New-York tribune., 1873-02-04
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Meyers K Company, bankers) was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Mclaughlin upon an order
issued by Judge Davis of the Supreme Court at the SUIT
The bail was fixed at $4,000 and had not been furnished
| up TO a late hour In the afternoon.
| The With Assembly District German Re-
form Organization John G. Boeckel presiding, held
meeting at No e7 0rchard-st, last night and indorsed
the action Of the German Central Reform nTol
| recommending the adoption OF the amendments plo'
posed by the Committee OF Seventy and the separation
| Of the charter election from the general election
The Jumel estate case was resumed, yester-
day. and the evidence for the defense continued VIII
liam Kembe and Matthew Clarson testified to the fact
| Of stenhen Jumel Madame Jumel's husband, having
lived az Whitehall and Pearlsts 10 contradict testimony
for the plaintiff that Jume lived elsewhere at that te
Madame Jumes wills put In evidence TO sho" tnaI
she intended to leave the bulk Of her property TO MI
| Chase's wife and children
A petition is circulating representing that the
passage of Long Island steamboats, through the East
River s fraught with great danger TO the lives and prop
erty OF all who are obliged the ferries between
this CITY and Brooklyn. The laws regulating tne speeu
River are constantly violated The petitioners ask tat
law be passed to prevent az sue s1G1 rear,s Hook
In a letter to the Common Council, Commls-
soner Van Mort says order that the full benefit OK
widening and strag ghtening Broadway between Thirty
seeondst and Fiy-ninths be realized as soon as
possible by the public and property-owners VINO nave
been heavily assessed for the Improvement IL VIII pe
manner In which il shall be regulated and improved and
done
The steamer George Washington, which ar
rived IN this port from the South yesterday brought
| consignment OF rare animals for p 7. Barnun Among
the collection deuble-horned sumaran rlinoceros
South African elephant black leopard large , sea
There also several large birds, an African ostrc
giant csssowar enu sna 1ang G nG machine
which viii also be included in Barnums new snow WAS
| exhibited In the Astor House yesterday.
An autopsy by Deputy Coroner Beach, yes
erday on the body Of Catherine Morgan, age 49, who
was brutay murdered Thursday night by her yaga-
bond husband JOSIAH 2 in their miserable hovel on
the rocks showed that death had unmistakably re-
suited violence. Several severe wounds caused Dy
aso large eots exravasated blood in the brain Inc
face and hands were covered with bruises
| kicks and blows The accused re mains in the Iombs
awaiting the result OF an inquest to be held oy Coroner
Keenan, In rev days.
The appeal in the case of Francis A. Palmer,
Chamberlain against John Foley up for argument
in the General Term OF the Superior Court
before ChefJustce Barbour and Justices Curtis and
sedgwick The order Of injunction having been made
by Barbour he could not hear the appeal
ofner judges OF the Court take his place. To
this the ChefJustiee objected saying the practice was
the to the next term Counsel Tor appellant
to M argue ne case eors oeeed s and
was put over until the March term
The Police Commissioners heard yesterday,
the testimony OF three patromen Of the Eighth Precinct
who accused Inspector McDermot of being intoxicated
on the night Jan. The evidence, in BRIEF OF the
pstrolmen was that they saw Inspector McDermott
come of liquor saloon at Greene and Prnce-sts,
and that he was intoxicated and had to be helped 10 his
home at No. 1873 Thompsonst Inspector McDermott de-
MED the accusation and brought i9nF mes
wasnot only the night mentioned by the patrol
| men, bat that they had never known him to drink q
| glass of liquor. Mrs McDermott said that she had
always felt proud OF her husband because he was a
strictly temperate man." The Commissioners made no
decision Ill the case.
BROOKLYN.
During the past year Controller Schroeder
received as premium city bonds sold s21,954 rs.
There are III feet of water in the Ridgewood
reservoir and the daily supply averages aiao79 gallons
The examination of Charles s. Furst Oh a
charge OF having set fire to the building No SO7 Fulton.
| st.. has been adjourned until Tomorrow.
The Board of City Works has been author
lied by the Common Council to make contracts with the
local to publish s ,t tae "a Corporation
The funeral of ex-Assemblyman W. w.
Mosely took place his late residence No $50 Ninth
st. yesterday afternoon, and the remains conveyed
to Syracuse for internen The Rev N. Pierce Of the
Reformed Church oticiated.
The Park Commissioners received last year,
on account of Prospect Park $5OsoOi A. and expended
t4S2,1lO 81. Washington Park receipts s3351O and ex
pendures s2l 756 So Tompkins Park, receipts s3799
expenditures s2655 For the maintenance OF all the
parks for 1872 the receipts were $4,000, and the expend
| lures S1li6o0 l6
| Mayor Powell has nominated for members of
the Board of Education E. J. whitock ]. H. Rhoades
! Edward Rowe W. W. Hurlbut John Cunningham
Alexander Foreman, E. B. Galley, Garrett Bergen A.
| Amerrnan A. B. Baylis John Finley, ]. @. Rosnan
Theodore Cocheu Joseph Bergar and Thomas O'BrieD,
but the Common Council has not yet confirmed the
In awarding contracts for street cleaning
last November, the Board OF City Works did not as
| fha yrh ted IN
O96I9 for the whole city, but made awards amounting
t47700 In response To the numerous complaints or
poration Counsel Dewitt He decided, yesterday, that
| the contracts Invalid, and motion made by Alder
man Richardson 70 annul them was postponed for one
| week.
| Application was made last week to Justice
Pratt writ of habeas corpus and certioYar In the
case Of Royal sammus George ID. Banks, aud Caudius
Prime. who committed to jail by Justice Montfort
of Huntington on "A charge OF having tarred and feah-
Charles G. Kelsey. Counsel for these parties in
making the application insisted mat there was no cyl
the outrage upon Kelsey, and that the Justice had
acted IN very h an1 and xgsserdy manner
decision, dsmsng the writ OF habeas and certiorar
| and remanding the prisoner
| LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-The February Term of
the Long Island City Court held yesterday Judge
PearCe presiding. The Grand Jury found two ndlct
ments one against John Lauer for grand larceny and
one against william Skinner for assault and battery
and declined 20 ndiot August AlenQnis poisoning
his wife. Policeman Paul Heaney, for shooting
Gaping prisoner The Grand Jury adopted a resolution
that the Court should hold only two sessions annually
instead OF six In the Of +. Coe and Meyer
enstein indicted maintaining nuisances
was presented citizens Including Mayor and
majority Of the city officers denying the charge that
the factories nuisance, and asking the abandon
| ment OF the prosecution.
NHwTowN.-The counsel IN the case Of the writ pro-
hbiting the Board OF Supervisors from auditing bills
the Justices and contables Of ths town. submitted
their points yesterday. Judge Gilbert reserved his
| decision
HUSnsGToS-D. o. Quimby, Principal OF the Union
School, has rendered Ills resgnatioD 10 take effect