New-York tribune., 1873-03-17
NEW-YORK CITY.


lace Oh Saturday, on board the steamer westphalia
The Receiver of the Eighth National Bank
will nav dividend OF 10 per cent to-day, at No. Mer
ceT-st.
The Department of Public Works have re-
ceived sl3es45 90 during the past fortnight from
sessments.
The lighter E. p. Smith, freighted with pork
sank at Pier No North River, from unknown cause
yesterday.
An Irish centenaIian, Mrs. Mary McGrath,
Of No 629 sxthave., died Friday. She had lived in
the United States 80 years.
A conductor of street railway car endeavors
to obtain passengers by crying, Here are, Grand
Central line broad gauge If you don't like the road
will take you back free"
Arrests last week, 1905; Station-House lodg-
ers 1861 Deaths 55l; births, 4c7 marriages. 1i7; loss
from % res 1919 Insurance. S26Oi5; situations pro
cured at the Free Labor Bureau, ESQ.,
Gasena Fangemann, age 1S, of No. &7 West
Eighteenthst burned severely by her clothing ig
hitting from kitchen range at a. M yesterday. She
was taken TO Bellevue Hospital and is feared that she
cannot recover.
Taxes were received last week as follows:
From cOOn water rent and interest 81 sg tS from arrears o.
s1 from Of Croon saI rent and interest $40 7:
Brosdway widening Riverside Park opening &c, s2l9l' s
Total. $l5l,7o5 a.
The Tweed Investigating Committee ap-
pointed by the Senate, and consisting OF Senators John
son Graham and Lewis were at the METROPOLITAN Hotel
on Friday but returned 10 Albany on Saturday after
having made arrangements for beginning the inyestga
tiOn on Friday next
A number of gentlemen interested in rapid
transit took ride over the Elevated Railway on satur
day from the Battery to Thrtiethst the running time
being IA minutes. An effort Is making TO establish SINH
lar road the East side from Fifty-ninhst TO the
Battery, through First or SecOndaFe ana SOuth-st.
Timothy Reynolds, age %, q lunatic, was ar
rested at a. IN, yesterday, and locked up in the Forty
seyenthst Police Station. Soon aferward he cut off the
greater part Of his right ear with pocket knife which
he had managed 10 hide from the officers before he
locked up. He was sent ~ the Blackwes Island Asylum
for the Insane.
The wind yesterday morning increased to a
violent gale, which every wndow-shutter creaking
on its hinges and blew down slguboards and chmneys
brick dwellings in Madson-ave., between Eighetb and
Eighty frst-sts.. owned by ex-Regiser John McCool,
blown down in the afternoon
The foolish habit of carrying the pOcket-boOk
in the hand exposes to fright well 10
loss. While Mrs. c. CLARK, residing at the Abemare
Hotel was walking IN Lexington-ave, near Forty
seventhst., Friday afternoon, strange young man
snatched her pocket-book containing 80 from her hand
and escaped before she could give an alarm.
On Saturday the schooner yacht Clio, which
has been building Brooklyn for Mr. Asten of the New
York and Brooklyn Yacht Club, was launched from the
Of Bridgest in the presence OF large number OF
ns nd 10 ee 81 e oD te Her breadth ia ia
lst feet aud depth OF hold six feet Commodore swami
be modelled after the Clio.
Mary Jane Kelley, age 0, has been missing
from her home, No. l53 Goerckst, since Thursday.
On Monday evening she told her father that while che
was standing in front of the house in the afternoon, an
elderly man had promised to give her plenty Of money
had refused. IL is supposed that the same person,
whose identity is unknown, either induced her 10
accompany him subsequently or forclby abducted her,
Dominick Killoran, youth who escaped last
naca Snpp VII he was
a sentence for burglary arrested on Saturday,
charged with having conspred, March TO- to rob the
Park Bank. The alleges that kloran wanted
hun to steal hlty 5000 9is ron the paving telers
bank and is believed TO have been watching for an op-
pOrtuuty 10 commit the robbery himself. He com
ntted by Justice Hogan, IN default OF bail, which was
fixed at "a large sum-
Capt. Merritt of the schooner Frank How
ard Of Bath arrived here from Para on Saturday. On
the voyage he encountered the wreck OF the schooner NJ
F. Hathaway Of Machasport, aud took off Capt Cole
and crew OF six Capt. Cole states that the Hath
away left ST. Johns ~ b. for Cardenas Feb l. but
the second day gale carried away all the sails with
Finding IL impossible the vessel they abandoned
it, The Hathaway was built at Columbus, Me, II years
ago, Of $50 tons burden and was owned By g. Ilar-
man & Sons and others Of MachiaSport
The United Order of American Carpenters
and Joiners and the Amalgamaed Union are quite san
gune that the Employers Association Committee,
whom they are to meet tomorrow, will agree the
eghthour system. and that there will be trouble this
year with the men, The communication received from
the Committee stated that a conference committee
requested meet and arrange on the system Of work
and wages. The men threaten to strike for 81 "a day
and eight hours OF work II the bosses attempt to enforce
the ten-hour system one OF the members of the En-
plOyers Association sent communication To the Eight
Hour League ON Saturday that caused great deal Ol
discussion. -....
Arrests last week, 1885, taxes collected, S63,-
3O3.
FOurth-st., L. d., is to he opened from North
Thrteeuthst Orchard and Nassausts, at expense
10 the property holders OF about S2jOOO.
Catherine McKieTnan has applied to Judge
Nelson for separation from her husband. Peter Me
Herman TO whom she was married in California nine
years ago, the ground OF cruel and nhuman treat
ment.
The 47th Regiment, Col. ID. f. Austen, will
give an exhibition drill at their armory in Fourthst on
Thursday evening next. Maior-Gen Hancock. Adiutant
Gen. Rathbone, and other prominent military men will
be present probably.
The argument on the application of the Con-
troller for a mandamus TO compel Tax Collector Bur
rows 10 make daily deposits in the city Treasury OF
moneys collected bv him for taxes aud assessments
been postponed till Saturday next.
The Board of City Works have reduced the
water rents lots follows Assessed at 81 900
and under 10 cents per FOOT assessed 81 and u
20 cents per foot The total reduction the annual re-
ceipts will thus be about $4,000.
Luther b. Wyman, John w. Hunter and L.
s. Burnham have issued circular calling for meeting
I'm the Directors room of the Academy OF Music Oh
Thursday evening next take the necessary stems 10
provide for the erection OF suitable monument TO the
four thousand soldiers who died in the war for the
Union, and are buried at Cypress Hill Cemetery.
LONG ISLAND
BAY RmGE.-Work on this end of the New
York Bay Ridge, and Hampstead Railroad is now going
on as rapidly possible with large force Of men. BY
the purchase the property known Bergen farm the