New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-14
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
Music at Madison-square at p. m.
| The goods damaged by the fire at the Pub
lie Store and Appraisers Office will be sold at auction
| to-day In Hanoyer-square
Revenue officials reported, yesterday, the
selzure,of several hundred dollars worth Of diamond
1 ewelry on the steamer Samara.
The papers in the case of Marshal Nc
Grath who charged with attempting to obtain extor-
Tomato fees, submitted to the Mayor yesterday
| The Irish Republican Association of the
| xXth Assembly District will hold an afternoon and
evening picnic at Suffers East River Park tomorrow
The following were the arrivals at Castle
Garden. yesterday BY the City OF London from Liver
pool 7 by the St. Oof from Bergen, l73; by the Cali
| iornia, from Glasgow 2SO; total, LIZA
The statement that many Of the painters
OF the city striking for the Eighhour system seems
to be tunfounded Several employers and others on
whom TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday professed
| entire Ignorance OF such movement.
| The first bale of new cotton received at the
Atlantic ports, shipped by Randall, Dain Co. Of sa
vannah, Georgia, to r. T. Wilson Co. OF New-York was
sold at auction yesterday IN front OF the Cotton Ex-
change. The purchasers were Lehman Brothers, the
| price reaching l9s cents per pound.
| The following were the receipts at the Con-
trollers Office yesterday Arrears OF taxes assess
| ments, water rent. and interest slOa76 81 Croton
water rents aud penalties, u 237 25 ground and mar
ket-cear rents, and market rents and fees s9l5 "a
streetopenngs and improvements and interest sll5 80
licenses ISL rs; fees from First Judicial and Third Po
| lice Court, SG2 50-total, sl7,776 "A.
The "Aerial LADDER imported from Italy
by Mrs. Scott ida again exhibited yesterday, at
Chrstopherst. and Waverley-place. Among the spec
| tators were Mayor Havemeyer, Fire Commissioner
Hatch, ChiefEngineer Bates, and Chief-Englneer
Damorel Of the Boston Fire Department. The exhibit
| ton lasted for hour the hremen testing the
ladders every way in which they would be likely to
| be used at a fire.
The recent report of the Directors of the
Central Park Menagere contains the following interest
ing and statistics On April 1871 there were in
the Menagerie SO quadrupeds, l43 birds, reptles on
the same date in 1872 there 1O3 quadrupeds 2O3
Birds IL reptles April of this year there we're ly'
Sorn Ar the aenagerie during the past year lions
leopard puma camel ana nyeIa "a. ths snan
| born IN the United States.
| Judge Pratt granted an order last week, on
| the Board OF Health returnable yesterday, to show
cause why they should not be permanently restrained
from interfering with the booths and stalls OF the Fulton
| marketmen As stay granted, the Board took
| Brooke appeared for the marketmen yesterday, and
urged the private property" view OF the question
Mr. Prentice Counsel for the Board OF Health asked for
formal denial OF the motion for an injunction Judge
Davis denied the motion on the ground that the Board
nave right TO abolish anything they consider derimen
| tai TO the public health.
BROOKLYN.
| The Fire Commission was re0rganiZed
under the new charter yesterday, by tho election Of
| Frederick s. Massey as President
The Board of City Works has received the
following bids for building platform dock at the foot
| OF Fulton-st j. NJ Flaherty, $3.50; Richard CrowIn
| SASH; James Howard, $1,000
In the case of the boy Edward Hand, who
was drowned in a stagDaut pondat Howard and Albany
aves on Tuesday the Corones jury have censured the
| caused the pond TO be filed up, and hold that The
| authorities are responsible for the drowning
| Mayor Powell has received copy of reso-
lutions passed by Pilot Commissioners. directing
Of 1p aiin fbp
of Pier No a. WaIlabout Canal to the uniform depth OF
feet at low tide, within 30 days under the penalty
| prescribed by law.
An unusually sad accident occurred at the
residence OF John Rowan No As Spencerst yesterday
Mr. Rowan, who is old man, was carrying his grand
! SON. William Gallagher, age q down flight OF stairs
when his foot slipped and lie fell headong to the Moor
below The child struc sheavily the bottom stair and
was killed and Mr. sustained internal injuries
that will probably result fatally.
Alfred st. Clair, German, age 80, was
arrested yesterday charged with passing forged check
for s95 on the real estate firm of John Burrel Son Of
rhirteenth-st South Brooklyn. st. Clair pretended
| that he was seaman and that he had received the
lcheck for wages from Messrs. Williams Ravens oil
| New.London. IL was on the American Bank OF New
forgery St. Clair is old offender and has served sew
| era terms in the Pententlary
The iunk shop of Peter g. James Kelley, at
No IS Kentst f. d. visited by Capt Ferry of tho
Third Precinct yesterday and 100 fahOms OF cable chain
and 800 worth OF copper recovered The material
had been stolen from the Austrian brig Oscar, while that
| vessel fire during the burning OF the Hunter
Point OIL Works last week The thieves also stole $500
in gold They boarded the vessel IN broad daylight
| drove the seamen away, ransacked the vessel, and
| stripped the copper from its bottom
LONG ISLAND.
| LONG ISLAND CITY.-The body of the woman
,ound drowned on Tuesday morning in the East River,
| between Port Morris and North Brother Island, was
brought TO this city and Inquest held yesterday after
noon The deceased was clothed in bathing attire and
had evidently been dead only short time when found
II was recognized by broherinaw and sister as be-
ing that Of Miss Eliza Wekin, who resided in Third
ave. near Eightythird-st, NewYork. From the testi-
mony the following facts elected: Deceased was
q wears of age and lived with her sister at the above
named residence On the morning or tuesday she lett
her home at half past Ostensby for milk NOT return
ing 10 o'clock her brother went TO the loot or East
Eightythrdst where the deceased was IN the habit OF
| bathing, and there found her clothes He afterward
learned through yesterdays paper OF the ndng OF the
body. The jury rendered verdict OF accidental drown
| ing, and the body buried In the Lutheran
| Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The Board OF
| Aldermen and the Police Commissioners are at
| oggerheads In reference TO the appointment OF a
keeper the city lookup. Peter McKernan had held
when he was removed by the Police Commissioners aud
successort appointed. The Board OF Aldermen passed
a resolution, yesterday, taking the appointing power
from the Police Board and relnstatlng Mchernan IL Is
claimed, the part OF the Police commissioners, that
the Council had authority To take any acton III the
premises and they Will probably refuse 10 recognize
McKernan any Official capacity. The Committee OF
the Common Council appointed TO Investigate the trans
actions OF the Water Board will hold It's frat meeting
morrow afternoon. The Committee Is authorized to
send for persons and papers, aud employ counsel is
expected that all contracts made by the water Board,
rms land purchased, and money expended VIII be IN
Gured into and II found satisfactory the work on the
Water Works will be resumed.
FOSTERS MEkDow.-On Tuesday afternoon two well
dressed Young men called at the farm OF Vim. Van
/ Cd of hay