The New York herald., 1870-04-16
NEW YORK CITY.
Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor
Items of Metropolitan News.

Professor b, waterhoase Hawkins win lecture IN
the free scientific course this evening at Cooper In
stltute; subject, THE Age OF Dragons"
Messrs. Pratt, Pierce and Gibson, committee oi
the Boston Common Council, were IN tins city yes
terday and investigated the new instantaneous gas
lighter, with "a view 70 It's introduction l0r puohc
use IN the dub"
There were no trials Of deliquens policemen yes,
terday owing 70 the circumstance that the clerks OF
the Central once made out the complaints on
blanks or the Metropolitan Police District. instead
or the Police Department OF the city VI New YORK.
This win De cae ering news TO the parties uhuer
charges
young man named Lewis G. Hill with hair
dozen aliases was arraigned before Justice Cox at
Jefferson Market yesterday afternoon oy Captain
Mcdonnell upon complaint OF Thomas Carter, Of
2.7 Dowery ara was charged with passing o worth
less check for sol 10 on nim, drawn on the Peoples
Bank, payape to the ORDER OF George busnneli.
signed by A. M. Butterlied who ls supposed to be
fnyth. IIl who has been DONG an extensive bust
ness IN the check line, was committed LOT eXaihi
hatlon.
The statement that there are but ten men at work
on the new Post ONCE In this city is incorrect There
has been at no time the past two months less than
100 men at work there and during last week
greater amount OF land was excavated Inan DURING
any previous week since ground was first broken
1he granite which Is cut at the quarres Is arriving
daily and beng set as rapidly as received. Ihe
work IL being pushed quite vigorously anu the ap
preparation Is not yet quite exhausted. General
uuiburd has received the plans Tor the IRON work.
aud only awaits the additional appropriations py
Congress TO advertise for proposals therefor.
Mrs. Blair, proprietress OF the house in West
Thirty sixth street. into which young girl claims
she was inveigled by matrimonial advertisement
as published in yesterdays HERALD, under the
heading, 'Drawn into the Web" denies tiat the
victim was as guieess as she claimed TO be, having
acknowledged that she Was ''rdfued' q year ago;
and states that the girl was not present more than
u few mlnules in the house at any time. Tue Young
girl Also II seems stated In letter answering the
advertise ment that fully understood It's mean
Inv. y and believed Inat her form ana appearance
would be found satisfactory.
In December last lengthy report was submitted
by the chemist OF the Board Of Health TO tnat body.
setting forth that the popular preparation or beauli-
Tying the complexion, known as "Lard's BlOOI OF
iouth " was impreg mated with lead, and proved dis
astrous to the Meath Of those VINO usea It, The
chemist has Just ascertainel that the analysis made
was not Tue preparation manufactured " Mr.. Laird
aud mat BOom" mace by MIN Is IN no wise detri-
mental ana has no injurious ingredients. 1t would
he well Tor the Board OF Heath 10 exercise great
caution In their Investigations INTO private business
AFFAIR.", the power IN their hands iOr good or eVi
report great 30 be used wISh0ut due rejection
and certainty IN tie result