New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
NFW-YORK CITY.

The Mechanics ana lTauesnehs ipi"iJ
which has been closed since Aug To- VIII DC re0po"ou
to-day. 49,
The Lighthouse authorities will soon place
new ligbtshp on the station known as the wreck OF
the Scotland" of Sandy HOOK.
Arrests last week, 2,056; deaths, 6O4; mar
rage 1872 births 6e receipts Of o the ea GSntroef 20 0
The tooth anniversary of the holding OF the
Firs Continental Congress Philadelphia in i774 was
honOred SATURDAY by display OF state ana Na'i0n'i
James Gayer. aged 42, of No. 81 Watts-st.,
was Knocked down by two unknown men at WAITS ana
sulivan-sts, yesterday ana was robbed OF 20 cents
In the fall he received "a scalp wound.
A few weeks ago an order was issued that
carpunches to be introduced on the Third Avenue
Railroad line Some OF the conductors became indig-
nant resigned, while others who cannot raise US
the deposit requred-will be dismissed and the yacan-
cies flied by those who furnish It, The car-punches
will go into use today.
The Rev. Mr.. Aubry preached yesterday be-
fore the delegates of the CanadanFrench Mutual Bene
fit Societies at the Church OF st. Vincent dc Paul IN
Twenty-thrdst. The tenth annual convepton VIII be
opened this morning under the auspices OF tne society
OF 81. Jonn the Baptist at the Teutona Assembly
Rooms The delegates will go to picnic OF the Laiay-
ette Guard at Hamilton Park In the afternaan'
The payment of pensions was continued at
the Pension Agency in Exehangepace on Saturday The
payment began at very early hoaF' but a9eaay sOwe
uoOrs. About 700 pensions, amounting to $4,000 were
paid during the day. Several fraudulent claims nave
been since the quarterly payment begun, put
1t is thought that all have been discovered and the
claimants defeated in their schemes.
Burglaries are again becoming frequent. Inc
residence OF Mr. Loble. at wils-ave and One-hun-
ireland thirty sixthst was broken into by thieves
OF Friday night and siverware and clothing Of great
Sue stolen The liquor store OF Ignatus Flynn at Car
mine and Bedford-sts was entered the came night,
and costly liquor and cigars were stolen Inc rooms 9
worth of clothing. by sneak thieves on saturday sneak
thieves also stole syerware from The residence OF
William Christopher, at No. S5i East Ohenunureu-anu'
twentY-fOurth-st., on Saturday.
In Supreme Court Chambers on Saturday,
Rebecca L. Totten, through her counsel Peter Mitchell
applied 10 Judge Donohue for an order tor alimony,
pending suit for limited divorce, on the ground OF
abandonment from Richard Totten whom she claims as
her husband The marriage is denied by the defendau
who says she hired by him as serVrnt twice iei
leave TO make answer, showing the facts OF the mar
riage but Judge DOnohue denied the motion, holding
that the allegation OF marriage fully met and that
new lavits could be used another motion Tor the
same purpose
The police of the Twenty ninth Precinct
were informed yesterday that Mary Mcdonald age So
had died at No. 81 West Eigheenh-st ON Saturday un
der circumstances which required an investigation
From her relatives it learned that she was woman
in delicate health and that they had feared for several
years past that she would die very suddenly 1t was
also learned that the physician who had attended her
during her Sickness Dr. McMasers OF No 60 West Nine
teent-st had refused TO give burial certheate, on
the ground that death had been caused by violence and
not hy disease Upon making inquiries n regard 10
formed that she had qnarreled with Mrs Callahan AT
the aters residence az 81 d ana t be
During the atercatlon It was asserted, Mrs;
handle OF parasol aud inflicted long and deep scalp
wound. TIE injured woman was taken home where
soon afterward became Ill and slclan was
summoned. she died five days afterward.
RROOKIYN
There were 670 arrests last week.
Diphtheria is so prevalent in this city that
1t is proposed establish hospital for the treatment
Of that disease alone.
A delegation of FIVE members Of the War
renave Baptist Church OF Boston attenned the funeral
Of Mrs Pentaeost the mother Of their PASTOR in this
city yesterday.
The body Of an unknown man was found
Yesterday by officers OBren and Gugan floating in the
river at Hamilton Ferry. The man about 80 years
age feet inches in hight aud had hight blue eyes
and dark hair.
Jas. Lovett, age II, of No. 1873 Hester-st.,
New-York, quarreled with Mary Westford, age q, on
Aug l. and stabbed her in the leg, nfictng severe
wound The boy ran away and not found until
Yesterday when he arrested by Officer Pendergast
OF the Third Precinct, at No. Is UBlon-st.
Roundsman Hamilton and Officers Johnston
aud Muller of the Sixth Precinct made raid Saturday
night on several policy shops. They arrested Henry
Otto at No 50 Leonard-st, wm. Glover at No. 100 Nor
reIl-st and Henry Baker at No. 90 Union-ave. Seven
persons who were found in the shops arrested,
charged with purchasing policy Slips
LONG ISLAND.
HUNTINGToN.-Se Several months ago a man
named McCarty, charged with burglary. who was i'm
prisoned the County Jail pending his trial, escaped
Constable De Long heard on Saturday that McCarty
was at a house in East Neck. With some assistants he
surrounded the suspected house and captured McCary
John O'Rourke OF NewYork was here on Saturday,
Aug %. He drank freely during the day. The next
morning he was found nsensibe, having been robbed.
When his returned he said he had been garroted
in New-st and that the sum OF money taken from him
was $3.50 George Belts and Edward McEvOy sub
sequently arrested for committing the crime. They
were arraigned before Justice Roph on Saturday and
committed TO await the action OF the Grand Jury.
LONG ISLAND CITY-The Queens County Courthouse
Commission awarded the contract for roofing and finish
s42S75 Saturday Proposals fa furnishing material for
jng aud grading III and adjacent TO the First Ward OF
this city opened by the Improvement Commission
Saturday The section OF the city affected extends east
ward from the East River about mile, aud north from
Western Creek half that distance. IL divided into
three subdstrcts for the nrst Of which 1t is estimated
that C62OoO cubic yards OF material will be required for
the second 500 900 yards the third yards
The proposals gave estimates for the delivery OF the
We're 80 bids received. and that OF C. De Clark
OF Jersey CITY Is the mos. favorable to the
subdistcts, As cents per cubic yard The bid of
d. F. Collins averaged fraction lower, but his for
the first and second sub-dstrics, where most the
filing is TO be done, being greatly In excess OF Mr..
DE Clark the Commissioners state that by the accept
OF the latters proposal the work VIII be done for
over 100000 less than II the contract Is awarded
until the Commissioners satisfy themselves in reference
the sOlyency OF the contractors Ind their
Proposals for furnishing the materials and building
Sc Wers cuyerts &c. In the improved district will be
opened at the Office OF the Commission Wednesday,
TO allow it, the commission will for paving the
streets, which will complete the improvements under
idly as practicable, and doubt DO completed
within the i've years allowed by the statute.