, 1873-07-02
NEW YORK.
Tho CustOn-liONse Detectives kftcr
Dutlon Frercs T. Co.
They Refuse to Compromise, and Pro-
!. pose to Fight the Matter
- in. the Courts.
Alleged Untlilninishcd Extrnva-
ganco in tho City Gov
crnmoHt. !

New YoRK, July 1.-Tho Commercial this
Afternoon publishes etatomont showing TINT
tho amount votod to tho Mayors office BY tho
Board Of Apportionuont, consisting Of the
Mayor, Comptroller Groom, President OF tho
Tux Commissioners, the Mayors appointoo, and
the Prostdont Of tho Board Of Aldermen, IS
10000, or $40, GOO In oxcoss Of tho sum author
izod by tho olartor. It nssortB tint Green laR
tho samo n.mbor Of expensive fayoritcs under
him that tho late o1tr0VagNnt Comptroller Con-
molly had that thoro las been little or no re-
duotton OF tiotr salaries, md Tint statemont ts
hoing; prepared to show tho frauds which tho
Comptroller has palmod OF on tho unBophipti-
Gated otiZons OF New York.
Kiyonari Yoshoda md ton subordinate NOM
bors OF tho Japanese Finance Commission, who
haYo boon travelling in Europe during the past
yoar, arrived yoatortlay On thoir wAy to Japan.
.aof'n Counsel for Dudon, Nreores 4 Go. (whoso
of1ioorB) aays TINT tho chargos Of fraud upon tho
revenue againHt tho firm nro made by n dB,niRs-
cd kclork; that tho firm il innocent OF all intcu-
lion to cofraud, md will not compromise, and
that thoy propose. to moot tho infor1nor and tho
Customs officers in tho courts. Tho only NOM
bcr ut preaont In tho city ia worry young man
who vas rocently admitted.
Carl Yogt has boen remhndcd to tho custody
Of the Unitod statos Marshal for oxtradltion to
belgium, On charge of murder, Judge Blntch-
ford having dismissed the wrts to royiow tho
proceedings boioro the United States Commits
Biouors.
David Murphy who was convicted on June 81,
1879, Of tho murder Of David Barry, and sen-
tcucod to be hanged in August in tho samo year,
was rosontonced to-day to bo hanged Oh Aug. 2,
the Court of Appeals, on q writ OF error, having
affirmed tho Judgment Of tho Court below.
Tho Governor, It Ia said, wished to COM
muto his aontonce to imprisonment for
lifo, but his coun8ol hnro herotoforo de-
clined to accept c1omency, urging TINT higher
verdict should hnye boen returned than mani,
slaughter in tho second degroo. The Judges,
wiilo denying tho motion for q now trinl, unani
mously recommended Executive clcmency.
Tho Wholesale grocery and drug md rnfnt
stores of this city will be closed from Thursdny
to Monday, and tho Cotton Exchange will 10
closed from Wednesday to Monday.
profs. WiBo and Donaldson, tho norunantB, aro
building n balloon in this city, priyaIo corpora
tion boaring the expenses, ii, which tley propose
to mako voyage to Europe, starting about
Aug. 20.
Tho trial of Frank Gillon for wire-murdcr
begins tomorrow.
32e Budget for tho support Of tho City Govorn-
mont Of Brooklyn for 1874 requires upward Of
S5,50o,000. Tho ratio Of taxation will bc about
81 per cent.
Two supposed incondiarics hayo boon arrested
at Hackensnok, N. j., and vigilance committee
Is talked of. Two incondiary fires occurred this
morning.
Tho room Of William Lowie, Of st. Louis, ut
tho st. George Hotel, was robbed on NIolllay
night of 8, $40, and gold watch valued at 1850.
The Orange eoclotioB to-day applied to tho
Board Of Police for permission to parade On tho
12th Of July.