The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-03

me police arrested 1,69l persons curing the
past week
The Mayors Marshal issued 1e1 licenses last
week, for which he received $3oS.
There were $50 Deaths AS births, 1ol marriages
and Al stillbirths in the city last week.
Mr. T. N. Doutney, the reformed rumseler and
rum drinker," will give lecture this evening at
Steinway Hall.
During the week ending May the police gave
accommodation at the station houses to 6,0Sl va
grants, OF which mum Der l,453 were females.
Commissioner Van Mort has transmitted to His
Honor the Mayor the report OF the Department OF
Public Works for the quarter ending March 81,
1874.
Fitzgerald, the sailor who was shot on Thurs
day in q low den in North william street. Will re.
cover. Curtiss has been committed to await the
result OF his injuries.
meeting Of California shippers and tea i'm
porters was held yesterday at the ONCE Of Ii. K.
Thurber, endorsing the new management OF the
Pacific Mau Company.
At meeting Of the Commissioners OF the Sink
ing Fund, held yesterday, bids for the ferry fran
chises were received and referred to the Comp
troller Tor examination, and report at the next
meeting, to be held next wednesday.
The first election Of officers OF the Young Mems
Hebrew Association will take place at the Thirty
fourth street synagogue to-day. This organiza-
ton is modelled mainly on the plan OF che Young
Mems Christian Association and admits all sects
10 membership.
An old man named Edwards, OF No. 121 Cherry
street. was arrested yesterday by Onhcer Moyland,
OF the seventeenth precinct, for keeping policy
shop at his residence and brought before Judge
Bixby, who committed him to answer at the Court
of General Sessions.
It is singular fact that, Notwithstanding the
severe panic Of last fall and the hard winter, the
number OF dispOssess warrants issued on the lst
OF May was much less than the average. At the
Third District Civil Court only twelve were is.
sued-less than any previous year.
Mr.. John p O'Neill. Q distinguished member OF
the New YORK Bar, delivers . lecture ON the now
prominent subject OF "Home Rule,n In Steinway
Hall. next Wednesday. evening. the proceeds Of
which are to be devoted 10 the building Of church
now being erected, under the auspices OF Father
DAILY, IN England.
Mayor Havemeyer has decided to return the
'dogr ordinance to the Common Council to-mor-
row. without approval. His Honor is strictly In
favor or muzzling dogs and to let little urchins
make fifty cents on each canine captured. The or
dinance had not been advertised sumciently before
passage, according to the provisions Of the char
ter. Hence the veto.
Philip Reynolds, of 106th street and Second ave-
nue.; Hugh O'Neil, OF No. $50 East Forty-second
street, and Richard Fox, OF Twelfth street. be-
tween avenues and @, we're seriously injured
yesterday while at work. between Sixty -fftn and
sixty-sxth streets, by the falling IN OF an embank-
ment. They were removed to the Roosevelt Hos
pital In FIty-ninth street, where they were cared
for. y
The Fire Department report thirty.two fires for
the week ending May q at eight O'Clock A. NJ, In
voivng loss OF $4o,3s5 insurance, $21s, 200. The
causes oil the several fires were as follows Care
lessness OF occupants with matches, candles, lamp,
cigar, not ashes and drying wood, 10; detective