New-York tribune., 1872-04-23
NFW-YORK CITY.

| ciargcs against the accused Judges
II il estimated that nearly 10000 dogs are
owned here and least uineenths OF them come under
| the head OF ours worse tnan w0rthess
| Norwegian residents, who are represented
| bv an Association numbering COO members, are making
| arrarg for q national festival On May II.
On and after May T. the tenword minimum,
as applied Atlantic cable dispatches. Will be aDoi
ished, and short messages will be sent at s S0d' pof
| word.
| Christian Jacobs was committed by Justice
Hogan at the Tombs yesterday on charge OF stealing
copy the BIbic worth ss from bookstand at James
and Chathamsts.
Sewing-machinc schools for INDECENT child
rem arc tho Invention OF the charitable asSoca-
tions, and very practical and sensible and popular
| innovation 1t is proving.
The Park Commissioners are negotiating Tor
the purchase OF the Jay collection Of $1,000 genealogical
specimens which will be added to the Museum OF Nat
| ura History In Central Park.
The majority of swinders and adycnturers
infesng the metropolis for tho past two three years
becn and are. It is said. English instead OF Italians
| Pocs and uungarians as formerly
More persons of French nationality are re-
ported left their country to reside In this
city during the past six months than during any similar
| period since the foundation OF tho Republic.
| Madison and Unions squares are much en-
arged and improved by the removal OF the iron fences
They fInged by rows Of the convenient coupes
which have VI late grown into general demand IN this
| city.
At the Turn Hall in Fourth-st. dramatic
performance given last night. for the benefit of
fund in aid Of Ludwig Feuerbach, the German phlOso
pbcr, who * living under destitute circumstances i'll
| Nuremberg, Germany.
| Another new Club, to be composed mainly
OF artists and literary men, is to be formed and
clubhouse Is to he rented in Fiitlaye. All the neces-
sary steps have been TAKEN II Ii 6id 10 Insure tho sue
| cess OF this social enterprise.
Tho National Board of Fire Underwriters
has authorized tho formation of an Executive Committee
of members with full power TO order the organization
OF local boards and to appoint chief executive officer
to carry out the orders of the Executive Committee
Persons engaged in the business say that
not more than lecture out Of fifty delivered here
unless before particular organization or society
York enjoys the reputation Of the worst city to lecture in
III America.
City Sanitary Inspector Morris has ordered
10 Assistant Health Inspectors to visit the enemens in
| the First, Second Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth
Fourteenth aud Eighteenth Wards to report upon their
condition, and to ascertain whether the cespoQs are
| regularly cleaned, and what nuisanccs should be
| abated.
careful examination by eminent lawyers
shows that the charter does not in way endan
ger the situations OF the Public School teachers the only
members OF the Department removed by 1t being the
| Commissioners OF Public Instruction The teachers
further secured In their positions by the general State
| law for the maintenance OF schools.
During these pleasant days dOg-pcddlers fire.
| qucntng Broadway and other crowded thOroughfares
have adopted device for disposng OF their canine
Tying rope about puppys neck, they drag 1t
along until half choked, seelng which. some % kind
poor little beast and buys it, in order to deliver 1t from
| so cruel a master.
Professional mendicants of ability, energy,
and experience make here it is sad from S. to s.
day by faithfully plying their VOCATION while beggars Of
inferior talent and tact forced to content themselves
with 81 10 g day With very few exceptions our beg
gars foreigners and they all agree that NewYok il
the best city the globe for their "profession." The
result is that they flock here from every quarter Of the
world, and their number steadily increases.
| Augustus Bishop, son Of Sir Henry Bishop,
the English composer and Mne Anna Bishop, the well
known vocalist, found dead, yesterday morning, in
room Of his mothers house, No. 2o5 West Eleventhst
lie 35 years OF age, and was apparently in good
health when he went Ia bed on the previous evening.
| A post-mortcm examination by Deputy Coroner Marsh
revealed that death had been caused h disease of the
liver. He was superintendent OF Soldbeating estaD-
| lishInent in IIuCBon-st.
| There is only one stage now in this city, it
is asserted where 10 years there al least i've.
This decline is sign Of Improvement for the clumsy,
numbering vehicle is as much behind the time as canal
boat. An omnibus is almost the only material thing in
this country superior to the law OF progress The New
York stages. which have been Withdrawn from different
lines have been sold to other cities and towns and may
be found in nearly every part Of the Union rendering
| anti-Gy specific service 10 their passengers.
| The IIobolen stores, owned by the IIobollcn
| Land and Improvement Company. VIM. W. shppan
President, bonded yesterday, and TO be desig
mated General Order warehouses. Mrs. Catherine r.
Kunhardt and Hermann c. Won Post justified
ties in $4,000 each. TIC Jersey City stores. owned by
the NewJersey Railroad ana Transportation Company,
Deiss President, have also been bonded. Jas. NJ.
brown, OF Brown Bros & Co.. aud J. stuart. of J. j.
Stuart being the sureties in $4,000 each. The Cunard
line Will designate these stores as their General Order
warehouses.
| The annual report of the operations of the
Fire Department has been prepared by order Of the
Board OF Fire Commissioners. and is ready for transmits
sion to the Mayor but has not yet been called for by
him There are 81 engine and is nook and ladder com
pancs. Tue working force consists OF Chief Engineer.
Assistant Chief Engineer. IL Assistant Engineers. i6
Fcremen, ~ Assistant Foremcn 440 FremeD 3s Hose
and 23 Iaddermen, making total OF During
year ending April IL there fires causing
loss of s63,253; insurance S. 7.l2j Compared with
the previous year the number of fires has increased u
cent.
BROOKLYN.
Scventy-seyen cases of small -pOx were re-
ported at the Health Office, last week.
The school in Flftcenth-st., near Fourth
ave. closed yesterday account Of the prevalence
OF smallpox IN the vicinity.
The United States Revenue officers made raid
into the Fifth Ward Yesterday but their search for Illicit
whisky proved unsuccessful
Mrs. Fanny HYDE, who shot George w Watson,
was admitted to bail in $500. yesterday, by Judge
Tappcn. Her sureties Edward Haoway Of No. 3s
Disiou-st, and George Held OF No. l46 Presidentst
The Brooklyn City Mission and Tract Society
has employed during the past year. Is missionaries and
4lI voluntary visitors and distributed so2OoO tracts
papers, ana bibes isl persons were Induced 10 sgn the
temperance pledge.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
CORTLANDTOwN.-Work has been begun in
the brick yards the west side OF Wcstcheser County
One firm employs six machines and $50 men.
FREMONT. C considerable uncasiness has been occa.
stoned by "A case OF smallpox.
NEW-JERSEY.
NEwARK.-A hoy, age 1G, named Kransshaar,
attempted TO commit suicide by taking Paris green
because his father had punished him. Tho followng
officers the Board OF Managers OF the Industrial Ex
hibton have been elected: President Marcus L. Ward
pres II. Peddie (,raf and IN