New-York tribune., 1874-03-10
NEW-YORK CITY.

many M gan Yesterday pay per cent divdehd
on preferred stock in the new consolidated DohuS
az decided by the directory several weeks ago.
From the report of the City Chamberlain it
n sbo,yn that the receipts hs Bureau during the past
week were 81 O9Gsl6 ~ the Disbursements s8iiIJ 49,
and the amount in the city treasury March T. N'S1'
$50 OF. ~
The creditors of the Commonwealth Ma
o,.l Rank Yesterday received a second dividend OF
Az per cent This makes so per cent Another dividend
viii paid when ,lhe bank building at NASSAU anu
Pinests.. Is sold
The schooner Demoiy Gray, bound from
Ashley River g C., to this port with heavy cargo OF
lumber h ashore six miles north OF Barnegat Ine
Coast Wreckng Company sent assistance TO tue
YESTERDAY. ana will soon be asn az 90 mo noa' "o' '"'
DcmOry Gray is "a new schooner oil 80 IONS
The subject of holding mass meeting to
petton Congress take decisive action on the snect
of the national finances has been canvassed by busi-
ness men already noted petition calling tor sGn @
IN circulation yesterday anu recei''" 'o
sgnatnres OF a number OF prominent men,
A dispatch received in this city yesterday
announced that the steamship Wisconsin, which saea
from tls port for Liverpool Feb H. had been passed Dy
The Russia on Saturday, March T. with machinery n ns
relieve the an1icty Of In fhs city VINO had be-
come somewhat alarmed al receiving no udhss ITO"
the Wisconsin
A call was in circulation yesterday afternoon
among the members OF the Board OF Aldermen for u
speci, meeting Thursday, TO consider the non'ha
ton of George H. Andrews, Commissioners OF taxes IoI
the vacancy caused by the death oi fonco % %
smith At late hOur ouy two signatures hau Den op
tainod those of Aldermen Morris and FalconeT. EShI
slgnsturcs are necessary
The Dock Commissioners opened proposals
Yesterday FOR new sieauitig for the Department 10
be completed within 90 days and received the following
bids: g. X PoiIlOn. NewYork S4J90o; ward, stanton
Co. NewDurgh, yH go: John W Lyon, o I.cn g.
seane A Edmund Levy, Philadelphia, s53cI NO a"aru
Of the contract has yet been made.
]. Simonson. Inspector of Iiulls, and }. i.
Matheys Inspector Boilers, have made Their uoeoh
10 Capt Addison Low, Supervising Inspector III 'H
ease OF tho collision Feb 16 between the Iery pofs
IaI.Sr.r ~ the pnyonia Ferry, winch Nichoids
Pertain wa pilot, and tbe New YORK. OF the
is mat The License Of Tn,ier shouid be roNo"eu' anu
that Pertair be censirea'
The arrivals of cotton since Saturday were
repored Yesterday at 5i7 bales. The arrivals ~htu.
the season are S6o2 bales in excess OF those Tor tho
ponding period last year Ihe stock ~ ths cry -
l2 g7g baes ~ corresponding PERIOD Ia7I ye'i'
Il only 9s2s9 The prices continue 10 ne n1cI pp
than last season. Jonn Iravers o thc nI o. M ~
A Travers elected yesterday III mDel Oh the Wv
ton Exchange. - -.
