New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-02
NETWORK CITY.

kns o1 Baltimore.
NETWORK CITY.
John Vaughn, colored, played yesterday n
game a billiards for $50 1000 points up. with Robert
uucus the cOlOred champion, and beat MN ny loPOlhs
Tho inventor of new frc-escapc excited
public admiration yesterday. by descending nom tno
fifth story Of the Aston House with earpctbaG III oho
hand and four oyercoats on ms arm go
The weather Yesterday was charminGly mild,
sunny, and springlke In the markets now potatoes
from Bermuda so'd for $40 barrel at wholesale, ycane
cabbagcs from Norfolk Tor s. barrel and carly cuou
bers at 81 IS and 81 SO apiece.
The subscriptions among the French, in AID
OF France arc continued with renewed vigor in all parts
OF the country NJ Yatatc, the Treasurer OF tic COM"
Dir s,oours in this city, rendered official account yes
terday, Of the latest subscriptions, DuL d ~ e. 40 IS
monte the Academy " Music lately lOr III" pc"o'
OF the fund amounted 10 N,lt9.
A large collection of books, comprising Doth
rare and standard works sold at auction at Clinton
Hall last night by George A. Lcavtt Co. As many OF
tho hooks hal never been used the sale was attended ny
\ yeral prominent bOOkdeaerso OF TINS city' N. PR
were Generally very reasonable. Fampton's America
brought So Ancient and Modern unNetsai iiIsoIg go
MarElin's Bible Sos Blackwood Magazine, compleNd
10 Is6s Sl7j: Pickerings edition Of the BridgeVatet
Treatsea, SIS Galorios Pu6hqHes de europe w. anu
uakluyts Voyages, $50.
The third DAYS sale Of rare coins at the rooms
Of Bangs Mcrwin Co was well attended and the prices
realized we're exceptionally good. The list included
largo collection Of the earlier ewEngand coins beside
hungarian, Russian Italian and @nSent 6 5ntes ,sS I
was sold for $50 Standish Barry threepchce' siAo'
Baltimore Town Jnyi 1880 Tor s2 'Oi Gros W. a." q.
double dollar OF Tryulzo for 50 50; tctradraehm OF
Antochus ", coined &c Is c. Tor go 81 anu ~ s
Of HsouB Araschid Cahph OF Baedad AID Soo LOT ~ o.
BROOKLYN.
Tho Police Commissioners ordered, yesterday,
general transfer Of roundsmon 10 he made for the pnr-
nose NJ DESTROYING any familiarity between tbom and the
plaoons with which they have been so long ahsoca'e
The Common Council Committee on Lamps
and Gas received proposals last evening, from the dii-
frent gas companies for lighting repairing and clean
ING the street lamps for the ensuing year The CIe
a.. Connany inc lowest bidders offered 10 perform the
work at Sc per lamp. Tic same work EoS costs - and
'i' W. nanny LONG ISLAND.
HrNTER's POrNT.-J0hn ID. Mum, under
toker denies te report that he has ANYTHING 10 DO with
the burial OF patients who die on BackNeiPs Island.
FIrsmNG-In view Of the auimosity against The
Flushing Drainage Commission aud i0 tue pu pose Oh
conierring with the people interested, the commission
d.tfct 10 he drnined aud an interested in the
prosecution OF tue work az the Town Han next 4ueSu-y
afternoon.
MI.EoLA.-The employees on A. T. Stewards new rail
road struck FOR au increase q wages ycsterday They
receive 81 20 per day, and wsrk from IN the morning
tIil "a at night They demand u 70 per day
RocKAwAr.-Bishop Loughlin has purchased seven
acres OF amd for burial ground Is '2o9 e 10 he been
fatally injured 10y heavy timber Ealing on MS mead
BABYJos-Iarge quantities. Of trout were taken with
hook aud line nom the ponds Ia t9is FCln ~ ~
York the various railroads,
J.MAIcA-The unoccupied house Of James Stanley was
/ drtd nv an incendiary Tuesday night. W William
Msnsden broke both his legs By falling into ms tehOse
9gtc1IS 70 GG Ta4c tS Ts } LOUISA Fischer
| Andreas Pckel. Flushing; Peter McKenna, Newtown
o! 4inisrion were i-auoo on The estates OF Jackson
Nich0s, Elizabeth Dc' .geaus tInsliiii NSlnan -
Elizabeth I1ing'iOn, Benjamin SMITH, E4le
Donneiy, Michael Fr'thoefer. Hempsteadi PheDe j.
| Jones, Townsend Mitchell Oyster Bay.
wESICHESTER COUNTY.
Morr HAvES.-The barn of j. l.. Haish,
worth 5000 was burned yesterday. The coaehinan was
supposed to he III building but ne had gone on visit
STATEN ISLAND.
| NORTuFrELD.-The old Bulls Head Tavern
was destroyed ON Tuesday night by FIRE together with
the building attached to IT, and the dwelling house and
store on the opposite side Of the street
NEW-JERsEY.
Jersey CITY.-Fredcrick Miller, q machinlst,
vas convicted yesterday ia the Court OF Quarter Sessions
of incest with his daughter Six prisoners were taken
Yesterday to the Trenton State Prison and ten TO the
sailors was down late Tus sday night 10y the Ferry
boat Central The men We're Struggling III tne water
nearly 10 minutes and when rescued were nearly cA-
austed . In The Hudson County Orphans Court, yes
tertay Judge Randolph commented severely on INC eh
ccssive charges IN the accounts OF hdnlhstrttos lu
executors fOr burial expenses luctuhB tJnu'lu'H,
&c Tic judge sara 9, a., et0nc
Tho Ind re concluded by utmang that no account in
1unro would pass where such charges wcto lu3nnosuy
| cIorbitant.
HoBoKrx-City Physician Benson reports seven eases
OF small poN IN the hospital SK OF the pteus are coh-
vacscent In the other the disease II AT It's night
REORGANIZATION s opened between tins town and
New York,
LAKE VIEw.-This village has been materially I'M
proved by the addition OF srcotlamps'
PATKRsON.I1e yearly cost OF maintaining tne present
City Government amounts 70 nearly t5oni but tue es,
tmated salaries, according TO the prov s1ns OF to LeW
charter will foot up only So Under the existing ar
raugementa the Collector alone receives nearly S0WO
uer annum . Tho Bridge Committee has decided 10
ud new iron bridge the Passac, at the foot OF
Aau-st aud will proceed immediately Win the Worn
NEWARK Navigation Las been resumed between EuI-
abeth and this city since Tuesday aiteru"oo'