The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-21

FIRE IN FRANKFORT SrRKE1-ARRsr or A WouAS
| CHARGED WITH ARsoy.-Iast night besw,e en- 10 ana N
O'Clock, FIRE discovered the back ba aseupent Il
the dwelling house, No. "a Frankfort street. kent bv
Mrs. Mccarthy boa ding house Just before ths
fire was discovered, woman named Nary Lynch was
found in the entry endeavcrng to escape Mrs. Nc
Carthy seized hold Of her. and struggle ensued. An
alarm given, and that instant the nsmes dis-
covered in the back cellar amongst lot ofshaw The
police called aud officer Deming of the Fourth
ward took Mrs. lynch into custody and conveyed her
to the station house the charge Of wifuy setting
quarrel between Mrs. Mccarthy and Mrs Lynch which
+ said to have been the OF Mrs. Lynch visiting tho
house as alleged to fire the building. The hremen
early the spot and extinguished the flames before
they extended out of the cellar. The damage win
amount 70 about s2o The case will be investigated W
the Fire Marshal this day
ANOTHER BALLOON Observation-Disclosures GODDARD wm
make another balloon ascension this afternoon from the
Hippodrome, at O'Clock. As the balon ascends tho
aeronaut will perform gymnasc feats upon ropes
beneath the This is the first exhibition Of the kind
in America.
TE NEW YORK HoRncUrrrRAL SocErY-some half
dozen members OF this society assembled at their
last night but quorum not being present. the company
adjourned till next Monday evening
HORSES BRoADwAY.-Nothing, at the present time.
more shocks the humane feelings of pedestrians
Broadway than the frequency Of the exhibition of horses
falling in the street The pavement here Is 10 smooth
and slippery, especially in wet weather, that the poor
animals have foohol and slide and fall bruising ana
tearing the skin from their sides in way shocking
One cannot walk along Broadway without being attracted
by scenes Of this kind So common is it, that omnibus
driver considers himself fortunate If he make his
trip without bringing both Of his horses TO tho
pavement The old fashioned cobble stones are much
preferable TO the present pavement in Broadway II the
latter is so killing to horses and is witho aremedy
Brooklyn City News.
The HOME FOR AGED AND INDECENT FEMALRs.-Ths
fourth annual meeting of the Graham Institution o.
"Home for respectable aged and INDECENT females was
held last evening at the Brooklyn Atheneum in Atlantic
street Mayor Lambert presided and the services were
commenced by reading portion Of Scripture and pray
er by the Rev Mr. Weed, Of Sands street NJ E. Church.
Rev. Mr. Rockwell read the annual report from which i
appears that the receipts since the last meeting amount
ed to 70, COO the larger proportion of which has been
paid out to meet current expenses.
At the beginning of the last year there were 20 pom
souer and six have since been added Three have died
viz:-Elzabeh Colgan aged So; Mary Deacon, aged 81
(of cholera) Hannah Mccullough aged 60. The health
Of the inmates generally has been good
The "Home, which Is situsted In Washington avenue.
near IeKalb, is uudsr the charge of 40 lady managers
who have been assduous and faithful In the discharge q
their duties. They ask contributions to take up ttho
mortgage Of 40 upon the property in their hands
The annual donation visits made yesterday when
LIBERAL amount Of money, clothing, &c, contrbut-
ed
Addresses made by Rev. Messrs. Tory Rockwe1,
and others, and the meeting separated.