The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-31
NEW YORK CITY.

The police during the past week arrested l,24l
persons for various offences.
There were reported for the week ending at
noon yesterday $40 deaths, 5OT births, 125 mar
riages anu 40 still births.
over 800 applicants are waiting for appointment
on the police force. Many Of these are citizens OF
about eight days. standing.
Gambling Is going on quietly tnrouphou the
city, although Commissioner WORMS thinks 1t has
been stopped. There are two day games open in
Ann street.
The opening Of the Grand Lodge Room OF the
Masonic Temple corner OF Sixth avenue and
Twensy.third street, VIII take place on Tuesday
evening next.
Complaints made by policemen against citizens
for violating the corporation ordinance in regard
TO cleaning sidewalks Of snow and ice are usually
tried the summer following the offence
A fair In aid OF the funds OF the Young Mems
Universalist Association will commence next
Monday evening" at Republican Hall, Thirty.third
street, near Broadway. II Will be open every even-
ing during the week.
The Charity BAN VIII take place at the Academy
OF Music on Thursday evening, February The
boxes have all long since Deen engaged, but tickets
can yet be had OF the managers and at DelmOni-
eos, corner Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue.
Ninety-seven cases OF smallpox were Sent to the
Riverside Hospital, on Biackwen's Island, during
the past week. Four Sisters OF Charity visited
the hospital yesterday, and these ladies will begin
the task Of nursing the patients there on Wednes-
day next
The health authorities have commenced pro-
ceedings against the owner OF the house on the
northeast corner OF Madison avenue and Fifty
fourth street. for allowing snow and Ice TO remain
on the Sidewalk all the winter to the great danger
OF pedestrians.
stated meeting OF the New York Historical
Society Will be held at the library, in Second ave.
nue., corner OF Eleventh street, on Tuesday next,
at eight O'Clock p NJ, precisely Rev. P. J. Dealy,
5. j., Will read paper on "Tne First catholic
Mission IN New York;
public meeting will be held AZ Association
Hall, corner OF Fourth avenue and Twenty third
street, tomorrow evening, unoer the auspices OF
the Young LADIES' Christian Association. Mr..
Norris M K Jesap WIN preside and addresses WIN
Adams, y. d.. P; Mr.. Whitelaw Reid and Mr.. William
L. Dodge, Jr.
woman giving her name as Schaener has at
various tunes applied to business men In this and
adjoining cities Tor money with which TO bury her
child, whom she reports ss having died in the Hos.
pttal Tor the Relief OF the Ruptured and Crippled.
She Is pronounced an impOstor by the offcers or
made ample provision for the burial OF All children
whose parents are TOO poor to meet the expenses.
young man representing himself as Q clerk OF
e. Waitens 4 Co., OF Nos. IA and ID John street,
presented q bill for $495 to Mr.. Linderstein, OF
West Washington Market yesterday, stating that
ninth district q partner Of Mr. Llnderstein. had
purchased goods from his house for that amount.
Mr.. Lnderstein gave cheek for the amount or
the bill but afterward nndlng out the man was
swindler had II stopped.
now law library Is to be established in the
Equitable Building, No. 100 Broadway, which,
when the new additions are complete, will have
tenantry OF over 100 lawyers. Each OF these will
make q small annual contribution, and will loan to
the common library books OF which they may have
duplicates. These, II Is calculated, Will orm In
Company, more complete and convenient law
library than exists elsewhere In the city.
No changes have yet been made in the custom
House respecting the retrenchment OF expenses
by the dischsrging OF some Of the employee Col
lector Arthur has not arrived from washington.
but his presence is hourly expected, as no mate
rial alterations can be made IN his absence. the
'Olch Jewels are stu on exhibition, ano are IN