, 1873-03-19
NEW YORK..

The East River IsridEc-.A Sunday
School Superintendent az n Snaug-
Gler -- Bond Robbery -~ Sontonccl.-
The Wolnba.
Special Dispatch to Tao Chicago 1t1buna
NEW }onr, March 18.--Worl has commenced
On tho Brooklyn anchorage OF tho Eah! River
bridge. These will consist Of enormous maaacs
Of masonry, $50 feet long and 100 wido. an OK
cayation has boen made, 25 foot deep, at York
and Front etrcots. At tho bottom timbor plat
form four foct thick will be laid, and upon this
will bo placed tho masonry. at tho depth Of
about IS foet will bo placed four enormous Iron
plates weighing Is tons apiece: Immense arn1s
radinto from Che plates, to which ato faatoncd
chains which hold tho cables. Tho platea will
be held down by masonry Weighing several thou
sand tonH. 4 fow foot below the surface tho
worknlon struck bed Of superior building soil,
which will aaye tho Company 5l5,00o. several
old landmarks have boon destroyed, and many
curious articles havo been found. In one
dREsoovered' dRDs The Brookyn towor Is now i5ofoot
high, and the Now York tower 90 feet. Work
viii soon bo resumed, and 1t is hopod both will
be completed this year.
The deficiency In tho amount OF building IN
this city on account Of the eight-hour agitation
is computed at Is por cent. Tho masters are
operating with half tho usual force, and thous-
ands Of mechanics arc unable to obtain employ"
mont. Tho Influence Of 20 POI. cent addition to
wages las brought the cost higher than rent can
cover. .
Treasury Agent Jayne reports that o woll-
| known aud highly respected Wall street sugar
| importer, who ia also Bunday-6chool suporin-
| telltlent, and member Of a Board OF Foreign
| Missions, has been detected In amuggling silks
| in sugar samples, which aro passed FREQ. Tho
extraordinary weight Of tho aamples o1citod sun-
picIon. The duty on tho sllls captured amounts
| to $500 aud 1t IL holievod that tho emuggling
has boon successfully carried on for long time.
Mr. Jayne refuaos to disclose tho namo Of tile
culprit.
Tho Baltic arrived from QueenBtown this evon-
| ing, with q. Mc8woaney on board. to whom WAS
entrusted tho flag intended % present to tho
six!y-ninth Regiment by tho meu OF Tipperary.
Tho Baltic was Delayed BY storms, and on Sur
| day sho blow aheet of tho boiler. The flag ia
greeu allk, embroidered with golden fringe, and
cost $1,000, McSwooney has delivered 1t to
opon9van 1ao;xs noGas, ono Of tho Committee ap-
p'''''N'@ ~ IL the Asseetat<d Pre.sl
New YoRE, March IA robbery Of bonds,
amounting to a108, 900, from tho ofAco OF the
President, Of tho PennsylTsnia and Western
I'd this morning. The thieves, Of whom there
wore two, entered the Office while tho Presiden.
was ut lunch. No arrests bav. boon made. The
bonds, being Of tho company, will DO difficult Of
The board Of Supervisors aro to investigate
In Brooklyn, to-day, VIM. L: Hatch, detoc'
tive, convicted OF perjury In divorce suit wa.
sentenced to six yoars and tllroo months, ant
David Dowd md Eugene Small. the boy =" flrt
buga," convicted Of araon, woro .-@ntencod tc
aoyen years ench III the stnto Prigo-. ,,n
Tho Committee Investigating tho condition o1
the Tombs report in favor Of tho demolition q
tho building fronting on Contre stroot, and ths
erection OF an entirely now structure.