New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
NETWORK CITY.

Rumors prevailed down town yesterday that
an ocean steamship had gone ashore squan Beach,
they could traced to any Responsible source
The man who was found dead in the wash
room OF the steamer Elm City Tuesday has been
identified as Felix F. McEnroc OF Brooklyn. lie nau
been suffering from Brights disease.
The $4,000 worth of silks and other goods,
seized by the Custom house authorities because OF the
alleged ATTEMPT Of Graf Lawrence and the other iin
pIrters defaud the revenue were sold yesterday a'
Action In Burns-slp
Two messenger boys, named Thomas Gra-
ham aud Edward Davidson were arrested last evening
by Detectives Sampson aud Doyle on charge OF iOrG
ing the signature OF Dickinson Co., bankers OF NO 70
BrOadst., check FOR SIG, on which they 0oaihcd
money from White Morris Co.. bankers at NO Is
Waist.
Judge Robinson, in the Trial Term of the
Court OF Common Pleas yesterday, dismissed the COM
plant OF Marcus L, Byrne against the city The pam
III sued for $3.50 IS, part OF the salary OF Anirew .,
Mills, CLERK the Surrogltcs once. Tue law nndsr
wdch the Surrogate appoint corhs requires INN 10
hc notice OF tle appointment Win The County 'ierH'
and this had not been done.
The heavy wind which prevailed yesterday
occasIoned remarkably low tide in the rivers, such a.
has not occurred in several years. Tde ferry
WnOna ran agrOGp VIXEN en- eavOring 10 enter her sip
the Brooklyn side ani was detained threefoufths 81
IN hour Slmiar dilciliI.s ut the 9th ferries pre-
vented heavy teams from descending ani ascending
and long line OF wagons aNaiied tao rise OI tue luc'
Postmaster James yesterday received the
new Postal law:
WASHINGTON, d. G. March IS. Is75-The Hon. =. L.
JlMAs. PosimastIr Ner io.,t: Forward nh hri class
matter f pep id At oil rates unul public Is tnS adj
Actlnz FIRST Asst. Pos,mlster-ten craL
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner
Woltman, in the case OF john McCulCch of No 125
West Turtieth-s, who caught IN the machinery at
No l5o Bankst. on M'rcl 10. and ground to death It
evidence that tne death was purely ac.i
dental. ana tue jGry rendered Y'rdIct PccOF"h-y,
wltha RECOMMENDATION mat rulings should ~ placed
around sues micllneIy Ia Ofdcf ~ prevent "ec~cH's Ia
the future.
An article which appeared in morning
newspaper yesterday, announcing chat two steamship
lines had "suspunlcl" created couslerlblc excite
uent among shippers and merchants generally. lnve3
tcdtlon proved that it referred 10 events which ha1
happened time anj winch were duly recorded
m g TRIBUNE at the dine. Tde steaa ,hp' 81 AaIFF
* Co.'s ue 10 Galveston WLlch ran 10 Nc" .,eIH' 'is
con'nued their trips $3.50 months ago, anu thO't con
nected with f. Bakers line stopped running to New
Orleans ten days since.
The Columbia College students are to have
new boathousc and II be, they say, the finest on
the Harlem River The College Trustees nave promised t.
give $ 0J0 provided that the Autumn contribute an eqA
amount That sum has been nearly raised, ana thc
ygDr win begin very soon. Tao mouse Will be con-
.irIetcI SO that It NAV lowed from place to place,
aud II will from 5000 to $4,000 over 20 students
are in prc"c Tor tbs coming season. ana rom tha
wal he secc ed the crew Tor tue Inter orsaie
only two o. tue crtw ~ to1a rt III tH'' race
lAst year beng now connected with tne college
The funeral OF Mrs. Anna j. Curtis, took place
Quietly yesterday, her late residence at No. II
Union-square. Tho Rev. DIR. Tiffany. pastor OF the
Church Of the Atonemeut. OF the choir or when Mrs
Curtis had been member. read the episcopal service
for the dead and the choir hymn A number oi
her church lTcudS Ncr5 present AMI also hunJcI OF
persons prominent IN niuslcd circles among them MAX
rakoscn ana Lifdyetts H.uiNJn. Mrs. Gurus was To
nave sailed for l. rope next month"; ul"cr an chS"Sc
ment wIth M stIIkJseh /" pnrS!e het musical framing
m IDLY Tlc body dcpOscd in the Vi trDie Come
terry to await The WISHES 81 her relatives III California
Mayor Wickham attended last evening By
invitation, tire batta drill OF the eth Regiment, y.
