The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-24
NEW YORK CITY.

Una ,,.,o,r.r vacn, seadrift owned by MI
MAJOR, was sold yesterday for sl'ooo u III" neh
Gate pilets. .n.-,. 49,
Comptroller Green reports the "no"'"s GA
pend,sures and receipts o. .n rece'prs "a sos 90
Say:-C!aims paid S724, 1873 So reoe'p.1 ''''oo' 80
~, 400 arr,vals are reported yesterday at Castle
r..,an M ,hese the INDIA, from Glasgow, brought
W ana tne state OF PennsINania' iTom Tue saiie
ycrt, SO passenger NJ, nx.u..,.n.
..,,,,ont westeryeit in the chair, met Yesterday.
~ ".,ipary routine business OF the regular
veeklv meetings was Transacted
The condition OF some of the streets In the Fourth
and sixth wards continues TO be disgrace TO me
c,ty. In Cherry, Baxter and Mulberry streets the
dirt Is heaped ABOVE INC hluc""h7' ""N'N 49,
the contractors
Palestine Commandery, NO. Is OF Knights Tenn
p,ars led by Commander Elwood +. fhorne' anu
Numbering aDout 100. left Tor Long Branch by me
seven A. NJ boat yesterday Tue oeFeuin Aosf
ment band accompanied the excursion.
Tne mails for Europe by the Eagle line steamship
Goethe were received in the Post ONCE YESTERDAY
IN ten DAYS and twenty hours rom Hamburg
which the POST ONCE officials decide To be the asI-
est time ever made between the Two ports.
The Lie Saving Benevolent Association OF New
YORK have awarded f25 TO James Qulgiey, PoHce
Onbcer OF the Eighteenth precinct Tor his humanity
And active efforts in rescung an miami Chld from
sink in East Thirty-third street. on the night VI
the l4th July instant.
nothing ueHnlle u YET tdTHtu III i'e"A" y" VIZ
opening OF the proposals Tor the $4,000 600 new
nves by Secretary Brstow. report Is circulated
thai syndicate Of tubans have bid for $40 OOO,0 OO
Good bank ing authorities mere estimate the New
York subscriptions between 3s5,oooooo ana
tl00o00000
Some alarm was created yesterday by the break
ing out OF a fire on Blackwell's Island, at about
one or TWO O'Clock in the morning. No damage
was however, caused to the Asylum buildings
though the brightness OF the names attracted
number of tiremen from the city 20 the Island.
The ire originated 10 the fort on the shore known
as .Maxey's, - from having been constructed by
J1natic OF that name.
William f. Cunning, clerk residing at No 81
Roosevelt street. was arrested yesterday by Of-
Ger Bloodgood. charged with larceny. Mr.. Henry
Snerwn OF No. III Broadway. appeared COM
pialnant and accused the prisoner OF carrying or
y thu box containing SO IN money and meer-
schaum cigar holder, valued at S10- Cunning con-
fessed his guilt and was committed by Justice
Murray in default OF $4,000 ban Tor trial.
Early yesterday morning while Charles l. owing
ton was sitting near the front window or his
residence on Seventh avenue, near Twenty ninth
street, he was alarmed by sharp cracking noise
IN Ihe rear OF the house. Upon making an exam
inatlon II was found that bullet had entered the
room through pane OF glass and buried itself IN
the wall on the opposite side VI the room. The
through the glass. Fortunately nobody was IN the
room at that time OF day, all being yet sound
asleep. Had IL occurred an hour or two later the
result might have been disastrous as IL is usually
occupied by the members Of the family in their
household duties. IL is thought that the bullet
was fired by some one IN one OF the houses in the
rear. Mr.. UvIngton does not think that the shot
WAS fired purposey.