The New York herald., 1874-08-06
NEW YORK CITY.

nre took place yesterday morning in the hol
low tree on the corner OF Twentieth street and
! Gramercy place
| Comptroller Green reports the following dis
bursements and receipts OF the Treasury yester.
day Claims PAID $6S3, 236. Receipts. $35, ,445.
Heinrich Drokens, OF No. 80 Hester street. fell
through the hatchway Of new building. where
lie was al work, to the ground yesterday after.
noon, and was almost instantly killed.
The iruit stands IN the markets were yesterday
loaded down with peaches. PiityIour car loads
have so far, arrived In single day. Prices range
from 81 20 to 81 90 crate. Handsome baskets
Frank Refs, OF No, 2i4 Bowery, was badly burned
last evening by can or nitric acid that exploded
on the sidewalk at No. 81 Park row. through hav-
ing fallen out OF his hands, He was removed to
the Park Hospital.
Manhattan Market was yesterday sold at the
Exchange Salesroom, No. Ill Broadway, to Mr.
commenced at So. loo, but the contest speedily ter
minated in MIR. Harrison's favor.
Mrs. Scully, OF No. 90 James street. has claimed
the boy as her own who, on Sunday night last,
under under the name OF Frank Phelps, arrived at the
Grand Central depot, having tag on his breast
marked "Mrs. Scuy, No. 62 Jones street.n
The contractor for paving Broadway from Thirty
second to Nfty-ninth street has notified Com
missioner Van Mort that, having received the
money due him on his contract from the Finance
morning OF the 9th inst
Lewis McCrea, aged forty-three, born in New
York, died suddenly yesterday morning at No. 76
West Broadway, where he was employed as clerk
to Alexander McGarron, cigar manufacturer. His
disease was supposed to be an afYecti0n Of the
heart. Coroner WOltman was notified.
Nj. John II. Draper, by order OF the Collector Of
the Port, yesterday sold at the Mcssrs. Roberts,
salesroom, Nos 81 and 90 Water street, 40 lots Of
unclaimed goods at the public store. Bidding was
brisk. The catalogue valuation was In accordance
with the worth of the goods at the time Of inpor-
taton.
The city showed marked signs Of activity In bus
mess yesterday At the hotels the influx of mer.
chants. especially from the West, was most notice
able. Freights Tor grain were higher and the de-
mand for transportation IN excess OF the accom-
mOdatlOns. City business frightened up proper
tionately.
The new steamer City Of New York, OF Messrs.
r. Alexandra 4 Sons line Of Havana steamers,
mace her last trip from Havana to New York In
three DAYS and eleven hours. being the quickest
passage between those two ports. She also made
her two previous trips In three days, twelve and
half hours and three days and thirteen hours.
A horse Attached to o vender wagon, owned by
Casper Schneider, Of No. 81 Cook street, Brooklyn,
e. D., ran away IN Barclay street yesterday morn
ing and at the corner OF Greenwich street. came in
collision with horse belonging Peter Dewitt OF
Centre Market and broke one OF his fOrelegs. The
wounded amin animal Iva, was IT. taken n, to Centre Market
OF the officers OF the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Animals.
At meeting OF the Importers and Grocers'
Board OF Trade yesterday afternoon, Mr.. A. Booth
presiding, q communication wss read from the
Manufacturers and Grocers' Board Of Trade Of In
dtanapolis, asking for information relative to the
street railroad system OF TINS City, and the Secre-
tary was instructed to procure the annual reports
OF the different city railroad companies and send
them to Indianapolis.
The steamship Guatemala was an American iron
built ship, the cost OF construction being, 1t is
said, s25O,O00. Her total loss, including outfit,
coal and stores, Is set down at $316,8S4. The net
loss to the company is figured down to something
like $4,000. The vesses net earnings Tor her two
first voyages was $4,000 50; the prepaid freight
for her last voyage was $2,O53 Is and the insur-
ance was about $500 600.
The residents in tne vicinity Of Washington
square complain in consequence OF the youthful
vagrants who infest the park and VINO paddle
their dirty feet in the fountain. Yesterday af-
ternoon one OF the boys went far as to
divest himself Of everything In the shape OF
clothes, with the exception OF pair of pantaloOns,
aud was just ready to Take plunge in the water
when his comrades frightened him away by crying
"POlice %