g. al the arsenal at Scycntn-Ive and Thirty htt-,t.
very large assomDlIge Of ialc3 and gentlemen were
present. including number Of OILERS OF the National
Guard Among the spectators were several officers
connected with Gov Ti,icu's stan, Gen. Sha.ar and
stan, Gen. Wasi. q n. VlrIIn ald staff ana several
oic ~ OF the REGIMENT II, reg ncnt, under cOmntui
oil IicutCol. =. Ryder, presented 1ne appear
ance 250 aDd the vhrou, eyoiution' were
executed VITA crodl ic'slln, many Oi ne move hehts
RECEIVING much apyise. Jl.t previous 70 the GisnIs
sal The regiment MAYOR WrKhIm WAS intro lucci TO
tie cli rs a.i add s,,i O. them f5W wOfiS ~ con
graduation. H. Ia lriiiy clcere ~ tha members
OF The Lent company after company DloAc RAMS
BROOKLYN.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners will hold
a meeting IN the Con rollers office TINS morning.
The suit of Marley A. Roland against Geo.
b. Field was call d, before Judge Reynolds. III the CITY
Court yesterday The paiuiif sues to recover ?25 Is
commission for selling an island III lac james h'|er
Va, to Mr.. IOiuuS TO- s6lO0
ST.. between Charles A. Qu.zjw, L,Lis Walsh, AMI
PAip Ioweuski, Walsh received terrible Gu. on the
cheek aud other serious wounds, and LJwcAsh was
bitten The check. Tle proprietor OF tle s1io1a' III
ntfrmptag 10 eject q tlfZJW. Wis bitten Oh Ia mana.
OuZI il known Laws or, AMI the p IlAtit ia re-
cent SUIT against me Br0.ElyH EaJte.
LONG ISLAND.
LoSG ISLAND CITY.-At the meeting of the
Committee OF Seventy or Newtown on wednesday
WAS stated that the reform government had not only
saved $50 900 the town, but more than s)ODc hr
Warriu stated that under the oil Ncwtown Ring the
toxnavers were aunu ly swndlcd of $4,000
the collection OF taxes that the Justices OF the Peace
received greater pay from Condiments thah tue Chie'
Justice OF the United States Mr.. Warrn then showed
I st,,Iic. tn,t cXnenscs for the adminstrdi on OF
i.tice rom tuv YEA. sCi 1870 amounted 10 s999 ~
An ungnown m.n, w4iIo wdsns upon the trAsH o.
Central Railroad, al Isle Oi lfce> "euhe'up' "ds
struck by the locomotive OF the PatcnoEuc trdin ana
instantly Killed.
Northumberland Thompson. colored. CHARGED
VITA stealing watch from GtOrse hcA istef ms 80
sent to the county Itl Tor hrec inohrls. me "a,ch
recover na1 L. ~ doru r'incs nfS
the oyaier business in Qirens County, suGGestn. Il
meeting Of representatives. from the various en, i
lies in tine county specially interested In the DuSih'r
fOf the purpose Oi framing law wmch Shall nor
clearly dcle aud e!iectdlly seedrc the IsAt 10 ''S
under water.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Jones, while shooting ducks
in the ray Wednesday, Was IA the ACT oI urh"lh-
BANNER caught on the gunwaIe, and the gun was Dis
charged. the contents tearing MS rSht wrist cd Oddy
thai auiputation vi the arm may be necessary.
FRrEPoRT.-.John Anderson, superintendent OF the
Poor QIoeh's county, whose Official action IN some
particulars has been ciiled al question ny copicc
Of the Board OF Supervisors asAsa suspension Vi puoc
Judgment.
RIvERmE,D-The Republicans viii hold their primary
meeting to-morrow eNenihg Ior inc nom"a'on Vi can
didate5 for town officers.
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLEToN.-The spiles for the new yacht
dock have received aud the work OF placing them
in position was begun yesterday The extension beyond