The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-13

SINKING OF A FLOATING GRisr MiLL-The floating
grlst mill owned by Moses GoodEind, lying at the
foot OF East Twenty-fourth street. sprung aleak
about i've O'Clock yesterday morning and sunk.
The loss is not known.
THE MAYORS OrFIcE.-Marsha Tappan reports
that during the past week he has issued 1877 licenses,
receiving therefor s256 rs. OF these to express
wagons 20 vendors, SO drivers dirt CARTS porters
2 coaches, Junk cart, second hand dealer and III
to public carts. On account of fines the receipts
were "a, making total OF receipts VI $3.50 IS.
METEoRlC DIsPLAY.--At seven minutes past nine
O'Clock last night brilliant white meteor was
In the heavens at point twenty degrees east Of Pol
lux In the sign Of Gemini. The direction Of the mo-
ton was east and the luminous body passed over an
arc Of fifteen degrees. AT one minute TO nine O'Clock
another brilliant meteor OF varied huea was seen.
The direction OF its motion was east and passed over
twelve degrees.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH or LADy.--Coroncr Schir-
mer held an Inquest yesterday. at the Merchants
Hotel IN Cortlandt street, over the body OF Mrs.
Emily Lake, aged twenty-cirht, and . native Of
Connecticut, who has been alling tor some time and
died suddenly on Friday night. DR.. Cushman and
other physiciansemade the necessary post norton
examination and ascertaincd that the cause Of
death q perforaton OF the stomach, how re.
ceived they could not determine, as no marks Oh
violence were visible.
TAPPING CRoToN WATER PIrEs.--About nalfpast
twelve O'Clock yesterday afternoon oacer Mold, OF
the Twelfth precinct, arrested Patrick White,
laborcr, and Daniel Delaney, plumber, for tapping
the CrutOn pipes In l2Ath street. between FIRST ana
second avenues. The arrest was made ON the COM
plant Of Water Inspector David l. jennings, who
was up there 10 see whether the water was put
into house owned by MI. BfinherhoOl permit
having been denied aim.
STREET Observation-Disclosures have been given
TO the police To arrest the street bcggars and young
pedlcrs OF matches ballads, toothpcks and similar
articles and hand them over to the Commissioners
OF Charities and Correction who viii for them
during the winter. These children are frequently
sent out wretchedly clothed Dv heartess parents
merely for the purpose OF exciting sympathy anu
gathering money with which the pafenLs buy liquor;
and for this reason. II other the order of super
intcndcnt Kennedy will be regarded as nierciiul
one.
TnR BROADWAY BRIDGE--SEvERAL SCREWS
LoosE.--A number OF workmen yesterday, acting
under instructions from Mr.. Knox, commenced ope-
ratons in the removal of the Broadway bridge at
Fulton street. The fret portion OF the proceedings
was drawing the iron screws which held the balus-
trade together anu dcmolisning that portion Of the
structure on the east side. lhe work VIII nc re.
sumcd tomorrow, and will be vigorously prosecuted
win know IL no more. There viii moi 10 so much OF
js site left marks the ruins OF Carthage, Pcrsopo.is
or Palmyra.
by Coroner Flynn over the remains Of Ellen Moore,
aged fifty years, and native VI Ireland. The de-
ceased had occupied room In the rear basement Of
No 3o3 Mot, street. and had been invisible for some
days. when the door was opened she was found TO
w quite dead an0 W sta1dlDg position near sae