The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-20

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missioner Of Agriculture, nstructtng him to inquire
try. he asked the Board to order statement made
Of the number Of COWS annually kept or that exist
the q sns
Cattle Of the rsene ward Of News york and the
lowing physicians were requested to make the In
spectiOn:-Drs. McNulty and Elmdorf OF Brooklyn;
Dr. A. H. Smith and DR.. Lincoln, Of New York.
EXCISE TRIALs.-A special meeting OF the Board
was held yesterday for the purpose Of clearing on
the cases that have accumulated on the
docket Twenty -seven cases were upon the
docket. Q number Of which were ad-
journed. The following were dismissed: -Moyer
= Weiss. 124 East Fourth street; Michael
lowing were not revoked:-John F. Mehnken, 22l
Grand street; Phil Shaener ZIG Fulton street; D. G.
James Rs s. Sadson 9SsepS
Earnst, 125 Seventh avenue; Michael Blewitt. 63S
Brooms street; = 2: shaeer. 72s East Twelfth
Warren 2s4 West street; 9. T. Helms, 81 Laight
street; F. Cramer, 624 West Forty-fourth street
William Stuckman, ass Sixth avenue; Louis Fischer,
revoked.
AcCIDxNrs.-Last evening as the steamer Daniel
Drew was leaving her pier for Albany, William Al
sop residing at No. 100 Greene street. In attempting
river. but was rescued by roundsmen Hudson and
CaywO0d, with the assistance OF citizens, and con-
veyed to the Firth precinct, where he was cared for
friend named Conklin were thrown from wagon
near Hath street and Broadway. The former had
arm badly broken They were eat attended By phys.
clan IN the neighborhood, and subsequently taken
to their homes BY their friends.
Louis Bauman, residing at No. A Forsyth street.
employed by Messrs. Smith, Baldwin & Co., No. 10
John street. as porter, accidentally fell through the
hatchway yesterday afternoon ana was seriously
injured. Taken home by an officer.
TIE DEATH OF CAPTAIN SrowELL-An inquest
was held yesterday by Coroner Flynn, at 1o7 South
street. the remains of Captain James c. Stowel,
OF the ship Isaac Webb, who died on shipboard In
consequence Of injuries received while at sea in
o. @ mated IN tnSt the
countered Q gale on the 10th Of October.
Carried sdcn away nea Of ne Soats TSe
deceased captain was on deck at the time on the
and hurled against the bulwarks the opposite side
OF the ship. Death ensued on October a. and re-
suited from internal injuries. verdict in accord.
ance with these facts was duly rendered. Deceased
was resident OF Brooklyn and leaves wife and
five children. he had been in the employ of the
Black Bail line In various positions for nearly twenty
years and bore an excellent reputation for seaman
ship and honesty.
WoMEN's RELIEF SoCIETY.-A regular meeting of
the society for the relief Of poor widows with small
children was held in the chapel of the University
place church yesterday at noon The regular annual
report Of the society was read and adopted, from
which 1t appears that the society has now
been in existence seventy-one years and is
intended for the relief OF all INDECENT widows,
SaTs pay visits 9 o S Ts d
give them advice and assistance. The work is alto
gether voluntary, and all the money received goes
manager in whose district she resides None but the
application the 0A Charity ertends rom Canal
street TO Forty-ffth street. During the past
Ss asrs 6 Se1 a into the
in part as follows:For fuel, s2220 CO., provisions,
81 sss is board Of Children
$40. There is also fund at the disposal OF the 30
ce Ac Tor the poor Messrs Hsnry and
Chauncey Rose last year donated 5000 to the So
clsy Last year os9 children with their HI mothers
and more than twice that number could have been
relieved. They appeal to the public for aid to carry
on the work.
TIE EAST RIVER IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
provement Of the East river assembled last evening
at room No. IS Cooper Institute, and passed hour
together discussing and devisng the best means for
raising the necessary funds to give all possible
publicity to the vast Importance OF improving
the East river and the shores at either
ton to Congress petitioning that body to
lend Q helping hand In this great work SO deeply
concerning the prosperity OF New York city, besides
possessing claim to the attention and consideration
OF the nation at large. It also decided to hold
public meetings and interest the general body OF
citizens more deeply in tho enterprise.
Mr.. Taylor presided ana General +. N. Barnum
explained the character OF the work which the
citation mapped out to perform. In desultory
conversation which prevailed before the formal pro.
ceedings were opened 1t was stated by one gentleman
that the manipulators or the Erie Railroad had Sc
cured both ends or Twenty-third street. on the East
aud North MYERS and that bill would be introduced
on the assembling of the State Legislature for the
construction OF freight and passenger railroad on
this street from river to river. thus taking the
through traf,c from Boston to the West and Sonth-
west without delay across this city, and lending OF
course tcn-fold value to all property on the East
river In the neighborho0d Of Twenty-third street.