New-York tribune., 1871-12-15
NETWORK CITY.


Syracuse.
NEW.YORK CITY
Controller Green placed $75,OoO yesterday, to
the credit Of the department Of Parks, and provided
sl5 600 TO nav laborers on the Croton Water WORKS
A welcome piece of intelligence is that
numner q, English pckpockets and burglars here have
grown an discouraged by the duness OF their business
that they intend to return 10 Eurol" "a, a" cary 10Y
Az tbe sale of the late William GOwans
nesterdav volumes Of The Times for 1851 to 1883
la =. an oon,s per volume The Herald for 1S46748 at
si cents and TIE TRIBUNE for lSis-'oSi al sio 0o
Reooars have never been so abundant in the
cv during any previous Winter as they now are. Many
OF them are professional but not few have been driven
TO nendcancy by scarcity OF work ana want o cnere!
to seek empoyineht' -,
Some commotiOn has been caused among the
OF steel rods by decision Of Appraiser Darling
that these articles must pay the same duty as steel IN
cos-that s 2i cents per pound instead oi W per cent
ad valOrem as heretofore.
Some of the merchants of this city arc OF
the opinion that than 100000 worth OF laces are
annually smuggled into this port and that the contra
band diamonds and other precious stones which arrive %
or IS 600 year Smuggling is so lucrative
trade that Of families are supported handsomely
by its proceeds
Many of the discharged !street-car con-
ductors declare itimpossibe for any person filling such
position to be honest and retain his place. He must
pay q certain weekly to the starters drivers, and
other employees Of the road and must, In word join
dishonest ring it's members will prevent him from
case the Company will discharge him. and so IN order TO
keep place he must practice fraud whether ne VIII or
not A number of the conductors say they have bee
dismissed simply they have dealt fairly with the
companes but they promise, II rclnstated not TO do 80
any more. ao,x
Work on the stone wall surrounding Fort
Green has been suspended by the contractor.
The Board of Supervisors will hold special
meeting next Monday to appoint keeper OF the Kings
County Penitentiary.
An improved car has been placed on the
Atantic.ave and East NewYork line 1t s higher than
those now I'm use. and Ia lighted by lamp suspended
from the center Of the roof.
The "Jublee Singers choir of II cOlOred
students from Fisk University Nashville, Tenn will ap
pear tonight at the close of the FRIDAY evening meeting
I'm Henry Ward Beecher's church. This choir is on
NV its rs,narkabe musical performances in Cincinnati
Cleveland Elmira and other clt1es
Burglars and highwaymen continue to infest
Brooklyn and carry of considerable valuable booty, nn'
noticed by the police detectives. About O'Clock last
evening the dwelling of Alonzo Gutierrez No Il? Cum
herian ST. was robbed while the family were taking tea
IN basement The thieves effected an entrinc" through
n second-story window, and escaped with diamond Jew
elly and other valuable articles, worth over $iGl
LONG ISLAND.
FLrsIiNG.-The taxpayers voted on Wednes-
day night to petition the Legislature for authority to
raise bonds to fund the village debt and to raise 5000 IN
Of the Limitation to improve the streets and to
purchase q steam fire-cngne Tine request Of the trns-
tees that the limitation for village taxation he extended
from half yer cent the amount of the assess
Incnt, wah voted down
STATEN ISLAND.
HUGuENOT.-Mrs. Rose was run over by
train on the Staten Island Railroad Wednesday
Ing and dangeroasly injured. --a--A-A..:.>
RIcHMoND:-The SUPERVISORS Of Richmond t"nfy ac::
the Poor Of Mdde1Gwn and app1nt9Sa eommee Of
Isbs %isS Il pyss'sa"s !4s !Rs4:4! accounts Of the
f'"D''' HrDsoN RIVER COUNTIES.
Mr. VrRHoN.-IIcnry IIamler, age about 25,
while at work Oster's hotel, in stcvensavc. on
Wednesday, fell ahont II feet, and was fatally injured
NEW-JERSEY
JERSEY CIrY.-Thc expenditures of the
Board of Chosen Freehoders of Hudson County for one
half Of the present fiscal year follows: Lunatc
Asylum g. 523 o. printing and stationery $54s7 C5 Com
nittec on Public Grounds $7l2S o.; County JAIL si3,
424 43; Finance Committee, slo9le u; County roaHs
Brrrcn County records, Asc6 I5 County Amshous'.
ss7 AS 90 County Peniten.ary,, .as7ss 80; dock At
on snak1 rasadc.axe @ '' Brse, h"s' i74ao is due and
outstanding conracls Sire Late nOan on wSd
f"nnd 'ind' in an insenshIe condition in Newark
ave, Five Corners the ,, i hsG rc,
Srvgged in Gmor saloon in West Ncwarkaye. but re-
fused to give her Erie Railway hrakciDah.
who had fallen from train near ,oshen. Nrwil"rk;
and sustained serious n res, was taken to the Sisters
Hosnito Yesterday, MaTos 0hS run over by
VEHICLE at Coles aud South sevcDtsts and severely W
ifGd Yesterday Albert Chaplin OF Barrvtowh %as ar
rested yesterday. for attcmIing to XII! Wiam Bloom
I'm Newarkave near PrOspect-st. lie used revolver and
knife Sarah Withers arrested las night for steal
ing ilverware from the residence OF J i. Robinson in
LxingtOn-avc
PATERsOS.-Thr Montclar Railway opened. yes
tcrday, from wyrocke to Mead's BASIN; where il con
meets with the BoOnon branch Of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna, and Western Railway. There Is general de-
mand for system OF fire alarm signals, In consequence
Mc(iucken was arrested by Officer Duffy. on Wednesday
night and on his way To Tie station house attempted 10
escape by striking the officer violently in the face, when
the latter shot him in the leg with revOycr...A man
named Mc(iurk. emplOyt y the Watson Manufacturing
Company, fell from the Erie Railway bridge al River
side aud sustained serious injuries, on Wednesday.
PAssAIC.-Alfred W. spccr editor Of The Item, aud
Samuel e. GreenouRh in allghtiDg from west ward
stepped upon the opposite track and struck by
locomotive on Wednesday night Mr. Speer was thrown
down the and sustained fracture Of three
ribs and severe scalp wounds. Mr.. GrctD0uRh was
Which be died last hight. -
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Letters 0f administration have been granted on the
estate OF Thomas Kelley, worth $1,000. Francis Sin
mons, cO0rcd, arrested yesterday for throwing
There are 1900 yards Of Halsedave. TO be graded,
and the time is extended to Sept. 1.-the Unvers;st
Fair nettcd &lON.
UACKEKsACK. Secretary of the Library AssOcia-
tion reports annual receipts, GlS7 Is; expenditures,
s2,l32 VI.
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