New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
NEW-YORK CITY.


A temporary excitement was created in the
passageway leading the Gold Exchange Yesterday,
by an earnest argument between two young brokers'
clerks, which eliminated in blows. large crowd
assembled the spot, but the cOmbatants sepa
rated by Capt Van Dusen.
PickpOckets infest the street railway ears
going TO the Grand Central Depot. and, despite the
efforts of the police. many persons robbed every
day. The Rev Nathan Hubben OF the Methodist Epls-
copal Church of Long Island City, while riding on
Fourthave. car, yesterday, had = poeket-book stolen
containing $40.
The Holland, from London and Iavre landed
224immigrants at Castle Garden yesterday The National
steamship Greece, which went ashore below Bcdloe's
island on Saturday afternoon. win sail to-day. The
steamship Ernst Moritz ArDdr, FOR steilin, which re-
Gently went ashore at Zealand arrived ~ SWnemunde
on the ltth. She was leaking badly.
Coroner Herman held an inquest yesterday
In relation TO the death OF Thomas Armstrong, whose
body found floating in the harbor of Whitehal-st
fortnight ago. Andrew Fitzgerald OF No 81 Hicks-st
Brooklyn testified that Armstrong had acted IN very
strange uanaer for about week before has disappear
Tie jury rendered their verdict that there was
reason To suspect that he committed suicide.
With reference to the statement of Detective
seder OF Detroit that he has been obstruced in the
discharge of his duty by Deputy sheriff Jarvis who
arrested Jacob Lawrence of Michigan, Mr. Jarvis stated
TO IRiBUNs reporter yeseruy that IN ptoNchtis .ie
sudden remoy val OF Mr.. Lawrence TO Michigan he was
acting uuder Instructions from Gov Dix who expressed
desire that . reasonable time should he allowed Law
renee 10 obtain counsel i'll this cliy.
The brake of car No. IS of the SecOnd-ave
Hne gave way Forty -ithst, last night aud the ear
bounded of the track and into Car No. &c of the same
fine john j. Willard. No. West Twenty irstst, and
samuel Con passengers in the latter ear received
injuries about the body and were taken to the
and Emil Meawitter Of No. % Forsyth
ct. both had their collar bones broken TAey were
taken home.
No policy shops were open yesterday, all OF
then being closely watched by the police. supern-
IA hat
the Commissioners intended 10 keep the policy shops
closed AT any cost. Many OF the dealers evidently
heard Of the intended raid last week, for most OF tie
shops in Nassau Fulton and ADnsts, as well as those
IN the Eighth and Fifteenth Precincts we're closed by
the proPretors themselves Most OF the dealers who
committed an default of $1,000 ball
BROOKLYN.
The Board of City Assessors have completed
thcr upon the Incorporated companies OF
Brooklyn for 1873 The companies are taxed upon the
OF the capital stock Of each made to the Board
deducng the cost of the real estate the balance
being assessed at the same rate as the real estate
At tho meeting of the Kings County Board
az Supervisors yesterday. the contract for the mason
xoIk OF the 18th Regiment Armory was awarded to
4 T. Rurns his bid being S 0OO the iron work ST, ,00
10 Cslcr & Snaoer; the carpenter work 10 Alexander
Hamilton. for sl67o; the plumbing to Martin j. Bren,
for $685. total, S4sjn
CORPORATION Counsel De Witt has given an
opu ou 70 the effect that the Board of Education is not
affected by the new city charter owing its being
state institution. He arms that the Board constitute
part Of the school systene OF the state. ana
that is not dependent upon the city foI the financial
means necessary 10 execute its powers
At the executive session of the Board of
Audit held in conjunction with the Finance Committee
of the Common Council yesterday, statement was re-
eeiyed Mr.. Dahgren 10 the progress making in
the examination of the accounts OF the city depart
ncnts. H. was determined that when all the reports
received, to frame theTercm general report for
submission 10 the Common C0lnc AT the close OF the
year
I'm addition to the statements already made
a. TO amount u interest received by exIaN Col
ieetor Badesu FROM the City Bank. James d. Della
mater cashier of the Marine Bauk OF NewYork. testl
aes that from 80 1862 10 Jan. 49, 1872 Mr. Badesu
sad s. interest deposits that bank
The cashier deposed that Mr. Badeau closed mis-
account IN the latter month, anu a1 tne rae I.tr
the average deposits ha been from three 10 TOUR
per According 20 the books OF the Brooklyn Trust
Company, from MAY, 1863 IA November 1872 Mr. Badeau
received interest from that Institution amounting to
t2.ee4 "a.
