New-York tribune., 1873-02-26
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY
Ash Wednesday will be celebrated to day in
the Roman Catholic and Episcopal Churches.
The Board of Apportonmcnt authorized
Yesterday. the of s5CoOOo worth Of Assessment
bonds. provided for by chap 39, laws OF 1907, anu
chap. $50. laws Of 1872.
The Pacific Mail Steamship officials say that
they know nothing OF alleged TO have been spent
for the purpose of securing the subsidy A. H. Stock
well the President had Not gone 10 washington up 10
yesterday afternoon.
Henry j. Anderson, President Of the Cath
ole Proectory at Westchoster, acknowledges the re-
cept of sO4 35 the proceeds of lecture delivered by
exGoy. Louis J.. Love- under the auspices OF tho ST.
J0sephs Literary Society.
James Peck, age %, of No. 210 Grand-st.,
Brooklyn f. D.. was severely burned about the body
yesterday, by carbolc acid flowing upon him from
Gar6oy which had been thrown from wagon at sixty
thth'st and North River.
The Produce Exchange is to vote upon two
amendments tomorrow empowering It to hold and con-
troll property not exceeding S,5O0COO and authorizing
hc II managers To be next elected To classify themselves
in respect to tenure OF Office Of one two, or thIee years
Commissioner Van Mort of the Department
Of Public Works reports that the receipts Of the Col
For widening Broadway, $40 81 Of Riverside Park
ing 1904 IL; street improvements, ETC.. i56 Zj total,
SlG7,3l2 "a
Several correspondents have been anXi0usly
rausackng their editions Of Shakespeare for the phrase
attributed TO FalstaG in Mondays TRIBUNE: There be
peers of the realm and there he peerless backguard
The sentence should not have been quoted Us II was Mr.
Weisss and not Falstaf's.
Lucas Thompson was arrested, yesterday,
warrant issued from the Superior Court at the in
stance OF Charles Wagner and Adolph omlor, who
e.isse That he has defranded them ont Of $4,000 IN
kid-goye transaction. Order-ofArrest Clerk Judsoh
Jarvis released Thompson in 5000 bail
Ice cream and raw oysters may be seasOnable
Injuries say nothing OF the combination, but needs
a lively flight OF fancy TO imagine what could have
acuated the young couple who were yesterday seen in
quantities OF these decacies and shiycrDg meanwhile
IN close proximity TO a ponderous stove.
Jose Ferrer dc Couta, the proprietor Of the
III Cronsa, Spanish newspaper published In this city
arrested yesterday, and held In $1,000 bail in suit
for aHdor instituted in Tho supreme Court by Emilia
c. Vllarordo ana Cirilo Yiarerde. The complaint
charges that de Couta accused the plaintiffs of mappro
plating AMI refusing 10 account Tor ol the funds
raised IN behalf OF The Cubaus.
Under the new regulations on the Harlem
Railroad passengers provided with tickets are re-
quired to pay Ave cents extra fare. This has been
grunbngly submitted to- and has led to the desired
result of inducing most travellers procure tickets.
gentleman banded the conductor 10 cents from Harlem
Oh Monday, anu refused 70 pay more lie tod the CON
Gucor that he should in fuuIe nc.GRer buy ticket nor
submit 10 the extra charge.
Street car conductors are apt to become
strangely confused regard TO the relation between
themselves ana their Passengers After using every
means % pack their cars their cars to the utmost capac
y they skem to feel II personal injury that they are
subjected 10 the annoyance of crowd. striking in
stance of this wac given on the Ihrdaye. last nigh
wnen carload WAS ordered around IN words 9nd tones
which would justly subject aptson-keeper 10 Dismissal
ithahitualy used BY hum toward eonycts. &C.,.
f5Toa1way az hight Hight Is 4 Study; the great
horoughfare never sleeps and the current OF its arte
rie5 is never stil Men plodding its length when
the e-ming food OF has eubsided, and when
the voice In old Trnys spiro falls on tho ear mile
away. Human interest never Aneushes In TINS chah-
nCl o Passing through ~ one is never alone over
dlc0d
a glre aud a shadow to remind him that he Is IN
haunt wnero motion Is perpetual
BROOKLYN.
Prospect Park visitors last week. 28,49l.
The first instaIlment Of 10 per cent on the
shares Of tie Brooklyn Steam Transit Company were
paid III yesterday
young lady leaves at the house of her
friends a visitng-card bearing the strange device,
Miss --. No -, Rue Rcmsen'
Health-O1lccr 0tter5On reports that during
the past two months tho total number Of smallpox
cases 13i, OF which 40 proved fatal
James Nolan, age 49, residing at No. 83 Car
rost arose from his bed. while insane, at a. M yes
terlay and jumped from third story window to the
yard below, sustaining fatal injuries
The Park Commissioners have made con-
tracts for paving planting trees, &c. the sacketst
Boulevard 10 the amount Of ;G95O5 The total cost OF
the Improvement to date has been SbO5'o@9.
The water pipes attached to a kitchen range
IN the residence Of Henry Wills Commissioner OF Chari-
ties exploded MoDpay night and caused damage TO
the amount OF $3.50. son OF Dir. wills was severely
injured.
An application was recently made to Judge
Pratt by Lucy King colOred, Of Alabama for the pos
session OF girl whom she claimed was her daughter,
and who Il now the protege OF Frederick Gri1ng
chant residing this city. The gIi was examined By
referee and stated that IL was her wish To remain with
her adopted parcut. The Court decided accordingly.
LONG ISLAND.
NORTH IIEMPsTEAD.-m the Queens County
Court of Sessions Judge Reid Of Suffolk presiding
ferIay Mary sharl1ey, Rudolph Flecknseln, and VIII
liam Reis were indicted for grand larceny JustuS
Cooke Richard Stiwen, Eugene Hubbe, and William
Reis for assault with intent TO kill One indictment
for burglary riot, and two for maintaining nu
sance parties under arrest, were also found Zach
ard Sfiwc, Rudolph Feckeustein, and william Reis,
year,' lnpri sonnent in the state Prison. Richard
Rhodes, Albert Rhodes John NJ Frdell, ana Justus
Cooke convicted OF the same Onense, received ike
sentence Mary Sharkey convicted OF the same
crime and remanded for sentence. The Court VIII con-
tnue in session TO morrow.
IsLIP-The people OF this town held q special town
meetsng few days ago. and protested against tne pas
cage by the Legislature, OF the Fire Island Ferry b
MATTTUcK-A bridge 100 feet long has been built
across part Oi Mattituck Creek.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CTY.-The police were informed
Yesterday that on Saturday night the residence Of
Charles A. IIoyt at Congressst. and shermanaye. on
the Uights had been robbed OF clothing, jewelry and
money valued at 1915 .. The County Lunatlc Asy