The New York herald., 1868-12-31
HERALD THURSDAY DECEMBER 81

,a savagely beo@n him. He was assisted to his resi-
oehce' NO. 'S07 Greenwich street, by the offcer
CHlLD ScALDED TO DEATH.-Coroner Schirmer
neid An inquest yesterday over the body OF Alfred
Dp.Anerlein, aged twenty months who was SO ter
fby scalded at 2s9 Rvngton street the 2sth inst
that death ensued yesterday. The boy was lying on
the moor, when his mother took kettle OF boiling
water from the stove aud spilled portion OF the
contents over the child. The jury rendered YER
dict In accordance with the facts.
THE SEVENTH STREET SUIcIDE.-An inquest was
held yesterday by Coroier schirmer. at Bellevue
Hospital over the remains Of Nathan Konigsberg,
the Prussian aged seventy-two, who cut his throat
street. as already described in the HERALD. The
jury rendered verdict that deceased came to his
aeatn @ by exhaustion caused by brighrs disease Oh
the Kidneys and injuries inflicted by himself.
ASSURANCES ON THE FoRTY-EIGHTH STREET
rRE.-The following is the list OF insursnces on
Messrs. Prince Bachrach's dlstiery, Nos 3ls and
$40 East FOrty-eighth street:-Humpoldt, $4,000;
Standard, $500; Firemen's, New York, 5000;
Fremen's, New Jersey, $500; Fulton, So, 900; Guar
dian, 81, 500; Excelsior. $1,000; Imperial, London,
$4,000; Greenwich, 81, ,5o0 Williamsburg City, $4,000;
Franklin, Pennsyyania 300; United states Baiti-
more, s., 500; Enterprise, $4,000. Total, s3l ,Oo0
FATAL RESULT or A FALL.-on Tuesday afternoon
John Conneley. aged thrty-eight, a carpenter,
native Of Ireland and residing at No. lS7 East
Thirtieth street. accidentally fell from scaffod at
the building in Forty-ffth street near Fifth
avenue and was so severely injured That death soon
ensued at st. Luke's Hospital, where his brother
workmen carried him. Coroner Keenan, gave per-
mission for the removal OF the remains to the late
residence OF deceased, where inquest will be held
by Coroner Flynn.
THE TEXAN MuRDER.--ln consequence OF the
absence OF witnesses in the case OF Patrick Tie
man, whose murder In Tenth avenue, on Tues
day night, was fully and graphically narrated In
the HERALD of yesterday, Coroner Schirmer found
himself unable to hold the necessary Inquest yester-
10 n ~ wa Il n
day, at the M0rgue. DIR. Cushrnan made post
mortem examination yesterday and viii report
to-day on the result The prisoner Groenig Is still
in custody.
MASONIC SCHOOL AND AsYLUM.-A promenade
concert and ball in aid OF the Masonic School and
Asylum given last evening at the armory of the
Seventy-irst regiment, in Thirtysecond street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues. Until ten O'Clock
some excellent promenade music was played by the
band OF the Seventy first and after that time dancing
was the order Of the night The attendance was not
large the merits of the institution for the ben
eft OF which the affair was got up deserved; but the
comparatively small number who were present evil
IDENTIFY enjoyed themselves very much.
HANGED HIMSELF IN CELL.-On complaint OF j.
Watson, Jr., watchcase maker at 35 John street,
of his employees Numan Fatou, native of France,
aged nfty-six, was arrested yesterday AFTER
noon by the Second ward police on a charge Of
stealing fifteen dollars worth Of gold. The prisoner
was locked up IN the Reekman street station house
at one O'Clock. One hour later the doorman dis
covered lnal he nau cOHnItteu suicide Oy hanging
himself to the bars of hls cell with silk pocket
handkerchief Death had ensued before the discov-
cry was made Coroner Rollins held an inquest
and q verdict IN accordance with the above facts
was rendered.
BURNING OF A PALACE CAB.-Yesterday morning
about seven O'Clock the splendid palace passenger
car OF the New Haven Railroad Company while in
the depot, corner Of Twenty.seventh street ana
Fourth avenue, took fire from the apparatus for
heating 1t and was so far consumed as to be made
hat
built two OF these cars at great cost and used them
on the express trains between this city and Boston,
The enterprise however, seemed doomed to Il-luck,
as of the cars destroyed some time since n
Boston, and the other has now followed its partner
to destruction. The loss amounts to about $4,000.
lone YACHT CLuB.-The lone Yacht Club, OF
New York, an organization which has won some
reputation during the four years it has been
In existence, held Its annual meeting on Tues
| day evening, and elected the following of1cers-
| Commodore, P. Malone; Vice Commodore, A. J.
Luckey; Recording Secretary John Fitzgerald; Cor
| responding Secretary, Thomas McLaughln: Trea.
| surer Thomas 7. Myers; Measurer, James II. Ea-
vens Jr.; Auditing Committee, william b. clifford
| N. N. Depew, James McKenna. The yachts belong
| ing to this club are as follows:-The Willie, now
building twenty tons, owned by william II. Cornet
Wilson, pnknown BY j. Maonsene Mutual lpYb by JOHN ID
| McGrady; the Flirt Ihetis, Agile and Humpty
| Dumpty.
FIRE CoMMIssIoNERs.-The usual meeting of the
Board was held yesterday at Firemen's Hail. Mercer
street. President Shaler in the chair Several parties
were ordered to be notified that they will be prose-
cued for having combustible matter ON their pre-
misses, in violation Of the city ordinances. Mr..
Wilson moved that the President be directed
or requested to appoint new committees at
the next meeting OF the Board. Mr.. Mclean
asked what was the regular course In ap-
pointing committees-did the President or the Board
appoint2 Mr. Myers moved, as an amendment, that
the President report names to m present vacancies.
The President said II was delicate matter and he
did not desire to assume any powers: ne would sug
ges that the motion be that he report committees at
the next meeting for the oction OF the Board The
motion thus amended agreed to. The request OF
Mr. W. H. Phillips, for the use OF engine house East
Fourteenth street for Sabbath school purposes was
denied. A resolution was offered by the President
that the Committee on Apparatus be requested to
take into consideration the advantage OF locating
one or more patent fire extinguishers with each OF
ihe ire companies.