New-York tribune., 1873-12-09
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
Controller Green received yesterday pay
ments of taxes and assessments amounting 10 s46i3 49,
and paid claims and department. payrols TO the amount
Of S09,226 jj.
Immigrants were landed at Castle Garden
yesterday from the steamships City OF Montreal from
LIVERPOOL; Mosel and America, from Bremen; Iowa. VIZ
ginia, and Eysa, from Glasgow.
George Miller, aged &c, of No. 1877 Meserole
street, Brooklyn. f. d., attempted suicide yesterday
afternoon. by jumping from the ferry-boat Maspeth az
the foot Of Houston street. but was rescued ana sch'
home.
The burial service of Bishop Armtage OF
Wisconsin will DO held in st. Johns Church, Detroit on
Thursday, Dec H. at IL Prayers will be said In the
chapel OF st. LuRe's Hospital at $3.50 d., to-day.
The Commissioner of the Department OF
Buildings has had inspections made concerning the
safety OF theaters. schoolhouses and factories
During last week there were plans for new buildings
submitted for approval the total cost Of which "lii be
tsl5CO.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correc-
lion were visited the Tombs again yesterday to
renew the examination OF the keeper in regard 10 the
escape of sharkey On account OF death In The family
Warden Johnson, however who could not be present
az the Tombs the matter was deferred
The mails for Europe last week were un-
usually large consisting OF 34 sacks OF letters and 25l
sacks OF newspapers The letters TO great Britain alone
numbered 67920 The European mails OF tomorrow VIII
be forwarded by the National steamship Egypt, owing
To the DonarrIva OF the Guion steamer Manhattan.
The 9th annual meeting of the Managers of
the Colored Orphan Asylum was held yesterday. The
Treasurer reported balance OF $54l9 90 The following
officers elected: First Dircctrcss Mrs. Augustus
Faber Second Directress. Mrs. W. II. OndcriOuk;
Treasurer Mrs. G. g. Landon; and Secretary, Miss 8 =
Murray.
The new iron steamship Grenada of the
Pacidc Mail steamshpline Will sail for san Francisco
on the I5th to b. placed in the China and Australian
trade. She viii he commanded by G. p. Seabury, who
has been appointed captain The Grenada is the SeGond
iron
which saileu last month, being the first.
BY order Of Abram 5. Hewitt and John G.
stevens. receivers Of the NcwYork and Oswego Midland
Railroad Company, Hugh n. Camp yesterday sold at
auction ai the Exchange SIlcsroOm all right, tlte and
interest o tne COMPANY ~ the piers ana DullIhSS ~
the foot VI Vesey-St heId under lease expiring Jau
81 1879, rent q, $1,000 per year. The purchasers
were +. q a. Walsh, AT s130n
The many accidents every Winter resulting
from persons slipping on the smooth surface Of the
iron or glass OF the openings in the sidewalk
were made the subject Of official action, yesterday, by
the Board of Assistant Alderman An ordinance
passed commanding the owners OF buildings 10 subsu
uto with rough surface for the present covers
the man-holes and TO have then on level WITH the
sidewalk
An association for the relief of the poor,
without regard nationality ous faith, has been
organized in the Eleventh Ward OF this city, having Its
headquarters at No % Avenue The association has
elected the following It's 0lcers President, Magnus
Gross; Vice-presdent, Patrick Keenan, Secretary,
David Osheim. The sum OF sl,l76 his been subscribed
poor will De begun on Jan. ?, 1874.
The inspectors of the fire insurance com
panes report that there is much reckessness shown in
the construction of buildings in the lack of precauton
against fire. Inspector Sims OF the Broadway Fire
Underwriters. in examining the building No l4s Broad
way lately, discovered that the chmneys were covered
with ath and plaster the wood being IN direct contact
with chimney ue TINS KIND OF careessness Is very
common
Chamberlain Lanes statement for the week
ending Dee. is follows
cit, rr,,.s .sj55,O s5ci4is .5ji5ss8 sl'sji 2ao
,:55 :..' fs o55.;s S .355 asao.i, 755!S54 5SiSs
T.t,l......siiI2OI46 s34oI735 s57i7I46 $8o9L755
Receipts deposit, one month, SGs2i o.
At the Conference of the clergymcn of the
Baptist churches OF this city and vicinity, yesterday
the Rev Dr. johnson OF Newark made address the
l1sas and Abuses OF Church Letters" He said that al
least 400 members lost 10 the denomination every
year owing iher neglect when changing their place
0f residence to unite win other churches debate
which followed was participated IN by the Rev Mr..
Hughes, the Rev. Mr.. Hedden, and by the Rev. MI
McArthur
Gen. \. A. Humphreys, Chief of the United
States Engineers, has informed Pilot Commissioner
Blunt thar the War Department authority TO
move q sunkcn wreck of Fire Island, which is danger
navigation, nor indeed distractions to navl
missioner Blunt thinks that the Lighthouse Board, IKE
Trinity House In England should be empowered to
OF the coast which may impede navigation
deputation called on the Mayor yesterday
and asked nm TO appoint Juins Hegdemann Police
Justice for the annexed district dopuiation of Wash
mgton Market called the Mayor in reference t.
order issued by the Superintendent OF Iucumbrances
the removal OF stalls the sidewalks OF Vesey
West, and Westinghouse. They asked che Mayor to
prevent the immediate carrying out of the order. II
would interfere with the Christmas business. The
Mayor promised to- do and the action Will post
vOned for week.
BROOKLYN.
Tax Collector Burrows received $4,000 on
Saturday.
Moro than 100 inspectors, canvassers, and
poll clerks who did duty the poll, IN November
we're paid for their services yesterday
The report of the Commissioners on the
opening OF North Thirteenth II. makes awards the
amount Of 10000. The assessment will be levied on
81 66 lots making the cost of the opening of the
about 5J cents a lot.
James Regal age 4J, was sent to the peni |
Tertiary for 50 days, yesterday, charge OF asking
money from pedestrians, then demanding it, and finally
assaulting person should dare 10 refuse