The New York herald., 1874-11-08
NEW YORK CITY.

/ NEW YORK CITY.
Nightly dodgers are beginning to CROWD into the
station houses
The police during the past week arrested 1,775
persons for various OFFENCES.
Shaker Convention Is to be held at Stenway
Hall on Sunday, the 22d inst
| Marshal Conklin granted 1,035 licenses during
/ the week and received $2,O75 so.
There were IN THIS city during the past week 535
deaths and 5a3 births, l66 marriages and Al still
births.
The Mayors Marshal reports 1,o35 licenses
granted during the past week, amounting to
| s2,o77 SO.
me Bureau OF Street Cleaning is being besieged
by poor men, many OF whom are aged, looking for
employment.
The ninth annual dinner OF the onlcers Cn,on
OF the Mercantile Library Association Will be given
at Delmonico's, Fourteenth street, tomorrow
evening"
General Sherman. accompanied by his son, visited
the Produce Exchange yesterday. He was greeted
! by the President and memoers with three cheers
and tiger.
| Sarah Dckemary was taken sick in the lodgers'
room OF the Twenty-second precinct station house
nlQht before last ana was removed to the Recep-
! tlOn Hospital
Adam Switzer, of No. 24s East Tooth street fell
down fight OF stairs in the once OF the Second
Avenue Railroad, 81 Slxty-third street. yesterday,
and broke his leg.
Charles schanield, was arrested yesterday by
Detective Heidelberg, charged with stealing prop
erty valued at $780, He will be arralgned at the
| Tombs Police Court this morning.
| James Hogan, OF No. 5S Elm street. Tell from the
fourth fourth moor o. No: So Cedar street, Yesterday,
basement, and was fatally injured
| fire broke out at No. "a Pine street, on the
| third noor. yesterday morning, tnat caused
damage OF y 900 Mlnnot Mitchell and Charles
| Suly, chemist, were TIE losers by the flames.
Some bales oil cotton, standing on the sidewalk
In front OF No. IA Desbrosses street, found to
be on fire yesterday morning and before the names
could be extinguisned they caused q damage Of
| $500.
William BurK and Louis Martin were arrested
| yesterday by detectives Dunn and Won Gretchen
| OF the Central office. charged with entering the
I staterooms OF outward bound steamers with In
tent TO steal.
| The next meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen,
which will be held on Thursday, promises to be
1 an exciting one, as there is to DC discussion
| over the new estimates, wncn do not contain any
provision Tor the salaries OF the Aldermen as Su.
! perviSorS.
A meeting Of the Alumni Of Columbia College
| Law School Will be held next Tuesday, at eight
O'Clock p. M, at No. Great Jones street. for the
! purpose OF adopting a constitution and bylaws
and arranging for the annual dinner to be given
| on December %.
The months mind of the late Rev. Maurice NJ.
Conyngham will be held on next Tuesday, Novem-
ber 10, at ten A. M, in st. Teresa's church. Rut-
gers street. Father Conyngham was graduate
/ oI All HallOwS College aud Tor eight years the
English mission
The Prison Association Of New York will be glad
to receive contributions OF books, magazines. &C.,
for the Penitentiary library, on BacSwell's island,
! at their oflice, No. 10 Centre street, Public ac-
KnOwledgment VIII be made OF all gl1JS whether
OF money or books.
The steam fire engine No. 8, stationed IN Fifty
first street, between Lexington and Third ave-
nues, was struck by the Boston express train
yesterday morning. while returning from a fire,
and injured to the extent OF $1,000. The fire
( engine was In the act OF crossing the track at
/ Fifty-thrd street at the time. None OF the hands
! on either were injured.
Before the Court Of Arbitration held yesterday
morning, in the rooms OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, Judge Fancher presiding, the trial OF the
SUIT OF H. Becker & Co. against the General
Insurance Company OF Dresden for the recovery
OF ss,4oo Insurance on on portion OF cargo OF
Johnson higgins appeared On behalf OF the claim
ant, and the company was also represented by
counsel.
Commissioner Van Mort makes the following
statement oi puohc moneys received by the De-
partment OF Public Works curing the week ending
yesterday (Saturday):-
For Croton water rent ana penalties. SIS, 1867
FOr tapping CrOtOn ppeS.. 38
For vault permits. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ill
For sewer permits: ........ .................. SO
Por sewer pipe sold to contractors. s........ 2S
Iotai. $50 lS5
number OF the prominent citizens OF the
Twelfth ward, under the auspices OF the Eastern
Boulevard Club, last night rendered serensde to
Mr.. John w. Smith, member Of Assembly elect
from the Twenty.drst district at his residence III
East 121st street. Counsellor Conan and Mr..
James Meagher made cOnEratulatory addresses,
assuring Mr.. Smith OF the esteem OF his constitu.
ents. Mr. Smith responded IN suitable terms, ana
assured them that his official conduct would fully
justify the confidence placed in MIN by the citizens
OF the district.
Superint endent Grant of the Produce Exchange,
reporrs tnat the Exchange was open twenty
seven days last month. Sixty-eight meetings were
held as follows :-Arbitration Committee, II;
Complaint, Is; Board OF Managers. a; Exchange,
/; Petroleum, Provisions, and 23 by the stand.
ing and special committees Donations OF books
: TOR the library were received from seven gentle
men; Mr.. E. &. Benedict donated 1875 volumes.
Twenty-one members quaitf ed during the month,
and two died. The number Of visitors GIG,
and $500 messages were received and despatched.
The Seventy drst regiment Will assemble at the
State Arsenal November 49, at eight P. M, In full
dress UNIFORM with their new bearskin caps.
! During the winter battalion drills OF the right
wing will occur December I, January 8, February
and March 5, and OF the left wing December 22,
! January Is, February lS and Marcn 10. Reg
other companies VIII visit Creedmoor on Thanks
| giving Day. Major Joseph ID. Bryant has been
/ commissioned as surgeon; Captain David b. Grant
assistant commissary OF subsistence; william
Milne Jr, is promoted to captain and Eugene N
Elliot second lieutenant
BROOKLYN.
There were 472 arrests by the Brooklyn police
during the past week.
The receipts OF the Tax Collector for the past
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