New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-26
NEW YORK CITY.

The Stock and Gold Exchanges were dull
yesterday There 'wcrcsfew transactions, and stocks
generally closed at tho lowest pycef Of the day Is
Governing Committee posi- poned tncH meeting u"''
to-day
The body of the unknown woman found in
the hallway OF No II West iIoustoust Tuesday, mas
been recognized that Of Francis Fdconer, whose ms
band lives at No. ~ West Uonson-st He bad been GUY
OF work for five weeks, ana was ~ aesutUte haS III ~
means To bury the body.
The Monday attendance at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Fourtcenth.si. amply iustihes the
wisdom of the plan Of opening institution on that
dav free Of charge. Last Monday. between 600 ana
1000 versions visited the Museum, being considerable
increase over thai OF preVious free days.
The new steamship Columbus OF the New
York and Havana Direct Mail Line, arrived at this port
from Havana yesterday morning This trip was the
frat made the Columbus, and she proved herself OF
excellent sea-eoing aualiiiss aho very t",, o
CONDITION ana had board Of the largest carg0es
ever brought to tins port from Havana
The schooner Julia Newell, which sailed from
Newcastle Del. for this port, sank by collision, at
Iewcs. yesterday morning. The crew were saved.
More tlan onehaf tho cargo OF the schooner Expert
mcnt which went ashore at Pom Quogue Lehi, on ftD'
Il, has been washed ashore an4 VIII ue sVe, 1o i,
tract already made Tor It's removal ana IL WIZ
be shipped either to Eew-York or Boston
The monthly auction sale Of Scranton coal
was held yesterday at the Delaware, Lackdwanna, and
Scranton Company's ofiico' on tENchaugePlace. The
average decrease In prices from last month was: In
seamboat 32J cents per ton: CRATE 22i cents egg, 44
cents: stove "a cents; chestnut 24 cents. The follow
ing are the amounts and prices OF each KIND sold:
scmboat COo ions at "a 80 to 81 Jj CRATE I2O0O
at s. 60 10 a S5 egg 5000 IONS - 72l 75 stove,
25OoO at s. IA to - 20; chestnut ZOO tons AT
s. I7t 10 s. 90
A DELEGATION Of the Board of Education, con-
sjstjng of Messrs Halstead, DOwd Wetmorc Patuson,
Baker Townsen nd, and Vermilyea with superintendent
Stage inspected all the schools in the new Twenty
fourth Ward under the direction Of Messrs Morris
wilkins and Mark H. Hamilton, trustees OF the schools
in the Ward nine number. The delegation represent
ing the Board Of Education expressed Themselves
.pIeaeed with the condition nearly all OF the schools.
With those at Spuyen Duyvil. Belmont and one other,
there dissatisfaction expressed The residents
of Rvedale have presented a petition Tor new school
house and the subject viii be considered at the next
meeting the trustees The teachers formerly attached
70 school DstricT No l. West Farms having failed 10
receive any copensaiion for their services oct ],
1873 are s ring great embarrassment on that account
AMI an application has been made 10 The Legislature
through the Hon VIM Herring, for the passage Of some
bill which viii afford them proper relief
BROOKLYN
The contracts have just been made for re-
building the first Baptist Church. recently burned. As
the old walls will be used it is estimated that the ex
pense viii not exceed SGbOOo
Postmaster Talbot has applied to the Post
master General the postoce at Brooklyn made
the distributing Office of Kings, Queens, and Suffolk
Counties claiming in that way the distribution vi LEI
ters VIII be facilitated.
City Treasurer Cunningham reported yester-
day to the Controller that there on hand <5ll5,
214 GO belonging TO the city, deposited in Il different
banks, OF winch the Nassau National Bank held sJ4s
573 rs or about $4,000 more than Its capital
At an inquest which was held last night
on the body of De Long, alias Roberts, who
shot by Charles A9Gnstus a wachman q verdict was
that all efforts to find the friends OF the deceased had
proved unavainG and nc buried IN Potcrs Field.
