New-York tribune., 1871-08-24
NEW-YORK CITY.


Caledonia Club will be held at Joness Wood, on Thurs
day, Sept.7.
The promised accounts of the Controllers
Office win, It is said, make volume Of about 900
octave pages
Josh Hart has discontinued his libel suit
against W. T.. Beekner editor Of The Corner St0He
The defendants bail was discharged
Superintendent Spears of the East RIVER
Ferry Company has established school for the 20 en-
gineers employed on the boats of that Company
The wooden pavement in Mercer-st, iald
three years ago. is showing signs OF weakness IL is
sunken in many places, forming holes which are hlled
with stagnant water
The NJ II. Brennan Society presented Com
missioner Barr with set OF engrossed resolution yes
terday after the of the previous presentation "
President B0sworth.
At q special meeting of the Board of Super
visors yesterday, resolution was passed appropratns
81 900 to william j. Fnnegan and others for extra SER
vices as naturalization clerks.
Gen. John NJ. Brennan, commanding officer
Of Fort Hamilton declares that the shell which passed
over the steamer Plymouth Rock, Monday afternoon,
was unloaded one, and therefore harmless.
The Sanitary Police have over 2,7OO steam
boilers In this city under their supervision During the
last month l27 these been inspected and 10 have
been found defective and more or less uhh Ior uSc
The foundation walls in rear of the Stadt
Theater were recently found to be in dangerous con
dtion, and workmen are now removing portion Vi
the building with view OF constructing new WALLS
Hugh Flynn of Connecticut, age 1s, attempted
suicide last evening in Eleventhst, near Frstave by
taking Paris green He was attended by Surgeon Lee
and remoy to Bellevue Hospital There Is little chance
Of his recovery.
George Passenger presented the Board OF
Aldermen, yesterday, with photograph from picture
of the old City Hall, which stood at wall and Nassansts
and in which Washington took his official oath as Pres
dent Of the United States.
At midnight an aged woman is often seen at
white-st and Broadway turning the crank OF weak
lunged barrelorgau seeming to have no audience OK
eept a few passing pedestrians hurrylhs hoihe""iu'
How she makes a living Is mystery
The Fire Commissioners have given notice
that the time for making application for license 10 sell
kerosene will expire at the end of this MONTH and tha
all persons who engage In this traffic after that date
without license will he prosecuted as the law directs
Union square is in q state of transition from
its old aspect to in accordance with the new plans OF
the Park Commissioners The greensward and walks are
entirely torn up, and VIII De Iald Out anew. ne
fountain also, which has never been ornamental VIII be
remodeled.
Freights from New-YOrk to the West, on
the New-York Central, Pennsylvania Central and Erie
Railway lines have been reduced from Is to 20 per cent
making the rates less than at any time before since FOL
charges freight over these lines from inc west W
New-York remain unchanged
Since the exposure and seizure of the head
quarters Of the policy business at No. 272 Bowery Sim
mons Co selected another office in which to hold
heir meetings They now transact all important bust
ness in the rooms the Hudson County Bank jersey
City. This change was made TO prevent the arrest OI
members OF the firm in future raids
The Rev. DR.. Johann August FOersch died
on Tuesday afternoon at his residence No 62 santons
He was born in 1871 in Hanau, Germany, and was COM
pelled 10 immigrate 10 this country In 1892 In
auence OF his sympathy with revolutionary movements
During the recent In this country he acted as Chap
lain OF the Eleventh Regiment, N q. g. N. " the steu
ben Regiment, and the Fifteenth Artillery Regiment
A beautiful bronze portrait of Washington,
in alto relieuo the work of French worker in brass
named Pierre Emile, was presented to Police Justice
shandley Monday evening. II is set in maroon-co
ored velvet and handsomely framed. 1t will shortly be
placed exhibition In the showwindow OF one OF the
Broadway art stores. The likeness Is some What different
from that OF the conventional portraits OF the Father OF
wiseman the sculptor 10 be seen in the Smithsonian In
sliiute
..-, BROOKLYN
Deaths last week, 24S; including from
small pox and 40 from cholera nfantum
The Mercantile Library contains 3O,SSO bound
volumes and has an average daily circulation OF 3l5
volumes There are PIG pupils in the foreign languages
Within few days, 45Oo volumes worth 5000 have been
So% BGSGGai Sane tG@ nd escog the the Library building
Sidney V. Lowell was appointed Register OF
Arrears of Taxes at salary of $500 per annum, pay
able in monthly instanents of s2l6 10. On June l. this
amount claimed by Mr. Lowell but Mayor kalb
fesch refused TO sign warrant Mr. Lowell appealed
TO the court awarded, yesterday t23S q, tue
amount claimed. with costs.
LONG ISLAND.
FLUsHING.-An inquest was held, yesterday
on the body Of Mrs. Morris Fisher, age 49, Of College
Point who was drowned Monday ia well. She has
the habit Of preparing cans at the well for her
husband who is mkman, and il IS supposed that she
lost her balance while attempting To draw water.
NEwrowN-The Town Board Of Health recently visit
ed IL rat aud bOnebolng establishments, and ordered
seven OF them to be instantly closed At Of the fac
tories hogs were kept the premises and fed
oa All future operations at this place were strictly
SAG HARBoR.-Henry Saggus, farm hand In the en-
poy OF john Van scoy was found dead in his bed yester
day morning All places of business have been ordered
closed sundays. Drug stores Will be opened at stated
times during the day.
BELLroRT.-Capt Daniel Ryder, who was recently bit
ten and rghtuly by dogs at Barren Island and who
supposed to have recovered, has been taken sick
again. and his yscianS have little hope OF his recovery
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Herman LutZ painter, in the
employ OF the Flushing and North shore Railroad Com
pany, while painting the roof OF the depot yesterday
morning, fell, and received fatal injuries.
MoSTAUK.-The spor,smen from Brooklyn, f. d. who
have been making the circuit Of the Island caught four
email sharks, and one wite-striped shark on Tuesday
afternoon.
JAMAIcA-The loss by fire in the Post Office, Sun
day evening will not exceed $500. All the letters were
saved except the ROckaway maih
EAST HLMpToY-The Board OF Town Officers has ap-
pointed Rufus Rose Justice Of the Peace, vice WIN. L.
Ha) mes, d,'cased.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
NEwBrRGn.-John Gray's Touring mill was
destroyed by fro yesterday afternoon. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, 5000
Recommendations Davis, charged with robbing
the trunk OF Mr.. Gilet Oi tue victims Of the New
Hamburg disaster arrested last night the instance
Of tho railroad authorities.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITr.-The Board of Police Commits
sioners special meeting, yesterday, decided that in
the investigation Of charges OF seduction rape made
by Caroline Green against Capt Charles MahOn, Of the
First Police Precinct, 10 had been concusivey proved
that Oh the occasion mentioned he guilty Of conduct
unbecoming officer and gentleman. lie was dis
missed the force by vote OF toll Previous TO the
decision Capt. Mahon rendered his resignation, but tine
Commissioners refused 20 accept IT,. Conrad McnOr
lla