The New York herald., 1871-03-19

The police arrested 1,527 persons during the pas
I week.
The amount OF taxes paid at the Office OF the Tax
Receiver during the past week was s29i55.
On Thursday next the New York State Poultry So
ciety will sell at auction large number OF the finest
breeds VI poultry.
Fire Marshal McSpedon reports that during the
past week there have been In this city fifteen fires
involving loss OF $26 1853, and on which there Is an
insurance OF slsS,e00
Marshal Hart. OF the License Bureau In the
Mayors oilce, granted the following licenses last
week:--Boardlng houses, 4; express wagons IA:
yendeis, so; cars and cartmen, II: coaches 7; por
ters, a Junk shops, l; drivers, ~. Total, $50.
Amount received, $3.50.
Lewis Wegandt, lad nine years OF age, died
suddenly on Friday night at the residence OF his
parents, los Eldrldgc street. The day previous de-
ceased, While at play In an Old building corner Of
BrOone and Eldrldge streets, which being de-
moisned, Jumped from the second haor to the pave
lnent, and it Is supposed injured himself Internally.
Coroner Hermann was notified TO hold an inquest.
Mr.. James Donahue, Superintendent OF the Free
Labor Bureau, Nos. 8 aud 10 Clinton place, makes
the following report OF business for the week ending
March 1s:-AppIcations for employment. 629; or
these there were i34 males aud 4g5 females; male
ncp required, Iemalc, 53S, situations procured
Tor 81 males and s64 females; whole number Of
situations procured for the week ending March ls,
Sis.
Coroner Young yesterday concluded his investi.
cation previously commenced in the OF Honora
Leahey. the child three years OF age who Killed
on the 10th inst, corner OF Barrow and Fourth
streets by being run by car 30 of the Beecker
Street Railroad Company. The evidence showed
tnat the occurrence was accidental, and verdict
to that effect was rendered by the Jury. The parents
nf az liysn q l.
Twenty.thrce bbativc dcvotees OF Irelands tntelar
SAINT among whom were Two rull.biooded Teutons
were brought before Judge Scott yesterday morning
The magistrate gave the gentlemen severe repri-
mand for being careless In their devotion to 1.-THE
drowning OF the shamrock" whereby they got
drowned themselves. Alter receiving copious pro-
misses OF future amendment told them .'go their
ways in peace; their sins would be forgiven thom,
for they loved much"
George Shortel child three and half years OF
age, while crossing Twenty eighth street. near Sec.
ond avenue. yesterday afternoon. In advance or q
team OF horses attached to heavy truck, was
struck by one OF the horses and Knocked under the
Wheel which passed over his body, causing injuries
from which death ensued in q few minutes. The
mains were removed 10 the Morguc and Coroner
Hermann notified 10 hold an inquest. The truck
driver was arrested ana detained at the Twenty FIRST
precinct police station to await the action of the
Coroner. The parents OF deceased live in Second
avenue, between Twcnty-seventn and TweRty y-eghth
streets.
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An audience OF nearly seven hundred people
sembed in the great nall OF the Cooper Institute
yester lay evening to hear q lecture on "WorK.
Weather and Wealth. So lar a. the lecture was
concerned the 'work" was ;edious--the weather.
was dry and as for the "weatn'i-well IL was free
lecture. The lecturer, Mr.. Hodgskin, seemed TO
please anu interest his audience. and his remark,
s'rle weather Is hckie-more tickle even than
wOman'-took immensely. But when he said,
'Work only commences when man mas learnt that
first question OF civilization. laying by something
for q rainy day. the gallant SIX hundred present
began TO look drowsy and did not evince very much
interest In the lecturers concluding remarks.