New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-25
NETWORK CITY.

The aggregate amount Oh exports le&ci'biFo
Of spocie from tho port OF EewYork for the week end
ing Dec. "a, 1872. was S4'IJA'seo' .
Major Gen. Mcdowell, Commander OF the
Department or the South arrived in tho city yesterday
to spend the holidays with his family
Silas c. Seaman, age IS, unmarried, STOCK
broher died at the Park Hospital yesterday, from In
ures sustained in being run over by Belt Line car on
Saturday last.
Owing to the absence of q quorum, the
meeting of the Board of Revision and Correction Of As
sesemeuts announced for yesterday will be held al y
p. IN. tomorrow.
Controller Green paid yesterday to the
Police Department., on the streetcleaning account,
$50 @ and the Boulevard laborcrs for wages TO Dec 15
$4,000. All the labor rolls presented 10 inc ,oAu"ner
up TO yesterday have been paid!
The only collector of subscriptions for the
Chdren's Aid Society s Ii. A. Holt The safest way 70
contribute is by checks payable 70 j.. J.. Williams,
Treasurer Of the Society This IS said IN view OF the lact
that an imposter is making collections
A resolution Of the Common Council recon-
mending that sacred music be provided Central Park
on Sundays been sent to the Beard OF Aldermen
and within communication rom rue Ma3yor ouecdtns
Walter r. BuIling, proprietor of The Flush
ing Daily Times made application, yesterday to Judge
Tappen Inandamus compelling the Board Of Queens
County Supervisors to pay his bin for Publishing the
proceedings OF the Board and the generu eieclOh no
tees. The decision was reserved
John Z. Simmons, lottery dealer, who killed
Nicholas b. Duryea. also lottery dealer, with bowie
knife in Libery-s the evening OF Dec 10, was re-
moved from the Park Hospital to Bellevue Hospital on
alleged plot 10 lynch tine prspuer, who is still under
treatment for the fracture OF his ankle
Two of the most beautiful specimens OF poly
chromac printing ever executed in this country appear
in the Christmas number OF Tic Ft1h Avenue Journal
They are printed upon no letter press and yet have all
the evenness and richne OF tone OF careful Oh paint
ing The frat ia head Of the ttnar Saint q The day.
Santa Claus and the other he AdOrat!On Vi the Shep
herds al Bethlehem.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie Brady, age 80, of
Observation-Disclosures fth-st and Nnth-ave, which
was TO have taken place Monday afternoon, was post
poned on suspicion OF criminal negligence 1t ia said
that the husband asked physician 70 attend he d1i
ing confinement. and that his declining TO do so he
did not summon another physician I'LL some Tune IaleI.
The matter will be investigated
At the meeting of the Board OF Health yes
terday Inspector reported that of 20 cases Of
smallpox reported he had discovered that were due
10 association with persons who had the disease pa
tients had become infected through the disease beng
concealed patients had not been vacclnated since IN
fancy, and patients had never been yaccjnated An
interesting table concerning recent deaths vas also SUD
mtted.
The property owners interested in the open
ing of Dyckman Sherman. Nagle and Tenth-aves. met
the Commissioners having charge OF these avenues yes
terday at No. 50 Nasaus and gave their views of tho
value property TO be taken and effected by the open
ngs The Commissioners have already determined sub
stantally the area OF assessments and amounts OF
few days.
The Committee of Seventy has not MS yet
prepared q charter tOlbo submitted 10 the Legislature
though an outline has been drawn upIby Gen. Solomon
Dorman b. Eaton, and jackson g. Schultz. 1t pro-
posed that this should be considered by joint
mite Of the GSm%See Of SERENITY and ths the
OF Seventy this was objected TO- and IL is understood
itself to any party. At the next meeting IL Will be de-
cided whether not to eonsu with outside organize
fl unNL mill Ia hG1 4 FnnV
conclusion.
The Committee of the Board Of Aldermen
on Public Works heard further plans to the Of
salt water as protection against fire. a. F. johnson
urged the plan previously presented by him, and prom
ised the city free use OF the water for sanitary pur
poses. j. L. Douglas OF the Merchants Insurance Com
pany suggested the construction OF large buildings at
the Battery at the foot OF Canas North River NJ the
lower Croton reservoir by the use of which
vors the fierce OF the Croton water could DO increased
were offered. The Committee viii probably report to-
and the matter win then be referred TO the new
Common Council.
BROOKLYN.
Mayor Powell has signed 100000 worth Of
Sewerage and Deficiency bonds.
Trinity Church, at Clinton and Montague
sts. was entered yesterday morning by thieves, who
stole SO from the contribution boxes.
The steamer Rhode Island, launched at
Greenpoint on Monday afternoon, was built for tho
StOningtOn Line, ana Tue oleaIn-
ship Company.
The Revenue officials seized, yesterday, a
vinegar factory at the foot Of North Thrteenthst t.
d. where Illicit whisky dIstllng being carried
There were no arrests.
The Board of City Works received large
number Uf bids yesterday for cleaning the streets OF the
city during. the coming year. Tho contracts were
awarded as follows Middle Division, Patrick Dnnegan
$4,000; Eastern and Western Divisions, Scrmshaw
Paving Company esI'c0
1t appears that the quarrel during which
Henry seigler age 49, German, OF No. 70 Ridge-st.,
New-York, was stabbed at No ~ Crook-st l.. d., Oh
Monday night, originated as follows: seigler was
visiting his sister Caroline who claims 70 be the wife Of
Frederick Weir and Mary Kelly who present, made
Sna @ Defended his
high words ended in flourish OF knives during which
bed to death he was arrested early yesterday morn.
ing and denies having had weapon In his hands at
the time Of the stabbing His son John Ia detained as
LONG ISLAND.
JAMAICA.-An unknown man, age about 45,
was frozen death in field, Berlin station this
town, during Sunday night
NEW-JERsEY.
JERSEY CITY.-The damage to the High
School building by the fire, Monday night, will be
probably less than at first supposed the walls still
stand firmly IL the walls do not need TO be rebuilt the
loss viii exceed $4,000 $4,000 There is $4,000 IN
surance in the State Insurance Company which had
rensured $4,000 OF Its risks and $4,000 insurance in
panes the names OF which refused by the agents.
THERE'S also insurance of $500 the furniture
Hudson County Insurance Co.. Patrick Jennlngsded,
yesterday from injuries received from the falling Of an
embanknent at the grading excavations the flights
the previous day. -Four men were buried all of
whom rescued alive, but Jennings was badly in
ured that his recovery impossible. Gov Parker
and family spent Monday night and yesterday in the
city.
PArERsoS.-william Collier, charged with setting his
rolling mill fire Sunday night was released yes
terday afternoon $4,000 bail IL Ia understood that
he has been indicted by the Grand Jury Henry J..