New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

lie Hltll VII Cdlui'hy NVhripeNN Va
9,407 letters and so bags of papers.
Special services for children were held In
several churches at Fort Washington yesterday.
Aurora Briggs, who disappeared from home
on Feb z, has been found in 4 convent III shernst
Warden Quinn of the Tombs reports the re-
cept OF S6s7 during Jaauary fines from prisoners
Hugh McAllister was held by a Police Justice
yesterday for cruelty beating horse he was driving on
Eighth-aye.
Several of the ice companies have deter
mined that from tOiay the price of ice will be 90 cents
per 100 pounds, subject To further advance.
Members of the Rife Association are discuss
ing the expcdency OF abandoning the range at Creed
moor for convenient grounds on Staten Island
Assignments were filed on Saturday with the
County Clerk Of Samuel Porter and Darius NJ Bliss 10
A. b. Stewart, and by Frederick Wright TO Jonas Phil
lips
John Mcclure, a newsboy of No. SO Laight-
ST., while attempting 10 get OF the Cortland and
Grand-st line, Saturday night, thrown down aud
badly injured
The Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of
contemplate the issue OF invitations to ieccpon OF
the members and their families to be held at the Museum
the evening OF wednesday, Feb 20
An officer of the Fifth Precinct, while taking
prisoner the station Saturday night was set upon
by crowd of rufans al DesbrOsses Grcenwich-sts
VINO rescued the prisoner and badly beat the Officer
The arrests by the police last week were
1913 the numberOf deaths was 6l9 births, 1o2; mar
riages 173; applications for licenses received by the Ex
cise Board As; deposited for the same, $500.
The depOsitOrs of the Peoples Savings Bank
have accepted offer OF fourteen Of the trustees 10 pay
$4,000 in settlement of claims against them The total
dividend TO depositoIs il is estimated WI" ieach 10 per
cent.
A game of racket was played at McQuade's
court in Maison-st Saturday between David Ecger
and Daniel Mccarthy against James Cotton and David
Barry. The two latter won the game by score Of %
TO 81.
The vicinity of the Third Avenue Bridge
over the Harlem River presented an animated appearance
YESTERDAY many persons from availIug them
selves OF the peasant weather 10 enjoy themselves ouoi
doors
Two steamers which arrived Saturday, the
Amerquc Transatlantic Line from Havrc ana the
NecKar from Bremei reported that ceboTgs had been
seen and large quantities OF DRIFT ice had been passed
enough on The voyage.
Patrick Slater laborer of No. 537 West
Twenty was found on Saturday eve iDs hang
ing by a rope to fence at Eleventhaye and Twenty
siIths evidently having committed suicide. Ihe mo-
live for the act IL unhnown
The differences in value of real estate be
tween 1872 and the present illustrated satur
day by the sale lots the southeast corner OF
Onc-lundred-andforty th-st and tnc boule'aid Tor
S265O0 winch sold IoI s3soOO IN lo72 ana ior sVOOoo
III 1874.
The best game at hand ball at Casey's on
sa urday was tuat between Dunn and Smith against
Clare and Deglan amateur baseball players oi the Chc
sea aud Amly cubs. The game WAS Close throushout,
an and 10 Was as won by N'''' Dun" anu '"' y" ''0'e
1t is suggested that the firms who were
burned by the Broadway fire, but saved themselves
through being insured, with other neghDoring business
nons,s contribute f,nd bcucnt Of tine ftmiics
the injured bremen.
Yesterday morning Emily Anderson, age 1S,
inst arrived IRON Philadelphia, attempted 10 commit s
lcide by jumping from a south Icrry boat She
,ttsIh ngpt
overheard TO her and was himself diOwhcd Ills
body was not recovered
Michael Fimey and Henry Sipple were i'll
Graud-st near Mott, yesterday, when fnncy shot
in the leg lie says that pistol fell on The dewaI
aud Accidentally discharged, but officer Bnfhe si5
Iiat one oi teln f1red pistol BOtn were taken
20 the fOurteenth Precinct ntduon-house
At a meeting of the 9TH Regiments Commit
tee on Saturday evening the plans Ior nc new annoy
presented by c. W. Clinton architect. were apprcy-A
Up 10 Ihat tine III reeimen had sulsclihed 5000
and 900 lad been received nom odsIo sources
II is said t!l the veterans will double tn's amount
II. Hawks, wealthy bachelor about 60
years Old oardng AZ Cosmopolitan IiO el, made an
unsuccessful attempt 10 commit sdiclde on Fy nisht
by taking audanum. The quantity, however, was so
great that IL proiUcd vinulg ana mus ipled ol IFS
object otrld In his room on saturday morning.
and on table found note giving his body 10 pays
clans Tor scientific uscs" To hau been depressed on
account Of some pccuhiaiy troubles
The funeral of Il. II. Bush, ass stant foreman
Of Engiue No. 3O who died Be.!cvus Hospital
ON Thursday evening from the effects of injuries
received at the Broadway nFe will take place
to-day from his Late residence at No. - christie
phel.st at 10 a. III. Tho members Of Engine Company
H." 30 AMI so members OF other companies wall liriic
pate in the ceremonies. The pal-b WI eight
sistant foremen from the various COMPANIES.
Dispatches received on Saturday from Capt
Stevens Of the ship ProspeIo, abandoned at
Feb T. state that the saved hut that some OF
th men W. re The ProsperO she property
2 l ahDw q ~ NJ ~ Oi.lip She was yiiucd at about
.fl nd insuVed various for
$4,000 The insurance on the freight, which prnc
py cotton q $50 Dalcs was $4,000 Sde lett Calves
ion on Jan 49, ana was bound FOR Liverpool
The New-York POst-O Office Mutual Aid Asso-
cation have lust Issued eighth annual report The
society numbers at present 52s meuhers. The number
of emplo, connected wth the postOhce In tbs tv Is
100 Zach member of the Association upon the death
of n member s assessed ~, and member can only lie
once month The amount realized from assess
ments during the past year sll ,971 all Of which
had been paid 10 the families OF deceased members.
During the past eight years S67s6i had been similarly
disposed OF.
Among the churches embarrassed by debt Is
Mr. Hepworths Church OF the Disciples. whose edlnce
waa erected four years ago for S2Sj,000 Subscriptions
OF 10000 raised, the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany advanced another 100000 on hrst mortghse.
and a wealthy member held himself responsible for lne
rest Since then second mortgage and floating debts
have been contracted The gentleman who was TO an
swer for deficiencies has since died. and the church Is 10
be sold under foreclosure, probably to be bid In by
tain members Of the c ngicgation.
1t is usual for those who witness the solemn
tragedy OF Julius CHsar" 10 make remarks on tho
absorbing interest OF tho play, while NOT word in the
whole dialogue is designed TO SMILE much less
laugh There was little bypay Mt the Saturday matt
nee however, which brought laugh, swift aud nvoun-
tarv from the audience. Tni Ia the act OF shedding
tears over tho prosrae Cdsstus, let forth such flood
that bo washed away his uIuriau mstache, which ,n-
aled with the ruins OF "the noble Roman" 1cspie his
frantic efos 10 save IT, There ecms little excuse FOR
an actors losng his "cue," but for dropping HE
mustache, with nueage NJ l5 cents a bottle.
BROOKLYN.
Alfred H. Pulcfer, stove dealer of Fulton st.,
Saturday made ssgnmsnt in bankruptcy to Robert