New-York tribune., 1874-05-04
NEW-YORK CITY.

,he deaths. but last week tnere Wele oVV VI '"0 '
sgainst AIS OF lie former.
Solomon Dreisen, aged Ga years, fell from the
.,oop Of his residence at No 81 AtOrney-s on Sa1nE-
day evening, and died IN snort Ume'
Resides the 5,OJ1 destitute persons for whom
tGs police e. esa 5 s3e 2st Cn meek Smn sGSI charges
James Z. Carr of No Sc Chrystie-st. fell
Through the hachwav OF No. 143 Chambert on SAtur-
say and died yesterday IN the Park Hospital
Mary Green, aged six months died yester-
dsy in the Tonbs, whittier her mother had been com
IGtted the previous day for inIoAcAloh',
The following amounts were collected rs
magstratcs fines during April at the various ponce
courts Tombs, $50; Essex Market $751; H"'!em' '-'5
Jefferson Market, $3.50.
Joseph Polly, Frcnchman, age 4G years,
sfNo 214 sevontnavc shot himself II the mouth last
evening iuficrng q dangerous wound. He was re-
moved to Bellevue Hospital.
Yesterday was a perfect May day. The num-
ber OF visitors at Central largely IN excess OF
that on previous Sundays. The ferries leading TO the
tuburbs 0f the City also wcl plrOnized and che
reading OF the Cooper Union was thronsed all
day.
Some of the statistics of last week are as
follows: There were 50 fires, which caused loss OF
sOSs5 covered by insurance amounting 70 sls201
licenses were granted aad iO5 were received for tAe
same.
More persons than the entire population of
The Western "tovn" sleep nightly IN the New
York statonhouses for want OF better place to lay
their heads. Last week. 3615 men ana I455 women were
shplteTeQ-dn average or 72lduu tAIs uunUCI
lJ4 less than for the previous week.
Jacob Bamberger, q German employed by
svery stable keeper at No Amityst has for several
days past shown symptoms Of insanity. On Saturday
stable letter written bs the deceased plainly indi-
Gated that he was OF unsOs1d mind.
The North Shore Is. I) Ferry Company
abandoned their old slips at the foot OF Dey-st
N X, on Saturday and their boats now run from the
new slips adjoining the staten lsauu ItiIWay C0A'
plny, at Whitehall. The new location gives some dls-
tatsacon 10 passengers who 10 to aud from Washing
ton Market.
The case of the little girl Teresa Clifton,
Alias Small with whose fOrcibe abduction Police Com
missioner Gardner and Capt Williams are charged, was
up before Judge DOuohue, in Chambers OF
the Supreme Court, on SATURDAY but was adjourned an
t to-day at the Of the accused TO allow them to
employ private counsel
Julia Hyland, aged 6, of No. IL Thompson-st,
while playing with some companions yesterday in
%ashngton-sQua fell into the basin Of the fountain.
The children screamed for help. Patroman OReilley
heard their and hurried 10 the The little
had already sunk FOR the third time when he rescued
her She was with great difficulty resuscitatei.
The Ladies' Reception of the Palette Club
viii take place May IL. The officers of the Club
sleotod last week Clark Bell, President; I. L.
amith, 1st Vice PRESIDENT; c. o. Fioht, I'd VlcePres
MSFTs adnFs &sqy?n&G & G fn M
eia Secretary and ITeasurcri and 5. Z. Avery, Lib
yarian.
The pickpockets are sin at work in the
1hirdaye. street cars Late on Saturday evening a
gentleman lost valuable gold watch by the skfull
sanipuaton OF Of these thieves. The oyeLcoat
swIvel attaching the watch to t9e ehhn was deiiS u
lott hanging by the guard
The destitutiOn consequent sOn the panic OF
Last Fail greatly mitgated by the noble Efforts of
rhe charitable societies. OF late the officers of these
have been cntaed IN means and nave neGes5sdy y re
la1ed their trOris Nevertheless II ls nehlGntu as au
encouraging IN that the 1st of May e. RentDay'( wit
fewer dispossessions" OF poor tenants by land
tords than ia several years past
The Political Industrial Association discussed
Masonic Hall on saturday evening the question OF
president Grants OF The Initiation bill, and resolved
prepare resolutions opposition thereto for the pur-
pos OF submitting them 10 mass meeting III cooper
institute Tle Association eected ther ohceFs as IoF
L.n "iaa'I -. ~ go ~, sar,.osr
~ hael smith; secretary, PcVer Hds"IeAj sergeant
NtArUs ID. j. GV!iia.
The steamship Donau, which sailed for Bremen
On Saturday, carried among her passenger Conso
General German Empire, Dr. Johannes RoCsing.
whose service in this country has extended
verod Of nearly IS years Upon the Republic, FOR Liv
krpOo were nearly 80 gentlemen from sydney and Mel
Aourne, Australia VINO were passengers ny the new
Australian route, which will establish an opposition 10
tbe Poninsuar and Oriental Line.
1t is not expected that Senators Booth,
goodiu aud Fox, the Committee the State Senate
appointed 70 investigate the workings and condition OF
Che Police Department OF this city will begin their
ssons for several weeks to President Gardner
expresses his willingness TO have the investigation made
81 thorough and searching as possible. He says the
Police Board has nothing 10 conceal All the books and
papers Of the department are al The service OF the
Committee.
Catharine Tulley aged years, died on Sat-
Say at No 547 West Thirtieth-s after at Of illness.
Hbe attendant physician Dr. GOOdell who treated
abe child for cereOrOspnal meningitis which preva
Sent IN the neighbOrhoOd. The parent OF the child de-
Cldred that the symptoms OF the child those OF
poisoning and iutmated tGdt ID. GOOde had gwen the
tBId poison by mistake An inquest was held Yestcr
tay by Coroner Kes-ler DR.. LEO made post mOrtem
examination Of the body and found that d. G2odel's
administered the proper remedies.
The French steamship ST. Laurent was seized
a. h"r pier, 80, 50, y. H. Saturday afternoon by
-x s.o,. In,.hal Harlow of the Eastern District
ahc property was f6eied ,sss ees275a! Of the Ma
sonal Steamship Company, whose claim FOR $50 900 Tor
,rvces rendered IN saving the Europe passengers had
Sr Mackenze. the agent Of the French line, lastaa
10 give bonds iu $20OOo The vessel was ,..cn enabled
ergIual ella "a the National Company only $1,000
s'lis account had been sent 10 the principal office
Paris and Mr. Hurst OF the National line had been iu
Formed OF such acton
The Secretary of the Navy has recently di-
tecied a Board, consisting OF representatives Of the
Naval Academy and Of the several Bureaus OF the Navy
department to examine the method Of determining the
useful qualities Of iron, steel bronze and other materials
of construction recently devised by Prof. r. H. Thurson
of the stevens Institute OF Technology and TO report
uuon the Autographic Recording Apparatus made at
The institute. Tbis Board, consisting of Engineer
Dandy, Naval Constructor Hanscomb, Commander
MEADE, Prof Green. acknowledgements White aud
other officers visited the stevens Institute at Hoboken
Uu Saturday. aud spent several hours inspecting the
apparatus discussing the new method, examining new
designs, and making experiments Iney also made
short OF Inspection through the DniidnRs OF tne
;Dstute and IN the afternoon returned 10 the Brook
lyD Navy Yard in q steamer
A beautiful male infant, aged five months,
wa found yesterday in basket in Twentyfourthst"
near 6ecopdave. The clothing OF the child was OF
very fine material, and eaboratey worked On one OF
HE sips was the Compton House" Pinned 10
Arasa "a nota