New-York tribune., 1872-08-02
NEW-YORK CITY.

Two new palace cars were piaceu upon INC
Elevated Railroad, yesterday.
During July 1904 persons, including 3D.
O50 women, used the public baths.
Half of Pier No. 46 East River, sank, with
100 tuns OF scrap-iron, astnght.
Controller Green paid, yesterday, to the De-
parment of Public Parks for general purposes, $4,000
The free reading room of the Cooper Union
will closed for reparson Aug 8, and will be reopened
on Aug. 10.
Two hundred anG six new patients were
treated at the Manhattan Eye aud Ear Hospital No 2S3
East Thirty fourth-st., DUNG july
DR., r, NJ. LeversOn will read paper on
" Common Sense and Common Schools" before the Lib
eral Club. in Plympton Hail. this evening.
The friends of the ate Bradley r. Hard de-
srous OF attending his fueral win meet in the store Oh
Vernon Brothers at No. is Duanest at noon to-day
Mitchell Hart the Jhatham-st pawnbroker,
died on Wednesday ant was buried yesterday LIS
propertv amounts 10 about s3O0O000 He aud hls sur
yiyng brother PURCHASED 22,Ooo shares Of Ihird.aye
Railroad stock when very low, and have since
held it.
The cashier of the Custom-house received,
Yesterday In payment Of duties s2So9OO an excess oil
ahout 81 600 on the aunt usually received In one
day This Is In conseuueice OF the reduction In the
tariff and the withdrawal goods from the custody OF
the Revenue Department.
Judge Pratt gran ted yesterday, mandamus
70 compel the Board of Audit allow the claim Of John
n
partment. The application being opposed on tne grouuJ
that Houghtaln had not worked the paintln eounse
argued that there had been no work for MIN 10 40
The Japanese Embassy left this city in the
steamer Bristol yesterday They will be met by COM
mitee at Fall River this morning and thence escorted
to Boston, where banquet will be given IN the evening
| and an address made by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inc
Embassy will sail for England III Ihe Ounard steamer
Olympus, on Augusta.
| The strike of the 1ongshoremen continued,
yesterday, but is still limited to the gangs formerly al
work upon Nos H. :9 and 81, Mr. No attempts were
made to ntimdste the new workmen VINO ARE sap Ths
longshoremen Of the stonington Steamship company
were aUout 70 Jo ~ s v "eered Vas accepted by fe
| men, and they continued work.
| Frederick j. Broderick, age 36, was arrested
yesterday charged with forging the Endorsement OF
James Arthur 10 third Of exchange for $780, drawn 10
favor Of the latter Wells, Fargo Co., by Arthur
Co of Austin Texas. Mr. Arthur had received the hrst
and second of exchange but neglected TO promptly pre-
sent them in person. Meanwhile Broderek presented
the third, but falling 70 establish his identity, payment
was refused He then had the draft cashed by Jacob
Clute who obtained hemoney. subsequently Mr. Arthur
personally presented The first OF exchange, ana i0uu
that the third had been already paid
The funeral of tie late Henri Drayton, the
actor and singer took place yesterday afternoon at
D. H. from DIR. Houghttn's Church of the T:anshgura'
ton in Thirty-nntb-st, Madisonave. The edlnce
was filed with prominent members OF the dramatic and
musical profession. The Rev Dr. Hougnton oohducted
the funeral services merely reading the EpcoPsl
|
simpson, tenor; j. r. Thomas, baritone Miss Howson'
soprano, and Miss Baron Alto with George w. Ergah,
as organist After the services the remains were taken 10
| the Cypress Hills Cemetery for interment
Among the passengers who arrived at this
| mort by steamship Russia, Tuesday, were Richard
Potter President and ]. NJ. Grant. Secretary Of the
Grand Trunk Railroad. England, and James Airport
| General Manager of the Midland Railroad England.
| The party were received by C. j. Brydses, Man
aging Director of the Grand Trunk Railroad Can
ada and have been stepping at the Gllsey hotel;;
They dned at DelmSneos last eyeningn naaI ana
Drew for Albany. From Troy they WIZ proceed a & oy
special train Montreal unless tey decide 10 go Gown
IKE Champain Their headquarters during their stay
in America WILL be at Montreal The visit is partly ior
| canada Grand Trunk Railroad which is largely owned
by British capitalists with the Northern IaeihS hiH
control one OF the great through routes between the At
lanuc ana Pacine'
BROOKLYN.
Controller Schroeder sold, yesterday, $9OOOO
Of Assessment Fund bonds at lOl.
Taxes 20 the amount of S201, ,76S 13 were paid
at the Collectors Office during July.
Deaths last week, 300, including seven from
smallpox and three from spotted fever
The county institutions contain 2,15S inmates,
! including 76i patients in the Lunatic Asylum.
Commissioner of Charities Corr, who was
! recently stabbed by ex-Assemblyman Roche, Is con
| valescent.
Nearly 800 poor children were taken to
cansrse YESTERDAY and entertained at the expense OF
| the Fresh Ar iubd
The colored people of this city celebrated
the recurrence of Emancipation Day by festival al
| Myrte-ave. Park, yesterday
The Park Commissioners are building road
way which endangers the Prospect Reservoir and the
Water Commissioners propose to ask for an injunction
| against the continuance OF the WOfh.
The yachts William L. Lee and, Maud OF
the Brooklyn Yacht Club, have been matched for race
Of 10 miles TO wnward and return for stake of g. coo
the and other particulars to be decided upon by
August s.
The Water Commissioners again debated
Commissioner Writings resolution to discharge sine
| curists yesterday Corporation Counsel Dewitt said
that he inclined to think that If the men did III
| work, they were n0 entitled to pay
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CuY.-The Rev. w. +. Bene-
dict Of Broadabln y. Y, has been called by the East
ave- Baptist Church. The body OF female infant was
| found drowned at Astoria, yesterday.
| urxpsTEAp-John T. Fowler was taken TO the lunatiC
asylum at Poughkeepse, few days SINCE, lie having
been pronounced a confirmed lunatic by Drs Rushmore
and Frost The building OF the new brlck poor-house
| has been begun.
| WNFIILp-Francs Nolan, an employe in the Winfield
founderyi agelabou co. was sent to the county jail
Wednesday, for committing an indecent assault upon
| little girl, agei
| MIsEoLA-fhe Queens County Supervisors will hold
meeting here to-day 10 consider the location OF The
| Courthouse.
| FIUsHISG-A band has been engaged by this town Il
| furnish l3 weekly concerts, at an expense Of sOO
| BRIDGEnAMrToS-The army worm has appeared, and
| Is damaging the crops.
NEW-JERSEY
JERSEY CITY-The Police Commissioners held
special meeting yesterday, and adopted resolutions
authorizing the warrants to pay salaries Of the
Departments under their control. The payroll OF the
Police Department from July is, to July 81 amounts to
| h0Q a hat no As
the Commissioners have been declared vacant by the
Attorney General and as the Governor has appolnted