The New York herald., 1870-05-29

Bernard Smythe, Receiver OF Taxes, report tsy
receipts for taxes for the week ending Yesterday TO-,
be $23,792 H.
The Orthodox branch Of the Society OF FricHds
discussed business matters entirely their sesai1u
OF yesterday morning. Public questions WIN. 30
considered next week.
Police arrests during the past week were as fol-
lows:-Saturday 2lst. 200; Sunday, 22d lss; Nom
day, 23d 270; Tuesday cath, ZIG; wednesday, 25th
300; Thursday. Goth, 254; Friday 9th, 2l2-totai.
l,683.
At meeting OF the directors OF Wells, Fargo Co.,
held at their Office In this city Thursday May 20 the
following gentlemen were elected ofiicers:-Wm. q.
Fargo, presidents Lloyd Tevs. Vice PRESIDENT o.
Goddard, treasurer; IIieo. +. Wood, secretary.
The vital statistics OF the city for ihe week ending
yesterday were as folows-Deaths, exclusive Of
those at public Institutions, s74; marriages. 1ce;
births, 107; stillb0rn. 49, excess OF mortality over
births, III, death rate almost double tile ratio
oil incr ease OF population.
The funeral OF the late George W. schenckberg. OF
the Seventh regiment, who died suddenly In Wall
street on Thursday during the parade or that COM
mand. VIII take place to-day, from his late resi-'
d nee No. 3ll Madison avenue. Tie regiment win
attend In civilian dress.
superintendent Donanue reports that during tho
past week 266 males and $50 females applied for
situations at the Free Labor Bureau, under charge
D. the Commissioners OF Emigration Male help
required. l44 female, 7a0 Situations were procured
Tor l34 males and 500 females.
John Schafer was arragncd at Jefferson Market
yesterday charged with stealing ninety-one dollars
from Michael Maher, of 354 Bowery. Locked up to
answer. Maher also charged brother OF the above
prisoner with stealing two sets OF billiard balls
valued at twenty-seven dollars Committed in de-
fault OF $500 ball
The Saturday afternoon concert at tho Park did
not take place yesterday, owing TO the inauspcious
state Of the weather. There Will be music, weather
permitting, on Tuesday evening" In Tompkns
square; on Wednesday evening In Washington
8 uare and Oh Thursday evening In Madison Park,
from five to seven O'Clock each cveang.
Marshal Tooker, OF the Mayors onice issued the
following licenses last weck:-Pawnbrokers, IL;
second hand dealers, IL; junk shops. AZ cars, 10;
boats, g.; boarding house. 1; express wagons. IL;
vendors. 35; carts 43 porter l: drivers 3o-totai.
announced that the time for renewing the licenses or
keepers OF second hand and junk shops WIN expiro
June o.
The Chlldren's American Church Missionary
Society neld an anniversary meeting in Steinway
Hall yesterday. There were, despite tho bad
weather, not less than 5000 children and teachers
present, representing the churches and chapels OF
st. Marks. ST. Georges Holy Trinity, Epiphany
ana ean or twenty Gtsr ESgusn. and aPpr9
dard. Tying, Vckers and others.
Yesterday afternoon serious accident occurred
at the tobacco factory Of r. ana G. LoriIlard, Is
Chambers street. Jacob Green, young man OF
twenty-five years, while hosting tobacco, was
ammed between the elevator and the trapd00r,
having his shoulder blade and two ribs broken. But
the most singular and serious part Of the affair
that the points Of the ribs entered his lungs He
removed to his home, No. Thompson street, as no
| refused TO be taken 10 the hospital.
The name Of the woman found In the dock foot or
pier No. East river, few days ago. proves to have
| been Abcrtine Baumann, a native OF Switzerland.
| On the 10th inst. deceased was admitted to the
| Blackwes Island smallpox Hospital, from which
she escaped the dav following, aud It IL probable
| that she was drowned while attempting to swim
across the East river. Coroner Scrmer has the
In charge Deceased was twenty-seven years OF age
aud had been In the country about Two years.
Mr. Morris, OF the Board OF Health, yesterday sent
| word to tho Cor0ner's olico that John Reynolds
man forty-one years Of age, had died at TIA East
| Twelfth street. Deceased worked In the Novelty
Iron Works, and about ten days ago was injured by
| fall which induced tcanus, death beng the result
| IL does not appear to the Health Board whether
there criminal carelessness culpable neglect,
hence the dishonorng OF the pnysican's certificate.
Coroner Flynn will hold On inquest. Deceased lett
| widow and one child.