The New York herald., 1874-08-17
NEW YORK CITY.

Several hundred quarters of diseased veal were
seized early on Saturday morning at the Barclay
street Terry.
City Marshal II. r. Conklin reports the business
OF his oice for the past week iollows:-Licenses
granted, 165; amount received therefor, $4O.
The sixteenth civic and military picnic OF the
Fenian Brotherhood will be held to-day, at SulZer's
East River PARK. loot OF Eighty-fourtn street.
Alderman Joseph A. Monheimer Is reported
lying very low OF fever on the coast OF Maine,
whittier he had gone fishing in the early part OF
the summer season.
John Lekeun, the boy who fell from the fourth
story Of Hale's piano factory, through hatchway
to the basement. the 18th inst, died last night
at eight O'Clock, at Bellevue Hospital. His body
was taken to the Morgue TO await the COroners
inquest
The veteran Mr.. Thurlow Weed may be seen
every morning. walking from his house West
Twelfth street, near Fifth avenue, with his pockets
full of choice fruit, which he deals out with gen.
erous hand to crowds OF little urchlns who Desiege
his residence. Mr.. weed counts tnlS as one Vi MS
great sources OF pleasure
Mrs. Elizabeth Pepper, Treasurer Of the Austrian
LADIES' Benevolent Society, was presented with
fine gold watch, chain and locket few evenings
ago by the members of the association, at Golden
Rue Han, in Rlyinglon street. the presentation
President. banquet was had on the occasion.
Judge Kasmire presided at both Jefferson and
Essex Market Police Courts yesterday and with
the assistance OF his clerks Messrs. McKeon ana
HeiIy disposed OF all the business OF both places in
less than three hours On the calendar at Essex
Market there were sixty-nine cases. and at JeiIer-
son Market seventy-three.
The parlshioners Of st. Bridget's church are to
have o gala day on Thursday, the goth inst A
steamer and three barges have been chartered by
the societies, and VIII leave foot OF Nineteenth
street, East River at eight O'CLOCK: foot or Seventh
OF Dover street, East River, at nine O'Clock, and
foot OF West Thirty-ffth street at half-past nine
O'Clock.
The funeral ceremonies over the remains of the
late Mrs. George s. Leland were solemnzed at the
Sturtevant House yesterday afternoon, the
oflciating clergyman beng Rev. DR.. Hougho on, OF
tue 'little church around the corner" The at
tendance OF mourners was very large. Nearly all
the hotel prOprietOrs were present, with their
families. The body was taken to WoOdlawn Gene
tery for lnterment.
From the description given BY several persons
on board the Jersey ferryboat who were present
when the elderly gentleman threw himself over
board on Thursday Afternoon, an account OF which
has already been published IN the HERALD, IL is
believed that 1t was George K Styles, of No. 134
Montague street Brooklyn, a gentleman OF estima.
BILE social character, who had been OF late afflicted
with nervousness arising from over anxiety.
No amount Of caution to letter writer's Is sum-
cient to warn them against dropping the mail
matter into the letter boxes without afdxing the
proper postage. Some put on out OF town letters
two cent stamp, others on city letters an inter
nal revenue stamp and some no stamp at all. The
consequence is that these eplstles are "neld ior
postage" sent to the dead letter ofice and de-
stroyed. During the past week there were held at
the New YORK ONCE Tor postage 7s5 domestic, 157
foreign and sixteen letters partially paid and six
teen letters without any stamp.
Michael O'Relly, OF No. 3o5 East Eleventh street,
was proceeding to his home about hali-past four
yesterday morning, when he was met within a
block of his own house by two men, named Thomas
Farrell and Michael Ryan. who Knocked him down
and robbed him OF his watch and chain valued at
800. In the struggle which ensued Farrell, VINO
is deaf mute, stabbed Mr.. O'Reilly LII the lett
cheek and then ran away. Both men we're subse-
Quently arrested and taken before Judge kasmre
at Essex Market Court, who committed them In
So, coo bail each to answer.