New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-01
NETWORK CITY.

The trial of John Il. Irving will take place
to-day in the Court OF General Sessions.
Lieut. Gen. Philip II. Sheridan was in the
CITY yesterday on his way from Washington 20 Chicago
THE TRIBUNE has received 81 from Z" A. {.
T." as "a Thanksgiving mite for the sufferers in
0sceola County, Iowa.
The Commissioners Of Charities and COrrec-
ton will resume today their Investigation in regard to
the escape of Sbarkey from the City Prison.
The ice prevents navigation above Rhine
beck on the Hudson All boats in the upper part OF
the river have been compelled TO so into Winter
quarters
The Fire Commissioners have engaged men
and ordered the apparatus necessary to protect the new
districts to be added the city by the Westcheser an
nexation.
During the week ending Saturday, Nov. %,
"a applications for licenses to sell liquor were made to
the Board Of Excise Tho total amount received Dy INC
Board of EIcis from June to that day was s5OJo'o'
The Police Commissioners have been officially
informed by the Corporation Counsel that the Police
Department has not the authority TO inspect steam
boilers in public or private buildings II used for heahs
purposes only 800
Arrests last week, 600 deaths, 492; births,
ace marriages l76 loss from 81 fires, 1855 insurance,
,6s oo fees from 2l licenses $685. payments OF taxes
rents s53650lS 95 disbursements during No
yember, s5,s5i,6jg S.
An unknown woman entered the confectlon-
cry store OF L. Lang Of No. Avenue Aeary last even
ing and asked the proprietor 10 call priest she I'M
mediately aterward fell to the floor apparently in NJ
physician was summoned, but before he arrived tIle
woman died. She had a string OF Dlack Deaus anu
crncinx. The body was taken 90 the MOrgue'
The taxpayers assembled in great force at
the Office Of the Receiver OF Taxes on saturday 10 pay
their annual dues 1t being the last day OF grace allowed
by law before the penalty of one per cent interest
added every one seemed anxious 10 pay up Inc celhs
were busy from a. III. until D. III. the amount re-
ceived between these hours is estimated At siVOOC'
The amount taken in on Friday was S4ooO'OVC tno Ie-
GENTS the two DAYS beng Sb.oOJWlO'
The statement that the epiZOoty had again
appeared among the horses in this city is denied by
r. H. Ieadbetter and j. Il. BidgOod, respectively Super
inteudents of the Sixth and Seventhaye Railroad Com
panies and by the stable foremen Of the Second Third
Fourth and Eghthaye. lines Several VI the sttD,e
foremen state that few horses are IN the hOsI!tals
suffering from colds, and assert that no contagious us
ease has as yet attacked the horses Most of the fore
men state, however that thCr horses we're never III
better condition than they are ut present
The investigation into the charges of bribery
preferred against Examining Engineers Horton aud
sutton OF the Sanitary Sqad begun Saturday be-
fore Police Commissioners Gardner Adam Carman, Jo-
seph Haman, Conrad wegrach, Herman Roth. Samuel
Edell engineers were examined, but their testimony
failed to prove anything further than that some OF them
gave presents TO Horton ard Sutton with the expecta-
lion OF receiving the necessary certificates IN return,
though all OF them did not secure Them capt 1hle
testified that he never knew OF DrDe haVlnR 1eeh
Grto" one OF the accused engineers testified that
given certificate to any engineer for a bible The
vest CATION Will be continued to-day.
BROOKLYN.
The Board of Supervisors confirmed, on Sat
urday the taxrolls Of 1873.
The Board of Assessors have determined
that the assessments for extra gasAmps and posts III
front of churches shall be exclusively laid upon the
property benefited.
The managers of the Helping Hand have
opened at the chapel at Grand and Atancaves free
soup ROOM where. from 10 o'clock each day, soup
will be dispensed ~ all the poor aud hungry who pre-
sent themselves
In September, Philip Meyers of No. COS
Vanderbitave was bitten the thumb by small dog
which he was caressing. The animal Immediately
killed although il was not considered rabid On Thanks
rble agony Friday night, exhibiting unmlstakaOle
symptoms OF hydrOphoba.
Harriet Osborn, age %. residing in North
seyenth-st Eastern District attempted, on Saturday to
lump from the Washington-aye. Bridge into the Waa-
bout Canal but prevented by a stevedore, william
Loan she taken to the Fourth Precinct station
house and placed in cell with woman. She made
three or four attempts 10 haug herself with garter,
but her deegn frustrated by her companion. 1t IL
alteration mind caused by the death OF her brother
who was buried on Thanksgiving Day.
At the meeting of the Board of Audit on
Saturday attention called TO the limiting at
collision between two collectors and certain men who
are said to have accumulated large fortunes by
of bogus tax sales per cent the pretended sale
value having been fraudulenty obtained from persons
property had been reported by the schemers as
sold for unpaid taxes The Board invite all persons
who have redeemed property sold for unpaid taxes
within the last five years to send their bills and re-
ceipts for examination the Committee investigating
the affairs OF the several city departments II required
"A receipt will be given for each bill left at the Con-
trOller's Office
LONG ISLAND.
RIyERHEAD.-The Commissioners having
charge OF the improvement OF Peconc River below
Rverhcad have been informed by Controller Hopkins
that there further available funds in the State
Treasury and that, II the work is further posecuted
now must wait for their pay The Com
missiOners had arranged with the contractors
tnue the work with the mud-digger until the money ap
prOprated by the State Legislature, 5000, should have
been exhausted. The work finished nearly up 10
unMelrs per about lnarter Ot mile below Merrltts