New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-17
NETWORK CITY.

Controller Green reports having recelVeu
Yesterday $229s7 o5. He disbursed SOTO 81.
Two hundred and ninety-one immigrants ar
rived ut Castle Garden yesterday 25s on the Australia
and SO on the Periere
A subscription of 800 was received at the
MAYORS Office yesterday from Lorard for the benen
of the Louisiana sufferers This makes toal OF s3W
Mayor Havemeyer left the city yesterday
morning for Philadelphia to attend the annual meeting
of railway company in which he Is interested Ire w
Vance will be the Acting Mayor during his absence
The Xavier Union celebrated their third an
niversary at their Rooms No. 50 West Feenthst last
evening An interesting vocal and instrumental mnsi-
cal programme, furnished by some members OF .ne
Aion Glce Club caused the evening TO pass very p0'
antly.
Grave fears are felt as to the recovery OF
John Harper the senior member of the publishing hfm
OF Harper Brothers. who IL seriously ILL., having hau
third attack Of paralysis ne Is now more n ~ liam
| two or three days
| Nearly all vessels from the north report hay-
ing seen large quantities OF ice The bark Dorina from
Newcastle. England arrived yesterday, and report.
vast fields OF ce midst Of which was an enormous
| iceberg four miles long and 500 feet hlsn
Edward Mullen, who is seeking to walk 5Oo
miles in six days, continued bis walk yesterday morn
ing shortly after O'Clock, and up to midnight had COM
pleted AZ miles, making in all l57 miles in the ~ hours
During the day took several short rests at one tmc
stopping several minutes to admit OF his Knee Deg
ba1daged which was eonsideraGy swI not s6ow any
signs Of WEAKNESS aud 1t was UNDERSTOOD wou f,
plete his 1e5th mile before stopping, aud then ai'ef
| sleep OF four hours resume his task
The independent Boston Fusileers arrived IN
this city yesterday morning BY the Fall River steamer
They started Immediately for Newburgh on the Hudsoh'
where they visited washlngton's Headquarters and
viewed the curious relics OF the Revolution when are
preserved there. delegation OF officers OF the Ninth
he
them the city They returned here AT nlgntiaI. anu
were escorted the Grand Central Hotel by
and of the 9th Regiment. They will leave for Phia,
dclphia at $50 a. m to-day By an error oh Paent
paraded in Brooklyn T. d. instead OF the 5th Regiment
At meeting of the Board of Revision and
Correction OF Assessments held yesterday afternoon III
the Controllers Office the following assessment lists
were presented by Controller Green and at his MOTION
approyed: For in Cannonst, between Grand ana
Broomests; Eigheth-st. outlet sewer, from Hudson
RIVER to road Eighty rst. Eighty-third, anu Egnty
hfth-sts., with branches sewer III One,n
1 First-ave. and Avenue a; In Avenue A. between one
| hundred-and-twentieth and One-hnndIedan1,tWeh
third-sts in Frstaye.. between Third ana Sxtn-ss'
and Ninth and Tenthsts for paving FLlty m IN
from Sixth to Eighthave The gross amount 10 DC eA
pended for these improvements Is about s4oo'ooo'
trial of Nicholas life preserver was made
Yesterday afternoon in the East River near Fulton
| Fcrrv by a young man who jumped from tugboat
into the river and noated around for nearly half an
hour The preserver consists OF fat. circular alright
float made OF galvanized Iron with hole In the center
10 admit the body OF the person The preserver Is 81
inches IN diameter q inches thick ana weighs ABOUT ~
Mounds The center Will be graded SO as 10
in nersous all sizes strap running over the shou
der supports the preserver when out or water wnen III
the water person sits upon netting Which Hanes
from the side OF the preserver so that the water
does NOT rise above the waist lt Is claimed tnt
II cannot TN over aud that person once IN the pre-
server in the water will float without the least exefoh
The City Sanitary Superintendent reported
Yesterday that the Sanitary Inspectors had made 2SO
inspeetions there being LII tenement houses among
tbe number DR.. Elisha Harris, Registrar of Records
renorted TO the Health Board that there were iSJ deaths
during week, against during the week
| There q marked decrease i'll deaths from pneumo
MIA, phthiss diphtheria and meases. There had been
"A large numDer OF cases OF dphtheria and scarlatna
during Winter. The records show that there have
2is deaths by these two diseases up to the
present week of this year. than during the same period
In 1873 The following comparative statement of the
contagious diseases OF the past two weeks was sub
| mtted:
UsL --FEyFRs-- Dph Men sas
sadsao Typhls Typhoid Scarlet Measles hers ings roI
j Jsss l g 80 ! 81 So IS "a
BROOKLYN.
Another stolen bell-punch has been found
| by officer Curran OF the Ninth Precinct
| City Treasurer Cunningham reported yes
1 .ss..t fl ssV.l fhn