Edward Il. Brown of No. 3f3 West FIJI
teeutlst waa brought into the Central ohco yesterday
CHARGED with pas,ing false check on the Chatham
Rank on James J. LllOr. wine merchant, OF NO. o'y
Si,tn-aye Tue passed last uy, ana reiuSeh
tavu,rut ON lie ground of funds Another check on
ahe MGstoaY'Ru R,an Hin" irs Co. was found 10 tue
prisoners possession. II was locked mp
Mrs. Ann Bowie, aged 4 years, residing at
No 1916 West lDlh-st having become depressed III mind
through very long Illness, rose early yesterday ana
took her hs bands it'll which shr cut her throat
callsng death a very ehOrt time. Mary Ann HdyIef
bile- ol England aged s. years, and rsidng at
No 93 East N.ta-,t., while mentally dt'cted through
.ckue,s on Saturday night, wandered nom her nome
into Central PIrs wrerc she drowned herself III one
OF tine lakes
A further distribution of funds subscribed
for the relief OF tho poor Of NcwYork AMI Brooklyn Was
made Yesterday by Committee Of the Produce Ex-
change as follows: NcV-York-lIouse OF Industry,
$50: Association for Befrcndng Young Girls NlJOi
81 Lukes Home for Women, $780, Ladies' Union Il stlel
Association. sloO; Hebrew BeneNoent society, NS1i
special donation, $50; Association for improving Tue
Condition the Poor 500 In Brookyn,sOj was gwen
the Home for lucuranes ana $50 TO the ASSOCIATION ior
the Poor.
Danford y. Barney, the proprietor OF the
Elevated Railroad, lc visit last week III Aloan5
attending the Legislature In the interest OF his road
contracted cold hut paid no attention to IT, lie
returned this city Friday and went To the WINDSOR
Hotel IN Fthaye. Ga Saturday evening at late hour
H. was taken suddenly sick, ana died before the phyS
ella ats lched hotel could render hun any aoslst
snce Mr. Barney IN h.s 6cyh year native OF TINS
stale and had resided In this cy over 20 years ioo"
iug principally tbe occupation of banker.
DR.. H. Knapp of the Ncw-York Ophthalmic
aud Aual Institute has been appointed consulting ocn
list for the several institutions Of the Department OF
Charities and Correction. On Sunday Commissioners
Laimbeer Stern, and Bowen accompanied Dr. Knapp
aud Dr, Charles Iurnoul his associate on visit 10 the
Irsfitutiops on Randall. and wards Islands. In the
Chldrens Hospital and Nursery buildings Dr. Knapp
found number Oi cases requiring chahSe oI uealheh
and prompt attention and suggested To the resident and
attending phy-lcaus the necessary remedies. lii the
Inebrists Asylum and SOLDIER Home Dr. Knapp con,
sulied with IN. atendan' phy 'edns as 10 the mode OF
treatment
The ship. Northern Light arrived at this
port from Liverpool yesterday, after an unusually
eyeutfn and perlou@ voyage She encountered fear
mi hurricane on Feb S, which continued for two days
with undminisned fury, and winch compelled her TO
take all sail and lie under bare poles for "a hours on
tHttH cred "A
greater violence and In this she lost her ore0pmast
and o3kr % tT % mn an ,t rnder ,p
upward, OF Sc hours. Finally. proceeding on her
voyage she struck by still another tempest on Fob.
&C. ana this time her lower naiutopsail was carried
away.
A City Marshal related y sad story to one of
the oic als OF the Mayors Office Yesterday There was
placed la MS possession Saturday order of eject
ment at the SUIT Of Levy, LAWYER, against -
Schneider of No. s. Norfos for debt OF S. So Tho
Marshal went yesterday 10 Sehnclder's home, on the
nth floor Of the building. lie found schnede caday-
erouslookng man; his wife lying straw bed on the
floor and around four children crylDg for some
thing TO eat schneders statement Is that he cannot
btan work, and has been out Of employment Tor the
past six weeks his wife very III, aud he cannot pro
cure medicine for her The Marshal aostalned from en-
about the ease. lie also went 10 the Tenth Ward Police
Precinct statOnhOuse and Informed capt Nard OF tue
dcstItutiOu " the family.
BROOKLYN.
The property of the Long Island Club will
be disposed OF at sherirs sale this morning.
At a Democratic primary meeting held last
night in the Sixth Ward for the nomination OF candi
date for Alderman succeed Mr.. Rodman James Dunno
received majority OF tho votes cast.
Mayor Hunters determination not to approve
Of the resolution increasing the police force
sireng gthened yesterday by Controller Schroeder, who
assured him OF ms coOpero. The Mayor said that ho
would not sign tho municipal ordinance TO that end.
Eugene Ilamell, who was stabbed last Friday
evening by John Davis, alleged burglar, stated