New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-23

Street Commissioner b directed TO take the pses,4
measures to prevent any building from being ersct,a
IN the south side Of pier no. ls East River pdjoinrs
he wast ferry q said property belongs 10 the city.
and permission having been granted for The cree,
hon Of any building at the place. Adjourned 70 Monday
next. a ..s.ilE slf1,f.r-r
SPECIAL COMMITTEES ON THI FouRrK ov
JuLY-THEn MEETING YEsrERDAY-Ata vo,oeh W.
terday afternoon the Special Committee Of he Common
Council the Celebration Of the Fourth Of July NET
In the chamber of the Board OF Aldermen Ahcrman
Masterson In the chair. The Committee resolved "a
have fireworks exhibited ct the same places that were
TO arrange for music for the various uaAan. he
Messrs Edge Pyrotechnis.s Of jersey City. vho have
so long supplied the corporation authorities with IRE
works. ere 20 furnish them on this occasion Az the
amount of the appropriation for the celebration 10 aree
100000 the display viii be 9 very fine ons. A.
journed to Monday next -
EXTRAORDINARY FoRTIrUDB OF A CHILD
LITTLE BoY Curs OFT Hrs Arm TO KHn 0ur o.
SCHOOL. Monday morning George Smith, Q boy
only seven years old residing as PieasantviIle thirty
miles from the city. told his parents they inEstel
upon sending him to school, that he would throw him.
self on the Harlem Railroad track, which was BIG
fathers land and receive such injuries would compel
them to keep him at home. They thought nothine q
the threat and having ordered him to school forthwith.
supposed he had gone until they learned he had executed
his menace When the 10 O'Clock up mail train passed
tho village George laid his LETT arm npon the track ana
the passed 1t sevsrtng nearly the whole OF hi
hand from the limb The engineer perceiyng nin men
off, and found with his shattered and oSeedine Am
behind bis back sitting On fence Visiting fsniee
Doodle and pretending nothing had happened Before
he could be taken homo George fsDted from pain ana
loss Of blood; but when restored and surgeon va
summoned be refused most obstinately 70 take Any
anasthctic agent but told the medical gentleman -
cut away. The scapel was used on the mangled lme
but the little fellow never whlnpered or complained
Not nerve trembed during the operation, wbiah must
have been very painful; indeed the boy did noPpeas
until was over when he remarked with great eanc
faction and air Of triumph: Well am glad ga
it; can't be sent to school for swhile any how me
child acted with wonderful GOODNESS saying ne nist PA
his right arm the track but rejecting thai when ~
grew up he would not be ablet to write well viii the
loss of that limb he substituted his Left HIS parents
are much distressed at the occurrence ana
II he is sent to school again. that be VIII desoy MN.
self The bows conduct is almost inexpicsble asd he
forttude and determin alton sxtraordnary IW onS ~
his tender years. We have known great many htuS
school but we never before heard OF one who preferred
TO part with his arm rather than submit 70 tteu ~
agreeabeHess, however great.
FRUITS IN MARKET We cannot call 70 mind
the time when our markets abundsnty supphe~
With fruits at this season Of the year a. at the present
writing. Strawberries are still plenty, coming fron
the northern part Of Jersey and from Wesschestef
Dutchess and other up-river Counties OF this state
Raspberres, too are in market from NewJeTsey ane
along the Hudson and Delaware Blackberries are com
ing quite in advance of their usual season. though TN
is the first year Backberres have been brought nor
coming in freely while G0oseberries are drug In III
market OF tree fruits We have fair supply Of Cher
ries with Apples Pears. Apricots and 1ums non
the South Notwithstanding all this variety and th
ahun nd coofso IN
to show how ready the dealers are for new fruin :
they appear, Antwerp Raspberries lind quick sales g
62oc. per thirdquart basket, and the common VIA
Black berry, or Dewberry, WHOLESALERS readily at 20
per quart.
| FATAL ACCIDENT PROM CARELESS UsB %
| PrRE-ARMs-DEArH OF THE VrcrIM.--CoroneS Wi6ey
yesterday held al inquest at the saloon No III West
st.. the body of John Firner. who was Aoeidsntly
at that place. From the evidence taken appears
that carly in the day the deceased and some fnsIde
came into the salooo and after drinking once or twice
| in sociable manner exhibited some pistols JohA
Kruger the proprietor remarked that 10 some what ~
sem bled ono he owned and took IL TO examine Afel
doing he handed il to Firner. who cooked il, a1d
almost Immediately it exploded the ball entering 0e
left breast of Krsger passing through the kears
Death almost instantaneous
Firner then proceeded 10 the Twenty seventh Pre-
cinct Ststion.house and gave himself up TO Capt
Helmes, to await the sction Of the Coroner Il va
shown that he intua ate friend Of the deceased
and in the opinion Of witnesses the occurrence Wa
purely accidental. Drs. Wooster Beach and Weitjs
made postmortem examination and found hat tee
ball had entered the left breast passed through the
heart and left lung and edged the intercosta space
betw the fourth and nth ribs. verdics Of scch
dental death rendered by the Jury and the prisoner
was accordingly discharged. The deceased vas AgsA
about IS years, and a native Of Germany.
THEFT OF A WATcH.-On the oath Of May
last watch and chain valued nj $500 the property q
Mr.. d. c. Blodgett of No. ~ West Nineteenth ST.. VA
stolen from the apartment occupied by that gentleman
at Wizards Hotel, Washington, ID. c. On Thursday
morning Jane Boyd who at the time Of the theft Wa
aiys maid 70 the wife Of Gen. Baird. who occupied
apartments at the same hotel arrested ct the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and in her possession was found III
missing property. Size committed for trial BY Jue
tice Ledwith.
AN ESCAPED CONVICT ARaEsTED.-Offcen
Harris and Vermilye OF the Eighteenth Precinct on
Gently sent to Backwes Island for six months FOR tie
commission OF burglary In Sixih.ave. He was %
Thursday morning seat back ~ his old quarters ~ serve
out the term Of his sentence.
ATTEMPTED THEFT OF WATCH-WilaW
Penn was on Wednesday morning arrested BY 0hlos&
Smith, Of the Eighth Precinct for Attempting 70 ses
was sleeping IN an ambulance, opposite his rest
dence No. ~ Grand.st. Justice Ledwith committee
the prisoner for trial.
ROBBED WHILE SLBgPIyG.-Thomas MulleA
while sleeping with Thomas Conlan. at the corner q
Ninth.st and Siyth-ave was robbed by the latter q
$40 He was arrested by officer Llrney OF the Ninth
Precinct and Justice Ledwith committed him.
THE ALLEGED FORGED CHECK.
To the Editor J The ~ y. Tribune
SIR. In your issue of this date under the heaH