New-York tribune., 1872-07-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-Y0RK CITY.
| The BlOOmingdale Park Association has re-
cevcd for is breeding yards, Cariboo buck, four
| Derby pheaants, red foxes, and three mink. Two
| moose are nov in the park.
The Yacht Josephine, which sank in the
lower bay onSonday, partly raised yesterday and
towed to Governors Island, where she lies with her
| masts half or OF water.
1t is runOred that an application will be
made 20 admit TO bail Thomas and Patrick Hart and
John Redmond, witnesses in the Stokes who have
been conhnedn the House or Detention since January.
In the United States District Court, yester-
| day. in the oses Of the Anthracite Coal Company Of
Philadelphia agt. the steam-tug Niagara, and samuel
kmmestiel at. the schooner Defiance, Judge Bateh
| ford dismissed the lbcls, with costs.
| Special Revenue Assessor b. Wass, assisted
by the police seized large Illicit distllcry yesterday
in the hrce-sory building, No 2ss Fronst, rear. The
still which could produce 20 barrels Of spirits day was
in operation. The property seized Is worth 5000
| A new line of steamers, to be known as the
Atlas" has been established between this port aud
Jamaica, kingston and savanilla. The first steamer
viii leave this place on september2 2. The steamers will
be about $50 feet long 81 feet BEAM ana "a feet depih OF
The Hon. w. w. Niles has been sued by
George Jones' alias the Count Joannes, for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged defamation Of character Judge Free
dismissed the complaint yesterday on technical
grounds granting the complainant 20 days for renewal
| OF suit.
The Scott Monument in the Central Park is
nearly completed aud will be dedicated within month
Nj Steele OF Edinburgh, Scotland, has cast the
statue from original scuture, which represents the
novelist seated dressed in plaid with bis faNore dog
al his feet The base will be Of polished granite. Tue
cost OF the work is estimated at $1,000 which has Deen
subscribed by the Scotch residents Of this city.
A correspondent charges the Morris and
Essex Railroad Company with "neglccting their
bounden duty to the travelling public IN not supplying
passengers with fresh water. He states that on Tues
day afternoon dry goods merchant doing business In
this city, and residing East Orange N j., was sud
denly attacked with vertigo, and became insensible,
gentleman passed in vain from car to car IN the hope OF
finding water and neither The conductor nor the brake
aud any thingtO relieve the suIcref'
Coun sci for VIM. NJ. Tweed have been given
two weeks by the Court of Common Pleas TO produce
afdavS that they have the defendants authority TO
appear in his behalf in the Of Greer agt Tweed
The argument is to set aside judgment given against
Tweed for S2 co., for nOnulfment OF contract to take
nine volumes Of the Universal Biography published by
the plaintiff and containing sketch ana likeness OF the
defendant The contract IN addition TO 1XnS price OF
$50 a volume imposed penalty Tor nondeceptance 10
the amount OF the Judgment
BROOKLYN.
The gas companies have reduced the price
Of gas from 50 25 to g per thousand feet.
1t is said that number of changes will be
made by United states Assessor Leech on Monday.
The Commissioners of Public Works have
given the Committee of Fifty TO the books pay
rolls, &C., OF the old Water Board.
Deaths last week 370 including 14l from
cholera infantum from smallpox, from sunstroke, 10
from cholera morbus, and from spotted fever.
The Atlantic Yacht Club Fleet will sail OH
August from whtestone. L. l., ON cruise to Morris
Cove. New-Haven, New-London, GreeDport, Newport,
and Nincy ard Haven.
The Brooklyn Bridge tower is now 10j feet
high and y feet will bring ii to the level Of the
proposed roadway, above which viii be two smaller
towers, each 25 feet high.
The receipts of the concert given by the
PTussan Band and Madame Lcutner in aid of the Or
phan Asylum 81 81, and the expenses $l,i7s Is
balance for the Asylu benefit, s62 ".
The Police Commissioners have issued
circular referring to the increase crime Sundays,
druggists who either publicly or eoyery, violate the
excise law.
LONG ISLAND
JAMAIcA.-The salary of the Postmaster,
which was recently reduced.from 900 to $500 per
num- has been restored 10 the former rate and Charles
yelling has withdrawn his reslgnation
PORT JETFERsoS.-Seyeral new vessels are building
here s. I. Wines Will begin immediately double
deeked, three masted schooner OF 200 tuns burden.
James NJ Bayers son nave begun schooner OF about
$50 tuns.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLEToN.-R -Rosalnd Harkhiem, while bath
Ing with her granddaughter, yesterday was drowned.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WHITE PLAINs.-The Grand Jury of West
CHESTER County have found q indictments including
against Joseph Price, coored, for burglary and larceny
atBedford, and TWO against Francis Gcrhardt for bur
elay and larceny at Peekskill. Gerhardt tried in
th, Court Sessions and sentenced TO state Prison for
tel years. Tie lad OMara who, few months ago. at
Pleasant yesterday pleaded guilty OF assault with
inent to do bodily harm, and was sent TO the House OF
Refuge for lye years.
NEW-JERSEY.
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