The New York herald., 1878-11-12
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Alta meeting Of the students Of the New York Uni
versy yesterday 1t was determined to provide din
ner for the contestants IN the intercollegiate exami-
nations.
The Young Mems Christian Association gave a
musical and literary reception last evening. The at
loudly applauded
DR.. Frederick H. Lay. who with five others was
charged with completely in the sarah Conner ma NAL
practice case, has been honoraby discharged there
being no evidence against him.
John +. Clark farmer. of westchestcr county. was
arrested yesterday for leading the short-horned bull
General Grant down Fifth avenue without per-
nit. He was fined $40 in the Fifty-seventh Street
Court
At O'Connors billiard rooms last night a match
game of 300 points three-bal, French carroms was
played between William sexton the champion. and A..
r. Rudophe. which resulted in easy victory for the
former. The score was-sexton, 500; Rudophe. 1863.
Jeffreys Tanning and william Doyle who were ar
rested by the detectives suspicion OF being con-
cerncd in the robbery OF Adoph Bernhard's jewelry
store, No. 03A Eighth avenue, last Wednesday, were
discharged in the Street Court yesterday
James Cook. hack driver accused in tho JEFF
ferson Market Police Court, yesterday, of having
stolen watch and pocketbook from Alfred n Cox, OF
Newark. N. j. As the articles were not found In his
possession and as he was able to prove good char
acter, Cook was discharged
In response to tho invitation of Commodore J. w.
A. Nicholson. cominandant Of the Navy Yard. Brook
lyn, the members Of the Chamber of Commerce will
pay visit TO the yard Tomorrow. steamer will
leave the Wall street pier o'clock Y. NJ to
vey the members to the yard.
default OF $4,000 bail each yesterday, by Judge Kill
breth. at the Tombs Police Court, to charge
Thomas Robinson, engineer of fueboat lying at
pier II East River. He alleged that lie had been
knocked down by the men and robbed Of S14
Coroner Elinger Yesterday concluded the inqueat
the case of Thomas McDermott, who died from stab
wound in the heart, inflicted i'll alleyway at No. l3
Roosevelt street, the evening OF the 9th inst. An
Italian, named Marnaro, accused Of having il-
ficcd the wound and the jury found verdict against
him. He remanded to the city prison without bail.
Officer Evans, Of the Society for the Prevention Of
man named Wooster for allowing worthless horse
to be used in the work on Tompkins Square 40 SAID
that he received s. s day from the city aGr the se
animals destruction and held for trial in default
OF bail
In the Thrty-fo fourth Street Reformed Church last
evening Mr.. Wendell Phillips delivered his well known
lecture sDaniel O'Connell." The church filed
throughout. Though old theme with him. Mr..
Phillips displayed in his lecture the very powers
of oratory which he endeavoring to show his
audience belonged exclusively to the man whom no
styled the greatest OF modern statesmen.
The New York Clearing House Committee have re-
turned from Washington. where they have had con
ference with Secretary Sherman the subject Of the
faciitation of public business through the Clearing
House. The Secretary made number of suggestions.
and these win be reported by the committee to the
Clearing House Association, for their action, at a
meeting to be held at ono O'Clock to-day.
On board of the steamer Moscl at Hobokcn,
yesterday. Custom House inspectors seized ninety
bottles of assorted spirituous liquors. Officers at
tached to the Special Agents office seized twenty
bottles OF hair dye and perfumery on the steamer
City of Chester, and the Customs authorities at
Castle Garden took several packages of snuff and 200
cigars from passenger on the Devona.
The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company, through
their agents. intended to make raid the "bucket
shops in the neighborhood OF Wall street yesterday
and remove their instruments. This coming to the
ears of Mr.. Todd, of 4. W. Todd & Co.. OF Broad
street, that gentleman repaired to Judge Pratts court
in Brooklyn and obtained an injunction restraining
the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company from inter
fering with the Instruments until the 1st of January
coroner's jury yesterday exonerated James Nc
Gloine of No 15 Mulberry street from the charge Of
having the 27th ut beaten his wife and then set
fire to the bed which she lying, causing inju
ries from which she subsequently died. The accused
proved that he not in the house at the time his
wife was burnt. Coroner Croker, however. held Nc
loine in $500 bail to await the action Of Grand
Jury. and Of the jurors, Mr.. Morris Manus, be-
came his bondsman.