New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
NFW-YORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
A dispatrh has been received announcing
that the Pacific Mail steamer Alaska Is overdue at HOnl
Kong three days in voyage OF eight from fokohama'
The funeral of George Henrques took place
Yesterday at his late resdenceNo 229 West Fourteenth
At The remains were inferred at Cypress HIS Gem
etory.
The Controller paid, yesterday, the rolls OF
the laborers on Boulevard and Avenues and seventy
secondst improvement, TO jan Al, inst, amounting 'o
s53,522 70.
Jed. Frye, one of the old citizens died on
Tuesday night at No. ~ West Fftyseeondst. MT. Frye
had transacted business shipping and commission
merchant in Waters for ~ years, ana was meDi w
the Produce Exchange. His funeral VIII take pace
| from his late residence at 10 a. III. to-day
The fifth annual report shows that 1888 pa
tents were treated, and so 3 prescriptions Issued az
the Western homeopathic Dispensary Nos Al and nJ
West Fortyseeond-st, during the iast year, de
were S3sO7 80. and the expenditures lheuoIhH OA"
on hand Of 1916 80, were S3,G7 50.
Hannah Tinaglia, age ID, arrived from Italy
on Monday, under the charge Of Ntaa sabatno age 10
and after stay OF few hours in Castle Garden lett tne
building and has since been missing. Her father lives
in Brooklyn f. d., and would have met ms daughter ~
Castle Garden but for sickness He went 10 Police Head
quarters yesterday, and informed Inspector DKs Vi LIS
| loss.
Antonio Michaelis sued the SecOnd-ave
Railroad Company for $4,000 damages for injuries sus-
tanned by his daughter whose leg had been amputaed
in consequence of being over by one OF the Com
| nanys cars The ease was tried before. Judge j, f.
DAILY in the Common Pleas, aud testimony was taken
Tor te pas two DAYS The plaintiff abandoned the suit
yesterday, by Withdrawing juror 10 reason UeIhs ds
signed therefor.
The contract for bridging and sinking the
track of the Harlem Railroad between Fortyninth and
seyentynlnth-sts awarded by the Board Of Engineers
ON IAN IA 70 Dillon Clyde Co., has not yet been fully
settled some legal formaltes still remaining TO be COM
ped with The amount OF the bid and other details are
withheld for the present The security required on the
contract bond SsO00O0 and Mr.. BuckhOut the En-
aineer-in-Chief, informed TRIBUNE reporter AT the
time that the bondsmen were prominent and wealthy
Buckhout told TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday tat no
progress lad been made IN the RAPID Transit ROAD when
faud he announced the public. He said thar the Work
Mould 60 on as Commodore Vanderbilt had promised
Tn the Marine Court an action was brought
against Charles V. Lyons, City Marshal, by Messrs
King and Kelly, for wrongfully taking property alleged
TO belong TO the plaintiff Oh an execution against Oal
loran and Murray. Tie defendant claimed that the
transfer to the plaintiffs was fraudulent verdict was
rendered for the deendant..n the same Court, Part
before JndCe Gross action brought against j.
r. Iawor by Edward ackett TO recover his contract
nrice for work labor and materials furnished in putting
mn bookcase outside the building OF bookseller WINE
the work in progress an Inspector OF Duluhgss
stopped it, and the plaintiff claimed that the stoppage OF
the work by the operation Of the law entitled him to re-
cover the full contract price The defendant calmed
that the plaintiff had taken away with him all the work
"a far a. completed and had kept it, Defendant also put
in countercam for $40 in cash, which he had paid the
plaintiff the work. The jury rendered verdict OF
Si2j FOR the defendant.
LONG ISLAND.
Long ISLAND CITY.-The new executive staff
of the South Side Railroad is constituted as follows
John shipherd President; Ehu Hosford, Vice-Presl
dent; Charles L. Hopkins Secretary Charles H. Dewey
Treasurer; H. G. Smith, General Manager; L. s. Uan'
field lperntenden; C. II. Dewey Auditor; j. e Lane
Chief Engineer; George II. Griggs Master Mechanic
Theo Wells, Purchasing AGENT Thee Wells Wells. Land ana
pOyes OF the road informed That 10 is not htenueu
those above announced Dlsmissals will only be made
for cause The Company needs every FAITHFUL dleeht
careful man its pay roll and intends 10 keep all
SUCH and 20 advance them as fast as opportunities per
nit. Whoever make the COmpanys interest his own
est is rst care The Board OF Education proposes to
ask the Legislature TO amend the charter Oh tne cry m
creasng the of taxation for school purposes from
.oneha per cent a. the Board hnds the amount
now raised 99Geqaate I tGr n and
teachers for the pupils asking admission OnY thee OF
tbe i've Wards In the citythc First Second, and Fourth
ave schoohouses and the children of the Third have
those Of the Filth in the Fourth Ward school In the
Third Ward there G5 and in the Fifth 57l children
legal school or more than oneiourth OF tne "hoe
10000 instead of l2oOOO The meets with little
or opposition from tax payers Anthony GOldher mas
resigned as a member of the Board OF Education.
oUTHAMpToN-seals have been frequently seen dur
@ ~ T;s; sold weather the inlet to shinnecock
Bay, on the southeastern pat OF The Island
STATEN ISLAND.
NEw-BRIGHToN.-Th Rev. G. NJ Hitchcock,
pastor OF the Reformed Church. has received call 10
the American Chapel in Paris.
STAPLEToN-The Rev. Dr.. skinner, formerly or the
Presbyterian Church. has accepted call TO the Second
Presby teran Church OF Cincinnati.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.-A river thief, on "Wednesday
night boarded the schooner Maria Jane lying near the
city dock locked James Angler and David Allen, the
only persons OH board the cabin and threatened 10
shoot them IL they attempted resistance. He then re-
moved a considerable quantity OF clothing the only
articles OF value removable and lett the schooner
by small bOat....A number or residents OF thls CITY
have been defrauded of small amounts OF money Dy
d. ID. T. Benedict, who sent circulars from Glasgow,
stating that certain properties had been lett 10 tnOst
whom he addressed which could be secured they wOud
him the necessary power and fees Or course no eh
property as was represented existed A man ealing
himself Father MulrOOney has swindled numbers OF
Roman Catholics collected Tor the alleged plr
pose OF aiding the Rochester Orphan Asylum. Mrs
Thomas Leather OF No 100 Erest. was severely burned
der which mad accidentally thrown into the stove
HoBoKES.-James Mc('rea. an engineer on the Della
ware Laekawanna and Western Railroad, died suddenly
at the Sinclair House, Wednesday night. John
OBrieD, OF considerable wealth, was arrested,
Yesterday, and held in 5000 bail TO answer charge OF
falling TO support his family
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.
Prof. p. ii. VanEDer Weyde will lecture on
the evidence Of TRUTH before the Liberal Club, at
Plympton Hail. this evening.
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