The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-15
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get .lack: they telling the lsbofers that mi, you'd
te only iemr2iag but ne reduction eonipnod ,oP
1af tho money, ard thought thst cehn
t ton the ICE , md lh: 5 ssSsG Ini
the latter refused 10 work unless the ctnt,s
should be re,iored To this the ,oi'fom InSsIIis9J
70 'cave in" and the men went ~ rors again fter
dinner The ,hoyeler, 'hen Le.oted 70 eco. ,ha
hrt meeting for that purpose Was held ~ we hIoho
ioPmed to bs e.sG f he "cos Association
and that no msn but shovelef rlould be admitted.
1ps. , MI nt s Ie 'p PAID snd scr aPree1S 10
adopt the old bv-aw and confiuilon aud appointing
joint societv. TO request him 20 hand over the
6lnds 10 the s,soo iAton, the meeting al outnCd
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS are supposed to
oe engaged in the Transaction Of public business, on
the afternoons Of Monday. wednesdav. snd Frid,ys
out thoy refuse admission 10 the reporter, and In
consequence, other account Of the proceedings IL
rven 10 The public, but such a. has been prepared by
tho Secretary. Thus when the peoples money IL
appropriated for appars,u, not required th reporters
are informed that the business transacted Vac OF
90 public interest"
WATEHFALIs-C Curious EXrosuRE.-Thc
feminine appendices known 20 wsterall. are daily
increasing In size and weight ~ the usc Of variety
n articles known n PADDING Of the fair scH,
-ho wish to obtain a "iar' Of elegant proportions.
Yesterday an scolJent occurred 10 = young souan IN
Canal street which should induce females W he
ceedingy careful In selecting suitable articles Tor tho
filling" on their hairy appcndGgcs which should
alec be properly attached to then head GEAR. Mics
EsseS, . we'll dressed young woman, reading IN
3reenpoint, w. standing a, the corner Of Thompson
and Canal streets. waiting for car, hen mana
,ainter 10 all appearance bearing a shoft ladder on
ais shoulder, rapidly turned the corner and not
Judging the distance right, came near uni.
ing the lady on the bead with an eud Of tho
adder he was carrying. AZ luck would have II,
nperhap- f-luct, the ladder nils,cd tie woman.
nesd but struck her "vAicrfull," detached II from
The back hair and caupcd general dschA-re Of the
sontents; which combined the following ar icle.
Two ourlof hair puffs piece mourning crane:
ENo dark-oolored % ncushions snd one back worsicd
stocking These articles had previously been care
ully covered up by the sic nder locks Of the maiden
Amid many expressions OF regret the man COM
menccd TO pick up the paddings for tie purpose Of re-
turning them 10 the wearer, who feueaed In great
confusion, without waiting for her dry rood. little
10Y was sent aftor her with tho late fall" but the
ndy refused to recognize them Our reporter gave
ho hoy dime for n the plucusons end int nd.
o feep It ma specimen.
A Rich WooDPtLE.-Thomas NJ. Kenpev
who was arrested on Friday for attempting to pass |
counterfeit $50 groenhncks, examined this morn |
nG by Commissioner Osborn. lie told quite a |
hfaight story CT finding them In q woodplle, In
cansrohane. rnfortuna ely for him, he bad before
old other storlos that he Ind received them In
buffalo saloon and had got them from a canal boat.
Tie was therefore committed for trial.
MYsTERIoUs--Tbc body Of an infant week
or two old, minus the head, brought into White
hall alp yesterday morning. II found drifting
ID the Battery The Coroner held an inquest
A WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
Mary Coffee, OF No. 94s First avenue, attempted to
commit suicide by cutting her throat with A.. case
tnife She sal that ,he had boon abandoned by her
husband, which induced her to attempt selfde,truc.
eon The wound is cot danrerou, one.
Boy DRowsED.-A small boy namel Man
nins shotwell, living at No. IS Oxford street,
Brooklyn, while attempting TO jump aboard ferry
boat al the foot Of Wall street fell overheard and WIS
drowned before assistance could be rendered. The
tody Vas subsequently recovered aud the coroner no.
dhed 70 hold an inquest.
DEATHS HARvEsT.-The City Inspectors |
Report for the weei ending August 18th show. |
total Of $50 deaths, follows Men. %; women l6l;
boys 29o g.rls 22l OF these ia have died OF ehol-
era infautum; 60 Of infaptie convuslons 80 OF dar
rhaa and dysentery; 50 Of infanie marssmus; II OF
on9eas lnorhns; rs o. ntsmmation Of tho bowels 20
o. Inflammation OF the lungs, aud SO Of consumption
AZ VIII be perceived, the atert mortality la,
S oisv .s,1s n9as the 1ant porS1 Of The
Annocenu taken of during the week
EVENING STOCK ENcHASGr.--The market
Sas intensely excited aud largc tran.rc ion, took
piice 70 rapidly, that impossible 20 note Nil the
tales. Gold steady
WHAT Mr.. BARSUM INTRNps To Do.-Thc
irrepre-sible Barnum har Published lester In which
no says he hopes the late fire has burned the "hum
bug" out OF the public, that II can see ths Banum
not 80 baek ns he has sometimes been psif-.cI lie
says he has made his "mon " nearly twice over.
and he now really wants 70 do the public substantial
benefit. He writes;
II build smother museum ! 1t will be are-prooG
2. IL VIII be almost Infinitely superior ia IL. col,
lectonz and lite and .ccop ma ,ny.
TO the OLD one j. when build nov American Mn.
eeum, Shall also erect large wing or an additional
shlntch hu'idins the contents OF which shall fotrn
and te a Free National Museum. There viii p,ce
classified epectncnS OF natural history: pointlnr,
statuary amor terp Oiay that worn Il, histor,cal
pen.onase-l old Weapons OF war, musIcI iu-
s AZ .ne eosin'nr. and furniture OF the mid
49, altu ousAhd other useful and novel feA-
tuiet VII eli viii b. an honor 10 our c-untrr Haze
ron, WI, W. p,sS'I MI nee contributions OF novelties
ioIrEn persons OF distinction and foIelrn inn, nm.
,h ~ siuhr1aan Institution loAn its dup Gates
inc Ineht once, War and Navy Departments can
lend their trophies, models etc ntlan,sn co. 80
thelr ptstuary aud other oljectS and nvseI nav
nD,as or shat alstys exhibit tho whole frec
Slpylns eApehes by means of rent Of stores and o,t
o. my own pocket anu Whenever "a a f.iI 30 40 .n
ov.Iy article not loaned by individuals 10 the Fiee
du"um vested In the General (ioye fntnent ana
may ho removed TO suitable hu,idin' in 1snirs Ji
fhrk or elsewhere. Indeed, II my pa, Ing mns.n,n
pIotpeu ~ expect, myself heir " nh eysntrsis
erect and piesent 10 the public the land and nponsr
building containing hese euriosities which IN s or
twenty years will have accumula,el ~ s ,e W.
extent, II popeIB pushed and ENCOURAGED.
PIC-NIcs.- These little pleasure nsr,;.s mr..
becoming quite fashionable. To-day, the First Com.
pany Washington Continental Guard, Cap.ain Cha.
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