The New York herald., 1878-10-20
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The police arrested ,552 persons last week.
sixty three emigrants arrived yesterday at Castle
Garden.
Marshal Kelly, of the Mayors OAice. issued LAT
licenses last week. and collected 81 324.
Five hundred and i've deaths, $50 births, l6l mar
riages and 40 still births wcre reported at the bureau
of Vital Statistics last week.
Mrs. Marie Antoinctte Pollard, OF Virginia, will ON
Friday evening next lecture before the Liberal Club
in Science Hall, on "Lifo In California"
William McManus, four years OF age. Of No. Har-
ccived at u bonfire by his clothes catching fre.
Mr. Willis 8. Pane, receiver OF the Bond Street
Savings Bank, will pay dividend Of five per 10
tue depositors OF TINS institution Tomorrow.
Mayor Ely at his Office yesterday. During the
afternoon however, he left tho city, and does not
expect TO return until Tuesday or Wednesday nexh
Lizzie Adams was sont to the Peniton tary, yester
day. the Court OF Special Sessions, for having at
tempted 70 pick lady's pocket on pier SO, East
RIVER
Tho Department OF Public Works received, during
A penalty OF ten per VIII be added to all rents
remainng unpaid Oh November ].
Tho sentence OF Michael Tobin having been COM
mutcd to Avc years. i'm prsonment IN tho Kings
moved from Ludlow Street Jail TO tnat Institution.
John Haltigan, OF No. 425 West Twonty- eighth
street. WIS held, IN default OF So, 900 uai at the
Iombs Police Court. yesterday, charged win having
oDlaiuod clocks from the Waterbury Clock Company
by means oil forged orders.
Thieves forclbly entered the University Medical
College East Twenty sixth street yesterday
ing by pry,ng open the windows. They sawed on .hs
LOCKS of the contribution boxes Tor the Fund OF the
Yellow Fever sufferers and took nearly $40
Mrs John whalcn. OF West Foriy-sixsh street,
threw sugar bowl at her husbands head on Friday
marks OF blood worc visible on his face lie appeared
plaintiff but was shown TO be more to blame than
his wife. Ft'
The annual examination OF the Nautical School
of tho Port OF New York, by the Council appointed
by the Chamber of Commerce, viii be held on
Wednesday next, at two O'Clock ?. ~, on board tho
81 Marv Mt anchnP in n Eaet ivaP
of south Ferry.
August Wagenfuhr. clorK at No. 1,o62 Third ave-
nue., held tor trial in tho Fiity-scventh Street
Court yesterday on a charge Of embezzlcment pre-.
ferrcd by his employer, william Van Dwincon. The
clerk acknowledged the CRIME but said that he had
confessed II on promise that ho would not be ar.
rested
WIN J. Austin, tho light weight wrestler and
ahcte will bonent by an athletic entertainment at
Clarendon Hall, Nos. LA and Il6 East Thirteenth
street, next "Wednesday evening Professor Latin,
Joe Goss, Mons Tn. Bauer, Professor Dwyer and
other iavorito athletes Will exhibit their strength
and skill
Alta meeting OF tho oil trade yesterday resolutions
we're adopted expressive OF regret al tho death Of Mr.
Daniel =. Kotchum, mem Dor OF the firm OF Ketchum
* Reid manufacturers OF oils. and u committee OF
was appointed 10 attend his funeral. which tskes
pace al two r. NJ. to-day from Trinity Chapel 125tn
street and Fifth avenue.
The examination In the De Grief case for alleged
conspiracy. which was adjourned Tor further exam
inination before United States Comm ssioner Shields
10 yesterday, was further adjourned to Thursday
next At two r. NJ, In consequence o tho absence Of
the witness Brctingham who had not boon infor med
yesterday OF tho hour OF adjournment
Comptroller Kelly yesterday approved the suretics
on the following contracts:-Charlcs s. Higgins &
Co., Tor supplying the Department OF Public Chari.
tics and Correction with soap: George u. Robinson :
for supplying tho Same department with $50 barrels
OF flour. at So OF per barre Robert Blair, for rogu-
Iating Sky second street from Tenth to Eleventh
avenues.
Tho Polar Star Mutual Benefit Association held its
annual meeting ut Masonic TcDple last night Tho
reports presented by tho secretary and treasurer
show business OF the past year to be follows
Casn hand October 1877, 81, 401, receipts from
claims paid oy cssment s11 377 death claims paid
by dividend 5000; expenses, $500 81 total $l3 0s6 81
cash balance, 81, 542 a.
ON tho 18th oil september threo cases OF mercnan.
Disc consisting OF human HAIR and pcriumcry, arriv.
ing by tho steamer France from Havre, and
to q. Bunout, Of this city, were seized "a charge
that the had attempted to bribe tho customs
o1iccrs Tho case was appealed to Washington, aud,
on an investigation made by Captain BracKett, tho
Secretary OF tho Treasury ordered a release OF the
goods yesterday on payment OF tho duty.