New-York tribune., 1873-03-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

| at mean low wafer.
President Smith was authorized by the Board
Of Police yesterday, to arrange the route with the OH
GERS Of the st. Patricks Mutual Alliance Association LOT
the parade of that society on st. PatricRs Day
rbinoceros for Barnums "WOrld's Far"
arrived Yesterday from Europe He Ia six feet high,
nearly twelve feet long, and weighs about iour IONS
lie is nearly large fullsized African elephant
Old residents miss one of the landmarks at
Broadway and Bond-st., for the mansion erected Ny
Samuel Ward forty years ago has been demolished and
workmen are laying the foundations ior DuSlle7S
block.
The Board Of ApportiOnment authorized yes
terday the issue Of following stocks to pay Tor part
OF the property taken for the Broadway widening; CITY
Improvement stock ssoo0OO; Assessment Funu s'ocA'
s2,00O,0O0; total S3s0O,OO
Commissioner Van Mort of the Department
of Public Works will in few days give notice OF the
time and place OF sale of buildings within the lines of
Broadway as widened between Thirty second ana flIy
nnth-sts, and also Of the time allowed lor tnen IT.
mova .
In 1861, overcome by the disasters attending
the outbreak of civil war this country the dry goods
firm Of George b. Grinnen Co. OF this city failed ana
compounded with their creditors. Mr.. Grinnel went
into stock business in Broadst, ana Dehg Fety SUI
the full amount Of the principal unpaid ana ln'eleS' ioi
| u years.
Controller Green received the following
amounts yesterday: From the Receiver of Taxes; For
taxes OF 1872 56 for interest same, 500 9 for
arrears of water rent SIS 65 total, sSS6 H. From the
bureau of Arrears: Of taxes 1886 67i tor
interest on same, s64 S0 for arrears Of assessment
rent and interest $50 O6; total S4O32 From the Col
ector of Assessments: For assessments on Broaa%ay
opening, Riverside Park, and other street improve
ments S74,9S9 Grand total received, sS1,I9 90.
| The hackneyed recommendation of COronerS
ures that the railroad companies shall provide tne
front platforms of their with gates was varied by
recommendation for the provision OF " guards III an
noues held by Coroner Kesser yesterday, concerning
he Ipafh of ~,
ent the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, VINO dled at nount
sinai Hospita on March g. He had sustained injuries III
being run over by Third-ave. car No. 19o at seventy
seyenth-st Feb. IL, while he was aghtlng from the
front platform without having requested 'ne uiei
| stop the horses.
The work of lowering the track of the New
York and Harlem Railroad is advancing at the upper
end as rapidly the weather will permit ana the
people OF Harlem are anxiOusy looking for the time
when its completion will relieve them OF street obstruc
tlons. through the rock west or Mount motifs
IL being wldened. Tue piles for the temporary DRUGS
over the flats nearly all down. and part OF the bridge
is built. The roadway for the temporary taek aoone
the flats is graded As the work Is so ar com
peted that trains the new track the work OF
constructing the new permanent roadway WI" oo OeEun
| all along the line above the catueyards.
| An instance rather more fragrant than usual,
of street car brutality occurred the other day in Park
row. gentleman and lady entered car NO III OF the
Thlrdave line at Broadway but before 1t had reached
Beekman-st they found that they were on the wrong
car and pulling strap, attempted to get out As the
stopped the gentleman Jumped on ana the ady was
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| shawl and demanded payment. Her companion turned
10 her assistance when the conductor let 90 his grasp
times fortunately without hitting him. The rolled
on while the gentleman was searching III vain ior %
| policeman.
Curious type-setting and distributing ma
| chimes were exhibited in a composing down town
Yesterday afternoon. The apparatus is very simple
The operator sits before keyboard something like that
of piano. each key OF which takes OF certain let
ter either to distribute in It's proper compartment or
place it in position in the matter One machine is the
reverse the other. The yerest tyro can III snort
time compete with the most rapid conpOstOr Ie ma
easily set up $500 ems per hour and It makes
no If operator touches always the right keys
boy easily manage the distributing machine WIN
typesettng machine the services OF SOME one 10
justify the matter Is required IN addtOh 10 sue opcr"
| tor.
The organizations of the Third Brigade, 1st
Division, n. Co. will parade ,full equipped for review
and inspection follows: 55th REGIMENT, at the State
! Arsenal March H. at p M; 1st Regiment at the
State Arsenal on the 18TH 9th Regiment, at their armory
on the 2Oth sh Regiment at the State Arsenal on the
2ls First Troop Washington Grays at the sth Regiment
Armory the oath 1th Regiment on the north side OF
UnOn-square April 10. at 430p. The Brigade stan
will assemble in full uniform, on March H. at the state
arsenal at 9 p nj Tue Se dsi eye5nS M nil SS a
the Arsenal in seventh-aveJ by Inspector-Gen
Vim. Ii. Morris. The command made very creditable
appearance and executed the various movements and
tue manual in very fair manner.
BROOKLYN.
Prospect Park visitors last week. 40,99l.
The trial OF David Dowd for arson was con-
cluded in of Sessions yesterday and verdict
found against tie prisoner Sentence was deferred uh
Friday.
The City Treasurer reports that the deposits
in the treasury last amounted s5s55l1 II, and
the payments 10 S63il09 co. leaving IA balance OF
SJ,5Oi 430 46 ON deposit IN the BANKS
The Day Star, new passenger steamboat
for the American Steamboat Company of Providencc X
L. was launched from the ship-yard of Lawrence &
Foud at Greenpoint yesterday The vessels length is
100 eet breadth of beam, feet and depth OF h0d 10
feet. The engines TO DC constructed at HuDDald
Whittaker's iron works.
Michael Farrell, when intoxicated, returned to
his home, No. Fleetaley. MONDAY nght, and be-
supper not ready he began TO abuse his
wife, who ran into a bedroom, where her son Henry,
and threw kettle OF her and the boy,
scuding them badly. The boy will probably die OF his
injuries. Farrell was arrested.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY-The post mortem ex-
animation OF the corpse foand Newtown deferred
yesterday The body has not been identified YET.
Coroner TewksbuIy held inquest, Monday, the
body OF Jacob sgel who died without medical attend
ance The jury found the OF death TO have been
consumption.
NEwrowS--The district school-house at Maspeth was
entered by burglars who broke every lock and COM
pletely ransacked the building. Only about 40 cents,
which happened to be In the prncpas desk was stolen,
however, majority OF tine Board OF Town officers
yesterday peoned the Board OF supervisors OF Queens
County authorize the Supervisor OF this town 10 Dor
$4,000 for the opening, construction and maeadani-
izng a road feet wide, this village through
to g. to The BCafa T TO
the application at meeting TO be held al Jamaica
CENTER MoRIcHEs s-The Methodist Episcopal Associn-
Eastern Long Island will meet, to-day and viii
continue Ia session until Friday.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
MOUNT NERNoN.-At public meeting held
recently, the taxpayers voted to widen Firstst oppo-