The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27
NEW YORK CITY.


Lceol and Police Paragraphs and Miscellaneous
Items Of Metropolitan NewA
John Britt, of q Hamilton street. yesterday fen
into the hold Of the ship Great Admiral and was
badly injured. Sent to Centre street hospital.
The Quarantine Commissioners met yesterday
a'ternoon, at their rooms IN Exchange court, but
snGao Deing no business Of importance 70 transact
auJourneu Tue hot weather was TOO much even for
saem' out mo business'' was the excuse.
Justice shandley yesterday committed A cook
named Charles Gentle. upon complaint of Hiram P.
Horton, OF 40 West Thirtieth street CHARGED with
stealing money and clothing from him ON the Is IN q
June valued at seventy-eight dollars. ~'-N
Detective Reilly, OF the Fifteenth precinct veseer-
day morning captured negro, named Johnson. n
the corner Of Mercer and Fourth streets, haytns In
his possession large roll OF blue cloth. which il
supposed TO have been stolen An owner u wanted
for the property.
The American Bank Note Company lost BY the Ore
corner OF Rector street and Broadway, the night
of the oath, only $4,000 nothing like the figures be-
fore reported The plates and Dies which were sup
posed to have been lost sale In the main office VI
this establishment, elsewhere.
The second annual picnic Of the women's Typo
graphical Union, No. !, Will take place next satar-
day afternoon and evening, at Funk's Park. Sixty
women
matters spin when the time comes and the OCCASION
VIII doubtless be u most enjoyable one.
James Naglon, OF 154 West Forty first street, ar
rested by oflcer Warner OF the Twenty-ninth pre-
cinct ON Monday night, upon a complaint OF grand
larceny, preferred by John Rcnnet. OF 454 Seventh
avenue, yesterday morning arraigned before
Justice Shandey and discharged the c0mplainant
failing ~ appear against him.
Margaret Wood, aged twenty-three years, being
weary OF lEe attempted to drown herself IN the
North river on Monday night, but was prevented BY
officer Burns, OF tue Twenty-eiahth precinct. who
ragned before Justice Shandley at Jefferson Market
yesterday morning aud discharged
A meeting OF Excelsior Lodge No. 26l, &. o. s. c..
J D. Post S. X, aud Samuel Daring. II. s., WAS
held last evening" at Which the usual routine busl
ness was transacted. In case the above hlerogyph.
les are uninteigtble, they mean that the Boot
Shoe and Cater Filters Society met last evening as
Military Hall and received the dues OF members.
The Matthew T. Brennan Democratic Benevoieus
Association, No. OF the Seventh ward had picnic
at the East River Park, foot OF Eighy-fourth street,
yesterday. There was large crowd, and everybody
thew T. himself was on hand Also and entered
into the spirit OF the occasion with his usual coed
nature and vim.
The counting Of the gold In the vaults OF the Sub
Treasury was continued yesterday In the presence
of special officers or the Treasury AZ Washington and
OF gentlemen acting for the present sub-Treasurer
ana for Judge Folger, the late incumbent OF the
Office. The work Of counting the coin is proceeding
with all proper despatch. but 1t Is not likely that is
will he completed for another week at least.
Ann CLARK, RESTING in West Fortieth street. be-
twsen Ninth and Tenth avenues, was arrested by
detective BrIce, OF the Twentieth precinct on Mon
day night, charged with striking Peter Haggerty on
before Justice Shandley, at Jefferson Market and
committed for examination. Haggerty, who Is Sc
verely injured, Is at present confined La bellevue
Hospital. ~ sg,
Captain F. 3. Northup died in this city yesterday
morning, aged sixty-nve, Of heart disease. Captain
Northup has been well known among our commercial
men for the last forty years. as the c0mmandant OF
several OF merchant vessels In foreign trade He
was much respected for his strict integrity, gentle
munIy department and fnithfu!ness In all his Dusl-
ness transactions. lie was born In Newport X. L.,
but has been resident OF New York Tor over forty
years
The fourth annual excursion Of the P. j. McLaugh-
lin Chowder Club took place on MONDAY evening
ana yesterday, at Saltersyie, N. j., and the club
returned to this city last night, having enjoyed an
seventy members, and the officers Of the organiza-
ton are as foil0ws:-Presdent, Henry G. Bertrand;
Vice President, Mortimer Meade; Treasurer. Henry
Mack; Financial Secretary, Gilbert b. Wood: he
cordlnH Secretary, James Reilly.
Joseph Gregory, cigar dealer, who was arrestco
by detective Eustice, Of the Central Police ONCE,
about two weeks ago, charged with negotiating the
sale OF 80 900 United States bond portion OF the
proceeds OF robbery committed ut the st. George
Hotel on the 18th Of June last, whereby Mr. Carlos
del Castillo LOyzaga, treasurer OF the Cuban Foreign
Mission, was deprived OF $685. In United stAtss
registered bonds, was arralgned before Justice
ShandIey, ut Jefferson Market, yesterday afternoon,
and fully committed.
Frederick Dawson aged rwenry-eight having no
home, was yesterday morning committed by Justice
Shandley. at Jefferson Market, upon complaint OF
Tom @. Shedd, proprietor OF "game" at 7O2 Broad
way, charged with entering his bedroom at fOus
O'Clock on Monday morning and stealing a silver
checks valued az $3.50 and rwenty-one dollars In
money from his pants pocket The complainant te5-
tiled to finding The prisoner In his room ana chasing
him into the street, where he was capturcu 10y Olcer
Bradley, OF The Fifteenth precinct
way audi Eleventh street cost the Publishing and
Mssiona departments ut the time OF Its purchase
s96o,000. TO meet this large draft the agents Issued
coupon bonds, payable at the end OF fifteen gears,
sooner OF the option or the concern, with interest
and the protracteu Investigations that followed him
dered the sale OF these bonds. But without advee-
Using them or taxing any extra means TO bring
them before the public the agents have sold $780, COO
WORTH and two wealthy Method5rs are now ne.v-
tlating to buy up the rest
DEATH or An OPIUM EATER
On Monday woman named Elizabeth MaYes,
siXty.eIGht years OF age residing on Western ave.