The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-19

prefer Of $3.50 of the sum by merchant doing bust
$1,000 within the year Other oommuncstisns were
presented from Smyrna, salonica- Bombay, Ceylon,
Northern India, Canton and the Sandwich Islands.
The operations Of the Tract Society are extending
rapidly at home and abroad and demand the constant
support OF its friends.
USKsows MAN DHowSEp.-Tbe body of an unknown
man was discovered yesterday floating in the river at
Strikers Bay He appeared to have been In the water
about four weeks The deceased was dressed in blue
pants, white shirt plaid jacket and red colored
lie about s5 years Of age and had dark hair The
Coroner held an inquest the body, and q verdict
was rendered of death by drowning
DISTRESSING Accident IN A LuMBER YARp-Y esterday
morning shout o'clock an aged man by the name Of
Baron Rouke residing at 10 West Broadway met with
painful, and probably fatal accident, while at work
along the North river II appears he was engaged
upon high pile of plank, and suddenly missed HIS
right side heavy stick of timber fracturng seve-
raj ribs and injurng his lungs severely that they
speechIess and conveyed to the City Hospital where
every suitable medical remedy was administered to
the sufferer but up to last evening faint hopes were
entertained for his recovery
ACCIDENTAL half past six O'Clock last evening, q
woman whose name Is unknown. fell from the 3rd
story of the house No 100 Anthony street, and was
dangerously injured. She was conveyed In state of
insensbility to the City Hospital.
The CASE OF ATTEMPTED RAPE-Ths examination of
officer Christopher By mes police marshal Of Brook
girl named Sarah Smith colored With int emit to COM
NIT rape, on Saturday night last took place yester
dsy afternoon The court room was crowded TO It's ut
most capacity with curious and anxious persons and
the excitement was intense The first witness sworn
the complainant, who testified that the defendant
arrested her on Saturday night at two o'clock that he
took her up to the City Hail. for thu purpose he
stated OF taking her before the Judge charge Of
fighting; that he took her under the City Hall stoop
and there had connection with her against her will
The testimony OF this winners very contradictory
and part of her story would be entitled TO credene
we're IL not in good measure confirmed by the next
witness, whose name is John Garras and who the
officer and the girl under tho stoop and after the
lapse Of shout ten or fifteen minutes emerge from
thence, and proceed to the cells. The evidence did
not support the charge Of rape and the prisoner
say honorably discharged, as he had unquestionably
been guilty of an immoral act
ANOTHER FALLING BUILDING
Mn J. G BENNETT
Sr-Under your city head Of yesterday, you have in
voluntarily done great injustice in paragraph
calculated to lead the public suppose that and
m. erecting unsafe building The occurrence from
which yeur reporter drew his differences q very
simple one. single beam was supported by an up
right which upright rested upon sand Several of the
laborers dggiHg in this quarter, and, although
frequently cautioned carelessly undermined the up
right. when, of course down came the beam This
all the " tremendous crash'-a single beam The
building still remains where IL and is likely to do
for time TO As to the hasty and slight
manner in which buildings put up, your remark
does not apply to my fabric 1t Is not built by
tract, but by the system of Gay work and with
the utmost shall throw open my door to-day in
order that the public may inspect the work as pro-
crosses. am happy to say that neither my building
myself IL likely to crash'not at any rate while
the strongest and best of beams bricks and bolts
tain the one, and the kind patronage of great
way, the workmen so Dangerously injured, very
actively employed and not only alive but very
well calculated to do little "kicking If necessary
GEO. W. MILLER.