New-York tribune., 1873-02-28
NEW YORK CITY.

We are indebted to the purser oil the
steamer Atlantic Of the white star line for the prompt
delivery of our foreign papers
The funeral of Henry Mason, an actor at
Tony Pastors Opera House, took place at his late resi-
dence, No. 100 Orchardst. yesterday
During the present week 1S,4Sl loads OF
ashes were carted away from the city at cost OF
sll 29I 3O The removal OF Ice and snow cost VIZ o.
Timothy Coffey of No. 81 Cherry-st was
stabbed the left and dangerously injured ny joan
Mccarthy OF No. 1856 Greenwich-st., last nleht:
Mccarthy was arrested by the Twenty seventh ffec'"c'
police.
A case which lost its intended effect, but
which will be suggestive to women with weak husbands
came up in the Court of Special Sessions yesterday
Mrs Annie Logan accused William Parsons with en- en-
tciDg her husband into gambling den ~ 10 30 Sou,
Fth-aye but she could not swear that nef nusDdnu
played there, the prisoner was released.
The German Republican Central Committee
will be represented at the Inauguration Of the President
in Washington by the following Committee Of 81:
Otto Never Frederick Schneider John Bremen August schahe
well yon Gsrnshseh, Louis stein D. Andrew senTaIeI rsle5 %
Kel Fieek Klein Jacob App %1hp b,sL AIDoH o jacob Louis
Hanman9, D. Frederick krha Herman Cantor A. J. "nnOe
Louis sehrsrdt
As the passengers of the steamship Sllesia
we're landing at her pier Hoboken, yesterday morn
ing Custom-house officers Sherman Kirk, and Living
son upon information received boarded the vessel ana
seized the baggage Of Of the passengers IL consisted
of two large cness ana QUE S noodS which The pas
senger intended smuggle ashore The owner escaped ed,
hut the goods taken 10 the seizure room oi tue
m-house. and were appraised al s2oOo'
Marx Lubin and Jacob Goldman were
brought before Fire Marshal McSpedon yesterday, on
charge Of preferred against them by the Seventh
Precinct Police. A fire discovered In the apart
,nents of Luhn on the second floor Of No. Brming-
bam-st on Tuesday night, and from circumstances
connected with il the police considered that the mousse
had been purposely fired by an unknown person ihas
much ~ Lubin and Goldman lived on the Moor where
,ped hy The Fire Marshal hut no evidence whatever
was produced that tended 10 crimnate the prisoners
Several days ago the police of the Twen-
teth Precinct reported that Margaret Hughes OF No.
1876 West Forteth-st. had been found dead in herDed
An officer Of the sanitary Squad discovered yesterday
| tbe body OF an unknown woman floating III the North
River al the foot OF West Fortiethst Capt McEwane
made thorough investigation, aud soon learned lhat
! the woman the wife OF Thomas Hughes. but mat
She had not lived with him for some time. The man
who said he her husband also the husband 0f
the Margaret Hughes who was found dead IN ncf ptu
| cant McElwane also learned that Hughes and the
woman who was found drowned were seen together on
slnday night Suspicious OF foul play are entertained
! and the police are looking for Hughes.
The Treasury Department has decided that
merchandise imported In French vessels from countries
other than France and which was on shipboard and
bound to the United States Nov 5, 1872 is exempted
from the dnerenta duty imposed under the President
proclamation OF oct 80 which also authorizes the re-
roiected The Department having been informed that
the French law does not require the exacon OF the diff
in American vessels from any OF the French colonies,
and that il is the custom OF France to exact suc
a duty. decides that goods imported INTO the United
onie are not to be charged with this dferenal duty.
BROOKLYN.
The Rev. Dr. w. ). Mikels has resigned the
pastorate of the sixteenth-st. Baptist Church.
During the past three days 110,250OOO gal
Ions OF water drawn from the reservoirs The ex
tr.Ff f1ag l 1.
The Commissioners of Charities audited bills
10 the amount Of s. 200 relief groceries" yesterday
and for salaries, $3.50 o. The number OF inmates IN
| the county buildings is 2i0.
| A slight fire occurred yesterday morning, in
the tenement house No. $50 Oakandst. f. D. and sub
sedueny Rosans McCullen and Eliza Davidson two Of
the occupants were arrested by tue police on suspoo
Of having set fire - the premises The accused were
| held for examination
Jerry Warren. a sailor attached to the L. S.
| recevingshp Vermont attacked yesterday morning
in Green-ane by four who stabbed him in the left
| hand aud robbed him OF his watch and chain. The
poke captured John Neyns age 30 Robert Henry axe
TO- and Edward kearns, age 49, who were ldenthed as
| the highwaymen and committed TO answer
! The Board of City Works had the matter of
| street cleaning under consideration yesterday, and
finally decided reject all the bids received and read
ycrtze under modified specifications II the bids are
work the direction Of the Inspectors Of the Board
| The Commissioners employed Yesterday Patrick Geary
/ March FOR $500.
LONG ISLAND
! HICKsvILLE.--The inquest in the case of
| Henry Jones' who killed, as alleged, by william
Howard al South Oyster Bay on Feb. s, was resumed
Yesterday. District Attorney Downing assisted the
Coroner in his examination and John Fleming and Geo
A. Mott appeared counsel for the prisoner The ante
morie jury and the luy lmpaneed after The death o
Jones were both present. The former gave verdict
that they found Jones in critical condition. which
said Henry Jones claimed from wounds received at
fhe hands OF William Howard and we, the jury Ind the
same" The postmortem jury then allowed 10 hear
! the evidence Drs. Edwin Webb L. C. Hegenau, Bell
and Van Zandt testified 10 the nature Of the deceased
mans injuries. and the inquest theu adjourned until
Wednesday next.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
| MoRRIsANIA.-The jury impaneled by Coro-
ner Miller TO investigate the circumstances attending
the killing OF T.. j. Davis OF No. 70S Nintl-aye., New
York by a train of the New-YOrk and New-Hayen Rail-