The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27
nR0cALYN INTELLlGEyCE.

DROWNING ACADEMIA child named Schmidt
three years OF age. accidentally fell in a barrel of
ram water last evening, at the residence OF his
parents, In River street, L. d., and was drowned.
SEWERAGE EsTIMATEs.-The Water Board yester-
day advertised for proposals for sewering vande-
WORT. Knickerbocker and Central avenues and
Broadway, the estimated cost OF which Will be
$500 900.
HOUSE observation-disclosures Payton, James Field,
Michael McCarty and James watkins were taken be-
fore Justice Walsh yesterday afternoon on charges
OF breaking into number OF houses recently The
accused were held 10 await the action OF the Grand
Jury
SERIOUS CAsUALTY.-Gotleib Klaher, q carpenter
by occupation, was seriously injured yesterday by
the fall of roof he engaged In raising at the
corner OF Graham avenue and Marshall street, T.. ID.
cut The injured man was removed to his residence
So Even street, by the police.
ACCIDENT AT THE SOUTHsIDE RAILROAD DEPOT-
Thomas Tappen, twenty-five years of age, was Sc
verey, but not seriously, injured yesterday forenoon
at the depot Of the Soutsde Railroad foot of South
Eighth street, Williamsburg, by beng caught be-
tween two trains. The young man is a son Of the
vice president Of the road. lie received his injuries
by impruGenty jumping from car in motion.
DISCHARGE OF BOGARr--IE is TO DE COURT MAR
TIALED-R. d. Bogart. arrested several months ago
on charge of embedding funds OF the government
while ne was acting as paymasrer's CLERK on board
the receiving ship Vermont was discharged yester-
day, on motion OF his counsel, from the custody Of
the Marshal, and was taken In charge by officers in
the naval service. lie Is to be tried by court
tial.
FATAL SHOOTING ACCrDENT.-Charles Kreiner q
boy fourteen years of age. was accidentally shot
this afternoon at High Ground Park while marking
target The bullet entered the boys head and
almost instant death resulted A resident of Newark
N. D., who 1S supposed TO have fired the fatal shot
was arrested and locked up in the Forty ninth sn
precinct station to await an inquest By Coroner
Ueap Vor Il n
FUNERAL OF Ex-JUsrICE DUNNE.-St, Joseph,s
Roman Catholic church, Pacific street. was thronged
yesterday morning by the friends ana admirers of
the late Michael J. Dunno, popular and rising mem.
Der Of the bar and ex-Justce OF the Peace for the
Third district who were assembled for the purpose
OF paying the last tribute OF respect to the memory
OF the deceased. Scnmidts requiem mass was per.
formed BY the choir, Rev. Father Cochran Offering
the sacrifice Of the for the repOse OF the soul OF
the deceased assisted by Fathers Carney and ODon-
nell. There were several other clergyinen present
The remains we're inferred at the Cemetery Of the
Holy cross.
NEW PAvEMENTs.- contract for laying the
Nicolson pavement on South Portland avenue, be.
tween DeKalb and Atlantic avenues, has been
signed, and the work will be commenced next week.
The work of repavlng the streets is progressing
rapidly on every side and the variety in material
appears to be the great object at present with the
authorities, who are doubtless thus endeavorlnQ TO
test the merits OF the various pavements presented
owners on Bridge street, which IL was proposed to
repave with Belgian pavement, appeared before the
Water and Sewerage Board yesterday and entered q
protest against paving the street at oil, though the
majority OF the owners on that line declare In favor
of the work.
A Boy KILLED BY A TARGET SHoorER.-A COM
pany OF German target shooters visited High Grouna
Park, Myrtle avenue, the Plank road, yester
day for the purpose Of practising at a target they
loaded their muskets, as usual, with powder and
ball. and while engaged in firing at the target one
of them, named Valentine Stock, shot q boy fifteen
years OF age who happened to be passing near the
out uttering word, and his name and residence ia
therefore unknown. Tho body was taken to the |
Forty-ninth sub-precinct station house, and Stock
was arrested and locked up by officers Worth and |
Ward, OF that precinct. The Coroner was notified |
and empanelled his jury last evening.
THE CUBAN JUNTA AGAIN IN TR0UBLE.-Ycster-
day afternoon Peter Hammond filed, in the clerks
Office OF the United States District Court, a libel
against Ignatio Alfara and others OF the so-caled
Cuban Junta. The libel sets forth that the 10th
or June last Alfaro, through his authorized agent
chartered OF Hammond the steamboat II. M. Cool for
m excursion in and around the waters OF New York.
lhe price agreed upon was fifteen dollars per hour,
,f her delivery TO Alfaro TO the time
Of her return 10 the owner. In accordance
with this contract the boat passed INTO the hands
Of tho patriotic Junta at seven O'Clock p. NJ OF June
TO- and returned on the 7th OF July having been
gone $50 hours. The demand against the Junta for
his little excursion ''in and around the waters OF
New York." Is $3.Ss5. Lbels have been filed also by
he owners of the steamers II. T.. Maybe and Jona-
han Chase, which were also chartered for use on
he same famous excursion The owners OF tho
,oats claiming ignorance OF the real purpose to