New-York tribune., 1872-06-03
NEW.YORK CITY.

Nine ocean steamers sailed for Europe last
Saturday.
The Gramercy, Lotta, and Manhattan Boat
Clubs held opening and excursions Saturday even
ing, on the Harlem River.
Two hundred and forty-fve new patients
were treated at the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital IN
East Thirty y-fourth-st, during May.
Geo. Layery, who killed Detective Lam
breeht last February was found guilty on Saturday. OF
murder ia the second degree. o will DO sentenced To-
day.
Z. i. O'Callahan viii read paper to-mor-
row eyeninc before Historical society," at the Library
in secondaye, on Tho First Public Library in New
York"
Arrests last week, 1,7i2; dodgers in the sta
tion-houses les5; marriages, l79j births AZ deaths
$685. taxes received S3339l II; fees for Isl licenses
$3.50 So loss from 80 res si79O50 Insurance. s4iso'
The Mayor and Controller received 10 bids
last Saturday for the corporation Advertising Wen was
awarded 10 tie lowest bidder Joshua T. Owens OF me
Dav Register who offered TO DO it for y cents me- Va
for So 500 for the whole ANIMAL sery co.
Fire Marshal McSpedon reports lo3 fires In
this city during Mays loss s47217s insurance, Si8ssoOi
uninsured loss, s63O Twenty-Five res were Gausta "
tho explosion uIsetng Of kerosene OF In
In May 1871, there we're but ~ hres ahd tAe V'' Nd"
only $i6,9Sj.
The Commissioners of the new County
Courthouse adopted, Saturday, resolution uia
charging the cleaners the fremen, aud the engheoIS
omnloved IN that blildinc as well the wOrkmen on
gagged in It's cOnst uctOD, an consequences Vl "VJ "
obtain money to pay thclr wages
About 100 members of St. johns Com
mandery, Knights Tompar Of Philadelphia who had
been on a New-Eugland pleasure trip, were escorted
from the Metropolitan Hotel Saturday afternoon 10 'he
Cortlandt.st ferry by representatives, from Morton
Columbian Palestine, Manhattan, Constantine Cuh'ol
and IyanhOe Communicates 0I tins eity'
Ellis II. Elias or one Of his aptest pupils in
sbarp sWindlng. who signs himself Thomas d. Ihorp
cuton by some OF the Eevenue officers and detectives by
offering genuine Revenue stamps for cigars 40 go for 500
worth, obtaining them, at this rate as he stles 70 a &
cuidr, from cousin who has fu charge CI tHc No'eIh
meat printing Oiico at Washington.
BROOKLYN.
Arrests last week. 5O2; taxes collected,
si5,55i.
Bishop I.aughlin confirmed 500 children at
ST. Paul's Church, in Comt-st., Saturday.
The Mutuals of New-York defeated the
Athletics OF Philadelphia on the Union Grounds last
Saturday, by score Of TO ,.
Chief of Police Campbell Inspector John >.
Folk and Capts Mcclellan. Smith, Woglon, NcLagshiin
Mullen, and LEIGH were sworn into Once on S~tuiud5'
The strawberry festival, to be given at the
Park Congregational Church, seventht. and sixthave
tomorrow, is 4 principal attraction oi South Brooklyn.
Scrimshaw concrete pavement Is to be LAID IN
slxthaye., between Union and Fiftcenthss.i Eighth
ave. between F1atbush and Prospeetnves; Firsst' be
tween Fifth and Nnth-aves; and MoAtgomciJ stp Dc
tween Eighth and Nnth-ayes.
The first of series of open-air Sunday
meetings under the auspices Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, held yesterday afternoon in Gal
latinplace FultOn-ye. Dr. schcuCk OF ct Ann
Church preached TO large crowd.
Controller Schroeder and Auditor Shaurman
held an executive session. Saturday 10 consider the
appointment OF a third member OF tue Board OF City
Works. They failed 10 agree upon candidate, however
and adjourned until to-day sias H. Butcher IS said to
have withdrawn his claims position ana the con
test is between H. NJ Whiting, jr., and George g.
Bennett.
Fire Marshal Ready reports 81 fires during
May involving loss Of Sl23,5OO buildings, and oi
t2s3 400 on stock. The insurance buildings was
Sl72 OO stock, ss5s5OO; actual loss, S401I5 -Four
fires were caused by kerosene lamp explosions. Two
persons were burned to death during the month A
number of mcendiary fires have occurred In Last New
York during the past few weeks.