The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-05

average temperature saturday. ................ 60
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION the
catholic Church is to celebrate the sth Of December
% Church holiday, that being the day of the def.
nitlon OF the Immaculate Conception In 1854
ACCIDENT TO A CAR DRIvER-At quarter past
our O'Clock Saturday afternoon John II. Egher
driver Of Harlem Railroad car fell from his car In
sne Bowery. near Second street injuring himself
about his face. He was taken to his residence No.
S4T Third avenue.
STRUCK WITH BRICK.-Abont half-past five
o'clock Saturday afternoon a colored man named
David E. Foster, while passing through st. Johns
lane was struck on the head with brick thrown by
some unknown party, causing o slight scalp wound.
His head dressed at the Fifth precinct station
house.
MARRIAGE AND BAPTIsM.-Ihe pastors OF the Cath
ohc churches announced yesterday that henceforth
marriages will not be solemnized In any parish
ether than that In which the candidates reside.
and that baptism will not be administered ex-
cept at the church OF the parish in which the pa
rents reside.
THE NINETEENTH WARD READING CLUB.-This Az.
seciation Of the most prominent German residents
81 the Nineteenth ward had very interesting meet
ing on Saturday night at which 1t was resolved to
increase their club facilities by the addition OF q
whole floor OF five large rooms In an adjoining house
on Fifty-lourth street, near Third avenue The work
Of breaking through the walls viii be commenced
to-day.
AT THE MoRGuE.-There was yesterday taken from
Bellevue Hospital and placed for Identification the
body OF an unknown man, supposed to be Charles S.
Hargear aged about twenty-five years, I'VE feet
eight inches In height The hair and moustache are
OF a light brown. When received at the Morgue the
body had on 1t blue sack coat, gray pants and
vest Light calf skin boots, white bosom shirt, white
sotton undershirt canton flannel drawers black silk
necktie and black silk Kossuth hat.
THE DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETNG.-The democratic
mass meeting which comes OF at Tammany Hall and
Union square tonight promises to be one OF the
largest and grandest OF the campaign. In Union
suuare seven stands have been erected. The main
stand Il is said, will be presided by Major Gen.
eral George Il. Mcclellan. assisted by host OF dis
tingushed vice presidents. The ward clubs will
turn out in full force and will probably form line
mocracy present In the city expected to at
tend and send whole broadsides OF rhetorical am
nunition into the radical camp.
NEW MISSION HOUSE FOR WATER STREET.
Acting under the advice OF Christian friends, Rev.
I'M Ward, city missionary has purchased the
lease OF the dance house No. sl6 Water street.
tanning the largest hall IN that part OF the street.
rust north OF John Allen e. and has taken sole pos
session OF the premises for general mission pur-
se S ne honse s6a S upae the
Of O suitable person, opened permanently, both day
and evening, for the Improvement OF the social and
moral well religious condition OF the people OF
Che neighborhood The house viii be consecraled to
religious purposes at noon to-day
THE CATHOLIC SYNOD PROVIDING FOR THE Ns-
GRoEs.-The decree OF the Catholic Synod which
alluues 10 the eInaDClpateu slaves urges the lmHe-
date establishment OF schools In the southern States.
II Is also recommended that orphanages be speedily
erected for the singular reason that as affairs are
administered In the South at present there Is strong
reason 10 apprehend larger increase IN the number
OF orphan coiored children. The decree alluded to was
passed at the Plenary Council OF Baltimore held
IN 1899 but was not promulgated until the
Che education OF the colored children In all the
States, the decree leaves II optional with each
bishop 10 permit the negroes TO attend the ordinary
schools or have schools established expressly for
their education.
MRrRoBoLoGIcAr.-The temperature for the past
week has been variable the difference In the range,
rs recorded at the Park Observatory being nearly
twenty-three degrees Fahrenheit exactly 22eo-ioo
degrees. The mean OF the week ending october 8
was g. 7s-l0o-the maximum at four r. NJ, September
Is being 70.70l00, aud the minimum al twenty eight
minutes past three O'Clock A. NJ. September 80,
47.so.l00 degrees The weeks mean a. indicated
BY the barometer, was 80. 1868; the maximum. at
nine p. NJ OF october |, being 3o.2T3, and the mini
mum, al two y. III september ~, 29.9O2-showing a
range OF 031l. Rain fell on september q and 0c-
tober and 3 the total duration OF which was eleven
hours and three minutes, and the depth OF the de-
post by the showers on those dates was O559 OF an
inch. During the month OF september rain fell on
seventeen days there being ali forty showers,
and the total duration OF these was ninety three
hours The total depth OF deposit was e.5o3 inches
THE wBATHER.-The weather during the past
week has been exceedingly changeabe. Dead Gains,
siqh winds sunny skies, damp atmospheres rain,
thick clouds one moment and cerullan space the
next n has been o week IN which June has united
with December; and had the city been visited with
frost and snow, the entire experiences OF year
would have been embraced within It's narrow
circle Of one hundred and sixty.eight hours
when the winds have again retired to thei
Boreal caves, and the faDled and much be
Iieved In "equinoctal storm" has gathered
mp IT. skirts and like stately but highly rate dame
taken itself TO other climes the Indian summer MAJ
be looked for; and when IL ends and the trees ar,
stripped OF their foliage the cold dismal rainy days
,ne ssddest and dreariestof all the year, viii yis
us and then, with the sharp clear, shrill whistle
the northern winds will come the season OF pleas
ure-of skating, sieghing dancing, concertzlng
6Irtng, merry -fnaking, which the vivid and fecun
lamentations create or money and youth an
health and beauty may purchase.
CATTLE Enthusiastically the superintendent o
Ponce will forward 10 the captains OF the precinct
. general order advising them OF the decision OF tn
tourt OF Appeals Affirming the authority OF the Me
sronat.n soard OF Health to make such sanitar,