New-York tribune., 1874-09-09
other county bufdings To furnish all he facts 10 ,ne
possession to the Special Committee oil lnVesuRSo"

way OF procuring water supply TOT Tue c'S ''' ''
overcome. Messrs McGilvrey & DENIM the loves.
for the suction OF the water withdrew their DID
last week and declined TO execute their contract for tue
reason that in the present depressed condition Oh tho
city's credit they had serious doubts OF tne ao,y
the Contract has heen given tie next
lowest bidder. John B. Woodruff, and ne mas now w.
nine and 100 double hydrants have been delivered
on the dock. Operations are DELAYED oy the ubcsr or
paw the workmen. A call has been made upon the
prOperty-Owners 10 come IOr"ard anu in'e'' i'o' "
the bonds for the work.
UrypsrrAp-The Board OF Education have deter
mined 10 open public school for colored children ana
have rented rooms for the purpose; Lnero aie "'e'
number Of colOIed children IN the Village
STATEN ISLAND.
RossvILLE.-The Methodist Episcopal Church
in this place. which the oldest Of the denomination Oh
the island, has been renovated and improved
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES
W,vrRIEY.-The State Fair will open at this
pIace next Monday aud continue until the end OF the
80, snec,aI nremiums which the last Legislature
authorized to be given for certain articles produced anu
od &, tho State will be awarded. The exhibition ls
onIy IS mnuths' ride by rail from New-York
RrE-The residence Of the Hon Jared " Peek OF e sns
nlace was entered by burglars on SUNDAY hlSu', WIN
stole q quantity OF silver and other VainaDieS'
NEw-JERsEY.
Ippspv CrTY.-Mlchael Gearin, crippled
of the late war; received his pension on MONDAY
and GOT drunk hile be was lying asleep on the suc
walk on Hick-st, the Highs, yesterday morning. MS
pockets were picked He was awakened, ana recoR]ou
one the thieves, as they were running s ria
charged with stealing $50. The Board oI 1 ndtca
yesterday resolution ordering he,o 'eP Possac water
ia nsed by manufacure or vessels In tue ha.pVl t
without compensation aud IN case Gas d%i pnymeaff off
Ar meeting Of the Board Of Works yesterday petlohs
received from trnm VreeIand-s
to extend wa5s5 de pipe ses IN t9 eSeSd
rom Bramha-ave. TO Unio9stss, aIh par, ron Of
Trustees ,Sr of tae to ay boxran to
win the sewer In Cambridge-ave. Tle Commlttee on
Streets reported fayoraDly on peuto1 ~ wa was re-
ceiyed from the Board OF Education requesting tne
Engineer to examine the foundations OF paDhc SCHOOLS
Ms / and at an early day and report tne result
simon Cooper age TO- of No. las Newark-aye., was run
over yesterday by an express wagon IN a t the
Injured squad OF police was seht 10 tne
California docks yesterday to prevent an expected rO.
among the 1ongshoremen. shlPs SaP.an M ss nsA and
f6e ioncshoremen OF this city hearing oft, held nee
ing and it is stated passed resolution No ON the
spot Yesterday morning In consderaOe ioIve nd th
captain, on learning the state Of in this
TIE Rev. John T. Hale Of Milwaukee has accepteu Va
from The Claremont Presbyterian Church on inc lgnts &
"A boy named John Deviue fell from the tTestleworA
Of lie Pennsylvania Central Ellirnau nedr II %
81 yesteray and sustained injuries OF the spine
y
dons intrlsted furniture 10 Joseph IL. heiIIA
an auconeer at No 1876 Market-st, on " MaI IL ls,
stored and sold Mellick disposed ol th9 SooIs, %
pe(nsed 70 give the woman the proceeds lie was
arrested Yesterday afternoon on WaITant TooI
Police Ju stice Mills and baied for examination
sUItb Of No % Greenwchst. proceeding along
south Broad-st toward Bound BROOK yesterday atqi
noon tweeu and o'clock, wnen he was aceOsteu W
gang OF three young rowdies. Tho , prcS9hJhr Sateh
pistols at his head, aud demahIeu ms ns aGso ms
smith gave up the watch, aud the robbers took auso s
bni and shoes He then came back iuto town, ana
meeting Detective Becker, told him OF inc logoSry,
aTresfpK William Elvert OF No. &c Waverley-place anu
John Wood OF No. "a Orleans-s The otner escnpGu
Three conductors GU the Morris and Essex kiiroau
have been discharged for embozzlement Ihe Au.uihu
T,rm OF the Essex Comfy courts opens next uny
40 AVean m nhre Of embezlinc SIS from Franz Wolf Of
Jersey City...C w. Badger, Z. ii. Dtrympie, Dr. a.
bren elected delegates from this city the American
Pharmaceutical Association now IN session AT L9usfe
Ky The GcntIemen's Pleasure DRIVING Assocl1tlOn u Oh
cntsmu,ate building fine race track on the meauoWS
between the Passa:c ana HIckensacA RIVERS
PArERsoy-The Board Of Education has elected van W
J. Rogers City School experimenting at saiTy ia ~ VI
s. 900 year. III the vacancy caused oy Tue resgna
tiou OF Prof L1irI The Watson ManG'"ftulIng ,
Library Building Committee OF New, 10TH LOT ,iU Ior
ornamental door cbntv to cost Ss9rt, Vas opened
Yesterday the Hon. Joseph ID. Bei!e presided WIN
Associate Judges BarkaloS, Terhnnr, anu pdi I
Alter the Grand Jury was sworn JuISe b,.uo ~,
their attention to the act passed in 1873 IN Teaou 10
obscene literature and ashed them 70 ndlct % uhHfr II
where they found the opportunity he also cHleu AT
teuon 10 local nuisances that might engender 9iscase
A nov named Murphy who resides AT NO 10 hlhrsnal
- "a living at the point OF death from iu urles received
while attomptlng steal ride on an Enc Rtfoau
train Saturday night. He, with three others, entered
the train without tickets aud hearing that oruer nad
been seued for their arrest at Lake View ley jumped
uf and all were injured. Murphy was 50 badly bruised
that he was unable to get up, and was not discovered
until the next day.
HoBoKLS.-Terrenco Msusers, age %, truckman en-
ployed on the MOTIFS aud Essex Railroad struck by
n locomotive at tito GardcI-st crossing yesterday, ana
terrLly mlngled. lie was taken q 81. Marys Hospital
where be died an hour after the accident He was un-
married, aud lived Hcndersonsr., Jersey City,.
John Blinc, who is connected with the Otto Cottage
taren management bought "A pounds OF gold for $3.50
iu currency while lu New-YOrR Monday, and con
federate Of the seller dexterOusy changed the sacne
weight in lad He did not discover his loss until he
reached hOme and has redress since he cannot find
the swlndlerS.
EiIZABEIH.-The receiving reservoir will prob
ably be finished month"; II VIII cover 80 acres OF
land, and VIII have capacity of over 1000O0O0 gallons.
Ibe works VIII cost 500 co.. The water supply comes
frOm Springfield Mountains. Grand Jury pre-
scnted AZ indictments yesterday.
OEASGE.-There % arrests in this city last
MONTH More than 800 have been appropriated to the
Aims "A effort been made
10 increase the fine for selling liquor without license
nom $40 to $25 There 100 licensed saloons IN this
city.
FLEMrSGToS.-The County Agricultural Society will
hOd It's nineteenth annual fair Sept Z 50, ana "a