The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-03

street. North river. Deceased wore q black sack
coat gray vest and pants white shirt, gray under
deeomposed 70 be kept for Identification.
POLICE CAPTAIN IHJURED.-Captain Holbrook,
OF the Fifty first precinct while driving o spirited
| horse on Richmond road, near Underhn avenue
Staten Island, on Sunday night, was thrown from
his wagon and injured internally. The physician
GUS although ne viii be confined TO his residence nr
some daJs
IsrHMUs CANAL CoNpANY.-A meeting Of this
company assembled at No. ITO Broadway yesterday
for the purpose OF opening their subscription books
Large subscriptions have been made and PROPOSE
tons received rom various foreign capitalists for
taking large portions OF the stock The canal is to
be cut through the sthmus OF Daren, but the exact
route has not vet been agreed upon. Peter Cooper
is President and +. A ConklinS Secretary Of the
company.
THH NEW INEBRIArg AsYLUM-The Inebr1ate
Asylum on Wards Island, under charge of Dr.
Fisher. Is now in full operation. AS yet only small
number Of patients have presented themselves for
treatment though accommodation exists for be-
tween three and four hundred. The charge for
boarders ranges from five dollars TO fifteen dollars
per week. There is portion Of the institution
and hose labor Ii taken In consideration thereof.
The OF treatment Is similar that pursued at
the Binghamton Asylum.
FIRE on FIFrY-SgcoND STREET-Shortly after
twelve O'Clock yesterday morning IRE broke out
Fifty-second street, occupied as distillery by
Charles Williams. Mr.. Williams loss was 81, 600,
covered by insurance. The upper stories Of the
premises were occupied by tenants, whose loss on
household effects was about $1,000. No l46 was
frame building three stories high, occupied by Mr..
Rebrick and tenants. AIR Rebrck'S loss on building
and furniture was about 81 900. Insurance not
known. Mr.. Rebrick's tenants loss combined was
about s., 000 few OF whom were insured. The build
Ing No. l49 slightly injured by water. The total
damage Ia between s., 900 and $4,000.
THE FIRST SNow.-Yesterday morning about eight
O'Clock, with the thermometer at thirty degrees,
tardy sleepers stepping .shiveringy from their
couches to take q look from their windows ut the
appearance Of the day without were just little
surprised to light, white mist whirlng through
the air, which, as 1t struck the panes Of glass
through which they gazed, changed to drops OF
water. There was no mistaking its character; 1t
was snow, and little rs 1t was, and quickly IL dis
appeared 1t bore with 1t, nevertheless notice that
could not be dsregarded that inter had fairly CON-
menoed. little Later and o strong northerly wind
having dispersed the clouds which, lowering over
head, had sent this message OF new season. 1t
cleared slightly and stopped showing, although
Keen blasts still whstled around corners and the
chill breath Of Boreas urged to rapid motion each thin
clad pedestrian. Az about three O'Clock snow CON-
menced falling again, only, however, j very light
and misty nakes, which continued for about an hour,
when the clouds q second time broke aud passed
away. With this change the thermometer fell
slightly, and the wind growing stronger, gave warm
ing that, with or without snow, cold weather had
fairly commenced.