New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-25
CITY NEWS.

CITY NEW0s
Mr.. I. c. FIELDS JUDGMENTS AaAIssr -,
CrY.-His Honor Mayor Gunther having rin..a -
certain reasons. to counersign the warrants dr,v,
favor Of Mr.. Thomas c. Fields, assignee of .bo,, ~
Corporation laborers, Mr.. j. B. Aud, tho Ma,o,.
private secretary. has been occupied the last tvoa..
in compelling each man whose name Ia upon tia ~
roll to to an affidavit that he has performed a.
labor for which the city Is charged. This ords, =; {.
understood the Mayor promulgated for the rea.o a..
the individual who should be entitled to pay mus, mat
it so apparent by sworn affidavit. In few d.,. :,
these men will receive the amounts due them.
STREET CLEANING COMMISSIONERS.
Commissioners for cleaning tho streets met 4, n.
Mayors office yesterday and audited the bills Of a..
contractors for cleaning the streets for the ast tn.
weeks Of the present month.
THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL CATAsrRopH,
An inquest yesterday held ~ Coroner Collin al ,,s
fremont House, No. 6D5 Broadway, on the bodv -
Holland L. Knght, who was seriously injured on r.
night Of the 18th inst. by the falling Of portion Tia
center wall oil the st. Charles Hotel No 6i5 Broadway
On the night previous TO the falling OF the walls Ere
occurred IN the adjoining bniding and the watt,
thrown upon the walls OF The hotel IN preserve them
from the flames weakened them that they gave vsv
Deceased the former proprietor OF the place. snd
was found among the rubbish but rescued by the
Vice of the Fifteenth Precinct. 1t found thu, hs
was irured internally, bat hopes were aned Of
bis recovery until short time before his DEATH Tho
Jury rendered verdict that the deceased came to hs
death by petonitis caused By injuries received q The
fall of portion If the wal. of the middle building Tia
ST Charles Hotel No. Cos Broadway willie in process
Of repairs" Deceased was native Of New. HampshrA
aged % years.
DEATH OF A FIRgMAN.--An iDqust was yss.
terdiy held by Coroner Cover. ~ the NewYork hos.
pital, on the body Of Robert r. Wintrinshsm who
died from injuries sustained the Nth inst TIE de
ceased was the driver OF the horses attached 10 the
tender Of Metropolitan Engine No. ], and the day
in question while al the fire in Waerst, Maiden.
lane the horses attached the tender became fright
eued and threw him of, and his feet becoming ea.
tangled in tho rens he dragged some distance
before he could be rescued. On being disengaged a
was found that he had sustained compound fracture
of the right leg. and other injuries Of serious nature
lie was taken TO the New-YoIk Hospital and ths
broken limb ampntated. but the sufferer grew worse
and on Wednesday died. verdict In accordance
with the facts rendered by the jury Deceased va
aged Al years a native OF this city. and was formerly
member OF the Police Department.
ALLEGED FRAUD.-Officer Smith Of the Essen
Market Police Court yesterday arrested Elizabeth
| Quinn and Mary Barry, on the mplant Of John A.
{, trdner uf No $40 Nlnth-s The complainant staea
that on or ABOUT the LIST of May le64 the woman Oana
wet before the War Fund Relief Committee OF the
Fourteenth Ward, and by ialsely representing lcSen
10 be tie vile Of Patrick ConGor, then absent in tho
army succeeded IN procuring the sun Of <l2. II 70
alleged that Mrs. Barry on that occasion acted as Q
witness Tor AIRS Quinn, asserting that Of her
knowledge she knew the allegations OF the accused 70
De true Both The accused declared that the charge
was false one and brought through malicious notlyea
and as there seemed some grounds for the assertion
Justice Mansfield allowed the accused TO go on fheI
own recocniz1nce until Saturday next when the case
set down Tor examination.
| A Dishonest SERvANT.-Bridget LAYERS
servant ia the employ of Mr. John Wiarda We, d.
reeed by that gentleman 10 sweep out his store aon.
his residence at No l0l Sixth.st While SO engaged
Bridget found package OF 500 in q place where d
mad been lett by her employer from whlca she abstract
ed s55 She subsequently ARRESTED and the money
recovered by Sergeant McGiven OF the i''h Pfeciaes
Justice Mansfield committed her for trial.