New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-13
NETWORK CITY.

The New-York tower of the East River
Bridge has reached the hight Of the proposed roadbed
! Ellwood L. Thorne, Deputy Grand Master OF
Masons has been elected an honorary member oil hocA
| land Lodge. No. 723, at Nyackon-the-iiudson.
The Quarantine Commissioners ratified yes
terday the contract already assigned to e. g. Bowl
for building bulkhead and pier at the new boarding
| station at Clifton
The brig Fido from Hamburg arrived at
this port yesterday morning. and reported that her cap
tain was washed overheard from the jbboom and lost
| during heavy gale on July TO-
Among the passengers who arrived from
| Europe yesterday, Dan Leeson. Miss Jenreys
Lewis Miss Amy Crawford and several members Of the
company Of the New Lyceum Theater
The work of repairing the clock OF Trinity
Church is making rapid progress and 1t is expected that
by the end of the week it will have been finished The
hands VIII he restored, and the chimes VIII Dc again
| heard in the lower quarter OF the city,
| The rumor that the employees OF G. T. 81 G..
Morrows wholesale boot and shoe dealers OF Nos. Al
and a. warren-st, were to begin strike yesterday
proved untrue The men are said TO nave maze no COLI
| plants either as to wages or hours Oh laOor'
| 1t is significant fact that the part of Bridge
ST. in front of the house which the recent aggravated
case of Inflammation OF the stomach, which at first
reported TO be cholera, occurred contained poor Oh
green stagnant water, WHO the pudihR ieSen was Ca
ceedingly filthy.
The Spring Valley Distillery case, in which
verdict had rendered in the District Court for the
Of the real estate connected with the property on
the ground that was ignorant Of the fact that the dis
tiery used for Illicit purposes. came up yesterday
before Judge Woodruff who reversed the judgment OF
the court below, aud ordered new trial
The excursion of the 9th regiment, Col.
Scott commanding, to schutzen Park at Union HILL N
j., yesterday, was decided success Sergeant Tracy
Of Company received the $50 gold medal: Sergeant
HunbeDstae received the Gao silver medal sCapt Muir
ply OF Company the third prize, for exciting In tar
get shooting. Gov. Parker and stan arrived at D. m
and reviewed the regiment after which they were en-
tertaned at the Castle when speeches OF non
interchanged. The day closed with Dall and col
laton.
| The Pilot Commissioners voted yesterday
TO request the Mayor and Common Council Of Brooklyn
| to dredge the slip at the Wallabout which the con-
tractors for the removal OF night SOIL Frank Swift and
Edward larke, have filed by dumping the contents OF
their therein Complaints were presented against
| Morris Cummings who are dredging the slip AT the
foot Frstst Hoboken. that instead OF carrying all
the dradged to the proper place below the Mar
rows as axed by the Pilot COMMISSIONER they have
deposited large part Of 1t % Dy ne oraa In
for their upon the confirmation OF the causes
| Of complaint.
Orange Judd of The american AgriculturiSt
has sent to the Secretary Of the National Rife Associa-
ton prize TO be awarded at match to take place at
the Creedmoor Range aud to be competed for by MEM
| beers of the press. With It he sends q letter, calling
attention to skill in shooting common in Ger
many. which no thinks had mucn influence III aec'une
the Franco-Prussan war. lie thinks, aiso tnat one t
secret OF the power OF the Confederate Army was It's
| excellent
Americans cannot do better tnan devote good deal OF
time tareetpraetice while he hopes that all sport
direction. With view to help In this cause he oilers
| the prize alluded TO.
Among other blocks of dwellings building in
the city are the following OF four brick houses
on the north side Of West Elevenh-st between Fifth
and sxthaves and OF four Ohio-stone fronts. and
OF four broyn-stone fronts euements the west
side OF Eighth-ave., between Forthwith and Forty
sxth-sts. The following nearly finished row of
ree OF o and the remainder Of brick on the
south side Of West Fortyourth-St, between seventh
and Eighthaves; row OF four brown-stone fronts a
row OF three Oho-stone fronts ana of four, with
first story OF Ohio stone aud the remainder OF brick
| same avenues A row 10 brick tenement houses is
also rising at the northeast corner Of Lexinstonave
The body of the unknown man washed
ashore at Clifton, Staten Island, Sunday which
the inquest by the local Coroner Monday, resulted
IN the verdict Found drowned" has been identified as
| that of Hugh Murray. the fireman of the steamship
Atlas who either fell or was thrown overheard from
that vessel at Pier No a. North River, while fighting
| with her Waterman David Jones, at 1880 D. ~ on
Thursday Previous to receiving information OF the
Identification Coroner Young nad tak t testiniony
panons, had returned to the steamship intoxicated
| and attacking the watehman, had fallen overheard
| while pursuiEg the latter across the gangway plank 10
the pier The finding Of the body at Saten Island nav
ing transferred jurisdiction to the Cniton Coroner
massage was sent him by Coroner Young Yesterday
Offering him the evidence and the custody OF the watch
man aud the two companions OF the deceased should
dec,ned the prisoners will be discharged, testimony
Y having been adduced against Them
BROOKLYN.
Since July 1, 9SS unmuzzed dogs have been
placed several pounds and 9Ss killed The Control
Ter received 1904 IN fines.
One hundred old ladies, from the Graham
Institute and Church Charity Foundation, went on
free Canarsie yesterday under the auspices
OF the Fresh Air Committee.
The office of the Atlantic-ave. Railroad al
East New-York, was broken into by thieves Monday
night and small safo containing about SIS in money
and II conductors ticket punches was removed in a
wagon.
The stockholders of the Brooklyn Trust
Company asked to pay in their subscription OF
80 per cent on before 2 Very few OF the depos
tors have drawn their money, and quite number OF
new accounts have been opened
The Board of Health, at a special meeting
held yesterday, declared the cattle stables at No. Io
sandford-st and No. 100 MagnoAast. nuisance. and
ordered removal OF the animals TO better quarters
seps were also taken the streets OF the Eighth
and Twenty second Wards better cleaned ana the
garbage promptly removed.
The German Schutzenfest was held in Myr-
teave Park yesterday, and thousands of people from
New-York aud this city present. The societies
represened we're the Brooklyn schiitzen Corps. Ca p
j. c. Haurand; the Independent schutzen Corps. Capt
William Blossield; the Gowanus Schutzen Corps, and
the East New schtitzen Corps A prize OF t2SO was
awarded to the best msrksmsn
On July / Robert Armstrong, aged %, eloped
with Miss Mershon aged 10, Of the Eastern District
and her. against the wishes Of her parents who
At once began proceedings TO have her divorced On
Saturday night last Armstrong, was run over by train
at the south-sde Railroad depot ana killed. and
the divorce proceedings have been rendered needless
Coroner Whitehead held an inquest on his body yes
| terday
Judge Nelson of the City Court Brooklyn,
was applied 70. yesterday for mandamus TO compel
Controller Schroeder to pay John Wallace. inspector
on street openings his salary OF s5 for the month
November, 1874 The Street Commissioner issued the