The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-20

suing IN consequence ne resigned, MS resigns.on
The result was that the writ oil mandamus was
referred to the Corporation Counsel who up TO tnis
So' 4 se
the Court Of Appeals were not satsnea wsn . conr
s sn o1asr Of @
members Of the Board disobeying ING msnu1. ~ u.s.
That order was granted and y sa,a o o1T ~ hanS
out of the city, t g probable that the case VIII be
heard before Judge Barnard to-day, IN Chambers
CASTLE GARDEN LABOR neutrality-suspicious.
dent Erbe OF the Labor Exchange,in his semfmonth'
" report to Commissioners Of Emigration, states that
In the thirteen working days ending August 10 there
have been 1872 applicants for employment, of whom
lies were males and 6i7 females; there have been
Il2 orders from enployers-l Al for males and GIL
ali / 6S9) have been employed. or these the classif
cation OF labor is as Observation-Disclosures
labor, PIG; agricultural, so7 Females-Skilled labor,
20; unskilled, 900.
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIeRAr1oN.-The semi
monthly report of this commission shows that up to
the 18th inst there arrived at this port 2S emf
grants. During the week ending yesterday there
arrived $780, making the total number OF arrivals
thus far 145397. To the same date In 1867 the
arrivals OF emigrants amounted to 1853, oss. The
cash account OF the commission shows the balance
In bank on January to have been $65,650; receipts
to date for communication of passengers &c. S3s6 1888,
making the total amount credited to the commission
$455,413. The disbursements to date amount to
$340 $780, leaving the balance in favor Of the commits
sion $114, asa. ,es9
RUNAWAY AccIDENT.-About half past nine O'Clock
on Tuesday night Morton Bower residing in 1921
street, near Tenth avenue, was driving horse at
tached to light wagon IN Tenth avenue, and when
l5lst street the horse taking fright, ran away.
Dashng furiously up Tenth avenue to l55th street
he there turned towards the river, but when near
Twelfth avenue ran against large rock, which
upset the wagon, throwing Mr.. Brock out, who sus-
tanned thereby severe INJURIES MIR. Brock was taken
to the residence Of Mr.. John G. Graft in the imme-
diate neighborhood, and prompt medical aid fur
nlshed him. The wagon was broken all TO pieces
and the horse, valuable one, cut badly about the
the head and breast. rt-
PROBABLE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BELT RAIL
enthusiastically afternoon Mrs. John Adolph, re-
siding at No. 542 East Eleventh street, appeared be-
fore Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police
Court and made affdavlt that on Monday last her
husband while driving q bread cart up avenue A,
was run into by car No. 81 Of the Belt line near
Seventeenth street. his wagon upset and himself
and o little boy thrown out into the street. the
wagon falling upon him. He was picked up by
one Of the officers Of the Eighteenth precinct, who
Upon examination it was found that he had receiv-
ed compound fracture Of the skull and injured
yesterday the doctor having little hopes for his re-
covery, made known the fact to Mrs. Adolph. She
accordingly laid the whole matter before the Judge.
warrant was thcreupon issued for the driver,
who, 1t appears, gave his name as Thomas Nc
Kenny. He was fully committed to await the result
OF Adoph's injuries.
This splendid affair for the church Of Rev. DR..
Burtsel came or with great eclat at Bellevue Gar
dens, on the East river, on Tuesday, nearly four
thousand persons being present during the day, who
enjoyed the musical, the intellectual and the sport
ing program me immensely. One Of the latter
features was finely contested boat race
round Blackwell's Island q course Of nearly
five miles, between three six-oar gigs of the
Excelsior, Empire and Friendship clubs the
barely half LENGTH the Empire coming in second.
1t must be SAID however that the boat Of the Friend
ships was entirely too heavy for her rivals but she
was splendidly manned and made capital rum
The winning crew were Messrs. Robert Tiotson
Mckay, John Shield and John Fox. The latter re-
ceived from the PASTOR DR.. Burtse, ahandsome wine
was DELIVERED in the BALLROOM by
Captain w. +. Lyons amid much applause and con-
graduation from the audience and the reverend
clergy present. The festivities continued until eight
O'Clock, when the assembly broke up after day OF
delightful harmony and pleasure.
BREvITIEs.-An infant nine months old died in It's
PARENTS arms while they were waiting for train ut
the foot OF Chambers street this morning.
Paul Behan had his foot crushed on Tuesday while
on Tue aRen 70 MS ~ NoroR
by patroman Dickinson.
The horses attached to the westchester mail coach
and ran away, upsetting the coach and smashing
was thrown frcm his seat and had his left leg
broken. He was taken to the station house at
fremont
The coroner was notified yesterday to hold an
inquest on the body of child which was found
dead In shanty on Ftfty-second street. between
Second and Third avenues.
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning slight IRE
occurred In O shed at the corner Of Thirty-th
street and First avenue, occupied by Cummings, the
contractor, as an engine and boiler room. Damage
trining. No insurance. ti.
Later the bells struck an alarm which was caused
by chimney taking fire at No. 135 Eighth avenue.