New-York tribune., 1874-04-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Stock, Gold, Produce, and Cotton Ex-
changes will be closed to-day Good Friday ana veiy
little business will be TRANSACTED IN commefoiai
The Rev. Robert Scott of Hyde Park, Mass,
has accepted the rectorshp of the Grace Protestant
Eoiseopa Church In West Farms, and IL expected to
| fter upon his duties the first Sunday after Easter
Efforts are making to have the Gold Exchange
kept open until p but the majority OF tine members
are opposed to such extension OF the term as there IL
not business enough to occupy them now between 4"
| and d3.
Advices from st. Thomas yesterday an
nounced that the steamship Merrmack, concerning
which there was much anxiety last month sailed from
that port from NewYork on aarch w. she Is que hero
| on April s.
The Citizens Association have written letter
to Controller Green, giving their reasons for dissenting
from his opinion that the two bills transmitted by Mayor
Hayemeyer to the Legislature Feb which authorize
the Board Of Apportionmeut TO revise ana
the for 1874 have for their sole end anu
| object the reduction OF taxes.
Leander and Byron Fox, who were recently
convicted in the United States District Court before
Judge Benedict OF sending obscene literature through
the mail and we're sentenced 10 pay fine OF 500 each
and 10 one wears Imprisonment pardoned yester-
day the President the condition that tney pay the
| fine and the costs OF the prosecution
| The forty-frst banquet of the Cambria
National societies OF New-York was given on Wednes-
day evening, at the London, at No. ass sixth-aye T.
| NJ James Of Jersey City presided Numerous toasts
| were given among which were The day we cet
|
| the patron saint" by Auburn Jones' Tne Welsh
| National societies." by William Miles.
| The bill now before the State Senate giving
the regents Of the university sole control Of the subject
| Of public instruction will not materially affect the
present organization OF the Board OF Education In this
ctv The latter obtains its powers from the city charter
| and various other statutes aud Is not directly re-
| sponsble to any State Board beyond making forna
reports thereto There "a bill in Legislature. how
ever, proposing entire reorganization OF the Board
but II has not yet been advanced Deyohu u'cu'soh Ia
1 ,t.a ffn,,n ffaan
| Can't Irving, accompanied by detectives Won
Gerichten williamson Dunn raided yesterday on an
alleged lottery shop No. % Broadway and arrested
| three men, who gave their names as Brce Collard,
Montrose Barnes and Henry Hudson, whom they found
engaged the sale OF tickets winch puported To- be Tor
the relief of the Masonic Association of Norfolk, Va The
books papers of the concern containing various
accounts moneys seized and taken VIII the prs-
| oners 10 Police Headq Iarters The prisoners were
locked up aud will be taken before the Iomos Police
| Court to-day
jeremiah P. Robinson g. Co. have instituted
proceedings in the Supreme Court to debt OF
h556 a. with interest from Dec. H. 1872, from II. t.
| Falk OF Liverpool England The plaintiffs shipped on
Oct 49, 1872 at Liverpool $50 tons OF sat on the bark
Maria of winch vessel the defendant the charerer
10 be delivered TO them at NewYork Subsequently tho
plaintiff. paid the defendant t75 account Of freight.
The Nara put but, through stress OF weather,
vas Obliged to return to Falmouth, England where the
cargo was condemned sold for 9LOI 81 I'd sterling.
Defendant has not paid over to plaintiffs hat sum nor
The s75, hence the SUIT An attachment mas Deen Issued
| in the sun.
| The Bureau of Charities has begun lessening
ne field OF operations. Ten OF its soup kitchens have
already been closed and four others viii be closed by
Saturday. u warm weather prevails A number OF
others centnne 20 give shelter alone without food TO
the poor but preparations in progress to close these
soe of the soup kitchens just closed have an admirable
record OF usefulness. The at No IA Dey-st which
has been removed has fed 1O30 families since opening
and gwen shelter 10 29oo persons: t Is unaer @ tn9
iuIgl N 7.
No wooserst has fed 800 people daily and the one
since March Is. The Howard Relief Association
Kitchens No ~ Leonard ana at No 81 Thompson-sts
have yen 5O07i meals and sheltered 47S l0dgeIs since
organization. They will probably close by Aprlt TO- anf
in the time, will render assistance to only few
deserving cases. At the Industrial ScHoO for Women
No. A. East Tenthst, food Is no longer gwen to the
''''''''' '''''''' BROOKLYN.
There were 1SS deaths last week, 80 less
| than IA the corresponding week last year.
Property to the amount of 81 ,509 % remains
at the office of the Police Property Clerk
Ii is said that 10000 citizens, representing
s2cOOoc0 of property have signed the petition favor-
ing consolidation
The Boiler Inspectors have discovered 10S
defective boilers and 26 Incompetent engineers during
| the last three months.
Fire Marshal ThOrne reports 2l fires during
The rast month involving loss Of sl,915 Two persons
arrested for arson
About 2 a. m yesterday an unknown man
committed suicide by jumping from the Bridge.J. ferry
| boat, George Washington. into the East.River
The body of an unknown man was found
last evening in the Gowanus Canal the OF Third
st. lie had on dark clothes and brown cardigan
| Jacket.
| The Excise Commissioners yesterday de-
prved Of their license aessrs Long Brother propre
ors OF the liquor saloon No tj Sixthaye. for selling
! liquor ou last SUNDAY TO Wan; c. Regency, the boy who
| dicG from the effects OF alcohol.
| Thomas Sullivan President of the Brooklyn
City Railroad Company, issued order prohibiting
conductors drivers or employees from drinking liquor
visInc saloons wncre IL sold, living ,iu houses
| occupied IN part by liquor Saloons
| City Treasurer Cunningham yesterday made
his weekly statement to the Controller, showing the
anount on hand 10 be s. 3OiG6 90 deposited l. banks
OF the city, Of which the National City and Nassau Ma
ona banks have deposits In excess OF their capital
The election for directors Of the Mercantile
Library Association took place last night when the fol-
lowing directors reelected: JOSIAH b. Blossom,
Nichols and Franklin L. Taylor Seth Low, Leslie Van
siuderen and VIM. Potts were chosen Inspectors OF
Election.
James Morton, the temperance lecturer and
well known baker, neld to bail few days ago
await the action Of the Grand Jury alleged inter
ference with Officer Brown, who was endeayoring to
take a drunken man the statiOn-heuse. Mr.. Morton
cent statement to the Brooklyn newspapers yesterday,
claiming that he merely interfered
the officers brutality, and calls upon those who wit
70 come forward and testify to the
facts III the case
A private meeting of the congregation of the
Hanson place Baptist Church. Brooklyn, held
evening TO action the matter Of the charges
against Edward Kabneisch, for refusal to pay $500
toward the enlargement OF the church edce, which
he was regarded pledged to contribute. Letters
received from Mr. Kalbhesch and read, a reply TO
charges, and the second request for letter OF dis
mssal another church The letter. after long debate
was denied by vote OF 7S to 80 similar request.f