The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Tns WEArHER-fhe following shows the result OF iouf
observations IN this city Of the range OF The barometer
and thermometer the direction Of the wind ana the
state OF the weather during the past wenyfour hours
Saturday, May ls-Thermometer lowest early A m, 20.
A. M.-Barometer, 80 2s thermometer %; wind
northwest by west u M-Barometer sos ther'
mometer &c; wind west northwest r. A-Ba-
rometer, 30.32; thermometer, 90 VINO northwest
y M-Barometer &c. 49, thermo meter oo vino north
west Morning-Cear cloudy Aternoon-Cloudy,
windy. Evenng-Cloudy, windy, cool There VIII be
tir weather to-day.
WEEKLY MORTALITY. entire number OF deaths in
Ais civ dnring the past week 333-a very rate
She burals in Backwel's Island included in the
above estimate bnt will be such TO materially
change the rate The Registrar OF Vital Statistics says
ihat The Improvement is owing to the efforts OF the
Board Of Health 10 preserve the heaitnful condition OF
ibe city.
ANNUAL MEETING or THE ECLECTIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
The annual meeting Of the Of the above
institution held Thursday evening at No % East
Eighteenth street. In the absence Of the President
Mayor Havemeyer, DR.. A. Wilder presided The report
Of the past year then read and this showed that
during the last winter term Of the college had been
which had been attended by thirty students Eve of
whom were ladies. Eleven Of these three ladies and
eight gentlemen, had graduated at the first annual
mencement this year, and their proficiency fully
equal TO that of medical pupils in medical institution
IN the United States During the last year also dis
pensary had been kept in successful operation at the
college building East Twenty sixth street, and this
had given gratuitous medical service and medicines
mousy approved of and resolutions adopted TO
Jafy the action OF the Executive Committee, in order to
son OF the college, the matrcuation and graduation Of
students, and all necessary expenses they will
have 70 incur Messrs. r. B. Connolly, Owen Bren-
Ian and Doctor stowe were then elected trustees The
efiices for the ensuing year follows
DR. Alexander Wilder; Vice President, DIR. Dennis +.
smith, OF BROOKLYN; Recording Secretary Martin
Thatcher; Corresponding Secretary Henry Stewart;
Treasurer William Moller; Executive Committee Dr.
Robert s Newton No y East Eighteenth street; II.
l. stuart, Dr. w. W. Hadley, Frank Tabor DIR. D. Z,
smith A faculty was also appointed for the next term
Of the college.
day, and paid a visit to the institutions Wards
Island the first since last summer
THE FAIR CATHOLIC PRoTEcroRY
opening ceremonies OF the grand charity fair aid of
the protectory for destitute Catholic children win take
Place in the building lately put up Union Square,
Monday uo-morrow) evening, eight O'Clock Mayor
Hoffman viii deliver the inaugural address the
This fair the product Of the joint endeavors of
sbe lad es belonging to the Catholic congrega-
lions in this CITY, and II expected surpass ng
ever gotten up Tor similar purposes The object is
Christian one-providng for the wants of the orphan
And the outcasand the pecunary returns fair
ladies' will reap in behalf OF their darling project will
without doubt be fully commensurate With The proud
Jeputa on that New York has borne being tho
hrsi city on the Continent az not The world for phil
Anihropy ana charity
TREATMENT CAR HoRsEs.-An article having ap
peared IN the HERALD under the head OF Voice the
Of horses employed in connection with the Fourth ave.
railroad stables were yesterday visited their
condition. after minute inquiry and investigation being
sucn IN all respects as TO convince Of the injustice OF
tne structures OF our corres pondent The stables
designed specially with view secure utmost CON-
fort and convenience attanaole. Five hundred horses
are employed IN the city department and one hundred IN
connection with the New York and Harlem Railroad
those used on the Thirty street making three
tnps per day, and those employed on the CITY Hall
and Thirty fourth street ferry making only
The allowance Of food 10 the horse per day eighteen
pounds OF corn meal-pury being secured by grinding
IN the mills OF the company-mxed with about fifteen
per cent OF and from eight pounds OF the best
hay which the market affords. The stalls are large,
fully six feet in width the stables exhaust every
appliance OF ventilation. Plentiful straw Is al
lowed for bedding and, for comforts to the horse the
pare uniavoraby with those OF any private gentleman.
