New-York tribune., 1876-01-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

yesterday.
The following mail steamers sailed yester-
day: suevia, Crescent City, Andes, and Gamma
1t is said that the center of the popuatlon
OF the city Is nearly Fourthaye and Foureenthst
There are now 1888 express wagons in this
Sf7 OF 7ooi rA''' has Dec" u" "'''''' III '-'
There is a dangerous spot in front of the
Post Office caused by the drippngs from leaky ny
drant - :.
On Saturday night Mr. Bird, the English
chess player will contest match with four strong play
ers OF thc Downtown Chess Club in cOnsulia'ioh'
David b. Jones of No. 14S East Twenty
afb-st New-York was injured by fan yesterday aIte
noon at Woodruff K Robnson's store al 'ne A'i''"''
Docks.
The blasting operations on -Four th-aVe'
north Of Eightysixthst, occasion frequent accucn''
among those employed on the work ana aio pro'i"s ="
source Of annoyance to all living III the Nlc'm'''
Feeble coadjutors of the Street-cleanng
Rurcau were the numerous fires In Broadway cutters
orIav smo,dcring among the dried refuse and chok-
Ing pedestrians with ill-smelling smoke.
James McGee of Thirty -seventh-st. and
Niptb-ave and n Mr. Brown OF Harlem. were thrown
from their wagon Cenra-aye., near Wa,9utst, yes
terday Brown received severe wound on his nose
Complaint WAS made to Superintendent
Walling against Police Surgeon Thomas OF the iw'i'h
Precinct Yesterday on charge OF negecng to visit
patrolmAn precinct who had reported mHei sch
The Kings County Supervisors yesterday
adopted a resolution that memorial be sent TO the
Washington authorities asking that work be resumed 81
tbe NyyYard on account OF the number OF workmen out
of employment E,
Yesterday was n March day in midwintcr.
II was very curious in the morning. TO watch the sfug
Gle between the snow clouds and the son Neither gained
tie mastery and both Mt last gave mp the contest lhe
wind before night became extremely b0lster"us
While Nicholas Mcskoff of Jersey City was
driving truck through this city yesterday the axle
broke suddenly at Centre and Broomc-sts ana ne wns
thrown Violently upon the pavement One oi the Wl,cs
his leg. ana internal injuries were received th
will probably prove fatal
A Baltimorean," IN n letter to The lRIB-
rsF wishes tho attention Of the Department OF Build
in called 10 the condition the gallery the rear
portion Of tho auditorium Of the Phrislan Nauel,,,,
rhcacr He claims that 1t has settled III the center ana
is unsupported by pillars 0r girders'
II WAS stated in the Sherti-s Office yester-
day that truth whatever in the rInor that
GOV Tlldcn was about remove Sheriff Conner on ac
count of Twecds escape. No such action. II was De
carcd could be taken, even II II were c"httlnphleu
until all the remedies against Tweeds property were
exhausted.
The members of the 10Th Regiment, lately
dsbsnded have determined to form three companies -
the only Of keeping the men together Two oi the
companies are Join the 18th Regiment, anu one 'ne
7l-t Re- cgmen IN the mean time efforts VIII h' naGe 10
induce the Governor o allow the 79th Regiment 10 Do
rccnrOled .
The will of the late John p. Ncsmith of this
city who died at the Windsor Hotel on Jan. g. was al
mttcd TO probate yesterday in the surrogate- Office
The estate left is large one, varously estimated
from $2jo00o to $3ooOoO y he terms oi tIf ~" ~ I. b,
wife aud Threctwcfhs are lett 10 ehch ol t'
sons and the remainder To the wife
Thomas Rogers continues to improve. Inc
wound in the side is the only which dangerous. bat
hi condition ia very favorable Rogerss mother aud sis
tcrs are In constant attendance upon him Martens was
buried yesterday from his rcsdence At No. 10 las'
Twcntyeighthst. Coroner Croker had inpanrrd jury
which viewed the body and then adjourned Ihe inquest
will he held In few days at the Coropers ONCE
A foreigner went TO the Office of the County
clerk no, long ago. and wanted TO know II certain per
son hld made assignment "Whn kind OF AN assign
ment =" ssid clerk assignment for the benefit OF
creditorsI" "No" answered tho applicant Iriul"1iy
an as gnment for the fraud of crcditors Nhrn toh
that 40 such assignment had been made he was en-
tircy tisicd, saying AN right makes one before IA"
docs, now"
4. s. Thompson, boarder at No. 2S West
Twelftlst was taken home unconscious III a can last
night. lie was carried 10 his room and physician
sumnoncd After examining Thompson the pntslci1h
pronounced hm dead The driver of the cap Nillai.
Rcddy stated that Thompson hired hm at No = Broii
way got into the cab and taken out nnconscou, ~
his residence II is believed that Mr. Thompson died Of
heart disease.
John Dempsey of No. Goerck-st. quarrcled
with his wife Mary yesterday because, when he returned
home about noon his dinner not ready for him He
seized a stick and his wife severely about her head
and shoulders. Tho injured woman was taken to N.
Delaney street Police station After her wounds han
been dressed the woman was asked whether or no sue
would m - a complaint against her husband hhe re-
fused tD do 80 and the man was not arrested
At one Of the stations on the Harlem Rail
road day or ago very large man ailed To secure
ticket before entering the Refusing 10 pay the AL
dtiona charge levied by the Company or TO leave the
train the conductor aided by two brakemrn undertook
10 assist him 10 the door Tho passenger offered no resist
ancc. bat TIC twO with th1r eonD", e.1its, ~'Ls i
that he had earned his money, and handed over i've
cents, which was tho amount asAoi
BROOKLYN.
Nassau-ave. in Grecnpoint is TO be extended
to Nowtown Creek.
Revival meetings are being conducted in
South Brooklyn by the Rev Messrs Ceayer and Bcldng
Several grOcers in the Eastern District were
arrested recently for obstrucng tho sldcwaks with
Several residents of this city deny that Neil
Dougherty spy that he served IN tho war in any
capacity
A firm in Baltimore, Nd, has offered to
light the city lamps with gasoline at the rate Of s2l .
lamp yearly changing the present lamps for ~ 30 or
81 75 each
Papers in libel suit were served yesterday
upon the editor OF The Brooklyn Argus by Julius ".
Adams Chief Engineer OF the Board Of City Works lie
claims S25.OOO damages.
The suit of Mary McGinness to recover So, 900
for the death Of her husband, who killed by falling
elevator I'm Fower's oil works In Furmanst was begun
yesterday In the city Court
Revenue officers seized several thousand gal
Ions OF mash yesterday morning at place in Column
blast, where preparations being made for Illicit
disting No arrests were made.
At the annual meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectos OF the City Railroad Company yesterday Thomas
Sullivan was reelected President; Cyrus T. Smith, Vice
| President and ". Is. Lewis secretary.
| JERSEY CITY.
| Arrangements have been made to construct
drawbridge from the aDbato 10 the pier Of the otter
| dam and Antwerp Steamship Company
In the Court Of Quarter Sessions yesterday