The New York herald., 1868-06-19

SUPERINTENDENT KENNEDY and Commissioner
Acton visited Police Headquarters, corner of Wash
ington and Johnson streets, yesterday afternoon
HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.-A branch of
the House Of the Good Shepherd. Of Yorkville will
shortly be opened at No. 229 Henry street. for the
reclaiming OF 1allen women.
The CITY COURT.-The trial Of equity causes will
be commenced In the City Court on Monday next.
The first and second weeks Of the July term will be
given to the trial of jury causes.
SUN STRUCK.-Michael Crowley, o workman at
Ross lumber yard, Columbia street, was Frustrated
by. the heat Of the Wednesday afternoon, and
was removed to the hospital, where he died.
young man named Alfred Van Zant was overcome
by the heat while at u fire In Waworth street. He
was conveyed TO his residence, No. 7l2 Myrtle
avenue.
HEAVY THETA steam boiler, eight feet in
length, stolen from the corner of Jay and Ply
mouth streets a few days ago by some party un
known. 1t had been left temporarily on the side.
walk.
ALLEGED ASSAULT BY WoMEN.-Henry Hirges, a
German, was assaulted by Ann and Mary Sheridan at
the Of Nevns and Carroll streets, on Wednes
day night last and caused the arrest Of his assail
ants on charge OF feonious assault. They were held
for examination.
POLYTECHNIC observation-disclosures was large and
fashionable gathering at the Brooklyn Collegiate and
Polytechnic Institute in Livingston street. last
ing, the occasion being the graduating exercises OF
the class OF 1858 OF that academy. The I'm
% the Subject Of % an ible address % by ". II. Nichols;
"PatriOtism," by +. w. Dubois; Talent Without
Principle" by II: 4. Ide; .The Age OF Perices,n by
Happiness ~ by G. r. Flint; 'Grecian Philosophy ~
by F. G, Eaton, and the valedictory address by
| Spencer Borden The following named gentlemen
received full diplomas os graduates:spencer Bor
den, G. X. Flint, G. s. Hardinge, Jr., Edward II
Frank g. Eaton, VIM Howland, jr, James q. VIII
| son Charles w. Hoskins, VIM. Q. Howard Henry f..
| lde, VIM. II. Nichols.
mittee of the Board Of Representatives appointed
investigate the charges Of fraud in the election
Superintendent and Inspectors Of Buildings, met on
| wednesday evening. Justice Delmar sent in COM
muncation protesting against the investigation,
claiming that it was illegal. The chairman, Mr..
| DelmM, which had been preferred by Messrs.
| Wright and Slattery, averrtng that while act
represented the number OF votes cast These
two men were candidates for the positions of Inspec
tors OF Buildings The telers Of election announced
six votes Tor Satery and twelve for Wright, while
anidavits were made by seventeen persons that they
voted for Wright and by thirteen persons that they
voted for Sattery. The President OF the Board Of
Trustees, Mr.. Roche protested against the power OF
the Board OF Representatives TO inquire into the
matter. The committee Will report the result OF
their Investigations at q future meeting.
CORONER's INQUEsT-A PHYSICIAN CENsURRD.-
Coroner Smith concluded an inquest at midnight on
Wednesday in the case OF Mrs. Elizabeth Osmanouski,
who died at her residence, 3a5 First street. e. d.,
from the effects OF medicine taken for the purpose Of
producing an abortion. Deceased was thtrty-six
years Of age and the mother OF five children. DR..
Dugan testified that he called in see deceased
on the Friday previous TO her death, when she in
formed him that she had taken Oil Of tansy;
he therefore refused TO attend her, as she
had had a physician previously. DR.. Charles
Hager deposed that he was called In
TO attend deceased; that she vomiting at the
time and appeared to have a light case OF cholera
on his second visit, on sunday last, she informed
him that she had taken fifteen drops OF Oil OF thyme,
as she wished to produce abortion; he then gave
her opium, caome and castor Oil; having called In
pr. Groux, that gentleman approved his treatmeW.
DR.. Hager was OF the opinion that gangrene OF the
bowels the cause Of DEATH ipnamma-
ton having been produced by the oil. Dr.
Joseph Creamer deposed that he made post
morten examination Of the body, assisted
by DR.. Dugan on opening the abdominal cavity
he found a knuckle OF strangulated Intestine In q
state Of mortiacaton; the cause Of death was straD-
guated hernia; deceased could have been relieved
at proper time by surgical operation; the attend
ing physician made incorrect diagnosis the treat
ment pursued by Dr. Hager certainly aggravated the
case; consider the doctor censurable for not calling
in competent authority; regret 10 have 10 say 20
out Of respect to the profession, but duty compels
me. The above evidence having been submitted TO
the Jury they found that Elizabeth Osmanousk came
TO her death from strangulaed hernia and censured
DR.. Heger for not calling In competent medical au-
thOrtY.