The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-06


Tm LATE SUDDEN DEATH IN RosS srnxET-SUsP1coS
or FOUL Play In yesterdays paper noticed the
sudden death Of unknown woman ct the door Of the
store "a Rose street. Since that time facts have
to light which gives the the appearance of
wherein foul play had been adopted Coroner Gam
BILE thinking the matter demanded strict investigation
ordered post morton examination Of the body to be
made and accordingly Dr. Uhl dssected the body and
removed the stomach which, in his opinion contains
poisop-of what kind he cannot say. However, the
stomach has been taken to Dr. Chiffon the chemist who
will carefully analyze its contents Meanwhile Coroner
Gamble has had named Kuhn arrested, GU suspi.
cop of being implicated in the affair He declares his
innocence however and says that the woman Is
tire stranger to him. and that he found her at his
few minutes before she expired The entire matter will
be investigated to-day by Coroner Gamble.
The CASE oy THE SCHOONER GEORGE II. TOWNSEND We
made some statements, what supposed sufficient
authority, in relation to the seizure OF the schooner
George H. Townsend Mr.. John A. Machado, whose
name we mentioned charged with fitting out the
schooner, has produced to us mass Of evidence too
long TO be published In columns, vzManifest OF
Of himself his CONFIDENTIAL clerks lawyers, shipSro
kers, captain and officers Of the schooner missionaries
passengers, &C. &c. which seem 70 MS TO free not only
the vessel and cargo but Mr. Machado and his business
from ali suspicious in relation to slavery and we are
happy he able to state that the production Of the
master to to sea with his and cargo on his
nominal bond alone without even examination of
as merchant at Sierra Leone for the Ten years before
establishing himself in this city, where he has been
several years successfully engaged In business with the
an-slavery ports OF Sierra Leone, Gambia and Liberia
and little likely to be engaged In the slave trade
any other respectable merchant among We certain
ly had no intention to do him injustice.
FIRE AT THE PRESCOTT HoUsE-At about O'Clock yes
terday afternoon FIRE discovered in the Prescott
House. Of Spring street and Broadway The alarm
brought the remen to the house, and Immediately
steps were taken to extinguish the ERE. was some
time however, before could be ascertaned the exact
whereabouts of the fire. Ultimately it was found to
from between the lath and plaster leading from
the kitchen to the floor Of the dining The lah
and plaster then torn away, and the Ore
extinguished. There considerable excitement
manifested by the guests of the hotel consequent upon
the alarm, as large quantity of smoke passing
through the building and the extent OF the are was
not understood At present the origin Of the fire
to DO attributed to scme defect in the furnace fue in
the Kitchen Il Is impossible to arrive at the true
until the matter has been fully investigated by the Fire
Marshal who, doubt will give it his immediate atten
in amount that of the-furniture. The whole loss will
probably amount to upwards Of $4,000, which Is proba
Butts has an insurance Of on the furniture in
various insurance companies The building is insured
10 the following compares;-Eagie, North River Rspub
knickerbockcr This establishment has recently changed
bands, and opened under Mr.. Butts auspices last
Monday The damage will not prevent the business Of
the hotel from proceeding as usual
Them YORK HISTORICAL SoCEry.-The regular
yearly meeting of this socity was held in the small
2 to elect officers for the ensuing year The following
Is the result of the election PresidentHon Luther
Second Vice Presdent-Frederic de Peyster. Foreign
CorresI onding Secretary-Rev. Edward Robinson Do
mes,io orrerpondipg secretary-Rev. Samuel 0sgood
Recording Secretary-Andrew Warner. Treasurer-Wm.
tbaunc y. Librarian-George H Moore. committee
of five was appointed to memoralize the Legislature for
appropriation of Sl5 900 aid the Society in its eff
forts to erect freproof building, SO to more eff
ectnaly preserve the many valuable documents stored
in its archives.
uD~a
of the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies crowd
ed with contractors witness the ooenog of the pro-
new Belgian pavement, similar to that in operation
at the Of Bowery and Grand street Their curl
osity however, not satisfied the decision win
not be rendered before next Monday. This proposed
is to extend from the Park 70 the upper end
Of un,n square, where IT will connect wsth the Russ
pavement. Cartmen praise this description Of pave
highly and say that for their purposes it Is the
best now in use in the CITY,
EASTERN DEPESsARY.-The following Is the report of
this Institution tor the month Of Observation-Disclosures
attended at the Office, 256-maes, H. females, 139.
Patients attended at their dwellings, ,l27-males AGO.
15 females, le--toia 1,4l4 There we're cured or re.
leved 1921; sent TO Hospital, 29 remaining under
tIeatu emit, %; and died, T. or the whole number
other States, 90: and in foreign countries $685. Med
SCI advice and medicine usual furnished gratis
1855; the largest number in one day was lO4: the
smallest number, AZ; average per diem, 20.
TRAP SPRUNG AGAIN About four o'clack yestnraav
evening, as Mr. and Mrs Inyrnan entering their
the Howard Hotel they met at the door by
o coming out. Mr. Leyman Immediately colsred
him. and upon examination ths intruder had pri.d the
trunks open with the fre-poker and had they not re-
turned Just as they did he would doubtless have made
very valuable haul The intruder Is German says he
s'hash peen here very long, and wants to Wind a
sharnan friend" Of his A policeman called who
took him away towards the station house in search
OF bis friend.
DENur DIsPESsARy REPORT FOR DECEMBER, 1854 Whole
number OF patients treated LOLA; pstents lol2;
males 4O5; females, COT Navity-United States, 322;
a ho4 MI al
49, died TO- remaining undr treatment o. prescriptions
dispensed during the MONTH 93e