The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-28
LOCAL INTELLIGEsCE.

ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.-Last evening Mrs.
Hamilton, who resided in the buldngNo. 10 Van.
dam street, was added to the already long list OF
sudden deaths during the last few days. rne
Coroner notified In this as In ali the other cases.
and an inquest will be held.
LAD INJURED SATURDAY EVENING" lad
named Thomas Murphy, residing at the corner OF
Fourteenth street and avenue A, was struck on the
head by o stone thrown by some unknown person
and was seriously injured that he was removed 10
Bellevue Hospital. Captain Cameron, OF tile
Eighteenth precinct, Ia making every exerton 10
discover the guilty party and Is determined to do all
In his power to put stop to the dangerous practice
OF throwing stones about the streets.
AN UPTOWN APFRAY.-Ye Yesterday afternoon man,
giving his name jeremiah Fitzpatrick entered the
drug store at the corner OF Eleventh avenue and
F0rty-iourth street covered with blood and stated
that he was In quest OF surgical aid. An examina.
ti0n being made, was found that the arteries OF
the wrist mad been severed and that the wound was
Of very serious character He said he had received
the injury In ignt with John Ceancey, bat where
when the affair occurred the police either did not
ask or, having asked did not consider 1t OF sucent
consequence to report IL Is scarcely necessary to
add that no arrest was made for a crime OF which
the authorities have such limited information.
A QUEER TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The Fourth
precinct reported last evening that at about half
past eight O'Clock row occurred ut a temperance
meeting at the corner OF James street ana New
B0wery. The participants In the melee were the
doorkeeper John Drscoll, who lives mt No. 90 Ham
llton street, and Thomas Walsh youth OF twenty
came naturally close upon the heels OF banded cpl.
thets, and the blows were naturally swiftly
ceeded by the knife with which Lristoil
struck Walsh In the shoulder, INJECTING
wound, which Ia described as severe but not dan
gerOus. At this juncture the police arrived, aud
Drisc0ll being apprehended was locked up In th1
Oak street station house, and will be arralgned this
morning before Justice Hogan, at the T0mUs Police
Court. The wounded man was cared for by his
friends.
ARRESTS FOR Sailing THE STREETs.-A number
OF arrests were made last evening in different
tons OF the city, and especially IN the Fifth and III
teenth precincts, of parties detected In sailing the
sidewalks ana cutters for the purpose OF melting tho
snow but the detained persons were discharged by
order OF Inspector Leonard 10 appears thai the act
Ii violation OF q Corporation ordinance which
makes 1t the duty Of the police TO report al persona
guilty Of the offence to the Corporation Coun OF, In
order that they may be proceeded against
In o civil action and mulcted In the amount
OF not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each
offence. This penalty seems to be excessive, but 1t
appears plainly In the ordinance the subject ap
proved by the Mayor February 49, 1860. Tae reasons
for the adoption OF the ordinance said to be that
mixing salt with the snow the streets ruins the
feet Of horses and breeds sickness in humanity Tine
ordinance, however, 1t Is proper to add, has never
been enforced to any appreciable extent. and az
consequence the city treasury has not been, made
plethoric by the collection OF these fines.