The New York herald., 1878-12-19
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The HERALD yesterday received S. from Potomac
for Mile. Venturoli.
Archibald Scott & Co., wholesale dealers in coffee,
have suspended. with liabilities Of SiS,00O.
Ash & I.eidesdorf manufacturers of caps made an
assignment yesterday to Henry S. Esler, giving their
preferences for SG,2U1.
Draper Co. yesterday sold on the Real Estate Ex-
change, by order Of Appleton Sturgis administrators
the Conrad Hill Gold and Copper Mining Company
property. consisting of $50 in North Carolina,
TO Bernard Whitman for $4,000
Herman Hirsch was accused by Raphael Ettnger,
of No. oGS Bowery, with having passed forged
check on Siegel bernhard last September Judge
Wandeil, at Essex Market Police Court yesterday
manded Hirsch until this morning
Michael J. DAILY, OF No. 152 West Thrty-seventh
street admitted to bail in $1,000 yesterday by
Judge otterbonrg at Jefferson Market Police Court.
DAILY shot William Murray while the latter was tap
ping the till in his store on Monday night.
Francis Smith, William Henry Vincent and Emela
Whitney each held in $1,000 bail at the Tombs
Court Yesterday complaint OF Frank Mallon, who
charges that he robbed Of $40 by them while in
a saloon on Chatham square on Tuesday evening"
Superintendent Walling yesterday received a
despatch from City Marshal De Rochemont, of New
buryport Mass, notifying him that Horace Elliott,
boy OF fifteen had run away from his home there and
gone from Boston 70 this city The boy is dark com
plexioned his right side is paralyzed and he
steel spring on his right ankle.
Four steamships being built for the Hamburg
line each OF which wGl carry 5000 tons. The names
Saxonia and Borussa. The Westphala is to take the
place of the ill-fated Pommerania and will be
msnded by Captain Schwensen. She is at present
undergoing extensive repairs.
At the annual meeting of the Eureka Lake and
Yuba Canal Company yesterday, at the Office of Laz-
ard Freres in Pine street the following officers
elected President, II. Woodleaf; Treasurer and
Managing Agent Alexandra Veil; Secretary, j.
Beer. The old Board of Trustees was reelected. A
dividend Of So per share was declared.
The managers OF the Colored Mission ask for con-
tributions of any kind which will enable them to
supply the destitute under their care with clothing
for Christmas gifts. Presents of money clothing
are received by j. b. Wray Treasurer No. 237 East
Sixty first street; NJ. Brown, Secretary, No 3 East
Thirty street, or at the Mission building, No.
1875 West Thirtieth street
Billy McGlory's counsel yesterday presented
ticate to Judge Wandel, at Essex Market Court,
from DR.. Clay of Roosevelt Hospital, stating that
Marx who claimed to have been beaten badly at
No. 1O3 Bowery few weeks ago. much inn
proved. This was done with view to having his
clients bail fixed: but Judge Wandell refused to ad-
init McGlory to bail at all until Marx is entirely ont
of danger.
Courtney J. Best of No. AZ Wall street, while walk
ing along Park yesterday felt some tugging
at his clothing, and looking down, a hand just
departing from the fob pocket OF his overcoat W tn
to be the owner Of the hand. Best alleges Thomas
Rice, youth of eighteen years, and painter by
trade Rice was held by Judge Murray, in default Of
81 900 bail, for trial
At the annual meeting of the New York Institution
for the Blind held at the institution. Ninth avenue
and Thirty fourth street, yesterday afternoon. the
following gentlemen were elected Board Of Man
ayers for the ensuing ar:Augustus Scnel Robert
S. Hone, d. Lydig Suydam, Theodorus Bailey Myers,
John Treat Irving. James NJ. Mclean, Smith Gift.
william Whitewright. William q. Schermerhorn.
Charles De Rham, Francis A. Stout William B. Hoh-
man. Il. A. Schermerhorn. Peter Marie. Frederick W.
Rhinelander Frederick Sheldon, Chandler Robbins.
Charles T.. Strong, Philip Schuyler and Temple Prime.