The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-13
CITY NEWS ITEMS.


Thomas Corcoran. twenty-seven years old, of No.
II Carlisle street. while unloading vessel at pier ii
North River yesterday fell into the water and was
drowned.
The Aldermanic ordinance authorizing Albert w.
Harris and others to lay telegraph wires in pipes
through the streets was yesterday signed by Mayor
Ely.
Rutger Nevias was held at jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday a charge of having embezzled
$500 from his employer, +. A. Worthy, or NO. %
Greene street.
John Sullivan alias Devon, was held at Essex Mar
ket Police Court yesterday for attempting to shoot
Officer Steele. of the Tenth precinct, while trying to
arrest woman for intoxication at Canal and Forsyth
streets.
Park Commissioner Lane has asked the Board of
Apportionlnent for an appropriation OF $1,000 for
the purpose of taking up the wooden pavement in
Washington square and laying out grass plots ana
walks in its place.
brary by the Messrs. Leavitt increases with every
evening The attendance was large last evening and
the bidding spirited some OF the books sold very
well indeed, while others brought low prices.
Detective Rogers took ANDY Marsch to Jeffer-
son Market Police Court yesterday and had him re-
manded by Judge Morgan. The officer arrested
Marsch in Blocker street last Wednesday night =
charge OF having embezzled $3.50 in Kansas City.
The directors of the ogdensburg and Lake Cham
plain Railroad Company met yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel William j. Averiil, of Ogdensburg.
the president pro tenn. of the company, was elected
president he having received eight out OF the ten
votes cast.
Ephraim H. Jenny. for many years collector at
tached to the New York Tribune. buried ycster-
day in Greenwood. The funeral services We're con-
Quoted by the Rev. Dr. Bellows. Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
and Mayor Ely among the friends who followed
the old gentleman to his grave
large number of newsboys and bootblacks assem-
bed last night at the Rvngton street branch of tho
Chldrens Aid Society to listen to readings and rcci-
tatons by Mrs. Randall Dehl. The boys were de-
lighted. and at the close gave the lady rousing
vote OF thanks for her voluntary services
The losses sustained at the Nassau street fro yes
terday morning folows:-John A. Dougan
loses about Sl5.OoO John Polhemus $4,000; Sta
com, zoepfel Il Co., and Edwards, each lose 1000;
and the damage done the building. which is owned
by j. 0. Fowler, will make up total OF $4,000.
A seaman named Samuel Fulton, twenty seven
years of age, yesterday fell from the topmast of the
steamer Indiana. lying At pier ~ North River, and
from his head and it is likely that his skull is frac-
tured. He was taken to the New York Hospital
Mrs. Margaret Benjamins apartments, at No. AGO
West Fifty second street. were broken into Wednes-
day night by two men, of whom she caused to be
arrested He gave his name as William J. Dee, Of No.
S0 Tenth avenue, and was held In default Of $1,000
bail in the Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday.
Maggie Dorr. nineteen years DID, whose widowed
mother keeps dairy in East Ninetieth street. near
avenue A. III the Harlem Police Court yesterday pre-
ferred charge OF seduction against Officer Joseph
Sawyer, of the Twenty third precinct. Owing to the
absence of counsel for the defendant Judge Smith
adjourned the examination.
An infant, about twelve inches in length and six
months old, was taken out of show in the Bowery
yesterday by an officer of the Society for tho Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Children Its mother arrested
and taken before Judge Kilbrcth at the Tombs Police
Court She released after promising not to put
the child on exhibition again.
Anthem Moller, Custom House broker, was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal
Bernhard and lodged in Ludlow Street Jail in de-
fault of all. judgment for $3,T27 90 which was
obtained against Moer in October last by the gov
eminent was returned unsatstied, and bench war
rant for his arrest then issued by Judge Choate
Superintendent Jackson, Of Castle Garden, started
for Washington. last night. the representa-
tive of the Commissioners of Emigration. for the
purpose Of attending tho meeting of the Committee
on Commerce Of the House Of Representatives. The
Immigration bill, which gives the Commissioners
authority to prevent criminals panpers and Mnatcs
from landing at this port. will be argued before the
committee by the members Of Congress from New
York.
There were filed in the Registers Office yesterday
two deeds to the New York Loan and Improvement
Company. One comprises tho entire block bounded
by Seventh and Eighth 145th and 146h streets
together with property the northwest OF
avenue and 144th street. conveyed by George H. Bis
sell for q consideration of 81. The other is q deed
from Anna Morris and others to the company OF
the property the southeast corner Of Morris and
Greenwich street. for consideration Of $4,000
There was also filed mortgage executed by the New
York Loan and Improvement Company to Charles d
Burrill and Joseph Grimbau as trustees of Anni
Morris to secure the payment of $4,000 principal
payable in instruments. on this property.