New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-06
BROOKLYN.
Proposals for cleaning the streets NJ

Proposals for cleaning the streets and re-
moving tho ashes during this year opened yestcr
day b., tho Board OF CITY Work.. TIC wards of the
rity were h for eeparatey aud the iO0st d5 amount
tu 81, JIG for all the wards.
District-AttOrneY Britton has been informed
by spragues counsel, ia accordance with insruo-
lions from Jud 20 Moore that afidayIts viii DC flied
next Monday. the DAY liked for the ria Of sprague-
that the fainc health o. their crnr render7 hSappelr
ance in court mDo slide, aud that 10 move hln would
endanger ms lite. The trial viii probably be again
postponed
Assistant United States Dietrict-Attorney
VIM. ID. Hughes started for Washington yesterday to
consult with the AttorneyG neral The Revenue Of
deia In regard 10 the further action 10 Doe taken against
5anhorn, NsnderwerkcD, and Ha@iey. lie Il expected
return today when the argument s {" be mari on
M Iracy's motion that DistuctAttorhey Ionuey he
bill Of particulars.
Col. julius w. Adams. engineer of the De-
partment Of City Works, recommends the sale OF the
City Hall. If proper purchaser be ound. lie says
that negotiations pending for IT. purchase and
by the GOyerlmcnt for postoulcc and United states
Courthouse should be- enlarged as 20 accommodate
all the departments OF the city aud County Govern
Capt. A. w. II. Gill still remains in Raymond
H. JAIL being unable to obtain bail. Mr.. SEAMAN tue
expert who is examining the books in the Tax Collect
or. Office found another discrepancy yesterday, OF
sl5i ~ rnere entry Ia the cls-uOok of the money
wnicn paid by check. june -, 1914 AMI wnicu
passed through the Nalonai Cy Bank jay !, 1872,
the day on which Collector Burrows went into Olice
The subject of double ofiicc-hodng came
mp Yesterday the meeting OF the Board Of Supervisors
IN resolution offered by the committee to whom super
visor Rays previous resolutions referred. The
Committee recommended that the different heads Of tie
departments be- requested 10 furnish TO tue Board
names OF al persons holding Office In Their separate DE-
partments and bureaus, that rGht be- asccrtaIned
what persons we're violating the PROVE the
OF the new charter which forods persons from
ceiviug pay for two offices the time. After
excited discussion, in which Supervisors Ropes Rchird
son. strong and others participated the resolutions
Deputy Sheriff Faron seized yesterday 1900
bushels OF wheat at the Columbia Mills. owned by Geo.
Il. Gordon, on writ OF claim aud delivery Tue prop
erty was alleged 20 have been frsudulenty obtained.
about % nlllers. who had been paid by their
ployers for some time. They marched Co tue Snerfs
released, that the mills mght continle runnag Tie
shern replied mat he mad only done ms dnty ana nsl
order. The mon have brought suit for their wages.
LONG ISLAND
LoSG ISLAND CITY.-James Graham, colored,
arrested yesterday charged with breaking into The
premises OF David HiscoI Webstersys The fol-
lowing persons have been sentenced by Judge WIN. T.
Pearce; Charles Harris, convicted of grand larceny,
seven years imprisonment in sting Sing Angus, Lang
ment at hard labor, aud stephen Bitterly, feionious
assault imprisonment for one year Richard O'Bren
Eighthst After receiving food, he stated that ne had
been an inmate Of 9n asylum and that q man named
James Carpenter OF Wetohester County took aim aud
agreed 20 adopt him. He was nhumsnly treated and
he ran away He this city, where lac Supposed
his friends were but found they had moved His
left hand 80 badly frozen on his Journey that hc
will probably lose Stephen Briefly now confined In
the Astoria jail awaiting removal TO the State Prison.
assaulted ledger who placei In the cell with MIN
on Wednesday nisht and inflicted severe injuries upon
him.
YAPHAsK-sanue Smith. a wealthy resident OF this |
village while suffering from temporary insanity caused
by rel nOus excitement committed suicide yesCrda,
by cutting throat with knife old. The frost ~
"Wednesday night following the slight thaw OF the day
previous, hardened the snow To make very good
seigLne the ntry r0ads of tho island hhh the
merry jingle II the b lie ~ heard n every direction
SAC HARBoR- Senator Kiug has introduced bllI Ia
tbo Legislature tg tho roDoa oi tue ahai'ef Oh La"