New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-15
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late pastor OF the Reformed Church at Perth Amboy
N j., will be held from the Collegiate Church at fnth
ave. and Twenty-nintb st., at ii o. M to"moHOr'
Andrew b. Magoon, aged 10, OF Madison
ave- and nehundred-andtwenty ninth-st, who had re
Gently returned from college, was drowned while he was
bathing the Harlem River near Mott Haven yester
day. f|
Miss Gibson, telegraph operator at Steele's
Hotel. at Greenwich and Reade-sts was rendered in
sensible for nearly half an hour by charge OF exec
trcity which came from the wires during FRIDAY
thunderstorm.
The argument upon an order TO show cause
why mandamus shoud not be Issued commanding the
Controller to pay bills of the Sheriff. as approved Sy
the Board Of Supervisors, VIII come up to-day I'D 'ne
Supreme Court. Chambers.
The Life Saving Benevolent Association has
presented s5 Thomas Kensing, lad OF e years. VINO
dved after and rescued little boy who fell from tne
dock at the foot OF twenty nfth,st, bas' ni'oi' '
Friday last, and had sunk for the third tlme
The semi-annual encampment Of the New
York Department Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
will be held Troy, NJ " July %, a. and Is me
headquarters will be at the American House ana the
encamRment will be opened at noon on the ZSd az har
mony Hall.
The Howard Mission gave its annual excur-
sion picnic to the children under it's charge and as many
of their mothers could co. on Friday OF last week.
Oriental Grove was the point OF destination aud the
children had grand tme bathing, gathering flowers
and shells, and romping through the WOOD
The XIVth Assembly District Republican
Association at O special meeting at No. 20 st. Marks
place. last evening subscribed ss toward fund in aid
of the wife and family OF John stephenson the Deputy
Sheriff who murdered In Jersey city on SUNDAY
committee was appointed 70 solicit additional SUD
scriptiODs.
In the Surrogate's Court, yesterday, the mat
ter Of the final settlement Of the executors accounts IN
the estate Of Nathaniel Gilman, deceased adjourned
until August g. In the matter relating TO the estaOe OF
John Hancock deceased for the settlement Of the de,
cree on accounts OF the executors. was ADJOURNED
until July "a.
The Goth annual excursion of the Matthew
7. Brennan Chowder Club took place yesterday Sleeps
head Bay was reached by procession OF twenty stages
which were drawn by from four eight horses EACH
large number went down later n the day among whom
Sheriff Brennan and Judson jarvis ine uay
throughout was an enjoyable one.
Four hundred and twenty-f immigrants
arrived at Castle Garden yesterday, by the Abyssna
from Liverpool, 4S3 by the Holland from London and
Havre 3eI by the Deutschland from Bremen I'll by the
bark Aradne from Hamburg 400 by the cry OF New
York from Liverpool $40 by the Egypt from LyerpOoi,
aud AZ by the Oceanic from Liverpool IN all, 1856
The following were the receipts at the Con-
trolers Office yesterday From assessments Tor street
openings and improvements add Interest thereon
1900 81; OF taxes, assessments, Croton rents,
Croton water rel L. and penalties $35O licenses anu
fines. $l63 70 court fees s5s 5Oj sales OF inc oelal
journal, $12 a; total, $36,65i 81.
The following were the receipts of money
For Croton water rent, S9617 So penalties on do,
500 80; tapping pixies, S125 vault permits,
1867 81 permits $685. sewer pipe sold TO con.
tractors S54 GO; total $9,1l5 6J. Ihe attention OF
water consumers again called the fact that pen
atty of per will be added all water rents re-
naming unpaid ON Aug. /.
At the Kingsbridge costs investigation, yes
terday the examination of Mr. BOyles clerk, Frank NJ.
Leonard was continued The witness testified that the
rates charged as shown by Mr. Boyes books were the
those received by surveyors Tor street openings
since the time Of Judge Bronson, 10 years ago. MI.
Leonard testified TO the correctness OF the tems from
actual knowledge gained through csAculauohS anu
measurements made by himself.
The funeral of Deputy United States Mar
shall stephenson, who recently murdered in Jersey
City, while on his way to arrest deserter from Rus
sian ship took place at Church, yesterday Mar
shall FIske attended accompanied by his deputies anu
flags were displayed at halfmast the United States
building m Cnam6ere-st. Contributions for Mr. stephen
sons widow and children can Do lett WIN MarshsI
Fiske at No. Al Chambersst
The following is City Chamberlain Lanes
statement of receipts payments, and balances for the
week ending July a. 1873:
City 81 sai5 III s h:sDa :i8i4 Il si 49,
Cd de aIs e4s9O7 e765 6t5i675
S saa E fSa 95 S sS33s ''5s s5o l5Ss
Total. 678 81 1886 4Ol slS34266 s3SO7slS
A TRIBUNE reporter yesterday inquired of
several Custom house officials respecting dispatch from
Washington relative to the alleged investigation by the
Commissioner OF Customs into the affairs Of number
Of importers They characterized the dispatch as ali
surd declared that the Commissioner OF Customs was
lions They further stated that they did not know TO
what the dispatch could refer, as there was no general
investigation III progress.
The bankers and brokers of Wall-st. missed
Yesterday the familiar voice Of an old friend II was
that OF tine clock of old Trinity which, through the cold
and heat and sunshine of 81 years, had rung
out the hours On Saturday night 1t stopped, and as It
had become badly worn, workmen were sent INTO tue
tower To give 1t q thorough Overhauling, which will
take several days When the old sentinel started on It's
beat William II. Seward was IL the senate Danlel
Webster was Secretary OF State, and Abraham Lincoln
was a rising lawyer of Illinois. The Government debt,
too WAS only 81 60 per head, and civil war was CON
tiugeEcy hardly dreamed Of. 4----
In the Court of Common Pleas, Chambers,
yesterday, before Judge Van Brunt, motion for re-
cever was made by the plaintiff In the case of Dr. Cor
don Gregory agt. VIM. j. smonton, proprietor of the
Russian baths, West Twenty-fourth-st. The plaintiff
claimed partnership with the defendant under written
agreement whereby he to receive share OF the
profits in compensation for services in connection with
the business held that the agreement so far
from sustaining the copartnership precuded IL nn the
plaintiff should have purchased an interest III the Dus
ness and property. Consequently the motion for re
ceiyer was Denied and the temporary injunction dis
solved.
The following is the programme of the con-
cert by the Central Park Band ut Washingtonsquare To-
night; No.,
March, I9 PSSs pme
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The members of the North FiEth-st. NJ. +.
Church will 20 ON an excursion oriental Grove day