The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-15
CITY HTErIrGHHCR.

rHsoRArH Swnprsas AT LAnds The public are cea-
toned 10 be upon their guard In regard TO swndling
operation which being extensively practised Ths
operation foows:-A person representing himssR
o. messenger from the American Telegraph Company
will call at the residence Of some merchant iawyef Of
other citizen, and ask II he In and the messenger y
then for The d Of house and hands
message purporting TO be FOR her husband. Tho mes
ss1isr informs her that there two three four Ave
collars 70 collect the and the swndler has
the appearance Of regular telegraph messenger ehs
generally pays him the The envelopes BY which
ink, american Telegraph Company" The American
Leegapn Company is doing all In lis power TO arrest
ing one Of them They expect 70 catch the others In
few days In the meantime they wish TO caution the
public to DO on their guard
ESCAPE OF NoTsD PoEPoxsr FROM BIAcKwsELs
IsLASp-Hs ID REARRnsrzD AT q late hour last night
Special Sheriff E. A. Birdsall, OF Blackwers Island,
made the arrest Of George Heating said to be one Of hs
most noted professional pckpocets that has infesae6
this city for years Heating sentenced in July lass
to three months imprisonment for pocket picking ana
Sheriff Brdsall ascertained that he In New York.
and succeeded n finding him last night In MACE for
showed night as soon as he saw the ocer and threw sv
bottles at bis head but did not fortunately, hit him.
he was taken to police and locked up and
will this morning be rccommitted 70 the island.
THs PARK YEsrERDAY.-The attendance at the Park
yesterday was very small and the indications are thE
the weather fast becoming too cold for open air
cers prove attractive The visitors attired II
furs and thick warm clothing, rendered necessary By
days. The seats unoccupied and all seemed
TO prefer brisk promenade, by which means cheeks
glowed with rosy hue and eyes sparkied with unusual
and shortly after FIVE O'Clock the visitors had all de-
parted.
Tan CATHOLIC ORPHAN AsyLuM.-The Board Of Man.
ayers of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum have ar
ranged to hold the annual festival in aid Of that nsu
ton at the Academy Of Music, New York. next Thur
day the 10th instant Performances will be held in the
afternoon and evening They will be OF an enltvening
character and very high order OF merit.
LICENSED PUBLIC VEHICLES Over four thousand public
vehces-carts trucks, express wagons, &c-havc been
licensed by the city authorities since the 18th Of Septe-
ber Each vehicle has been thoroughly inspected BY
the police Of the Twenty sixth precinct Captain Charles
Bracket who exercises special supervision over this
important branch Of Corporation affairs.
The CRoroN WATER SUPPLY The Croton Aqueduct
Board special notice public sets forth thas
the and economy in the Of Croton water
al this time required The long and drought
has reduced the flow in the Croton river to its lowest
stage should this continue week longer the supply to
citizens would be reduced to less than the
quantity now used
TRIAL NEW FIRE ENGINE. metropolitan Steam
Fire Engine No. 8, just completed by the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company, was brought out in the City
Hall Park yesterday afternoon for trial before being put
duty last evening She operated satisfactorily play
ing single stream two hundred and forty feet with ono
and one-cighth nozzle.
DEATH or AN OLD OTFIcAL George Eadie, one OF tho
deputies the Office OF the Superior Court Clerk died
yesterday Saturday, morning, Of consumption. He
thirty years Of age and had been eleven yeaEs
in the Office. He faithful and attentive man Of
business and II may be said OF him that he died swh
harness his back he was officiating at his desk on
Friday Up TO four o'clock and before I've O'Clock satur
day morning he breathed his last Mr. Eadic was much
regarded by his associates and was always courteous
and obging to the members of the bar meeting Of
the clerks held yesterday at which complimentary
resolutions adopted and ordered TO be published 10
the HERALD.