The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-14
CITY Intelligence.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS BY THE GREAT FIRE

Board Of Underwriters, No. 10 Insurance Buildings,
eond floor corner Of Wall and William Streets to take
immediate measures to give pecuniary relief to the su
ferers by the recent caamous fire in the city Of Mon
trea In December 1885, the citizens of Montreal called
public meeting and collected fund for the relief of
the sufferers by the great fire in New York the 18th
and 10th Of that month and George Audjo Esq in be-
half Of that meeting, RENTED to Cornelius W. Law
renee, then Mayor of New York three thousand and
dollars for that object period of than sixteen
years has elapsed and the donors become suf
ferers and becomes those who have been thus aided
TO return this amount with interest and to add TO IL
such amount as will be help to the needy in their dis
and such due to the credit Of this great city
What to be done should be done quickly for there
many of the sufferers without shelter. Our citizens
invited to attend this meeting without formal
call.
WIFE KILLED BY HER MISUNDERSTANDING AFFAIR.
The Coroner yesterday held inquest, ut No. 105
Washington street. on the body Of Fanny Powell,
tive of Ireland aged SO years wife of John Powell who
to her death in consequence of violence by beating
inflicted by her husband Sunday last, causing her
death yesterday As the information of the
wes death reached the Coroner, warrant issued
for the arrest Of the husband who had left the prese
Officer McDougal in whose hands the warrant was
placed ascertsined his whereabouts took him
into custoday. The evidence OF Thomas Moran, who
sworn stated that, on Sunday morning, Powell
home drunk and asked his wife Tor
money; she refused TO give him any and was
then requested by him to 90 for pint OF rum; this
she also refused to do; she then went into adjoining
room where she was followed hy her husband who seized
her with great violence threw her the floor and then
stamped upon her chest and stomach witness now inter-
fercd, and struck Powell to make him desist after
short time, thinking the difficulty over he left the
house for a few minutes but returning, Powell
with chair raised his head about to strike his wife
witness again nterfered and getting his
head broke; Ann Moran cousin of the deceased then
testified to having Powell at late hour of the day.
take his wife by the hair of her head and drag her into
he front room where he beat her With his fists and
kicked her violently several times After the taking of
his testimony, post norton examination made of
he body of deceased, by Dr. Lidell The then
submitted to the jury, who rendered the following
We find that the deceased came to her death by in
ammaon of the peretoneum caused by the rupture of
ovarian tumor and further that the rupture pro-
duced by blows and kicks inflicted by her husband John
PowenD
The Coroner ON the above verdict committed Powell
to the Tombs to await his trial The deceased has left
infant child.
ExAuMArioN OF HUMAN Bones IN Cry HALL PARK
The aborers engaged in excavatng the foundation for
the front steps Of the General Sessions house in the
Park, Mortified upon digging up large number of
human bones Monday At about three O'Clock in the
afternoon when working depth offour feet below the
surface the suddenly upon many of the relies
Of fra mortality lying irregulary beneath There were
two skulls in good preservation except at the portion of
the base adjoining the spine and the lower jaw OF each
the thigh bones of and the bones of the other
the lower jaws bones of sacrum and many smaller
There appeared seventeen teeth in the upper and lower
jaws of the two and all We're in pretty sound state of
preservation From the peculiar formation of the skulls
and the large proportions of the bones there be
doubt but they belonged to negroes-the extraord
nary powerful. the other inferior The
bones appear to have been in the ground very many
years and it is pretty evident that they either belonged
to who were buried in the spot when was used
public place IF sepulture who executed and in
tered criminals in I'LL. when barracks stood
the spot, Our readers viii remember that bones
dug up the building Of Mr. Stewards marble palace
which upon the same strip of ground and incnes us
to the former opinion
NEw YonK HoRTIcULruRAL SocIEry. The regular
meeting of this society held on Monday evening at
the societys rooms stuyvesant Institute Mr. Shepherd
Knapp in the chair Delegates tothe Pennsylvania Hor
ticultulal Society, to meet in Philadelphia in October
next, were appointed A discussion ensued motion
Of Mr. Brdgeman, for the appointment Of select
mtee TO act tenn which was withdrawn in order that
the committee might be appointed in regular order
resolution carried directing the treasurer to pay the
premiums awarded at the late exhibition. The sum OF
500 appropriated towards deaying the expense of
library for the society. The premiums and prizes to
be awarded at the next exhibition of the society," in Sep
tember settled and read to the meeting and APP
proved. After the transacton OF some minor routine
business. the society adjourned.
