The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
YORK HERALD FRIDAY NOVEMBER g. Is6s-TRPLE SHEET

ie's breast lnnictng wound from which he died
SHORTY thereafter The trial OF the case was set
uo"n ior the third Monday In tins month.
WOMAN AND CHILD BURNED TO DEArH-Coro-
ner flavfn held an inquest yesterday over the dead
body OF Mrs. Ann Polum, who died from the erects
OF burns received on Wednesday night at her resi-
dence No 240 Water street. The deceased was IN
the act OF nling Kerosene lamp when the fud TO-
burned on before the danes were extinouisbed' VI
Mary L. Sherlock, child three years OF age was
burned to death on wednesday night by her clothes
taking hre from stove at the residence OF her pa
rents, In the rear of No. Dean street. yerdicts i'm
accordance were rendered.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SurERvIsoRs.-The
Kings county Board OF Supervisors met Yesterday
afternoon Supervisor Osborne In the chair The
Fity-sixth regiment were denied the right to
sub-let their armOry to target companies for
hops. A report was presented by the Commissioners
for building the bridge over Newtown Creek to the
was to be paid BY the county. The matter was re.
ferred to the Law Committee. the Board OF Canvas
sers are to meet at the County Clerks ONCE at one
O'Clock on Tuesday next. No other business OF i'm
portance was transacted, and the Board then ad-
journed.
SERIOUSLY INJURED-DANGER0Us RESULT OF A
SToNNG MATCH.-Between six ana seven O'Clock
last evening numerous party OF boys, among whom
was Thomas McManus, congregated In lot In the
rear Of Columbia street, near Joralemon, and COM
menced throwing stones at small model OF boat
on the clubhouse OF a building on the former street.
BOY named Edward Burns, who resided In the house
towards which the stones were thrown, in company
Win his brother, Peter Burns. and youth named
charles Murphy returned the fire Of missiles, one OF
which struck McManus on the left temple knocking
MN down and iracturng his skull, inncting an
injury which 1t Is thought will result fatally. The
injured boy was taken to the Long Island College
Hospital and officer McDermot, OF the Forty-ilrst
precinct arrested Edward Burns who is only
twelve years OF age, and took him to the station
house, where he was locked up for the night.
ScAFFoID AccIDENT.-Two carpenters named Eu-
gene Lynch and Michael Moran, were seriously If
not fatally injured yesterday afternoon by the falling
OF scaffold on which they were working at new
building In Union street, near Boad 1t appears that
the ropes which held the scatod gave way and both
men were precipitated from the third story to the
ground, distance Of twenty-five feet. Moran was
severely cut and bruised about the body and Lynch
sustained injuries OF an internal nature. The
wounded men were taken to the hospital.
scatTold also fell yesterday afternoon at the
large structure in course of erection at the skating
rink on Clermont avenue near MYRTLE by which five
workmen were injured. The names OF the injured
men are John b. Colt, John Cunningham owen
O'Hara, David Croker and John Kennedy. They
were taken to nelghborng drug store, where their
wounds were dressed, after which they were re-
moved to their homes.