The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-19

10 persons were sentenced 10 3O3 tnaleTs uuc
days Imprisonment for cruelty to animals, anu
persons to So days imprisonment, without the PRIV
lege of compensatng by rhino.
The Post ONCE traific Is represented by the ioho"
oficers' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1859
Letter Letter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. carriers oHas Sos
Number OF letters arrived. ............. lI503,0Oo
Olty correspondence. ou-' doa
frlnteu matter,
Parcels with money. Observation-Disclosures. l,262.00O
Amount contained in these parcels. .269 $4,000
great progress is observable IN the telegraph
department, showing an increase of 665 per cent OF
its business from 1860 to 1868
The city IRE insurance, applying to buildings only,
not to their contents, and compulsory upon every
house owner, had insured 1858 buildings to the
amount of 2Tg,000, 600 thalers The damage caused
by 1873 fires winch, thanks to the excellent
department. were generally extnguished with the
utmost prompness, amounted TO only 900 thaiers
which, added TO the amount OF 10000 thaers PAID
by the city towards the Fire Department. required
the small premium OF about one-half per mille from
the insured. The amount OF movable property IN
sured IN 20 different insurance companies was
227 900 00o and, taking Doth classes movable ana
lmmovabe property together, the amount OF insur-
ance was 1877 thalers per mead OF the population.
The number Of fires returned by the department is
665; many OF these however, were confined TO
chimneys, garrets, &c. The department IS managed
by chief director, chief Inspector, assistant III
spectors Al cher iremen 1873 dremen and ASS
engine men, distributed in large depOts and 10
stations throughout the city. In the course OF the
year II furnished GLIB men as sentneis to theatres
only i've suffered injury In active service, but ali re-
covered after an aggregate absence OF months, Is
days from duty Only IL cases OF disorder occurred
which were visited With SO days imprisonment; 81
cases. however resulted IN small fines
The increase of the number Of prostitutes to thar
of the previous year was Is per cent Under regular
control OF The police were l4t', under SUPERVISION
sent to the hospitals 1882 females, including So
servant maids.
The number OF criminal cases IN the police court
was IA, $780, OF which
Tran lerred to other tribunals S32
Sentenced -, 73l
rod
OF mIsdemeanors we ind "a, $40, and OF tnese
Settled by sentence OF Imprisonment AZ, $50
Though OF the above number OF sentences OF I'M
prisonment more than 600 have not yet been exc
cuted, owing to the constant examining OF the pr
sons. The lists show that 80 764 persons are living
here at large who have served out their sentence Tor
crimes committed; or these males 10000 females
1874, and among them 393 youths OF less than III
teen years. The number OF those punished Tor Of
fences not criminal was 34S7S-tO wit, 81 248 males
1852 females, including Coz youths. The prisons
and jalls contained 1884 individuals. AS TO suicides
their number was 205-maes 49, females 80 and
children 2. Hanging was the fayorte resort in lO6
cases, shooting IS, drowning 20, poisoning % cut.
ting Of throat 6, stabbing Opening arteries l and
asphyXiatmg l. Murder and homicide were commit
ted IN three instances only Deaths In consequence
of casualties occurred in 253 cases-maes los, fe-
males AZ and children As.
The religious creeds are represented by the fol-
lowing numbers
Evangecals $3.50 I'll
Roman Catholics ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 922
Dissenters. Observation-Disclosures. 1925
Other religions. ......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1877
The number OF Evangelical churches III Berlin Is
SO; other places OF worship, II; ordained minister's
Is; non-ordaned, 3.
The independent Evangelical churches are s. with
IL ordained and non-ordalned ministers.
Churches belonging to hospitals, asylu.ns, mis-
siOns, &C.. Ii: with - ministers
The evangelical members OF the Church count
about 532 600 souls OF whom "a per cent only attend
- bath service.
Catholic churches, 9; other tabernacles, 3, and 9
SynapOrues. 8: IutnaraQs BaDti is Free
Rel!onists and Apostolicas, each one church.
Many more subjects are treated al length in the
census: bat we must bring this synopsis TO Il close,
OF taking up too much OF your valuable space.