New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-14
Gov. Hoffman left the city for Albany, yesterd
NEW-YORK CITY.

A "Mrs. Clark" has been swindlng sewing
machine dealers by buying machines con time and dis
appearing with them.
Nearly 200 payments, representing Sl7,OOO,
made at the Office yesterday;
1900 payments have been made since March and 1850
remain on the list.
The Peoples Line of steamers are now max
ing regular trips to Albany from Pier No A. North River
near Canast at o'clock p. M daily, fare 81 This is
only onehaf the price charged last year. ana seems low
for such accommodations their fine steamers ahord
About Is citizens, including the Presidents
OF the two East Side Associations, and the Chairman OF
the Executive Committee Of the West Side ASSOCIATION
met yesterday No. $50 Broadway ana began tae GItt
rapid transit Manhattan Island.
The steamship Europa, Anchor Line, on ar
irving at this port yesterday morning, was quarantined
during the day and night, owing to case OF smap9x,
1eaIb oieer The Steamship city Of Brussels also
detained at Quarantine for the same reason.
At a meeting of the Sangerfest Committee,
Yesterday Dr. Heidenfeldt presiding, communications
were received from the Germania Mannerchor OF
Poughkeepse and the Orphcus Society OF Buffalo re-
duestng to be placed the list Of the prize singing so
cieties. The Publication Committee was directed 10
publish programme IN German and English Copies OF
The prize chOruses selected by the music committee are
be forwarded to the prize singing societies nh,l Ine
18th. The Finance Committee ordered hnanclal estl-
mate from each Of the subcommittee IN Order 10 pre-
BROOKLYN.
The 5000 n which the United States had
on deposit in the late Central Bank was refunded On
Saturday to United states DisrictAttorney Tracey
Alderman Bergen offered a resolution i'll the
Common Council yesterday that the Law Committee be
asked to confer With the United States authorities with
reference to establishing great market on The large
tract OF low marsh lands lying between fluslnhG
and the Kent-aye. Basin, ana Washg'0haYe. anu uic
United States Naval Hospital ground Referred 10 the
Committee.
The Aldermen received a communication
yesterday from the Mayor explaining his veto Of the
resolution authorizing the scTmshaw Pavement Com
pany TO lay down their material on various sidewalks
lie said that IL IS not TO be supposed that the common
Council are az liberty 20 lay pavement 10 the dsaINan-
tage of owners who should be allowed 70 choose the mo-
terial for which they must pay
The City Railroad Company announce that
on and after the 1st of April IS additional cars will be
run on the four principal routes OF the company as fol-
lows six cars on Fulton-ave, four Gaesaye, four
sci Dewitt informs the company that he entertan strong
doubts whether the additional IL ears viii be sum
Gent but he VIII DC content To give TIC nc" arianse
ment fair trial.
1t is said that the lawyers who expect enor-
nous commissions in connection with the widening OF
Broadway intend 80 hold public meeting in one Of the
Courtrooms in this city be presided by the Com
missioncrs, the same Tammany politicians who sane
toned the swndlng awards which have been con-
demned The object of these lawyers is TO be early On
hand and to present all the sophi5ty and an the ieSa
awards and keep down the assessments.
The work of filling the caisson of the East
River Bridge near the foot of FutOn-st completed
at 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, in the presence OF
Engineer Martin and General Foreman Young. As the
work progressed, recently the space became more
limited, and wOrkmen were discharged almost
daily until at last when the vacuum finally closed,
only six aborers remained out Of several hundred EN-
poyed during successive stages OF the work Operations
on the Ncw-York side of the river are to begin I'M
medaJely