The New York herald., 1868-05-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

WORK OF THE CITY MISSION.-The receipts OF this
organization during the last year, were $4,000.
In that time it has distributed 1OO7ss5 tracts, held
6,2l7 public meetings and opened forty-six mission
ary stations.
CARRIAGES FOR THE PROPHET BRIGHAM.-It is said
seven magnihcently appointed and finished carriages
are being manufactured in this city for Brigham
Young. These are 'family" affairs.
BREAKFAST THIS MORNING AT THE HOWARD Mis-
sIoN.-The managers OF the Howard Mission give a
breakfast this morning to the needy at their in
the New Bowery.
CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL.-Ths new Catholic house
Of worship on Thirty-second street. near Ninth ave-
nue., will be dedicated by Archbishop McCloskey this
morning.
CARED FoR.-Snce the opening of the Home Mis-
sion at the Five Points sixteen hundred children
have been cared for. The Mission Is poor and asks
the public to aid 1t.
THE STEAMBOAT OLD CoLoNY.-This boat, which
been thoroughly repaired, and will resume her place
on the East river tomorrow evening"
THE RED MANA mass meeting OF the people Is
called for tomorrow evening at the Cooper Institute
to consider 'the present condition Of the Indians in
the United States and Territories and what best
be done to protect and elevate them."
THE LABORERs' STRIKE.-The laborers have been
successful in their strike for advance Of wages.
The employers, with few exceptions have acceded
to their demands.
SUPERINTENDENT OF WARDS IsLAND.-Leonard
r. Weles has been appointed, at salary Of 81, 5O0
by the Commissioners Of Emigration, Superintendent
OF Wards Island.
"wEsTERN BRINcH'' OF THE CHRISTIAN AssocIA
TION.-This organization holds its anniversary at
2s5 Hudson street on Thursday evening.
AssAULTED.-A man named Thos. Reddngton was
taken to Bellevue Hospital yesterday, who had been
assaulted by an unknown man In 1wenty-third
street, near Third avenue, with a cartrung.
RESCUED FROM DRowNING.-A man who bears the
unusual cognomen OF Patrick Duffy, while under the
influence Of liquor yesterday walked OF the pier foot
OF stanton street, East River. lie was rescued by
officer wiaby OF the Eleventh precinct
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENTAL stone weighing
about fifty pounds fell from the roof Of the fifth story
tenement No. 1876 Mulberry street. yesterday morning.
striking a woman named Catharne Scully on the
head and shoulder nurng her, II is feared fatally.
She was taken to the City Hospital.
LICENCES GRANTED DURINGTHE WEEK.-There were
granted during the past week at the Mayors ONCE
licenses to pursue the following avocations:-Inteni-
gence Offices 10; boarding houses, 3; venders IA;
public carts 49, drivers "a coaches, 2; pawnbrokers
%; second hand dealers, %; Junk shop and boats,
40; expressmen, 16 Total, 372 Fines collected,
SO. Total amount received, $3679 15
THE RECENT MALPRACTICE CAsE.-Dr. John @.
Weber, living In Stanton street, has been arrested
by opdcr Of Coroner Keenan, on suspicion OF having
been concerned In the recent death Of Miss Emma
Kingsburger by malpractice. DIR. webber was COM
to he continued to-day.
THE LOST FoUSp.-Mary Ann Herrln, girl eleven
years OF age, who left her home some time ago in
Easton, Pa, and came to this city, her disappear.
ance causing quite an alarm for her safety to her
parents yesterday discovered In this city In the
employ OF gentleman who had found her at an In
telligence Office in sixth avenue. Her father was
telegraphed OF the fact.
AT THE MoRGuE.--There was taken TO the Morgue
yesterday afternoon, In an exceedingly decomposed
state the body OF an unknown man found on Govern.
ors Island, where IL had been washed by the tide
The deceased appeared TO be about twenty five years
Of age, and measured In height i've feet six inches.
found black sack coat, trousers and wastcoat,
fancy woollen shirt and fine calfskn boots.
DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS YEsTERDAy.-There
left this harbor yesterday for Europe and coastwise
ports the following steamships:-vnle de Paris with
the largest list OF cabin passengers that were ever
carried from this city at one time), for Brest and
Pars; City OF Antwerp for Liverpool; Erin, for Lv-
ocean Queen, FOR AspinwSI sherman, for New or,
leans; saragossa, for Charleston; Charleston for
Charleston; Louisa Moore, for Newbern; FAIRBANKS,
Va; wamsatta, for New Bedford; Chesapeake, for
Portland; Isaac Bell for Norfolk, Va. ]. A. Ganet
for baltimore, and Neptune, for Boston.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN SIxTy-sEcoND STREEr.-About
nine o'clock yesterday morning four laborers were
engaged In removing q frame building from No. o
East sixty-second street to Q vacant lot in sixty.
third street, near Third avenue. In knocking out the
underpinning OF the building IL fell with crash aud
buried the aborers beneath the ruins. Three Of them
fortunately escaped unin red; but the fourth man,
named John Freeman, was crushed to death. His
remains we're extrfcated and conveyed to the Morgue
by the Ninteenth precinct police, where Coroner
Flynn was notified TO hold an inquest. Deceased,
who twenty-five yeaEs VI age. Lived In Thirseenf6
street, near sixth avenue.