New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-12
NEW-YOEK CITY.


The arrivals of cotton yesterday, as reported
AT the cotton Exchange, were Ash bales
Controller Green received, yesterday pay
neuts OF taxes amounting to $1,000 so.
A set of colors was presented ~ the Atalanta
Boat Club by the Boat Clb, ON Tuesday ey9DnG
The 1aSs were won oy seI a ro 500 90 o ,mo
Neither the Health nor the Police COlnInis-
oners Of this CITY know anything about the bill nitro
duoed in the state Senate by Senator Jacobs providing
that the Metropolitan Sewerage COMPANY, after may L.
tic sewers of Now-York ana Brooklyn for 80 years
A telegram received in this city yesterday,
announced that the Havana steamer MORO Castle had
put into the harbor of Charleston her voyage from
Havana to hs city The MORO Castle had encountered
Pan shoals She lost a portion of her deck load She
viii arrive at New York witnin The next five days
| Fire Marshal Sheldon reported to the Board
OF Fire yesterday that I3 tires during tue
month Of January caused loss OF siS72'o on whloh
there was an insurance OF sl,560550 In January oi5
1855 fires. causing loss OF s0iD3o tIeioso
in the Of matches and lamps caused 80 nlss'
There were two convictions OF arson during tue h'on'
A woman with nine children starving in
Centrest crone nearly so years old taking care OF
crippled husband and two grandchildren In Mulberry
ST. poor grl who fell from exhaustion In West Broad;
way, was pronounced crazy by police suTsco9 ana th
after sleeping in cold cell all night was taken 10 te
Tombs without breakfast, and committed on chse oi
insanity such are midwinter incidents III the me-
| tropOls.
Warden Qun reports that there are 1915 in
mates at The ToInbs awaiting trial OF these 10 are
| women; IL are charged with homicide, 1 with man
slaughter, with robbery, "a with burglary, 10 VIVID
felony with perjury, with forgery ~ WIN grah9 r
ceny ls with petit larceny, with bigamy IL with false
pretenses 10 with olonious assault anu battery VIII
| iiotne, and with misdemeanor
Patrolman Coughlin of the Twenty eighth
Precinct discovered smoke issuing from James fay's
htuor store No. Westinghouse. He broke In the
door with his club and aroused James oNeil and Henry
Quinn who were sleeping IN Raek RON,
have been suifocaed the uhlcer had no,
| tbern The fire. caused by an oyerheated stove, was
! e1tinguished after causing slight damage
The Commissioners OF Charities and Correc-
tons appointed yesterday James Merry to be Keeper IN
the Penitentary Blackwells Island in place OF VIII
liam Bennett resigned. An application was received
from tho Warden RandalPs Islaud calling ATTENTION
10 the necessity for wharf the east side OF the
ton OF supplies. request was made to Tue Dock Com
| nissioners for the construction OF IA pier mere.
A son of ex-Alderman Pepper was recently
taken 10 Tombs Police Court charge preforrod
against him by Leopold Apple Of No. 100 Wattsst, of
having defrauded him OF sl1 80 and 81 so by repre-
sentng himself as agent Of the Relief and Meropo
tan Fire Insurance Company ana inducing MN 20 taSo
MES officials that they do not know Keeper even
oy aaS. anu an i nnr uDSnowp To- them r. pper
was held in $1,000 bail and his case VIII Dc ald peore
| the Grand jury to-day.
BROOKLYN.
An Illicit whisky distiilery was carried on
at Barren Island, Oa station. Revenue officers
aud companies of United states troops from Fort Ham
ton landed there Late on Tuesday night turned 10000
gallons OF mash into the sea- seized 80 barrels OF WHISKY
| ana several bOgsheaJs OF mOasses aud burned the
| building. 800 ,c,>n
! LoyG ISLAND CITY.-1he clothes line thieves
aye again at work. On Monday night large quantity
Of washed clothes stolen from the yard of Mr..
FAnuiug in Rayenswood, and on Tnesday night sneak
thieves entered the yard OF d. Keenan, in Blissyle, and
escaped with considerable amount OF clothing. The
Board of Excise met at City Hall to-day for the pnr
pose Of issuing licenses and granting renewals Inc
LongshOTemens Protective ana Benevolent Association
hayo SEM petition to the Legislature for their ineOrp0-
ration. The neorp0rators are Tfomls Hunt Dennis
| Collins, jeremiah Heterman Michael Lawlori Jonn
| Patrick Murphy, Michael Barrett NJ hrly,Jr, DIhltI
| O'Breu, Bryan sullivan, John nalioy IA petition is
bcing circulated asking The Legislature to enact
law Whereby the attendance of all children 10 the public
schools between the ages OF aud 10 years shall be rem
| dcrcd compusory....A remonstrance from the tax
PAYERS Of the city against the passage OF the bill lately
renthsS ioa Weslye to the East RIVER, has been
forwarded - Albany. superintendent Barton o. the
| Flushing aud North side Railroad has estaDlsEed
tcket-otice in the forty ai James'p. Ncwio rk,
! Tor the accomnOd ation OF travellers by that road
| FIUsuISG.-Rlcbard Ingrahdm, John ". Clark, and
! EbeucZer Kelum, the Commission appointed Dy the
supreme Court 10 damages and make award, for
ia.ng lands this village for the purpose OF nitro
ducIug water inio the village OF College Point nave
| awarded 10 \. X. y bennett 5000 Tor kssena Lake
oge To hs watcrcress beds. Mr.. bennett proposes 10
! appeal from the decision OF the COMMISSION.
| NEw1owS.-The " Committee OF n" met here Tues
DAY night and discussed the merits and demclts OF the
proposed extension OF Grlndst. through TINS town.
! Tho majority were in favor OF the movement, aud
tuolglt mat as the town already deeply in debt,
tho estate oglers whose property woud DC Dene-
uted By should bear tie entire cost OF the eN-
tension. IL ahceTalned That the proposed improve
| meut would involve an expenditure of Sl6OOD0.
| HEMrsTgAD.-J. s Woodbridge, photographer in this
| village, attempted suicide yesterday by cutting his
throat with "a As tue wound lG not AT once prove
fatal. hopes are entertained OF his recovery lie had
been ont OF employ ent for long time, aud haviDga
large family dependent upon hil' Nc became ueHpOhd-
! ent, and resolved TO end his ne.
| NoRTuPoRr.--A lamp exploded in the residence OF
Lewis sOper in this village, Tuesday night The burn
ing oil sci fire the carpet ana books, and the
clothing OF a SIrs De Mit. Her cues for help brought
the family TO room, and the flames eXtin
| guished. Airs. De Nit was seriously burned.
PEARS ALIsIhe public school at this place has been
closed o,sug 20 che lapidaed condition OF the school
buildug rendering IL lntOcraDy cold Tor the children
STATEN ISLAND.
| PoRr RIcuMOND-The Shooting Association
have purchased five of land where ithey propose
hereafter to have their pgeOn-matches. The Associa
ton numbers about 100 members; Dr. II. Rogerson is
Benevolent Society shows ITS assets 70 amount
1919 "a, invested in various ways lt has expended
during the year 1914 70
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
DuTCHEss JUNCTIoN.-Capt. David Mcmillan
was run over by freight train at this station last night
and was instantly killed.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CuY.-The Board of Aldermen has
adopted tho report OF The Committee Laws and
Ordinances which states that it is deemed mex
pediont 10 make the proposed expenditure OF $4,000
III OF appropriations for street improvements