New-York tribune., 1872-12-31

BY the Controllers order 30 or more Dound
sets OF "Indiees Of Records will be sold at p m on
Thursday, in the Supervisors room.
William DOugherty, age 20, of No. 222
Cnton-st. died suddenly yesterday He had been for
IS years an officer 0; the Court of General Sessions
The death from old age of Catherine Cahill,
age IO5 who was IN Ireland, and who has lived 20
years New-York reported TO the Bureau of vital
Statistics yesterday.
The Special United States Deputy Marshals,-
who served during the late election and who failed TO
obtain their pay the regular day, are now being paid
at the United States Marshals Office.
The following is a comparative statement OF
the contagious diseases OF the past two weeks;
Typ1uI Typsoid sc.risl Me.,l,, DAer. sn,npor
Dec Dec. a...5 a... 4 q 4 y
Commissioner Van Mort removed, yesterday,
George Roome, the Keeper Of the City Hall, and ap
pointed place Charles Sutton formerly Warden OF
the Tombs. Mr.. Roome has been Keeper of the CITY
Hall for years, and removed solely Tor pOlucal
reasons.
The Theater Managers Union has resolved
to modify present form of advertising by aboishng
bboards and restricting notices to 20 lines in daily and
paid $40 day for billboard advertising and the amount
saved will thus be considerable.
The Hon. VIM. +. Havemeyer will assume
the duties OF Mayoralty for his third term, and will
receive his friends / O'Clock, New Years
Day in the Governors Room, City Hall He win take
the official oath of the new members OF the Common
tion at the MAYORS house in West Foureenth-st
count OF the recent death OF James D. Craig the Orother
Of Mrs Havemeyer.
Complaints having frequently reached Com
mis- Van Mort relative TO the stands and booths
incumberng the sidewalks along Washington and Green
wchsts. he caused exapinaon TO be made into the
facts of the aud having learned OF irregularities on
dately ordered their removal Tue Commissioner has
given orders TO the superintendent OF lncumbances 10
report every violation of the city ordinances.
The December term of the Court of General
Sessions Just adjourned which Recorder Hackett pre-
sided, disposed Of large amount Of business fIiy-
eight prisoners OF the various feOnes, such
as felonious assaults, arcenies burgares, &c. were
sentenced he imprisoned in the State Prison for Var
Gus terms. Nineteen for like oenses sent TO the
Penitentary. and with the number tried aud acquitted
upward of 14O prisoners were disposed Of
The street railroad companies are resorting
TO the use salt to clear the from their tracks,
despite contrary ordnance passed on the ground that
practice detrimental TO the public health, and In
furious the hoofs OF horses The Beeckerst Company
distributed load OF salt along its line yesterday and
the Third-ave Company reported TO have sated ITS
permitted TO sft through holes in the floor.
At q meeting of the Board of Police, yes
terday. honorable mention made in the minutes Of
the following officers OF the Eighth Precinct for their
efforts to rescue families from tenement which took
fire from burning Of the Mercerst chocolate factory
Capt. John McCulogb Sergeant William sclutz Hounds
James Mcneil Thomas MTldo9n, Thomas rkiieE9ey'
Fiii iii5 Mqhr hs6hr Rafie kSyaP Edward Maonoy' Edward
A great many generous, handsome, accom-
plshed young gentlemen who dance "ke angels" are
inquirug where they procure tickets for the grand
ball at the Academy Of Music, in behalf of the Infant
Asylum" This ball TO be Of the season,
it's managers arc among the brightest and best IN IN
city. those good young gentlemen are wise thus TO
endeayor by purchasing tickets 10 quidate some OF
of managers may be found at the office of The Home
Journal Tickets be bought Of any OF the managers,
No. l2l Flfth-ave.
BROOKLYN.
Holbrook Taylor of Jersey City committed
suicide at the house of friend at Atlantc-aye and
CumbeIandst, yesterday by taking laudanum "a
The Rev. w. T. Enyard, pastor Of the
North Reformed Church, ClermonFave., has accepted
the pastorate Of the Reformed Church at Brighton
Hights, staten Island
Smallpox has increased in the eastern and
southern sections of the city during the past month.
Twentyfour were reported at the Health ONCE
during the past two weeks.
An ordinance prohibiting the spreading of
salt on railroad tracks presented to the Board OF
Aldermen yesterday, and referred to the Heal Com
mittee The railroad companies say that would
have been run during he past Week hau 'eS hot useu
salt TO disOdge the snow.
The Board of City Works had large force
Of workmen engaged yesterday in removing the accu
mulated from Fulton-st. between the ferry and
the river at the foot Of Fultons Furmanst between
Fulton and Montague-sts, is also being cleared.
New Years Day will be extensively observed
in Brooklyn. There Will be watch meetings in the
Methodist and some other churches, commencing at
1, 30 tonight St. AIMS chimes will ring the old year
out and the year In, and the assembled watches
sen9 we GnS S IL ao Se S in the Hail Of the Young Me
Christian Association
While the pastor of the NJ. +. Church at
T7iird-ave and rwenty-thrd-st denouncng free
masonry on Sunday night Baptist clergyman of Chico
agetf, rfrfb fba
in oud voice stated that his assertions false.
iach excitement followed, during which the obectng
pastor exclaimed Ny dear brethren and sisters Thavo
driven the devils from the church and am glad OF it,"
The inquest, yesterday, In the case of Hette
Adams who drowned by being drawn into the East
River In closed coach the morning OF Dec. a. re-
suited in verdict generating the driver but censurng
the condition OF the street railroad switches at
Fulton-st. and Myrtle-aye., which, by catching the
the ground and censuin0 the managers Of the wharf
the foot Of washineto9-st, where the horses went
overheard for leaving the place so III protected
STATEN ISLAND.
RIcHMoND.-The County Supervisors met yes
terday and completed the county auditing All the county
moneys will 20 into hands Of the County Treasurer
as soon the additional 100000 surety is furnished
the Board. - - -
HUYTINGToN.-This town was placed in the
xIIIth Internal Revenue District by mistake and has
since been added 80 the XIIth District, OF which r. j.
Hawkins Is Assistant Assessor
GREESPoRr.-The East End Teachers Association has
elected the following officers President George W. |
ROrer; VlcePresdent, Mrs. Emma r. Hallock; Secre-
tary Levi S. seely, Jr; Treasurer, Miss Hattie b. |
Hedges.
PATCHoGUE.-The South Side Teachers Association will |
hold It's nrst meeting at the Union School building In this
village on Jan. "a, 1873.
ORIEET-s. b. Tabor has been fined s2Co s5 for selling
lauOr without license.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
SING SNG.-L. B. Bostwick and S. f. Tomp- |