New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-07

NETWORK CITY.

A vessel laden with ntro-glycerine lies at
anchor of Coentes Reef, near Hell Gate.
The track on which Weston will walk at
the Empire Rink will be publicly measured to-day.
1t is alleged that a check altered from $40
to $500 was passed yesterday at the American Elk
change Bank
The two school ships Saratoga and Constel-
lation sail today cruise OF co days between this
port and Halifax.
The Board of Police voted, yesterday, that
Pocc-surgeon5 when called to attend cases in station
houses shall not be allowed to receive compensation
from patients.
The oh Regiment will parade on Friday,
June 1G, in full uniform, through Twenty-thrdst Fifth
ave. and Broadway the foot Of Murrayst where they
will embark for Boston.
The Erie, the New-York Central, and the
Hudson and Pennsylvania Central Railways have just
adopted new arG of prices for Western freight about
2j per cent higher Than those adopted III May.
The wife of Major-Gen. Foster died sud-
denly at the Asor House, yesterday morning She was
on her way to Baltimore her native city, with her hus-
band who mas lately been transferred from Boston to
California.
The President, Mrs. Grant, and Miss Nellie
Grant arrived in the city yesterday morning from Long
Branch They dncd at the Fifth-aye. Hotel and left
West Point
The 2jth Regiment n G.. s. n. Y, of Albany,
engaged with the 18th " c. s. n. in prize sharpshOot-
nr yesterday at the East River Park In the evening the
officers Of both regiments had banquet at the Germaia
Assembly Rooms.
The regatta of the Columbia Yacht Club
will take place June p at 10 The boats will round
asateboato Of Fort Leo, passing thence to stakeboat
anchored of the coal docks, below Dys Point ana re-
turning To anchorage of the clubhouse
The various Scotch societies in this city are
making preparation for the reception Of the bronze
statue OF SIR Walter Scott, which is casting in Eli
gland and which expected to arrive here about the lst
Of August. The Park Commissioners have granted the
pryi, Of erecting the statue ia any part OF the Park
the societies may choose. The Cmard steamship Com
pauy will transport it to this city free Of charge. On the
1874 Of August al the sociees W parade ne streets
and the Mayor will unyail The statue In ihe afternoon
W. t. Martin, Fernando Wood, Lewis b.
Brown Cyrus Clark John T. DAILY, and II. b. Bacon the
Executive Committee Of the West-Side Association,
called yesterday upon Peter b. Swecny and Judge Hill
ton President and Treasurer OF the Department Of
Parks with reference the completion OF the public
drive or Boulevard ouchalf OF which only is now open
Co1ritt, - ured fhaf If The Boulevard was completed
thi, summer there would bc an immediate appreciation
the OF real estate. They also advocated tue iu
urovcncnt ANA embcl shment OF the triangular piece OF
ground al Ninthaye and sixty thrd-st and in antci-
patton OF the confirmation Of the report OF the riverside
PARK by the supreme Court within "A short time, they
asked that work might be commenced on il at once,
instead OF letting II he for some months Judge Hilton
ascnted to all tie propositions presented, ana said he
would do all he could To facilitate improvements
BROOKLYN.
Visitors mt Prospect Park, last week, 1879.
Pensions amounting to $4,000 have been
paid By the Brooklyn Department within two days.
The Brooklyn Eclectic Dspensary treated
43 new patients and dispensed 300 Prescriptions last
month.
The First Universalist Church of the Eastern
District has extended call to the Rev Alien Gunnison
of Bath, Me.
The 23d Regiment, \. c., $. y. "
will muster for argetpractice and parade at Prospect
Park tomorrow.
The German residents of the Fifteenth, Six
tecuth and Eighteenth Wards pcttOned the Board OF
Education, yesterday, to have German taught IN the
public schools.
The Brooklyn Sunday School Union. ccle-
bated ory-second anniversary yesterday afternoon
by procession of teachers and scholars and by eXer
discs In the several churches The thoroughage through
which the procession passed tastefuly decorated
with flags and streamers. The schools divided into
six divisions each paradug in its own section of the
city lcaSt 10000 children participated in the eNer
ci.cs. The II gifts Division numbered sections, 30
schools and go children; the Carroll Park Division.
sections schools, aud $3.50 scholars; the Washington
Park Division, sections % schools, and 1903 scholars;
the TomDkinr-sguarc Division Is schools and 1900
scholars, the CaptOline Division, II schools and 1000
scholars Prospect Park Division, Il schools and 1880
scholars.