FRE-An alarm Of fire given at about eleven
o'clock last Monday night it proceeded from the
ofTweny sixth street and Eleventh avenue where old
shed was consumed.
SUPPOSED LEGENDARY PIRE-The house of Mrs. Boy
land $50 West Twenyt street was discovered to be
fire at about half past o'clock on Monday morning
Officers Walker and Wegenan. of the Twentieth police
district succeeded in extinguishng by prompt exerton
From the Captain OF the ward supposes 1t
to be the work of an incendiary.
THE WEATHrR.-A most refreshing and dcwy shower
began to descend about O'Clock on Tuesday morn
ing It continued at intervals from that early hour up
TO about eight AM when it increased gradually to heavy
rain the effect of which very beneficial in aaying
the dust and disspapg the stencil arising in many parts
Of the city from dccaying vegetable matter and other
nuisances. At noon it was again dry with a mild and
refreshing breeze.
THE Doc DAYS AND DErEcrrvEs.-Nearly forty boys,
Of ages varying from eight to sixteen years
bed around the office OF the Chief Of Police Monday
morning anxousy awaiting for the reward to be paid for
captured dog. They amused themselves in various
ways-whistling, humming tunes, and regulating the
dividend One universal feeling animated all and that
was to press forward for the fifty cents and then betake
q
bydrophobia The Chief should take that he is not
Actuon like, devoured by his own pack.
Corr De SoLrrL-A German. named Herman Han
dertsmark died in the City Hospital from the effects of
stroke which he received Monday, the foot
Of Chambers street He was thiry-fve years of age.
suN STRUCK Two mea named Richard yMaguire and
Frank Mclaughlin. and also man unknown were more
or less aifecedby stroke Monday They were
sisted BY officers of the First Sixteenth and Seventeenth
districts.
sur FEyrp-onicers Hartman and Loclhoad. of the
Third and Fifth districts took two poor emgrants to the
hospital on Monday in sickly state. One had decided
ship fever.
gLtful sccident happened on Monday evening at abou
the hour of five o'clock to two laborers named Michae
Nerdon and Robert Reid, who were engaged in blasting
rocks in Forty street 1t appears that Of the
men-Reid-~hsd Just lowered about pound Of gunpow
der into the hole whilst many more pounds were lying
around in tins; smoking at the time, and
whether spark from his pipe or too rapid burning OF
the fuse caused the powder 10 explode is not known
The shock frightlu knocking the two men down
and scattering the burning particles over the entire sur
face Of their bodies They lying in the City
Hospital and although bones broken the destruc
ton Of tho skin extensive that doubts enter
tanned Of their recovery Had the powder been compress
ed death inevitable to the men and perhaps to many
SERIOUS AccIpESr.-John Spearman, a child aged
five years fell from the roof of house No so Ann street,
yesterday lie not killed but received bad fractures
Taken to hospital.
ACCIDENT Jas. Bidenfed, seaman attached to the
English brig Leadbcatter lying at Pier No. 90 ~ r.,
seriously injured by falling through the hatchway
into the hold yesterday. Taken to New York Hospital
CoRovER's INeuEsr.-An inquest was held on Monday,
Mt the City Hospital upon the body Of named John
Wioughby who died from the effects of scalds
which he received in consequence Of the bursting Of the
chimney Of the steamboat Charles Devlin on Tuesday
last Willoughby was deck hand employed upon the
boat and it appears shat upon the day named, fireman
named Lewis got up steam at early hour and contrary
to order of the engineer and in short time the boiler
burst Verdict That the deceased. John Willoughby
to his death by scadng caused by the bursting Of
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