New-York tribune., 1871-07-25
NEW-YORK CITY.

Music in TOmpklnS-sqlare AT 1t p. III.
The new schooner-yacht Resolute, owned by
A. g. Hatch, was launched from City Island yesterday
afternoon.
About 500 has been raised, mostly 10y mem
bers of the 7h and 22i Regiments IN aid OF the widow OF
Sergeant Samuel Wyatt.
Thirty car loads of peaches from Delaware
and NewJersey reached this city yesterday The aver
age price Is 81 q basket.
The Board of ApportiOnment held secret
session Yesterday to consider the reduction OF the force
employed in the county departments
The first arrivals of young mocking-birds
ore just coming in one consignment Of 200 from savan
nah received the other day. sold at prices ranging from
| 81 to $40 each.
The wOrkingmen of this city have resolved
to hold parade and an nd gnatIon mass meeting some
time in September, protest against the enforce
| ment Of the eight-hour law.
The ten elephants which recently arrived
from Ceylon departed the Hudson River Railroad for
Canada, Sunday morning. Barnums collection OF sea
| animals is expected this week. by way OF Panama.
| 1t is estimated that the NewYOrk Dry Dock
Company will lose $4,000 by the sinking of two of their
docks at the foot of Clinton and Rutgessts. Workmen
raising them yesterday and Is hoped that they
will be got afOat by tomorrow
The Secretary of the German Sangerbund,
stated at the meeting held last night at No POI Bowery
that majority OF the members had paid the sment
of S. made upon them to make good the deficit In the
| expenses OF the late singing festival.
Another and of course, superior Asphalt
pavement seeking favor and contracts from tho city,
workmen are laying sections of it at the Battery and
in Central Park Cen Averlll Of West Virginia cavalry
| fame engineers the pavement III TINS CITY,
| Thomas O'Neil who was arrested on the day
OF the riot of carrying concealed weapons,
revolver loaded and capped being found on his per-
SON. aud who held by Justice Shandey in 1900 ball.
offered yesterday, before Judge Cardozo, to furnish the
required bail, but Judge CarOzo refused to have any
thing 10 90 do with the matter ana ordered Tue men De-
fore the committing magistrate
A special train will leave the New Haven
depot at Fourthaye. and Twenty-seventh-s, to-mor-
row, s5 M, for pleasure trip on the new steamer
Thames River built to carry train OF six cars over the
another train from Boston with invited guests. EX-(Ov.
Clifford. samuel ID. Babcock william d. Bishop, ID. $.
BabcOck, and other prominent men, will be present 10
intended test tie sailing qualities Of the new boat
which is 200 feet long, 70 wdc aud $50 tuns burden
The Committee on Open Air Services re-
ported evening at the monthly meeting of the Y NJ.
c. A. that such services had been held in the Summer OF
with Mayor Hofinan's promised protection, and in
the Summer OF with Mayor Halls tact permission.
but last May they were pron6ited by the police since
and in Europe this prohibition felt to be great dis
taned from the superintendent OF Police, aud the meet
ings were again held last sunday The Importance OF
improving tie regained opportunity was strongly urged
| The steamer Fort Lee conveyed a party of
80 including Gen. Gilmore aud several Government en-
gneer from pier No 50 TO Pleasant Valley landing,
Fort Lec the Hudson River yesterday trial trip
to test the value OF kind ofuel, made from antbra-
cite coal dust The manufacture OF cheap coal by the
utilization of the waste or the coal trade mas been often
attempted with indifferent success owing TO the fact
thai blocks OF coal. aric9ly prepared. crate,
however that, by new process refuse material ls now
worked into blocks compact to admit OF ransporta-
| all the heating qualities OF ordinary coal
| The list Regiment, \. c., $. y. Y, started on
its excursion Providence yesterday afternoon t2 p
the command assembled in the arory, at Broadway ana
Thrty-f-.t in f-dress uniform knapsacks and blan-
kets. The line Of march through Thirty yfourth-st,
Ffhave., Fourtecnthst, aud Broadway to the foot of
CanG-t whore the regiment embarked upon the steam
er City o. Ltwleuce, which has been chartered for the
trip . -. n. they sailed for Newport, where they
WI i.. .ais morning, and will give dress parade n
Toa lusre. Al noon they viii retmb2rk for Proyi
d-uc.. whore committee, hcadod by Cen Burnside,
through the city They viii remain in Providence til
Thursday Great preparations nave been made ior IheiT
Entertainment wril" herc. Tue 'lh Regiment VIII meet
them "a, the foot Of wal-st on their return.
BROOKLYN.
Court-St., from JOralcmOn-st. to Atlantic
ave, will be repaved with Guidet blocks.
Collector james Freeland has received taxes
amounting to s729252 is during the past year.
The Excise Commissioners have requested
the police to liquor dealers who violate the sun
day clauses Of the excise law.
Secretary Robson made brief visit to the
NavyYard yesterday morning and inspected the sloop
I
ditiOn.
Governor Hoffman was hung in eflgy yes
terlay morning. at Cauoll-st. and Fifth-ave with the
inscription, Orange Hoffman, died July IL, 1871 Hoff
man dead"
The corner stone Of home for aged and
infrm poor an institution under the auspices of the
Little Sisters Of the Poor laid at Chestnut-st and
Bushwckave., in the Eastern District Sunday after
noon. The new ediilce will be Of Philadelphia brick
with brown stone trimmings, 81 feet deep by "a feet
wide, ana NIu cost ABOUT s3O,OOO.
LONG ISLAND.
JAMAICA.-The suit of he Trustees Of the Rockville
Center r. T. Church against the Rev p. c. Corner, for
the recovery OF the communion service and 500 dam
ages which has been pending tue past week before
Justice Snedcker discontinued yesterday by the
compalnants the ground that 1t was brought in the
of the trustees instead Of the church corporate
The hearing OF new action set down for August
RoCKAwAY.-RchaTd Brainbridge who died on Sun
day from injuries received last SPRING left his
a mistress, Ignoring his wives, OF whom Htes In
Brooklyn and the other I'm England. George Dowling
L. Pierce were instantly killed yesterday by being
thrown from wagon.
JANEsPoRT-1he Methodist camp meeting will begin
next Monday, aud continue through the week.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLETON.-AIrs. De Costa of No. 461 Sixth
ave-, New York, drowned Fort wadswortb, OH
Saturday afternoon. while bathing.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
Observation-Disclosures Remdle, age 90, car