New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-05
NETWORK CITY.


ship at meeting of the Tammany Society last night
An iron building, 65 by 100 feet, for stores,
Go rising az he northwest corner OF Grand and Greene
The number of prisoners in the TOmbs yes
terday morning 3s, Of whom 10 are charged with
homicide.
The annual excursion of the Ex-Alderman
william Walsh Association took place yesterday Excel
sor Grove being the point OF destination
One thousand and eighty-nine immigrants
arrived at Castle Garden Yesterday s23 by the bac'
and 766 by the City OF Paris, both from Liverpool
Among the passen gers by the City OF Paris
who landed yesterday we're NJ Regimey, the farslan
carcaturst Miles Zoni and Giavsss the two Persian
sisters Veshay the brothers Kry ana others VINO are
to appear at Niblo's Garden.
The partitions with ground-g glass windows
which gave such air OF secluson to the CohtroerS
Office have removed, and door is All that now
eryenes between the Controllers private room anu ING
room occupied by his clerks.
Coroner Young was informed, yesterday, OF
the death Of Adolph Moegng from poisoning by WINE
elassful OF carboc acid which he Is reported to nave
mistaken for upon his returning 20 hls nome NO
o3 Frst-s, while he intoxicated on SUNDAY night
The name of the tug which tOwed down the
bav n cargo Of dead ANIMALS which were dumped INTO
the swash channel Saturday night has been ascertaned
by the Pilot Commissioners and reported 10 tIe ea,u %,
Board Commissioner Blunt reports large humDer Vi
distractions TO the water 'front.'
Abel Bogart presided at the meeting OF the
Beecker Building last night number OF bills for rent
~ hall printing &c. ocularly referred to the Fl
nance Committee and several names were proposed as
adjourned until the first Monday IN September.
The wrecking officers have men engaged in
pumping out the steamer Easily laden with gas coal,
which struck q rock of East seveneenth-st and sank
last Saturday They expect to have her aoat IN day
lying in slip at Hoboken, last Friday, and was filed
with water, has been pumped out and Will 90 INTO the
dry dock for repairs She had cargo OF lime.
A correspondent, after reciting incidents In
his experience the Fourthave line draws these con-
clusons: From these incidents the question arises
whether bound 10 stop long enough to give we'll
disposed persons time TO get whether ladies' as
well men must run to catch cars and get ON while
going because the conductor has TO make certain mum
Der OF trips and whether conductors required to
decenty polite questions put to them as to their
The members Of the Journeymen Tailors
Protective aud Benevolent Union met at their head
quarters. No. 10 stanton-st yesterday morning, and
paraded thence through several of the principal streets
Charles O'Conor Marshal Of the day, and Joseph
Harmon and James MulrOoney were his assistants. a
squad of mounted police led the way, and the members
followed in four divisions, about loo In all AZ tho
for their eleventh picnic and Summer nights FESTIVAL
Only those persons pecuniarly interested in
the assessments in the Twentysecond Ward attended
the meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors yesterday The
usual crowd OF spectators absent There was no de-
the complaints those which
have been reported heretofore. The excepting
to their assessments were Zege Harmon, Geo. Lauer
Joseph Mack, John ID. TAYLOR j. H. Camp, Ludwig
Christie. VIM. Zeiinger, JAS Erlanger Thomas Ferris,
and others.
Controller Green reports the following
amounts paid yesterday into the city Treasury: Re
ceiver of Taxes-Aears of personal taxes and interest
Pacific Mail Steamship Coz. sl2O6s O3. Bureau Of Ar
rearsArrears of taxes assessments water rents and
interest s2lS6 6 Bureau OF Coeeton OF assessments
A
and interest <5,s74 IS. Bureau OF Water Regster-Cro-
t9n Tated Ten' anu Pnt cnnr ruts ana
market aud fees, 1852 25; total, s2isi SC.
Lowell Purdy, well-khown and highly
esteemed resident of this city died yesterday morning
at his residence, No. 33s East Ffyseyenth-st IN the
10th year Of his age He was favoraby known to many
for his patriotic conduct during the war; and the
first man sworn the service of the Excelsior Brigade
under Cen Daniel L. Sickles He was acquainted with
turmen throughout the country from the fact that he
organized In this section He was brother OF Samuel
Purdy eX-Lieuenant-G Governor OF California. His
mains viii be taken today TO Woodlawn Cemetery for
iaterment
The 10Th Regiment (IIighanders) having re-
ceived an invitation from the Philadelphia Caedonian
Club attend the International Caedonian Games at
oakdale Park Philadelphia Aug. IL, special meet
ing of the officers and members OF that regiment
held last evening their armory. Nos 39 and III West
Twenty -third-st, Major Joseph LANG beng In the
chair Tue communication from the Philadelphia Gale
DOMAIN Club having been read. then ensued
debate after which the arrangements Tor the trip were
COMPLETED The regiment Will start on SUNDAY evening,
Aug. L. The band and drum corps will accompany
the regiment.
Human bones seem literally to strew the
pathway OF druggists and medical students. The last
discovery OF abandoned anatomical specimens was re-
ported at the Coroner's office yesterday. retired
druggist had moved away from the house No % Green
wichave., leaving two mysterious boxes In the base
ment As he failed TO return or send for the boxes,
lad mn "A Stll
quently occupied the premises, called IN the police.
The being opened the bones OF two human skee-
tons prepared for strngng upon wires revealed.
The deserted relics were taken TO the Charesst sta
tiOnhouse and thence to the Morgue, the Coroner de-
clining to mold an inquest.
Commissioner Van Mort of the Department
OF Public Works reports the receipts for water rents for
the first three months Of the present fiscal year MAY
June, and july at s9s6927 IL, being increase OF
81 I22 co the receipts for the period 1872
and an increase slI6s 50 over the receipts for the
same period IN 1871. In 1871 the cost Of collecting
in the Bureau Of Water Register was az the rate Of
Sl3 per month; in 1872 it at the OF s720T
month, and now 1t is at the rate OF 1924 81 per
water rents of STA 956 per annum as compared with
1871 and reduction of si2,997, compared with 1874
Despite the efforts of the police to prevent
the brutal sport another prize fight took place at Sands
Point L. L. at yesterday, the second OF the kind
during the present week The combatants were Peter
Croker, an EngAshman and Jack" Boylan, an Irish
man. The przefghters and their friends departed from
this city at a. m tug from the foot of Ffthst
Just escaping capture by Capt Murphy of the Eleventh
pier moment after the tug mad steamed up the river
After 2s rounds the conflict was abruptly ended by Boy
$500 ana the high-sounding title OF "Mddle-weight
friends returned unmolested TO this city IN the after
noon.
Coroner Herman held an inquest, yesterday,
relative to death OF Robert Palmer aged H. No
leo East Etehtyourth-st, who was instantly killed by