The New York herald., 1872-08-11

There were 1,4os dodgers in the station houses
last week.
The free reading room Of the Cooper Union will
reopen for visitors tomorrow Monday.
The body of an infant was found in the North
River foot OF Christie street. yesterday. The Coro-
Bernard Smythe the Collector Of Taxes, has been
removed by Comptroller Green. His successor is
not yet appointed
The vital statistics during the week ending at
yesterday were Gas Deaths 393 births 100 mar
riages and 80 still births.
Michael Malone, thirty five years OF age, laborer
fell from the fourth story scanoding of the new
building &c Third avenue, yesterday morning and
was almost instantly killed. The Coroner was no
titled.
At the Tombs yesterday an examination was had
in the case of Edward E. Kenrick, broker charged
with having in his possession bonds stolen from a
bank in Woodstock, Conn.,, in 1871. The case was
adjourned to Monday morning.
Thomas Wilson, who keeps stand outside the
railing of the Dutch church, corner of Fulton and
william streets, was brought before Alderman
Conan yesterday charged by Anthony Comstock
with Offering an obscene book for sale to young
lad. He was held for trial.
The laborers and men employed on the boulevards
and avenues in the upper part of the city are be-
coming uneasy in consequence Of their not receiv-
ing their pay regularly. The pay rolls were sent
by Commissioner Van Mort to the Comptroller some
eight days since, and are still unpaid.
Andrew Haggerty was arraigned at the York
vile Police Court yesterday by Onlcer James,
OF the Twenty first precinct he having beaten
owen Dolan Of 416 East Forty-second street so
badly that MS life Is in danger. He was held in
$1,000 bail to appear for examination.
Robert Moore, Of Bridgeport, was held for trial
yesterday at the Yorkville Police Court for steal
ing from George N. Schuyler, of Sixtieth street. a
horse and wagon, which have been recovered. The
accused denied that he had stolen the property.
He wanted to take drive, he said.
Richard G. Beamish, Clerk of the Chambers of the
Supreme Court, has recovered the books which were
missing at Judge Barnards trial in Saratoga. It
seems that Mr.. Cha1ec CLERK OF the Fifth Ayenue
Hotel, received them from Mr.. Prince of the Judi
cary Committee and did not know to whom to re-
The nag over the Stock Exchange was displayed
at hall mast yesterday as a mark of respect to the
late Oswald Cammann, who was formerly connected
with the firm OF Cammann & Whitehouse and more
recently senior partner of the house of CaInmann
Co. He was one the Oldest and most respected
members OF the Board.
James Donahue, Superintendent of the Free
Labor Bureau, Nos. and 10 Clinton place. makes
the following report Of business for the week end
ing August 1o:-Applicatons for employment.
1Ol9, OF these there were 2e2 males and 737 emaes
male help required 247; female, $40: situations
procured FOR us males and 675 females: whole num-
Der OF situations procured for the week. SsS.
Fire MARSHAL Mcspedon reports nineteen fires for
the week ending August 10, 1872 ut noon. The
estimated loss is $685. 1856 and amount of insurance
s361,500. The causes of the several fires were as
Observation-Disclosures Of occupants and employees
I; children playing with matches, 2; defective dues
2; foul chimney, / grease boiling over stove, |;
kerosene lamp explosion, L; malicious mischief, 2;
overheated stove pipe, l; sparks rom forge, not
ascertaned, !.
After Joseph Lynch, who had been held IN 81, 1000
bail to answer on Friday, at the Yorkville Police
Court, for interfering with carpenters working on
the ten-hour principle, got his liberty he took to
drink until he got intoxicated. He then quar-
relied with some other members OF the eghthour
movement. 0ilcer Webb, OF the Nineteenth pre-
cinct, arrested him. but In doing so was assaulted
by Lynch who was held in $1,000 bail to answer
therefor yesterday at the Yorkvile Police Court.
DEPARTURE OF THE INDIANS.