The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-08
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The police arrested $40 persons last weeA.
Seven hundred and hfty-two emgrants were landed
at Castle Garden last week
The Excise Commissioners granted ffty-six licenses
last week and received S2475 AS fees.
Four hundred and tfty-fve deaths, $40 births. 1875
marriages and AZ stll-births Were reported at the
Bureau of Vital Statistics last week
Sneak thieves Friday night gained access to the
apartments occupied by Edwin Orcott, at No. l33
East Ftteth street, and stole jewery valued at $780,
The Second Avenue Railroad Company has reduced
the fare from Peck slip to Harlem to hve cents.
Notices to that effect posted In the yester
day.
The first rifle match between the Home Insurance
and Citizens Insurance companies, i've men each.
shot at Creedmoor yesterday. The score was:-
Home, 1O4; Citizens, "a.
The grain trade met yesterday ut the Produce Ex-
change and decided that No. amber wheat in New
York should correspond as nearly as possible with
No. red wheat i'll Chicago.
Killian G,indersl1nd was held at Essex Market Po-
lice Court yesterday in $1,000 bail to answer for
having stabbed his roommate, John Fander, at NO.
312 Stanton street, on Friday night.
"Dr' Mary A. Walker called on Superintendent
Wang yesterday and requested that official to have
the trials of Roundsman Lewis and Officer Flannery.
Of the Broadway Squad, set down tor "Wednesday
next.
The commission in the matter OF the contract Of
the Riverside Park met yesterday and Organized by
j. Bogart secretary. The examination OF the work
will be proceeded with Immediately.
At a meeting of the Police Commissioners yester-
charges against Captain Mcdonnell. OF the Eighth
precinct on the afidavits of Henry Oeste and john
Cox. The day for the trial was not set down.
At half past eleven o'clock last night Officer Dalton,
OF the Twenty-seventh precinct. discovered that
pane Of plate glass i'll the front show window OF the
Waterbury Clock Company, in Cortlandt street. had
been smashed in. He summoned Ofhcer Tyrell to
his assistance and examination showed that about
fifteen small clocks had been stolen.
BENJAMIN Lewis the crippled old tar who has been
ten times around the world, will, through the efforts
OF United States shipping Commissioner Duncan OBJ
tain a home in the Sailors Snug Harbor on Staten
Island on Monday next. Until that time he remains
voluntarily in the Tombs having refused the hospi-
tality OF the Sailors Home III Cherry street.
The railroads are still cutting rates between the
West and Liverpool Merchants on Change received
positive yesterday that agents of the railroads
were Offering contracts low as sixty cents per lOO
pounds on provisions from Chicago to Liverpool by
way OF Boston, and that the rates at Boston. by
steamer, were twenty-five shillings to twenty-five
shilngs and six pence per ton.
The Investigation at Jefferson Market Police Court
of the accusation preferred by Blanche Ekan Of No.
rs Chandler street. Boston, against DR.. T. +. Hciden
field No. s22 Lexington avenue. this city, occupied
the whole of yesterday afternoon and evening until
halfpasi eleven Judge Morgan heard all tine wit
nesscs for the prosecution and defence and said he
would render his decision on Wednesday.