The New York herald., 1874-11-25

| Police Court, Yesterday, charged with STEALING n
n,reastpln nna earrings valued at 500, from Mr..
| pleaded guilty, and was held IN $1,000 bali "a
| answer
The Catholic Union Of New York VIII celebrate
THANKSGIVING Day by two solemn high masses
one at ST. Francis Xavler's church, West sixteenth
street. and the ether at the Church OF the Trans.
nguratlon. Mott street. Sermons will be devs
erea oy eminent preachers, aud the music VIII. be
more IMAM ordinarily grand
AT quarter past two O'Clock yesterday alter
noon James Burke, OF No. 1856 Greene street, and
james McLoughlln, OF No. 70 West Twelfth street
became engaged In a hight In llquor saloon at
Ine corner OF wooster ana Amlty streets. During
tne scume burke bit portion OF McLouQhlin,s ear
Oh anu tnen escaped with the savory morsel.
Last night the Croton Hall, East Forty-second
street, presented beautiful and brilliant appear.
ance. At eight O'Clock it was filed 10 its NJ.
most capacity by fair ladies and generous Ventle-
men ANXIOUS 10 START the bazaar on benevolent
rsso sra w,. gooa God speed Eloquent ad:
MI. Benjamin Willis. Congressman-elect.
The lady managers OF the Five Points Mission.
NO. u ParK street-site OF the old Brewery-are
making arrangements for their twenty fourth an
nuai thanksgiving festival. good time Is ex-
pected. Six hundred children are to be Stumbled
with good dinner at three O'Clock. The exer.
cises Ia the chapel commence at two O'Clock.
Donations are solicited and the public Invited
The five A. NJ inward bound train from Staua-
lord, Conn.,, on the New York and New Haven Rail-
road ran or the track at Whliams' Bridge at abous
ha-past seven O'Clock yesterday morning the
switch being accidentally misplaced. Beyond some
trivial injuries TO the locomotive and baggage car
general shaking up OF the passengers and q des
tention OF about an hour, no damage was done
AS Oiicer James Murphy. OF tine Fourth precinct.
was returning to the station house after dinns,
yesterday, he attempted to get on the front plat
form OF car No. 81, OF the Fourth avenue line In
front OF No. SO Centre street He accidentally fell
under the wheels OF the car and had mis- leg Sc.
verely injured. He was taken to the sixth pre-.
cnct station house and thence to the Park Hos.
pital.
The annual ball of the Theatrical Mechanical As.
sociatlon was held last evening at Ferrero'a
Assembly Rooms, Tammany Hall. The officers OF
the ass0ciatl0n-President Charles Bnscall, Vice
President d. McQuen. Recording Secretary r. J.
William Spelker-were ON hand early, but the Jun
did not begin until late after the theatres were
closed and the ladies put In an appearance. The
attendance was unusually large and the ball
proved quite successful.
At meeting or the Commissioners OF EmigrAs
tion, held yesterday afternoon, the report Of the
Castle Garden Committee recommending the re-.
newal OF the door OF the rotunda, with two inch
spruce, the contract to be given to the lowest bid.
DER, y-as adopted. Messrs. Mosner, Forrest and
Quintard were appointed committee 10 confer
with the Governor elect and present to him q
statement OF the embarrassed condition OF the
cOmmisslOn's finances. The treasurer reported
the total receipts to date for 1874. $201 7S1 for
corresponding period In 1s73, S4l4,l8s; Ior 1872,
arrived from January to November /, was for
1874 12 426 lor the same time In 1S7A 2al 1Or
1872, 258, tor 1871, 200, lie. Tue arrivals om
November l, this year. to yesterday, were &sse.