New-York tribune., 1872-08-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

v.
Bernard Smythe, Collector of Taxes, was
rovod ON Saturday. His successor has not been APP
pointed -,
The Loyal Orange Institution, u. S. A., will
tender reception to william Johnston, NJ P' at Cooper
Institute, tonight
Judge Learned at Albany, has appointed
Isaac " French receiver OF the Womens Home IN TINS
civ under the application OF the AttorneyGeneral
Deaths last week. 645 births, 393 mar
rages 1O6 arrests lSi loss from 10 fires, s25s5 IN
surance 36 OO situations procured at the Free Labor
Bureau, SsS.
An Italian mass meeting was held at the
Germania Assembly Rooms, in Thrdaye., ON Saturday
night and resolutions passed that celebration OF the
union OF Italy be held.
The missing records Of the Supreme Court,
Chambers used by the judiciary Committee OF the AS
semby in the Barnard lnyesgation, were brought to
had been left in the hands Of clerk by amemDer ot the
Committee.
The "five young equestriennes who were
announced ride through the Central Park dressed IN
Bloomer costume Saturday failed TO appear much 20
the disappointment Of several hundred persons WIZ %so
had assembled 70 see them ana & whU %edI away WIN
Ln embryo artist of immature years dls-
plays great ingenuity and marveousy bad taste in the
execution OF intensely coored chalk drawings OF his
toricai and political chascters on the sidewalks near
the Produce Exchange IN Pearst AS ne oDnglngy
furnishes descriptive cOmmentarles OF ms own noih,
the possibility OF mistang King John ior Paul Johes %
happily lesseheu.
II has been ascertained that Rosa McCabe,
whose discharge from the Bloomingdale Lunatc Asylum
was applied for a few days since Is IN the Luhauc
ASYLUM on BLACKWELL Island. Application was mace
on saturday by MIR Townsend for writ OF habea cor
pus compelling the superintendent OF the latter nIu M
tion 10 produce her IN court JuIge BaITet sI"''u ~
writ, aud made 1t reurnabe on Tuesday.
The new steamer Dakota of the Australian
Mail Line, made trial trip Saturday from the pier
at the foot Of sixthst L. r., with large number OF
invited guests. The Dakota is $50 feet long, 40 eet
BEAM and q feet deep. The machneryls intended 10 1o
operated upon the compound principle as ar as possible
with single cylinder and 1t - expected that great
speed Will be attained Win small consumption VI uSl
A swimming contest for both sexes took
place on Saturday in the East River, at the foot of
Fifty.fourthst The first race was ladies' match OF
half mile the prizes being SIS the winner and gold
ring to the second The first prize was won py Miss
next boys Of one mile the hrst prze being
s35 and the second gold rng There we were zen GRie
Another race for men, over tWO-nlle course, mo
nj heing s75 $50 and gold ring. There twelve
entries but only three went over the course and won
the prizes. MesSrs. Wolf, Gubbleman, and DAVIS.
The Swiss astronomer Plantamour will either
have his revenge a skeptca world to-day, or else his
science viii be brought into disrepue. To predict the
destruction of this world bya heavenly cend4Iy
in the form OF "a comet ~ certainly species OF hoIIpe
pleasantly which makes every uninsured house-oWntr
uneasy, aud it is not strange tha seietG d men @ are &
tenng TO the rescue OF NJ flantdihou, anu dlt lo'S
asserting that he never made any snch IredcuOh ana
pers on the whole, therefore, prudent househoders
viii be justified in dong their marketing to-day a. usua,
and IN leaving the contingency OF Tue GeSIuC'oh VI 'e
| world IN the background
BROOKLYN.
Arrests last week, j37; taxes collected, Soc,-
Coz water rates paid, $3.50
Controller Schroeder has been ordered to
make necessary appropriation for the payment OF 90
additional policemen.
The Park Commissioners have expressed
.-.t.-, in. fam
atizng the financial accounts Of the puoc departments
The Police Commissioners Saturday, Issued
another stringent order the sale Of liquors on Sundays
and nearly all the saloons were vigorously closed, yes
| terday.
A marty of dry goods clerks, yesterday, broke
plate glass value $3.50 the windows Of Philip Freusch
store No 100 Ewent because Freusch had refused 10
| close his place at p M
$50 Door inmates of the Sheltering Arms
Nursery and Home for Destitute Children, enjoyed
free excursion Canarse, Saturday under the aus
| pices OF the Fresh Air Committee.
| DR.. Barron, late of the Health Department
was buried on Saturday, in Greenwood. after funeral
services al the Church Of St. Charles Borromeo. large
| number OF officials Joined the procession.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CnY.-The East River Ferry
| Company are rebuilding the James-sip and Thirty
fourthst ferry houses at Hunters Point. The bridge
OF the Thirty yfourh-ss tell yesterday morning just
after the O'Clock ooa, haH andeu % & nSo faSscsSIfS MO
mic eycuralon Wednesday TO Rartan Beach Grove in
| he steamer Sleepy Hollow and two barges.
| GREENpoRT-schanck, Acker n sbley have replaced
the TUG burnside their freight line to Boston, via son-
inetop by the steamyacht Emile, and are now shipping
nrarlrs from New York the Long Island Railroad
| and this line Long Wharf is undergoing extensive
| repairs.
| IISIoS CoURsE-Robert Buchanan driver on the
Jameica and East New-York Street Railroad, ia II
| trmpting Saturday evening, 10 jump from car while
i'm notion slipped and falling upon the track broke his
| neck.
| sorTuoLD-Propositons are invited. by committee
| appoutbd the purpose relative 10 a site WIN OF
! Without buildings, for a Town Hail.
| HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.