New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-16
sssso The Board adjourned to Friday without award
'"s w." STATEN ISLAND.

p,ouvnxp. -Seyeral daring sneak robberies
have occurred lately the island, and IL Is suppose"
that gang OF EowYork thieves are operating mere.
The house Of DR. Nelson, in dfordslane on the hne on
tho Staten Island abroad, was entered on Tuesday
night and robhed OF 500 In bills which han Deen o,s
by Dr. Nelson with hrs foreman VINO was choro,ormoau
he'd entrance having effected by forcing the outer
door No OF the thieves has been Iouna sosa %
tween and o. M yesterday and while tue iaily were
upstairs ROOM ransacked the lower part oi sno
fwo-rnnuics' walk ferry was entered by means
OF the back door, which was unlocked Sone syol anu
back ROOM sumo jewery and $500 were procured
NEW-JERsEY.
JERSEY CRY. The stock and fixtures OF
The Times was sold at auction for 5000 yesterday Tho
appraised value was s3 Some unknown person
voted check for $751; the Germania Savings Bank OF
NewYork. in the Third Precinct OF the LIST District az
the election Tuesday. man, age 4S years, Wss
run over at the junction OF the Pennsylvania and MIL
land Railroads at West End Yesterday, and 1t Is believed
fatally Injured, Ho taken 10 the CltY hospita'
naners fonnd in his pocket II is thought that he was
Julius ROdmeyer who was discharged from Ine Couhy
Jail on Friday last.
NrwARK-The Road Board has instructed It's Tax Col
lee or not to collect interest from persons assessed iOr
benefits on Frelinghuysen, Washington ana SOUTH
Orangeayes. unless sneh interest sna pave aecruoa
alter the time when any installment became due ana
payable The Collector is also authorized 10 reiund suc
interest as may have been collected on inc avenues
named inconsistent with the decision Tine amount 10
be returned is about 5000 me passage Of tne Eli
people of this city yesterday. They assembled IN
large numbers. aud made an imposing procession
I,v@d owing to the Iateness OF the arrival
OF some companies from New-York There were 10 tne
nrocession cavalry infantry, several companies from
New-York aud tine Morrstown brass bands, and me q
and women in carriages severe snUw os mee,ine
at the Riuk IN the evening, when addresses were maae
and promenade, concert given seers has
published letter complaining OF tho irregular
ity sin the attendance oil sehoo oiiioto H.
The Street Committee met yesterday. ana visited Dele
yan-ave in WOodsde In reference 10 closing ono POT
of the avenue No action was taken upon Ie SUP
ject the meeting last evening Tue chairman Nt tte
Finance Committee stated that IL would oe hpoue ~
that would bo affected by the recent decision OF the
Court OF Errors that no assessment 81 costs snal DO
made beyond the benefits derived by the property as
sessed. number OF street improvements were coh'e
quenty postponed
ELIz.BEru-On Tuesday afternoon some OF the men
who are working the New Reservoir struck because
they have to pay 8 per week for their board board
ng-house was built the works expressly for tho
men and they say that they made arrangements win
the proprietor 70 board them for 81 per week. Mr..
Curtis, the contractor, replied TO the men that
As the men are only receiving 81 so per day, IA
declared their intention Of striking. On Tuesday nght
trouble caused OF them to be arrested they were
locked in the police station during the night aud were
themselves They went the works after being liber-
aled where they received their pay ana were dis-
charg ed City Treasurer Thomas Carlton hes dangeI
ousiy i'll at his residence suffering from an attack OF
pneumonia II 10 feared he cannot live until night.
PlTERsON.-The Watson Manufacturing Company mas
received four contracts for iron bridges from the United
states OF Colombia. South America, TO be finished ana
apped in June. One bridge will he SUSPENSION, l3O
feet span. for Rio CuO another 1854 feet IN two spans
for III RIO Prado; the third, 10 feet span Tor el RIO
Potarra aud the fourth 90 feet span for ell RIO CHINA
TIE last OF the work for the Saayarry aud IfuXo
Railroad bridge el Rio De Calm, III Peru, was
shipped Yesterday Tne total length OF this bridge ~
lG feet aud the complete $4,000 IN gold Several
wealthy ladies' trying TO devise some means Tor
establishing large home boarding house for factory
ain with DrnFV
yeniences at cheap rates...John Mah0ney escaped u
second time from the County Jail yesterday.
HoBOKES.-A freight car containing portion OF Mur
ray's circus caught fire the Morris and Essex Rlll
road Yesterday morning while the trip from Orange
TO HooOkeD, and $500 worth OF damage was DONE Two
men who were the upset lamp and were nearly
smothered when the train reached the depot.