The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAD DoG.-Onicer Woodward of the First pre-
cinct, killed mad dog at the corner Of Wall and
Nassau streets yesterday.
RESCUED FROM DROwNING.-About quarter past
eleven O'Clock last night man named Daniel Dono-
van fell overheard from pier 81 East river and was
rescued by officer Wright OF the Fourth precinct
STABBING AFFRAY IN THE FOURTH WARD.-About
six O'Clock last evening fracas occurred in the
liquor store at No. As Peck slip, in the course of
which Maurice Nunen was stabbed in the thigh by
Michael Pigeon, who Immediately decamped. The
wound was only slight
MORE DISEASED CATTLE.-About a quarter to one
O'Clock this morning telegram was received at the
Central office from the Twenty precinct that
number ofdseased cattle had been found in an open
lot at No. 595 Washington street, which had been
rs was fled OF the TACT.
SLIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT McKeon, forty-six
years OF age residing at No. 232 West Twentieth
street. while partially intoxicated, fell from ladder
In Twenty-secOnd street and Eighth avenue about
noon yesterday, distance OF twelve feet, and was
considerably bruised. He was taken to his residence
after receiving surgical aid
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-About twelve O'Clock last
night while William Alfred Thompson was getting Off
Third avenue Car near the corner Of Houston street
he fell, and the wheels of the passing over his
foot bruised it so severely that the loss OF the foot is
feared He was taken to the Central Office and at
tended by Dr. Armstrong after which he was taken
TO Bellevue Hospital.
COUP DE SOLEIL.-Thomas Kelley, a laborer,
twenty-eght years of age was found in Twenty
second street yesterday afternoon Frustrated by the
excessive heat. He taken to Bellevue Hospital
At midnight his symptoms were favorable. Alfred
Keager fortyiour years of residing Bushwick.
L. l., employed in Broderlck's lumber yard, at the
foot OF East Twenty street, was Frustrated by
the heat about four O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
subsequently died at Bellevue Hospital.
SUPPOSED INFANTICIDE.-The body Of female
child neatly dressed and tied up in bag with seven
large MIME rife sizel bullets, was found yesterday
ferry slip at the foot OF Christopher street. The
body taken to the Ninth precinct station house,
where Coroner Rollins summoned jury and opened
an inquest, subsequently adjournng 1t for two weeks.
Deputy Coroner Beach made post mortem exami-
nation OF the body OF the infant and gave 1t as his
opinion that death resulted from drowning.
FIRE AT THE NEW YORK hoTEL-NEARLY A
LARGE CoNFLAGRATION.-Abou ten o'clock last
night fire was discovered in the storer0om of the
New York Hotel proceeding from an open barrel OF
turpentine which had by some means as yet un-
known become ignited. 1t was discovered by one OF
the servants who, with officer Dark, OF the
the BARREL about half fun OF the combusbe fiuid
into the yard, where IL rapidly burned out and the
IRE which In places had been communicated to the
WOODWORK in the storeroOm was extinguished with
trifing damage.
PANEL THIEvING.-Detectve Quinn, Of the Eighth
precinct, arrested last night two colored girls,
named respectively Anna and Emma Brown, resid
ing at No. 81 Thompson street, on complaint OF
Joseph II. Lewis who charges them with larceny Of
$780, II appears that Lewis met these women on
Thursday night last and accompanied them to the
above residence, and 1t was while he was In there
that the alleged larceny was perpetraed. They
were just about leaving for Philadelphia when ar
rested, and had spent considerable portion OF the
money on clothes, which they were taking with
them. This property. with the balance Of the money
still in their possession was recovered They will
be brought to the Jefferson Market Police Court this
morning.
SUDDEN DEATH AND WHAT CAME OF Ir.-About
four O'Clock yesterday afternoon Frenchman named
Armand Dinger, about thirty years OF age residing
at 6S Third avenue, employed cartman to remove
some baggage, and while assisting him suddenly fell
and died almost Immediately. His body was taken to
the Fifteenth precinct station house and the Coroner
notified. Later last evening" while the body was
being conveyed TO the Morgue in a carriage driven
by Edward Donohoe, residing at No. 20g Mercer
street. when at the corner OF Tweny-thrd street and
Fourth avenue the carriage partly stumbled into an
excavation there, the driver being thrown or and
the wheels passing over his body, breaking two OF
his ribs and otherwise inJuring INN. lie was taken
TO Bellevue Hospital by officers Van Zandt and Ryn-
ders, or the Fifteenth precinct who were accom-.
panylng the body and had thus narrowly escaped
Imitation.