The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-19
NEW YORK CITY.

The police arrested $50 persons during the past
week.
There were 5s5 deaths, 81 still-births, ls6 mar
riages ana 400 births IN the city during the past
week.
City Marshal II. Il. Conkn reports having issued
during the past week POS licenses and received
SAT- IS.
That spring mas arrived is evident from the
large number Of .settersn on the benches ID the
city Hall Park
Mr.. Disbccser, Of the city Record, is preparing
bound volumes OF that paper for the use Of the
Common Council.
Comptroller Green says that If the Legislature
win pass bill to have the city Improvements Gone
through the Park Commissioners he VIII pay the
bills
MIR. John II. Platr, assignee OF the deiunct Mar
ket savings Bank, has ordered the sale OF the
ONCE furniture and other effects or the hank 10
lake place at No. 81 Nassau street on Wednesday
April 20.
call, signed by majority OF the Board OF
Aldermen, has been issued for special meeting
on Monday afternoon, at three O'Clock. The con
trmation OF Judge ilowland for Police comIais-
stoner VIII probably be cal ed up.
Sir Lambton Lorraine, the spirited commander
OF Her Maesiy's steamer Nobe, has declined The
public dinner rendered him by the city authorizes,
but viii instead accompany the committee on d
tour OF the public institutions next wednesday,
the 22d inst.
Four thousand yards OF silk ana quantity OF
jewery, valued at over $4,000, were seized rom
the steamer Russia on Friday morning by Captain
Bracket aud Inspector FIdeau OF Colonel r. y.
Howe's office. THIS IS one OF the largest seizures
OF smuggied goods ever made al TINS port.
The Workingmen's Industrial Political Associa
ton met last evening in Association Hall, East
Thirteenth street, James Connolly In the char
Resolutions were adopted protesting against the
discnargng OF the foreign born employees by the
Commissioners OF Emigration. and requesting that
the latter be removed from ONCE.
rhe Fire Department report sixteen fires for the
week ending April 49, involving loss OF sls,s95;
insurance. ss3, 500. The causes were as iolows:-
Careessncss with Matches pipes and phospho-
rus, o; foul cnimnsys, 8: heat from furnace, I;
heat from stove Kerosene oil lamp explosion, !;
sparks from FORGE /; SPARKS from CRATE, L.
About seven O'Clock yesterday morning John
Collins, man seventy-one years OF age, was
found lying dead in the areaway OF premises No.
ESQ West Thirty -third street, into which he had
fallen some time previously. There Is a wooden
railing protecting the area, which Is not consld-
cred 10 be perfectly sale. Coroner EicknoM Will
make an investigation.
The approaching festival OF the ST. Georges
Society of New York will be celebrated with un-
usual enthusiasm this year. The dinner is to he
held at Delmonicos on st. Georges Day as usual,
washington; Captain Sir Lampton Lorraine and
others nave ALREADY sgnfed their intention OF be-
ing present as guests on Che occasion.
The funeral OF John L. Zimmerman, late Vice
Consul General or the Netherlands who died
al Alexandra. Egypt, on February o. TOOK place
yesterday from Trinity church The Rev.
DR.. Thomas NJ. Peters. OF ST. Michael's; the
Rev. Dr. Morgan DIX and the Rev. II. b.
Hltcnngs. Trinity, oflicIated. The pall-bearers
were :-Messrs. Edwards. Leopold Schmidt, Ber-
nard Cleeman, James Blocker, +. A. Bibby,
Adrien lsen, Jr.; James Mclean and William NJ.
Rogers. The body was taken TO Greenwood Gene
terry Tor interment.
dinner party was given by the members Of the
Arcadian Club last night to number OF distin-
guished guests among whom were the Presidents
OF the Geographical and historical Societies. the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art, and MI. Whiteaw
REID, President OF the Lot0s Club. Mr. AgerDon
> sullivan occupied the CHAIR and proposed the
toasts OF the evening. They were responded TO by
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, Mr.. Henry Bergn MI. Peter
Cooper and John Taylor Johnson and Mr.. W. NJ.
Soper. After the dinner q musical entertainment
was given by Mr.. Harrison Mard, mr. +. G. 3.
Holder and other prominent members OF the CLUB,
convention OF delegates from large number
OF trades organizations in favor Of "elght hours
met IN council last evening at Germania Han, cor
ner OF Twenty-sixth street and seventh avenue
Representatives rom trades unions and dele
gates appointed TO represent the following trades
were Observation-Disclosures brown stone cutters
blue stone cutters, granite cutters ana plumbers
The following ORGANIZATIONS were also allowed a
voice IN the Convention seventeen divisions o
laborlng men, numbering l0O00-Uplted order
OF American Carpenters and Joiners, Topographic
cal Union No. q, Workingmens Union, Operative
Masons, Empire Lodge Of United order OF Ameri.
can Caruenters and Joners and the United
Derrick Men Mr. John Kettlemen was chosen
chairman, ana Messrs. Dennis s. Griffin and
John Byrne acted as Secretaries. The delegates
denied most emphaticaly any connection SYM
patty with Communism or the internatlonasts.
The meeting in regard TO numbers was not sue
cess. committee was appointed TO draft resolu-
tIons for The consideration OF the Convention.