The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-05
cIr- M1ELLIGEHCE.

Nus,o A. rur p.Rx ransa The Park Commissioner
announce ths, n ,ns 20 mo there will be musi
BY the Park Band on the Ma seday commencing q
three L. N.
COLLISION ON EAST RIvER.- "A COLLISION occurre
yesterday nsrnng about eleven Iclock, on sns Ess
river, between the Fulton ferry boss America and tn
seamtug c. P. smith, the an bulwsFks OF which wen
entirely demolished. II appears that Tia America VA
about entering slip the Brooklyn sAde, wnen IN
s.e,n o. Tue tug came 10 contact with hSr Vas can
suffered The damage above mentioned. Them WAS con
siderable excitement aboard tho ferry boat pub 'or
tunatey, no one was hurt.
ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE AMI
ARL-Ths regular meeting OF the members OF ON
organization was held last evening In tho Cooper build
ing at tho rooms usually occupied by tho society The
discussion Of the evening" which mostly participated
10 BY the members OF the section OF sociology was de-
voted 70 the TOPIC OF cooperative insurance IS means
by which 10 improve the condition Of the work insmen
and TO equaze b, mutual tive and retroactive sysem
OF life aud health insurance The workings OF the prin-
cpie Of cooperation mign conended easily
applied 70 Insurance to any other ram1cation OF
business aud some curious statistics and calculations
were developed by which X aseu upon roiiabic Pram
ises the proposition that mutual insurance might DO
made matter OF profit 70 tho holders OF policies might
DO easily demonstrated. The history OF cooperation
was reviewed. and examples Of It's beneficial effect upon
the people at large were copiousy adduced The meet
ing, which Mayor George Opdyke presided, was
adjourned about haifp nine o'clock.
THE TRADEsMEk's BANK DEFALcATIoH tho examlna-
ton into the alleged embezzenent of the funds Of this
bank was set down for hearing at ten o'cock yester
day morning, but in consequence OF the illness OF ono
Of the Counsel It was postponed TO a future day.
DUMMY ENGINE ON FIas -Yesterday afternoon, dur
Ing some experiments on dummy" OF the Hudson
River Railroad Company 10 try tho merits OF petroleum
as fuel the oil was forced out upon the woodwork u
the car which was instantly IN blaze. The WOODWORK
around the boiler burned and portion OF the
roof charred, while the fireman slightly injured.
The engine was not destroy ed
SUPPOSED HID MuRDER.-Coroner Wdey was yester-
IN hnd nm nn n ha mr.
cinct police station the body OF a dead chlld which
was found lying IN the mouth Of the cuvert corner Of
Second avenue and seventh street. Death is supposed
to have been the result O. intentional Violence The
police were unable TO obtain any Information concerning
the parentage Of deceased
CuLD kuS OVER KILLED Coroner Cover yes
to-day held inquest At No. IL Rvngon street, the
body OF William Earle child three years OF age whose
death was the result OF injuries received Thursday by
being run over by frightened hoise attached TO a
wagon The occurrence being accidental the jury rem
dered verdict to that effect.
FATAL FAL--John Malloy. man SO years Of age,
died at Bellevue Hospital from the effects OF injuries
caused by falling from wagon. He taken to the
Hospital by officer MCPHERSON, Of the Ninth precinct
Coroner Mildey was notified TO hold an inquest ON the
body where the accident occurred did not tauspire
FELL PROM SrA0R.-James A. Smith, stage driver,
aged three years. residing No. IS West Forty
third street, while attempting to leave stage No. 1875. OF
the Fourth avenue line, yesterday evening. missed his
footing and fell with great forco against the pavement,
officer Cole OF tue Twenty sixth preciGci, happening
pass at the time OF the occurrence, conveyed the
lucky Jehu 70 Bellevue Hospital where his wounds
dressed.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Michael Henry, aged twenty thres
years, hand employed the boat Milton Wilkins
lying at the foot OF Twenty fifth street, East river.
was taken to Bellevue Hospital yesterday morning by
officer Sparks OF the Eighteenth precinct with mis- right
arm and shoulder brokon and other injuries
tanned by his having been crushed between boat aud
the bridge at Princeton, New Jersey Tuesday last
FIRE IN FERRY SrREsr.-About f-pas twelve o'clock
this morning FIRE discovered the second floor
OF No. 81 Ferry street, in the shoe findings sof.s OF
Henry Walden. The flames extended TO the third
floor and attic when tho 1remen succeeded 10
getting the fro under. Mr.. Waden's loss will
DO about 1000 The first floor occupied by
William Hogg, dealer In leather and skins. his
loss Is about 81 000 insured for 900 the Frcmen s
Insurance Company The building Is dana ed about
1900, which Is SAID TO DO covered by insurance A
second alarm was rung bringing out all the
g1nes Tho fist alarm out by the station
house aud the second is supposed TO have been given
by the bell tower The origin Of the are unknown
present.