The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-26
City Intelligence .

BASE BALL.-Oar readers are perfectly aware that
the good old fashioned game OF base bali is ut present
receiving much attention among the lovers sport AMI
manly Five clubs organized and in ops.
ration in this city and Brooklyn composed Of some
thirty forty members each continual prac
tice. Three of them play at the Eysian Fields, Ho-
boken, one on every afternoon dar0g the week-the
Anici erbocSer Club on Monday add lhursdsy the Eagle
Club On Tuesday and Friday, and tbs Empire Club on
Wednesday and Saturday One other, the Gotham Club
plays at the Red House, Harlem Tuesday and Friday
afternoons The Excelsior Club of BrooIy we under
stand have lot yet arranged tier days OF practice
We wouc recommend such OF readers who have suf
fcient leisure to join one Of these clubs The bene6
t. be derive especially the sedentary habits
ID incalculsble and the blessing of health and di
from punctuu attendance. On Friday, the arst o.
june tfe Knicker booker and Gotham Clu,s will play
Empire % c Clubs lbs viii also play match n a: s shs Eyss
Fields Friday the 18th Of june. Matches betwee
the Knckereocter and Eagle and tue Gotham and Esgl,
June The play tak.s place during tie afternoon,
mencing at abou. three o'clock.
CHILD Run OVER AND KILLED Dy A CARr.-Yesterday
Afternoon little boy about Eve OF age, named
John Milne ION Of Mr. Nline, OF SO vesey street.
run and killed, by horse and CART driven BY John
Connor The took place just opposite the
sdsnce Of the child, who playing in the middle Of
the street at the time The Third ward police ON being
notified of the fact arrested Conuor and conveyed him
the rouabs, where Justice Connolly committed him to
prisrn to await the action OF the Coroners inquest
Coroner ODonuell notified Of the occurrence, and
win hold inquest upon the body Of the deceased to-
day.
FATAL RESULT OF A RAILROAD AocIpESr-On Saturday
night last, man named Dennis Burke, living at No.
Roosevelt street. was dentsy the Second
avenue railroad in South street, Peck slip rae
deceased severely injured and conveyed to the
New York hosptsl by the Fourth ward police Here he
fingered until yesterday, when death pat an end to his
suferings Coroner O'Donneu was aoidei of the fact
but in consequence of diculy encountered In the
getting Of vitne sses the inquest postponed until
tn-dQv
conductor, have been subp@uead at the coroners once
to attend.
FIRE IN CITY HALL PLACE .. About O'Clock yesterday
morning, 6rc discovered the fourth floor Of
Mr. George sruces type foundry, c.rner Of Chambers
street and City Hall place. The Hre ,asoned BY
defect In hs tin covering OF the chimney lea ling
from the steam boiler The beams and the underne.th
part Of the flooring were charred by the fire before ex
tinguished. pamage trifing.
FIRE IN MISKrrA srRmr.-At IL o'clock on Thursday
night an alarm Of FIRE given caused BY Mrs An
drews Of No. Mnetts street. accidentally setting Are to
her clothing while aborps under an alteration OF mind
Policeman Sanford, assisted by citizens
tingujshed the FIRE. The unfortunate w,msn at
TO the Fifteenth ward ttation house and DR.. Grisyold
sent for who pronounced her In aries not Of serious
nature.
FIRE IN FIFTEENTH srREEr-The alarm OF Are In the
Fourth district last night between nine and ten o'clock
was caused by 6re discovered 10 private STABLE stu.
ated East Fifteenth street. the Fourth
The hremen quickly at work and sxtlguished the
flames before they spread beyond the stable The horses
were exrics.ed without injury. c,rpenters shop be-
longing to Mr.. Lewis adjoins the stable, but did not
receive any damsge.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Ny numerous friends in this city and tho public generally,
will obigc their opinion regard to ths
Sixth yesterday feel confident tho
civil suit about to will vim 5fcate right
showing st the Law and the facts side also
that the public 10 against the and
This the Issue WHATS the ies Who has violated In
this chse This be decided by Judge OF the
Superior Court. II 10 xueti,n of prssr
snee, Of white black but II simple question Of civil
law. T. w. PEyNINGTON.
20 Sixth street, May 25th, 1885,