The New York herald., 1870-03-05

street, complained yesterday, AZ the iorkvte Police
Court: that hts son Edward had whipped him badly.
'Ed.n didn't deny It, but wanted tO MS lawyer.
Held IN default OF bail.
The Philadelphia Common Council delegation were
yesterday the Iguests Of the Police Commissioners.
They were lunched after the fatigue OF visiting the
station houses In coaches and examining the work
Ing OF our police system, DC.
| Al half-past one O'Clock yesterday morning fire
| broke out in the tailor shop Of Edward Metlnger,
| No 4s14 Oak street The upper floors are occupied
! Dy waiter girls who lost about $500 worth OF
properly Ia me aggregate. Metnger's loss is $780,
upon which no has 81, 800 insurance
Ben Hacours, OF ISL West Houston street, stole
thirty five dollars and watch and chain belonging
| to his wife, Mrs. Halcourt's first husband, Mr.
had gwen her the watch and chain during his ife-
tlme and she priced IL SO highly that she had Mr..
| Harcourt arrested. She then failed to press the
charge and he was "et CO."
| Mr.. Seward and Mr.. +. w. Seward were enter
tanned Friday evening at dinner by Mr.. Z. Delafeid
/ Smith, at his residence, IA East Fortieth street.
! Among the guests were Messrs. A. A. Low, Bigelow
Stoughton, Evarts, Baker the artist Judge Roose-
/ vet Isaac Bell, Josiah O. Low, Clarence A. Seward
! Blatchord, Prichard, kisse Roberts, Schell aud
| others.
James Walker and WIFE, OF % Amity place, went
on VISIT to Brooklyn on Thursday night. When
they came home they found Michael Begg snoring in
| walker co.'s bed. Begg lived IN the same house,
and had nnknowingly made the mistake; bnt
walker smashed nm with frying pan1and other
| utensils, and drove him from the house. Begg had
MN arrested for assault and battery particularly
the battery-but subsequently withdrew the charge
and Walker walked.
Offcer Robert Orr OF the Sixteenth precinct was
arrested yesterday by onicer Leaycra 0fthe Second
precinct, for brutay beating Mrs. Mary Walters. OF
No. Ala West Twenty street. Orr resides In the
same house. and he attacked her IN consequence OF
| asauabbfe among co-tenants about privileges Orr
ond place by beating her and showing u revolver.
| Justice Cox VIII settle him.
William A. King John kearns and Pat. McCaffrey
were arraigned before Justice Coulter at the York
vile Police Court, yesterday, charged with having
1 robbed one or the many American" tea shops In
Nesey street or teas To the value OF $500. kearns
| was carman IN the employ OF the tea company.
l "Mach kept q grocery store IN East Thirty-sXth
| street. and Kearns Is charged with unawfuly
| increasing Macs STOCK King Is suspected OF com
! plclty. All held 70 answer.
The opening lecture OF OF four lectures BY
Mr.. B. Waterhouse Hawkins, OF London, on th,
Science OF Natural History" was delivered last
| evening In the Young Mems Christian Association
Hail. corner OF Twentythird street and Fourth ave.
nue.. variety OF subjects in relation 10 the animal
] Kingdom was treated In the lecture. and rare
charm OF interest given them unusual in lectures OF
| tins purely scientac character. There was very
] good attendance.
From that low state Of temperature particularly
cheerful jus. now TO the ice companies the weather
| moderated about noon yesterday and the snow be-
! gan falling. 1t came down In that slow, steady
style that looked for all the world prem0nory or an
! Old fashioned northeast snow storm, the wind
which, however, was verv slight, coming from this
point OF the compass Fortunately 1t did not reach
TINS eliminating point and those anticipatlng-at
least this was the look OF affairs late last evening
peIplexing depth OF snow and 0bstructions OF The
city cars and railroad trains and s,eamboa, lines
| were happily disappointed.
The convention OF Irish societies TO arrange for
the celebration OF st. Patrck's Day met again las,
| evening, and were addressed by the Rev. Father
Corrigan. Captain Dempsey or the Sixty y-nlnth reg
ment, and a committee reported that the regiment
| would JON In The procession and muster in stronger
force than ever before. The regiment desired that
the procession Will march down second avenue IN.
stead OF First avenue, but subsequently yielded TO
| tue wish OF the convention. The following officers
were eected--Grand Marshal, James Reilly. A. o.
H., No. Is; First Aid, Peter Kane, A. .. H. Morris