The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-09
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

DEPARTURES OF MAILS YKsTERDAY-Ths steamship
Arago which left this port yesterday for Falmouth and
Havre carrying the European nails had on board ,9o6
letters for the British islands, l472 for Prussia 6ll2for
France l21 for Belgium and 30 registered letters maxi
ing total Of IL $50 letea She carried in addition 70
these IL 266 papers, &c. The steamship Borussia for
Hamburg took out 9,942 letters ana 6e34 papers,
periodicals. &c, making total OF 1886 packages by
mail The steamer City OF London for Queenstown,
carried letters papers, &c. and lis registered
letters, making in ALL 6,729 mail parcels The whole
number Of packages taken out IN the mail bags Of these
vessels amounts to 40, 4Ol
SERIOUS ILLNESS PRESIDENT AcroN.-For the past
few days Mr.. Thomas C. Acton, President of the Board
Of Police has been aing from sickness, which IL Is
believed brought on in great part by exertion
discharge OF the manifold duties he Is compelled
10 perform of his position He kept
when he was taken SO seriously that physician WAS
called for, who mad him conveyed to his residence In .
carriage.
WORKING woMEss HoAE.-This laudable undertaking,
which is under the management and auspices Of the
Trustees Of the Five Points House Of Industry, has
purchased fine building on Mott, near Canal street,
capable of accommodating about i've hundred persons.
The the building with its necessary effects, will
be about S2O 000 and about half this amount hes been
already subscribed legacie donations etc The object
of the institution is I'd furnish comfortable, Christian
home for such OF the many thousands Of our needy
working women require assistance subscription
hooks been opened and under the charge Of H.
n Camps, Treasurer, l49 Pearl street, and s. Hal-
SHARP PRAcrIcE.-Oncer o'Brien, Of the Internal
Revenue Department called Police Headquarters yes.
terday afternoon and stated that Mr.. Arthur Flynn,
owner Of truck sent his yesterday morning from
Forty first street and Eishth avenue TO Seventeenth
street and seyenh avenue WIN tne uGS' on ~nrcn
down town. When the boy mad reached Seventh avenue
and Nineteenth street two men got on the vehicle and
said they officers, and that they had come TO seize
the liquor The men asked HIM who was the owner OF
the truck and his informing them that his father was
the they babe him 90 IN search OF him. fhe boy
did as he was bid and returning with his father to-
the place where the liquor had been seized, no truck
could be found Mr. Flynn of course became convinced
and justly, that sharp swndhng game had been dex-
teroussy played at his expense
ARREST OF FuGnIvE.-A man named John Abrams,
alias Ray, who stands charged with having stolen an
amount United States stamps valued at $780,
in Pbiladephia was yesterday arrested in notorious
house in Greene street. by Captain Mills, OF the Eighth
Precinct The captain delivered the alleged deinquene
into the custody Of detective Elder, who held warrant
for his (Abrams'l arrest
Losr MS WAy-A German named Joseph Huber
rived in this city on Friday from Cleveland and put up
at German hotel preparatory to his taking steame3
for Europe Yesterday morning he sanntered out into
the street and after hours rambling was unable to
find his way back the hotel ascertain its where
abouts He left large sum OF money in his room be-
fore his un1cky stroll.
WEEKLY MoRrAurY.-There were four hundred and
ninety six deaths in this city during the week ending at
noon Of Saturday. the 9Th inst-an increase Of three
deaths over the total Of the week previous, and OF
thirty-fv that of the week which ended on the
25th Of last month.
DEATH OF SERGEANT WEBB-sergeant George b. Webb,
Of the Ninth precinct police died yesterday morning at
his residence No. Bank street. Of hemorrhage Of the
lungs Sergeant Webb had been complaining for year
or more; but till twelve ago that he felt
compelled ovo up active duty and lay aside his shield
and baton He active and efficient member OF
the Police Department. man Of unbiemshed repots-
ton and his loss will be sincerely mourned by large
circle of friends and acQuantances.
SUMNER UNIFORM or METROPOLITAN Police. THE Ne
tropolitan Police will don their full summer uniform ON
Saturday the 18th instant The dress which will con.
list of coat and pants OF blue flannel Panama hat,
white gloves and neckte, will be worn ON day duty and
only IN fair weather.
A CANINE CRUsADs--O On and after Monday, the 17th
instant all unmuzzed dogs found running At large in
the public thoroughfares will DO taken in charge By The
authorities and "dealt with according 70 law"
PUBLIC POUND IN HARLEM.-A now pound viii be OPEN
ed tomorrow ON First avenue, between 12st and l22d
streets Ali animals found straying that locality will
placed DURANGO, and retained until redeemed by
the payment of fine or otherwise disposed Of
SERIOUS FALL--Thos johnson, while at work yester-
d on board the steamer Eutaw lying At the foot Of
Oliver street. East river, fell from the rigging 10 the
deck thereby njurlng his ankle SO much that II was
considered necessary 70 have him conveyed TO the New
York Hospital