The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-05

SUNDAY TEMPERANCE MEEr1NG.-The City Temperance
Alliance commenced the summer campaign =, stsrday BY
erected the of Seventh and Thirteenth
street The object Of this movement is TO combine re
will be meetings under this tent every Sunday religious
services and Sabbath school has also been opened
the school assembled to the number Of three hundred
About fifty of these were poor with settled home,
and depending partly on the charity of the public for
support At half past ten O'Clock in the morning there
preaching by the Rev Mr. Tucker Of this city and
several temperance hymns sung Over five hundred
persons were present. In the afternoon about three
proprate address made by the Rev. Mr.. Warren.
But the efforts Of the alliance did not terminate here,
for in the evening another meeting held which
attended by at least three thousand persons Mr. c.
Leigh presided and speeches made by General Ca
rey and Rev. Mr. Warren. Moro than ordinary interest
manifested in the proceedings and collection was
raised before the adjournment which took place about
half past nine.
ORTHODOX BRANCH OF THE FRRNps-This body, now
holding its yearly session in this city met yesterday
public worship at 10 O'Clock A. NJ and O'Clock p NJ
at No q Orchard street The public being admitted
is usual on such OCCASIONS the attendance very
LARGE both in the morning and afternoon There
several speakers Of either but the absence of Eli
from a visit to England, disappointment to many
who came to listen to their voices.
MILITARY FuYERAI.-The Lindsey Blues assembled yes
ter at Il O'clock at No X Eddss street
their departed brother James Keresey L The company
were in citizens dress and without Mr. Keresey
much esteemed by all his companions in arms. The de-
ceased was taken to Greenwood and consigned to the
tomb.
MILITARY PARApE-The Seventh Regiment, under COM
mand Of Colonel Duryea make their annual parade
The company forms in the Park at 2 O'Clock this after
noon.
the New Jersey Railroad Company meet at the City Hotel
in Newark to-day, at IL O'Clock A. NJ. At o'clock in
the afternoon the company will set down to dinner.
ARRESTS For FURIOUS DRIvING.-David B. Ogee and
jackson II. by Eros for I'm
rious dr. wing in Eighth avenue; both In q horse
wagon. Both were locked up to answer
Coroners' Inqucsts.
DROWNED IN WEII.-Coroner Robert Gamble yester-
the Eighth avenue upon the body Of Rachel Henry
who came TO her death according to the finding of the
jury by accidental drowning while in the act Of getting
pail OF water from spring, in which barrel is sunk
level with the ground, in 143d street. the Eighth
avenue, on the evening of the Sd day of June.
James Henry, the husband of the deceased, being
sworn testified that he took his dinner at home and
left for the city, his wife Rachel being we'll usual
when he went home in the evening, his wife was gone,
and he made long search for her not being able to find
her. at length he missed the water pail and upon going
to the spring, he found his wife in the spring head
foremost and upon taking her out she dead; she
had often complained of dizziness in the head.
Ezra stempt, being sworn, testified that he the
woman, early in the evening" about her house usual
he at no time heard OF noise knew Of the death
till he told of it, Other witnesses testified to the
same facts; after which the jury found the verdict
INQUEST AN UNKNOWN MAN.-Coroner wilhelm yes.
terday held an inquest upon the body of unknown
man. found floating in the Fast river the Peck slip
ferry Benjamin Lancaster testified to finding the bod
at this place. and drawing it ashore he notified the pro-
per authorities. DR.. W. r. Richardson made exami-
natinaon of the body and said that the hair was gone
from the head and part of the scalp torn off, and from
the general appearance of the he was of opin-
ion that death caused by drowning The deceased
was large man, weighing something like hundred
and seventy five pounds. He about five feet eight
inches in height He had been in the water eight
week The skin of the body very much discolored,
and the cuticle in many places rubbed or He had dark
colored whiskers under his chin. He dressed in
pilot cloth jacket Of mixed color black velvet vest
dark silk neckte blue woolen pants white wooen shirt
thick Shoes and dark wooen sto kings From his dress
he supposed to have been sailor. Empty pockets.
From the above facts the jury found the verdict That
the said unknown to his death by some cause
unknown TO the jury, but probably by drowning.
jersey CItv Nexvs.