New-York tribune., 1873-01-09
NETWORK CITY.

The inouest over the victims of the Centre
st. fire was continued yesterday
Ex-Goy. Hoffman, with his wife and dau gh-
ter sailed for Europe by the CuDard steamship Parha
yesterday. They will make prolonged stay
The lovers of fine books will be glad to
learn that George A. Leayt Co. have opened rare
and extensive collection at their salesrooms'
Commissioner Van Mort yesterday gave to
the Collector for collection the assess
ment list for the widening OF Broadway above Thirty
fourth-st, confirmed July o. 1872, and amounting 10
s2.56i 1s3.
Dun. Barlow g. Co., who lost an entire edi-
ton of their reference book by the Centrest fire. will
issue new one by Feb The book will be nearly foot
square, and will contain 1900 four-oolumn nonpareh
pages. Its publication In so short time VIII accord
ingy be a noteworthy typographical feat
1t was rumored in Wall-st., yesterday, that
many the securities which Jay Gould transferred to
the Erie Railway Company not paid for, and that
they would prove Of little value 10 the Company s. L.
NJ Barlow. however, states that Mr.. Gould was comply
ing with the strict letter OF his promise aud matters
making much progress as the Erie Hallway Com
Mr. Gould morgaged but Mr. Gould was to pay The
mortgages and the Company was to receive II without
lien.
On Dec. IA Miss Charlotte f. Shotwell, a
Washington lobbyist, was introduced TO George f. Ey
eret in this city by whom she provided with passes
Chicago on her arrival there she had him arrested
on a charge OF stealing valuable papers He held in
$4,000 bail, but il afterward appeared that the papers
was arraigned before Justice Dowling yesterday and
stated that the package bad been left at his office In his
absence aud that he had given II TO superintendent
Kelso He was released on 5000 BAIL and the case will
come up to-day.
Philip s. CroolIe John b. Rofe, Henry Haynes,
Charles Lowrey. Henry c. Murphy Jr, David Barrett,
and George H. Fisher, elected Trustees Of the Law
Library, yesterday.
An increased number of deaths from small
pox has been reported during the past two weeks in the
sixteenth Ward, where the population is principally
made up OF Germans and as the attending physicians
have failed info I'm the Health Department il has
been decided 10 punish hereafter to the full extent all
who fail 20 report cases.
The Rev. w. c. Clark is now on trial before
a council of the Methodist Episcopal Church. charged
with gross immortality in originating a lottery scheme,
and refusing 10 abandon il upon the order Of the New
York Conference. Mr. Clark claims that ne Is not amen
able to the authority of Conference having Withdrawn
Police Commissioners have caused investigation 10 be
at church fairs except that it Is larger scale, aud
that he is an upright man.
LONG ISLAND.
NEwTowN.-There is much complaint against
the Flushing and SorthSide Railroad for sudden and
arbitrary change Of time, which much Deon-
venence especially TO citizens of this town, who arc
prevented from reaching NewYork in time for their
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.-John Thomas, colored, was
accosted last night in the Jersey City Feryhouse by
stranger who asked for cents He took out his wallet
and gave the the money, and after short conyer
sston made his way TO the cars when he discovered
that the stranger had robbed him Of his wallet which
contained $50 ticket 10 Baltimore, and n baggage
check. The City Attorney has presented written
opinion TO the Board Of Aldermen stating that according
10 the Charter the power TO purchase from the State
lands under dewater is not vested in that body, but
that the Board OF Public WORKS may make the purchase
and direct the Board Of Finance to draw warrant for
payment OF the same.
NEwARK.-The Board Of Education was organized
last evening, by the reelection OF J.. Spencer GObe
President and George g. Sears superintendent OF Pub
lie Schools and Secretary of the Board. The annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Newark Library
held, yesterday afternoon I'm upper Library Hail. The
Rev. DR.. Abeel was made Chairman. and William Wander
pool. Secretary. ENMayOr T. b. Peddie asked that the
Directors Of the Association should take into cOnsdera
On the propOsti0ni to make this free library, like
those OF Boston and Cincinnati. The resolution OBJ
joted to the ground that at present rates II only
self-sustainng, and that a fund OF $4,000 would be
necessary make it free. The resolution, however
finally adopted