The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


tesday afternoon The C.ie Engineer sent in q report
recommending that tho Board should manufactured
for tho purpose Of testing its practicabty machine
10 facilitate Inc scuttling OF ship on fire. dia-
mendation. Heretofore IL has boon found difficult
matter 10 scute vessels for want OF proper tools and
s have generally been DESTROYED before the tire
could be exnyuished. Fire Marshal Baker and patrol.
Van Dwy,r of Tho Fourth precinct poiiCe Joined
ia Communications to tho Board Claiming tho reward
OF 1909 offered By the Board for conviction the
charge Of arson as according to their statement they
ins rumenta Ia securing the CONVICTION OF Charles
4. Lambert NIB, 10 the Court OF oyer ana Ierminsr
Oakley Hall, endors.s their claim to the reward.
several petitions wers received from members Of tho
Department requesting the Board to transfer men to
duy enyino houses In as close proximity 10 thar
residences possible The Chi Engineer expressed
himself ~ OF tue opnion that the transfers should b
made.
TRIALS AT PcMcs HzApQuARrzRn Tho Pollos Com
missoners held their regular weekly trial meeting yes
terday afternoon, President Acton and Commissioner
Manicrre In the excorators' chair. Eighty patromen
we're tired Tor violation tho regulate ns Of the DO
were complanans but there were none Of any public
interest
TnR NEW DmscrolY on rux Triad AVENUE RAnaoAn-
meeting OF the stockholders Of the Third Avenue
Railroad was held yesterday afternoon At the once Of
the company. on Third avenue, between Sixty nfh and
for the ensuing year the Presdents annual report OF
operations was submitted and approved The following
- .ctOrS--ROb0rt
William Remsen William A Oar log, Henry X ksmssn,
Henry Hart Wilson g II mt hsi.by g. Lane Garrison
n Potter. Peter McMsrt'n, john b Hobby; William J.
Inspec,ors-J 1. WORTH =. 4. Darling, J. I. Everett
Pollcs PEoxorroxs = Rounisman Mullen, Of the
Twenty seventh police prscnc was day before yester
day promoted to . serseancy Il will b remembered
that IL through tho fundamentally OF this officer
somc time undiscovered regaed itself with liquors aud
sbuH'' at uniccnsed liquor Dealers establishment
10 grief. and was dismissed tho department
FrRs IN CnAxsss srsSxr-Los AsoUr $1,000 About
four o'clock Yesterday morning nre was discovered
the fourth door OF No. 12s Chambers street. Tho nrs-
men were very promptly u the premises and sx,ia-
sushed the flames before they spread to any great
tent The fourth door, whore the re commenced and
halt Of the third floor are occupied By l. Mendebaum.
manufacturer OF ladies' undor~ rhsir loss will be
about IS COO Part OF the third floor and nth aoor
occupied by wolfsohn Meyeubers, manufacturers Of
hair nets Their DAMAGE will be about ~ 900; insured
COR $4,000 Tue Of cloths tho second noor.
oSbss by c. Churchill b Co., Is slightly damaged.
Thoy are insured for s.s 900 o., n elk o'mp.oss.
th. nrs, noor ma basement. Their stock Vas
covered by the insuraGte patrol. and has escaped
.a Sa ss. ssH,ss ns are o
building is owned by Colgate Co. y damaged about
$4,000, aud Is Insured. The origin q lne hre under
investigation BY the Firc Marshal
FrRr in SIxru AVENUE About half past eight O'Clock
yesterday morning fire occurred in the stove store No.
sos Sixth avenue, owned w. A. Nugcnt. II caused
ny some taxing fire from the stove. Damage
about $4,000 insured tor 500 inshs Republic Insur
suce.Company.
DARING ArrrMrr Ron CITIZEN THE NNrn
wARp-Betwesn eight aud nine o'clock Tuesday
evening" Mr. Joseph Lembcr residing IN West Forty
seventh street. returning homo from hts place OF
bnsncss he accos,ed b. gang OF rowdies o. the
Of Barrow and Greenwich Streets who demsoded
81 from HIN 10 treat tue party Mr.. Lembler seeing
that the party sated thought discretion
was the better part OF vaor, drew out his pocket
when one Of them made grab al is in which was siio
Mr. Lemoer was, however, too quick for them, and i'm
hcdateiy replaced tho pocsctbook in his pocket They
tncn knocked him down. aud attempted 10 take his
money by force but the Of ponce alarmed them
that they made good their escape Mr. Lemblsr mado
dgent search for a policeman. but none could be
found. lie very fortunately escaped with but slight In.
iurie4
Tur Corsrr cAsyAssEns Board OF Supervisors
met yesterday morning aud completed tho 10
the First second Third Fifth and Seventeenth wards
for oil others but SUPERVISORS The figures OF The can
vass made thus far differ slightly from the
turns made at The Police Headquarters on election
night
CORPORATION Snx-By order OF the Comptroller. an
auction sale OF property for unpaid taxes for the year
1893 and for Croon rents for 1862 win lake place
nc tho City Hall 70 day. 10 continue from day 10 day
siIi concluded
MysrxRious ArrKUrxp suicrps A You've LADY,
Yesterday evening officer s,eed, OF the Twenty ninth
precinct called to remove young lady from tho
residence Of Dr. Carroll No. 90 West Thirty first street,
10 Bellevue Hospital who had time In the after
noon attempted suicide by shooting herself The follow
Ing IL oil that could be learned from her regard 70 the
afAIr-She gave her name Elizabeth Mary Husband,
twentyseven YEAR Of age, native Of the Island OF
Jamaica, West Indies, residing In 10Th street. Harlem
Tho weapon used WIS . revolver with which
she fired two shots Tho hrss not tsking effect
she procured looking glass, aud attempted
70 make sure thing Of H. The ball
entered the back part Of the throat just above the
psAte, and lodged scmewhers In the muscles OF the
neck. When questioned closely ~ 10 her reason for
thus sndeavornr 10 take her NE she merely ssid that
she made the attempt because life had become mssra-
bic 70 her 10 the sane way that had loss 10 charms
10 many other women. 90 the ny leaf OF an Euglish
prayer book were hs following lines, evidently written
BY hcr:-"How csr do this great wkkednsss and sin
against God. give ms, Lord, such Cody fear -
feels Thy presence nigh, and look 70 hse whom sin 70
Eriz2BErH NARY HUSBAND.
rousD n THE wArsa Coroner Cover yesterday held
IN inquest over the body Of . whose sms 10 sup
posed 70 have been Leonard which fcuna floating
10 the dock foot Of La,ls Twelfth street. North river
Deceased was about thry-nvs years OF age, and was
miaus hs isn arm, which bad Been anpussied below
che slbo~. He bad dark brown curly HAIR and wore
dark check shi dark panA siosJ siss bsstA bus 10