The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-03

ANOTHER UNSAFE BUILDING CAsUALrY.-wiiam
Mack, Of 81 Bridge street, was seriously injured
yesterday forenoon by portion OF the wal OF an
old building at 20 Pearl street falling on him. He
was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital.
sEIzuRE OF ToBAooo.-Deputy Collector Conatty,
OF the,Fourth district, yesterday morning TOOK pos
session OF ten nogsheads Of tobacco on which no TAX
hal been paid. The police Of the Third precinct sus,
pected the tobacco was not tsxpaid ana detained
FATAL ACCIDENT TO sAnoR.-Coroner Flynn
yesterday held an inquest the New York Hospital
ON the body Of Thomas McQuinney, . sailor, whose
death was the result OF injuries received on the 2eth
C oy ng IRON n, ra si river u nG 70 ' Sex e
jury rendered verdict OF accidental dnath. De-
ceased was thirty six years OF age ana tdnatye OF
Ireland. Mmre
Interest ON CITY MoSrys.-Mr. Peter b. swee-
ny, City Chamberlain, has deposited in the Broad
way Bank The sum of slo57 IS as the net interest,
for the month OF September, OF moneys belonging 10
the city and county in his custody, and this, added
to previous deposits OF q similar character, makes
grand total 81 ss2 1ei ~ which mas been paid BY him
into the city treasury for this purpose. gt
PosrAL.--For the present all tho mails for the
Pacific States and territories, British Columbia,
China, Japan and the Sandwich Islands--except the
accumulation from the steamer OF October Twill be
sent from this city by the overland mail by way Of
Chicago aud Omaha. The mat closes at five A. M,
ana twenty minutes after 1ye L. M. This arrange
ment includes all matter going 60 California; Utall
&c. During the month Of August there were received
and despatched at the New York Post ONCE 8.03S
foreign letters, ana sums OK money amounting In the
aggregate 10 99,797 SO. - rts
THE DUANE STREET FIRR.-The damage done to
the stock OF G. Peck 4 Co., No. 90 Duane street.
in whose store lire occurred on Thursday even
ing, II appears, will be much larger than at
first anticipated. II Is now estimated to be from
$4,000 TO $4,000. The whole stock, Mr.. Peck al
leges to be worth about $4,000. on which there Is
$4,000 insurance In the following companes:-Com-
monwealth, $1,000; Baltic, 5000; Mechanics and
Traders, $4,000; StuyvesAnt $1,000; Columbia,
$1,000; Bowery, $4,000; Adratc, $500; Sterling,
$1,000; Williamsburg City. $4,000. The tailoring
store OF w. x @. Baum, No. 81 Hudson street,
was also burnt on the same evening. the loss on
stock Is estimated at $4,000, on which there is an
Insurance OF $4,000 In the Park Insurance Company.
AMERICAN BIBLE SoCIETY.--At the last stated
meeting Of the Board Of Managers of the American
Bible Society, held on Thursday grants OF books
were made to the American Mission Association,
TO che Board OF Missions OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, to the Sunday School Union OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Many grants to auxiaries
Sunday schools and individuals ut tho South, with
Bibles and Testainents In various languages for dis
tributlon among vessels sailing TO foreign ports and
ten volumes In raised letters for the blind Besides
these Others to the am0unt0f $500 were granted to
auxiares NJ the South. In funds, SIS, 40 were ap-
propriated for work abroad, for printing Arabic
Scriptures In Beirut for work in italy and FOR print
ing Micronesan Scriptures ut Honolulu.