New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-10
NETWORK CITY.

Workmen are laying Belgian pavement in
Astor-place.
States Rights Lodge, l. o. of 0. F., presented
p g. David Moss, last evening, with Past Grand jewel
worth 5000. M ..-. 49,. ..-
John II. Horn, Second Officer of the steam
ship Sherman, died yesterday, at the Quarantine Hos
pital, West Bank, of yellow fever
The Board of Health failed to meet yester-
day. owing to the absence Of the Commissioners. who
went down the bay with the expectation OF meeting
Judge bowling on his return from Europe.
Another August meteor was seen early yes
terday 1t was very brilliant and large, having one
sixteenth of the diameter of full moon: second
In the evening about i've times as large
Venus Of a bright emerald hue.
The distemper of relic worship has injected
the city TO such extent since the 18th of July that
there may be upon desk in Nassau-st fragment
"A relic OF the riot-pcked up the day before"
The managers of the Union Home and School
for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans have arranged to hold
grand military festival at the Fashion COURSE Long
Island October p for the benefit of the institution the
programme cOmprizes prize shooting rOting matches.
iootrace. balloon ASCENSION and other attractions
President Grant, accompanied by Gen. Por-
ter arrived in the city from Washington, yesterday
morning, and left in the afternoon for Long Branch
The Presidents to the Committee of the Edn
burgh celebration will be sent this morning, as he
did receive the message from Europe until late last
evening.
A special meeting of the Police Mutual Aid
Association will be held Saturday at the Twenysxth
Precinct station House (Cty Had, to consider the adj
ability OF allowing exnenbers the privileges OF ac-
tive membership without charge. TIE President THINKS
that many have left the Association In consequence of
the neg Get aud discOurtcsy Of the Treasures.
Teresa Schwartz sues Morris Fox to recover
$4,000 for breach OF promise to marry her She has had
him arrested, and he applies for release. While
admitting the promise he alleges ground for it, non
fulfmont that she agreed to furnish 500 If he would
merry her, he poor circumstances mo pain
tin denies this, but states that her brother gave him ne
pay the expenses OF the marriage ceremony Judge Bar
bOlIr denied the motion
The Board of Police amended yesterday
Rule 20 OF the Police Regulations by adding the fol-
lowing: "Al promotions viii be made from among
those whose record in the Department shows that they
have earned promotion by diligence, intelligent ZEAL and
fidelity duIy The discipline OF the Departhieni re-
quires that this rule should he strictly enforced once
will therefore bear mind that efforts made through
friends to their promotion VIII hinder ana not Az
vance their interests"
BROOKLYN,
The fountain in Union-sGuare is to be moved
30 lcct nearer broadway.
Death, for the week ending Aug. ., 200, III
eiuJng from smallpox and from scarlaina
The Scotch citizens are contemplating the
erection of statue of Robert Burns in Prospect Park
The Academy Of Music is undergoing extern
yc repairs preparatory the opening OF the eleventh
season In September. ...,..,--.,.- ..,,...'|
Precautions have been taken to prevent the
yellow fever from being introduced into the city from
infected vessels at Quarantine. The Sanitary Squad
daily patrols the waterfront and the shores Of GowauS
Bay far Bay Ridge, with instructions To bum all
refuse matter washed ashore.
The Nineteenth-ward is infested by two
rival factions of roughs, styling themselves Rocks
and Boosters" who daily engage in fights with stones,
tndanGcrng the lives Of wgpeQ aud children Gas,
lamps and windows smashed injscrilninatcy, and
police interference is uulin0wD
The Howe SewirgAIachine Company has
begun suits in the Kings County Supreme Court against
the Peoples Insurance Company Of San Francisco and
the Commercial Union Assurance Company OF London for
the recovery OF insurance upon the factory and ma
chinery the plaintiffs in town OF Peru, iuu., de-
stroyed by fire on Feb 10, 1874.
The peach crop is so abundant that there is
danger of the fruit rottng before it be sent to mar
ket Tie receipts vest rdy the largest OF thesea
son. including carloads and $500 crates by boat The
price ranges from 50 cents to 81 50 crate The apple
trade dull the prices ranging from 81 90 10 IS barrel
Pears at different prices, from 81 cents TO % per
crate good Baretts worth from IS 81 10 "a per
crate and from IS to - per Darrell Duchess ana
" SCI ke!s" from 81 to 81 80 per crate.
LONG ISLAND