The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-04

increasing the pay OF certain members OF the Metro
politan police which was agreed to- Adverse re-
ports were also presented relative to the Brooklyn
County Court House and to protect consumers or
coal in this city and Brooklyn. The Assembly then
adjourned.
miscellaneous.
General Grant is now reported TO have expressed
himself In favor OF impartial suffrage and the pro-
posed amendment to that effect now pending In
Congress.
The weather yesterday changed from the snow OF
Tuesday night to driving ram and thunder storm,
which continued with great force up to an early
hour this morning. In Maine and the extreme
Northern States severe snow storm prevailed.
The Republican State Convention Of Connecticut
met at New Haven yesterday and nominated State
ticket with Marshall Jewell the candidate for
Governor Resolutions were adopted declaring
confidence in General Grant. fav0ring impartial
suffrage ana payment OF the national debt in gold
economy in administering the government and
equality OF taxation.
Mr. j. N Norris OF Quincy, ILL.,, Is reported to have
received a tender OF the Interior Department from
General Grant,
In the Hudson County IN. ~ Court yesterday
case came up in which Mary Harrison, widow,
forty-ve years Of age. George vreeland an old
man OF eigh:y-three, for breach of promise OF mar
rage, damages Delng lalu AT S40,O
A mysterious system OF frauds on the government
has just been discovered and frustrated at Washing
ton by the Treasury officials. Forged instructions
sent to receiver Of public moneys at Bayfield,,
Wisconsin, directing him to send the money he had
to Richard v. Clinton, banker in washington,
through the mail, whenever the amount exceeded
$1,000. Several amounts sent; but the officials
being notified by the receiver, took charge Of them
at the Post once.
The CITY
The annual report Of the Metropolitan Police
Board has been transmitted to the Governor. 1t
shows that there were 6S,45l arrests made
during the past year, Of which 2l,667
were OF females. or these arrests IS were
for murder, Il OF the persons arrested for
this crime being females. or those arrested Il, $40
were aborers, 154 were lawyers, Al were policemen
Go were actors 20 were editors and II were re-
porters, the two last being the lowest numbers on
the list. The total Of lost and stolen property re-
stored to the rghtful owners during the year was
s5,2O3, 1885, The number OF lost children reported
was 5,74s in this city and 1888 In Brooklyn. The
number Of foundlings in this city was 1852. or tru-
ant children reported by the teachers in the public
schools there were $500. The various ferries over
the North and East rivers carried 81 32l 24 passe-
| gers, OF which the Union ferry carried 100000
number carried, $4,000, was by the Hell Gate ferry
The Board reports very strongly against the system
OF house Of detention for witnesses.
There are at present at the Tombs twelve muir
derers two OF whom are women. Most OF these
| prisoners were arrested during the past month.
| The City Chamberlain, Mr.. Peter B. Sweeny, has
| written letter to the President OF the Board OF
Education urging him to make some 0ficial investi
CATION in reference to the alleged forgery Of war
rant for s17.50O drawn against the appropriation
| credited to the Board OF Education. The money on
/ the warrant was drawn from the Broadway Bank as
long ago as April, 1867.
resident OF Brooklyn recently, while laboring
| under the insane idea that some one was trying to
rob him. took his watch and $500 out on the street
| and gave them to the first stranger he met. The
| stranger has not yet returned them, although the
| BrooKlynlte has become sane again.
In the Court OF General Sessions yesterday, before
Recorder Hackett, Francis B. Pintow, the Park Bank
robber, was brought up and arragned His plea Of
guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, which he was
anxious to make, would not be accepted by the
prosecuting officer, and he thereupon pleaded guilty
| to the Indictment. The Recorder sentenced him tC
five years in the State Prison.
The steamship Deutschland, Captain BrIckenstein
win leave H0boken at two p NJ. to-day for Souhamp
ton and Bremen The mails for Europe win close al
| the Post ONCE at twelve M
The sidewheel steamship Magnolia, Captain Crow
ell, OF Leary's line. will leave pier No. North river
at three p NJ. to-day for Charleston. S. C.
The steamship Hermann Livingston, Captain Cheese
man, will sail at three p. NJ to-day from pier % North
river for Savannah.
The stock market yesterday was dull. Gold closed
at 1855.
Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Judge Ransom Balcom, OF Binghamton; John b.
Alley, OF Boston, General 7. Cadwalader and Gene.
raj Lttleneld, OF Philadelphia; G. II. Clemens, or
Washington, and G. W. Swepson, Of North Carolina,
are at the Aston House.
General James Craig, OF Missouri, and A. J. Drexe
Of Philadelphia. are at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
r. p. Hardness, Of Cincinnati; J. R. Kicks, OF Nor
folk, Va, and j. D. Docherty, OF Savannah, are Of
the Maltby House.
DR.. Fraser, or Prescott, and J. Lothrop Motley OF
Boston, are at the Brevoort House.
General d. S. Bell and J. G. Campbell OF st. Louis:
Lieutenant Croker King, OF the Seventy eighth
Highlanders, British army, and J. s. Eldridge, OF
Boston, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Major G. T. Plunkett, Of Hartford; Z. A. Buck, OF
Buffalo; W. " Hutcnings, OF Boston. and j. w.
Fawcett, OF Cleveland, are at the Hoffman House.
Captain Joyes, of the United States Army; A. q.
Lippincott OF Philadelphia; VIM Miller OF Bradford
c. W., and Colonel II. D. Mann, OF Mobile, Ala, are
at the Metropolitan Hotel.