The subcommittee OF the Examining Com
p,tee of the Kings Couuty Board Of Supervisors, ap
posed 10 investigate the charges against the Conduct
Of the Heath Board aud C0rouers Whtel and Jones,
began their investigations Yesterday. They cOnined
themselves branch Of the subject making com
psrisoD Of the coroners list of smallpox cases with the
records of the Health Department. They confined their
searches yesterday 10 the months Of November and De-
cember 1874 and found discrepancy OF "a cases during
cover on the the Health Board of
those oasCs winch had been charged for by the c0rOncrs
LONG ISLAND.
I.OvG Island CITY.--0n Monday evening
come possop maliciousy placed railroad tie the
rails of the south side Railroad as the point where it
emer ses from the cut Richmond Hi Fortunately
cowcacher struck the tie with such force that it
was thrown OF the track possibly serious disaster
wac averted by ihis crcumstance, as The train was
crowded with passengers, and there steep down
grade from that point 10 the Iachnond liil depot
STATEN ISLAND.
PoIT RICUdONp.--The body Of an unknown
ran apparently about 45 years Old, found in The
xii Won kull, yesterday.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WHITE PLAINs.-The trial of Peter Tirrell
for tie murder of Gilbert II. Robinson, eweler
Ea1oaroneck April 2, 1909, begun yesterday in
,be Court Of Over and 1ermDer, before Judge TaDpaD
and the justices of the session. DistIictAttorney
Briggs gave outline of the ease, after which Thomas
IL cOJnsOD father Of the murdered man, WILLIAM H.
Fisher who iooed e BODY D, JosspG Monan nan, wl9
Ford. and Bridget Hannan testified TUG ea7e VIII dc
resumed this morning
NkW-JERSEY
JrRsIY Clrv.-Nrs. Catherine Qnglcy Of
yoedlswn-ave. aud Ms. Agnes Rock OF Walker-ave.
were struck Oh the head by tree which had just been
,u, down by sborers, Monday and received very
vers injuries. The laborers were arrested MccheHa,
IN, reure,ed murderer continues TO exhibt symptoms
q. insanity r. very insubOrdinste, and causes more
trouble tho prison officials Than ever before II
runorsd that application will DO made fof mandarin"
oompd MsyOr ONeil to sign warrants Tor salaries due
during October. which have not yel been PAID
The hearing OF testimony In the trIai 0f Ai0nzo H.
khnbail, accused o. having been concerned n the
death Of Ida NJ vsil by malpractice was continued In
che HudSOp County Court, YESTERDAY. Mr. Iprct
testified that Kins eli had often visited Miss Van AT ilcr
hoise IN Newark Similar testimony was gwen 1y
Margaret Marsh and Jacob Fusei Of Newark Ia de
foIioe the following tesiined to KnDas good charsc-
DIR. Emght. Mr. Francis Moore, Mlns Halah
Armstrong, and Mas Harriet schr.p The Trial Will De
resumed to-day.
NEwARh. Theodore Mackuet has been reClected Pres
i0ent OF the Fire Department Tie trial 0f Ben alnin
\ Butts, editor VI me Echo newspaper for alleged De
of Clty Counsel fraDcls, be gun Yesterday N
onrr OF Quarter Sessions. Tho trial will be continued
1oaiav Victor Zacher was sentenced 10 one years
imprisonment fos oigamy During quarrel Christian