The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


TEE GRocERs TEA CLERKS EARLY CLos.sG aovE-
MESr.-The meeting Of tile Grocers, Tea Dealers and
Clerks Early Closing Association, at the rooms 2s7
Bowery last night largely attended and enthusiastic
10 Its proceedings. large number OF names added
to the rolls Of the society," many OF them being those OF
old and we'll known grocers and tea dealers The prn.
cipai question discussed, and which occupied nearly
entire evening, was the naming or the hour the
business OF each day should be terminated. resolution
which at the last meeting had been Land the table 10
be taken up at thus, hXns tho hour .hrou the
year at seven O'Clock read and adopted after
exhaustive DEBATE and the offering OF amendments plac.
Ing the hour at eight in the months aud
the winter season. &c The time when the closing Of
stores at seven o'clock shall 90 into operation not
adopted, and probably will not be Tor yet II
was stated last night that many Of the and
Catharne street, &C., had anticipated the action or
society, and for the future viii close at o'clock
every evening IN the week except Saturday.
OPENING LECTURE BEroRE THE SEVERAL SOCIETIES or
MECHANICS DTaADxsxxx-.Ights ana Shades OF Irish
Character the subject Of address delivered
evening BY Mr. S n. Hewlett at the Cooper Institute
being the opening lecture OF the usual annual
lvered under the auspices OF the General Society Of
Mechanics and Tradesmen Of the city OF New York.
Tho course for 1868 Ii comprised Of lectures,
pin aud Richard oGorman, Esq. A very and
intellectual auditory preseot last evening, who fire.
Suspty eree,ea the speaker With bursts o. applause
frequently illustrating tho peculiar cnaracteristcs
OF the irish people by illusions TO many
the pages Of leands history and given 10 that people
. standing among the. nations OF the earth. Among
these no spoke particularly OF Robert Emmett Father
matthew and Richard Brinsley sheridan. on all Of whom
he lavishei hgn praise Tor the ability amt earnestness
thoy displayed in their respective spheres Of action
The genial character aud provabia hnmor Of
Irshman he illustrated BY ane dotes that convu,scd tho
house with laughter. He introduced into his lecture
also succinct history OF Ireland from the early Phni
can the present me and spoks very strongly Of
the wrongs which its people had been subjected under
English rule. The lecturer occupied the platform FOR
an hoar and halt and al the close OF his discourse
loudly appiauded
LECTURE IN AID OF rHR WORKING woxESs' USroS-
John B. Cough will deliver lecture upon his favorte
subject temperance this evening, at the Cooper lnst-
tute The receipts for the very charitable object Of
assisting the Working Womens Protective Union OF
No. Al Franklin street.
Tan CASE MYSTERIOUS DsArrAARANcE.-Mr James
Z. Halsey, OF AIS Broadway, is not the Mr. Halsey
whose mysterious disappearance was noticed In yester
day - HERALD No clue 10 the latter gentleman has az
yet been discovered and the remains still enveoped
In ominous mystery.
Tnn SUICIDE on Mr. sMELps.-Coroner schirmer yes
tsrday held an inquest at No. 500 West Thirty sixth
street the body Of John A. Shields, who committed
suicide by cutting his throat with wednes-
day, already reported in the HERALD The testimony
o Mrs Shields TO show that her husband had been
depressed In sp-its for months past he locked himself
IN his ROOM and while there cut his throat it'll
Mrs. Shields hearing noiss endeavored TO enter the
room, but finding the door fast gave an alarm, whom
oiicer and crawled through the window. Life
nearly extinct when he was found The jury found
that deceased committed suicide while laborng under
temporary alteration OF mind. He Was forty three
years OF age and native Of this city
FATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY. fan inquest was yesterday
held At No. 621 West Twenty-esh,h street, by coroner
schirmsr on the body OF Joseph haher, whose death
from injuries received by being run corner Of
Thirty second street and Eleventh avenue by milk
tram Of cars oeionsiDg 70 the Hudson River Railroad
Deceased was night Waterman In the employ Of the
company The evidence Jailed TO show bow Maher wac
ana the jury rendered verdict OF accidental
DEATH Deceased was thrtyfoar years OF age and
tive Of ireland.
UsyoRruysrs AccrpxSr.--Frederick Anspaks .
cauiker aged fory-seven years residing "a Div
sion street, met with serious injury the evening Of
election day while passing toe OF Rutgers an d
Cherry streets Mr. Anspaxe Ia suffering from partial
paralysis and can Only walk ipported by q cane
Az nc was slowly makins ms way nomewsId 2 party Of
vous, hastily brushed past him. knocking his from
underh, and thus deprived Of ms support his right
legben beneath him and be fell heavily TO NE ground
fracturing the limb and sustaining number severe
COMMISSIONS The sufferer was at once conveyed to his
homo and his injuries temporarily attended TO- but on
yesterday he taken b. his friends 70 Bellevue Hos-
pital for surgical treatment
FRACTURED Hrs eH-Yesscrdsy Christopher Ferris
over by horse and wagon a. tho corner OF
Peck slip and Water street, aud had his thigh fractured
He was immediately cared for, and conveyed by omcer
Mass Of the Second precinct to the New York Hospital
SERIOUS ACCIDENT evening ollcor Minnie, Of the
Fourteenth precinct cd laborsr named Bernard
Quin, OF No 10 Roosevelt street. 10 Bellevue Hospital
suffering from compound fracture Of the left leg II
appears Qun was at work digging cellar at tho corner
Mott aud Canal streets, when one OF the SIDES gave
way prec'pitatng earth and bricks upon the unfor-
tunase man. niuring him 10 the manner above stated
Ampulation OF the injured limb was. upon careful
examination. decided upon, In order Qain fron
\ more serious calamity.
ACCIDENT m Hupsos srRxrr.-rass on Thursday even
nr owen moran, aged sixty I'VE years, who resides q,
No IA Yves. rhrtIe,h street, while attempting 10 get on
one OF the Eighth avenue u the OF Chris
TOPPER and Hudson Streets, no, getting proper foot
hnId ahmed and felt whereby he sustained fracture
~ "a ieg Oflcer weslernsld who happened to be Al
hand promptly conveyed the injured man 70 Bellevue
Hospital
Ascrpxsr TO MoRRrsASiAx Yesterday ofhecr Heb
berd Of tho Eighteenth prscncs had an iron rail maau
fao,ursr Nv the name or Charles James, OF Acrisanis
conveyed q Bellevue Hospital suneras from . sever,