New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
The City Chamberlain yesterday received
$40 iIO from the Excise Commissioners
J. b. Hodgskin will lecture before the New
York Liberal Clnb this evening at Pllmpton Hail. on
The Primary Elements OF wealth.
A number of retail liquor dealers, charged
with selling whisky without paying the special tax,
was held Yesterday by Commissioner Shields IN 500 Dal
each to await the action of the Grand jury
The work of laying the patent pavement
along the Broadway front of the new PostOihce mas
been completed and the workmen are no" ehsaseu WI
that portion frouting the car stahu'
The Board of City Record met yesterday
and received from the Controller request to send III
their estimate OF expenses for 1875 Col Farrell was
directed to prepare the necessary estimates n""OS
OF bills were laid over
Wall-st. was dull yesterday, the only incl
dent being the official announcement OF sem-ahhuaI
d yidend Of five per cent by Chicago and Alton RAN
road The bears" had been circulating "A ruGOr that
the dividend would be reduced, but one OF tue ucotoa
sd Yesterday that the earnings ior tue last naN year
were sIQOOOO In excess OF those or the previous SIX
months.
The ninth excursion for poor children took
place yesterday and 287 children were taken from the
Tenth Ward oriental Grove on Long lsand. Col
Williams. the manager, says that unless the trustees
receive more money at once there Will ne no more Oh
these pc-nics this year. TIE TRIBUNE has received
s2 35 Tor the poor c!hldrens picnic IuHu HUN '''
National Park Bank clerks.
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner
Eickho in the case Of Leonard Miller who died from the
effect Of injuries inflicted by Joseph Herman at Fourth
and Lews-sts the 4h inst The jury rendered ner
dict that the deceased came to his oeith from .oJic
mGictad by Joseph KIernan. and exoncrated Herman
mtentOu OF taking NE. Ihe COioneI He'u 'N0
prisoner III S2,SOO oh
Superintendent Walling received on Monday
last telegram from sheriff Houscherck OF Mclean
County Illinois stating that man had given hims,II
mn who declared that he guilty Of the murder OF
BENJAMIN Nathan. The superintendent replied D} tee-
arapn requesting information by man OF tAc substance
of inc mans confession. the letter was received yes
terday, and 1t showed plainly that inc man wa ',e %
or impostcr superintendent waning "'r'o '"'
Sher II TO that effect.
In the Court of General Sessions, yesterday,
when James Mulhal, formerly clerk IN the Metropoh
tan Hotel who had pleaded guilty TO petit larceny and
10 forgery was called for sentence lie said that he was
not guilty. AMI that he had only pleaded GiY upph le
dudinc that he to be gwen ud ptth 10
furnish information about certain iO<ei.,, III lA's
city Recorder Haccct said that ne |oui. .'-o ~ ~ ~
story oi tnat kind and sentenced him ~ h'e years ="
haru labor IN state Prise n.
-Four hundred and seventy-fve immigrants
landed at Castle GaIden yesterday. The steamer
Etopa brought lg2 the Kong Syerre lc5 and the Her
mann lls All of the Kong Sverre's passengers were
NotWrsiaus ana they lft la,t night for the N'st OS
the Pennsylvania R.itOdd. Ihey were near a.. a.,
! family possessed from $1,000 10 5000 ia goa. lueH
were intelligent and sober, and they are SAID 70 ilhe
Enel,h. There are large settlements oL Noi"es'AS III
/ Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Niscousih'
lAe CNailllItlOH OI L. N " AHHipNI INV
de,aultinc broker wa, concluded Yesterday morning
before the referee in the Mr Win-hip testhed
| that he had never made agreement with parties
from whom he received any money 10 invest f specific
slly for them When Dee received money II was i, cds-
tom to gave vouchers tor IL; he dd not re"cnetr call
ING upou N!r. hurdles before September -. re de-
teudaut stated nat H. uad drhNerd UP an hls &sS TO
hi, guee IA bankruptcy. lie had 40 properly wLAt.
! ever IN LIS any persons nAuls. a ici lev
questions from Nj Ellis, ot counsel Tor tAc defense Il
| vas agreed " adjourn the lnVc't5"'oL'
BROOKLYN
Controller Schroeder announced yesterday
that he would at 10000 OF Last Ryr Eridge
bonds due in 1922 9l3 and 1871 and $500 o0) OF Assess
mcn Fuud bonds, dus m 1871. tie saws th!t Ae VIII re-
! ceye sealed proposals for them until Aia. 20
D.. 2. L. Schenck Medical Superintendent
Of the Fatbush Hospital has made report concerning
the condition Of the nursery He states that there
oyercroWGuc amt in ventilation, bur IN other tespec
the condition the nursery all tnat could 'e desired
The Counsel OF the Department of Fire and
Buildings George T. sheldon, obtained from Judge Rey-
uods YESTERDAY an injunction prohibiting the further
erection OF two frame buildings Ia Tnig -nln s. near
tourth-ave on the ground tha1 taey a.e dangerous
and insecure.
The Board of Health were served yesterday
with AN mi uctjou obtained from Judge McCCc restrain
ing them from awarding ola contract to swift
Co.. and requiring them to show cause why ". Slea,
whose bill 5000 less tldu SWt's, ~louit nor De
given The contract Tue order Is made re'uiAao.e 10
morrow.
Charges have been made against Capt. o.
b. L.ich OF the Twelfth Precnc; that be has placed tho
money furnished TO hm FOR paving his men 10 his own
cr dit in The bank and has pld only few tavortes
when their aarc. due. wHiie Ia req I.ed The rest
% " 3D. days fJI their L.
that he y ,rin.ts a named OurudUTh .J sell guor
without license. The Captain denies the uutH OF the
charges.
II. A. Seaman, the accountant employed by
The Board OF Aurit 10 examine the accounts ~ tie
Tax Ohice has nearly completed MS la05rs He
mas ex,mined the accounts during tie administrations
OF Coil 'ctOrs D:g-s, Bi4eau. ana Burrows. ana hads
the dchricucv, including $4,000 interest will
held 10y I-aac BIdeau, nearly SjOU0 No acts oi H.
ter-st aid uIl ~ those when have already b''n pub
sucd IN THE TRIBUNE have been brought 70 hight.
Commissioners Cunningham and Midas are in
ycstcatng thc affair, the FGbusA Lruatc AsyI yIum.
Tue attendants deny the charges of immortality, and
DR.. Mcdonald says that he has frequently complained
10 Commissioner Powell about the Urutl conduct Of
Patrick CaIT te Engineer, lut Corr, political
influence uaI kept hu lu las place. d. u Donald hau
a.-u CUuulUe Of tac female attendants. " s attend
au,s whom uc had DISCHARGED or druuA uuc, ud been
replaced the Commissioners. The conduct Of the
Mttr0u, Mrs. CuluIu-AaiA strongly denounced by
"a. attendants. Sne charged with rwJrklng the
patients beside being q raunlcal and marsh.
STATEN ISLAND.
TOMPKGNsyILLE.-The Richmond County Re-
publican General Committee will meet az the Union
Hotel Monday, the 24.h inst for the purpose Of ap
pOrtng primaries the different townships throu,hou
Richmond County Tie Rev. Mr.. Patrick OF Texas viii
take charge 81 Pus Episcopal Church dpring part
of the absence of the rector the Rev. l. W PuAet He
Will preach next Sunday.
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