New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-31
EEW-YORK CITY.

poded with such fatal effect on Nov. II, his been re-
served for the next Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury of the Court of General
Sessions have found indictments against william Conk-
lin. an assistant deputy sheriff aud Charhs Lyon
charging with stealing from Burr g. Craft on Dec
49, ls1a three United States gold certificates OF tue do
nomination OF 5000 each.
j. Hyde Sparks, who has acted as general
agent of the White star line. has resigned his po'tion,
and returns to England Saturday the steamship
Mr. Sparks OF the largest stockholders OF
the White star Company has represented II In TINS city
from the start, and returns homo after having
firmly established its business upon q secure basis
The Fire Department has announced that
the under control IN the Twenty third and
Twenty-fourth Wards will be known as the Tenth Bat
TALON. with headquarters on Thlrd-ave between One
eghthsts. 1t will consist Of two steam and four chemi-
cal fire engines and hook and ladder trucks There
are nine alarm stations at present provided for.
An inquest was held yesterday concerning
the death of Patrick Donnelly Is, at No 2i7 West
Twenty ghth-st., Saturday last. Tho Testimony
showed that the boy was assaulted by his aunt Rose
Riley, who threw him on the floor and STAMPED upon
10 minutes afterward. The jury rendered a verdict
against the woman and she was sent to tue .romDs to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
A Collectors sale, of goods seized by officers
OF the Custohouse in violation of the Revenue laws.
WAS held yesterday at No. liz Pearl-st These were
Gezed lots valued at less than 500 each, and were
sold by order of the Collector and without order OF the
court. The goods consisted of 3O2 lots and comprised
large variety OF articles The sale occupied four hours
and Welded about $1,000 There were many bidders,
and very fair prices were obtained
The managers of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company announce their purpose to soon begin the
dspatchng OF steamer per week for Aspnwall, ana
to take freight for California at cent and quarter
per pound, with equivalent reductions the Eastward
traffic. They add that their China steamers will come
through from Hong Kong to Panama via Yokohama
and San Francisco. thus connecting with the Atlanuc
steamers the sthnus This arrangement appears 10
grow out OF a still pending controversy between the
Steamship Company and the Union Paclhc Ralro'u
whereby tie two companies agreed to certain freight
rates The steamship company refuse 10 renew e4cep,
better terms than heretofore, winch Tue railroad
company unwilling 10 concede
The Farmers Club have approved the final
report Messrs. Geo. May Powell OF New-York s. Ed
wards Todd OF NewJersey, d. A. Robertson of Mime
sota and II. T.. Cotton OF Georgia. the Standing Com
mtee Of the American Institute, forest trees They
officially memorable Congress for amendments TO the
laws on forest trees The memorial asks first for laws
TO pre- vent the OF timber the National domain
secondly TO promote planting to relieve agr
culture manufactures, ana inland navigation from m
Jury DS dIoutis anu $3.50, % nnceDs ~
arborea literature fourthy provision for forest study
ing condition OF land grants railway and other
poratons and TO States for educational and other pur
Inc sea by tree planting; seventhly giving the Secre
tary Of the Interior power to employ scientific forester
dom Of Congress approves. No appropriations
asked small portion Of the money saved by economic,
ing the forests by the sale OF " stumpage" being
estimated az sufficient to pay the blls
BROOKLYN.
The report Of the City Treasurer shows
that there remained yesterday in his hands 5s3 49,
This amount il deposited u banks, OF which only
nave their vaults TO the credit OF the city than
the Brooklyn Trust Company, which has on deposit
i5oj, Z3o o..
The pigeon Shooting for n sweepstakes of
81 oo announced 10 take place Fleetwood Park yeser
day did not take place, and in its place sweepstakes
of $50 each with five entries divided into first, second
and third prizes, shot for The contestants were
Moses Myles OF Newark, n. j.; Ira Paine OF NewYork;
Miles Jo,n.On ofrii1rinnfnyn ~ j. W. Hudson Of Gar
risons n. j. and W. Ryan OF EnGewo0d, n. j. The con
dtons to shoot az SO birds each q Yards rise and
80 yards D9n .. S s n pr1 n S' se eeosd Sy
Myers who killed 40 ont OF tho same number, and tue
third Dy Palue, VINO killed 81
The twenty-seconG anniversary of the Society
OF the Orphans lHome Asylum celebrated in The
institution at Lexngton-avc and FOry-nnthst at II
O'clock yesterday. The order Of exercises comprised
the reading of the collects the Dr. Thos Gaau
det the presentation Of reports by the Secretary the
Treasurer the Trustees Of the Permanent Fund, by the
Doctor and Dentist with the singing OF carols by tine
cbildre and the election OF trustees managers ana
Committee OF Advice The report Of the Secretary Miss
Anna l.. Peck. shows that the Home now contains li7
children in charge u and three teachers, with
domescs. During tho year 80 have been received,
current expenses tor the amounted to <i7si 81.
and the receipt. from church collections aud subscrp-
lions TO $li,liO H.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Watch might services
will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church Sixth
ST. tonight. The exercises viii OF class meet
ing a Sermon love feast. and prayer meeting, con
linuing from TS0 TIL midnight.
RocKAwAr.-Tne oyster men Of this village much
troubled at tue appearance OF a new inlet OF tie sea
" 4, is
lance from the Old The in't has alread? become
ma for small vessels md 1t Is feared tnat npon
the Occurrence OF storm 10 will be enlarged n ibis
should occur oysters 20 the value Of thousand VI dol
lars VIII be destroyed.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WHITE PLAINs.-At a meeting OF the Board
of Supervisors OF we.rchester County, Yesterday.
statement OF the Indebtedness of each town ia tho
county was presented, amounting to s?si4O &c. This
does not include the OF Eastchestr the dcot of
which on Nov O. 1872 s5lG77O So The debt ~ the
towns annexed Is follows: M0rrlsena. t6llSS6 81
West Farms s77977s 81 Kngsbridge. s2Gs 32 Appro.
Horrsania upon the death OF Elias Duscnbry late OF
the Board. VINO died on Monday.
RIsANIA.-The papers and maps Of 4 new rapid
transit scheme recorded In White Plains eslerdy
Ths projectors. the New-York Quick Transit liail~ay
COMPANY propose elevated fodr-iraek Railway roiD
inc Civ Hall TO point In the northeastern bound
airy the city, including the annexed portion Itis To
he "A surface road beyond West Farms. The officers
Gen Charles b. Stuart, PrcSiden.; Charles j. Gills.
Wee President Gen A. Gilmore Consulting Engineer.
and :. n. Haight. Chief-Lnginecf.
TpKHoyr-A Democrats primary for the Twenty
fonrth ard was held YESTERDAY. Nsltiy
cast nd churges made az frqnc ut and or,auizcd
repeatiuy An alteration occurred which Resulted In
TIE Irast of william Redmond the charge striking
Henry d. PdrIOy win lar.e stone. severely juring
hiui.
NEW-JERSEI
JERSEY CITY.-The Court OF Pardons met at
Trenton yesterday TO consider the sanity OF Jacob
Mechella who is condemned TO be hanged here In Jiu
uary A numher OF physicians were examined, bIt the
Court adjourned without taking any actor The body
OF &. Wolff. the missing barber OF due Hamburg
stramcr Harmon n found az the foot VI Sixteenth
st. near Tie Morris and Essex Railroad whirvcs, yCseJi
Gay morning. The deceased had q Blue vest Ip-ji.
hpk trnisers. On tue former were hnttong similar Ia
those usually by steamer ehppye-. In his peck