New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-21
NEW-YORK CITY.

Controller Green VIII inspect INC puph'
markets tomorrow.
II is rumored that the new Managers OF the
Erie Railway Company intend TO remove their Offices
from the Grand Opera House the Old Eric building IN
Chambers-st.
The Court of Common Pleas adjourned yes
terday respect the memory of the late Judge
James r. whiting whose funeral was attended IN 81
! Bartholomew Episcopal Church.
The Board of Public Instruction met, yester-
day. and instructed the Secretary to request Controller
Green TO place s5isOO TO the credit OF the Department
IL ordered that the minimum age OF candidates LOT
admission to the Normal College shall be ID
The Directors of the Mercantile Library have
provided blanks the signatures Of those who are In
favor OF opening the readngroom on Sundays and also
active members sign these blanks either at the read
ing-roOm or at No. 70 Cedar-st
A pet dog belonging to Gen. Sigel was
seized with bydrophoba Monday night, while in the
arms of one of mis- children The child and the other in
mates OF the fortunately escaped Without being
bitten, and the dog confined to the room until the
General reached home, and shot 1t.
Rear-Admiral Polo de Barnabe, late Com
mander the Spanish feet in South American waters.
arrived here yesterday the steamship Merrimac from
ST. Thomas. and IL at the Clarendon Hotel. The Admiral
IL the way to Washington, having been appointed
Spanish Minister to the United States in place OF Senior
VI. Lopez Roberts
Members of the Jerome Park Gun Club as
handicap pigeon shooting matches for the two silver
cups valued AT 500 each The entries Lawrence
Jerome James Gordon Bennett IT,, Howard S. Jaiiray
j. W. Hall, W. 4. Douglass and II. j. Leavitt. The
double bird match each contestant shoot birds
by August Belmont and the single bird match by
Lawrence jerome.
The Staten Island Ferry Company has neither
compromised settled the Judgments lately obtained
against it, although it is expected that arrangement
will DC made "a few days. The Sheriff has not with
drawn the boats but has placed in charge OF several
officers Ii Is understood that the company Is in great
straits and anxious to dispose OF its property. This
cannot be done without providing for the payment OF
the numerous claims against it, and arranging for the
satisfaction OF mortgages TO "a large amount wAlcn
George Law Is said 10 mold upon Its property.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths last week, 273, including so from
smallpox, Il from scarlatina, and from spotted fever
LONG ISLAND.
Lone Island CITY.-FOur cOlOred men en-
tered Mr. Dayiss clothing store in Ferryst yesterday
noon, and while was pretending to purchase the
others seized large quantity Of goods, but in attempt
ing 10 escape arrested.
wooDBURY.-Joln Hewlett, age 40, committed suicide,
was found IN the woods near his residence with his head
blown completely of His gun fastened to a tree,
with string attached To the trigger portion of his
skull and his were found In the branches Of the tree
JAMAICA.-In the case of Henry II. Willis and Mary
Allen, arrested Oh the charge of killing Mrs. William
Tay flor canalboat Roanoke Judge Armstrong dc
med yesterday motion TO admit them to bail and they
were rccommltted to Jail.
WHITEsToSE.-A special election for vacancies in the
Board of Trustees resulted Yesterday in choice OF
u. ". Van >lcAien aud D. W. Roe
STATEN ISLAND.
SoUTHTIELD.-JOhn Keenan,, Town Clerk, was
arrested yesterday for mutiang the town book, and
held sl 600 bail by Justice Bradley of Stapeton
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WEsTCHEsTER.-Aftcr innumerable delays,
work on the wcstcheser OF the Porchester and
Harlem River Railroad begun yesterday. The Com
pany promises have the running over the entire
line within the present year.
EAST CHEsrER.-The Republicans have nominated
William T. E,terhrOuk for Supervisor j. burnett has
been renornnated in MamaTOncck. The Republicans VI
Westchrster nave nominated Nathaniel Bradford.
NEW-JERSEY.
NCwARK-The books of the Bound Brook
and Easton Railroad Company opened yesterday,
and OOO ouo-half of the capital stock sub
scrcd This will be the shortest line between the Penn
syyana coal re giOns and tdew wafer
WEST NEw-YoRK.-Louis Grief quarreled with George
Kamcr IN Klnc's saloon On Tuesday night ana stabbed
him n the breast win dirk. nlctng "A very dangerous
wound. Justice Dwyer issued warrant yesterday, for
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