The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-30

Arrangements have now been completed for the
grand dedication services at St. Ann's church, In
East Twelfth street, on Sunday next. The sermon
viii be preached by the Most Reverend Archbishop
McCloskey, while tho solemn high mass viii be sung
by Very Rev. william starrs v. G.. Rev. r. L. Burt
sell, D. d.. acting as deacon; Rev. ]. A. Keogh, sub
deacon: Rev. Francis acInerny, Master Of the Cere-
MONIES anu Rev. w. @. Poole, Assistant.
The deputy marshals and supervisors who failed
to get their pay from the chief deputies in the
several Assembly districts are now being paid at
Marshal Sharpe's Office They are Kept in single G|e
enter the ONCE singly and receive their pay from
Colonel Des Anges, the Grand Chief Deputy Marshal
pay and 'nake then marksn
The following gentlemen were elected directors OF
the New York and Long Island Bridge Company
yesterday, at the ONCE, No. 25 Chambers street,
John L. Brown, Henry W. Genet George Wilkes
James NJ. Sweeny Joel A. Fithan, Cornelius Corson
Winans, G. II. Trarord, r. i. Tyler, Jacob N. Long,
8. 6. Walker. H. l. Livingston, II. vandewater J.
j. watson g. L. Knapp. REPRESENTATION ii.
Mccarthy, Richard A. Storrs Gilbert A. Palmer.
Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins Of No. 5 West Thirty
fourth street, having at present on visit with him
tho Rev. Or. Samuel Harris, President of Bowdoin
College, Brunswick, Me last evening entertained ut
his residence number Of the alumni Of that col,
lege, as well to honor the president Of the Alma
Mater as to bring together the most prominent Of
the alumni resident In this city in order to make
rangements Tor the annual dinner, which s shortly
to take place In this city. Quite pleasant reunion
was had last evening" and the intention was formed
OF not allowing BOwdon TO be second In the annual
alumni gatherings SO popular at present In the city,
I Two notorious river thieves were caught on
wednesday evening, by officer Mcconnell, Of the
Third precinct In the act Of stealing tub Of butter
valued at twenty dollars from the store OF John M.
McCape, No. SO Murray street. On being pursued
they both showed light, and it was only by liberal
use OF his locust tnat the scer was enabled take
them to the station house. On being brought before
Judge Hogan Yesterday morning the prisoners gave
the Judge Immediately recognized the man giving
| his name as Thompson as well known character
| named William Courkly, who once attempted 10
| shoot his keeper while serving out a term on the
island The other prisoner is ole the Water street
gang. His real name is William Reyel. lie escaped
from the oflcer three times while the way TO the
TOmbs Locked up.
The work of taking the new census OF this city 10
| being pushed forward as rapidly as possible. Al
ready some thrty-fve or forty districts have been
completed and the returns handed in to Mr. william
| Masten, Chief Of the Census Bureau, In the Mar
shal's of1oe, and they show, as rule slight In
| crease over the former returns. Three or four Of
the districts have fallen short little and others
within two OF the number Of the original re.
| turns, bur the great majority Of them show a de-
Clded gain. General Sharpe gives 1t rs his opinion
that the complete returns, which viii be completed
! within thirty DAYS, Will show q total increase OF
from twenty to thirty thousand persons over the
returns made during the summer and fall. Thus
far the enumerators nave met with little or dill
Guilty in the performance OF their arduous task and
II Is believed that this census win DC all that could
| reasonably be desired.