New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-30
NETWORK CITY.

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NETWORK CITY.
Controller Green received yesterday payments
OF taxes amounting to $31,l0 IS, and paid warrants
amounting to 1921 o..
Lawrence Whelan, age 5, of No. 459 West
Eighteenth-st, attempted yesterday to light fire by
pouring kerosene OH 10 from Q can An explosion fol-
lowed. and he was burned.
james O'COnnOr, John Berry and Isaac
WEIGH. three boys. who indicted for breaking into
cellar in south-st, acquitted In General Sessions
yesterday they proved that they had only been play
ing hide and 70 Seek"
The Commissioners of Excise listened yes
terday, in Dramatic Hail. to the complaints against
than 900 saloonkeepers and lquordeaers in the
Tenth Ward whose saloons were found open on sunday
Dee. -. As Of them were caught In the act OF
selling liquor. the complaints were dismissed
The plea of not guilty was entered in the
cases 81 VI the TOmpknssquare rioters before Judge
Sutherland yesterday The plea was entered In their
behalf by representative Of their COUNSEL this course
being admissible In OF misdemeanor, with wnlch
the prisoners charged They are to be tried az an
early day.
The body of Jacob Febrch, proprietor OF
cigar No. COG Broadway found lying on the
sidewalk front Of his home at No 1oa Amityst yes
terday. An examination was made by surgeon. ana ~
discovered that the deceased must have died nearly
two hours before the body was discovered The purse
and diamonds Of Febrcb found on his person. ana
there IL therefore no suspicion OF his having Deeh as
sauited
Mayor Havemeyer having received several
idioc letters within the past few days from A" John
Michael Grogan" at the National Hotel In Corandtst,
caused Capt Leary of the Twenty sixth Precinct to
rest the yesterday. Beside his declarations at
time that he was KING Of Spain. and at another Pres
demeanor convinced those who saw him that he was
insane. He taken before a Police Justice.
The Board of Estimate and AppOrtionment
authorized yesterday the Controller to issue 100000
HrnAo 40 inf
the Additional Mes Croton Aqueduct stock to meet the
requirements OF the Department Of Public Works An
application received from the Police Justices for
appropriation TO buy law books for them. Controller
obtained from the Department of Public Works and the
subject was dropped An application from the Police
also an application from the Department OF
Fable Parks Tor sS60sj % for engineering work done
III che north end of the Island.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths for week ending yesterday, 1883.
G. Williams, a colored man, bought ticket
for admission Mrs. Conways Theater, and when he
attempted to enter refused Abundance. lie intends
~ appeal To The courts.
Herbert o. Spain, age 40, doing business at
No. 80 Broadway, New-York while going to his homo at
No. 374 Pacifes, on Wednesday night, fell upon the
sidewalk at Atlantic and smith SITS, ;racurng MS skull
lie died yesterday
City Treasurer Cunningham reported S3229,-
1888 IS on hand Yesterday IN the city Treasury which
deposited in twelve OF the banks Of which the
only $4,000 and the Mechanics Bank held s539045 A.
while its capital Is only s50O,0O0
The numerous discharges from the Navy
Yard have induced several persons to send remon |
stranccs to Washington. Alderman WIN. Richardson
WoodfOrd in benaf of the worxmeD, aud called upon
President Grant, who said that the whole matter was in
the hands OF Congress.
LONG ISLAND
In fbn Of fhn ,hau ,>,pl
Martha Jackson, who. it is alleged has been defrauded
OF legacy by three men, Hart, Mahoney. and Hawks |
hurst from the examination of Mahoney before
Judge snedeker in TINS village, yesterday that the case
not so bad by any means represented Instead OF
and instead Of the being squandered t il as
serted that the was secured Hart by HAWKS
which. IL is GAINED, iuy secured it, The $40 over aud
paid tho guardan Hart, ant spent. The exmlgaton
10 not qIite eoneaded. Joseph Rice and William William
arrested yesterday warrants Issued
Justice snedeker the charge OF receiving money
OWING the to have been embeZzed Delahautz,
former Collector OF the District, who charged with
Rice aud Mccoy will have hearing to-day.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Publc meetings will soon be
called IN the several towns of Queens County for the
ton the building Of the new Courthouse lin TINS city
The original Appropriation for the building was $4,000
The passed against the earnest protest OF
majority OF the xpayers of the county fhe people
however received assurances from the superysor mo
of whom members Of the urthoDse Commission
as well from the Commissioners themselves, Lhat no
further appropriation would DO required Inc CoDmr'
that slOO0p more Dc Appropriated, ,c
be raised tne iith ana credit OF tue county
ouv The Foundation of the building Is yet completed
on Wcdne afternoon Asa BOnney, while at work III
lie machine shop OF the Long Island Railroad, loss ms
fooLhod aud fell backward upon sOie vi the machinery
seriously niuTing himself. lie managed 10 reach MS
residence IN Greenpoint unaided where he lies m
critical condition.. revival meetings at the Skull
~ Methodist Eplscop;l Church are being conducted
during the present week by the Rev James E Irvine an
Irish evangelist. Several persons nave united WIN INC
Church recently Tie police authorities received inter
igepce Yesterday that A. LlngDein VINO was charged
Win an assault with attempt tn XIII, ana VINO suO-
seoueDty escaped from Officer Mckernan, nad Deen re-
arrested at Providence, X L.
rRrEPoRT-The Queens County Poor-house In TINS
Mac. Is made auae unit for the purpose TO winch
II 4. appled There are at present In tho bulldDg fW
neople men, womcD and cnldren wuo are nuuuieu
oSither In small rooms. The aDleboled paupers are
and fights of daily and nightly occurrence
,mone them Yesterday they found fault with the food
lie building and nc obliged To procure assistance
,ro IN Hampstead. The ringieaders were arrested ana
locked up.
MISFoLA-The Board OF Managers Of the Queens
County Agricultural society has appointed committee
10 receive plans and estimates Tor the building OF
iuip hall On tie grounds Of the Society in this village
STATEN ISLAND.
RICHMOND Although there has been q
great deal of talA about hard times" on this island
turing the Winter 1t would appear that there has nos
,eeu 80 much suffering thus far during some former
winters John G. Dissosway, superintendent of the
Poor for the town wesheld, says that he has not
red for any more poor families this Winter than dur
mo the same period in former Winters. He has not
afforded re lief than dozen iailes aithough
he has auswer red every call made upon him, and Ills ex