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

pier foot Of Hubert street, North river me body
tined to hold IN inquest.
SUDDEN bartholomew Schirmer yesterday held
an inquest on the body Of James Quinn, who died
suddenly at his residence, No. 8f7 West Thirty
seventh street. from disease OF the heart Deceased
was sixty years Of age and native OF Ireland.
PxRsoNAI.-Brsvet Major W. II. Bell. Cemmissary
Of Subsistence United States Army, sailed yesterday
In the steamer Alaska for California, en- route for
Sitka, Alaska Territory. Mr.. J. n. Page accompa-
niles him as chief clerk
SAILING OF THE STEAMSHIP ALAsKA-The steam
ship Alaska sailed for Aspnwall yesterday morning.
with large list Of passengers and 1850 tons OF
freight for San Francisco. Included In her freight
list were 1885 bars railroad iron and an entire loco
motive weighing thirty TONS for the Central Pacific
Railroad Company.
the License Bureau in the Mayors Once, reports that
during the past week he has issued licenses as fol-
lows:-Expressmen so; public carts, 4s7; vendors,
10; drivers, 70; second hand dealers, coaches 9;
dog cart. !; dirt carts, o; porters, 2 ne mas col.
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ENLARGEMENT OF TRINITY CHURcH.-The vestry-
men OF Trinity church have decided to enlarge Trim
| ty church. The Improvement viii consist Of new
chancel extending foryeght feet in the rear OF the
present one and add transeps on either side OF the
street. new schoolhouse viii be built to accom-
MEDIATE the 5000 children OF the parish. Dr. Vinton
| the rector has caused new bird houses to be put
upon the trees in the churchyard for habta.lons for
| the sparrows and has also caused small fountain
to be constructed where the fcathcred inhabitants
may quench their thirst
THE ALLEGED POISONING CAsE.-Yesterday after
noon DR.. Leonard Weber, OF the ST. Francis Hospital
Fifth street. In company with Coroner Flynn and his
deputy DR.. Knox, delivered to Professor Il. Ogden
Doremus at his residence, No. 10 Union square, the
jars containing the stomach and portions OF The ab
50 East Houston street, suspected OF being poisoned
| by her husband, now under arrest. The deposition
or Dr. Weber as to the identity OF the contents or the
| jars was taken by Coroner Flynn. Professor Dore-
mus win proceed with the analysis with as much
haste as may be practicable.
| IRISH RIGHTS AssOCIATIoN.-An enthusiastic meet
ing Of the Irish Rights Association held at their
| hall, II East Broadway, on Thursday evening last,
| Captain Eugene O'Sullvan In the chair. An address
to the Irish naurazed citizens OF the United States
was presented by the committee appointed for that
purpose at O previous meeting, and was unanimous
| ly adopted. Reports from many members showed
that the principles OF the Irish Rights Association
men in the state OF New York and elsewhere. Au-
! thority was given to establish branches IN Ma5sa-
! Chusetts and Troy.
| THE WEST SIDE ELEVATED RAILwAY.-An i'm.
| portant meeting Of the directors Of the West Side
| Elevated Railway was held few days ago. 1t was
reported that the necessary legal steps had been
| completed for the extension OF the railway The re-
suit Of surveys for fixing the line Of the road was
submitted, and after discussion referred to the
| chief engineer with power. The proposals for the
road opened and the terms found to be 0 sene
rally more favorable than were anticipated Some OF
| the most important contracts were concluded, and
| work has begun on them. The machinery for the
half mile already constructed, which Is to be the test
reported as nearly finished, together with the
vault at the corner OF Greenwich and COrtlandt
tia scon about the st Of The
remainder OF the railway will be built to permit OF
tho use u dummies" II found advisable. Owing
to legal delays the sale OF securities or the company
| had not been pressed OF late but 1t Is deter
| mined to proceed as rapidly as possible 70 raise
| money ana build the road.
THE LATE STEAMTUG EYPLOsION.-The tug Vim,
whose boiler exploded on Thursday morning
ported In the HERALD was owned by the
New York and Eastern Towing Company, Of which
Z. Chadwick Ia president. She Ii about forty-lv
tons burden. new measurement, was built
| at Philadelphia in 1860, ana was valued
at $4,000 or $1,000. She is very badly
| damaged, but the hull Ia said to be m
injured and she viii be raised. Up to last night the
bodies OF the two men who were reported to have
| been blown into the river had not been recovered
| nor their names ascertained. The body OF an un-
| known man was found, however, at the dock where
the accident occurred, description OF which ap-
pears elsewhere. i Is barely possible that the body
Is that OF one Of the victims. The statements OF
the parties who were on the tug and the dice do
| not agree, certain members OF the crew asserting
that the men who were seen in the water were
hand Insist that tho men who were blown into the
water were not rescued. As the fact has pretty
well established that at least portion Of the
were intoxicated, II 10 likely that the statement
OF the police force who were present is In the main
correct.
STREET DEPARTMENr.-The Street Commissioner
| yesterday opened proposals and awarded contracts
| as foliows:-For curbing, guttering and tagging
| Twenty-fourth street, between Tenth and Eleventh
avenues, to W. G. Broderck, at $2,24s; time, thirty
DAYS. Same in Ninety-third street, between Second
| and Third avenues, to James Kehoe at 1850; time,
| thirty days. Regulating, &C., Eghtieth street, be
tween Eleventh avenue and Broadway, to J. w. Pet
| tgrew, at S3,877; time, sixty days. Same in 121st
| street, between Third avenue and Mount Morris
square, to r. Farley, at $14405; time. four months
Furnishing 1000 cast iron lamp posts, to @. Coye at
1 three and one-eghth cents per pound Rebuilding
pier foot OF Fortleth street. North river to George
White, at $1,000; time, sixty days. Dredging slip
between piers Nos. IL and 13 North river, to
James Hart at twenty-five cents per cubic
| yard; time, forty-nve days. Tagging In
| Forty-eighth street, between Eighth and Ninth
avenues, to >. Donaldson, at 500; time,
and Broome streets, to N. Mahoney, at 1891; time
| ten days. Same In Twenty-third street, between
First avenue and avenue b. TO P. T. Mcclure, 50 2S2;
nue. between Io9th and 10th streets to j. d. Moore
| at $s,646; time, six months.
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