The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-24
NEW YORK CITY.
Local and Police Paragraphs vi
News and Minor Items OF
Metropolitan Intelligence.


Counterfeit ten dollar noles the First National
Bank OF Poughkeepse are reported In circulation.
child named Seaman fell from the second story
window Of his home corner Third avenue ana l25th
street. Yesterday afternoon, and very seriously
injured.
fire at forty minutes past three A. NJ in the
ship chandery store Of Jonas Smith, SO South street
yesterday caused $500 damage stock ana $500
loss on the building: fully insured.
That portion Of Christopher street between Hud-
son and West is sadly in need OF pavement. veni-
Giles or all descriptions have wheels smashed or
knocked on by ruts tn, rein.
The Department OF Public Works announce tha
n the weather be fne there will he music by the
Central Park band IN Mount Morris square this
evening.
The shandey regiment. an independent military
organization OF the friends OF Police Justice Shand.
ley, will parade Thanksgiving day. under com
mand OF General William NJ. Tweed, Jr., OF Tue Coy
ernor's stat
Patrick Quinn, or 31s Mott street was held ny
Justice Hogan yesterday TO await the result OF In
juries he had inflicted on nis VIE by kicking and
besting ner. Mrs. Quinn now lies In the Centre
Street Hospital suffering from the bruises.
Yesterday Mrs. Mary Ann scnell OF 49, Cherry
street. died suddenly. Investigations made by
O1icer Green convinced him she had died OF isuda-
num- taken with suicidal intent, and tho Coroner
was summoned to the house.
Minnie Forrest, residing At 2s4 West Thirty third
street, charges that on Saturday night Margaret
Smith entered her room, threw her on the floor
and took SIS IN money from her stocking. Jasilcc
Cox yesterday committed her to answer.
That portion OF Christopher street between Hudson
tst ia " i'm or NM
OF vehicles are constantly smashed Knocked on
by ruts therein. VIII 1.-The Bossn see to this You
know how it Is Yourself" Election month is good
time Tor ucndlDg these matters.
Justice Hogan yesterday neId for trial George
Wilson, Tor having picked the pocket OF Mrs Cahe-
rine Maetler. in . Third avenue car. wilson was
Just leaving the car Mrs. Maetler gave the
alarm, and on his being arrested the pOcketbook
containing $3.50 was found In his possession.
Gabriel schuthiers, butcher. residing al No ia
Bieeckcr street, was yesterday committed In default
or 81, 900 BAH by Justice Cox nj Jefferson Market
charged with stabbing John Fisher, Of No. 7G Mott
street. in the head three times with knife On sat
uruay night.
Mr.. Bernard Smyth, Receiver or Taxes reports the
following as the collections during the past week -:
saturday. .....S95s,2s4 Wednesday 49,. $685. 800
Monday 566,sl4 Thursday ..... ass, 40
tuesday. 6Is,33l Friday ....... Dos. 067
Toai .........-.......,........ TAI. o5V
The shovel Is rapidly taking the place Of other assas
sins weapons. Many felonous assaults with il have
been reported recently. Last evening Michael Cos.
te0 OF "a Betnune street. attacked James Fitzharris
neighp0r living next door, with or these
weapons. and laid open his head 10 the skull
Costello was locked up In the Charles street statio
Tue arrests by the police yesterday, between six
A. NJ and nine +. NJ, Tor offences growing ont NJ
The sale o. liquors, were For ntoxcation 60; FOR
being drunk and disorderly, Ia. and Tor d,sorderly
conduct, u: or II males and q females, making lie
total arrests 9S There were no arrests l0r viola ton
oi the Excise law. r.
AT the annual meeting Of the Managing Committee
Of the Manhattan club, held recently the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:--Pre.i
dent, Augustus Schell Vice President .. T.. NJ Bar.
low; Secretary, NATION Marble; Treasurer, Andrew
II. Green; House Committee WIN. n. HurDnt,
hiram Cranston, Bernard Cassery.
The officers or the Central PARK Meteorological De.
pament furnish the following a. the result of lheir
observations Tor the week barometer mean - 99.
maximum 3o.36o, minimum 1896 range .e6t inches.
thermometer mean DOL maximum Il, minimum
AIS, range 29.5 degrees Rain fell 10 the depth Of
.oa inches. Distance travelled by the wind, ,27a
miles,
Yesterday morning, a. about three O'Clock. a
young woman named Mary Crea. OF very coneIy
appearance, jumped iron, dock at the loot OF
Grand street into the East river, and by
IN 0itiCer VINO was On post near by anf t8keh 10
the station house. The would-be suicide
was yesterday brought before Justice led
witn al The Essex Market Police Court.
who ordered her to be committed to the OF the
Commissioners OF Charities ana Corrections. Tue
unfortunate told story to one OF the officers Of be-
tfdycd aid unreauited a1cction which maze her
life miserable ald drove her 70 the rasl aet she
80 neal accomplishing.
Miss Mary Wannemaker residing at No. 25i West
Thirtyeighth street, appeared before Justice HNhY
ut the Y0rhvile Police Court Saturday aud stated
that while standing front OF her own
day, about noon, young man came up 20 her and
snatched ner pocketb0ok, containing eighteen dol
lars. out OF her hand, and then ran on with II. she
called out to those passing 10 stop the thief aud
George Bowman, OF No. 226 West Twenty-eghtli
street, arrested him at the corner OF Thirty seventh
street aud Broadway An or'cer soon after
made his appearance and took the prisoner
into CUSTODY, at the same time telling
Miss WaDnelnaker and Bowman to be Al the York
vile Police Court In the afternoon to make COM
plant. Justice Bixby inquired OF Mr.. James
McCabe the clerk, II such . case had been brought
TO court: No case OF the KIND had there, and
officer Mooney Of the Twenty-second precinct, who
happened to be in court was called mp, but he knew