The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-27


City Intelligence.
THE MYSTERY soLvED-IMpoRTEp SKULLS.
Ahw days since some Of the city Journals sndssvorsd
TO create mysterious sensation, in consequence Of
some lsborrs finding twenty human skulls In the
bottom Of SICK while excavatirg the earth fog the
erection Of new building, the lots Of ground known
a. Nos and Mott street. We At the time. believed
the nysterrous circumstances TO be nothing than
wat m hss turned on. te be as appears from letter
cfved by Coroner Gerr yesterday from Dr. A. briggs
cbeshire Connectieat copy Of which we give thus
cHrss'rT. srw Hay y c cssg coSs',
To Fpr CoRossR or r,tx Cry OF NHw Yosx.
POI rS stnr New York pssss SsDs
ounce of there isyiug been found in the sS
s s;t. x human ku wish IN my psss
y is ahar had fkulls been found a. n Mott
sisss s'P's saciss, S.;s
lot su ny sseS
to maize ss the nss sa
Sf bsSn r rrSfSs s
g Of sS y, had s b: .s Of t Or Sa
deconpased aud faced that hey would not
W rsivy. Alter my fass I.eesse, year the
s sna me S sSors in city, - in ss W."
have occupied the house but have recently sold
ssn ef e. s a ss 81 sssvs s Sea n
am with cT as. 5ssp,,s, ..u..,
A. J. DRiGGs, NJ. D.
THE SPRUCE STREET srABBINo-DEATH RoULLI
Al the City Hospital yesterday, Alexander Rou, the
italian who was supposed to have been stabbed In the
eft lung by Angelo squar, died from the effects of tbs
injury. The accused is confined In the Tombs Coroner
Getr will hold inquest the body and make
curry into the whsle affair commenrins IL o'clock
THE day at the City Hospital Thc ARRAY took place b.
t~en The two men sunday mig the 20th instaa 1t
the beer house restaurant No % Spruce street. and
they fought together the sidewalk they fell
gather, aud the fatal injury then perpetra.ed
The WrArs;nR .--Yesterday the atmosphere was no.
close Friday, although the tnerm ranged
higher during the whole day cool breeze waited il elf
over the city which counteraeted. 10 great
allowing trser respiration than enjoyed for the
preceding three or four days. At noon, the mercury
stood at 81 which the highest ut any time during
the present month except the 10th at the CORES
ponGing hour, when il rose as high a S.
The Fmr MAIDEN LAyE--MoRr Particulars
for'uuseiy the fire did with any othsr
buiaisg so a. to do material damage except
which &c originated. J. Elsrson Co, silk hat manuf,,-
tureI WHO occupied the fourth fn stories OF
lis l2O had about 81 600 worth of stock hand all
Of s'3ch was Consumed; Insured for ouly $1,000 in
tie Grccers' n .urauce Office q Avery Il Go, hat,
cap, aud straw goods deaers, Who occupied the first
spd third stories tf No 10 and the second
thhd floors of No us. had aso heavy stock h.ni
the part Of which Ia ntir lv by water
sureo FOR 50 COO in the hartford and isua Insurance
Offices X Harris, finsy goods dealer ia the first
$780, fully in The North River Ins urauce Office,
The tHouprer stories of the building entirely gutted
hnu .ne TO-, ",oiy de,Fyea Inc Pr e. ar Owned
sured The origin Of the Are il unknown.
Fms IN HAELrM.-About half past O'Clock yesterday
mor' ng re occurred IN a.msil frame house 10 Fourth
avenue near 18th street occuped by co,nred family,
snd Owned by James McCusker. The building en-
tTely destroyed.
AsornyR FrsvAt halfp past o'clock yste rday morn
ing The oisrm II fire sounded for First district
which afterwards found to he IN county
gbe hrersn in The upper pa Of tn. city turned out
larg. numbers expecting that the fire broken out
within the confines of city We did MT Ascertain
what amount Of damage It would the
frem,n vast amount ~ trouble and fatigue, if the
alarm bef we're RUG only for Ores within the city IL
c, o,c.,u M.
, ~ - 49, s'y, " 1omPsny a ~ .nr r.Io
~, 80 nsrs r,r"oo,S s -, - ~ -, , ,n
~ laJ'i r., ~ ". 90 's ~ o'-'s .cs 'us
s'' - y -, ' W GU. 80 ~'' ruC al
.ti.I - w i'4N' '''' As . $3.50 ~ VAC i""N'
'ne "si
SUPPOSED ," ~ DsowS,p--We learn that mt o'clock
yesterday mSrning two boys names yet unknown were
crossing me north River orporte the f,ot ofaorduo
trset I'd Email bos "hen by sonie M 'nap t-,n-nt
c upset ane I'd" Two boys fell into the wstr Tue boat
was seen heating iowa IN stream b tom upwards No
TIA, FYPi osio~ OF C,~rI,,sr Gas L,xr IN Sr,cy--
cnnD hiLLrp We noticed, in yesterdays I.erad the
sion o. aeeinphine lamp IN stage on friday eve
nipg and the serious burning II chud four yeas II
uioa carry y't.ruay mfong from Tue elects the To-
rse.seo f.roLer u..r yesterday nsid IN inqu,N
Sls oeVy n'c hPPaeo rom 'he evidence gwen by
4ie me iuoens ~ the dceas-u rrains Ia
y. ION stuss tnat enc af'er o' ,hc
doNh ~ esr.'es. mrnp whon an explosi'n took
p,"' nv mnIs h"a Passin1 over tue chid ana ct
=, 80, .1.F ~ nv 'i'os prooucins eAtshs'e
an. "'uee, "'u ca"'e. ie' a-a'h 10 T." h.urs
m. aoce,s Ell IA, 4 ouscIs,,os !. ,s 40 ~ ,,ih
rsiye burns ocr stoned nv nh. exnlo, ~ ,,r,n
cont mir Ing cnrnrhin, which ga. an ~. b.na. -
- driv,r -, Carn.l 4 r,rnrr,. = Iin - &C.. -
Es5 M tbr uob his c,,nsb,e n,rt,,.,es IN nr,,, A.
,.l down after Iigbi,,, !, vb,.h c,usos a. .nIe,
y ne .,ry woud add tbs, Il, eons,,u.nce ~ tha -,
Though tn. u this ral they would nd
ay 70 take some sctOn IN reference thereto"
We VI dtrtsnd toroIer Ass Eeusi has wafant for the
al Of tie driver