The New York herald., 1866-08-05
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY 1NTELLIGENCE.
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FATAL AcoipEsT,--A carman in the employ OF Messrs.
Beebe Son. paper merchants in Fulton street. while
attempting diagonaiy the horse track in
Chatham street. the park yesterday afternoon
thrown by the agated movement Of his truck from his
seat and precpitated upon the ground in such
that the wheels passed hts breast producing inter-
nal hemorrhage An officer Of the FOnrth precinct had
him conveyed in carriage the City Hospital whore he
shortly Afterwards expired The Coroner was notified b.
hold inquest The deceased is supposed to have been
a native Of Ireland aud was ca led John. He had tenn
porarly snpplied the place OF carman IN the employ
OF the above nrm, who Was unwell
ACCIDENT m A KMprISa wooD FAcroRr.--Mrs. N.
O'Keefe, OF No. sli West Forty fourth street, while
passing through the kindlng wood factory OF Henry
Rice No 3os West Fortyfourth street. was caught by
the circular saw while In full operation and II such
shocking manner to death almost Immediately.
ACCIDENT THE NEW HAVEN RAnRoAD.--As the half
past Eve o'clock p NJ. up train OF the New Haven Rail
road was passing up Fourth avenue, when near i2oh
street II ran woman named Mary Downing, killing
her almost instantly.
THs SrARBSG on DssSrs CUxxiSGs-HH STATEMENT
rHx OCCURRENCE. Coroner Cover yesterday took the
autemorsem deposition OF Dennis Cummings, living At
35y Madison street. who stabbed In the neck by Ben
iamin Mulleny. previously reported In his affidavit
Cummings sets forth that at O'Clock Friday morn
ing he was lying asleep the stoop OF house lis Monroe
street. when Mulierrv along and woka him
He after which they walked quietly TO the corner
of Rutgers and Henry streets, when Mueny stepped
bark and aaid "Thcre take thatl" at the same time
sabbing him in the right side OF the neck The injured
cried Murder where"pon Muieny away.
Cummings states that no words passed between them
and Tint not the slightest rrovocatop given for the
commission of the murderous assant They had dif-
Guilty last Christmas after which Mulleny said TO Cum
minga, II will take dirtv chances you.n Tho
was then submitted to the jury, who found AS follows:
"That Dennis Cummings came TO his injuries at the
hands Of Benjamin Mullcny, by having been stabbed
the neck blythe said Mullenv on the night OF August
1865" On this verdict Coroner Cover issued warrant
for Mulleny's arrest
NARSow EsoApK FROM DRowxsc N snaswssuRy R,y-
Es-0n Friday afternoon last about four o'clock,
bevy o. young girls whose parents among the guests
at Thompson's hotel at tho Navcsink Highlands, were
bsh AZ in Shrewsbury river near the steamboat band
ing. naif dozen or lem got into tho deep water and
-four Of hem would probably have been drowned but for
the umey assistance OF brave de,iyerer With tho
alarm given this deIIvercr promptly appeared, In tho
porson of young gentleman of New York, BIZ,
L. J. CuIi,nan. who, without waiting 10 take his
watch from his pccket plunged into the river bringing
up first Of the young ladies' and then one In ch0h
hand who we're lifted into boats bro ,eht 10 the rescue:
but tie fourth Of the girls thus saved had gone to the
bottom. and secured by Mr. Cuinan only by diving
and bringing her up by main stsngth When brought
daughter Of General Hendrlckson soldier of tho linton
army in the late war, who bears something in his
s ~ s,Ys S'ni in., s III ',vSs 70 y Y Ss
Miss Isabella Adams, Of New Orleans; Niss Ella
Van Vie, OF New Jersey and Miss Emma Birkbsck OF
daughter 9, Dr. Geo Wallis 81 this city, being able
swim a little, not only saesa herself bns coinpapl,n,
Miss Mary Dodge. Of New York. by pulling her ashore
and instrumental ia saving the others by Instantly
running for relief In the restoration OF tho young
ladies the services Of the Rev Father Ryan, of the Bar
Mr. CulinaE IL IL the srcond instance Ia which this
ne has been instrumental in saving human life in
these waters
Ticxers ON CRY RAunoADs-- Is sscor,aincd tina,
gentleman doing business down Instituted pro.
ceedings against the Third Avenue Railroad Compsuy in
the Sixth District Court before Justice Barrett claiming
that the company has refused to sell him tickets at
convenient point" according TO lav. ana expresses q
desire that others may follow his example in bringing
these corporations 70 sense OF their duty. The law
which requires tho city railroad companies TO charge
moro than the original fare with the addition merely OF
the Internal Revenue tax, has into effect but many
OF the companies, from some other "a
That difncuty has been partially obvis,ed by the
following alos companies prspstas s 70 %ss, meet the re.
company has tickets for sale at its up town ofce the
Third avenue line win supply them its Office sixty.
sixth street. and report has at Harlem ALSO the belt
road two lines extending from the Battery In Central
Park tickets be procured at No Battery place.
the sixth avenue at it, up town once The Ninth
enue road charges only nve cents all ROUND.
FsLL yxox Horn oP.--About four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon man BY tho name Of Robert Bonnes aged
twenty residing No 70 Charlton street, while
at work the roof OF the building No 70 South street.
iei to the ground and was seriously injured He was
taken TO the City Hospital
DErnrnos AND NEGLECT hsar.rondfng case OF
neglect and destitntion has been brought under the no
tice Of the police. II appears that . woman named
Margaret Boyle Of No 81: East sixteenth street. who
the mother Of 1--WE children Is addicted 20 intoxicaton
On Wednesday last the youngest Of the children died. and
the unfortunate woman, who has been drinking
less SINCE had taken 20 have the body removed
Tho neighbors fearful Of bad results in consequence
brought the matter under tho notice OF police TIE
children were taken from the house, aud the cope
moved 10 the Morgue
CONGRESSIONAL IsvnncArNe COMMITTEE r-Thls CON-
mtsee holds ts next session In IN city TO examine into
alleged fraudulent Transactions said have ranspred at
the Custom House The members Of the committee er.
poet TO be summoned .. early day The following Is
list cf tho members. Chairman, c. Huburd; mem.
bers, J. NJ Brorall, A. W Hubbard, H. IT, Rollins NJ
spd A. Nicholson Il viii be s remembered ,b.a ATM, ahs
Van Nyck Comnhtse about ve years sincc rs brought
70 light the rcssest corrupton existing in the Custom
House. After the iabors os that comrntes ceased due
power conferred by Congress upon the Committee OF
Public Expenditures to make annual investigation into
tho Of doing business 80 tho rusorn House
The results OF their labor been tho revelation or
many fraudulent transactions by the cosnivapcs OF
aide and inside peres The Investigation will be gene
RAJ, a. there are no specific charges
STATISTICS Doc rouSD-Ths keeper of the
dog pound, At the foot Twenty 9th street and East
river gives the account Of dogs taken in drowned re
deemed and sold. a. follows Dogs taken In since the
18th ofJune. 1900; drowned $780, redeemed by own.
ers 1oo sold - During tho nrsl few weeks that The
pound opcned business very brisk az many as
three hundred dogs being taken in in one dav The
price paid Tor every dog vas fiy cens Since the lst
OF August, however this has been lowered 20 foriv
cents which may account for the falling on in business
brokers who pay the boys nom thirty 10 forty cents ard
POCKET the remainder The pound closes abou, the l5,h
Of September.
PARK CONCERT
In spite Of the rain yesterday there wa large crowd
low .hl..l