New-York tribune., 1872-08-07
BROOKLYN.

| Prospect Park visitors last week, 134,117.
The Board of Supervisors ordered bills
amounting TO s34,5Oi 80 to be paid yesterday.
| The estimated cost of building subdivisions
| Nos. and of the Gowanus Sewer is $3s3,lI7.
! Hicks Post, veteran turfman, died, yes
terday at Gravesend and his remains will be inferred
| next Thursday.
| John Osborn, veteran of the War of 1912,
died yesterday IS years. He was born at Beieyie,
| n. j., and resided at Greenpoint.
The Water Commissioners dismissed, yester-
day. snecuriss, including xsupervisor Keatng and
| eX-Assemblyman Altken.
The county towns of Kings County, during
the past fiscal year, paid amounting to sl47s 49,,
| leaving a deficiency 0f Sill "a.
The contract to lay out and decorate the
| County grounds adjoining the Courthouse has been
| awarded 10 Patrick Dunn for sl3,29s.
| County Treasurer Gardiner reports that there
renamed In his hands, the close OF the fiscal year,
| July 81, 1872 trust funds amounting to s56OocO.
DR.. A. w. Shepard was reappointed yester-
day physician of the County Jail for three years, and
Thomas Martin appointed keeper OF the CourtHou Sc
The laborers and mechanics employed at tn G
NavyYard will be paid this morning for the month eud-
ing Aug. 1, at the Office in the Yard A large
OF poor families owing TO the delay In paying
the men, have become lnyolyea n ueo anu nav @
the Yard yesterday, ana II s rumored that additlonai
hands will be employed on the 18th INST
| The release of Henry p. Jones, charged with
keeping an Office for the sale of counterfeit money was
applied yesterday writ OF habeas corpus, before
Judge Barrett in the Supreme Court Chambers 1t
claimed by his counsel that detained without any
examination, and under the statute which requires
demanded he was entitled TO his discharge. Judge Bar
rett remanded the prisoder until to-day
LONG ISLAND.
Long ISLAND CITY.-The Board of Fire Com
missoners has authorized election for an Assistant
Engineer fill the vacancy caused by the dismissal OF
Thomas Ward.
the wages OF Robert Smith, OF his workmen because
the later had been crimnaly intimate WIN ms Vic ne
Smith attacked Sleght on Monday, ana shot MN III tue
head, causing slight wound
FLUsHING.--The Rev. E. s. Fairchid has been called
as pastor OF the Reformed Church at College Point.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.-Daniel McGuire, age IL, who
was run over at the Newarkave. crossing of the Penn
sylvana Central Railroad on Monday evening has since
died The Board Of Education has purchased seven
pianos at s3l5 each for the public schools EN-
Moves of ODonne Brothers cooper-shOp have struck
Tor nine hours work instead OF ten, on Saturdays;
The Board of Fire Commissioners concluded yesterday
he Investigation in the OF James Mccarthy killed at
the Erie ire exonerated Chief Engineer Farrar from
the Pennsy ylvauia Central Railroad yesterday Robert
Token coored employed as cook on board the propel
Ter Huuter was found drowned at the foot or EsseXst
| yesterday.
PArERsox-The Passac County Collector reports ex-
pcnses for July Sls9o9 81 Inc IVncs orSe Has Seo 5
increased to 81 members. Four hundred ana tnrtyiou
arrests were made during the quarter ending Aug l
Tie City Treasurer reports disbursements OF s655o IL III
| mly and a balance on hand OF $4,000. The Tax Re
ceyer collected g. 1856 The Board OF Aldermen mas re-
solved to offer the Erie Railway Company exemption n
from xaton for 10 wears II the repair shops built
here and will ask the Legislature to egalze the reso
| luton.
NEwARK-A little boy, Francis Bruno, living at NO %
Liun-st was struck by locomotive on the New-Jersey
Railroad the Chestnut-st. depot yesterday afternoon
His skull fractured, and he is not expected TO lye
The residents on Halsey-st, have secured counsel,
and will oppose the opening OF that street, owing 10 he
for an atroclous assault on Mrs Mary Wrth Charles
simpson OF NewYork has been sentenced TO TWO years
In the State Prison, for pocketpcng on board the eA
| eursion steamer Wyoming.
ELIzABETH-Herman Lange, age years, was run over
| and killed by horse-car, yesterday
| ORASGE.-Grace Church is to be enlarged and i'm
| proved at a cost OF $4,000.