The New York herald., 1879-09-14
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The Department OF Public works received
Sl6.0i5 37 Tor Croton rents last week
Three thousand eight hundred and sixty imm
grants we're landed at Castle Garden last week.
The patrons OF the free floating baths last week
numbered l39 ,355. OF whom 81. .604 were females.
Charles Leslie. laborer, residing in Gouverneur
street. while al work yesterday the IL" road at
sxty-hrst street and Ninth avenue was struck by
train and killed.
"a. NJ" has forwarded to the HERALD So 55 for
Mrs Hughes. OF No 4Dy East Fifteenth street. the
particulars of whose destitute condition have been
recently published. Emma" also sends S5 for the
Mount Sinai Jewish Orphan Asylum.
Thomas McCarty. Ed. Ryan. Denis Hickey and
Thomas MCGEE. charged with passing counterfeit
trade dollars yesterday committed by United
States Commissioner Osborn to await the action of
the Grand Jury. Bail was fixed at $4,000 in each
John Sheridan. the liquor dealer. at No. 42s East
Thirteenth street, arraigned in the Tombs Court
yesterday charged with v r9o6ns Mr, william
the night OF August %. He was held in default OF
$1,000 This is tho third charge that has been mado
against him.
John Mccarthy. of No. Sc Catharine street, was
yesterday held. the Court OF Special Sessions.
charge of perjury. he having appeared there to re-
tract charge made against his stepson. John Lay
don. in the Tombs Court on Monday last He had
accused Laydon OF striking him with decanter.
For the first the federal courts Of this dis
trict u lady practitioner appeared yesterday before
Judge Datchtord in the United States Circuit Court
and argued III person motion for an injunction In
patent suit for the alleged infringement OF patent
OF her own. The lady is Miss Helen Marie MacDon-
aid. OF Boston.
John Haskins who claims to reside In Brooklyn.
was charged by Detectives Dolan and Adams in the
Tombs Court yesterday. with completely in the rob-
berry OF $4,000 worth OF coins from the basement of
the store of H. q. Sampson. No. 160 Fulton street,
on the morning OF the 9Th inst. He remanded
for further examination.
James Riley Ulster county lad. who had been
this city by his father to seek his fortune
failed to get any work, and in despair snatched o
pocketbook from Mrs. Howe. of No. 35 West Wash
ington place, on Friday night. In the Jefferson
Market, Court, yesterday. he plead guilty. and was
held for trial on charge Of highway robbery.
Michael O'Malley of No. 5l9 East Sixteenth street.
in the Fifty seventh street Police Court yester
day, to answer for assault in which he was con-
cerned the 1st inst At that time he aud John
Coughlin, neighbor. became involved III tene-
ment house quarrel. and when o Malley lifted his
foot to kick her husband. Mrs. Coughlin threw her.
self between them and received the blow. At first
her injuries believed to be slight but yesterday
she preInaturely confined, and Justice Wandel
committed OMaliey to await the issue of her in
juries.
In the Circuit Court of the United States for the
Second Judicial District, yesterday, Judge Blatch
ford appointed ffty.tour United States supervisors
OF election to serve in the Twelfth Congressional
district ut the election to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Alexander Smith Judge Choate, OF tho
District Court, was designated to act Circuir
Judge in this matter. There is no money appropri-
ated to pay deputy marshals. but it is understood
that the necessary number will be found and sworn
in who willing to take the chances or being paid
in the future.