The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-16
NEW YORK CITY.
the imports Of the week amount to $4,000, ia

$12o,472 SO were collected for taxes during the
week.
1928 persons were arrested by the police In this
city during the past week.
Eighteen hundred persons lodged at the various
R wsef S'a'0n houses IN Inc Guy curing the past
There were forty-two ires in the city during the
past week. The estimated loss is $14,O73, and the
insurance $66,550.
Marshal Hart during the week collected s2,oes Is
for 493 licenses; l08 complaints OF violations OF
Corporation ordinances were received.
The City Auditor will be ready on Monday to re-
ceive the receipted bills Of citizens who are en-
titled to receive back one-third of the assessment
PAID by them certain streets mentioned in the
compromise assessment act.
Yesterday an order was made by the Superin-
tendent Of Markets, that all stalls on the sidewalks
ringing the markets must remain closed on Sun
days, that is, from twelve O'Clock ON Saturday
night, to twelve O'Clock on Sunday night.
There have been in this city during the.past
week 342 births, 10 marriages and 632 deaths,
being an increase over the preceding week OF II in
the deaths and decrease In the marriages Of 81 in
the births OF and in the stlllbrths OF IA.
At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon fire broke
out in the stables at the Of No. Albany street.
that caused O damage OF $500. Three horses and
COW were burned to death. No insurance. The
cause OF the fire has not yet been ascertained.
1t appears from the testimony given before the
Coroner's jury at Williamsburg that Thomas Sisk,
whose death appeared in the HERALD Of Friday,
came to an untimely end by the accidental dis
charge OLA musket which he was In the act OF
cleaning, and not by suicide, as the circumstance
led the police to believe.
James D0nOhue makes the following report of the
operations Of the Free Labor Bureau for the past
k:-Applicatons for employment, 1900; OF these
there were 800 males anu 991 females; male help
CURED, 247; female, 1899; situations procured for
212 males and 944 females; whole number Of situa-
tiOns procured for the week. 1856.
In order to keep the expenditures of the Depart
ment of Public Works within the limits of the
diminished appropriations Commissioner Van Mort
has dispensed with the services of the following
employees In the Bureau OF Sewers:-One general
inspector of sewers at salary OF So 500 per annum;
one assistant ia u engineer $500 per annum Ave
rodmen have also been reduced from 81, 500 to
$1,000 per annum, making total reduction In the
annual expenditures in the Bureau Of Sewers OF
$l0,362 SO.
Commissioner Van Mort has for some time given
his attention to the matter of selecting proper
pavement for South Fifth avenue and Church
street. with view Of testing the desrabity of some
pavement other than stone or wood, such as the
Lhnmer pavement used in London, or the Val de
Travers pavement. 1t appears, however, that q
large majority Of the property owners along the
lines of these streets are opposed to anything but
square-block stone pavement and, as they will
have to bear the expense, the Commissioner feels
1t to be his duty to defer to their Wishes
Thomas Brennan, of 761 Greenwich street. on FRI
day night entered the grocery store of Hartman H.
Heidgood at 765 Washington street, and demanded
drink OF whskey. Heidgood thinking he had
drink enough refused to give him any, which 80 en-
ragged Brennan he dealt him blow In the face with
his fist, and ran from the store. He returned
in short time having In his possession q large
butcher knife, which he nourished over his head
and threatened to get square with the Dutch -.
Oncer Van Arsdale OF the Ninth precinct, disarmed
him as he was entering the store and took him to the
station house. Yesterday morning Justice Ledwith
at Jefferson Market locked him up for trial at the