The New York herald., 1872-09-09
NEW YORK CITY.

| Brown was arrested and locked up to answer o
| cnarge OF felOniOus assault.
NEW YORK CITY.
During the week there were 422 Births le7 mar
| riages and ST. deaths.
Marshal Hart granted during the week 100
licenses, receiving therefor 5000.
The police during the past week arrested 2,O44
persons in this city for various offences.
There were 1850 dodgers accommodated at the
several station houses during the past week.
| Ell Hall, Chief of the Ordinance Bureau received
| 3o1 complaints Of violation Of Corporation Ordi-
nances.
Fire Marshal McSped0n reports that twenty-one
fires occurred last week, Occasioning a loss Of
! s2o,5eO which is covered by insurance amounting
| to $99,800
Comptroller Green paid on Saturday, through Pay
master Falls along the line of the work, the wages
due the aborers the big pipes to the 1st inst to
the amount of $22, ,557 80.
Ann Finley, an Irshwoman, twenty.six years Of
age serving out six months sentence In the Pen
itentiary on conviction for petit larceny died in
the island hospital on Friday OF perttOntts. An In
quest win be held on the body by Coroner Young,
| who was notified.
Daniel Callahan, of IS Albany street, and Timothy
Hayes entered into disputation last evening in o
grocery store, 127 Washington street. The Sc.
| quence Of the affair was that Callahan received
several severe scalp wounds, inflicted by bottle
! welded by hayes.
Melina Tenant, child eighteen months old,
| whose parents live at 1914 West Eleventh street,
| at eight O'Clock yesterday morning fell from the
fourth floor to the cellar and died soon afterwards
from the eects or the injuries received An inquest
| will be held by Coroner Young, who was notified.
Steven O'Connell, recently living in Cherry
street, near Rutgers, died yesterday morning in
Bellevue Hospital, from the effects OF injuries re-
received on Friday last by a bale OF hay falling
through two floors Of building at James slip,
where he was at work, and striking him on the
head Coroner Keenan, will hold an inquest on
the body.
| Coroner Young on Saturday was called to the
Morgue to hold an inquest on the body OF Charles
Brown, an English seaman, twenty-five years of
age, who was drowned at three O'Clock in the morn
ing by falling from the steamship Erin, lying at
pier "A North River, aboard Of which he was going
| while much under the influence Of liquor.
| About half past two O'Clock yesterday morning
| Dennis LawlOr, man thrty-one years OF age and
born in Ireland while in a state of intoxication
| went on the roof of premises 436 East Thir-
teenth street, from which he staggered and fell to
| the pavement, killing himself almost instantly.
| Coroner Young was notified, and win hold an in
|
| quest on the boE.
Onlcer Maher, Of the Twenty-eighth precinct,
undertook to arrest John Col Of 44S Washington
street, about haEpast five O'Clock yesterday after
noon. Coll drew a knife the officer whO not
caring to be dsembowelled, dubbed his prisoner
| wounds were dressed by the Doctor, and he was
afforded free lodgings in cell.
At half.past seven O'Clock Saturday morning the
| body Of young man, about twenty years of age,
subsequently identified by cards and letters in his
possession, the OF Mr.. A. Plantz, doing busl-
ness at 1858 Second avenue, was found floating in
the dock foot OF Fftythird street, East River The
body evidently had been In the water week or ten
| days. Coroner Young was notified.
1t is expected by the Superintending Engineer Of
| Commodore vanderbilt's Underground Railroad
that work will be commenced on that undertaking,
both at the City Hall and at Fifty-sxth street and
TSurth avenue on MT the 18TH tn nst 1 II not before
| feet broad, and will face Beekman street. being
| opposite the North end OF the Post Omce
james Donahue, superintendent OF the Free
Labor Bureau, Nos. and 10 Clinton place, makes
the following report OF business for the week end
| ing September 7:-Applications for employment
11o VI 1nese e tnere were ,9 20! males ana oey le
| ations procured for 1856 males and 99s females !;
whole number of situations procured for the week.
| 1,1S3.
On Friday night the premises No. 124 East Thir-
tieth street, private residence, was entered by
burglars and property consisting Of jewelry and
| other articles valued at STA, stolen therefrOm.
Captain williams, OF the Twenty-frst precinct
being informed OF robbery and learning that two
persons named John Mccormack and Henry Merrill
| had been seen round the place shortly before, he
| caused their arrest on suspicion. Yesterday they
were arraigned before Justice Bixby, at the York
| vile Police Court. who to give an opportunity to
| the police to work up the case remanded them
back to the station house.
Catharine Boyland and Catharine Lowry are
occupants Of the tenement house No. 800 West
| Twentieth street, the latter residing on the first
| floor and the former on the top. They have fire.
! quenty had spats peculiar to females Mrs. Boy
| land states that yesterday morning she went down
| stairs to get piece OF ice and met Mrs. Lowry
| at the front door, The customary quarrel took
Of cans Mrs.
| severely scalding her on the breast and arm. Mrs.
Lowry was arrested by Officer Cain, of the Sixteenth
| precinct, and arraigned before Justice Fowler at
| the Jefferson Market Police Court. She admitted
| throwing the water and was held to bail In the
| sum OF $500 to appear for trial.
John ]. Curtis, marine from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, came over to New York Friday last with an
acquaintance named Charles L. Wiloughby, and
after roaming about town for some time they both
became little hilarious ., Curtis It's went home with
putting his friend to bed, so that he might sleep Off
the bad effects OF the liquor he had imbbed Curtis
| acquiesced, and after getting into bed observed
Wiloughby quietly going through his pockets, which
contained little over $50: Curtis got up and at
having takenit. They went out together and after
seeing there was no probability Of the money being
refunded, Curtis caused his friends" arrest He
| was taken before Alderman Conan at the TOmbs
Police Court and committed for trial In default Of
| 81, 600 bail.
MOVEMENTS OF MR.. GREELEY.
Mr.. Greeley was at the residence Of his friend