New-York tribune., 1876-01-24
NEv-YORK CITY.

A Republican Centennial Campaign Club has
been formed III the Twelfth Ward.
There are now 900 dirt carts in New York,
all Increase of 3S3 in the last Is years.
Col. EmmOns Clark on Saturday received
from W. W. Astor $500 as subscription TO the 7th
Regiment New Armory fund
Erastus Brooks, editor and proprietor OF
The Express denies that has been sold to John keiy
Tainmany Hall, or any other interest
The Direct Cable has again broken this time
about 40 miles west of Torquay The managers mere
have theory of the causes OF the break
The old town of Morrisania is overrun with
dogs who snap and snarl everybody The proprietor
of brewery In that section owns no less than %.
The foreign mail on Saturday was composed
OF 53ll7 letters and 6S bags OF papers sent by the
steamships City OF Richmond, lIohenstauer, Labrador,
and Victoria
Policemen were stationed yesterday at many
OF the churches the Twenty Ward in consequence
OF complaints lodged at the statonhousc against boys
who wiliuly annoy the congregations
The police made / 1,G72 arrests last week.
During the week there wor' reported 600 Deaths 40
births and 70 marriages an Increase 0s W. 10
On Saturday John |. Davenport was sworn
I'm as Clerk United states Circuit Court, before
Judge Blachiorl snd entered upon the duties OF his
office. His bOndsnen are Jackson B. schultz ana JeAnS
Van Schack
Paul Stricklcr of No. 22 East Thrd-st. was
wound through his head and revolver In his hand one
chamber OF which was empy 1t Is believed That strcA
lCr committed suicide.
Lawrence Casey of No. West Thirty-sixth-
st was Stable in he side saurd y by John hahiloh
OF No. 1l9 Roosec in fight at T~enys Nth-si' ana
Fiistaye. Mann was arr ed, and yesterday WAS
committed al the York; lille Police Court.
At McQuadc's racket court on Saturday even
ing game at racket was playei by kivid hgser ara
william Boyd against James Hallihan and H. Hicks all
well known professional baseball players was won
by Eggler and Boyd by score oi Js To o.
During the last three months OF 1910 the
amount Of sccondcass mail matter sent through the New
York Post Onlce 4Osi 039 pounds or 2,0i2 tons
2s5 g74 pounds paid for at the rate OF t~o eesa
pound and 79s OGJ pounds at three cents pound AA-
ing in all ss9,66l -.
Russell n. Hmlain of No. 341 Eas: Thirty
,bir,lst while crossing Thirdaye. saturday night,
WIS knocked down and instantly killed by beer wagon,
the wheel crushing his head The driver Lawrence
Gucuct, employed oy Peter D'esc the Diewei, al 40:
l0J Ils. Fy-hftlst., arr sted and held To await
the result Of tIc Coroncrs inquest
"Andrcw A. Tomlnson," who gives his adj
drcs Tor letters only" at No sl0 Broadway Is writ
ing l,tters and sending circulars about the country
u onisiug Z TO give 30 In counterfeit money Tor 800
in genuine. lie claims that he learned To engrNe he
hi through lng experience In Governments w.ik lie
certain indlcrs VINO mfest the ty,' aud hOpcs no
One viii coniound hin will. them
One of the shipping clerks in Brown & Scotts
spec mills No 40 DdaAest was Frederick h ddcf,
lived at No. Ia Uuds1ll-.t. hoboh'h. Nhl4' hc
WAS m cudne to his business usual Saturday after
noon in The presence of his feoyc-rks, he suddenly
pulled ont psi" aud shot himself ~ TIE mead lie drd
IN an hour hrndcr cit rlltF ~ "hi, nc ,t4', ' ~
hr not earning enough money TO enable him 10
live as lie wished. Pay biel."s believed ihat ho Mas
insane
William McDcrmOtt of No. 500 East Hous-
tonst returned from his work on saturday evening ard
found Lis wife Margaret drums lie asked where tho
baby but could lot get coherent answer He tnen
searched the room AMI found the infant the sofa
der pile Of clothing bot 1t was dead 1t Il believed hy
the police that Tie drunken thOincr cft the hr ciic-
II Which smofhcrcd H. McDcrInot had hs vii" arrested.
she committed at the lsrer Market Police Court
yesterday.
In December last, William ID. Woods was
arrested for having his possession certain portions of
the property a,ocn from the Oceanic Steam Navigation
Company early in that month After an exhaustive eA-
animation into the circunstuces attending the robbery
conclusion has been reached that MI woods hid Il"
,lty knowledge OF Il character of the goods found
b- IoescssOn On a-certaihIhg lhtr character ne
promptly assured himself of the Companys rsh TO the
Possession the property aud surrendered II. H. j.
CoItls, Agent Oceanic steam NaNisatioh company Las
made a statement to this ,nect IN justice to Mr Woods
The cold wave, that brought with it furry
OF snow Saturday evening has passed and left behind
abundance Of shiny mud, and lingering IN shaded I'M
frcquentcd places yellow sediment OF discoIocd snow
Yesterday morning the ohurchgoers who did MT rid" in
carriages, and that other class VINO are not chfchtocis
anI VINO ride In carriages. drew their garments
close about them io protect thcm elves ron c minute
thau to fall In The afternoon the atmosphere WAS less
saturated with this MOISTURE and last evening steady
breeze from Tie northwest bow from %IOuded h-!.
BROOKLYN.
Arrests last week, 493.
The trial of John Burroughs for the murder
OF his wife on Nov u, l-7J at No. 2i7 Ftoent.t Will
begin in the Court OF oyer and Tcrminer today.
A sneak thief, who WAS discovered i'll the
hallway Of No. 3i3 Dntou-st. ON saturday, knocked
down Mrs. M..ry Bcehtei and then made his escape.
,.f Is.t.f
has been aested, charged w.th obtaining SO worth Of
hardware from Joseph schicktner Of East Now-YOik
under false prcttnaes.
James Donovan, n seaman on the English
ship Humboldt. lying at Martins dock iel overheard
while intoxicated and was drowned yesterday. The
DOoy WAS not recovered
William Bryant and John Teaz of the Junior
Glass In the Brooklyn Lay College have received Detrs
or testimonial Volumes for excellence in archaeology,
tine gilt OF j. McG1hle
At the Prospect Park lake the first game of
baseball on the this contested Satur
day The Young America aud West side, two amateur
cuDs from III litDus played hyeihhgs game, the Tor
mcr winning by a score OF ID to L.
The Supply Committee of the Supervisors
visited the county institutions at Flabush Saturday
The Almshousc found in good condition, except the
baby ward The Asylum Wa, IN as good condition as
! could be expected from its crowded state.
Damages to the extent of $1,000 were found
by jury against Owen Tuly for biting of Walter West
lakes thumb. Tully transferred his property IN anci
patton of the verdict judge McCuc 81 aside
vcyancc. Tully viii be sentenced Wednesday for
may hem, OF when lac was convicted ast FRIDAY.
JERSEY CITY.
Notice has been given OF new cases Of small
po1 at No 80 81 Pausaye., aud at No 223 Jerseyaye
Napoleon Bonner, q car-couplcr on the Erie
Railway caught between the bumpers OF two cars
and badly injured yesterday.
Palmer Lum was arrested on Saturday
I Him