New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
NETWORK CITY.

| will give its annual ball at the Gernania Assembly
Rooms.
The examination of tho pay-rolls Of the
teachers OF the public schools have been completed
| and nayment OF the same VIII be made at the Con-
| Iroler's Office Tuesday morning The amount ID
| ,22OSl0 60.
| A reception is to be rendered this evening,
at Bellevue Hospital, to j. +. o'Rourke, the recently
appointed warden Of that institution. There Is 10
be complimentary address made TO the new Official
| and resolutions VIII DO passed
| A number of the Presidents and other Off
cias Of the railroad lines called on the Mayor yes
terday and urged him to veto the ordinance passed by
the Board OF Aldermen preventing the use OF sweeping
| machines on the railroad tracks
| The observance of St. Valentines Day is
gradually falling into dsuse. The PostOHiceis usually
regarded the gauge OF Its popularity and yesterday
6000O Valentines we're estimated TO nave passed
through mails, decrease Of 1900 or $4,000 from the
previous year.
Mayors Marshal Joel Stevens is engaged in
enforcing prov of the ordinances relative TO
hackney coaches and carriages He has already had
before him number OF the drivers, and wishes IL
known that fragrant cases he will heavily nne inc
offenders and cause their licenses to be revoked
The 34th annual commencement services OF
the Medical Department OF the University OF the City OF
New-York will take place this evening at steinway
Hall. Chancellor Crosby will deliver an address The
address the graduates will be delivered ny Inc KEY
W. NJ. Taylor. d. d.. and the yaedct0ry ADDRESS ny L.
W. Spaulding. A. Il.
The first lecture of a popular course on
scientific subjects Stevens Institute Of Technology,
Hoboken will be delivered this evening by President
Henry Morton on Color" Eight other lectures Will
the ia:fssdng IseSSa &C M GcwSra Sy Pro
r. Leeds. Prot. a. II. Mayer, Prof. T. l. kroeh' ana
George +. Barker.
In the matter of the Church Of the Holy
sepulchre previously reported, Jddse Lawrence at
Chambers Of the Supreme Court has decided that an
assessment the church property rSost be vacated.
The Deputy Tax Commissioners and iax CommlssOuefs
liked the assessed value OF the property aud
the have power arbitrarily 10 hA value as
a basis OF assessment.
| Michael Frel, while at work upon the new
building on Pines between Broadway and Nassau-st,
Yesterday, was struck In the face by derrick crank
and his left eve torn from its socket Frel became
| mad with pain and about shrieking franreaV'
One Of the officers Of the Twentysxh Precinct police
found nm running about the Cty haIl farA anu tooA
| the sufferer to the PARK Hospital.
| The children of the Howard Mission are
| going to give an entertainment at Stenway Hall on
| Feb "A. called Aunt Polly Bassets sngn'-skewl" The
and girls OF the Msson dressed 10 costumes or the
| "a number OF old songs, some Of them marked very
wOrlde." A concert OF similar character was very
| successful IN Brooklyn last MONTH
| While party Of Yale students, including
several members Of the University crew, were coasng
near New Haven last week they into a coach, and
Fred Wood member Of last years crow. striking his
leg against the wheel sustained compound fracture Of
the lower Of his right leg one OF the bones pro
trudng some six inches tnrouSa ms cio'nns: ~ sLao o
| claimed ~ he was pcAed up. Ny leg 10 DroKen l
| can't row next year" Kennedy and Brownel. also
members OF the crew. were palDiuuy put noI soiouSV
injured.
A meeting Of property-owners was held last
evening at No. 6s7 Eighhave. TO protest against the
| extension OF the Elevated Railroad Nin'have.
Henry Templer presided, and W. f. Pitsha was sccre-
tary Measures were taken for securing an Injunction
Thirty -fourthst its present terminus The reasons
alleged Tor pursuing such course we're that damage TO
mid md mat
alIoaGy oycrstepped the conditions and limitations of
| the charter
| The German Democratic Executive Commit
tee held meeting last evening at Gantzers saloon in
Fourteenth-st., Judge Michael Gross presiding Reso-
utons passed which will be brought before the
General Committee at its next meeting The first
| urion recommended the passage or the blils TOT
| uniform Excise law under The consideration ef
Committee at Albany; the second protesting against
giving up o teaching German III the pubic schooLs
the third resolution demanded that school commission
ers and snail III the future be elected instead Of
appointed.
| John Stephenson & Co., the well-knOwn firm
OF carbuders, doing business East Twentyseventh
st. In this city, recently suit in the United States
Circuit Court at Albany, before Judge Woodruff, il
| which the extraordinary amount OF damages was
claimed and awarded Of sOO0oG The suit was brought
" sustain the plaintiffs rights In patents used on
horse ears, made by the defendants J. NJ Jones Co.
carbuilders OF Troy, New-YOrE The Defendants not
only pay the damdg claimed. but are compelled 10 ex
hD their and show the amount OF their profits
| by the use or the patents.
The glory of New-YOrk's famous hOstelry
has departed and hardly vesge OF the former excel
lence Of the Astor House remains The rooms that
cnce resounded with the words OF Webster are now bare
and cheeress furniture having been knocked down
to the highest bidder. The apartments that were
formerly crowded with the listeners to the stories and
anecdotes OF Henry Clay were yesterday noisy with the
garbed yernacuar OF the auctOneer. The apartments
once occupied by Governors, Statesmen and Generals
have al been sold out, but the furniture once used
by distinguished pessons seems To meet with quite
as ready sale The bidding was very Drisk Yesterday,
some very good bargains being made while several
articles brought exravagantly large prlces Ine sale
Will be concluded by the last OF this week
BROOKLYN.
Numerous robberies have been committed in
Brooklyn recently. Gen. Jourdan refuses 10 give
information concerning them for fear 1.-The ends OF
Justice may be defeated"
| The Coroner's jury which investigated the
death OF Martha DAVIS. the woman who was found dead
on the Lnnatc Asylum grounds on Friday last, gave
verdict yesterday that she died from exposure.
John Quinn was arrested yesterday on the
charge Of having inflicted injuries on Mary McKeOD
which may prove fatal 1t appears that on Saturday
night Quinn and Thomas Cady were engaged III tight
Mrs. hcKeon endeavored To separate them when Quinn
assaiied her.
| On Sunday morning an unknown Italian shot
Michael Walters ex-policenan. IN the cheek. The
wounded man was taken to the Long Island Hospital
where the ball extracted. TIE shooting was the
result Of quarrel whca Walters bad with the Italian
VINO is missing. The wound Is not dangerous.
A charge OF dIs0rderly conduct was pre-
ered against Annie Tooe, age IT, Uy her father before
Justice Elliott, yesterday morning Tie complaint was
dismissed but the girl reached the sidewalk
near the court the father attempted to The
girls friends resisted his attempt, and lively contest
took place, In which the father was roughly handled.
girls protectors said to be u clergy
hut ne went away before his name could De learned
The police forced TO resort 70 vigorous measures
before the disturbance was queiied.
The Special Committee of the Board of
Aldermen. appointed to arrange for public market In
Brooklyn, held conference yesterday with Committee
from the Grangers' Association OF Long Island Ex-