BoGus TELsGRApH DEspAIcHEs.-During yesterday
persons in the upper portion Of the city we
imposed upon by mischevous boys, who pretending to
be telegraph messengers presented bogus dispatches,
upon which they collected sums OF from 81 upwards
from the victims whom they imposed. The rascals
procured lot OF genuine telegraph blanks and
them IN the latter they readily passed OF for the genu
inc article
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Charles Climber . MINOR aged
fourteen, and residing at l25 avenue A. yesterday
accidentally shot in the foot II appears he stand
ing when officer and thief had scunle, and
the being willing submit 10 arrest the officer
drew his revolver, when fell and exploded the ball en-
tenng CLIMBERS foot He was aken 10 Bellevue Hos
yIiaL
SERIOUS FArL-Maria Dgnsy, aged forty. -four, |
severely injured about the hand and wrist yesterday
having fallen down stairs leading from the upper
OF the New Haven boats, lying at pier 70
Last river She taken Bellevue Hospital by
Oi the Twenty sixth precinct police. |
HArcHwAY AccIpExr-John Kehoc while nj work yes
terday at No. 1914 Greenwich street, accdenty fell down
through the hatchway and received internal
5upes He was Immediately removed TO the New York
Hospital by one OF the Third precinct police
borer, while at work a, the new building ls3 West
Broad way yesterday fell from the scaod which he
was at work. and feared fractured his skull when
picked up he perfectly nsensibe and taken TO
abe New York Hospital, where he now lies in very
critical condition.
srppES DxArH AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HorKI.-Yester-
day afternoon q Mr.. W. Kemptner who arrived from
China few days ago and stopped at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, died suddenly. He is said to be . native Of
England TO which place he intended 10 proceed In few
days
Fixk N FoRrErH sIsEr.-Between six and seven
O'Clock last evening Gre broke out a frame shanty
In Fortieth street. between Ninth and Tenth avenues,
owned and occupied by Patrick Quinn. The house
destroyed with its contents, involving loss Of about
$500 No insurance The adjoining shanty, owned and
occspicd by Henry caihsn, also took IRE and de-
sroysd wi,h the most part Of ,s contents Loss about
Sie0 in bank bits in tue bureau drawer, which
burned with the bureau. rhe IRE vas accidental
FATAL RrS ovKs CAsrstrr.-A child six years OF age
John Hayes while playing in tue street near the
residence OF his parents No 3s2 West street. yesterday
evening shortly before six O'Clock was knocked down
and run over BY butcher wagon driver BY Patrick
Lynch Of Clinton Market The boy was severely
p,red that he died within fifteen minutes OF the
scnce Lynch arrested and held 70 await the action
OF the Coroner
FRK IN BRoApwAy.-shortly after eleven o'clock last
nsht nre occurred the top floor Of the Ave story
saildng No. 70 Broadway, occupied BY the Manhattan
engraving and printing establishment owned By Eaton
eibert and others Mr.. James Degroot janitor, dis
covered the Gre aud found to be burning 70 the ink
room The alarm given by the police and the hre-
we're very prompt line OF hose vas soon stretched
aud with one stream the IRE was cxtngushed The
damage done to the stock IL estimated 81 about 81, O00
The third and fourth floors occupied by Major Knapp
Co, Engraving and Lthogrsphic Printing Company.
The damage done TO them BY water VIII amount 20 about
81 600 The bulding 10 owned pby M Edward
Mathews The damage done TO 10 will Be about $500. All