New-York tribune., 1873-02-17
NEW-YORK CITY.

| The atmosphere OF the public SCHOOLS haS
been analyzed by direction Of the Board OF Health An
interesting report on the subject VIII prODdpy DC hauo
in few days.
Valves have been placed in the gates at the
new storage reservoir at Boyds Corners ON the Croton
River has reached depth OF over 80 rect
It's capacity is double that Of the reservoir no" ~ uSo'
John Mcintyre, age %, of No. ~ Mulberry
st. an actor severely wounded In the thlgh by the
premature discharge OF musket on the stage Oh dne
iSowery Theaer, during scene In the play captain
| Kydd." on Saturday night.
The Nilsson Hall Investigating Committee
listened Saturday to the summing up OF the COUNSEL
| the Hon. Thomas f. Stuart and Messrs smythe ana
| Brooks. The Chairman Of the Committee, supervisor
Cooper, failed to appear.
Arrests last week, 1,5Q; dodgers at station
houses $3.50; Deaths 55 births, 4es marriages, l69;
loss fires $e625o insurance, slG965o taxes col
eeed S4o5S 67 licenses granted by city Marshal ZZ3i
! situations procured by Free Labor Bureau, 6se
The argument in the RosenZweig case, on
the application for new trial, before Recorder acket
has postponed week The delay was occasoned
by failure TO file the remittnr which was necessary
to that the Court of General Sessions had Juris
diction.
Samuel w. Lapsley, Gilbert F. Henshaw, and
David NJ Griffin filed voluntary petitions in bankruptcy
| last week; Robert b. Macy, Edward Robinson, and
| Lawrence Mead were adiudicated Involuntary Dahk-
rupts. and Edward n. Smith received dlscnarse III
bankruptcy.
Spanish Republicans and Cuban patriots are
equally active this city now, the former meeting TO
welcome the Revolution, and the latter to raise
funds to support their cOuntrymen in The friends
of Free Cuba" hopes to command 100000 IN few
weeks, aud to think that the insurgents must rely
only upon themselves whether the mother country DC
republican or monarchca.
The annual reunion Of the Alumni of the
New-York School of Mines which occurred at Delmon-
ico's last week. exceedingly successful, although
the members are widely scattered the country
are not excluded from membership. The officers of the
Association include John A. Church, PresidenE J. r.
| aud -
Parsons secre tary, and Charles 5. Plat Treasurer
The Castle Garden Committee of the Com
mssoners Of Emigration have exOnerated the officers OF
the bark Argonau from the charge of starving
and reating the passengers This to be the moral
that is drawn from emgrant ships: "The ratOns, OF
in particular, often actually inadequate to the
physical needs OF certain classes OF passengers ana IN
stead of being fixed and inhexibe quantities, the ra-
tons should be subject to discretionary alteration 10
meet these cases"
At a meeting Of the Police Commissioners
on Saturday a communication was received from the
Pilot Commissioners stating that the employees Of the
Sreetceanng Bureau thrown 10000 cubic yards OF
refuse into North and East rivers and requiring the
payment OF penalties. \ resolution was adopted in
delay whether not street dirt has been
thrown overheard by his permission since Aug ana
II any, what quantity
DR.. ii. Williamson, who was wounded in
the secondaye. shooting afray few days since, has
written letter THE TRIBUNE in relation to the state
ments which have been made about the alleged incOm
potency Of the medical attaches Of Bellevue Hospital
He that being unable find the ball. DR..
Burchard discovered its location after his admission
the hospital, but he suffering no pain and no
danger was likely result from short delay, the
ton was not performed until the arrival Of DIR. Sayre.
lie that he is fair way Of recovery, and that
he has received the best of care and attention from
those in charge.
Superintendent KesO received cable tele
gram Tuesday from the Head Constable OF Manches
ter, England requesting the arrest Of Samuel Joseph
Phpson, charged with forgery. Upon the arrival Of
r1.oa
the description of the fugitive was found among the
passengers and locked up at Police Headquarters, de-
dged cS lj cTmna 6It Henry Mesnns an inventor re-
siding in this city. On Saturday the prisoner was taken
and upon proving his identity, was Immediately dis
charged Mr. McManus states that he had been TO Lon
business aud that he returned to testify IN the
shOtwel bond robbery case.
BROOKLYN,
Arrests last week, 429; taxes collected, S11O,-
155.
Charles c. Lewis who committed suicide
last week. was a son OF the Hon. William NJ Lewis Of
Alabama and had studied at Princeton.
james w. Buckley, Superintendent of Public
Schools is to be superseded by Thomas W. Field, who
was appointed recently Assistant superintendent at
a salary of 5000 per annurn.
Mai. Gen. Woodward has issued an order
declaring the city Armory at Henry and CranbeTy-ss
to be dangerous condition, and prohibiting batta-
ion wing drills in the building hereafter.
The second libel suit of Elnathan l.. Sander
son against The Daiy Union before Judge Pratt
on saturday a of the plaintiff to have IL. c.
Bowen, H. E. Bowen. and Messrs. McAlster and Tusch
examined before the trial. DECISION reserved.
The Rev. j. Hyatt Smith of the Lee-ave
Baptist Church informed TRmgNE reporter yesterday,
that the reports which appeared in the wspapers
stating that he has resigned, have other foundation
than the fact that he notice OF hs intention TO
preach sermon, next Sunday evening, discussing the
advantages OF his remaining making a change. He
anticipates immediate change, however
A thermO-specifc' motor was tested on the |
Brooklyn Coney Island and Bath Railroad Saturday.
The boiler Will sustain pressure OF COO pounds and is
partly filed with water and then charged with steam
on the triatrp IS pounds OF steam lost in run
ming about sX miles the me occupied being about 70
of three pounds per hour. The engine remain |
stationary l0r2 hours aud then be able TO make trip
OF five miles without being again charged.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in annOunc- |
ing yesterday, his congregation his intention of TAX
ing vacation, said that he had been with them for II
years with than ordinary regularity. He goes
10 visit places where his public life first began. He
aud he s deliver all II addresses, at Harrisburg,
Pittsburgh Peoria Chicago Indianapolis, Buffalo, &c.
Until his the second Sunday in March, his |
pulpit will be filed by his brother, Dr. Edward Beecher
The funeral of the late ex-Mayor Kalbheisch |
will take place p. m, to-day from his residence
at Bushwekaye. and Grand-st, L. ID. The religious
services will be conducted by the Rev Dr. g. storrs OF
the Church Of the Pilgrims the Rev A. H. Partridge
Christ Episcopal Church. and the Rev. s. NJ Meeker OF
the Bushwick Reformed Church The remains will be |
inferred IN Greenwood. The city and county Offices will
bc closed OF noon, and also the public schools the
Eastern District Invitations TO attend have
to Mayor Havemeyer Mayor Debevoise OF Long Island
city, the Quarantine Commissioners, the
of EmigraTion and the Senators and Assemblymen of
Kings County. The Brooklyn Common Council, Fire |
Commissioners, Police Commissioners Board OF Excise,
the Oceanus Club, and various other societies VIII attend
a body.
LONG ISLAND.
LITTLE NEcK.-Nothing has yet occurred |