New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
NETWORK CITY.

o., ,7s on which there was insurance OF sSso'So"
The lawns in the City Hall Park have al
ready been mown. and yesterday the ho"erD0u' "'''
beiDg put IN order' =, -. &c +bo
Al anniversary mass for the repose OF the |
onI O, the late BENJAMIN Fanou Hunt viii DC heid At
st stephens Church Tomorrow AZ I"oV' o,o VIZ. |
child of Charles Bond of No. 24S West
Eichteenthst, was accidentally poisoned on Iuesu"y
nv ne mothers giving il an overdose OF laudanum
The stream of politicians into the Mayors
pnice yesterday stayed for few moments Dy 'ne
entrance Of a bridal party-Prussians Inc marr!aYS
service performed by the Mayor with the assistance
oi au interpreted
The attaches of the Street Cleaning Depart
rpcnt have had enerossed and elabOraely framed the
Of M NJ GSe & BSha % meSTy Sn 'n Smith, It win
presented 10 Mrs Smith.
The city authorities flushed number OF
street cutters Sixth Ward yesterday oy means u
hydrants and it is proposed to DO the sane IN
all the lower wards IN order to carry Oh sfoe'u' "'0
she riveTs by means OF the sewers
An enteIprising restaurant keeper in one OF
the leading thorou attracts attention to his busi'
by dressing up Holsters game &C. in the attire of
lords creation, and making the Onsters appear "S
guests at "a table, and tho birds as walters
The Commissioners of Charities and Correc-
ton have directed that the Of keepers at the
Penentiary Backwel's Island be reduced to %
Ihe resignation OF DIR. Henry C. Eno as opthalmic
surgeon Of the Charity Hospital. has been accepted
Commissioner Howe of the Bureau of Ac-
counts visited yesterday the Island Institutions accom-
y
alleged abuses existing in the Department. OF CHARITIES
and Corrections. This is said to Do preliminary 10
thorough investigation
Myer Bloodgood politely accOsted Julius
Kessler o. Staten Island Park-row, Tuesday night
and asked him the time Kessler pulled out his watch
winch Immediately seized by the uroaae BoodgooG
Cd and Justice WandeIl sent him to the Tombs.
The most audacious robbery that has been
attempted in tins city for many day was that OF Thos
Donohue cartman OF No. so Lewis-st, who backed his
in of I'll Of i Il.
III daylight placed four barrels OF sugar on It, aud
drove awsy. But his impudence was observed ana
promptly checked and he ls now IN the IomDs
The inhabitants of the Ninth Ward are greatly
annoyed by the large deposits Of ashes which are left
exposed at the dumpne-groand at the foot of West
Twelfth-st About 100 loads are dumped there daily
and generally in q dry condition consequently with
every gust of wind cloud OF small ashes forms and the
the vicinity and the of the pedestrians
Tie ashes should be dampened before being deposited
The steamship Westphalia from Hamburg
landed $40 at Castle Garden yesterday; the
Victoria from Glasgow followed with $40. The Norwich
steamer CITY of Lawrence has been thoroughly
waited The steamship Washington OF the Baltic Lloyd
Lane undergoing repairs in one OF the East River dry
docks The ship Puritan, recently abandoned near
Sandy Hook, and subsequently, towed to the city, is also
IN dry dock,
A novel revenge was perpetrated in Uni
yerety-paCe car a few evenings since. gentleman
entered the car both seats Of which almost filled
with passengers; another gentleman reading a
newspaper and occupying considerable space on the
The first gentleman approached and said he would
like 10 sit down, he did wish another
mans lap The gentleman replied that he had no desire
10 hold any one on his knees and then made room for
him On the seat, nut WIN rather bad grace. IIe car
stopped and old woman, with shabby; filthy clothes
entered. The first gentleman immediately surrendered
ms seat 10 Ier aId an audible utter passed af0uod the
car
The suit of Thomas Field against Thomas
KuzeIA editor OF The Brookia EaSle came M yester-
day Judge Reynolds in the Brooklyn City Court
CRaubors. The counsel for tho defense moved for a
postponcnent claiming that the second section OF the
complaint should be more specific EX-judge Emott 0I-
Un-l the lnOtl1n stating that he did not thlnR the
Cont had heard Of motion to make the complaint
nor specific definite III an action for esrangement
CounrI iOr defense stated that delays III the trai
had occurred because IL Was undcIs'9od mat htso'ld-
eSIntd ihat nndeT the RUE the could be
granted and the Court took the papers and reserved
BROOKLYN.
Water tax receipts yesterday amounted to
t9..2l %.
The Registrar of Arrears collected last month,
G72a6 50.
TIE receipts for taxes in the First Internal
Revenue Once Court-st amounted during April TO
sS57 3i o. increase OF $4,000 nearly 20 per cent
over that of the corresponding month in 1873.
The inquest in the Stockton-st. building
disaster resumed yesterday before Coroner White
hill. James Boyle. John C. BrowH, aud John D. Chap
iaeis. s" ''>"'u' O'' 'D'' ''''"' 1''''-'0 ~ III"
The Committee Of Fifty has requested Gov.
Dix TO withhold his signature from the Bridge Park,
and Charter bills, until the provisions OF those acts
shah have been seruunlzed and understood NY the
members o. that organization.
At meeting of the Board of City Works,
YESTERDAY resolution was adopted making redu.si-
tion on The Mayor, Controller and CIV Clerk for an
OF city bonds 10 the OF 100000
OF the Hampstead storage KeseryOlr.
Among the assets OF ex-Treasurer Sprague
assigned Tie Controller a demand note. signed by
the President and Secretary OF the Long Island Club
for $OCoo, and calling for deposit of that club
bonds for Its payment. ft believed that the
came from the Brooklyn Trust Company. After
The Trust Company's troubles began, Mr.. Rodmau
demanded from NJ t1del thauucey, Treasurer OF the
Cluh $1,000 worth of ciub bonds collateral for the
Oi the This Nj Cnauncey refused TO give, and
yesterday Under -Hcrh Ddggct levied on bonds 10 the
of 5000 in Mr. Chauncey's possession, hy drec
Corporation Counsel Dewitt, who has OroueDt
cunt for the original dinOuLt-S3,6J5 U.s.
LONG ISLAND.
FLUsHING.-Messrs. William Phillips, Charles |
W Brain, Jacob Romer, Michael Canary, VIM Mitchell |
william Murray, and a. X. f. bennett, the Trustees Of
Che Village, also constitute Board of Water Com
The outlay originally intended and author
tied for Introducing the village was s125 oo
being regarded az sufficient to ali the
expenses Of material tubelaying, buildings grading
a. Recently however II has become evident that Goa,
kderble more money will be needed before the work |
can be accomplished. Only short time the Board |
proposed apply the Legislature FOR authorza-
fion spend F5OO0 more, making 100000 IN all but
coming the knowledge Of tho taxpayers such
strenuous objection was made that the Board con |
Guded 20 submit the matter first 10 vote OF |
the people OF the village, although as Is alleged. |
work has already been done and authorized |
which cannot be paid for unless the additional
asked for be raised. The Board few days in
vted proposals for the construction OF the engine
aud for furnishing epd laying the pipes Tairty-two
propositions received, ranging from S6 900 10 $G
6O They were opened last week Dut tue contract
awarded until several days aferward when, Instead
of giving II the lowest bidder, j. Mullen Of New
York the Board gave to Henry Lewis OF this village.
whose bld was sO42 while that OF Mr.. Mullen was
so eycuse belup that Mr. Lewis "A Flushing