New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-30
BROOKLYN.

The tax receipts yesterday amounted TO
SI2i,siG 81.
The street cleaning contractors have been
ordered by the Board OF city Works 20 continue ther la
Uors after Jan. l. 1876, and until iurther notice.
Mayor Hunter declared yesterday that lie
Womb not send in the name Of any person Pres
don't OF the Board Of CITY Works 10 tue Aldermen to-day
The venerable missionary deacon, Claudlan
c. Morse presented on Tuesday night With pl10 by
the eongre CATION OI the Hanson Place baptist Church
The Gas Committee of the Common Council
il considering proposition to Hight the streets with OIL
instead OF gas II ia claimed that 100000 DC saved
IN this manner
1t was stated in this city yesterday that the
Court OF Appeals has dniei tie motion q, Assistant Cor
polatiol Counsel KnacDc for rearsument OF tie Tue
blia.es' Home ease.
A train of the South Side Railroad ran over
Frederick Boche, age 80 Of No go Elleryt last even
ing as llc was returning from work. His wounds will
probably prove natal.
Frederick s. Massey, President of the Fire
Department.. states that while II persons died from oil
xposions 1873, only three lest their lives from the
same cause last year
Margaret Edwards, age 30, was found yes
tcrday dead the floor of her at No 30 Nesons
The inquest slowed that she died from the excessive use
OF intoxicating hduois
Julia Mcfarland, age 13, of No. 428 East
ThittoentlsL, New-lora, was arrested last night,
charged Win stealing gold watch aud chain, lochet
..
TIr,-..ye., where She Mas employed ~ "a servant
Officer Murtha of the Third Precinct, discOv-
cred Sealing bricks aud mortar from the front
Of % binding at Clintou-st. and Tnirl-place. lie at
tempted arrest them Int being rSiStet, fired re
vOlycr Shooting one of the thieves, Peter Cullen of No
Gs Hicks st. TIE side The wound Is pam III but Not
DANGEROUS.
Two men who have been arrested several
times tor rclhng bogus news resumed operations ycser
day, aud sWinded many persons in Futon-st They
deeud upon their loud voices tu sell their papers, which
are usr,y ancient dae, while their wonls are So
uuG 81 IL to bu uu'n,c i-Hc, except terrible disaster
and great lOrs OF ne" wnicn are plainly uttered.
John CrOnin, who keeps q liquor store at
No los Hardest. was before Justice DelmIr yesterday
charged by Bartholomew Donovan with threatening to
kin him Cronin apparently regarded The thing good
Joke aud explained tnat Donovan had duuucd him. and
tihl III oln,A 40 V''' mn wy ~ ' = y ''u u.
would Nil him. and pulled nom ls pocket nct l'sto
but pip ease 'Eohih Vas paced uhdtf bonds 10 ap
pear week hence.
William Walling, arraigned yesterday before
Justice Walsh for beng drunk and dsorlerly pleaded ia
cXtenuaton that hc wa- IA greater poet than Robert
browning, "a kocncr humorsl than Mark Twain, more
crdiie than Mn 81. Eyart- ana better musician than
Won EiiluW These recommendations falling rNoncrate
him IN he estimation al tue jude, he demanded
DRY council TO try him. bat Judge Walsh refused 10
JERSEY CITY.
VIM. Hc1eran and John Wilson were ar
rested late lat night Ia the act Of stealing Oh
NcwHfhavo.
Charles Schmalfed and Cornelius Mccarthy,
indicted for auocous assault called IN Court Of
q arcr Sessions yesterday but did no, appear Their
lords were forfeited
Charles Waggoner, aged 13, ran away from
his home AT Eighth AMI Gnarlayes., Philadelphia last
Summer, and went to WORK the Rlritan Canal. lie
taken into custody by the police yesterday and sent
home.
Owen CoTigan, captain of the canal-boat
Mary Ellen Of New brunswick, attempted TO crawl under
train - the Erie Railway grain dock yesterday,
in order to reach hs boat. The train starred aud he
Killed.
Alice Cunningham, who was stabbed by
Patrick shnnahan BayOnne three weeks ago, wac re-