The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-31

BOARD OF AuDIT.-No claimants appearing and
quorum not being present ut the Of this Board
yesterday, business, OF course was duh.
FATAL FALL.-Coroner Keenan, yesterday held an
inquest OF 249 West Thirty ninth street on the body
of Jacob Schessnger whose death was the result of
injuries received by accidentally falling down hight
Oi stairs.
BOARD OF CouScILMEN.-The junior legislators
comprising this Board convened yesterday after
noon, and after slight discussion OF no pith or mo.
ment in regard to redistrctng the Twenty second
ward and which resulted In having the paper laid
over adjourned until the first Monday In Sep
TENDER.
THE NEW YORK YACHT SoUADRoy.-There are al
ready seventeen entries Tor the cruise OF the
New York Yacht squadron, which will commence on
the sth day OF August Extensive ARRANGEMENTS are
being made by the officers of the squadron 10 make
the cruise and its Accomplishments enjoyable and
successful in every particular.
SINGULAR DROWNING CAsUALTy.-On Tuesday
night Mrs. Sarah Lindsey was sleeping In chair at
her residence, No. AS East Eighteenth street. with
her infant In her arms. BEFORE awaNinr Mrs. Lind
sey's child fell from her arms into y RIB OF waite
standing on the floor ard was drowned. Coroner
Schlrmer held an inquest the body aud the jury
returned a verdict ofaccdental drowning.
SUBMARINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. very sa.isfac.
tory experiments were made yesterday with a new
submarine exploring apparatus at fhe spot where
the English frgate HGssar is supposed TO have sunk
East river. rhe operators yesterday remained be.
low the surface nearly an hour aud Succeeded in
finding some pieces Of sini copper AMI nails which
are believed to be remnants or relics of the sunken
frigate.
CASUALTIES Observation-Disclosures Force paper
vender was run over at the corner Of Nassau and
Ann streets by track driven by JohniOConnel. and
slightly Injured IN one leg. A boy named Michael
Murther aged four. years, Willie PLAYING In front OF
his re idcncc Al East Nineteenth street. was run
over aul seriously injured Ivy an ice cart. Patrick
!. Meaghcr aged Iortytwo. lahprcr residing at 20
Cherry street, about three o'clock IN the morning
was fvGnd In the streets In condition Of raving
madness and sent to Bellevue Hospital.
FRrIr ASn FLOWER EXHIBITION. exhibition OF
the Fruit Growers Society was given yesterday after.
noon at the rooms OF the association 245 Broadway.
The show was rather limited but there were some fine
specimens or the LHttn Aurdtunl and gladious on
the table. Blackberries constituted the only display
OF fruit. some OF the specimens from New Jersey
were exceedingly large and healthy looking. Mr..
W. :. Carpenter presided over the discussion which
followed the reading OF a paper by Mr.. william
Parry on the cultivation Of the blackberry. The
attendance was almost wholly comprised OF agrcul-
tura folks.
THE WORK or DisfsFECTfoS.-Under the general
authority conferred upon them by the Board Of
Health the Sanitary Committee have ordered the i'm.
mediate sprnkling with the disinfecting fluid of the
streets comprised within the area bounded by Four
teenth street, Thiry-sxth street. Third avenue and
the river comprising the eastern portion OF the
eighteenth and portion OF the Twenty first wards,
being the most unhealthy sections OF both and the
work will be at once proceeded with Other parts OF
the city Will likewise receive due attention a. quickly
as the facilities for distributing the duid will permit