The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-29
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The police made GA arrests last week.
Four hundred and emigrants arrived at Castle
Garden last week.
sophie Marshal. nineteen years old and residing at
No 81 Oliver street. was badly burned yesterday by
her clothes taking fire from CRATE.
The employees of the Metropolitan Elevated Rail-
road intend TO give their first invitation ball at Tam.
many Hall on the evening Of January ~. 1879
Martin Rensburg held in $500 bail by Judge
Murray at the Tombs Police Court yesterday,
charged with having violated the Lottery law
DR.. Newton Whitehead. who was committed 10 the
Tombs few days ago ON charge of malpractice.
yesterday released upon furnishing $1,000 BAIL
Andrew cullen. Of No 407 East Twelfth street. was
removed 10 Bellevue Hospital yesterday. suffering
from burns received Christmas Day by falling on
q stove. His injuries are thought to be serious.
Mr.. W. s. Andrews delivered his lecture "Our
Humorists' last evening to large audience. in the
great hall 81 Cooper Institute The lecture. which
has been delivered before, was comparison Of Amer
lean with foreign bumorists.
The funeral Of Warren G. Baxter. the grain mer-
chant and member OF the Produce Exchange, who
died on Friday, will take place tomorrow from his
late residence No. &c West Fortieth street His
mains will be taken to Tarrytown for interment
The adjourned sale Of 17?5 shares Of the defunct
Bankers and Brokers Association set for yesterday
by H. l.. Cutting. Jr receiver attracted few persons
Ia the Real Estate Exchange. A. there is
ment OF $50 per share the stock not single bid
was made for any OF the shares.
Max Franken. twenty eight years OF age. Of No COZ
Third avenue. outdoor salesman in the employ of
William schin. shoe manufacturer. was held IN de-
fault Of $1,000 bail in the Fifty seventh Street Court
yesterday, charged with having obtained goods from
his employer under false pretcnces
Coroner Croker yesterday took the testimony Of q
number Of witnesses in the Of John Rcgalla the
italian who murdered on Christmas at No. 10
Baxter street. John Giovanni. who is suspected of
the crime. not placed on the stand and the
adjourned until Monday morning next.
The annual meeting of the Old Guard will I've held.
at the headquarters. No. III Fourth avenue. next
Thursday evening. when the election for officers will
be held Al this meeting arrangements will be- made
for the forthcoming ball. Ia be given in the Academy
q OF
The officers connected with the Special Agents.
Bureau seized 1000 cigars board Of the steamer
Rio DE- aancIro yesterday. Twenty-Five cases Of
brandy from the steamer Wisconsin and one cask Of
brandy and ono case Of cigars from the steamer
Harold we're sent TO tho seizure room Az Illegal i'm
portatiOns.
Philip Marks the tailor who claims that he was
beaten billy" Mctilory's saloon the sth inst.
aud aftcrwarl forcibly detained at No. 1,131 Third
avenue. discharged from Roosevelt Hospital yes
teriay aud taken to the Fifty seventh street Court.
Judge Bxby sent him thence to tho House OF Deten-
ton 10 be held as witness.
A Christmas festival held last evening M tho
Eighth Ward Mission school in Ludlow place.
number OF Christmas carols sung by the chill
dren and address delivered by DIR. Danford.
The mission was established in september. with ten
children. aud numbers forty-two. II Is said to
he great benefit Ia the ncighborhood.
respectfully dressed young man, giving his name
John Rogers. residing ut No. 4o West Fourteenth
street. was arraigned in the Tombs Police Court yes
teray. charged with obtaining by trick and device
camcls hair shawl valued at $500, from A. r. Stew
art a Co. The shawl recovered in Bowcry
pawDshop The prisoner was held in $1,000 bail.
Ralph Hin. dealer In velvet picture frames AZ No.
CAS- Broadway, yesterday arrested and confined in
Ludlow street Jail in default Of $1,000 bail. ON an
order issued by Judge Freedman, Of the Superior
Court, He Is charged in the af'idavit with having
ccived and appropriated about s1tvo worth Of silk
velvet stolen from Arnold, Constable 4 Go. by Ed
win X. Matthcwson.
On the Real Estate Exchange yesterday there
offered for sale the assets Of trh Rowe, bankrupt
specustor in real estate The property consisted of
of ron I'm "a nd aar Nttg Xpy
which is heavily cncumbcrcd and claims and book
accounts. The amount realized on the sale tthc pur-
chasers assuming all membranes the real
estatel was only $3.50.
II was reported on Wall street yesterday that the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad had disposed
II Of It's collicrics TO the Lehgh Valley Coal
Company. the value Of which was estimated al
81. VDuWD. The officers OF the Reading Railroad
Company denied that any 81 their property ha. been
sold 10 the Lchigh Valley Company and the reprcsen
atve of the latter corporation corroborated their
denial
Nearly all the Wall street banks will pay out gold
al par 10 any Of their customers who AJAX for IT, The
FIRST National Bank has been paying IL out in largo