Officer Donnegan of the First Precinct, hay
AIox and
him on Saturday night sleeping alleyway at
Hilary and Prnce-sts and. according to the statement
OF vera persons Immediately began to club him in
fearful manner. Savage, who drunk, made no re-
lance, and another officer suggested that the prisoner
be conveyed to the station house in "A wagon Don
negan would not agree TO it, and 10 il alleged that he
the head with his club Savage has been unconscious
since that time and his life is despared Of
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CTTY.-Steps havo been taken
to test the constitutionaty the City Long
Island City, which Judge Pearse presdos. test
Will be made of the of Mrs. L0ngben, under in
dictment Ivy the Grand Jury that Court assault
with intent 10 Kill, conjunction with her husband,
who has already been tried convicted and sentenced
the State Prison. Proceedings in the nature OF habcas
corpus have already begun before County Judge Arm
strong, who viii hear arguments In the matter at Cham
bere In Jamaica March 10....The Board Of Alder
men, by an almost unanimous vote have recommended
such changes in the City Charter will virtually make
1t a new instrument. II contemplaes the entire abol.
shment OF a number OF Offices, and "a reduction OF the
salaries Of the remainder TO the extent IN the aggregate,
about $1,000. one Of the officers proposed " be
dropped is the Corporation Attorney...Au the late
trains on the Flushing and Long Island Railroads were
express train did not arrve...Priees praying band
have started revival IN the Astoria Methodist Epsco
pal Church About 80 persons have already pTofessed
conversion The North Side Railroad depot Is beng
reGtted and painted To accommodate the increased
travel, tins Company have established branch ticket
offices at the Jamessip ana Thirty-fogrthst Ferries
Little progress is being made IN the tunneling work 1T
m an
keep the shaft ana tunnels free from the accumulation
OF water aud 10 preserve the machinery IN proper order
FLUsHISG--A masked gang of burglars, who have
been committing depfedalons ia tns clny Tor some
past, entered the residences OF Richard Cornell aud
VIM II. Roe on UnOn-st., OTIS Chckerng, on washing
tou-st and Dr. Parmy Brown, on Mainst early yester
day morning From the residence OF Mr.. Cornell a
watch aud a sum Of money was taken and from Mr. !
Chickering'S dwelling, a silver watch and S2O The !
thieves were frightened away from Dr. Browns house
The burglars entered by means OF the basement doors
and wind0ws. Alta later hour the residence OF Oscar
Leek on Lawrence-ave. was entered and several Ydu-
acle articles Of jewelry were taken.
JAMAICA soUTH.-The shooting OF Capt William Ben |
by Charles Sprague al DOOleSs saloon, has been
exaggerated The facts tia. for Sprague
and DOOley and his son became engaged In an a"rca-
tion and the former badly beaten He alleges That
he drew the pistol ana fired IL in sedefrnse, and nat
the shooting OF Bennett accidental Bennett
badly hurt. and 1t is SAID, Will not bring complaint
as s.Ts..s ss " : IT, ,%GstF
RvERIiEAD-A petition 10 the State IL gslature has
been placed in the railroad depot in this village which
has received several signatures asking that the pro-
City through the ground occupied by the Long |
Island Railroad depot may not become law, tue as
sumption being that the extension would prove DANGER
human hfe as, 1t is alleged 100 trains pass that
point daily,
eFARSisGDAIH-A new public schoohouse has been |
begun in this village the estimated cost OF which IL
y 900 The VIII De two stOries hight aud
Will be feet In ground dimensions Brick making
al the yards tins place has suspended owing to
the large quantity on hand The funeral Of the Rev
COnkin Bayls, local preacher and old resident of
the village, took place on Tuesday.
has recently rebuilt and entirely changed in style
and FORM will be dedicated to-day at - The dedi-
cation Will DC preached by the Rev L. H. King
d. d., and In the evening there will I've q by the
Rev DR. W. C. Steele The services viii he continued