The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-26
City Intelligence.

R,sx B.tr-KscxExpocEsRs vs. ExcyrsuoR-A very
lcasan, game Of ball played yesterday after
noon between the Knckerbocsers Of New York. and the
Excc,sios Of Brooklyn, the ground of the latter at
the foot OF Court street There about three thod.
sand ladies and gentlemen present, besides the usual
7vartuv OF Juveniles The playing on The part OF the
Knckerbooscrs rather poor compared With that of
their oppnneis, but notwtts standing this everything
passed on W a remarkably pleasant manner aud at the
close OF tue the Contestants armer friends
than The following rs the score
Kickerbocsers
kkcelsofs ........'.oi
FATAL AoCmEsT IL LisrrsARD sraxSr.-Abou, nine
O'Clock yesterday morning. John H,nney, aborcr,
engaged With others ia tearing down old buildings
IN Idpeuard street. when suddenly the wall upon which
he was standing gave way with tremendous crash,
bUryng the unfortunate man In the ruins When The
body was esicated was found 70 be horribly bruised
The carried 90 the deed house Of Bellevue
Hospital where Coroner o'Keefe held al inquest The
deceased WAS single Accidents Of this character
have nov OF almost daily Parties
who TO- tear down buildings, oughtto exercise
more careful superntendence their workmen, and
not permit them peril their lfvce unnecessarily.
ARas-r o. wM G. LAMBERT, JR ON ANOTHER CHARag-
appears that in the begnpiBg OF the month Of June
last william G. Lambert, Jr who 10 The same individual
sbs, arrested few days since for arson on the com
plant Of tie Fire Marshal, went With his family TO the
house Of Ms Eliza Cooper. her farm at Chappequi,
wsstchester county TO board there during the
Mrs Cooper native Indian, born IN the State Of New
York sAd though she read and write has worldly
ducston and acquaintance whatever with business
Soon after he In Mrs Coopsrs house be made propo
GALS 20 Mrs Cooper Ia purchase her farm, Representing
himself ss q man worth two hundred thousand dollars
and as bg property in Havana, New York, New Ha
veu and 70 other places Mrs Cooper At nrst refused TO
sell, but LAMBERT persistent In bis offers IN
purchase that che was dnally induced by him
60 agree 10 sell her farm FOR the sum OF
eleven thousand ave hundred dolars-s5 500 consist
eng Of mortgages which Ia be assumed by Lam
bert and balance, 600, was 20 be paid In cash
About two before the execution OF the deed Of
the farm Lambert told Mrs Cooper that he could not
zive her the coo cash. but would give her certain
pany q which, he represented 10 her. were as good
cash. that the stock Of the company was worth par
in the market and had Cor the last three years paid d.
vidend OF ten per ccat Mrs. Cooper did not wish To
take the stock but upon Lsmsers that the
stock he Represented u, she concluded TO arept
nr paper upon viii IN the cert1cstes print
ed never having paid any dividend whatever and tina.
the company and always has been insoivent, and that
Lambert all this At the time he made the rcprcsen
cations induced Mrs Cooper 70 part with her pro-
perty. On last saturday, Mr. A. Asochs, ccunse for
prene Court aoson brought by Mrs Cooper against
lambert order for the arrest Of Lambert and that be
held " bail In tho Of o. COO The Sheriff arrested
Lambert Thursday last, aud be WAS locked up IN
E1dridge street Jail Thursday night but on Friday
lxmberts father and Mr.. u Condin, Of Twenty first
street, gave the required ball. and be was liberated
NAIosu Ruixnyx wsuuseroS, n C.--Tbe Ma
sionsi Raeen q The excellent volunteer companies
of washir rton r. c. inteod SION 70 visit this city, via
York P,unsyivania They viii, no doubt be Hospitality
received by our ciiisen soldiers.