New-York tribune., 1870-10-07
NEM.YORK CITY.

from injuries received Wednesday by falling from
| fire-escapc.
Neither branch of the Common Council held
n meeting yesterday afternoon and both boards stand
| adjourned until Monday next
The grand billiard match for the champion
ship between Dion and Rudolphe takes place tonight
at Apollo Hall, the game commencing at sp. IN.
The Fourth-ave. Railroad Company still con-
tnue charge the six cents fare to the inconvenience
Of many living the line who, Dot wishing to pay IT, are
compelled 10 use other lines.
Superintendent Westeryelt of the Depart
ment of Public Docks has been instructed to repair Pier
No. r. half Of the expenses TO be assessed TO the les
| sees who occupy one-hah OF the dock
Francis j. Haggerty, the Principal of Gram
mar School No O. has jns perfected valuable drl by
means OF which, Of fire. he empty any building
| of the pupils and teachers in So seconds.
Patrolman Wood yesterday morning saw a
thief having bale of hemp in boat at the foot of De
lanceyst, East River He abandoned the boat and its
| contents leaped overheard, and escaped.
Edward Gahegan of Tivoli, a brakeman on
Hudson River Railroad train yesterday morning fell
| from the train while in motion at Onehundredand
thirty secondst, and was instantly killed The body
| removed to the MOrgue.
| ST. Michaels Father Mathew T. A. b. Society
has chosen the following officers: T. oMahouy, Pres-
dent: James C. Larkin VicePresident; James Hussey,
Recording Secretary; Philip Meredith Financial secIe-
| tary; Michael Rush, Treasurer
The Rev. Edward Henry Bickersteth, author
/
request Of the Young Mems Christian Association in
their Han, Twenty thrdst of Fourthave, this
evening at o'clock. Mr.. Bickersteth will sa for En-
! gland on Saturday.
| Wm Marsh the soldier from Willett's Point.
who the 9th ult, during iii Of Jealousy, shot and
mOrtally wounded Bella Housted an inmate Of Greene
ST. brohel and then shot himself died Yesterday in the
| Pcnitentiary Hospital on Blackwells Island Coroner
! schrmer will hold an inquest
| The President of the Eastern Belt line made
timetable yesterday, requiring drivers 10 make
three trips daily from the South Ferry TO Central Park
This arrangement acceptable to the drvcrs who
say that trips could not be made III 10 hours and that
| they will not work longer.
Fire Marshal McSpedOn yesterday concluded
the investigation into the circumstances connected with
the explosion IN the cellar OF the dining saloon Of Joseph
Reickerts at No LIS Thirdave. He il convinced that
Reickerts and John Graham were concerned ~ SELLING
the place ON fire, and should they recover uoh heh
! burns, he Will cause thelr arrest.
The annual festival for the benefit Of the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum held yesterday az
ternOon and evening in the Academy of Music. The
audience filed every seat and standingp n the large
edifce aud seemed greatly pleased with the theatrical
expected that 5000 will be realized above all eNpensef
Yesterday was the first day upon which
to he paid upon personal estate and bank
stock and the Receiver OF Taxes, MI Bernard smythe
reported that up 10 hour OF closing the Oloo, f319
sos 80 had been paid On the fret day last year
<77OOO was received In about week the books Tor the
| collection Of taxes upon real estate will be opened
| 1t is proposed to assemble the surviving
| members of the Old 5th New-York Volunteers al TO
union some time this Winter to revive old associations
and "reminiscences OF the camp and field Officers and
members Of the regiment requested 20 send
Of their comrades and addresses possible t.
Mr. George f. Williams, Office of The Nc,e York Times
A complaint has been made by the captain
of a merchantmen that at the Office Of the American
Consul Of Liverpool instead OF 10 shilngs, the legal
rate Y! shillings were charged for every invoice of
goods shipped from that port 10 tls country The num-
her of invoices made out at the once OF the Consul e
oil ~ Ia "a
miee Of the shipowners Association OF t6s city have
taken the matter IN hand and appointed Special Con-
mittee to investigate the charges.
| Fair is holding in jackson Hall, az Hudson
st. and Eighh-ave for the benefit Of the Catholic
church of St Bernard, the Rev G. A. Heay Pastor.
grand Fair under the direction Of the ladies of 81
| AIMS Roman Catholic church. viii open IN the Academy
vember g. designed to raise funds 10 assist in the
Of the church and the parOchia schools.
Fair in aid OF the Roman Catholic Founding Uospi-
tai Of this city will open ia the fourteon-st Armory
November T.
| To-day, at 10 a. M, solemn requiem mass
and the Office for the dead will De celebrated Francis
Xaver's Church In sxteenthst sixthaye, for the
repose Of the soul Of the Rev Henry Murphy, member
of the Society Of Jesus. Deceased born in 1885,
Dublin Ireland from whence he came TO America and
was educated in Montreal, Canada at the Jesuit College
and in 1855 joined the Society OF Jesus. He spent tho
greater portion of last year in Toronto account OF IL
health. His remains Will be inferred a st johns Col
! lege, Fordham,
A large number of United States officials AS
sembled at the Marine Court yesterday morning Wit
nesses for the Samuel G. Courtney, the xFedera
District Attorney in suit brought against William T.
Brockway, wholesale liquor dealer, for counses Zee
Of goo appears that Mr. Courtney defended Brock
way charge of violating the Revenue law ana Sc
amnatiOns before C9mmlssoner a shieds MI Courtney
way refused TO pay On the ground that II vac al e1oI
bitaDt amount --~V
Judge Matthew T. Brennan in all probability
will cease to be Police Commissioner tomorrow H.
resignation it Is thought is already in the hands OF
Mayor Hall, who will appoint his successor Who that
person may be is perhaps known only to one man ct
present. but appointment is expected 10 be made
Gil after election Mr.. Peter Is. Sweeny was at Police
headq quarters yesterday, and in conversation with Com
missioners BoswoTth and Brennan E1Superv1sor
Walter Roche is candidate, according 10 report and
Judge shandley is said 70 be not gnwling Inc slth
and Fourteenth Wards think they have equal claims.
At the meeting of the SaleswOmen's Early
Closing Association, last night 1t was expected that
Miss Netta would hand the treasury s76, which
she admitted having in her possession at the last meet
ing She did not, however put IN an appearance but
her sister Corresponding secIetary stated that she
was sick Mr. Wittenbeecher said That Miss Ncttas ac-
tOn IN keeping back the money she had collected wac
extremely damaging 10 the interests OF the society, az ~
created satisfaction among those VINO bad Contrlb
utcd and prevented the Association from using great
many of advancing its interests Inotloh ~as
then carried that all moneys collected be handed In next
| Thursday.
| Max f. BerolzheimeT, bOarder AZ Malllards
Hotel committed suicide yesterday morning, by shoot
ing himself through the heart with revolver. He had
loaded five barrels OF revolver got into he'd covered
himself up with the bed clothes and shot himself through
the heart Ho held the revolver in his left hand whom
he discharged it, and must have died instantly He 1it
letter on his addressed 10 his friend Mt HnD,
which ne stated that he intended 10 commit suicide
and directed that all of his bills shcnld be pad faithfully
by his friends leaving his will to be eNocniod ny his
friend Mr.. Brandes Of Brooklyn. and that his body he
buried in Greenwood No reason can be gned i0r Las
fatal act, he temperate, WcItod 90 na NOionei
Keenan, held an inquest