The New York herald., 1870-05-01

The deaths for the week ending yesterday In tins
city were 45S; marriages, lao; births, 1876.
The dead body of an infant was found yesterday
morning corner Of Beach stree, and West Broadway.
The valuable library belonging to the est,te Of the
Rev. Dr.. Rapha was esantly soil at auction TO the
Rev. Father Farrell, OF ST. Joseph's church.
David Sterling, convict at Blackwells Island
died on Friday. He was a sailor, and was sentenced
on April oy the Court OF Special Sessions to four
months Imprisonment for assault and battery.
special meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce
VIII be held To- morrow, at one O'Clock p. NJ, to take
measures TOR the relief Of the sufferers by the re-
cent disaster In Richmu nd.
Yesterday afternoon the schooner Hattie Low
sailed from pier No. North river. with O second
detachment OF thirty men, women aud children for
the Hyde Park colony OF North Carolina.
The following are the receipts for taxes during
the past week:-Apr rs 81 800 80; 26h IS, 500 Ia;
27th SO 2li &c. 2sth, So 86i %; 29th, SOFAS O5;
30,h $ll,574 4l-tJtal $50 696 30.
Comptroller Connolly VIII pay on Monday next,
the I'd nst $1,000 1856 49, the interest on city aud
county honds ard stocks OF which $3.50 74a Is paya
be TO the commissioners o. ne Sinking Fund
account OF the lund or redemption o, City debt.
The arrests by the police In this city during the
past week were as lOlows:-SatuIdiy % |, 23S Sun
day, 2Ih, 2)2; Monday, 25th, 2l7; Tuesday. Goth
252 Wednesday, 27th I'll; Thursday, 2Sih, III and
Friday 29tn 25J-otai, l 5o6
During the past week Marshal Tooker has granted
Licenses "a follows:-EXpress 20; carts So venders
al; hoardlng houses, 4; coach, 1; porters 3; dri-
,erS, l9. Total, l33. Total amount collected tor
licenses and hnes 1857 81. Recovered for various
cOmplaiDants, $22l.
John Reynolds, an apprentice, in the employ OF
Malcolm Mcfiale, NO. 335 Broadway WAS taken be-
fore Justice Dowliag ye terday af ern on an com
miCel for embezlling slXty-sX dollars, which he
co ted from Goldsnith. II rman h Co.. on the
l4th inst., and appropriated 70 his own use
Contributions FOR the benefit Of many sufferers and
destitute families deprived Of the of supnort
by the terrible disaster of April 81 at the Cap to IN
richmond, may be directed To Lees AZ Waller. 80 Pine
street; Richard Erwin Co., 81 Exchange place;
Lancaster Brown Co., % Nassau street,
Mr. william Beach Lawrence, son Of Ex-Governor
Lawrence, OF Rhode Island, died sud- My on Fri
day night, aboard the Sound steamer Bristol, while
ne was eI! route rom Boston to hs city. Mr.. Law
renee had been complaining for some time past.
Friends here TOOK charge OF tue remains for inter-
meat
Bernard Smyihe, Receiver OF Taxes, has received,
during the past week, the following amounts for
taXes:-
April COO 80 April 29...... s6,if3 SO
April SS6... $500 y April So........... il,o74 Al
April 2s... 1904 90 Total....... SS6696 80
'i.. l>err .~ap. tho pugist, surrendered himself
Yesterday forenoon TO SUI lntendent JOurdan, at
Police Headqual tiers. He was sub equently taken
before Judge bowling, at the Tombs Police Court
and gave ban IN 81 900 to keep the peace. David
kenney, OF 20 Monroe street, was kerrgan's bonds
man.
Mr.. John Bigclow, late United States Minister to
France, sailed yes erday, at noon, in the steamship
City OF Brooklyn, for GERMANY where he intends
residing with his family for several years He was
accom- aned to the wharf by several frienls and
distinguished residents OF tue city, all OF whom
wished nm Don COJtge.
The old Board Of Commissioners Of Emigration re-
tired yesterday favor OF the one sting OF
Messis Chauncey De Pew, Cyrus Curtis, Isaac Bell,
j. B. Nicholson, Emanuel B. Hart, X. OGOrman,
Willy Waacli, W. +. Barr and f. S. Smith. The er
o6ctO members are the Mayors OF Brooklyn and New
York and the presidents Uf the German AID Irish
societies.
Among the passengers who sailed In the steam
ship ST. Laurent yesterday for France were Rose and
Blanche, twin daughters OF the late Nathaniel Miles,
ana known as the herolnes in Eugene Sues "Wan-
dering Jew" BY the death Of their father they
come INTO possession OF the casket OF diamonds OF
which thrilling history Is given In that novel.
The caSket was presented TO their mother by tn I.
Empress Josephlne ami IS actually worth only
$4,000 although reprc sened by Sue as being worth
$3,000,000.
In view OF the fact that several hundred poor Rus
sian Jews have arrived in this city and hundre Is
more are to follow in their wake a joint committee
or prominent Israetes has been formed, consisting
OF members OF the Board Of Deega es, Hebrew Be-
nevolnt Society and city synarogues, to col ect
funds ior their relief We note tnat vest rday, In tie
Fortyfolrtn st eet synagogue the Rev. s. N. Is lacs
alluded to the Russians in his sermon and about
81, 600 WIS col ected 4 ON those present.
Charles b. Kimbal of fremont, Westchester
county, in the employ OF the Narraganset Steam
ship company, charges that while riding IN Broad
way Car on Friday night he detected Thomas Cos
grove a Nawarker, with his gold watch. valued at
$780, In MS hand, having removed II from X mballs
vest pocket lie was given into the custody OF oetec-
tive Murphy, Of the Fifteenth precinct, and Yesterday
morning comnie1 by justice Cox in default oil
81, 500 bail.
Henry G. F. Koch, OF No. Is Carmine street,
charges that on Friday night he detected a young
man in his employ, named John II. Brewer OF No.
2i7 West Forty-th third street, leaving the store with
dozen handkercneIs valued at twelve dollars, Which
he had stolen Brewer admitted MS guilt, ana state
that wine ana women had b ought him to his pre-
sent disgrace, ne having been supporting m stress
for some time-passng her of as his wifeof goo DDS
taken rom his EMPLOYERS store. He was committed
answer a the Special Sessions.
Coroner Keenan, was yesterday notified to hold
an inquest at the corner of First avenue and
Tkhlrty-hfth street on the body of Thomas
| Seery twenty-four years OF age and born
| In Ireland, VINO died from the effects OF injuries
| received by pile of lumber falling upon him
in Schuyler's lumber yard, o0t OF Ihiry-lh street.
East river. Deceased was passing through the yard
at the time OF the occurrence and IRON what cause
the lumber fell must be determined 10y an oclal In
| ve5tgatl0n.
| An inquest was yesterday held by Coroner Flynn
ON the body OF Frank Kiernan. whose death was the
result Of injuries received on the evening of the 81
ultimo by being run opposite No. 25 West street
| by No 81, OF the Belt Railroad line. Deceased
was riding on the front platform OF the car, when he
either jumped or fell or and falling on the & acK,
the wheels passed over both his legs crushn ng
them terribly the car was going pretty fast at the
| time. The driver had but litle experience in the
business and seemed disincne to stop car after
the accident In their verdict he jury recommended
| the railroad company not to employ such inexpe-
| renced drivers