The New York herald., 1874-11-29
BROOKLYN.

The Police Record Clerk reports the number OF
arrests last week as being 435.
Several hundred workmen will be discharged
from the Navy Yard tomorrow thonday).
The Collector OF Taxes received $4,000 81 for
taxes last week. The receipts Tor the month
amounted to $127,3S3 81.
Frederick Galbraith was committed to jail by
Justice Elliott yesterday, to await examination on
a charge OF stabbing John Brekman In the left
wrist with a knife at NO. 426 South Fifth street.
The formal opening Of the Assumption Literary
Institute. York street, will take place this even.
ing, when Right Rev Bishop LouQhlin will lecture
on the subject. "The Church, the Guardian Of
Youth"
Proposals for $5l 900 OF Kings county certificates
OF Indebtedness, to be issued for the erection OF
the Thirteenth REGIMENT National Guard Armory,
were opened BY County Treasurer Gardiner yester-
day.
Mrs. Edward M. Spencer, the lady who shot her.
self at her residence, No. 264 Clermont avenue. on
Thursday last, while labortng under melancholia,
was last evening reported as being on lair way
toward recovery.
John E. Williams resident Of Ninth street.
near Fourth avenue, has been missing from his
home since Friday last, and fears for his safety are
entertained by his family. The missing man ID
years OF age, was dressed IN dark clothes
and carried q valuable gold watch.
The police were yesterday notified to enforce
the ordinance adopted by the Board OF Aldermen
providing that ..all vault covers shall be so con-
structed and kept as 10 be at all times rough on
the upper or outside surface" fhe object Of this
ordinance is to promote the greater safety OF
pedestrians.
Francis Kane, laborer, residing at No. 1906
hillary street. quarreled with his wife, Jane,
yesterday morning, and struck her on the head
with q natron, infctng q severe and dangerous
wound. Kane, who appears to be slightly de-.
mented, has been committed to await the result
Of the injuries inflicted
George Bliss, resident Of New Jersey, while
visiting at the house OF Patrick Hughes, No. "a
North Tenth street, Eastern district, yesterday
morning, was assaulted ana robbed OF $50 and
bond and mortgage on Jersey City property Tor
81, 200. Bernard Tommany was subsequently ar
rested for the theft, and was committed by Judge
Elliott to await examination on Monday next.
Justice Nelson, Of the City Court has been noti-
Ned BY counsel on both sides in the Tilton-Beecher
suit that they will be ready to proceed with the
case on Tuesday December 8. They expec: that
the Court OF Appeals Will have decided the ques-
riOn as to bill OF particulars by that time. The
Commissioner had been instructed to furnish
special panel OIL 900 petit Jurors for the day named
on Monday Qo-morrow) the Board Of Audit will
submit their report OF the examination OF the state
ment OF the special accountant VINO has been en-
paged in investigating the AFFAIRS OF the Tax once
to the Common Council. The examination OF the
Collectors briggs and Badeau and Collector Bur-
rows. II was found that the amount OF the def
cheney is $3.50 During Badeau's term $44 600
passed through the once. There was o deficiency
OF S23, 900 before he assumed control and $4, 900
since he left the ONCE.