New-York tribune., 1873-07-04
NEW YORK CITY.

| collected fJ,6tO
Gov. Leslie of Kentucky is now in the city,
Mt the residence OF his daughter, Mrs VIM, IN West
| Twenty y-hrst-st
| A correspondent wishes to know when the
erection OF the new Court House. which ia not yer com
peted, begun. Presumably IN the Spring OF 1909
Patrick Hamilton, age 40, of No. $40 west
Eleventh-st. and Hugh Creighton, age Io OF No 2"
Mottst were severely injured yesterday by tho expo-
sion gases In d IN Beayerst where they were
working with lighted lamp
The various public schools in the city were
closed yesterday the Summer and the teachers and
scholars enjoying the prospect OF release from
study and confinement TN the first Monday IN sept"m-
ber, when the term VIII begin again mahy have ~
ready arrangements for spending their vacation IN
the country aud will leave behind them In fe" days
| the heat and dust OF the city.
Commissioner Van Mort OF the Department
OF Public Works reports that the number OF bahers at
the two free floating baths during June was lsi29 OF
whom 36,5S were women and grls. This is more than
double the number OF bahers for the same period ast
June 10.
A meeting Of the Taxpayers Protective
Union OF the Twelfth Ward held at No 22io Third
ave-, last evening. E. II. Brown in the chair Walter e
! Cowles admitted TO membership. The matter OF
ferred to committee consisting OF Messrs Neidlg,
Kauficd and Hermann.
The books Of the Tax Commissioners have
nearly made up for the ensuing year. and show an
increase OF about tOOOOOOO In the valuation OF real
|
and other improvements. on the other hand through
the Boston nre and similar disasters, the value OF per.
sonal property has decreased to the extent OF about
| h50oO,0OO
The artillery Of to-day will receive an ac-
cession In the shape OF toy argun, somewhat In the
order OF the odtme pop gum except that bt Of paper
GsmPed over the m1zze Theh the the sT
for A." the day we celebrate" which would have done
| credit TO John Hancock himself.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah Walton,
widow of Rear Admiral Walton, took place yesterday,
from Trinity Church The services lwere conducted by
| the Rev. DR.. Dix tho Rev DIR. Eaton, the Rev Dr. FL
we're judge Tho9as CIerke, " Hormsn, Edgar
Logan, Charles X swords and Dr Egenbrodt Inc body
inferred In the family tomb in Trinity Churchysrd
Marcella McKenna, age %, unmarried, was
committed await the action of the Grand Jury, for
alleged infantcde the close OF inquest by Coroner
Herman yesterday on the body Of her infant OF three
weeks which found in vault, at her home, No 236
Ehzabeth-st Deputy Coroner Cushman testified that
| the autopsy showed that the child had died from
asphyxia and that it probably alive when thrown
died in her arms and that she threw u into the vault be
cause che was unable to bury IL
At the Kngsbridge costs investigation, yes
terday Boyle presented his private books TO show
the number OF who had been employed in the sur
| yey &C. He ntimaed that his testimony In the matter
was largely prepared by his clerk Frank NJ. Leonard
Who accordingly sworn. The session was diyersi
ned by discussions as to the relevancy OF the inquiries
INTO the number of men employed &c. and adjourn
ment was finally had till Thursday Of week,
commodate the Controllers counsel.
The wooden pavement in Nassau-st., between
Spruce and Beekman-sts will soon be all anoat Mid
way street, where the pavement has rotted the
hss settled making dangerous hole for vehicles
The is not absorbed by the earth owing to the
from day 20 day II can almost be seen from the win
dows the Department OF Public Works, but the stten
pied With the paving Of bouleyar1s in Manhatanvle
feet.
Controller Green received the following
amounts yesterday From the Collector OF Assessments
for assessments street openings and Improvements
and interest tOsO 0 from the Bureau OF Arrears for
OF taxes assessments water rents, and interest
ts772 29 from the Bureau Of City Revenue for ground
rent market rent and fees t79l 43 from the Bureau
OF Water Register for Croon rent and penalties s929 6
and for permits 70 tap %aeTpp1s & soS f fdS sMe e
stands showcases &c. s737 from the Mayors Second
Marshal for licenses and fines sl25 from the Engineer
win sewers, $500 and for vtriaed stoneware pipe |
500 20 from the City Courts for First Judicial District
for fees ,iS tcta issli S. The Controller paid the
salaries OF the Police department for June s257oO for
cleaning streets, Sl25O0Oi for supplies Tor police oO
'''''' BROOKLYN
The City Treasurer reports that 1886, ,2s0 !
are in the banks to the credit OF the city
The Charities Commission report 1852 in
mates in the county Institutions including lunatics
IN the Asylum.
The first of the four huge anchorage plates !
for the East River Bridge placed III position yester
day The plate weighs "a tons.
LONG ISLAND.
SAG HARBoR.-The trains Oh the South Side, |
Long Island, Flushing and North sde aud stewards
Central Railroad, yesterday afternoon were filed with
passengers bound for the various watering places the
Island. The o'clock express train, comprising 16 pas
senger coaches carried about 1000 passengers Sag
Harbor Greenport. Shelter Island and the Hamptons
The p train for Port Jefferson Huntington Glen
gers south Side O'Clock Patchogue train 10 cars,
500 passengers The o'clock train unusually heavy,
consisting OF is cars and bearing over 1000 passengers for
Babyl Ion, Isp, and Fire Island. The Rockaway travel
Mas nSe ha from ans to eR eos
Bay aud other points the North side OF the Island
Sb bssH yeTsa The birds are said c Ss
south and north sides OF the Island.
LONG ISLAND CuY.-The examination OF Sarah L. |
Layman, be|4,e Becor.;r PARCELS, charged with an At
tempt t9 Jl.5r her husband, George Laymau, by cut
day, hui. in the absence Of the DstrictAtorney
postponed until July 5, at o'clock p. IN. Layman's
had anything to do with It's infection. The prisoner
represented by j. r. Allaben OF Brooklyn, who de |
manded an immediate examination for his client which
Recorder refused. public schools closed for
the summer may has bee wtns tap
want OF funds. paid, yesterday II. W. Love,
the NewYork side of the Thirty ourthst Ferry aud
verely beaten by gang OF men whom he did not
recognize.
JAMAIcA.-Ihe Queens County Board OF Supervisors
met yesterday. On motion OF Supervisor Burroughs, the
deficiency tax for canals, &c, LETT from the
ment OF Newtown this year. with the understanding that
il will levied In 1874 The taxes have not been col
lected in Newown for the past two years and had the
collection OF the deficiency tax been urged 1t would
have caused much suffering among the poor farmers and
small land owners. The Board also passed q resolution
offering reward for the arrest OF the murderer OF
Samuel ]. Jones OF South Oyster Bay.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
HUDsoN.-An ore train ran into construc-