New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
NETWORK CITY.

and nav rolls amounting TO S659l6 g. and received va!
ments of taxes sInOuntingito S9i41s oo.
The steamship Columbia from Gibraltar,
landed /. imm grants Castle Garden yesterday The
Rotterdam from Rotterdam landed g.
Michael Weaver, age 40, Of No 5%5 west
'Twenty-sixthst, attempted suicde by taxing poison
Yesterday morning. lie was removed to Bellevue
Hospital.
The steamtug Niagara sank of pier NO. ~,
East River early yesterday She had been lying al Inc
pjer during the night aud her boiler Iilng al the
ime Her machinery Will be some what injured though
sue viii he raised without much effort.
The Grand Jury have ordered an attachment
10 be prepared against Andrew j. Parker druggist who
was arrested Nov. l9, 1873, charged Jointly WIN
BENJAMIN Warner with being concerned IN tue robbery
OF three United States bOICs, O. the NGe OF siOU FROM
sefor Don Carlos del Castillo LJzssdt treasurer VI Tue
Cuhan Juna --r-.rsis-.-.
The Commissioners OF Charieties and Correc-
tion determined YESTERDAY to aeK the Police Commits
slopers 10 establish telegraph communication between
the Pen.tentsry and Police Headquarters ana the
Central Once Of the Department o. Charlles anu No
recton. and also between the CIV i'soh inu ~, oH
Precinct Police station, Size bV"IG VI Nh"I'e' anu
Correction TO pay the expense
The passengGrs Oh the Sleeper Princeton
Chair Car" No "a and Car No 49, attached TO the Fem
syvanis Central express train which lei' Baltimore
Thursday evening, hard journey, Tor tne cars were
cut the rest of The Ualn auoi eft standing OH
the track between Grays Ferry and Wesi Philadelphia;
while the rest Of the taIn consisting % an eS''1 any
II cars, To tins Cliys Her AdBhd'4oD i0uio
vent written protest
4 thief entered tie house No. 2l3 llndson-
ST Hoboken y. j., Thursday evening, and stole an
oyercoat in pocket OF which war Western Pdeihc
Railroad bond for 5000. Loas saic was accosted yes
terday 10y "a man VINO offered hui $lCN bono Al a very
low rate Mr. Seg tie father O. policeman OF tne
Thirteenth Precinct, whom lie al once sn.h"i' me
prisoner gave his name Morris AbrailaGs OF No -
EssC aud his BOND Vac 4CsAd 10 b> ~, oH' s'O's
III H0bohen.
Andrew Bonner. who delivered himself mp TO
the Police sIh Precinct Oh Jan stating That
be was broker OF Austin Texas and that on NOV TO-
1873 he abscoDded with 500" worth OF United States
hands which RadiIe 4 Co finsmiths OF Ausrn, had in
trusted 20 him. and that having spent The money IL 'is
clty in dissipation, he desieC u tEif punishment i
his crime, yesterday delivered over to The SUOMI
and bv aim TO-DAY will be into the custody o D. IL
Houghton FOR transmsslcn 10 Texas, uLoei afePus'""
for his "a tradition
When questioned Yesterday concerning the
hin which has passed the Senate. allowing the Con-
trailer 70 Issue bonds 10 provide funds for h0ulatng
bond. falling due ou Feb 1874 Mr. Green sa'G that lie
WAS authorized issue long honos for that purpose
but thnkin. that, under al the circumstances snort
ones would he preferable. he sprlied for authority To-
ihat including 4. part OF The hOncs winch fc due OF
Jan l. aDou ss,OorO0 worth o. BONDS w"dd he que "n
Feb # lie lad not already p~Id h'"''y one b"' VI
them.
Edward Sales Of llarlem was arrested by the
police on Monday, charge Of having broken INT" I"
cigar store at No 1880 ThrGsve.. Jan H. and stolen
Quantity cigars. His aged mother, upon hearing OF
her sons arrest was seized with violent MYSTERIES and
WAS very IN for the two following GAYS she rallied
however. and did her househod work Thursday. In
| the evening While talking with snOghbor about the
probabIe length Of her sons o. mprsonrnent he
being her whole support, come person InduNcfIeny
Prison for number OF She looked with al ex-
preston Of horror AZ the person who mad nm state
neu drew IODg breath, and iel from Ley chair oeao
y" LONG ISLAND.
| IoNG ISLAND CIrY.-IhcIe IS an agitation
in this city IL favor OF selling 70 the town OF Newiown
the Maspeth Bridge and Road FOX $4,000 upon condition
that the assessment OF the property the line Of
the road he Increased 5000 also that al sesneni Of
5000 be made OIL the property paw for matchmaking
IN. same from the bridge east; also further con
slderaton that other parties 20 the agreement pay FOR
oacadamiy.ng the Firinan Island the Brooklyn
I Iva nv Brookyu and Newtown, making 1t free
bridge Many persons think the proposition "a Ipah TO
! make money out 81 The pubic
| GAG UIBBoR-The sag HaIbor Fire Department held
lis annual election for Cnef ana Assistant Englueer-
Thursday. There ne between Tie rival tickets,
and new election will be beld....A four-year-Old
daughter OF Mr.. Charles y. Wade Of this place
| badly burned Thursday by her clothes taking FIRE
from the kitchen stove that che died IL lew nolrs
afterward The Commissioners appointed 20 eXpend
$500 appropriated by the LEGISLATURE for the improve
Mr. H. Brainard TO begin The worn OF dredging On the
| Ist OF March next
WEST HAaPIoS-A petition Is being circulated 10 this
! village asking the State Legislature 10 pass Law
regniatpg the size mesbes III the iykcs used in
tbe perch fishery the Great South Bay. Large num-
! hrs of small fish wartOnly destroyed, aud the
yt.rm1atjon of the perch feared unless come law he
nassan Tor their projection. Nearly 20 tons OF perch
,rer. caught IN vicinity last season, and several
! fishermen realized q, 900 each.
STATEN ISLAND.
! Sr.pIpToN.--The inhabitants Of this island
ara taking every advantage Of the few days Of good
.,.,gbnc ana all those who obtain team OF any
knd ARE upon the roads most OF the ume many OF them
dav ana night Those Who In want OF lee are
loved at the cold snap and especially the propreors OF
the large beer breweres Yesterday morning the ice on
Of the ponds from three r. four inc hes thick
Should the cold weather continue three or -FOUR days
longer ice harvest Will begin petltion 10 pehg
prepared presentation TO the Union ferry company
for TO establish ferry 10 connect the ibabo VIII new
| York, and TO have reasonable fares.
| ED6EwATER.-The Finance Committee 81 EffeWater
Village held laet evening, their last meeting 81 stae
for the consideration Of old Claims against the VII
iage. , - -
| HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
SCARsDALE.-An important movement is on
foot for improving the BronI River Valley which u car
red out, will effect entire change in the Appearance
character, and sanitary condition OF that section Of
Westchester County In SOME localities, especially in
| the neghborhood of Tuckahoe, there IL much low,
twampy land presenting unlIvinc aspect IL not
unsichtly appearance II y proposed "a all
the bIushwOOd and tTeet oun0 growing npoD such land.
and then by the oCnsiruc.iou OF eau al point
tie rive, Where thu atrc"Ia % ooifDtd 10 DaTfOw
wdfD. 10 foot aud kDa rniitfceC all ruHb low ana
yaus ess aDd. which w. ihel converted intn bean
t,iv. IAkss VI sG,L SVs< ,u4Ly W Apse ~ ~