New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

The steamer Franklin landed 142 immigrants
nj Castle Garden yesterday; the Greece lS the Maiu'
CT the 81. Laurent, H.
The Office furniture OF Jay Cookies late
Offices at Wall and Nassau.ss. was sold at Auction
yesterday for about $1,000
One curious result of the panic is the econ
omy practIced by parents taxing their children away
from priyae schools II Is stated that many private
schools have lost numerous pupils hy their reo'A' u
public ones
The Examining Board of tho Custom-house,
under the Civil Service rules have not yet reported me
results of the labors OF last week. AMI the Collectors
abte-room, the corridors of th- Custon'ho1se' ago
sti thronged with placenunters aad politicians VINO
pushing their interests
The lawyers crowding the Supreme Court,
General Term Yesterday were greatly astoni'hed at
finding rows OF roughly shaped but substantialooking
chairs apparently of beech, with coarse, rDh-oottom
seas, clunsily daubod over With yellow V;.thnSl,
Inr.o articles OF furniture were UNANIMOUSLY duupcu
"reforn chairs" They sent by the Controller on
a reGnisition for CHAIRS from tho General Tern.
Officer John Il. TulY of the Twenty -scyenth
rrecuc accidentally shot himself IN the left breast at
ia, station house yesterday morning He had returned
from his tour and was wipng his pistol vita Liz hand
kerchief. when IL exploded. Tue wound VIII pFpDhnN
prove fatal He was taken TO the Park Hospital DC,
tecys TuY for several wears attached 10 tho ofoe
Of Diet octiyes the Central OBGc. He was tr"nsterreu
to post duty last November
The Norwegian brig Jury arrived from Cork,
Ireland yesterday. Her officers report having boarded
"a
abandoned on Feb. 49, The wreck was In north slude
$50 AZ. west longitude $50 ~. The main an 'nHin'
masts had been carried away aud were hinRiug aong
side Tue numbers on the NAN hattch coaioS ysss.i
2602 ana 1901 Tue hgurehead OF the wrecASd ni
that o man, and was painted "hlIe' AAo ''S'0'
was supposed 70 Dc OF English buld.
"Dutch Harmon who was arrested on sun
day evening upon suspicion OF being connected with the
murder Of the niRht-watchman. at the HUDSON RIVER
Railroad Depot has been identified rs an escaped crn'
ina II is stated that about q years ago foDDery
was committed on board OF the soop Cnaties oHI1r'
Dutch Harmon" was fully Identified as the roopeI,
and taken the Twentieth Precinct sIatlon-l)us %
while there escaped. trial for tins crime Il INV elo.c
him anu tlie prosecuting officials wish to nnd Cap"
Church, the commander Of the vessel.
A committee from the Irish societies OF New
York made an application TO the Police Commissioners
Yesterday for permission 10 parade on st. PatrckS Day
The route agreed TO by tho societies is through Second
ave- from eny- hirdst TO Secondst to the Bowery,
TO Canast 10 Centre-st 20 the east gate OF the CITY
Hall Park, where they will be reviewed by the Mayor
and the Common Council, aud pass through the west
gate OF tine Park TO Broadway to Unionsauare ana
around the Washington Monument, down Fnirteenth.L
Twentythird.s TO Frst-ave., TO Eghtn-st., and the
Cooper Institute. where they Will dispense
consignment of Indian River oranges,
green peas lettuce, and other dciicaces arrived on
Saturday from Florida. The time OF transportation was
ak days and the fruits brought in refrigerator
so iugeniousy constructed to make tho temperature
OF chamber, which contains the Articles 70 Us
preseryed from 32' Fahrenheit to zero some OF
he strawberries this consignment have been IN boxes
more than three weeks and still retain their original
favor The inventor OF this refrigerator says that
within fe years he will be able TO supply the northern
market with strawberries frop Christmas unt June
All but one small basket Of Strawberries were sold yes
terday at prices ranging from IS per quart upward.
VIM. II. Martin, President of the West Side
Association has written letter to Senator "oodln'
Chairman the Committee on Cities In favor OF the
bill reported by the Committee for the Improvement OF
Riverside and other avenues, based on compromise
between the Department OF Parks aud the Department
OF Public Works by which the former Is 10 Jay out tue
WORK ana the 1et 80 execute IT, Iho PnePn @rsu
delay of the work by the PARK Commissioners a. the
alleged neficeney OF this Department 60, Mr., Martin
departments would give the sreets, roads aud avenues
Department OF PuOc Works and the parks 10 the
Department OF Parks.
The Cooperative Cigar Manufacturing Com
pany has yet begun operations, the fitting up OF ITS
premises not being finished. The carpenters were busy
at work, yesterday, making and placing tables ana
benches aud they expect have everything in order
before close Of tho week As soon as the manufac-
tory completed the ready 20 40 to work aud
as they have large supply OF tobacco on hand, there
will be further for delay. yery stormy
of the Capmakers' Union was held Last evening at
No Sc Orchardst and after excited discussion the
meeting decided that no memoers OF the UnlOn should
work for any of the firms which had withdrawn their
consent 10 the adoption Of the price list rules aud
regulations established by the U1on. few Of the
members opposed the measure but their opposition was
met with angry expressions the part OF those IN
favor OF II, and they nai to give way.
The employees of Bamberger & Oppenheimer,
at No 800 Broadway parasol makers, recently struck
the prices formerly paid having been reduced. Tho
strikers members Of the Female Parasol Makers
Union, about so Of whom employed by the above
mentioned firm, and yet no agreement has been
arrived at. The capmakers somewhat disorgan-
lied yesterday caused by number OF firms who had
formerly agreed to their terms refusing further to abide
10y the rules aud regulations OF the union Inc cause OF
the trouble that, having obtained recognition OF
the list OF prices 10 be paid the officers OF the society in
sisted on the firms dismssing the hands that had
maiu at As
hands had done through the earnest request OF their
employers, the demand not compiled with. The fol-
lowing have therefore Withdrawn their consent to
agree with the Unlon Marks Bros. Thompson, Simon
Corn Bro south Flfth-ave. Wills & Co.. Mercer-st
did to the and si hold ont. The firms
obtain all the hands they require and are full work
every day. -
The trial of Lizzie Lloyd King alias Kate
stoddard indicted for the murder Of Charles Goodrich
has been postponed until April.
ThelBureau of Excise issued during February
"a licenses and received sil9O During same period
last year II licenses issued, and sass received
The United States vessels Florida and
Minnesota will be sent to New-London this week TO
make for nine vessels OF the Cuban fleet which
have been ordered back 10 the Navy fard.i
Theresa Aldridge, age %, while suffering
from attack of insanity last night Jumped from the
third story window, No. 49l Carrollst.. breaking her
and sustaining fatal injuries. About the hour
John Elmer while intoxicated, Jumped from tho window
OF his residence, No Johnsonave breaking his right
leg and sustaining injuries which will probably prove
fatal.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-It is stated upon good
authority that the Central and the Long Island Railroads
will be under management by the purchase Of
the latter road by the former 1t is stated that Oliver
Charlck has made known the OF to those in
orested and that Mr. Poppenhusen went abroad to ne
gotiate for the necessary funds Tho case OF tho
People against Henry g. De Bevose in the Mayoralty
contest. called In the Supreme Court yesterday