New-York tribune., 1874-04-10
NETWORK CITY.


The trial of Duncan r. Templeton, who shot
n. wife on Nov H. 1873 s set down for Wednesday next
IN the Court OF General Sessions
John Cook. age As, of No. 143 Maiden lane,
an ounce laudanum yesterday He was attended
by Dr. Denhard and taken to the PARK Hospital where
he died last evening"
Ann Hubert, age 2s, was found dead yes
ferday IN her room IN the tenement No 4S7 West Thirty
6sst.s on a table was found bottle which had con
tanned cyanide of potassium.
John Quinlan, age 43, of No. IL Weehawken-
st. attempted suicide yesterday in the barber shop at
No. Ss Carmne-st, by gashing his left arm with razor
inHictiug a severe wound. lie attended by sur
geon and sent home.
Eliza Williams, unmarried, age 20, was
found dead hanging by the neck, in the basement Of
her residence, Fourhave., between Ninety,nntn t1
and One.hnndredth-Sts- yesterday morning. OS her
brother, William Williams.
VIM. Cl0ugh, who shot and dangerously
wounded william alias Dooney" Harris IN saloon at
South Ffhaye. and Amity-st.. Tuesday night; was
committed TO the Tombs YESTERDAY Dy coroner "oiV
man, to await the result Of Harrss injuries
The United States Consul at Samana has
written TO- the State Department that there is great
danger to American residents in ssntO Domingo arising
froG troubles growing out OF the abroeauOn of tho
treaty and asks that an American man-of-war may DC
there to protect their persons and property
The assessment list for the LexingtOn-ave.
opening between One-hundred-aud-seconds ST. and Har-
lem River amounts 10 12i69si A. of which $542S2 Is
assessed on the city large The balance s24 652 a. s
assessed for benefit on all lots bounded by tly ntn..
and Harlem RIVER and between Ihrd-aVe' ana four'n'
ave.
John II. Atwood, who is charged with
deficit in the amount of coal which he contracts TO
deliver to the poor with the Commissioners OF Charities
and Correction, appeared before the Commissioners
bur they directed him TO send in a written statement,
which viii probably be submitted to-day.
The funeral services of Floyd Smith, Vice
President OF tine Manhattan Gaslight Company, were
held yesterday the Church Of the Annunciation on
Foureenth-st, whence the body taken to Trinity
Cemetery for ntermen The pallbearers were Charles
o'Conor Henry H. PIerrepont Col. Conkling; Il. W.
i. Nash, James De Peyster, and Henry Young.
sharp rebuke was given the jury in the
case of Leng & Ogden against Thomas Murphy By
Judge Woodruff in the United States Court yesterday.
When the Clerk Of the Court stepped forward to admin
lister the oath to the fury they kept their seats and
Judge Woodruff said, in reproachfui tone; Gentle,
is That the sOlCmuty OF the ceremony OF
taking oath does not prompt you to stand up; you
The jury arose
Eleven hundred and twenty-One immigrants
arrived at Castle Garden yesterday This is the largest
number Of arrivals OF any day Of the present season.
The City of Paris brought 81 the Adriatic 274 the
Great Western 3d. and the Pernambuco l8. The majority
OF these were IRISH and Germans. Two large grizzly
bears were brought over in the City of PARIS They be-
long to French travelling sbOwmcn who among the
steerage passengers The clearinghouse keepers who
admitted Castle Garden have adopted new badges
which are worn upon the hat and are readily seen.
The complaint made to Commissioner Van
Wort, that IN the grading Of One-hundredandforty.
fourthst., between Wlis-ave. and Mlibrook, in the
Twenty third Ward the contractor is using garbage and
oal for filing, has been referred by the Commissioner
Department OF Public Parks, which has luTlsdlc
tion over that district Commissioner Van Wort has
Transmitted 10 the Board OF Assessors the certificates Of
The cost OF tue following Improvements IN order thdt
The assessments may be made therefor: Regulating,
grading &c, Onehund ed-and-e sbteenthst, between
seventh ana hishth,aVes. sl4o6C 5l paving seVenS
seNenthst between Madison ana Ihlrd-dVes slOs4o oj
BROOKLYN.
The trial of ex-Treasurer COrtlandt A. Sprague
will begin it is said in tine Court Of Sessions on next
Wednesday,
The suit of Judge McCue against Demas
Baues proprietor of The Brooklyn Argus, for libel, was
called yesterday in the Supreme Court but was set
down Tor trial next Monday by consent Of counsel
Alanson j. MOrehouse, who has held the
position OF Mate Of the Navy-Yard for many years.
died suddenly with heart disease in his yesterday
Of age, and left wife and one child.
Capt A. W. II. Gill, ex-Deputy Tax-Col-
lecor removed yesterday from the witnessroom Of
Raymondst jan cell the second corridor of the
prison Sheriff Williams sand that the change made
as precautionary measure against escape.
Ex-Commissioner of Charities, John j. Scott,
who i'll TO leave his house on Wednesday, ap-
prared yesterday morning at the DlstrctAttorneys
Office and offered his bOndsmen Wn. III. Murtha of
Dean-st.
Thomas LOwndes who killed his wife while
intoxicated, in a tenomont-hOUse March TO-
arracued Yesterday for murder the first degree the
Court of over ana Ternner before Justices voorhees,
and stlmaD and pleaded not guilty. A W. Gleason Of
New-York VIII defend the prisoner
Mr.. Handley, one of the trustees of the new
Park Theater made "a complaint before Justice Walsh
Yesterday charging A. r. samuels, the manager Of the
issued for the arrest OF Mr. Samues who gave
bail IN $500 % appear Tor examination.
The subject of increasing the pay of labor
ers engaged on Of city up yesterday
at OF the Board of City Works. Commissioner
Fowler moved 20 Increase the rate to l cents an hour
but an amendment offered by Commissioner Whiting TO
adhere TO the rates now paid and that days work be
ten hours was carried.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY-At an election held in
the the different engine companies Daniel X.
Lester at present foreman Of Engine Company No 8,
Hunters Point, elected Chief Engineer OF the De
partment and Michael Sullivan of Biissville j. A.
Nelson OF Astoria assistants .CoroHer Manger
cuded the iuquests last evening the death OF VIM
Flynn, stepnen eating, aud Thomas Mannion the men
FRS Point on Monday last. Two physicians testified
that death caused by sufocaon from lnhaling
bOuc gas. WUrkuen in the cleDlcal works testified
thai tie men were habit of cleaning the stills
every week, and serious consequences ever before
resulted their knowledge The jury rendered YER
dict IN accordance with this testimony.
BRooKHAvEN.-The statement published yesterday in
various papers, the authority Of Long Island News
Association the eject that charges mad been pre-
feTred against Thomas Strong, Is untrue lnsinuatlODs
effect appeared III The Long Island AdcGHce Dut
unsupported aud they believed TO be wholly untrue
JANACA-The annual distribution OF books and
prizes 20 OF the Methodist Episcopal Sabbath
School IN tins village will take place III the church TO-
might. . ,,r,>, ,c, .>,D
RICHMoND-Judge Benedict of the United
States Circuit Court of Brooklyn, has suspended
feuce ona week I'm cases Daniel Lynch aud