New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
NEW YORK CITY.

Arrests last week, 1,47S.
Births last week, 562; deaths, 500; mar
riaees, 1is.
The Post Office deposits last week amounted
TO $4,000.
The foreign mail on Saturday consisted OF
50, $40 letters and 7s bags of papers.
A large number of arrests were made on
Saturday night the different police precincts Of saloon
keepers who failed to close their saloons at midnight
The steamers of the StonngtOn Line to Bos-
ton on and after to-day will leave the foot OF Jayst
North River, at p. m, instead OF 4:3O p M
The bonded and unclaimed merchandise re-
naming in the public stores beyond the period allowed
by law will be sold at Nos 95 and 81 Waterst on Friday
March 10.
Elizabeth Murphy of No. 65 Oliver-st. was
stabbed In the head about midnight on Saturday and
severely injured by Michael Eavers OF the same piace
Eavers was arrested.
Brown Brothers and George Kemp have each
given 81 600 to the 9TH Regiment new armory fund
Subscription committees being organized among the
bankers, merchants and manufactuTers
Certain religious women are moving among
EMPLOYERS TO have them pay their wOrnen on Mondays
instead Of Saturdays IN order thus To- lessen the satnr
day night and sunday drunkenness The plan has worked
favorably elsewhere.
Next Wednesday being Ash Wednesday, the
beginning Of Lont Cardinal McCoskey has issued the
the various churches during the season. uh'
April Ij.
The members of the Old Guard who partci-
paed in the celebration Of washngtons birthday in
Charleston, 6. c. have sailed for home. On their arrival
banquet will be given by the members VINO remained
here.
II is stated that the Baptist Church in West
Fiftythir ST. il so embarrassed financially that II can
be saved only by immediate subscription OF S32 900
The Bapt-ts are busy raising hs sum Ill sinai anu aie'
subscriptions
At 6:45 D. m yesterday Patrolman Andrew
Htchman OF the Twenty-siyh Precinct, while on duty
at the Hppodromc found dead in retired part OF
brotLer Of ex-state Senator Hchman
Secretary Bristow has ordered the sale at
auction OF tn revenue steamer McCulloch nt the Govern
mcnt wharf Staten Island, on Wednesday March = The
vessel buit IN Baltimore ten ytHIs bSOi ana mas
capacity OF 300 tons.
Deputy Sheriff McGonigle on Saturday ar
rested Adler " Muller, cashier OF James T. ward 81 Co.,
for ALLEGED embezzemcnt Of the funds Of The r 70 the
amount OF nearly $4,000. He taken 10 LudiOwst
ai IN default OF bail fixed by Judge sed@ck at $4,000
Work on the new Roman Catholic Cathedral
on Fifth-ave. is being vigorously pushed forward Ina
week or two the outside work viii be completed, win
The exception Of the eieSt2H Ud tne o am fc 'P''
Among other subjects of small talk agitating
the cubs and society the magnfceucc OF the diamond
necklace and earrings 10y Mile Iitiens in Ia
Fayorta" at Fnday's matinee. One cur.ous " such
statistics estimated the bQtnts IN The necklace n
twenty diamonds, weighing ftlly i've karats each.
The Executive Committee of the National
Rife Association las adopted programme for the Cen
ennal rife matches which VIII be conducted under the
suspicer Of the National Isihe Association and the S-
toIial Centennial Commission at CfcednOor beginning
on Tuesday, sept Il.
At 2:3O a. M Yesterday Officer IIealy OF the
Fifteenth Precinct Police IN io basement Of No. 80 West
Thhd-st. arrested 10 young men who style themselves
Tie Wayrley Cub," and occupy the above mentioned
place as 4 cubIOom. The complaint Is that they are
nQlssnce to toe pigh9oTnoo9
On Saturday seven cars loaded with bones
Of bulTa9es. cattle, aud other apimals, arrived at the
depot in Jersey City. The bones were oohsned TO per
SONS in this city, aud VIII lbs used Tor ne o
combs buttons, aud other articles They were collected
Cheyenne.
st. Paul's Guild is not now selling tickets
either ior meals or lodging and 1t cautions the public
against any claiming TO he the agent OF the Guild II
any persons purchased tickets during The past week
and from whom purchased. The present WOIk OI tuc
Guild viii be discontinued ON March L..
b. A. Macdonald, accountant, in pursuing
his examination Of the books and accounts Of the Third
ave Savings bank, on behalf OF certain deposltorE has
discovered various unauthorized payments OF money 70
the amount Of $4,000 and excessive charges Tor sup
niles Mr. Iurd the Receiver has not yet obtained sum
funds from the assets to pay dividend to the dc
posors.
The statement Of the Silk Association for
February shows that silks OF total value OF s25527sj
were landed at this port during the month, which com
pares well with 1875 and 1874. During February ll5s
bales and oil silks were received against O33
bales last year. The majority OF these came overland
from spn Francisco. Besides this the receipt Of 32D
bales OF pierced cOcOOns Il reported
Assignments for the benefit of creditors were
Med ON Saturday with the County Clork by Charles
Fisher and Henry Fisher 20 L. a. Davis and by John c.
Nchrbas to Martin {. Meyer John JamisOn has dled
schedule stating his liabilities al s2tb2I w, ana MS
at Sl2G90 3D. The schedule OF James and joseph
H. Smith places their liabilities ht Si-if S9' ana theu
actual assets al III 800.
In the suit OF David Hume against the city for
injuries by the fan OF awning at ono hupdred
twenty ths which broke of his legs and killed his
the Jury In Supreme Court Circuit, before
Judge Larremore has awarded him $4,000 damages On
former jury awarded hun $4,000 but the Court q
300 the s m alo%ed by the statute Where tho negligence
of the defendant caused death be entered In favor of
Who was Killed.
The John Bramall, the second steamer of the
new star Ball Brazilian line, arrived at this port on Sat
urday, and will take her place in the oompanys fleet
The John Branal met Of westerly gales the
entire passage and had been for days west Of lat
itude 36 longitude Csc. she follows the Nellie Martin
which recently lett here for Para Pernambqeo Bahia
Bramall Il OF 900 tons burden and Will leave on her
the third vessel OF the line a month later.
The pilot boat Caprice, No. 10, was run down
in the bay yesterday morning at O'Clock by the steamer
New Orleans. from wOreans The accident occurred
off Bay Ridge. The men on the steamer fret saw the
pilot boat about 900 feet ahead the port bow The
officers state that the engines stopped immediately
hut there much headway on the vessel and she
struck the pilot nearly in the middle, cutting 1t
almost in two and sinking II In less than minute The
the pilotbOat were brought TO the city by the
steamer
BROOKLYN.
The arrests last week were Alp.
VIM. TOtten, who has been missing since
Feb 90 appeared yesterday in good health and spirits
The argument on the demurrer in the Moul-
ton Beecher suit will be made to-day before Judge Dyk
man.
John Broderick, who il charged with stab