New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
NETWORK CITY.


catcher Of the Twenty-third Ward.
The Board of the City Record audited
yesterday bills amounting to about $500.
Controller Green reports that he received
yesterday t1s,s2s 65, and dsbursed tl2,42I 70.
The public schools of the city will be opened
for the Fall sept.7. Last year. 23645s scholars
were taught, and S79O0 were expended In the WORK.
William Susel, age 10, of No. 54S West Forty
thirdst. had his arm broken yesterday While playing
ball on the Union Ground, Brooklyn. He was taken TO
the Nlnety-nlnth-st. Reception Hospital
CAPT. Barstow of the ship Navesink, from
Hamburg was arrested yesterday charge of having
committed series o: assaults upon Augusta Bolk the
wife OF OF his passengers and was held IN s2oo Da'
The Democrats of the XXth Assembly Dis
trct held meeting last night at 767 Tnird-aye, at
which they organized themselves and appointed Com
mittee. Next Friday they will elect delegates 10 tue
central body
The Floating Hospital of st. Johns Guild
was towed up the Hudson yesterday with sOl SICK
children and mothers board of whom 2oI were re-
ceiyed White Star wharf, 2O5 at Markcst anu 500
at Twenythrd-st The thirteenth excursion Will take
place next tuesday
The municipal officers OF Cincinnati, who
are on pleasure through the the East are sun al
the Fifth Avenue Hotel They have declined formal
reception from the City Government: Commissioner
Lamleer called on Mayor johnson, who Is 81 inc he
of the party yesterday They will leave for Pspursn
at p. M to-day. - .
The Young woman who was found sick in
Barclay-st and taken to the Park Hospital, where she
died. has been identified Caharne Delano, school
teacher living near Portchester. Fifty dollars were
found in her pockeDook The BODY Tas sen' b 10 be
father and brother OF the deceased
Prof. p. H. Van der Weyde, Nj. d., lectured
before the Liberal Club at Plympton Hall, last evening
His theme was The Nature of Comets" He spoke at
some length on the subject, and assisted by mum
Der Of charts which hung on the wall DeHlnu Wv
AT the OF the remarks OF frol van uer "eS"V'
the subject was discussed by members OF the ciuo'
Senior Santiago p. Cahill, who leaves for Peru
on the Acapulco to-day, has had constructed at fhia
dephIa the two largest sets OF machinery ever naue Ill
this country for the manufacture oil sugar lhey are
Intended refneres in the northern section OF Peru
where the sugar industry is attaining large proportions
one plantation being 5000 acres III extent. ohVI NiIi
preferred American TO British machihefy lOr tnls p
pose, because OF lis adaptaplhty ana general CA
celence.
While a lad employed in the jewelry store
OF Mr. Davis at No 113 South-st was taking down the
shutters of the yesterday morning opening the
door he found it to to the back part oil the
store He saw two standing In front OF the store
before he went back and closed the door suspectng
that they might mean mischief When he returned from
the of the store the two men Rad disappeared
but the door OPEN aud two boxes eontanng SlSer
The boy claims that two policemen $1,000 IN front Oh te
house when nc was IN lne pacR par pu' o
ton was Instituted during the day by Capt cafrrey and
last evening he felt quite confident OF recovering tue
property aud capturing the thieves.
BROOKLYN.
Music in Prospect Park at p. m.
Telegraphic communication has been estab-
shed between Police Headquarters and East New-York.
The report of the Committee which has been
examining into charges against the Rev. T. T. ken
drck Will be presented early next week.
Tax Collector Burrows paid into the City
Treasury Yesterday the amount of interest upon de-
post which had accumulated during his term OF Office
tax collectors have kept back the interest on deposit
The Special Committe of the Board of SUI
appointed to inquire into affairs at the county
buildings met yesterday, and recommended that the
bills OF DIS Scheuck Mcdonald, Campbell, ana Iwom,
bly, be paid. The claims of James Fitzgerald ana
Jonn Ryan were also ordered to be paid
George Schaffer inflicted serious injuries
upon his wife Joanna while intoxicated, on Monday
night at their home, No. 2O2 Maujer-s The injured
woman has since become Voice schaner was arrested
Yesterday and taken before Justice Eames, who held
him to await the result Of his wife's injuries
Col. Smith of the Supervision Department
of Internal Revenue, accompanied by two men from
Collector Freelands Office seized yesterday afternoon
recar factory In Grandst between Second and Third
SITS large whisky dIstllery was found in fun opera
lion in the OF the factory. Oieers were lett III
charge OF the building
J. Lincoln Smith of Middletown, Conn, left
q friends house in the Eastern District the morning
of Aug T. intending take the boat for New-Haven.
since he has not been seen or heard OF by his
friends 1t is believed that he has been fouiy dealt
with Mr. Smith Was five feet two inches high, 80,
had bue eyes wore full whskers cut short, and had
a black coat buff vest. and blue trousers. reward OF
$3.50 viii paid the recovery OF the body or PROOF OF
death.
At the induest in the Turin murder case
last night NJ Chippo, the clerk Of Mr. White the Oaks
saloon keeper testified that Turin and Caroment were
engaged in quarrel in the saloon the night before the
murder. The clerk of Mr. De la TIoydz stated that
murder, of whom Turin one and CarOmenti
another Mrs. st. George testified as to the facts with
which the public are already familiar Inc inquest was
then adjourned until Monday afternoon.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CIrY.-The time for opening
the bids contractors for work under the First Ward
Improvement act has extended until next Wednes
day. The specifications of the Improvement Commits
soners call for very large amount of work. They
qure the removal Of at least 100000 yards OF earth per
year. about 1000 yards per day, and several years
will be required 10 complete the undertaking. The
Office the Commission is daily filled with contractors
accompanied by engineers from all parts OF the country
but of course but those possessing abundance OF
capital compete for the work. Among those noticed
at the office were Munson & Co.. who contracted with
the State of Massachusetts, for the Ing of the Back
Bay at Boston, and Dillon. Smith Co, who were the
contractors for the Harlem Railroad Tunnel.
EAST NORwICH.-Farmers and others representing
fine section OF country extending from Roslyn to Hunt
ipgton "a distance of about IL mile attended
meeting this place. and with marked unanImity
pressed their additional railroad facilities by
offering the right Of ground for depot purposes
and the erecsn Of depot buildings free OF cost 10 the
railroad company series of resolutions adopted
soliciting the Flushing and North Side aud Central Rail-
road Company extend their track from Hnsdale TO
Rosvp crossing the range OF hills south of Roslyn Hill
and thence 10 Huntington In as direct line, according
to the Judgment OF tue Company. As the citizens OF
Huntington determined to have the proposed road
north of them Of the r0nte above alluded 10
would pass Rosyn, through Red Ground West and
Greenvale. Brookve, East Norwich, Syossett aud
Cold Spring.
COLLEGE POINr-William Wagner or this place, whose
wife disappeared mysteriously Friday OF last week,
alag a feW