The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-24

| ANOTHER FRACAs-Am Fitzgerald, fifty years or
age, residing at 70 Suffolk street. was badly cut in
the head with an axe by Elizabeth Kelley, early yes
| terday morning.
FIRE IN WEST STREEr.-Iate on Saturday night
fire broke out among the ruins OF the old re at the
| corner OF west Eleventh and West streets, but was
extinguished before further damage was done.
RUN OvER.-About three O'Clock yesterday after
noon boy named Eugene Condor. aged thirteen
years. was run over by light wagon In Pearl street
and badly injured that he had to be conveyed to
| the home of his parents, No. 3ss Pearl street.
ACCIDENT ON THE BELT RAILRoAD.-About half
| past eight O'Clock last evening man named Philip
Fitzpatrick, aged twenyfour years, residing at No.
| 225 Lewis street, badly injured while jumping
of one OF the OF the Belt Railroad. He was
veyed to Bellevue Hospital
| DIED IN A CHURCH.-Yesterday morning while at
tending divine service in st. Adams church, East
| Forty-seventh street, Mr. George Scott, highly
| respectable merchant. OF Steubenvle, Ohio, sud-
denly died Of 1t il supposed disease Of the heart.
His body immediately taken to the st. Nicholas
| Hotel, at which house he had been stopping.
DROWNING CAsUAITY.-Oflcer Neer OF the Nine
teenth precinct found early yesterday afternoon at
the foot Of Fortyseventh street. East river pair OF
black ana white woollen pantaloons. tan colored
flannel SHIRT, brown nat aud pair OF Congress gait
ers. Somebody told him the owner had Just been
drowned, but nobody has since been recovered.
SUICIDE.-Aloise Arnot, a Frenchman, thirty-fve
years OF age, residing in the rear house No. III
Laurens street committed suicide yesterday after
noon 10y seyering an artery IN his left arm, from
which he bed to death before assistance arrived.
| The Coroner was notified TO hold an inquest. No
cause Is assigned for the rash act.
| CAsuALTIEs-George Case, residing at No. 10
Monroe street, was badly Injured by being bitten by
horse at the stables No. SO Monroe street. Peter
| Malkums, eight years of age residing at No. S3S
Eighth avenue, fell from pear tree at the corner OF
Eightythrd street and Eleventh avenue, yesterday
| afternoon and broke both his arms, besides being
severely bruised about the body.
"A hov Civ mo hIa oa
Thomas Finlay, brought to the Fourteenth ward
station house ut little before five O'Clock by officer
Manner, who found him wandering about the streets
! On being Intercepted he stated that he and his
| brother twelve years OF age, had run away from
their home at Providence X. l., on Saturday, COM
ing TO New York by the steamer, and that on Satur
day night he lost his brother at the BOwery theatre
| lie Will be cared for.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE REVENUE CUTTER MAHONNG.-
| The revenue cutter Mahoning which has recently
undergone extensive alterations and repairs, made
trial trip down the bay on Saturday having on board
| select party OF ladies and gentlemen. The Maho-
ming is LAT feet In length, 20 In BREADTH II In depth
and measures 256 tons The engine IL double rs
inch OsciatOr OF $50 horse power. Captain Web
| ster and his officers expressed themselves highly
| satisfied with the result OF the trial trip.
| BURGLARS INTERRUPTED.-At an early hour yes
terday morning the premises OF Breslin & Boyle,
| cigar dealers. No. 13l Water street. opened by
| means Of false keys by two thieves unknown, and
cigars the value of $500 collected and placed in
| bags preparatory to being taken away. While they
| were thus engaged the porter, Patrick KillmartIn
entered the store and perccving their design, en-
deavored TO arrest them, but OF them struck him
| II severe blow in tie face which stunned him. and
| they thus escaped. cap and the two bags were
left behind in their hurried flight
| A LIVELY 'MiLL" BETWEEN Two FEMALEs-ONE
| OF THIN PEECIpTArED DOWN FLIGHT OF
| STAIRs.-AboUt seven O'Clock last evening two fe-
| males named Fanny Williams and Catharine Foster,
| residing at No. Al Mulberry street. in the sixth
-arl in fran frbt
| and Tor Il short time II was give and
| take ON both sides, Fanny being u
her matters with such terrible erect that Caharne's
head was ponndered almost 10 a jelly. she finally
| headlong down stairs. The latter severely
Injured tiat she had TO be conveyed to Bellevue Hos
pitai. Fanny was arrested
| METEogoIoGICAI.--rhe thermomerical Indication,
for the week ending August ~ show mean OF 74.Sz
The maximum heat was recorded at two O'CLOCK
z. Al. OF 10, and the minimum at four O'Clock
A. NJ. of the 18th. the former being $3.50 and the
latter u.s. The mean OF each day was az iollows.-
10th Sunday, y2.44; 17th (Monday, 1868; 18th
| cTuesday) 1890; 18th "wednesday, $3.50; goth
Thursday, 1923; 2lst rridayl 1850; and
| 2lst eleven fails OF rain in q total duration OF
i've hours and fify-six minutes were noted 10 give
depth OF 1887 inches. ON the 10Th, at eight minutes
TO six O'Clock L. NJ, splendid double rainbow, with
perfect arches extending over space OF ten degrees
with cOl0rs distinct but light, was observed. IL dis
| appeared few minutes subsequently. During the
| week the winds have been light and altogether,
| agreeable. No lightning or thunder was ooscrveu
BURNING OF A DWELLING AT 10th STREET AMI
| BRoADwAy-NARRow ESCAPE OF THE OccUPAYTs.-
| At about three O'Clock on Sunday morning fire
| broke out In the dwelling house OF Mr. Charles w
Whitley situated at about 10th street. west Of Broad
way. The whole OF the house and ito contents were
destroyed; the Stable and barn, being at q distance
OF about two hundred feet escaped the fire. IL seems
that Mr.. Whitley had resided there for over year
| on the night OF the fire Mrs. Whitley and son were
| stopping at the New York Hotel. Mr.. Whitley %as
| awOke by the smoke, and on going to the hal
discovered the stairs on fire. The only lefl
| was to escape from the second story window. The
| colored servant woman sleeping in the attic bed
room was hurried down TO the second story. anu Mr.
| Whitley lowered her from the window In safety, then
got out himself, and in 30 doing injured his ankle
| Tie fremen and police at the premises, but
not in time to any OF the property. Mr.. Whicy's
loss will be from $4,000 to $4,000. on which there
| Is an Insurance Of about 5000 In the Firemen's
| Fund and one or two other companies. The build.
| ing was owned by G. H. WhtOck; IL was valued al
about $1,000 said TO he insured. The origin Of the
| fire Ia al present a mystery.