The New York herald., 1870-04-08


The Fourth wsrd Matthew I. Brennan Benevolent
Association met last night and passed resolutions
highly eulogistic Of william NJ. Tweed Denny Burns
and Alderman Conan.
workmen were engaged yesterday in putting up In
the chamber OF the Board Of Supervisors life size
portrait OF Taxpayer Tweed, beautifully framed In
black walnut The cost OF the whole Is estimated at
about $4,000.
The fair In aid OF The building fund Of The Morning
Star Sunday School Is now open, and VIII be con.
tlnued until the close OF the week, at Apollo all,
TSentyelghth street. All the customary attractions
are offered TO VISITORS
German, named Louis Housman, residing at s3S
First avenue, while working at brewery in Forty.
seventh street. near Second avenue fell into beer
vat and was Immediately suffocated. The corpse
was taken home and Coroner notified.
An ocer OF the Twenty FIRST precinct found an nm.
known woman. last night sitting on the stoop or 227
East Thirtleth street. bleeding from the mouth. She
was removed to Bellevue Hospital, and died almost
as soon as she reached the institution.
The Board Of Assistant Aldermen met at two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, President Reilly in the
chair. After being In session only lew minutes,
during which routine business only was transacted
an adjournment Immediately followed.
meeting OF the Union League was held last
evening" at their club rooms. for the purpose OF ex
pressing the JOY felt by the members at the final
adoption of the fifteenth amendment. Speeches
were made by the President. Jackson s. Schultz,
sepss Of ama oshers ana
General Thomas.
Shortly after noon yesterday fight occurred In
the grocery store at the of Thirty third street
and Tenth avenue, between Edward Bowling ana
Joseph McMann. In the course OF the difficulty
Bowling seized large water pitcher and struck
McMann on the head, in1icting serioas wounds, and
then ran away. He has not yet been arrested.
Mc.Aann was sent to Mount Sinai Hospital.
the Albany passenger and freight propeller John
Taylor, which ran on Q reef OF rocks at Roy Hook
at southern entrance to the Highlands, last Monday
night, and was reported as being broken in two
and total loss, was noated by the powerful pumps
charge OF Captain E. Il. Love- She was taken In
tow by two steamboats, and started at once for New
Hook yesterday morning, having been KEEP. afoat
by the pumps OF tue Fuller, wh7ch were constantly
at work during the passage.
Some weeks ago officer Alfred Crooks, OF the
Broadway squad, was tried and dismissed the force
for word spoken In the heat Of passion to his
roundsman. The act was, perhaps, not sufficient TO
dismiss MIN. Crooks is young man. who sustains
an exec ient reputation As soldier he won the
aainlration OF ms superlors ana at Andersonvlile
tendery for the sick and buried many OF the federal
dead who were thrown out to bleach In the sun.
The Police Board Yesterday, in consideration OF his
past services, relnstated him the force and as
signed him to the Fourth precinct
The regular spring trade sale Of books was re-
sumed yesterday morning at Clinton Hall. The
attendance was large and the bidding spirited. The
invoice Of Claxton, Of Philadelphia was offered
consisting mainly Of books OF devotional cnarac-
ter. The list Of Schaefer OF Philadelphia was CON-
posed mainly OF German theological works ana
DOCKS Tor the &C qurement OF that language. j. E
I1lt0n contributed some superb editions or Tenny.
sons WORKS IN blue and gold which were sold at
rocco, 81 To- The same firm also contributed f1na
edition OF the works OF Burkt Foster the celebrated
EnRnsh landscape painter, which sold at $3 Is o