The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-09

Average temperature yesterday .............. 800
| Average temperature for corresponding date
last year u
The number OF arrests by the police for The week
! ending July are 2,062.
The vital statistics for the week ending July a.
noon, are as foliows:-Deaths TO; BIRTHS $780, mar
| r1ages, 100, anu stlllbrths, A.
Fire Marshal McSpedon reports forty-one fires for
the week ending July s. at noon. The estimated loss
| is Sss,o9s. Amount of Insurance. as far as ascer-
| tanned, $780, 900.
Marshal Hart during the past week has granted
the following licenses:-Carts and cartmen, 80;
coaches, SO; express & junk carts 4: junk shops 3;
second hand dealers, 3; vendors, 3D. porter, l. dri
vers, ~ Total, IFS. Total amount received 1858.
| Mrs. Catherine McDevitt, woman nearly ninety
| years OF age, Friday evening accidentally fell
| from the third story window Of premises 4lS East
Tenth street to the pavement and was 80 severely
injured that death ensned soon afterward. Coroner
Herman was notified TO hold an inquest
Mr.. G. d. CardozO, chief of the Ordinance Bureau,
reports that he mas received during the past week
ia complaints of violations OF various city ordt.
nances nineteen of which have been satisfactorily
settled and the balance reier.ed 10 The proper de-
rartnents for remedy.
The Il. d. BassfOrd Association had glorious time
81 their first annual picnic al jones' Wood Thurs
day. Fun and fr0lc reigned during the afternoon
ana evening. The patron OF the association Joined
In the festivities, ana helped 10 make the affair
thoroughly enjoyable and completely successful
Coroner Herman yesterday held an inquest at SIT
West Twenty .fth street on the body OF James Nc
Mullen a lad seven years of age, VINO was drowned
10 the dock foot Of Twenty street North River
OH Wednesday last by accidentally falling over
board. The lemalns were not recovered TIL Friday.
evening, when they were found foot of Twentyfirst
| street, North River
| The threatening attitude assumed by the Irish
Catholics toward the Orangemeu has been thought
Of sufficient importance ny Archbishop McCIoskey
TO induce him TO do all in his power to prevent an
outbreak. lie has requested the clergy TO speak OF
| the coming demonstration at each mass ana TO al.
wise their congregations to abstain from any overt
! act, and allow the Orange procession TO pass In
peace. The archbishop by this means hopes to
allay the threatened storm.
The Central Park meteorological Department re.
ports for the week ending at Two r. NJ. July s.
1871, the following atmospheric conditiOns:-Baro.
meter-Mean, 10000 inches; maximum at Oh. ON.
July 2 80. 22O inches: minimum at four A. NJ July z
29.1s2 inches; range, ASS inch. ThermUaneter-
Mean, 69.4 degrees; maximum at four p. NJ. July :,
s5.2 degrees; minimum at FIVE A. M. July p 49, de-
giees; range, 22.0 degrees On July 3, lain fell from
\. NJ to 4:3o a: NJ. 10 the depth OF 30 inch; July
q, from $3.50 P. NJ to 1880 ?. NJ to the depth Of o2
inch; July from $40 r. NJ. TO p. NJ, 10 the depth
or Ol inch; July o, from 1880 p NJ. to ~ p. NJ, to
the depth OF o4 inch; July = from oh. ON. A. NJ. to
l.lo A. M 10 Tue Oh III making the total
amount Of water for week, IL inches. The distance
travelled by the wind during the week was 955
miles.
Mir. James b. Nicholson, OF The Boards OF Commits
soners OF CHARITIES and Correction and OF Emigra-
tion has been advised by his physicians that
TO certain Of the medicinal springs OF Germany is
requisite 10 the restoration Of his impaired health,
aud has therefore decided to go abroad. lie viii
leave the 18th inst. Besides his well known close
application TO the duties OF his public position, Mr..
Nicholson has served the New York Balance Dry
years, ana to Ms zeal for these interests the
cent bereavement he has experienced III The loss OF
his estmabe wife Is attributable his feeble physical
condition recent proposition that public de-
Europe, IN evidence OF the regard IN which he Il
held by his fellow citizens, was courteOusy yet
firmly declined by him; but tins Will not prevent q
gathering Of his numerous friends at 4 leavetaking
on the steamer pier the day Of hts sailing.
The Conan Association, OF the Fourth ward. were
last night most royalty entertained by James sulli
van, the genial Clerk OF Fulton Market with clam
chOwder. The members ana guests assembled
about nine O'Clock 10 discuss the merits OF the treat
and the festivities OF the night were opened by fle
President, James Dunphy eating three plates OF the
rejection TO test ITS quality; then lager nowed abun-
dainty and all the tribes or the Fourth ward were az
once engaged IN the good work OF lessaning the
quantity Little Billy Mcguire" aud blg Rob-
McGrath discus SEQ the merits OF the Mutuais aud
question rs TO whether chOwder was unknown TO
the ancients: they cOntended that 10 was. but In.
sisted that lager was the nectar spoken or in Homer
this SCully denied, and said that hot whiskey was
the weakness Of Jupiter; Counsellor Oliver sent for
his books TO set the question at rest And 80 went
the run, until every man present had partakcn or
the chOwder and 1t was numbered among the
things Of the past