The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-22
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FOUND DROwNED.-The body Of German woman
was found at six O'Clock yesterday morning In the
Harlem river, near Fifth avenue. Deceased was ap-
parently about sixty-tve years OF age The coroner
was notified.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE--A man named Patrick II.
Ryan attempted to cut his throat with razor yester
day the corner OF Houston and Greenwich streets.
policeman who was standing close by timely in
terfered ana prevented the man from concentrating
his dreadful attempt.
FATAL HATCHwAY CAsUALTY.-Yesterday after
noon man named John Hughes fell through the
hatchway from the NTH story OF premises Y Murray
street TO the ground floor and was so terribly injured
that death ensued soon afterwards
THE RECENT POISONING MysrBRY.-The inquest
on the body of the late John Spicer, who was re-
ported to have been poisoned by strychnne admins
tered under the suppostion that 1t was seidlz
powder has been indefinitely postponed. Simmons,
the drug clerk who sold the POWDER has been dis
charged from arrest
THE MoRGuE-"UNKNowN"-T body of an I'M
known woman, about thirty years of age, five feet
five inches high, dark brown hair, clothes destroyed
was taken from Bellevue Hospital yesterday to the
hOrgue, where 1t awaits Identification From papers
found on her person she IL supposed 10 nave been
Mrs. Gen.
William Conner, while engaged in lea,,.. down the
walls OF the old Museum in Broadway, oetwoe"
Spring and Prince Streets were preciptated 70 the
cellar by The falling OF derrlck' anu ss, y, ser
Hospital.
A MAMMOTH OCEAN srEAMsHlp.-On Thursday
to.morrow) morning, at hafpast eleven O'Clock, the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company's magnificent new
steamship America will he launched from the ship
yard Of Henry steers, Greenpoint. She will then be
the largest wooden steamer a1oat, having length
OF $50 feet breadth or so feet, depth 80 feet. Her
tonnage will be about 5000 tons.
| MONEY AND MESSENGER MIssED-A lad in the
| employ of George s. Rapeyea a. Co., Ill Broadway
Sat- ont tod wit al ke
to the value Of $685. be by HIM delivered to per-
son in Williamsburg, to be used in paying employees
OF the firm at their factory The boy and the money
have both failed, up to this time, In reaching their
| intended destination. The boy was known to mis-
| employers only as Richard"
| DROWNED At AN ExCURsIoN-On Monday after
noon lad named George Stedman nine years OF
| age, was drowned near Marion bay, by falling nom
| the barge Cromwell while returning from picnic
ut Myers grove. staten Island. Deceased resided at
No. 800 West Sixteenth street with his father and at
the time Of his death was clad in suit of white
linen with white shirt, having In the bosom paste
diamond pin. The body was not recovered.
THE EXCURSION DIsAsTER.-The investigation in
the OF the recent disaster of the foot OF l52d
street. North river by which ofiicer Corbett and q
| young lady were drowned, was TO have been con-
inued at the Coroners once yesterday afternoon,
before Coroner Flynn but owing to the absence OF two
| or three important witnesses II was further ad-
| journed till to-day, at the same place. Andrew
| Bloodpood Captain OF the steamboat Seth Low, has
been arrested by Sergeant Mccullough and was
| brought before Coroner Flynn who committed him
! to PRISON to await the result or the inquisition.
| BOARD OF ExCIsE-Thls board met yesterday.
! Commissioner Bosworth presided. The Committee
on Applications reported favoraby in 3o4 cases, and
on motion the licenses were ordered to be granted.
The calendar contained twenty-five cases, which
| were disposed OF "a foows:-Dismssed, two:
adjourned, i've; revoked, nine; not revoked,
| nine. Tue names OF those persons whose
| licenses were revoked are:--Dens O'HallOran, No.
| 10 East Broadway; Ferdinand kintle, No. los Essex
| street; Jacob King, No. ~ Ridge street; Thomas l..
Dunbar No. 440 West twenty seventh street; Charles
Grcudlack, corner Meeker avenue and Garden street.
| Brooklyn: Thomas Reilly No. IL Jackson street;
| Leopold stein, No. Market street; Joseph Munson
No. 204 sixth street, and John Obern No. 90 sixth
| avenue.
THB BOARD OF HEALTH AND DlsrSFEcrANTs.-
itary superintendent Dalton reports TO the Board
Health that during the week ending yesterday a. DOC
pounds OF chloride of lime, together with smaller
quantities OF Other dsinlecting agents, have beer
used in the distinction of the offensive streets
ana localities OF the First, Second, Third, Fourth
Fifth, sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Fourteenth, Tween
teth. Seventeenth and Twenty first wards. Also thai
large amount OF ofiai and garbage had been removed
by with carts from many OF the thoroughfares or
the 18th inst. the sale Of cargo OF tainted pineapplc
was prohibited pending examination. portion o
the fruit upon careful inspection, was retained b,
| the owner, but the remainder was condemned. Tit
| newly appointed Assistant Sanitary Inspectors have
been In the discharge Of their duties since the frs
day OF the present month and are giving satisfaction
| One assistant Is assigned to each section or the in
spection districts. One assistant inspector Is als
detailed to take cognzance exclusively Of complaint
entered by citizens, thus insuring prompt attention
within twenty-fou hours.