The New York herald., 1872-12-22

Taxes paid this week, $4Oo, ATT.
The police arrested SOC persons during the pasA
week.
Marshal Hart granted 1853 licenses during the
week, and received $276.
There were 527 deaths, 4lo births, 100 marriages
and Al still births in the city last week.
There were sixty-one complaints OF violations %
Corporation ordinances made last week.
The steamer Rhode Island, built by Henry SteerS
for the StoningtOn Steamboat Company, win be
launched at Greenpoint at three p NJ. tomorrow.
Fire Marshal McSpedon reports thirty seven nreD
for the past week. The estimated loss upon them
Is $7,775, and the insurance $69, 700.
Fifteen cases Of smallpox were reported to Dr.,
James, City Sanitary Inspector, last week. Eight
deaths occurred from the disease Ten additionaE
inspectors have been added to the regular corps By
smallpox.
The Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital has rel
Gently added department for the gratutous
treatment OF throat diseases The clinics are held
at the hospita, 233 East Thirty yfourth street, on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Of each week.
at two O'Clock p. M.
The Chidren's Aid Society are to give entertain
ments on Christmas Day to the inmates of the
Newsboys Lodging House, 40 Park place, the
Girls Lodging House, at 27 st. Marks place, Riv-
tngton street, and the similar institution at 211
West Eighteenth street.
Comptroller Green reports the receipts Of taxes
for the past seven days have been as follows:-
December H. $315,s55 Al; December 10, $18 600 96:
December II, $16,6O2 81; December 49, 313 s3s OTIS
December 10, $4,000 SO; December 20, $21.s75 06;
December q, $14,472 IA. Total, $4l4,o4s 65.
Coroner Herman was yesterday called to ST.
T,,ro "a init oI IN hold ipcp
Dennis Daley, single man, twenty five years Of
age and born in Ireland whose death was the re-
suit OF injuries received on the nth instant BY fall
ing % through rough building in Fiity-sixth street, be-
Contributions are solicited for the Christmas
festival Of the Union Home and the School for
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans. and may be sent to
Mr. Barnes, at the Home on the boulevard; to Mrs.
Charles p DAILY "a Clinton place; Mrs. Admiral Far
ragut 116 East Thirty ysixth street. to Mrs. David
Hoyt l29 East Forty-sixth street.
There will be celebration, with appropriate
exercises, by the children OF the Colored Orphau
Asylum, Tenth avenue and 143d street, on Thurs
day next. 1t Is also intended to give them a
Christmas dinner Donations for the latter will be
received by Mr.. j. Stokes, 81 Madison avenue, at
the Asylum. Christmas tree is also meditated.
About ten O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. Edward
c. Reid, thirty years Of age, who is supposed
to have been connected with dry goods house In
the city, was taken sick In the Grand Central
Hotel and BY his own request was removed to the
fremont House. COS Broadway, where death en-
sued afterwards, probably from discase of the
heart. Coroner herman was notified. +,
James Donahue, superintendent OF the Free
Labor Bureau, Nos. and 10 Clinton place, makes
the following report Of business for the week end.
ing December 81 2l:-Applications for empaoyment.
no. Or these there were 214 males and Sc females-
Male help required, 166; female, ca1. situations
procured l0r las males and l32 fcmaea whole
number Of situations procured for the wesk, 81.