New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
NEW-YORK CITY.

Commander Charles Mcurgor, u B. NAVY
NEW-YORK CITY
Controller Green reports County treasury re-
cepts yesterday to the amount of tsi,76l go
The Summer timetable of the New-York,
New-Haven and Hartford Railroad takes effect 'oday
The franchise of the Pavonia ferry Is soon
TO be sold at public auction agreed to by the sinking
Fund Commission.
A stream of water was thrown into the air
$50 feet by the apparatus Of the Fire Department unS
an exhibition before the National Board OF FIRE Cnder
writers yesterday afternoon ,
John McGOwan, age 90, living at Fourth
ave. and Fftyseventh-st. was struck yesterday ny
train on he New-York and New-Haven Railroad, near
his residence. and was dangerously injured lie Was
removed TO st. Luke's Hospital
The ship Old Dominion, which arrived from
Manila yesterday, reports having encountereu he"'S
westerly gales on her voyage She lost ana spt por
ton OF her sails; her decks were swept OF shb
movable and the vessel sprang leak on March ..
Judge Benedict of the United States District
Court has appointed d. Qumby, Edward McLeer' ana
Christopher Wright Appraisers to determine Inc me Vne
gar factory OF c. A Stein who desires 10 eNe poHu' "
abide the event Of proceedings for forfeiture
Hugh Gafney, age 12 years, OF NO. ~ Pltt-
st. ouarreed with James wnn, 49, OF No l2s Mott
a. 1esterdov. in a workshop ut No. 8 Pell-st. and
Gafney stabbed latter In the sde lniGtlng seVer9
wound. wnn was taken TO t9e tk !, te TSpbs "Nu
Stephen H. Alden is charged, in suit
boyun vesterday in the Supreme Court by Abraham d.
Hougland OF No lea Broadway, with wrongfuly taxing
and converting to his own use 40 bonds OF n ~
Painesvile and Ashtaoua Railroad 0On2"S' G 'dsr ~ ~
value OF $4,000. Judge Donohue iSSued an oroel W
arrest Mr.. Alden. :.
Silslind Caro- recently began proceedings
in the Supreme Court recover $4,000 damages from
A. NJ Coldstein for alleged libel Mr. Caro- procured an
order for the arrest Of GOdsen and the latter was ar
"A xoate expressed
duet and offered to take oath before rabbi to re-
ada good and ;odstein was set at liberty.
An unknown German, apparently about -
wears OF age shot himself through the head az an early
hour yesterday morning, in vacant lot Fftyhfthst
between Sixth and seyeuthaves The report straoted
Precncf who was passing and he hastenod 10 the
tpot bat found the man already dead The pistol was
stIl in his hand and there was large Wouu1 III MS
head. the body was sent to the Morsue'
A bale of mink skins, valued at $4,000, be-
longing 10 Anthony Lchtenhem OF NO. POI South Mal-
st. St. Louis, No. was stolen on Wednesday from the
storage store of Frank Bates at No. ara Broome-st Ia
NV me propretoT The porter claims that he closed tho
store at p. but when opened YESTERDAY morning be the
bale was gone though there was no lndlcdoh lhas tno
locks had been tampered wlth
The district Superintendents having re-
ported to tho Department OF Docks that the piers at the
foot OF TwentyHith Thirty seventh and Thrty-eghth-
sfs E. r and Forty-sirth, Forty-seventh and FIFTY.
N
be neglect of the Bureau OF Street Cleaning the Com
missoners at meeting yesterday, made request
rect their rguperntendents to report 20 them wBetnei OF
not the piers are cleaned within reasonable time.
A large box. marked Carrie Thomas" was
brought 10 this city on the steamer Electra OF the
Providence Line on Tuesday. 1t received at PierNo
97 nv VIM Ode the agent OF the line. II was In charge
Of coored man aud woman. who said that IL was the
body daughter Carrie, axe H. VINO nau uleu III
Providence that they we're taking 1t TO Wasnngon
ID. c. They away and have not returned 10 claim
the box. The agent informed Capt. Williams OF ihe me
matter Yesterday The body VIII be removed 70 the
Morgue. Coroner Eickhof Will investigate the case
1t appears from the report OF the Executive
Committee OF the Commissioners OF Docks that they DO
not know OF the extent OF water front under their con-
troll in tho newly annexed territory OF the Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth Wards, nor they obtain
any Trustworthy information about the matter IRON
the town auth0idueS OF uLc o,ny have derided there
fore to request the Corpri9m 70 10 1ra me inn
terest OF the Corporation
The second evenings sale of the Snedecor
collection OF paintings aud water color drawings took
place at the someryllle Art Gallery last night Among
the pictures sold the following;
SHEEP Eugene yslsoeE4o,o q 95C s6at" & Asr'ooa %
Return Flower GARDEN L. BsEaowiez $40 The Yong
Dagai $3.50 The Bearer" A Gles 1910 The F i9a
400 ~ so5 ' 5 fj ra'ss. ogsa, r P,..a Ne a. be oS
$50
AT the Essex Market Police Court yester-
day james Shields Of No. 2l9 East Broadway, Richard
O'Grady Of No 1s9 Essezst, Peter Mullen of No. 80
Pike-st Edward ClarksOn OF No l73 MadsOn-st Dennis
o'Halloran Of No l6 ls broadway, and Daniel Flan-
iean OF No "a Rutgers-s arraigned charge Of
selling nluor without license. They pleaded not
guilty, and through counsel referred the Court to the
decision OF Judge Robinson rendered few days SINCE
which stated that the Commissioners could not recover
the OF The license at civil law Counsel Tor the
ComInss,oners OF Excise held that In selling liquor
without permit the defendants were guilty OF INSIDE
meanor, aud were punishable under the prohibitory
l,ttrt rez n
In answer to a telegram received from the
Hon LOWS Wilt. Mayor OF New Orleans, a few days
ago announcing the terrible destruction property ana
loss of life caused by the overflow OF the Mlss
sippi and OF the need OF assistance for the people,
Mayor Hayemeyer has written letter. in when he
SAWS AS have doubt the people OF this city deeply
svmnathze with the subjects OF this misfortune 10 will
give me great pleasure 10 forward subscriptions
which may left at this Office TO meet the emergency
~ ohcb if alludesU Al the Cotton Exchange q I5O has
been subscribed this object The Relief Committee
organized for aiding the sufferers appointed several
gentlemen yesterday to solicit assistance from
chants, &c.
Miss Lizzie Mullen Of 0ne-hundred- and sixty
ffthst. and Tenthaye. complained yesterday before
President Gardner OF the Board OF Police that Patrol
man Mckenzie OF the Thirty-secOnd Precinct had
rested her without reason, q charge Of treating
dog Mr.. Bergh and Mr. Gerry appeared in defense Of
the officer. The young woman stated that when ar
rested driving the dog from the house and used
switch Tor the purpose. The officer said that the
arrest her Capt. Speight testified that he did not think
the offense was that would warrant locking up
respectable young woman all night, aud he therefore
allowed her TO go home great deal Of testimony
taken President Gardner said that he would refer the
case 10 the Board
BROOKLYN
The Penitentiary Committee of the Board of
Supervisors determined, yesterday, recommend the
awarding OF the contract for labor to Horace
Bigelow q Co.. the highest bidders.
The Engineer of the Board of City Works
renorted Yesterday the estimates for grading and having