment at the Washington Car
niyal Feb. 20 and n.
Samuel IT. Jones was appointed yesterday
Nv Judge Woodruff to the vacant cerLshp IN the United
States Eastern District Court caused by tho death Of
United states Commissioner Newton
LONG ISLAND.
JAMAICA.-Commissione Pleasonton's decis-
ion in the matter taxing farmers producebrokers
was received yesterday by Mr. ODOnnell OF the Farm
ers' Union 1t is adverse 10 the farmers, and Assessor
Van Wyck has received instructions 10 collect the TAX
according TO this ruling The decision Il IN conflict Win
that Of Commissioner Dcano, and an appeal j. to Doe
taken the recommendation Of several Senator'S and
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CIrY.-Mayor O'Ncil has vetoed the
resolution Of the Board OF Aldermen for the extension OF
Warren-st "a Communipaw, the ground that the city
has no tide beyond the shore front iil supplement-
arg to the City Charter aud authorizing such extension
is before the Legislature II Ia proposed 10 change the
new charter give the Mayor to veto the
action of the Board OF Public Works. II is also proposed
10 reconstruct the Board Of Finance by giving seat
therein the President OF the Board Of Education and
allowing only one representative from The Board OF
| Public WORKS
PATERsoN-Tt isproposed 10 fund the floating debt OF
bonds Mayor Ryle President " the Passaic Water
Company, has requested the Board 81 Aldermen e. a1-
thorize the Company 10 supply IOOna Hill with rs new
hydrauts instead Of 80 previously ordered He re-
quests the City 10 loan It's credit 70 the Company 70 en-
able them 10 borrow the money required.
NFwARK-Robert steele, an old man. living at No. 20
Baldwinst., knocked down yesterday by boys slid
Duer has been chosen President Of the Board " Excise
the ensuing year Mary Louisa Santus cOlorcd,
old offender, committed yesterday on charge OF
stealing pOcketbook containing SIS from Mis-. a. a.
Perrine
ORANGE-.'Ed Edmund Kirke"-J. r. Gilmore--is one ~
the ucOrporaOr in the charter for the proposed Orange
Central Horse Railway.
| y NEW -BRUNswICK.-Joh Teman and John Doran,
watchmen and Instantly killed about
O'Clock yesterday, by freight train OF the New Brups
wick aud Milestone Branch Railroad.
NEwToN-Wallace srauble left his little child alone
yesterday in the house, which destroy ed by fire. and
the child wac burned to death.
TRESToS.The 100000 insurance upon the property OF
the American salt Company recently burned Is equally
divided between NewYOrk and Philadelphia compa-
MES