The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE,

TIE July Ro.s on lsSe-Col Colyer tho Secretary
Of The Executive Committee Of the herchants' Commit
tee appointed for the relief Of the colored people who
suffered by the riots of July 1885, read his report for
August meeting held for the purpose on Friday last
The meeting was held at No 20 Wall street. From the
report n would appear the committee had been for two
years pressing their CLAIMS with the Comptroller and
finally arranged for the payment Of four hundred and
seventy nine claims amounting to SAL 1913 2S. Three
hundred and forty eight claims we're rejected and aban
oned one hundred twenty-five claims for s. 462 IT.
rejected by the Board Of Supervisors eight
claims were allowed by the same board, amounting to
So 1853 but have yet settled by the Comptroller
and will be sued for seventeen claims for about
u.s. are before the board for action The difference
between the sums claimed and those allowed is
$50 $50 I5 the sum originally allowed, but never paid
So 492 thousand and fourteen claims were entered
involving the sum of $l17 1853 &c. The committee had
loan claimants 10 help them whlle their demands were
being audited 50, 046 IT,
THE LINCOLN Loo CAsIN-The original log cabin from
Illinois erected by the hands Of the late President
Abraham Lincoln IN 1880, in Macon county, and
which was recently exhibited at the great Sanitary
Fair in Chicago. and later on the parade ground,
Boston Common, has arrived in this city. Mr.. John
Hanks who aided Abraham Lincoln in the erection of
the cabin thirty odd years ago. the praes Of illinois,
accompanies the exhibition in person. and will answer
such questions may be propounded TO him. AS the
person who went with the President to New Orleans
the occasion of hs celebrated fatbOat excursion, Mr.
Hanks has become in manner historical and the pro-
perry Of the country at large Ho bears with him Gov
o o that sered
Lincoln long before he ever thought Of the Presidency
while but simple rall splitter and companion or rough
but honest Western pioneers
WoxAx's COLLEGE or PHYSICIANS AND SuRoBoNs-Cpn
nected with the New York Dspcnssry and Hospital 70
women anG Children, located at No 252 West Twenty
sixth street, Eighth avenue is the womans College
Of Physicians sud Surgeons session Of which for the
present year is to commence the 18th Of October
and 70 close on March l. 1865 At this institution op
position to which on the part OF male practitioners has
Of G ISs
and all the branches Of the medical graduate any other
secting rooms, in the latter Of which Mss Emily
c. schettler, N. D., holds the scalpel Of the dem:
Physiology and Drs Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell
in charge OF the womans Infrmary on Second avenue
The officers Of the Board Of Trustees include President
Corson, Mrs. Rev. VIM. Il Boole, MIS- Judge Insraham
Secretary Mrs. Eblsc B. Smith; Treasurer, Mrs. Hon.
vincent G. King. Librarian, Mrs. Prof N; Morse. The
D isa ND. Mrs H B. o'Leary'' n D., Prof
James Hyatt, M b., Mrs Aurela Raymond N. D., A. W.
x M Fl MS s yans
Harriet Cisby, n D., and Miss schetler Dsmonsrator
commences the 18th Of the present MONTH to con-
tinue until the Inauguration Of the regular session.
FELL IRON RooY.-Yesterday John Macaaley, aged
seven years. fell from thu roof Of building in the
Of 80 Park street. and striking roof dangerously
injured he was conveyed TO the New York Hospital
FATAL FAIL-Cornehs Lanahan, aged fourteen
month"; yesterday fell fpm third story window of the
residence of his parents 26S East Fifteenth street. and
badly injured tha he not expected to recover
THREW HKRsELy yRoH WNDow.-At an carly hour
yesterday morning Mary Laddin, while temporarily in
sane threw herself from the window Of her apartment
In the second story Of 146 Vorth street. and
ouy injured that she died soon after Coroner Collin
held an nqnee and verdict OF suicde while laborng
under temporary alteration Of misf'' was rendered
Deceased ~as native Of Ireland eight years
An ExPnasNH LETTER On the arrival y the mail from
San Francisco 20 Friday evening last byshe steamer
Costa Rica tho employees At the Post once in Cha city
were surprised on finding "letter," on ts wsE Q4
Dresden Ia Prussia In the shape Of aylindcr, wnck
was about two and Ahsf feet long and ss inensss =
diameter made Of TN, on which were one nund.co
and fhifty-six ninety cent postage stamps, costing
S122 40 and in addition 70 which snm fft dollars 9ec
been paid making the postage on the package Pc ~
which s probably tho largest amount ever % ior
one parcel sent BY mail since the estabiiss0 QUE
postal system. ,.,.t -.r.-