The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-05
CITY INTELLIGENCE

Tar wkArsxE Yestsrday old Bersss spead his chill.
ing breath over New York. and made overcosis very
acceptable In the morning sir O'Clock tho thor
mometer stood fifty degrees noon sixty eight dc.
dssS.. ana r = ~. 1sso , = indicated aisy two
10 every sense OF the word and tho lovers OF skating
and sleighng may look for lively winter though not
arriving as early a. this weather might lead
pect
I'M ASxsicAs INSTITUTE "A regular monthly meeting
OF the American Institute held las, evening, when
me principal business transacted was discussion In TO
,s'"n 70 ,ner recent exhibition Of fruits and flowers
,ho poytechnc branch highly interesting discussion
fuel
SUICIDE ss Demonstration, II Merrss late Of
NO. 90 East Seventeenth street has been derAngcd at in
tervals for The last two three month"; but his aer
ration Of mind OF such character ne 10 lead 10
Inc belief that no would destroy himself Last Tuesday
morning Mr. Merrss proceeded 10 tie East river and
went aboard the Grecnpolnt ferry boat 6 Martha nj.
remained on board AID when tho boat was In The mid
die OF the river, Merrss leapsd overheard aud waz
drowned His remains were subseanen,Iy ,e.av.,.d
and Coroner Widey held inquest on tuem IN. Iury
rendered verdict OF suicide by drowning Deceased
was thirty six years OF age native Of r,hode
Island.
FATAL AcipEsT Coroner Widely Yesterday held nm
inquest Bellevue Hospital the body James Nc
Donald whose death the result 81 injuries received
the night OF the 9th ultimo By rolling from nile a,
lumber the west side OF the city, where no las down
20 90 s0cp. A verdict OF Accidents, DEATH VA.
rendered by the jury Deceased thry-s. years OF
age and native OF Ireland.
RoaBERy STREET CARs,--on TUESDAY last
Mr. G. Coneen, Of Ohio the OF the horse
Kpighthood returning To the city from the Ford
ham races while attempting 10 leave the front platform
Of third avenue car he WAS prevented from doing
by gang Of sowdles and pcspockeis who io.'led him
about Tor tinc, and IN the et, succeeied in alb
stracling from his pocket his pocketbook, which con
tanned about $50 besides valuable paper.
ARRESTED Rngp>u THs M,n.-A elork "a tho
Post office 10 this city, by the Of John H. wgham,
arrested day before yesterday by Spec al Agent Gay
or OF the Post Office Department, upon the charge OF
having absteed valuable letters from United states
mail II having been the duty OF Wigham 10 place the
packages OF letters in the letter pouches which maize
Tor the western trains, ~ alleged that after the
packages OF registered letters had been placed therein bv
the proper clerk b. took occasion To scerce several o
tho packages about his person and being observed ho
tee given and he arrested Packages OF regis
tered letters Tor Chicago, Illinois and IL Roy New York,
were found upon his person AT the tune OF hi, arrest
TpI Losr tousp.--' Honesty u the best policy"
yesterday illustrated by the following factsA gentle
man while On the Hudson river his way New
Yofk lost his pocketbook, containing about $780, IN
greenbaaks also sundry documents aud checks TO The
amount of ! 900. rhc book picked up BY Thomas
Hand brak oman, who promptly handed 1, 10 bis 81
pofor officer Subsequent the owner al the miss ny
wallet called at the Office Of the company and on nnd.
In Ills prul crty very generously handed out $40
gTeenbac also left his for the finder 10 cali
and zee nn, where lac NH doubt further
oompenss.
fsg q wAsmsaroS sIarkr -Ahou, three o ~ook
Thursday morning fire broke ~ The cooper shop
Of W r Bcnscl No 552 WASHINGTON street. T. no
doub, the work % an ncendarv, Ores lights
were used IN that part Of the building where the Or.
commenced The flames sprsad % tho rooi and Ia the
top hoor Of 10. $50. ala" occupied by Mr. i;ensel,
damaging tho property ~ both buildings 10 the extent
~ - 900 5000 Insurcs Tor $1,000 stock
mach sery and building in the Commons cath. tirc
men, Trust and another Company.
vrsas. caaFssy l. SiuH ksaissSr y. - - meet
ING Of the veterans OF the Ninth r.. mcnt As'
Gasri va heid the reg,,ncu,a rruoty wednes
day evening. Col wilcox rfcseni ana addressed
the COMPANY ia which lie cxtcnded 10 the COMPANY
wslcoine into the ranks o. the regiment, The follow
named gentlemen were thca elected 10 IL. positions
Of Lao orcsrs.-t apiain John ,. D,fympe, Frst Lieu.
tenant j. Van Aist; SECOND Lieutenant, Eugene Dos.
min. tn. company then formally onsnxed ~
Company I, Ninth regiment, NsGcnal Guard