The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-02

Greenwich street, whose death resulted f-sm INN
ries received on Tuesday Afternoon ~ 6sing ran
tsched 70 car belonging 70 the <econd Avenue
Railroad Company, a. heretofore reported Three
nesa vent so .ncw sas ne al
horseback No the Second Avenue and kept almost
beside the engine Tor sfce OF four hundred yards.
On a neang oeveeyioufth street the horse became
VERY Iesuves I'd backing on the track In front or
the engins ar KnoedeI became alarmed tor hts life
sn9 dism6unted him. In doing so he fell upon the
death sson ssrws S 4 app Appeared that the car
was going very slow OF the time and the engineer
ola al In his power TO prevent the accident the
BOARD or HEALrH.--Ihe Board met yesterday af-
ternoon, President George B. Lincoln In the chair,
an the Commissioners except Commissioner Swim
burne being present the usual number Of special
aud general orders were submitted and ordered TO
be entered In the form presented. The Sanitary
Committee submitted resolution that permit be
granted to the Caloric Rendering Company TO erect
and maintain an establishment for FAT rendering at
was adopted. report or the Assistant Sanitary
superintendent adversely to an application for q
ward OF Brooklyn was read and received, the per-
init being denied. Complaints In regard to unsafe
buildings were handed in and referred to the SUPER
pIiance with the regulations OF the Board In the
conduct Of fat boiling, In the case OF two estab.
lishments was, after partial examination, referred
to the Sanitary superintendent. The Board there
upon adjourned to Tuesday next at one O'Clock.
NEW METHOD OF LIGHTING THE STREET LAMPs.-
The London method of lighting the public lamps OF
this city, recently introduced by the Manhattan Gas
Light Company, Ii about to be generally introduced
in this city. For several weeks past Madison avenue
has been lit by the new process. The simplicity and
ease with which the lighting is erected Its great
Recommendations The lampnghter does not have
TO ascend the lamp post, and the ladder Is entirely
dispensed with He simply carries IN MS hand an
lamp fastened TO pole. This IL thrust up into the
lamp, the gas is turned on, when the name immedi-
ately springs up. The turning on OF the gas Ii Of
which Il turned BY the end OF the torch as
It is put into the lamp. This allows the gas 70
escape when It comes in contact with the fame In
With this simple continuance one man can do the
work Of nve ss under the old plan.
TIE SAFE Or OAPTAN hRBvEY's LrBRARY.-The
sale Of this library ut the Clinton Han (Astor place.
Book Sale Rooms closed on Wednesday evening.
This library contained an unusual number Of nne
illustrated books and although rather early in the
season, yet the prices paid for good ana valuable
books showed they were appreciated The follow
ing are few Of the items, viz. :--Pepy's Diary
SIS %; Pcart's Temple OF Muses., $40; Plutarque
colts Works, Is vois s4s IS; Quarterley Re-
view Ill vols, 4SS 90; Reeves Natural History, ~
vols $50; Recueil Alphabet &36; Richardson's Die
AIDS Chemistry sis; Apbotssfcrd Wa Waveriey. II
vols, $32; Boston edition waverley, $50; Renmer's
Shakespeare, vols, 1928; Knights Shakespeare $52;
Society," 70 vols 500 81 Smiths An
Masterpieces vols, t91 so; Warnings Art
Treasure, l VOL, sos; williams Greece, ssl;
Wolf's Geological Specimens, so2 so; wyatts Indus
trial Arts, vols, $s2 Gray's Zoology, SIS; Musee
bought by Mr.. A. T. Stewart.