The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

FRiGauUL RuaAwAY AcCDsSr-THRyx PARSONS ~
yURED-Tm ANIMAL DRowNxD. Late yesterday afternoon
horse attached to tight top wagon driven by Mr. W.
p Ward, Of Ne. ~ West Thirty ninth street ran down
Eighty sixth street. throw ng Mr. Ward and lady from
the voh clio with great violence. The frightened animal
kept on down the street. dashed through the open gate
way at the forty. knocking down the fcrrynaster, &C.
verey njurng M and then sprans into the East river
and was drowned The animal and vehicle were valued
at one thousand two hundred dollars
HsAvv RosnERY ny SALOON wAnxR-THx Morsv Rg
shortly afsr eovca O'Clock yesterday morning
Mr. John Swinton, ono Of the editors OF the New
York Tiwes having breskfasted the Mason Doree
ioon- In Union Square, approached the desk OF the
cashier and paid for It. On turning away he left his
pockotbook containing over four thousand dollars, on
the counter II picked up moment sitter By one Of
The walters named Arthur Oto who started 70 rturn IL
to Mr. swin,on bu, changed his mind and instead left
the building with the wallet In short timc the owner
missed tho wallet and returned for H. Not finding IT, he
the act OF his loss TO Mr. r. Martinez the
proprietor Of the saloon aud search being instituted II
found that Otto missing. Mcssrs. Swnton and
Martinez then called Police Headquarters and commu
ncatsd the fact Of the loss Detectives Farley and Tenan
were deputcd to attend to the matter Last evening
they called at the boarding house OF Otto. No 20
his appearance and taken into custody In his pos
found the whole amount Of tho stolen money
He stated that he had Intended three thousand
Ave hundred dollars OF the amount rcserving tho
naming ave hundred dollars 10 take him to Germany OF
which country no native He has travelled consld-
Egypt He Is detained ut Police Headquarters
The Rev. r. A. HowLAsD, OF the Georgia Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church south preached yesterday
In the lecture Of the Cooper Institute 70 consre
CATION comprising three four hundred persons
principally southcrners temporarily sojournng In this
city. Mr. HowanM s young man, eloquent, and with
fine delivery fluent and facile IN expression He took
as his text Tho will Of God abdeth forever" to the
subject matter OF which he confined his discourse.
cschewing any reference whatever TO the late war po
caly the has affected the church TO which no
belongs.
ArARx or FRx BROADWAY. Tho alarm Of FIRE in tho
Seventh district at twcntys minutes past nine O'Clock
last evening" occasioned BY smoke being discovered In
the Office Of Buterneds Overland Despatch Company,
No es Broadway. Superintendent Warren, OF the Frc
Insurance Detective force reports that the anor Of he
building had been making hre In tho gyate 10 dry the
walls which new, when the blower accidentally fell
down. causing the sparks 70 ny and The smoke 70 blow
out thus filling the ONCE. No damage We notice that
this alarm finished up, N has been Tho custom Of dte
with a pugilistc encounter betweoa the members %
Hose Company No 20 and some runners OF Engine Com
psuy No 90 the result OF which that tho members
OF Hose Company No ~ Obliged 10 leave their
rage which taken to the houss by the police of the
First precinct.
BALLoos ASCENSION. "A party of gentlemen have char
tered Prof loves balloon for detached ascension, In
order TO take some scientific observations The
will take place ct three ocloek this afternoon when
certain large number OF persona will be hand 10 wit
ness L.