New-York tribune., 1874-09-09
NEW-YORK CITY.
Mus;c in Central Park at 3 y. m.

repaired and has again taken her place on the Nara
gansett line.
The American Institute Fair will open to-
day The exhibition will be open until 10 p m every
day until Nov. IA.
Tho National Line steamship England
reached this port from Liverpool yesterday She has
long been one OF the National feet but not appeared
In New-York for many months
The big-pipe men and little-pipe men and
PAYERS were paid off yesterday. About $1,000 was as
tributed. ControenGreen received s2s745 AZ ana ais
bursed SS2i27 so during the day
A meeting of the Board of Estimate and
Apportonment is to be held tomorrow at 8 p. M to
ega,ze the Issue Of bonds for the Third District Court
house for and for the new Courthouse Tor slo
The 18th excursion for sick infants under
the auspices of St. Johns Guild took place yesterday
The 10th excursion will Sept IL The empoyeso
H. b. Cain Co. have offered TO defray the expenses W
this excursion. This has been accepted
Among the passengers arriving by the In
man steamship City OF Paris yesterday were eleven
nuns OF the Order Of the Presentation. The company
proceeded IN charge OF the Rev. Mother Hickey 70 st
MchaeIs School for Girls, Ninth-ave. and Thirty
drstst. They will take charge OF this institution.
1t is stated on good authority that the
United States steamship St. Mary will become the new
school ship OF this port She has been ordered to Bos
ton aud will be repaired at once Commodore fIthan
OF the United states Navy viii be the
This is be a nautical school Tor the euueauoh VI
young men for service In navigation
Dispatches from Sandy Hook were again re-
ceiyed at the Merchants Exchange yesterday and 1t Is
probable that TO merchants from the
action of the Western Union Company Is at an end
slight delay in reception of dispatches Is still una
Merchants, exchange It was being introduced, how
ever yesterday afternoon, and will be used today
The session of the tenth annual Convention
Of the French Canadian Mutual Benefit Society OF the
United States was continued yesterday at the Teutonia
Assembly Rooms Several Societies we're admitted TO
tta Al
made in the constitution In the evening Ihe
delegates aud the Lafayette Guard visited the Lyceum
Theater.
Some people have strange ideas of the
province of Journalism. One whoiappears to think 1t the
editors duty to furnish any individual subscriber with
any required special information. writes to know on
what day during the last ten years the tnernoncter n
New-York reached the lowest point As it would re-
quire labor OF an intelligent man for about week 70
UNE must permit &C. f. H." TO go unanswered.
The international rifle match between mem
bers of the Amateur Rifle Club and the celebrated Irish
"eam" will take place the Goth lns at the Creed
Range 1t is said that the foreigners have the ad
vantage in that they accustomed 10 shooting at long
range while the Americans have never praciced a he
1Oyard distance before this season Bgtif the day DC
windy it is thought the Americans VIII nave reason 10
expect they have paid particular attention 10
shooting under such conditions.
A regular meeting of the Board of Man
ayers OF the NewYork Cheap Transportation Associa-
tion held No l10 Pearl-st yesterday afternoon.
The OF 127 persons presented for member
ship The vacancy in the Board OF Directors occasoned
by the resignation OF Edward Hncken filed by
appointment OF George A: Marvin; j. {. La Page was
Ltenstein place of sgismuud Jacoby. report from
the Committee Claims was received ana adopted.
communication from j. D. Van Buren, regarding the im.
provement Of the water front was ordered printed
Officer Kelly of Mr.. Bergh's Society took
John Lcary truckman, before Justice oterbourg, in
tile Conrt Of Special Sessions yesterday and charged
him with striking his horse IL times with his whip IN
order to force it up steep grade with heavy load
The Justice asked Kelly 10 he received any perquises
received 81 for every conviction which he was insru
mental obtaining. Mr.. Bergh asked for the bearing
thought that mode OF compensating officers ad cor
ruptng influence He refused to take the officers uneor-
roDOrated testimony, aud discharged Leary.
A meeting of the Pilot Commissioners was
held at No. 40 Burngslip yesterday afternoon. John
Dougherty's license taken away on account Of
drunkenness complaint from Health officer Wander
pOel accused the pilot having charge OF the steamship
her last inward passage Of violating the law
The pilots defense ignorance OF The law. and it
euded that hereafter all pilots ne provided with
the Quarantine regulations petition from the Board
OF Health asking the privilege OF dumping night soil In
certain portions OF the harbOr was received, and IA
yOrable reply was made.
The property-Owners of the Ninth and
Sixteenth Wards held meeting last night at No II
Eighth-ave, organized themselves into association,
and elected officers and delegates to the Central Com
mittee. Alderman Koch and others addressed the
ing They said that the interests OF the property
owners could be best secured their forming an asso
ton Since the last panic property bad fallen in value
about per cent while the tax npon lad not been re-
duced The Association of Property Owners Of the city
engaged the services of counsel who the
members individually III collectively
It claimed that the Association has already $500 mem
bers who represent capital of s25O.00o0oo.
A number of packages of tea, bound for
Canada, were seized yesterday by mistake. Messrs
Hewlett & Torrance, shipping merchants and forwarding
agents Of No GO Walst, had received by the vessel
Tamerlane 500 packages Of tea from Yokohama be for
ward d to Canada and truckman removing some
of the from the wharf to their warehouse it was
seized bv the revenue officers on the ground that Il was
packed In lacquer ware, which is subject a lt5 of IS
per cent Mr. Torrance, member OF the firm. said the
tea packed In acquered cases In vanished
wooden boxes. They had made an explanation TO the
made and SAYS he is ready to release the when he
receives orders to do SO from the department Messrs
partmeut TO issue sucn orders.
BROOKLYN.
City Treasurer Cunningham reports s54.-
TT 81 in the ciy treasury deposited in IL banks.
A widow named Margery Conway, who has
York-st.
The Germans in this city who are natives of
wrtemburg celebrated Yesterday their festival
known rs the Cansater FOlksfest at Myrtleaye Park
Fire Marshal Thorne reports that there were
fires during July and August with an attendant los,
of s6655, which covered by insurance amounting to
$4,000.
The amount collected for arrears OF taxes
assessments, water rates. aud for tue redemption OF
lands sold for unpaid taxes by Register Little during
the past week. was S202l3 IS.
The new officers of the Franklin Literary
Society President, r. NJ. Ncsbtt vice-President
]. G. Buchan Second Vice-Presiient. j. Y Barnard
Third VicePresden J. r. McDivitt; Recording secre
tary, ]. A. Quintard; Corresponding Secretary W r.
Castle Editors, W. H. Williams and ID. w. Talinadge.
Committee on Debates c. 8. Van Wagner, A. Tennev
and q. ii. Murphy; Treasurer J. A Qlintard; Trus.
tees w. H. Williams, J. A. Wright, II. r. shook q a.