The New York herald., 1874-12-02
BROOKLYN.

The receipts for taxes yesterday amounted to
$7s,225.
The receipts for water taxes for the month Of
November amounted to s44,44O so.
Hack Inspector Jones reports the revenue
derived from licenses issued to public vehicles last
month as being 1850.
Nine cases OF smallpox have been reported to
the Health authorities during the present week,
chiefly III the Fourteenth ward, Eastern district.
The flags Of the city were at half mast yesterday
on the City Hall and County Court House out OF
respect TO the memory Of the late Mayor Have
meyer.
Charles Dedlon, q seaman attached to the
steamer Funk, lying at Harbeck's Stores suffered
the loss OF three fingers by having them caught In
the machinery Of the vessel.
Judge Benedict, in the United states Court SEN
fenced yesterday Hans Peterson to pay fine OF
$3.50 for assauiting Carl Peterson while on ship
board IN the River Platte, South America
Coroner Whitehill was notified yesterday to hold
an INQUEST over the body Of Frank Wilson, boy
twelve years old, VINO died after an amputation Of
his legs, made necessary by being run over by the
cars on the south Side Railroad.
suit for SANDER is about to be instituted against
Rev. T. De Witt Taimage by Mr.. B. Z. Mitchell, the
member OF the Tabernacle church who was re-
Gently excommunicated for having, as was alleged,
written obscene letters to the pastor and to Dea-
con Corwln.
The tax levy for 1875 was confirmed by the
Board OF Supervisors yesterday and handed TO
Collector Burrows, who proceeded TO receive the
taxes The frst to pay was ex-Register "Bossn
Mclaughlin. HIS tax bill was 1894, upon which,
according TO law, he received rebate OF SIX per
cent.
Louis Corrado, the Italian boarding house run
ner, who stabbed Francisco Pattella, a seaman
belonging to the bark Barabino, lying at the
Hamilton ferry, was arraigned before Judge
Delmar yesterday Owing to the dangerous con-
oiton in which the injured man Is at present 1t
was necessary 10 recommlt the prisoner TO jail.
The civil calendar or the December Term OF the
United states Court will be opened tomorrow.
The libel suit OF Edna Dean Proctor against Francis
d. Moulton is set down as No. 6. The jurors will
be sworn in but no cases Will be tried unul Thurs
day next when Judge Woodruff will preside. Ii
Is highly probable that the trial Will 60 over for
the term.
An inquest touching the circumstances that led
to the death OF the coored woman, Eliza Jackson,
who died last week from the effects OF an assault
committed on ner by gang OF rufians on East
New YORK avenue, was commenced yesterday be-
fore Coroner Wnitehil1. several witnesses were
examined, but nothing cacIla ted to implicate any
OF the parties arrested was elicited.
An inquest as to the cause OF the death OF James
Barclay, the stevedore, was commenced before
Coroner Whitenill on Monday right. wiiam
Murphy testified that on Saturday night Novem-
ber ~, deceased visited a liquor store on the
corner OF stone aud Broad streets, and after
playing cards with, quarreed with and struck Q
man known as Paddy the Coal Man, The pro-
down. The victim got up, however, and walked
homo, where he died the following day, The &C
cused Is eth at large. The inquest VIII % re-.
sumed on Thursday.