New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-16

married Emma Scott and Sarah Hawkins respec-
lively. -Four brevet wives VIII now ge1 uNoi'''
and marry more wOrthily-perhaps.
AT the meeting of the Pilot Commissioners yester,
dav Inspector Conway said that the Jersey shaa
fishermen were cncrOacbng upon the Navigation V,
the North River between lhlrtleth-st ana ao0
Duyyil Creek by placing shad-poles to withln ouo
feet of the New-York shore, to the great anhoy az
of vessels The board ordered that unless the po,es
on tbe New-York side of the river were pulled up by
Tuesday next they should be removed by MI: Con
way This will involve great loss TO the hsher-
men, as each pole costs about T3
On account of signs defaced. signs mlsspeIt, slRns
washed ont signs redundant and signs OFFENSIVE,
made of all sorts of material in all sorts OF Ways
tie streets of NewYork are terror 10 @sinrIcs:;
II might improve matters TO nave One of
The Police Commissioners could be spared TO TINS
purpose. Split off part of the Police BoaTa anu
turn it into Sign B3H h r go !" little less
unsiphtly, the youth might take more kindly o.
their letters. and fewer accidents occur rom run
away horses.
Henry w. Bookstaver has been appointed receiver
for John T. Conover builder, Of No. 3l2 West
Twcnty-eighth-s. on the application of Rowe ga q
Denman Indictment frodt th r1r T2' Street Rail
road, and has charge of the construction lton
of the, foundations for the MeirJpoli'inIn n
SAYS that Disagreement IN business mai
ter between him and aowe ~ Denman prompted
them to make application for receiver. Mr. oon-
over stated positively that ne hau ho othoi 'oi"
planning creditors.
The dcpositors Of the suspended Tenfonla sayings
Bank held meeting Monday afternoon. nenIy
Danscha, of the committee appointed 10 poseJim,o
the trustees and officers of the bank for enbelHng
its funds reported that the members had met WIN
y number of difficulties in their work, lie charRea
the District Attorney with delaying the charges oi
cmbezzlcncnt against the officers of the bank. ana
said that the Grand jury should have lnHletea
them long ago. committee 10 walt on DStluo
Attorney Phelps, to ngc Inn to have the pfleNah
ces submitted 10 the Grand jury III ORDER tlat the
officers of the bank might be indicted was APP
pointed
The following are the totals of failures in the
United States for the first quarters of 1879, 1873
and 1877 as furnished by the Mercantile Agency
Number of failures in 1879 2J2l; liabilities. . -
II2 GGJ; number of failures IN 1875, 3,3J1; IL
hiities $50. O7s 500; number of failures IN lS||
2SGg; liabilities, TJl ,j3S,O7O. these hgures lhd-
cate decrease IN failures OF NJ III numDer CURING
the quarter or a falling of of % per cent rs COM
nared with the corresponding quarter OF last year.
In the amount of liabilities, however, hncn
greater reduction is shown the failures Tor the last
three months being only slightly IN excess OF one
half in amount of those for similar period OF 1885,
and considerably less than those for 1871
BROOKLYN.
Representatives of the Mechanics Exchange
called on MAYOR Howell yesterday, and urged MN
to nominate competent men, not professional poll
ticians. as heads of the Building Department and
other Departments OF City Works.
Patrick Breslin, at one time Supervisor OF me
Second Ward, who was convicted OF Illicit dlNtil-
ling I'm New-Jerscy, aud sentenced 10 nine months
In the Trenton Penitentiary, has been pardoned ny
President Hayes. lie pardon was grahteu oh D"'-
urday.
Officer O'Connell, of the Fourth Precinct was
badly beaten yesterday morning at Raymohd-St.
and Lafayette-avc. by crowd OF humans ne was
ATTEMPTING 10 disperse In the discharge OF MS
dntv he stepped through hatchway, and was at
fine mercy of the crowd until he cou draw his re-
volver. John Mullaly was arrested as one oil the
assaants.
At meeting of the ST Nicholas Society. held Mon
dav Tunis c. Bergen was elected president Tor the
coming year. and Harmanus Is. Hubbard secretary
Among the other officers chosen were the following
managers: H. y. Polhemus. 5. NJ. Meeker William
son Rappelyea, g. J. Ryder, j. H. Van Brunt, ID. -
Uasbrouck Peter WyckOh, T.. ID. White. W. b.
Sprague, VIM. Barre and +. &. Bergen, jr.
Two young men called at No; "A Sanis-st., the
resIdencc OF Mrs. Wilson, and asked If they could
get board and rooms. Mrs Wilson invited them TO
inspect tue rooms but only one accompanied her.
the other remaining III the parior. Alter the younR
men had gone without engaging the rooms, Mrs.
Wilson had occasion To 20 into her BACK pario',
which she uses rs a bedroom. She found that hei
iewel-box had been rIted and the contents, valued
at $3.50 taken.