The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-23
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

sK.rro.-rhe change In the weather was heartily
welcomed by the half frozen citizens Of tho metropolis
who awoke Yesterday morning 10 behold their windows
FREQ from the frostwork which had previously adorned
the glasses Tho cold was sufficiently piercing however
10 keep the skating ponds good condition. and
many hours tho lakes In and about the city were well
attended Towards afternoon, however. heavy clouds
the pavcmen,s and thawed tho Ice tbs midnsss Of the
temperature and tho peistenty falling showers put the
skaters TO light, aud long all prospect u good
evening sport was destroyed
cnlzrxAs AMosG Pooh cmDREs The Chldrcn's
Aid society which has had in its schools and lodging
houses and undor III charge twelve thousand nvc
hundred ontcast, Homeless hafstarved and half clad
children OF the poor during tho past ycar proposes to
make happy day Of Christmas thsse subjects Of the
benofactions OF phlanthropc citzons During the past
year tho society has provided homes for fifteen hun
drcd chidrcn mainly In the Western States. The society
Shelters partly feeds and clothes educa,es homeless
children In It's lodging houses In thc Sswsboys Loig-
ING House, l2S Fulton street, now has from ITO TO
$50 boys nightly and tho course OF the year shelters
Logging I House, s s II ns
lodged each night and IN tho year abou. 200 dersa.
East Eleventh street from 40 70 90 boys lodged
night aud in the Refuge 100 wost Twenty fourth street.
night and ia the month 500 moais arc given ana
since It's opening Ia March therc have boon some $50
children To these homsiess children u In proposed 70
give food, good dnncrs and shoes and stockings and
clothing. In tho Newsboys Lodging House another
with nfly beds Is to be added which win entail
additional expense OF some $1,000 per annum. Conir.
buttons for all these useful insttul very much
needed.
FUNERAL OF GENERAL GxoRGx 3 DOUGHTY Tho obse-
quIes OF this venerable citizen took place yesterday
Christ church. Fifth avenue, the Rsv. r. G. Ever
officiating assisted by the Row. s. Dunham- Tho Do.
ceased gentleman In the seventy nth year Of his
ago. having been born Harlem tho year 1921. Gen.
nonp Nv NJ thC rsv of Ma yark
Ia 1925 and one OF the militia officers detached to receive
tho lustrious Lafayette his arrival In Boston For
commercial world As Dad Of she firm OF Doughty DID
ley Co., wholesale dry goods merchants. The remains
bylerIan church, II, rIsm followed by numerous eon.
course Of friends BY whom he had besn for many years
vol known and much respected. Thus another Of the
old generation has passed. from among us
TnE muyG-GxoannoAS AyrAR.--In regard to the
ported pugilistic difficulty between AsscmblymAn
James Irving and Owon Gcoghegan the friends of tho
former persist In tho statement that tho whole affair
arises ont OF feeling Of Jealousy growing out % Hr
Irving's popularity at the last caction In which he
member Of the Legislature Mr. Irving declares in en-.
phaiic terms that hc ~ not psgs nor does he seek
% descend to tho character OF rowdy and engage IN
street barroom brols associate with those who
identify themselves In them. Hs simply dcsires N nc,
the part Of good citizen and to this honors which
his constituents have conferred upon him In dgnaod
and becoming manner
PRESENTATION FESTIVAL At CoorxR Institute --rpwaris
OF Ave thousand persons assembled last evening At tho
Cooper Institute witness tho drawing and presentation
Of premiums in tho grand lottery FOR tho benefit OF the
widows and orph,ns Of the soldiers who served dung
the great rebellion. No awards Of prizes were made,
tho management, having issued card stating thar the
drawing has been postponed until tho 18Th or Jnngary
when IL win positively take place aud nil ticket holders
will be entitled to admission to witness tho awards
RoBmSG LoDog Roox.--Y estcrday afternoon
thieves broke into tho Masonic Lodge No 10
broadway and stole a large quantity Of jewels belong ~
Ia iia t.niyp No 1rrgpf4 ma le hX ln
AcapEsrs -yeslerday afternoop Coroner wdcy
called to the New York Hospital hold nques,
the body OF James Mccaaey alaboror, who dod from
the effects OF compound fracture OF the left and
other Injuries received tho 81 instant by bale o.
tobacco falling on him through tho haichwav Of rro
misses No tone street. The Jury rendcrsda verdict "
accidental death Deceased forty years of AMI
native Of Ireland He Ivsi n l25 Grconwch street,
where he has left widow and ave children, Tho eldest
OF whom IA but twelve ycars Of ayr IN almost deaule
circumstances
Yesterday morning while q woman named Ann Br
minghsn. under tho influence 81 To-. ws. .scoe.,r,
IN cnGEaof AZ 6deF W tho Eighteenth Sfss'aci 10 tho
police court she slipped and falling heavily the she
walk, severely injured hor ish, foot Seeing mo
dron Of hs charge the ocer altered his original aten
4 little siri NAMED Mary Hoy, residing with her pa.
rents No. f02 washington street, while playing With
oih" chtrcn pier ~ North river fell on largo IRON
ampris''on viii have 70 bs performed
Fs,.r Smith. boy eleven years Of ayr, employed In
Couyerneur streets severely injured Yesterday
by having he right hand accidentally drawn Into .
saving machine -Four OF tho fingers completely
severed from ths hand The unfortunate yonth was
taken n 70 Bellevue Hospital BY olcer Of The
Seventh precinct.
Another unkn owu man wa. received the Movns
yesterday having been discovered iyiny the sidewalk
In second avenue, near rwsnty-nrst street, by m
officer Of the Eighteenth precinct When found bv the
ocer he sl alive hut died lust he was being
carried into tho clerks oics Bellevue Hospital rbe
deceased apparently about thrtyry. yoars Of eye
Ave feet sx inches high having brown hsir, ssndy
whskerr and mus,ache He was drssssd rsshsr we'll
From papers witch found his person " ~ sup
po.ed be engaged In the upholstery business The
Coroner hss bsen notified 70 hom sn inquest on tho
body.
Yesterday morning occuTreroe took pisrs - pier
~ North which subsequently attended with
fatal result A named John sullivan. II appears,
employed In unloading pig iron from truck. when
large iron bound platform which be using fs on
him and broke boil, leg and several Of hE rihA The
alursf man immsdis,rly conveyed W tbs Ss~
YORK Hospital: but unfortunately he beyond the
power Of med cal aid and died about eig, O'Clock last
evening ". leaves wife and small family
A man named John Sriiiyan doing bixisess n No
a0t Freui street badly injured last erennx ny
truck fsirr on him pier No - Sof river breaking
Eo OF hs ribs AID both legs Hs v1s conveyed 70 tbs
ncs york Hospital
Ano4t sir O'Clock last CIV Ming an anknosn
klai HaigDn street by being ovrr ny one % tho
American EIps-ss cara The CDros~r notIfed
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