The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-14


ussary - q vsa k.sw., IN - lssssd ID ~ Ast.s
materially slrsl the .hoh Of The atsrior bssg the
course cfcsnoldon The lecture will b. itustsd
.opos With hs ds.I the sosu
the ceiling s this end viii b seventeen fest and at the
other o. twelve feet The read VIII - the
tie rsuandsr Of the floor viii 50 tsksa two large
each 26x6o feet Over ths there win be two other
floors which viii be rented for Offices The library
viii BE- lAsuiss On these foors. and viii be lighted By
d'ms an skybht which viii also afford tbs same CON
yeh,eDce to the reading room below In order to render
the Placement suitable for the above mentioned
exnpsivc alterations will be requtred AREA Is TO be
made In the three sides It the badlng feet b
hon starvsys win lead to the lecture Tnas part
Of me been not occupied BY the sccisty will BE- hired
out in stores The itself VII accommodate confor
tsby. 1t Is supposed. from 900 TO 200 persons.
CnRBRAros OF THE SURRKNpKR OF TaR CRY oy NExrco-
This day berg the anniversary Of the surrender OF the
ted in suitable manner to II. ~
TIL gallant portion Of the army which hailed
from our o.p oiy The New York Volunteers under the
command OF Colonel Ward Barnett, will com nemor Ate
the event by dinner at the Mercer House. this stsr
noon and in the evening proceed the Broadway Thsstr
MpHANcs' INSTITUTE AT regular monthly meeting
Of the Mechanics Institute held evening at the Ia
sttute rooms james Rogers Eq in the chair. the fol-
loving gentlemen duly elected officers of the last.
tute 10 ill vacancies, viz Chare- Fl Dalavan, Esq f)r
second vce President; Gupther. Esq for third
Vice President; for Directors Charles Burdst Thomas
Hunt c II Hawkins and N. c. Tracy Esqs.
thieves made entry into the house No. $40 Fourth
AVENUE occupied BY Mr. Kinshiner, and to " way
large and miscellaneous Collection Of oerty inolud
rg dozen silver tea spoons two dessert do, dczsn
ivory har died knives and forks half dozen small do
black eight silver keyed flute, and large quantity
articles of clothing, consisting OF c0sts. paas
black silk The rogaee took ray With then lks
vice the Keys Of the following houses ubt in osds
to make entry future doe ato the prem 10
when opportunity sh ,ud offer 3o East fifth
seet a,ge bunch le2 West Thirtetb street nsat kew
$2S $40 AID S7 Fourth avenue front door keys 81 NJ.
olson street, basement key.
REGULAR Hoax Tho hunters after the marvellous
ana tn' loGers Of uncommon sights nicsy hoaxed
OF Monday nst Areportdsd ben spresd that one fool
hardy individual would attempt the daring feat of
centipg Trinity steeple The outside which Is three
hundred feet high and accordingly during thu morning
ADD MIDDLE part of the day, innerse crowd
gegat. in and about Broad in expectation OF the
sight THE spectators waited anxously for
With upfed towards the LOT obec. met their
gaze expecting every instant to hi attem ot the
daring feat would be needless to observe that vas
shy rumor there being no foundation for the reoort
and after having waited long time they silently depart
cd, having bean the victims Of q regular hoax.
MILITARY EXCURSION The Hiyhvood Guard. of Ho.
boten let their srmoTy yesterday at half past eleven
the Fusiisrs Captain French, at ths Barclay street
boa and escorted by them through the city, leaving
them at the New Haven boat at half past three o'clock
The BosToN CRY GUARD-Au error has been mxds in
reference to the arrival OF the Boston City Guars this
city Trey will net arrive until the 2eth lust They
to oe the guests of the New YorA City Guard Capt Ferris
TARGET ExcURsIoN-rhe Hamilton Guard under the
command Of Captain Ford and numbering forty three
muikets, proceeded on Monday last target sxcur-
sion to Mott Haven They went by the Taird svsaus
rs1osd cars from Cha SQUARE about 10 NJ in tbs
morrng. and were accompanied BY Adkins brass band.
