New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

AIDED yesterday.
The French, or Fourteenth-st. Tbeatsr, is in
the hands of the auctioneer.
The Central Park Museum will be thrown open
to the public next Monday
The greater portion of the trap rock used in
paving the streets Is obtained from the Palisades.
The Boarding House for Sewing Women has
been removed from No 22 East Broadway to No. s. East
Fourth-st.
A concert takes place this evening at the
new Union Episcopal Emmanuel Church on F1fth-sev
ent proceeds to be for the benefit OF the Church
Two or three low "cigar stores" in West
Broadway the attention of the police who put an
end to the indecent exposures in Greenwich and Chat
ham-sts.
The Second Brigade N. G. s. n. Y, will be
reviewed next Wednesday, by Gen. shaler in Tompkns
souare and by Mayor Hall the Manhattan Club House
In Fifth-aye.
The steamship Nevada is detained at Quaran-
antine on account Of two OF smallpox on board
Spanish frigate, carrying about IA guns, passed the
Bar at ca o'clock last evening
The little ship City of Ragusa, Capt Mich
olas Primrose, viii sail for England next Monday, with
cargo OF 600 bricks and OF one man and dog'
She expects to reach Liverpool in 40 days
The Trustees of the Five Points House OF
Industry have adopted resolutions Of respect to the
memory Of the President of the institution the late
Archibald Russell memorial tablet Will DC eroc'ed Ill
the Chapel
The main walls of the Hotel for Women,
building at Thirtysecond-st and Fourthave at the ex
pene of A. T. stewart are now In readiness for the ors
mental mansard with When t ter eSnce omen guests
and boarders before the end OF next Spring.
The line of dingy buildings on Printing
House-souare known as "Tryon-row," now In process
Of demolition will be replaced by massive structure OF
mental poftco extending to the story, aud
mounted by statues OF Gutenberg and Franklin
Supt. Kelso has received from the Mayor
communication prasng the Police for their fine appear
anee ON the occasion of their recent review and express
ing the hope that the members will continue to exhibit
the same chvalric bearing, courteous behavior, and
pride in the discharge OF duty which mem
Throughout the parade" The communication was read
In all the station-houses.
Over $4,000 has been expended In lifting up
the new club OF the Thomas H. Ferris Club at No
2 Grandst 1t contains 10 rooms, including pariors,
dining-rooms, billiard and smoking rooms There are
also reading and cardrooms on the upper floors Pors
traits OF Tammany magnates are the prevhg vi
art emp0ysd for pnEf9seF q eI1algltson to 'uO'
A row occurred early yesterday among
party OF roughs attending picnic at Funks Union
Park and Patrolman Timothy Crowley, who was present
in civilians Dress dangerously stabbed in the abdo-
men and forehead in attempting TO arrest James smith
of No 231 East Forty -ttst who was one OF tne nm
leaders Smith subsequently, arrested by officers OF
the Nineteenth Precinct.
On the 27th of April an article was published
in THE TRIBUNE which advocated the system OF mar
row-gauge railroads" The Engineer and Mining Jour
nal of MAY ls has an article the subject embody
ing similar facts and estimates and apparently derived
nrobaby attract the attention of the who put off
till tomorrow what should be done today"
Ground has been broken for the New York
City Central Underground Railway In the rear Of
house on Bondst, and at two points on Msdson-ave'
The agent of the COMPANY who is in Europe nego-
tating for the sale OF bonds sends word tha he mas
been quite successful in the object of his mission The
of building the road upon the plan proposeu IL es
mated at about onetenth that of the viaduct scheme
j. A. McMaster,, Graft Nathan, and Willard
Bartlett Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment in
the matter Of widening Broomest on the south SIDE be-
tween Laurens and wooster-ss have made the follow
ing awards OF damages 10 be submitted W the supreme
Court for confirmation June So .,-.-
Unkposn John d. Philips $4,000 unknown owner
$500 simon Rccher, $500 G. p Sweeney 5000 kla Paine
$1,000; total S2NO
Wall-st. is puzzled about continued mys-
FERROUS purchases Ere stock. Those stock brokers
who are connected with the present managers Of the
road strenuousy deny that Vanderbilt is maneuvering
10 obtain control of it; they bring prominently
into view the fact that shares are advanc-
ing in price, and allude TO some powerful
combination of unknown persons steadily buying up as
suggestion that Fisk and Gould are straened clrcum
stances, financially: on the other hand u Is MAN IAN
tanned that Vanderbilt s steadily making bis way into
the Erie stronghold and that Fisk ana Gould viii
be speedily compelled to captuate Some say at ~ Is
stock OF Erie Belmont they say has entered this field
joining movement the object of which Is to prevent the
Erie Company with Its $4,000 employees from ceaslng to
be part Of the Tammany machine.
BROOKLYN.
The Board of Education ask for $59070O
during 1872.
Thirty five boys, employed in Kelsey &
Loughlins kndlng wood factory have struck for higher
wages and resored to violence to prevent the employ
Inent Of others In their stead.
The Grand-st. and Metropolitan Railroad
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portion of North Secondst Z. D.. and contesting
the matter in the Courts Each Company had gang of
men at work yesterday afternoon. repairing the
road and contest ensued. the weapons being pea
Precinct dispersed the tlrong, and arrested
Frederick Cocheu President Of the Grandst Railroad
Company. The matter was finally adjusted, and Cocheu
released.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CTY.-The Board of Educa-
ton has appointed Aanson Palmer City superintendent
Of Schools shirt factory is to be erected at Hunter
ave. and Janest. Blackwell Hall and lot on Fulton
st. sold at auction, yesterday, for &572o. Small
pox has nearly disappeared from this city, only one case
being known 10 the Board of Health TIE COroner's
Jury exonerated the Flushing Railroad Company. yes
terday from blame for the death OF the boy Patrick
Madden killed here last Friday but Recommend sa.
at the jackson and Central-ave crossings.
ROCKVILLE CESTER.-Treadwell simonson, Jas, Plant,
Joseph b. Langdon John LaHgdon. John LangdGn. lr,
Jourdan Abrams. Vim. Wood, Stephen Wright, Henry
Hubbs and Others arrested warrant issued by JUS
tice DeMott complaint Of the Rev. Edward ii.
butcher and charged with unlawful and rotous conduct
the Methodist parsonage April 90 were discharged
yesterday by Justice Kellum on the ground that tle
prisoners were all officers of the church. and that there
was no testimony TO hold them. civil suit will soon
be commenced by the trustees for the recovery OF the
old church property, for which they claim To hold
deed
MATTITUcK.-The act recently passed by the Legisla-
turc for the protection OF game and fish prohibits The use
OF purse nets In the inland waters OF Long Island win
the exception Of Gardeners and Little Peeonic Bays
The dividing line between Little and Great Peconlc Bay
by fishermen One day last week an attempt
made to drive out the net hsherme ana GEO.
B. Reeves yacht was owed out OF the Bay 10y TWO rival
yachts contest In which rotten eggs and
stala nshu ere freely us1d nv the competing