The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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ENFORCEMENT OF THE TENEMENT HOUSE Acr. The
Board OF Health is notifying all the proprietors and
agents Of tenement and lodging houses in this city
Brooklyn that the act passed by the Legislature on May
IA for the regulation OF those will DO enforced
forthwith Each Landlord and agent furnished with
COPY Of the law. The main provisions OF the 60
force on July l.
RpAvEMENT OF BRoADwAy.-The work Of laying the
new Broadway pavement was commenced yesterday
morning, ground being broken the east side OF Bowl
ing Green The contract for the pavement awarded
some time ago to Mr. Charles Guidet at SIS per square
yard the aggregate amount OF the contract being nearly
100000; The new pavemen. is TO be what is generally
termed the Belgian, and the work ID TO be completed
within six months from the LIST Of April last
CATHOLIC CHARITY FAIR-The great charity fair now
open Union square still continues 10 receive the gen.
erous support Of the public and Is nightly filed with
visitors II is almost like running the gauntlet In an
Indian village TO venture from end Of the
building TO the other for ladies' book in hand
sisble smile face, intercept an unsuspecng young
every step, and the most srenlke eloquencc
TO induce him TO take chances in piano, pin cushion,
album, aviary statue box OF nicknacks brown stone
'front.' The attendance each evening last week
four thousand. The receipts night exceeded
So 600 and tue total Tor the entire week
$4,000 More Than fifty thousand people have already
Bernstein band has been added TO the
Gus attractions OF the fair.
MAsoSc.-The annual communication of the Grand
Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons of this State will
commence at Irving Hall to-day. The proceedings OF
course, are secret
PLANS FOR ruE New PosT Office The Commissioners
appointed by the government receive plans for the
Post once building will exhibit the plans already
received on the 6b 7lh and 9Th instant between the
hours Of eleven A. NJ. and four O'Clock i. ~
WEEKLy MoRrArITY.-There were three hundred and
ninety three deaths in this city for the week endn
uray the LIST instan-an increase the total Of the
week previous Of thirty.three.
THe NEW York MEDICAL SourrY.-The regular monthly
meeting Of the Medical Society Of tho County Of New
York took place last evening In the lecture OF the
College OF Physicians and Surgeons corner Of Fourth
avenue and Twenty-third street. After tho regular
business Of the meeting disposed Of, paper on
Hahnemann and homeopathy Was read by DR.. Peters,
which was very interesting s vote o. thanks sa was va,
society after adjourned.
HEAVY ROBBERY IN a sTRxsr CARA gentleman
named Tomkins FelIows who resides at No. Grand
street. entered one OF the Broadway and Forty
street cars NO 3 yesterday afternoon, having In In
aide pocket OF his coat wallet containing $1,000 Two
young men beside him until the car had reached the
vicinity OF the Union nose in Union square, apparently
unconccrned abo anything In the and short
time after their leaving Mr. Fellows missed his wallet
and discovered tbat his pocket bad been cut and the
wallet stolen.
FoaeKRs on THE snR-That SMALL but dangerous por
ton Of the community Who in default Of having bank
account Of their own upon, consider themselves
fully entitled by reason OF their snrewdness to
dnw upon the accounts Of their neshbors beginning
10 be quite active In their particular department. Two
interesting revealed at headquarters yester
day afternoon. The nrst was that Of well dressed
young who called yesterday the Arm OF Thomp.
Beaver, No. IL whitehall street, and purchased
fourteen dollars Of books and stationery In pay
Oriental Bank payable TO Geo 7. PnIpoieaux or order
and purporng 70 b signed by Jacob Weeks Although
case cas- Was that Of = check for $50 purportng 70
have been drawn by w. A. Conant OF Huntington, L. l.
The check was drawn on the Continental Bank payable
TO The order OF Geo. Roger, and passed upon Grin
Bros Co., No 20 Corandt street. The fofgers IN these
| cases are hoi az yet known 10 tho police.
| a PRISONER FouSp DROWNED. two weeks ago a
man named Patrick Walsh. who had been sent to the
workhouse Blackwels Island for dsordery conduct,
suddenly disappeared. Search made for Walsh, but
without success I'LL day two since, when his re-
mains found floating in tho the shore.
II supposed that deceased attempted escape from
the island tby swimming the river, and drowned.
Coroner Schirmer held inquest on the body and the
| Jury rendered verdict OF death by drowning Do.
ceased was twentythree years Of age, and native OF
| ireland. He had been Ia the workhouse about two
months at the time Of his disappearance.
ssaIors FALL-Ycsserday afternoon, as young man
named Cummings driving down Chatham street, the
wheels OF his wagon suddenly switched on The track,
throwing him violently 10 the ground. He imme-
diaely picked up, when u found be bad received
bad scalp wound He taken by some friends TO his
| residence In West Thirty -nfth street.
HArHwAr Aouuxxr.-1charlss A. skell, vbile at work
yesterday In the store No. n MAIDEN ane socidently
fell through the hatchway from the second 70 the first
floor njurins one Of his legs very severely He va
conveyed by one Of shs second ward police 10 the New
| York HospitaL
sswre MACHINE AccpKSr. --salesta Watson, . LITTLE
girl three yean Of age, while playing round tho sewnl
machine d which her mother IVES ~ work yesterday
accidently got her hand caught in the machinery fac
turing the fore finger Of her night hand besides losn
the nrss joint Of the little Anger She was immedatel,
iAken 70 the New yoyk HoapitaA