The New York herald., 1878-09-24
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Tho appointments OF poll clerks for tho ing cleo
toe were yesterday confirmed by The Police CON-
missi0nerH.
rne body of Christian Mink. aged nity eight yeors.
was iouna drowned yesterday st tho foot Of Bosari
street and removed 10 the Morgus.
George jennings aged eight years OF No. 5o7 Eas,
Sixteenth street, was drowned while bathny at tho
foot OF Ninetcenih street, East River, yesterday
verdict OF ''Suicide" was rendered yesterday In
the case OF Henry Tempest, tho lawyers copyss. who
shot himself IN the heart, near the Grand Boulevard
and Ninety fourth street, on the 10th Inst
John Plnnket, forty-Gvs years Of age, entered tho
hallway OF No. II Mulberry street yesterday and
seated himself On the rear stoop 10 eat some bread
bus while there was taken ~ and died spot.
The now entry system went into effect yesterday by
order OF Collector Merritt, the rounda OF tho Custom
House having been altered for that purpose. II did
no, seem TO meet with favor among tho merchants
The customs au,horntes collected IRON passsnacrs'
baggase on The steamship ierman'c, which arrived
on Sunday, 1000 They have collected thus lar aur-
Ing the month OF september from tue same sources
s37, 900 on The docks.
A verdict OF Accidental death" was rendered yes.
terday In the case Of samuel Lawiey, nfIy-nve yeSrs
OF age, OF No. $40 Grand street, siruok by nm
engine oil the New Yorx Elevated Railroad, on Green.
wch street. near LEROY street. on the l6tn inst ana
killed.
william Aibrecbt, OF No. 2 Greenwich street Henry
Biehe, NO 40 same street: Thomas Gordon, No Rec.
tor street Charles Saunders, No. 81 Csenues sin aud
Huge McManus, OF No. 100 Washington street wrro
yesterday he'd In bail by Jupgc kiibrsh for violation
OF The Excise law.
Heretofore c, mplaints against policemen for neg
iect OF duty have bccn tried by Prcsdeat smith the
evidence beng subsequently, submitted to the fuli
Board for thor decisionr /. yesterday arresd
that zach OF the four commissioners shall IN turn pre-
side on trial dayA
Alta recent mestisg OF the 81 Davtd's Benevolent
Society," In tho lecture room OF the Welsh CongrcRH
tionai Church. Ia this city, $500 appt opr ,atcd
from the funds OF the society sent tho of
tho sufferers by the late terrible accident In The c,
licry at Abcrvsil, Wales
The following persons are reported to be missing
unaccountably from their homes Thomas Murphy
thirteen years Old, OF No. 633 HUDSON street since
the 9th INST John A. Hcdstfom, twonty nine years
old from No. 12s Varick street. since the 2ist inst
Michael 0'Bren iorty years Old, from No. SO Tenth
avenue, since tho l4th.
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Bank of New
York was held yesterday AT noon at tho bank Ipr
bouse on the corner " Wall aud William streets
lhe NUMBER oil shares represented % 200 out OF
$4,000 and II was decided nsnimousy to reaucc Tho
capital stock OF the bank IRON 30 900 shares
(t3,000,0o0) 10 20, 900 shares tt2, 900, V00L
Auipqusst was held yesterday by Coroner wol,man
In tho case OF hichsci Desmond, two years ana nine
months old, OF No $50 Water street. and tho io
verdict rendered Tho child came TO h Ia oesib by
Injuries received by being crushed by log on ouyor.
ncur slip, September Is, due TO the said Jog being et
IN carocss condition, and said csrsessbess s due TO
Hall, Cornish A 90. and ". ". Whitehead
Charges ana counter charges OF usury, perjury and
conspiracy were exannined into yesterday 6y Judge
kilursth IN case OF sllered bogus mortgage ior
sio,OOO From he testimony II appeared tbat CbrIs.
topper Miller oil No. 152 H1rrison svouue, Brooklyn,
bought n mortgage for $40, 600 iron samuel zeimes
ana Soiomsn strausky. IL Is claimed that the mort.
gsge Was bogus. Furtncr hearing IN TINS case VIII
take place TO-DAY.