The New York herald., 1874-11-08
NEW YORK CITY.


| NEW YORK CITY.
Nightly dodgers are beginning TO crowd into the
| station houses
| The police during the past week arrested i,17o
| persons for various onenccs.
Shaker Convention is to be held at steinway
Hall on Sunday, the 22d inst.
| Marshal Conklin granted 1,035 licenses during
! the week and received $2,O75 so.
There were IN tins city during the past week 535
deaths and 52a births, l66 marriages and Al still
births.
The Mayors Marshal reports 1.osS licenses
granted during the past week, amounting TO
s2,o77 so.
The Bureau OF Street Cleaning is being beseged
by poor men, many OF whom are aged, looking for
employment
The ninth annual dinner or the OGicers' Cnlon
OF the Mercantile Library Association VIII be given
at Delmonico's, Fourteenth street, tomorrow
/ evening"
General Sherman. accompanied by his son, visited
the Produce Exchange yesterday. He was greeted
| by the President and memoers with three cheers
and tiger.
Sarah Dickemary was taken sick in the odgers'
room OF the Twenty-second precinct station house
ni2nt before last and was removed to the Recep-
tiOn Hospital
Adam Switzer, of No. 243 East Tooth street, fell
down fight of stairs in the ONCE OF the Second
Avenue Railroad, at Sixty-thrd street, yesterday,
and broke his leg.
Charles schanleld, was arrested yesterday by
Detective Heidelberg, charged with stealing prop
erty valued at $500. He will be arragned at the
Tomb3 Police Court this morning.
James Hogan, OF No. IS Elm street, fell from the
fourth ir noor % Q, No. So Cedar street Yesterday,
basement, and was fatally injured.
fire broke out at No. "a Pine street, on the
third floor. yesterday morning, that caused a
damage OF " ,00a Minnot Mitchell and Charles
Suly, chemist, were tue losers by the flames
Some bales OF cotton, standing on the sidewalk
in front OF No. IA Desbrosses street, found to
be on fire yesterday morning and before the flames
could be extinguisned they caused damage Of
$500.
William BurK and Louis Martin were arrested
| yesterday by detectives Dunn and Won Gretchen,
OF the Central office. charged with entering the
staterooms OF outward bound steamers win IN
tent TO steal
| The next meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen,
I which will be held on Thursday, promises to be
an exciting one, there is to be discussion
over the new estimates, wnfch do not contain any
provision lor the salaries ol the Aldermen as Su-
! pervlsors.
meeting OF the Alumni of Columbia College
Law School Will be held next Tuesday, at eight
O'Clock p M, at No. Great Jones street. for the
purpose or adopting a constitution and bylaws
and arranging lor the annual dinner to be given
| on December %.
| The months mind OF the late Rev. Maurice M.
Conyngham Will be held on next Tuesday, Novem-
ber 10, at ten A. M, in st. Teresa's church, Rut
\ gers street. Father Conyngham was a graduate
/ oi All HallOws College aud Tor eight years on the
English mission.
| The Prison Association OF New York will be glad
to receive contributions Of books, magazines, &C.,
! for the Penitentiary library, on Blacswel's Island,
at their oflice, No. 10 Centre street. Public ac-
| acknowledgements Will be made OF all gifts, whether
/ OF money or books.
| The steam fire engine No. s, stationed IN Fifty
first street, between Lexington and Third ave-
nues. was struck by the Boston express train
yesterday morning. while returning from a fire.
! and injured to the extent OF $1,000. The fire
engine was In the act OF crossing the track at
Fifty-third street at the time. None of the hands
on either were injured.
Before the Court OF Arbitration held yesterday
morning, In the rooms OF the Chamber Of Com
merce, Judge Fancher presiding, the trial OF the
SUIT OF H. Becker h Co. against the General
Insurance Company OF Dresden for the recovery
OF sa,4oo insurance on portion OF cargo OF
grain shipped from Hamburg was begun. Mr..
Johnson Hiegins appeared On behalf OF the claim
ant, and the company was also represented by
counsel.
Commissioner Van Mort makes the following
statement Of puphc moneys received by the De-
partment OF Public Works curing the week ending
/ yesterday tSaturdayl:-
For Croton water rent and penalties. $40 se7
For tapping Croton pipes. 3S
For vault permits. III
(, For sewer permits. Observation-Disclosures. SO
For sewer pipe sold to contractors. .......... 2s
Total. $50, 1855
| number OF the prominent citizens OF the
1 Twelfth ward, under the auspices OF the Eastern
Boulevard CLUB, last night rendered a serenade to
! MIR. John w. Smith, member Of Assembly elect
from the Twenty.drst district, at his residence IN
East l21st street. Counsellor Conan and Mr.
James Mcagher made congratuatory addresses,
assuring Mr.. smith OF the esteem OF his constitu.
ents. Mr. Smith responded IN suitable terms, and
assured them that his official conduct would fully
justify the confidence placed in MIN by the citizens
OF the district.
Superintendent Grant OF the Produce Exchange,
reports that the Exchange was open twenty
seven days last month Sixty eight meetings were
/ held as Decentralization Committee II :
/ Complaint, IS; Board OF Managers. a; Exchange,
/; Petroleum, Provisions, T. and 23 by the stand.
/ ing and special committees. Donations OF books
, Tor the library were received from seven gentle
men; Mr.. E. q. Benedict donated 1876 volumes.
Twenty-one members qualtf ed during the month,
and two died. The number Of visitors was GIG,
! and 2,509 messages were received and despatched.
| The Seventydrst regiment Will assemble at the
State Arsenal November 49, at eight P. M in full
dress uniform, with their new bearskin caps.
| During the winter battalion drills OF the right
wing will occur December 7, January 8, February
. and March 8, and OF the left wing December 90
! January Is, February Is and Marcn 10. Regi.
mental driu April 9. Company and members Of
/ other companies will visit Creedmoor on Thanks
| giving Day. Major Joseph b. Bryant has been
commissioned as surgeon; Captain David B. Grant
assistant commtssary OF subsistence; william
Milne Jr, Is promoted to captain and Eugene N.
Elliot second lieutenant
BROOKLYN.
There were 472 arrests by the Brooklyn police