New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-15
NETWORK CITY.

| County, and Commander Meade, Us. y.
NETWORK CITY.
A Colorado colony of 40 persons, mostly
families left this city last night by the Erie and Lake
Shore route for Cheyenne and Denver
The City Superintendent of Public Schools is
endeavorng induce the Board Of Education to extend
the Of the evening schools. The average attend
in the day schools 9256 In the evening schools
this season. it 1901 The term Of these schools now
begins Oct and ends about Feb. Is If extended 1t
will probably reach March, /.
| The Board of Health has taken action upon
the subject OF cleaning the streets and mapped out the
city IN classes beginning with the drtes thooughfares
document has been forwarded to Mayor Hail. as Chair
Of the STRENGTHENING Commission and he has com
muncated with John L. Brown the streecleanlng con-
tractor who has promised ~ enforce the Suggestions Oh
| the Board of Health.
Regular night trips were begun on the Grand
st. Monday night Every % minutes, from to
o. m cars now leave the GTand-st. and Desbrossesst
Ferries The opening the depot OF the NewJersey
Railroad the foot of Desbr0ssesst enables passengers
TO ride on the Grandst line from broadway direct TO
the Jersey Ferry, instead OF going 10 COrandts mus
saving about 20 minutes time IN going to Jersey Cy'
The mysteries of making brown bread IN
Boston bakeries thrown in the shade yesterday by
little irregularity which came to light in one OF our
restaurants. dry-goOds salesman, employed by wy
gait Hav.land Co., No. 1854 Broadway, stepped into
wel-known restaurant that thorOugfare and after
eating substantial dinner ordered plum pudding for
dessert The first mouthtu was found rather dhcut 10
he investigated the matter and found II TO- be g@9Sa e
sized Qud Of tobacco. scene ensued forthWth me
proprietor tbmderstruck with astonlshmenti ths
walters unanimously that not man OF them used
filthy weed :" and the indignant customer paid me
bill and departed more than satisfied tht ne hu receNeu
the worth OF his money.
BROOKLYN.
The Atlantic Base Bah nine for 1871 Is COM
plete, with the exception Of pitcher.
The residence of j. A. EdgartOn, No 80
Unon-st, was entered by thieves on Monday Night by
means Of false keys robbed of small tin box CON
tanning diamonds jewels bonds and stocks worth S''Oo
Nothing else ia the house was disturbed
The Kings County Grand Jury presented
communication Judge Tappea, in the Court OF oyer
and Terniner yesterday setting forth that they ad VS.
tied the Raynond-st JAIL and had noticed great prev
aence Of venn." The cells occupied were oVercroWded
while there were plenty OF cells The want OF common
humanity noticed in the treatment Of woman VINO
gave birth To child while In the jan Inc Prdcuee on
combining prisoners with witnesses the Jury also consld
cred ninocious Judge Happen remarked tna ne would
call the attention OF the proper officers to the case
LONG ISLAND.
FLrsuNG.-The District Grand Committee
OF Odd Fellows meet here to-day. Representatives from
all the Lodges in Queens County will be present and
Grand Master George Pope VIII deliver his annual
address. The Grand Committee will be RECALLED al the
Town Hall by Pacific Lodge.
JAMAICA-A bin is before the Legislature giving
TO any pcrsos who has been inhabtant or the town
for year. the right TO take ana use ana nave the
exclusive ownership Of not more than three acres or
~ ulaufing oysters and making ir unlawful for any
person other than inhab1nt of the town to take
possession of any such land This VIII create quite
sensation among the Hampstead and ROctaway dealers,
who monopoize moro than two-thrds Of the bay and
supply Fulton Market dealers
PoPr JEFFERsoy-The surveyors the Port Jefferson
branch road have reached this village Which Ter inc
present will be the terminus OF the road lhy are no"
surveying IN the village to determine the proper location
OF the depot grounds.
