New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-05
NETWORK CITY.


Col. Lockwood L. Doty began, yesterday
the quarterly payment to pensioners at the CUSTOM
house.
The subscriptions among the French resi-
in aid Of the fund for the payment OF inc frencn
war indemnity amount to nearly 5000
Charles Moore, the emigrant rObbcr IS sui
in the Tombs His counsel have procured stay OF pro
ceedngs TO give them opportunity to prepare Dill Oh
exceptions.
The Board of Supervisors, Mayor Hall i'll the
chair received yesterday, communication from Gem
shacr stating that many bills for the expenses Of me
First Division n G., 8. N Y, during the roI Vi l"S'
July, arc still unpaid.
John Purcell, convicted two years ago OF
the murder Of Lawrence Herman, and subsequently
granted new trial, pleaded guilty, yesterday IN Tue
and was to Sing Sing for two years.
A petition signed by $1,000 persons, including
several clergymen presented last evening TO inc
Of the Cooper Institute asking that the pray
and reading-rOOm be kept open on sunday committee
will be appointed 10 consider the petition and take ACTON
on It.
Burglars broke into the premises OF Rogers,
Bacon & Co.. on the second floor Of No. 40 Howardstp
on Saturday evening" and carried of $1,000 worth OF
laces The thieves forced open the door leading rom
the hallway. number Of employees OF the Urn were al
work on the floor above at the time'
The following are the statistics or the APP
prasers Office for February: ~ -, a.,
Number Of invoices arpraisemet orders ,,,c. ,oso
1905 l23lb
AfEgsae 'i'a.' % uu sl3oe2 s933a5 80
Commissioner Van Mort discharged, yester-
day. two water policemen who received $1,000 year
each ld IS aborers and cleaners in the City Hall whose
wages were - day Inc Comulsso i Is lthmS a
thorough inspection OF the hotel ana nVery hlaUfs 70
in the returns.
The Lutheran Society, heretofore wOrshiping
in ST. Peters Church in East Fiitethst has recently
purchased the church edifce in East Fortysxhs be-
longing Scotch Presbyterian Society OF which the
Rev Joseph SandersOn is pastor The Lutherans took
of their place of worship on Sunday with
the usual ceremonies.
II would benefG the general public if the
men employed place the Of streets on the pub
lie lamps had sufficient intelligence to read. In largo
number instances throughout the city the signs have
been reversed III the lamps, making them unntelgiDle
Especial complaint made Of this nuisance
ON Thrdave.
A gang of seven pickpockets "wOrked' car
No G OF Fourth-ave. line. about III o'clock last
night while going from Fourteenthst to Tenthst sue
cessuly stealing one passengers watch and anOthers
pocketbook, beside, it is believed going through
consisted in holding the bcsrap that the conductor
was unable to stop the car Tor two or three minutes
The railroads running from New-OIleans
North and East having established passenger rates dis
proportonate 20 the through rates of connecting lines
the Northern lines, including the Pennsylvania Central
New-York Central and Baltimore aud Ohio, advanced
the to NewOrleans, yesterday, from $50 to 500
Mobile The local fare thence TO New-Oreans Is
only 81, making tie total fare to Ncw-oreans by this
DIR. s. Oakley Vanderpoel of Albany, DR..
Carnochan successor as Health Officer OF the Port,
rived this city Saturday and went, yesterday. TO
Quarantine, to take formal possession OF his Office
though it will be about a month before he
his his duties. lie viii have conference with
a committee of leading merchants tomorrow, to hear
their views to the best method Of managing the bust
ness Quarantine, as fully to protect the public
without unduly restricting commerce.
The challenge issued by the Paris crew of
st. John, n. b.. Feb 90 to either the Chambers
crew. the Taylor and wnship of England the
Coulter OF Pittsburgh PENN or The Bgen crew of
this city, has accepted by the aforementioned
Bernard Bgen in his letter OF acceptance, expresses
the challenge the New-York crew, made two months
ago, instead Of Issuing new one but agrees 70 low
either in June July, in sX-me race on the Harlem
River for $1,000 or 5000 n side guaranteeing clear
course aud a reasonable allowance for expenses
BROOKLYN.
Tie Health Board reports II cases of small
pox last week.
Mrs. Fanny HYDE the murderess of George
W. Watson in the District Will be tried before
the Court OF oyer and TerIDlncr tomorrow.
John Fox, an illicit whisky distiller who
was sentenced the Penentary for six months, has
been released by President Grant from paying tine OF
1900
The Board of Aldermen adopted q resOlu-
ton, yesterday, ln8t no company snalI
quire any passenger who has not been provided with
seat in a car TO pay fare.
Water Loan Bonds to the amount of sos 900
were issued by the Controller. yesterday. He has found
balances TO the credit Of Controllers Faron and Collins
577 O6 and s579 respectively being money which
they had transferred to their accounts Controllers,
ana which had been lying idle in the Nassau Bank for
several years.
James Shevlin, Keeper of the Pcnitentiary,
transmitted yesterday TO the Board Of Supervisors a
communication embOdyng plan by which he proposes
10 make the Penitentary sefsustaning He asks for
control all contracts for supplies and labor and
that all Ongtcrm prisoners shall be sent TO that mst-
ton instead vi sing Sing Prison. Referred 10 the Peni
Tertiary Committee.
John s. Roberts and Gideon Frost, q sub
Committee OF the Brooklyn Committee OF Fifty, dele
gated TO examine the books and accounts the Depart
mont of Audit and Assessment, have made report.
other statements il that the total expense for
new lamps aud posts during the past three years
s29OOO0 and that the work ii 1t bad been really
needed could have been accomplished for S2O000. Willie
population since 1869 has increased tho
expense of lighting the streets has increased 500 per
The sub Committee considers that SS550O0 has
been improperly expended by the Department. during
the past three years.
LONG ISLAND.
UEMPSTEAD.-The action of the Supervisors
in locating the Court House MineOa was condemned
as unwsc and Illegal at a mass meeting yesterday.
Similar meetings will he held in other towns and "A bill
has prepared TO provide for submitting the
10 the people, and creating Gen Mcclellan, Attorney
General Barlow and James W. Covert Commissioners Of
Construction
Long ISLAND CrrY-On Friday night Joseph f. Tay-