The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-02
Police Intolligcnce.


z se DEE Police Intolligcnce.,
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE AT A POLITICAL MEETING
STONES AND PISTOLS usED-A MAN SHOT. Ell
On Thursday evening political meeting was held at
the lager beer saloon Of Charles Hcye 1854 Greenwich
street, and before the close Of the meeting disturbance
occurred which resulted in fight among some Of
che members. Certain. parties, whose names are
through the windows. Hcyier, becoming alarmed,
shot and discharged one barrel through the window,
the shot lodging in the breast Of Mathew Harold Of 34o
Greenwich street, who CHANGED to be passing at that
time. He seriously but not dangerously injured
Mr. Harold was conveyed to Bellevue Hospital 0nicer
woloney, of the Fifth precinct, arrested Heyer and
Justice Hogan held him for examination During the
disturbance at the meeting no other persons were
yiously injured. f4N
ATTEMPT AT MURDER. XXX
John Campbell and Thomas Mccullough became in
voaved in quarrel in liquor store southeast OF
CHARLTON and varck streets on Thursday evening when
Mccullough charged drew pistol and fred two shots
- his adversary ono bullet taking effect in Campbells
s9t hand and the other passing through his coat sleeve
In for examination. ese ~ 1a 3s
bn CASE OF MAyHEx.
James Conroy, young man. was arrested by officer
0Hnn, Of the Eighth precinct charge of mayhem,
Michael Folly, OF 1876 Mulberry street. being the com.
panan 1t Ia alleged that the prisoner attacked Folly
n the street. and Selling his left between his teeth
severed portion Of i from his head. Justice Dodge
native OF Ireland, and a brickiayer by trade
DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.
Elizabeth Parker, residing at No. 267 Tenth avenue
appeared before Justice Dodge and lodged complaint
against George Lynes, charging that the 28th u he
committed deadly assault upon her. First, Lynes
Threw two table knives at her head, and in a
afterwards cut her In the right shoulder with another
knife, inticting dangerous wound. was
issued and officer OByrne, Of the Jefferson Market Court
squad, arrested Lynes and the magistrate committed
him FOR trial in default Of s., 500 BAIL
The Boiler Explosion In Philadelphia.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
no1e the I ph1laarpna age DEE u u
occurred about half five o'clock yesterday morning
the Penn Treaty Iron Works under the charge Of Mr.
wharf and Beach street. Eighteenth ward and employs
aoout sixty hands 1t occupies space Of about three
ing two story and half high with but one floor the
same IS In ordinary establishments Of the kind
Boilers engines and furnaces located about the
oen1re and extended across the structure north and
me explosion occurred just at the moment when tho
y men were reporting for duty and the night hands
Or s we1s
Attached to one Of the boilers was mud drum twenty
inches in diameter. From some yet unknown tho
Aead OF the mud drum was blown out and the escaping
steam displaced all the boilers except three One Of
lhese boilers which three feet diameter and forty
1eee In length, and several tons In weight was hurled
distance Of nearly two hundred feet through tho build
sasuck young man named Patrick Fnnesan, employed
. puddlers helper Knocking him distance Of twelve
vas in front Of the furnace ct the time and also
baAly scaded. M r
he huge boiler was blown in southerly direction
through the wall OF the MILL passing through board
fence and completely through stable coming
opposite side Of the latter structure with
Weod piled on an adjoining wharf The wood turned
s course Of the boiler TO the eastward where lodged
enc Of It's ends in huge pile Of ceal dust.
The boiler in passing through the stable killed two
valuable horses and watch dog the property OF Robert
AA.ns Jr coal merchant One Of the horses was lifted
Ns Ali the destruction seems to have been confined TO
n oentre of the mill and outside direct line south
The centre OF the mill was one mass Of ruins Ma
ohinory, betting, boilers, bricks from the furnace,
paanks, ratcrs &C.. were all jammed and piled together
= one indescribable mass OF ruins Immediately oyer
ne Top Of the furnace were two immense water tanks
capable Of holding several thousand gallons These
wsre nearly filled with water at the time Of the
u0uce and prevented serious fire from following, the
1silding is Of frame and very dry and combustibie
foccs OF the flying debris coming in contact with the
hanks caused them to fall pieces the immense
volume OF water falling at extinguished all
Finnegan, who was killed, was young man. about
twenty years Of age and resided Beach street. near
Ianrel This Ia the only death resulting from the
John Kenney, one Of the engineers made a narrow
escape He about the engine at the time the cx
ploson and was completely covered with the ruins Of
che wooden engine house. He was badly scalded, and
taken TO his residence In rather serious condition
George Chapman, sheet iron worker. was also badly,
~ not seriously scaded He resides in Beach street.
Dennis y1mer, helper, was struck by flying
mto9aio IN tno arm, and badly bruised
Several other persons received slight injuries but
q . serious character.
Nre Marshal Blackburn and Coroner Taylor were soon
- NE ground, and took survey Of the premises. The
Oog0ner summoned his jury and after viewing the
= destruction and the dead body Of Fnnesan adjourned
Ae examination of witnesses until this afternoon The
eanss Of the explosion yet remains a mystery.
1As Counterfsit One Hundred Dollar
Compound Interest Notes.
lFrom the Washington Star, Nov. 30
The suspcion that the plate nom which the counter
printed made from impression taken OF the genu
Ina plate In the printing division Of the Treasury De-
Uotmcnt Is set at rest by examination made to-day
Of the genuine and counterfeit notes General Spinner
United states Treasurer, Mr. & ~ Clark chief of the
Printing Bureau and other experts The plate upon
which the Treasury Department prints the back OF the
eus hundred dollar compound interest notes was
0ade by taking the plate Of the five per cent
Sagai tender note and cutting out the sphere
On the centre Of the bill, substituting for il a
nsw device containing the statement or the terms
. which the compound interest note Is issued The
segz tender note plate purchased by the govern
1ent OF tho American Bank Note Company, and the In
vsstfgaton Of to-day shows that the commercials
Adc mp from plate surrep'itiousy obtained from this
company. In proof OF this the backs OF the genuine
- counterfeit notes exactly similar in the mnutest
eeea with the exception OF the sphere upon which the
sssserng and other work widely different Any per
eon py comparing the backs OF the genuine and counter
~ WIN strong magnfylng glass, will perceive that
Many OF tne fetters are differently made and differently
spercd ana ibis dissimlarity Ia resp Gus 10 20
marked ~ TO be pcrceptble TO the naked eve II the
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