New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23
NETWORK CITY.

ON. ~ il requested TO call at this Office
on the cdi:Cr whom he addressed by letter.
William a. Ki5SaH, a prominent Wall-St.
broler wac buried rom hls late residence IN Brooklyn
yesterday afternoon.
En0Ch l.. Fancher was appointed, yesterday,
y member OF the Department OF PnDG Instruction IN
plIco OF Francis A. Palmer. resigned
Edward Solomon, Chairman Of tho Com
mttcc on legislation and Simon stern. left last even
ing Albany with the charter prepared for this city
by the Committee Of Seventy.
Lewis Michael, age 81, and Rosa S;rOuss, age
o. were married yesterday, b. Alderman Mchrhach. IN
the Clerks Office the Board OF Aldermen. At the con
cIson OF the ceremony the groom attempted to take
possession OF tho marriage certificate, whcn the b-S
seized it and said No you don't VIII take care OIL
this"
The action of Judge Barnard, in allowing
the Illegally elected Tamnany General Committee to
take possession Tainmany Hall in defiance OF the pro
test OF the trustees OF the building, induced anOtcr
meeting Of Sacbcms yesterday, when inc resolution ue
nying the hall committee organization without
the consent OF the Sachcms was reGnactcd
The members of the Sessions Grand Jury
met Yesterday in their room under the DisricAttor
neys Office but transacted little business Of importance
II understood that they would at once send large
batch Of indictments against prominent individuals OF
both parties who are said have been connected with
tho city frards but IL is positively known that they VIII
take DO action until the bill legalzmg tle eHnnslo ~,
their term shall have been passed by the Legislature anu
becomes law.
The examination Of James j. Riley, Assist
ant superintendent OF Foreign balls in tho New-fork
PosOnlcc who is charged with absracting money from
letters was resumed before Commissioner Belts yester-
day Several clerks in his department gave favorable
testimony IN regard to the character Of the accused who
denied emphaticaiiy The charges against HIM. ana aiHf
rested claimed that he intended TO replace the money IN
the envelopes and report the case to the department.
| Case on.
| The investigation in the case OF Harbor-
Master Hart was continued yesterday before j. IL Jones
Captain OF the Port several witnesses being produced Ill
behalf of tho defense John W. Gardner said he received
the -four of f. W. Coleman Co.. but that there was no
| arr,pr,,ncpt between Mr. Hart and himself whereby
the former received any money for his fV0s bilci9
OBrou aad G. C. Van AiaGn employees OF the Eric l;a
been removed run pier by the iarbOr MASTER at inc
request O Mr Dean, Transportation Ageh, VINO ha a
stated siat the wharf incumDered Ihe case Va" DC
resumed at Ie5 a. M. s0-tay.
BROOKLYN.
| The Board of Supervisors has authorized
the payneat of 5000 to Mundc & Trckritz for prepar
| ing plans 0: TIE proposed County jan.
Mayor Powell signed warrants amounting to
sn61 yesterday. in favor OF the scrimshaw Pavement
Company repaving Seyenth-ave Ex-Mayor kaiD-
neisCh had refused 10 sign tho warrants
The Health Officer reports 1900 cases of
smallpox last year. of which 652 proved fatal total cases
OF gos dscascs 1851. OF which 3J3 were fatal total
deaths iO2Jn Expenses Of the Department. s6.5jg H.
Tie Icatn Board reports that heie wcro 6o nc" cases
OF smallpox List week
The Board of Water aud Sewer Commits
stoners through its Chief Engineer replied yesterday to
the Committee OF Fifty regard TO tho contract for THO
construction of the storage reservoir III Hampstead VAL
lev The bid of Messrs. Kingsley 81 Kceney 100000
in excess that OF William BOard whose proposal waS
Ignored. The engineer states that MeSsrs Kingsley d
k.rucY tbc lowest bidders, and claims that Mr..
public thc proposed dam could neither gather
| uOr hold the amount OF water needed.