New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-13
NrW.NnkK CITY.

Assignments for the benefit of creditors
were fled yesterday with tie County Clerk by Marie
Pcis.rt 10 Gabriel Tur4, and b. joan p simms TO James
Hogan.
The City Chamberlain reports balance IN
the Cty Treasury. November TO- of Sio993o7 70; the
rec,pts FOR The ras' wgck were 52iSl3l oi and the
pas mcut-, SN.1l~,~Ht ~.
The British Patent Office has presented the
Ncw York Ac Jcmy the Useful Arts wi,h complete
set Of the AbridgHncnts u British Patcuis-wAicH in
olUdcs more tHuu one hundred volumes.
The committee Of the Produce Exchange for
prosecuting claims against the Pennsylvania Railroad
has secured as counsel William l.. Fu-t p, j- and cX
Judg Fanchcr. Tic committee requests thai all claims
be forwarded to a. +. orr
The Court at Schenectady having given power
to the trustees of the Long Island wings Bank To- set
tie with their creditors. TIE Mortimer C. Cg
den was discharged and directed to turn oye7 10 the
tustcc, all tne fUHs, except $500 allowed Tor his eA
peuscS
At the meeting Of the Sinking Fund Com
ms,loners yesterday. the ferry franchises recently sold
were formally awiricd 10 the purchasers. Resolutions
were adopted appraisiug the -an,!s: OF the Cortland
street Friy 5000 year aud the Desbrosscs stree,
Ferry "a $500.
Members of the National Guard express the
hope taat the AlIcrucn's Committee on CJluty Affairs
VIII speedily attend q the subject " armorcs amt drill
rooms >or the rc:Aeris. and report ou thc matter Al
present the quarters Of several regiments are Gcid ~
very precautions Tenure.
The Adelphotes SylIogus Of Athens, Greece,
has just forwarded 10 Henry Bergh diploma, cohsut
ing him a member The document, which Is IN the Greek
language, thus concludes: in communicating to you
this Of the Board ana sending YOU this diploma
sure you " our highest considerations"
A report was IN circulation yesterday that
The Ereting Mad was IN the sheITs hands The report
was enphauciy denied at tie publication Office in Park
row. III answer to the inquiry Of TRIBUNE reporter Il
stated by 1iI Johnson the puhliSdcr tHa several
judgments against the paper were III the Sheriff hands,
but being rapidly adjusted. and in nO@ise inter-
feIred with the publication Of the paper
Dr. Lewis Duer was an involuntary passen-
ger Oh the steamship Wescr which sailed for Bremen
saturday lie board the steamship 10 bId fare
well to a friend and the vessel was well down the bay
bcf,re he realized his situation In spite Of his shouts 10
" stop her" the vessel continued under way. He
finally transferred, al sea, Ia plot boat No. = and
rived in TINS city yesterday on the tug boat Union.
Eight English Storage passengers on the
French steamer AmCrique complained 10 the Commits
sioners OF Emigration III regard to the food and treat
mcut received a recent voyage from Plymouth, and
Yesterday Commissioner kaufman held an examination
TAe companaus declared that their sleeping apartments
were uncean, that the supply 81 wafer was poor ana M
sufficient aud the food inferior to taat promised. The
Commits ,oners will bring the matter before the Board
At meeting of the XXlst Assembly Dis
rct Republican Association last evening VI. Cregan, g.
Joseph Ruch and X. NJ Lusn, appointed To inquire
il any electors On the rolls OF he association voted the
Democratic State ticket at the recent election. and 10
prefer charges against sucI persons &c the next meeting
III
ncan Club voted the Democratic ticket. Invent, five
new members were elected, and about the same number
proposed for membership.
BROOKLYN.
In a yard on Westinghouse, have been
growing 81 &c May last fine specimens of the cotton
pant which blossoned IN July, about days ago
the balls opened and disclosed ne quality Of cotton.
Mrs. Mary MOsely, who disappeared mys-
teriousy from her home No. 223 South Third St. about
two weeks ago was found sunday the Of the
Good shcperl where She had been Tor several days
was still insane aud will be sent 10 an asylum.
The Common Council yesterday decided to
meet this morning 10 O'Clock Board of Canyassers
The election returns filed in the Office Of the city Clerk
will De opened and referred TO the Committee Flee
uons, who VIII az proceed with the counting.
Douglas Walker, the amateur actor who was
released the Peniteuuary Saturday through the
Intervention Of Governor Robinson, sucaks gratefully Of
me kind treatment he received from Warden Sheyu. lie
attributes his pardon d the efforts made Do his behalf by
Governor Wade Hampton, OF south Carolina.
Tax-CocctOr Tanner declares that he will
dismiss eight clerks hs Office he can deter
hest advantage Yesterday Isaac VI. Lawrence, who
carried legles- Of the field Of Bun Run,
appointed bl clerk IN place OF Thomas Dcyyr, who
discharged.
Henry c. Simms, the Democratic candidate
for Coroner, reelected Thomas c. Henderson,
the independent Democrat nominated by the Repub-
cans Henderson now claims that he counted out;
that several thousand Democratic tickets with his name
nDun them for Coroner counted Tor Dr. Smus aud
that many votes east for him by the Labor and League
| organization were put down as scattering.
| Mrs. Sarah j. Amsden, the singer, died on