New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-30

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NEW-YORK CITY.
Controller Green received yesterday pay
ments of taxes and assessments to the amonnt OF
SOL $50 Ie; and paid warrants and pay-rolis to the
Information was sent yesterday by the
Lighthouse Board to the Pilot Commissioners, that the
dspaced buoys in the harbor being put into their
proper positions rapidly AZ possible.
The Howard Relief Committee have lodged
600 destitute persons during the past week. their
institution No. - Leonardst and have ied over 500
No deserving destitute person IL turned AWAY.
Sir Charles Hartley, an English engineer
will accompany to-day Commissioner Van Mort and
Chief Engineer Tracy of the Department OF Public
Works tour OF INSPECTION Oh the puoc VOTES uhder
the charge of the department
The total receipts of cotton at this port on
Saturday as reported at the Cotton Exchange yeser
dav were bales The receipts during the
are 6aS7 bales increase Of bales over those
OF the same period last year. The STOCK now IN New
York Is estimated at 6,409 bales.
Mr.. Rufus Hatch, Vice President and Man
aging Director OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has made great reduction in the rates Of freight and
passage from New York TO San Francisco The steerage
only $50 currency ana the caDn passage
from S1o0 to sll0, or for both ways, s2n
As Coroner YoUng's term of Office will expire
Tomorrow he will hold the inquest in the Broome
st. butchery. Tho duty will devove upon the newly
elected Coroner Mr. EickhoG, but Mr. Young viii render
bread knife with when they seem TO think that the
crime IN CHIT nave been committed
The following is the New Years appeal of
the National Temperance Society, being resolution
adopted at recent conference OF the friends OF TEN
,oped Conference has heard with pleasure thai
ladies in T D me 81 % : 10 , V ,a.,
New and thai earnestly npIe Oh a Of this and
S SsS le SET e els% and . .na j.
liquors from their tables on tina! day.
The following is City Chamberlain Lanes
statement of receipts payments aud balances FOR the
week ending Dec q, 1873:
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ro.,l..... s3-Gs6s9i si2i98i4 81 825,262 s327S413
Thaddeus w. Meighan, IN experienced jour
nalist of this city, died yesterday IN wiiamsburgh.
After being editor and publisher of boys paper named
The Gotani. and being connected with Noahs Aessen
ger. for soue time managing editor OF The
LedQer after its purchase by Mr. Bonner. He sub
sequently Of the editors of The Express and Ereang
Press resuming about a month ago pOT''i0n on the
former Mr. Meighan produced several plays
including The Fairy Circle and 4" The Waits o! New
aSmepf Of The old Bowery TheaIer During the evil
war served with credit i'll the held aud attained the
rank Of captain.
BROOKLYN.
The tax receipts yesterday amounted to
s3I3e24 26.
At a meeting of the Board of City Works
yesterday IA resolution was passed authorizing the
furnishing of feed for the horses of the Fire Department
the requiston of the Fire Commissioners at an eA
pense not exceeding $1,000.
At the last meeting of the Board of Alder
men Of this city during.lS73, heli yesterday, thanks
were voted TO the President, Mr. Clancy, to the CITY
Clerk ". q. Bishop and TO the Assistant Clerks for
their services. resolution that the sum OF 1900
should appropriated to reward members OF the Fire
Department for Jealous services referred the
Finance Csnmites. o., & + Of dead snimsi
ofs, and night soil from the city. was lad over until
the meeting. Tue cty lamps were ordered to D.
Truant Home. dismissed. resolution was passed
ordering memorial TO bo prepared Tor presentation TO
State H. gature asking II 20 authorize Inc Common
Council OF brooklyn toentcr INTO cont act with respon
shle to supply gas to the CIT, at the rate OF a.
LONG ISLAND.
Long ISLAND CITY.-A new ferry bridge for
tbe Iuril -iOufln-S VI bodlr otti. utr
boats, meantime, will occupy the uew ZIP.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPIEToS The condition of Cant. Hol-
brook of the RichWcSd County Police who attempted
suicide at his office in stapleon. Saturday afternoon
ropolted by his physician Pocesnrgcon Lee o. be
more favorable last council OF physicians
r0Iu his case was held Yesterday aft rnOon, and al
though attempt made IA prone the wound or
I'm wbera me nail lodged The opinion of th. major
mn Ia he
symptoms presented Themselves. there was possibility
OF us recovery the ierry-ooat westleld pas again
Superintendent of the Government works ~ Forts Wads
and fompns. lays tDat me leo men now AT work
upon the Notifications wall probably DC discharged a.ier
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
PIEPMONT.-The Reformed Church Of this
village which has been extensively repaired and
proved. will be reopeued to-day The exercises viii con
st in part of service, sketcn OF the church
by Elder j. W. FerIon; and in tle evening by
the Rev. s. III. Iyng. jr.
WHITE PLAINs.-Ihe Board of Supervisors OF West
chester County have appointed Cluse d Robertson Its
attorneys aud oounselos in ali matters growing out of
the annexation Of the town OF Morrlsana, West Farms
and Kingsbridge to the CITY and County OF NewYork
Morn HAvES-Henrv Conlon and Patrick acCue
arrested upon warrant issued by Coroner Miller yester
dsy and were detained TO await the result OF
nGest concerning the death Mary scott the N iaut
daughter Of Mrs. Ellen Scott, last week.
PEEKsKIL~-Thc steamer Chryste nah has discontinued
her trips between Ncw-York and this place for the
NEW-JERSEY
JERSEY CITY.-In the Hudson County Court
OF Quarter yesterday the second trial OF Aonzo
E. Kimba Of Newark, charged with completely by NAL
practice IN the death OF Ida W. Vail. was set down for
Feb g. 1874 IL will be remembered that the jury
greed on the trIa....W. Keene convicted OF
beating his sisternaw Johanns sturkins, aud sent
to the Penentiary for 80 days. james II. Ryan
convicted OF grand larceny and sentenced to the State
Prison for one year and ahalf. .Seabold Trautner
pleaded guilty TO burglary. and sentenced to
year iu Prison. Patrick Brennan pleaded guilty
10 stealing SUN of money from Francis Whalen aud
was years in the State Prison Charles
Curtis pleaded guilty TO a charge OF breaking into
house and stealing quantity OF clothing and was sent TO
state Prison for three years The stock receipts yes