The following h list Of the prizes which cooended
medal ten dollar gold piece five dollar -, sst Of
silver tea spoons, brsastpin order for I've dollar
number The company pro- entsd very orderly dsci.
pliped appearance and are valuable addition to
The Emerald Guard, Capt. CsIsu numbering 80 mus.
kes went yesterday target excursion to Morrisans
by the Hsrls railroad, and accompanied BY Mana
hams brass band The following prizes were contended
for-Tso gold cups Sfve dollar gold piece god pencil
case five dollar hat gold ring silver goblet and
come Others.
dfcovere ed to be fire. The fremen wsvsr,
promptly tho spot, ard succeeded Ia combining 1t in
Lieutenant Cameron, and platoon Of officers Of the
Eleventh ward, IS also Captain HART with one eusen
ant and platoon Of officers FROM the Seventeenth Yard
were IRE cent in good The furni the
lies in the house considerably damaged in remoy
ing it,
A1T1Mpr SUICIDE A woman named Mary Fitzpa-
eide this morning By taking opium. She was taken to
the station house Of the Fifth wasd By officer wss,
when Dr. Kbourns for, and after wards shs
taken TO the City Hospital
young girl, aged 10, named Budget Gilmore, at.
tempted yesterday evening to commit suicide by swsi
!o~irg a quality OF iaedsnun The plaza where the
s sas ses ses & aud w
saees. 1t appears that jealousy was the cause ths
air having been deserted by Myer. who had been in the
habit OF Waiting her st her plsce of residences aud de-
tarm. &c 70 copm suicide with little theatrical eiiec
She accordingly bought two phial N sudsn
Germ drug store in the neiehborhooi and having
ertred Myers Office Who was present ct the tims
with acqUsi tanoe told him of her intention. hYer
being frightened at her deter NINA ion GU when
the gil widowed the whole Of thu lsudaaum enough to
have killed dozen people If IL uuaiulteraed and
taken of, after ten minutes had slapsed. by Q
policenane the City Hospital Means were taken to
used ssd the girl was soon relieved fs the eIcu
stance of having taken large quantity, and its not
having very disastrous effect il appears tho At
thsn TO get lid Of life
This makes the third of attempt a. suicide, by
taxing lsudanum. BY females. In addition to the two
inst mentioned another girl OF the Of Kelly, at
tempted 3 short lime ago to poison herself, all three
being now at the hospital in the same ward
FAIAL ACCIDENT A little boy about seven years old
red John Rooney, while gathering chips in c.
Fourteenth street Monday last in the afternoon
was STRUCK BY pile driving machine which fell over on
to the Eleventh ward station house by officer Bowyer
where DR. Z. II. Kmbark examined and dressed his
wounds, but pronounced him tally injured He fingered
in great agony until nins O'Clock at night, whsn he
PRED The body was carried home TO his mother, . wi
COW residing at No. 24e East Fourteenth street.
On Monday afterr DON, about O'Clock man
ed Patrick Ryan, residing in Seventh avenue
Thirty second street. with serious Diury while
enssyed in holsting platform stone into its plaoe The
rope having given away, the stone fell upon him, by
which he was very much hart. He taken into the
erug store Of Dr. Curtis No 204 Ssveath avesue where
no attended TO- and subsequently taken to the City
Hospital by officer Ferguson. OF the Sixteenth ward.
FELL Dows IN A FIJI On Monday afternoon, q man By
the Of Anthony King, fell do Ia Attorney
street. BE taken home to his residence at No. SO
in tbs above named street. BY ossr J. c. smith, of the
| Thirteenth ward.
Police Intelligence.
Arrest of Notorious Piclpoei Monday afternoon
calling hinsef Charles Smith, wise known
70 the police Charley Roper arrested at the cattle
market in Forty fourth street, charge Of picking
the pocket of Mr. Albert Hurd drover from the town
Btn,on, Yates county New York, of wallet contain
ing 1896 IN hank bills prnc psls on the Bank Of Balm.
bridge in this State. 1t appears by the affidavit made
by Mr. Hurd, that he going from the botel and
passing through the turnste into the yard he met
in the turn By man who pushed against him vding
BIN in the eGrgsay, under pretence 81 taking to
persons behind; at this instant, the called
Charley Roper, aided BY two ocss Gro xded
/ up sganst Mr. Hurd from behind, q strong push
! vas given him in the back, and at that moment
MT Hurd felt the hand Of in his psntaloons
Lccket He grahb the hand and succeeded reg
hs wallet from the and Of the thief He then that
the Roper ybo had extracted his walIat and