The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-24


Average temperature on Wednesday. .......... 1917
FRUSTRATED BY SICKNEss.-About two O'Clock
P. N. yesterday an unknown man, aged about thirty
years, wearing blue flannel blouse. was found at
the corner OF Twenty-fcurth street and Second
avenue insensibe from hemOrrhage OF the lungs.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
ACCIDENT AT SCHoOL-William B. Golden q
lad attending school at Forty street. yester
day morning had an arm broken by its being caught
in the door Of the scho0room. He was taken to his
home at No. 300 West Forty street.
BOARD OF AUDIT.-Ths Board is now engaged in
trying those cases which have been called and not
responded to. Yesterday the claim Of Walter T.
Kloots against the city for $1,eee was heard. The
claimant, 1t appears had contract to rebuild the
bulkhead at the foot OF Rvingtol street. and 1t ia
alleged that the city failed to fulfil Its part of the
contract for which failure indemnity to the above
amount Is sought
THE RECENT DISASTER ON THE SouND.-James
Knowles, one Of the passengers on board the Sound
steamer State of New York at the time Of tho col
ltson with the steamer City OF Boston, the night
OF the I'd inst, which resulted in the explosion of
the boiler OF the City OF Boston, died yesterday in
Bellevue Hospital from the eects of scalds received
Coroner FLYNN will hold an inquest on the body.
DEATH OF ANN CURRY.-It was reported yester
day afternoon that Ann Curry, late Of 32a Monroe
street. who was shot in the thigh on Wednesday
afternoon by ball from the revolver of officer John
Mcnamara, while engaged in shooting at mark in
the yard OF his premises, 1928 Monroe street. had
died in Bellevue Hospital from the effects OF the
wound. At the time OF the occurrence Mrs. Curry
was in an clubhouse, through one OF the boards Of
which the ball passed and buried itself in her thigh
Coroner Flynn was notified to hold an inquest on
the body.
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT GRANT AND Coll
FAX CLUB.-The members Of the Eleventh Assembly
District Grant and Colfax Club met yesterday evening
at the Everett Rooms, of Thrtyfourth street
and Broadway, and elected the following permanent
oicers:-President, Charles @. Pinckney; Vice Pres
dents, ]. " Gridley and Seymour A. Bunce; Record
ing Secretary, w. II. Mountfort; Corresponding
Secretary, John Crawford, and Treasurer, John H.
action OF the Syracuse Convention, and promising
cordial support to Hon. John A. GrswOld and A. B.
Cornell, the candidates for the respective oflces Of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. It was decided
that the future meetings Of the Climb should take
place on the first and third Wednesday Of every
month.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL No. 2a-The semi.annual dis
trbuton exercises Of the female department of this
institution took place yesterday, under the superin-
tendsnce Of Miss Mary J. Gallagher and were charac-
terized by the usual which generally attends
such exhibitions. There was large attendance OF
visitors and much interest appeared to be manifested
In the proceedings. The programme contained numer
GUS interesting items, amongst which were the
several choruses and panoforte pieces nearly all Of
which were very creditably performed and spoke
volumes for the musical teachers Of the young pupils
recitation and pleasing tableaux the satisfactory
production OF which contributed much TO the pleas
ure Of the entire display II would be almost in
vidious to mention the names OF those who distin-
gushed themselves, SO admirably did they all acquit
themselves OF the duties assigned Them At the con-
cusion Of the exercises the certificates were dis
trbuted and shortly after the proceedings were
brought to close.