LogG ISLAND CIrY.-Colector Bradley reports shat |
100000 of the taxes cannot be collected account OF
improper and imperfect descriptions OF the property
in the tax lists.
INTERCHANGEABLE week four persons died hero
whose united i Wild geese nave peen
flying great numbers Forty were shot on Monday
IN the South Bay.
SWEET HoIIow-The barn Of Ebert Smith caught fire,
sunday last, from tow wad iaclafgcl from gun aJ
flock OF geese and totally destroyed. Loss $1,000
JAMAICA SoUTH-rhe farmers in this vicinity are
planting peas and p0tatocs.
RABYLoS-Augst Belmont has 90 horses in training at
his stables for the jerome Park races.
MATTTUCK.-Nne thousand bushels Of seed oysters
are 10 De planted in Mattituck Creek this Spring.
STATEN ISLAND.
sTArrEION-The Yacht Club IS preparing for the
coming season by adding number OF new yachts 10 ITS
fleet one OF the boats named the Sappho, vii be
launched in q few days The officers Tor the year arc
Commodore James lyman, Vce-COmmOd0rc Hall, |
steward and Purscr Van Pc and Secretary McCready
PORT RIcUioSD.FatLer Barrywill act as Grand Mar
sal ST. Parlcrs Day with Col. Frank McElroy Cor
%ds. To .TSecps6n Vii itayc Port Richmond At IL
o'clock and march T. Fort Wadsw,rth where VIII be
Pari. Gen Tlos T. Burke win deliver the address
day. y banquet at the Pavilion hotcl VIII conclude the
NEW-JERsEY.
JERSEY CITY.-The members Of the Police
force have subscribed SGT for tho relief Of the widow o
their late brother officer, Thomas heSweeuey...I is
understood that tho President Of the First National
Bank has negotiated loan OF $4,000 account OF the
city The loan has been obtained on more advantageous
terms than were anticipated, considering the financial
disCrcdt Of the city and the recent protesting Of It's
bonds. The terms OF the loan for the pre-
sent The lamp department has cost S]iO2 since Oc-
tObcT. Al the last meeting OF the Common Council the
fact revealed that the head contractor received s.
for placing each lamp. He employed sub" Co do the
work "a. who, IN turn, employed another Sub Tor
s., and the latter hnay got the lamps erected by
ab0rer for 90 cents each This swinile is bc inyc5
gated. The forryhoat Central was into yestcr-
day 10y vessel IN tow or propeller, auu the forward
part OF the mems cabin was badly crushodin.
BELLEyLLE.-The shad fisheries on the Passaic are in
operation.
HAcKENsAcK-A bill has been introduced In the Sen !
ato To authorize the Iackensack Improvement Commis
sion open streets take lands for that purpose and
tess dLha5cs ol proper 10 DuIfoW money or
issue bonds To pay Tor construction sewers 10 create
hook and ladder, hose and fire engine companies, pro-
engines, and purchase real estate, If necessary
PATERsoN.It Is understood that large sum OF money
has been raised 10 defeat the charter Tho action OF
Legislature upon the Eric Railway repeal bill leaves
very little hope that the al owe measure viii pass John
Muphy's house No. 13i Giand-'t., damaged $3.50 10y
fire yesterday; insured for s2o0 The PostOhice
roons in the First National Bank building Will lp twice
large the present quarters ST. JOephs Hospital
ia ~ be enlarged at an expense OF 600 and VIII then
tempted yesterday TO enforce wit OF cjectmeut upon
Mrs Hill, when she attacked him furiou,ly with fry-
ingpan whereupon be had to heat a hasty retreat IL
was found necessary 10 send moro powerful officer TO
arrest Mrs. Hill
NEwARK-Mra. Wessbach. living near Chathamst.,
had some trouble on Sunday with her husband and on
MONDAY night attempted sncideby taking large dose
OF Paris Al ometic was administered and,
partial recovery yesterday she was found 10 Do raying
maniac, and sent to the Asylum at Trenton. The
colored citizens are making Arrangements 70 celebrate