The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-05

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TIE WASHINGTON STREET HIGHWAY ROBBERY
CAsE.-In the account Of this anair published In
yesterdays HERA LID the residence Of John Kearney
was inadvertently stated rs No. 90 Wafer street. II
should have been Watts street.
DEMOCRATIC UNION GENERAL CoMNrrTEE.-Elec-
tons held last night in the several wards OF
delegates to the above committee and subsidiary
raj Committee Will meet In Masonic Hail on Wednes-
day evening to effect an organization.
SLATE RooFERe-Y Yesterday morning the en-
poyers Of slate rooers gave notice to their hands Of
an immediate reduction or wages from four dollars
and half TO four dollars day. The men objected
to this and called q meeting, which was held last
night, to take action on the subject. The meeting
was held at Sheridan's jackson Hail. corner OF
Greenwich avenue and Horati0 street. Thomas
Mctiae occupied the chair and Christopher Collins
acted as SECRETARY. An earnest protest was made
against the action OF the employers and determine
ton expressed Of refusing 10 work TILL the former
rate or wages Is restored.
HoNoRABLY DIscHARGEp.-On the 2sth and Goth Of
June last we published case which came up be-
fore Justice Hogan at the Tombs in which Mrs. Gil
man charged Mrs. Mary Ann Beuch with stealing
certain pieces Of jewery. The accused was arrested
as she was discriminating from The lanama steamer
Henry Chauncey. When brought before the magts-
trate she alphabetically denied tue accusation The
subsequent history OF the affair showed that the
articles Of iewelry said to have been stolen had
oeen ID possession q MIS- Bencn lor years me re-
and produced All proceedings against the accused
have therefore been abandoned, the complainant
failing to appear against her.
TUE TEMPORAL POWER OF THE PoPE--This very
interesting and important subject will be the text
OF lecture to be delivered in the great hall OF the
Cooper Institute by Rev. Father Boyian, on Thurs
day evening next Father Boylan has made this
subject his peculiar study and there IL DOUBT but
that he VIII present 1t in manner rnat Will not only
be gratifying TO thousands OF our fellow citizens
who will be drawn TO the lecture, but instructive to
many whose attention must be more or less directed
to the consideration OF a subject that NJ OF world
wide interest. As q lecturer Tather Boylan has
been frequently before large audiences OF his fellow
countryinen In lre.and who are deeply anxious Tor
his success among his fellow countrymen mere.
REMOVALS IN THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE,
Collector Smythe has made the following removals.
Peter l. Nefus, gauger, $4,000 per year; Joseph R.
Blocker vessel clerk Auditors Department. $1,000;
General william DE Lacey. impost clerk, Auditors
Department $500: John Campbell, bond clerk, third
division, xl,500; Wright Wilson, clearance clerk,
fourth divsioD $3.50; e. K. Aldrch and Ten Brock,
Wynanss and Michael Weae Clerks ii paD
stores 81 200 per year; +. Miller, third division,
and J. Bnckel messengers, $500 per year; also the
Douglas \. Obrien. John J. Gleason, H. NJ. yelling,
q. q. Van Reypen, J. w. Bryce, J. l.. Chapman,
Samuel Harrison and eight night inspectors receiv-
ing SIS per diem.
MINOR NQUEsTs.-Coroner Flynn received the
testimony yesterday OF Of the witnesses in the
case Of Thomas Mulhein, who was run over on the
3otn ult. by Second avenue dummy engine at Six
tieth street. when he had both legs fractured death
occurring o day or TWO after. The evidence taken
Their adjourned.
Coroner keenan, held an inquest yesterday over the
body OF Moses y. Mussey. the OLD time book pub
Usher. whose sudden death has already been noted
The cause Of death was hemorThage OF the lungs.
The relatives OF deceased are UNKNOWN and there
requested TO communicate with Mr.. John A. X.
Duval at police headquarters 800 Mulberry street.
Ferris Gushing, OF as9 Pearl street, died suddenly
yesterday from unknown causes. Coroner Flynn
VIII hold an inquest
Coroner Flynn will also hold an inquest tomorrow
was stabbed In the abdomen by Patrick McGagan
IN First avenue on Friday.
CooPERs' UNION No. 4.-Coopers' Union, No. 4,
held regular weekly meeting last evening, at ORR
entail Hall, corner Of Clinton and Grand streets,
President Colgan In the chair. Asset OF resolutions,
with preamble, was offered by Thomas Dohcrty and
adopted. rectng that It Ia quite common practice
with certain -four merchants to purchase unclean
barrels-worm eaten filthy. and In many instances
fresh from the garbage servce-and pack nour in
them, to the great detriment OF pubic health. The
resolution concludes by calling upon the Working
mems Union 10 bring the matter before the Legisa-
ture Reports were next read from different
committees. The Finance Committee reported
expenditures for the last month, &3a5 81; receipts,
S407 90. The shop committees reported full work,
full wages and no strikes. The next business was
the installation Of the following onicers:--P. III.
sullivan, president; John Fox, vice president;
Charles W. Marx, recording and financial secretary:
John Hewett corresponding secretary; William
Cagney, treasurer, anu Peter flaming. secretary.