The New York herald., 1869-04-21
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Average temperature Monday .................67 .675s
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AID FOR CUBA.-The fair which is shortly TO be
held In aid OF the revoutionists in Cuba Will be
under the auspices OF the Junta Patriotica de
Cubanos and not the Cuban LADIES' Relief Associa-
ton, as enormously published Ia several OF the
papers
FIRE IN THIRTIETH STREEr.-Yesterday afternoon,
about three o'clock, fire broke out in carpenter
shop in the OF 149 East Thrtietn street and
tended to stable adjoining. The flames were
quickly eXtinguished, although the stable and the
shop were totally destroyed. Loss about $500. In
sured for 5000.
AcOipENTs.-A boy named James CHM, who re.
sides No. 452 Greenwich street, fell distance Of
twenty feet from ladder In West street and was
severely injured He was taken to his residence.
Charles Dougherty, employed In the sugar house
OF Williamson Il Griniti, No. 20 west street, had
his arm and legs badly scalded.
DEATH IN PRIsON.-A Door man, named AleXan-
der Mott, applied for lodgings at the Tenth precinct
station house yesterday and was committed to the
care OF the Commissioners OF Charities aud Correc-
uon Soon after Mott was taken sick and died be-
were removed TO tue Morgue, where Coroner Flynn
Will hold an inquest
DEATH OF AN AGED MAN.-Yesterday morning
John McMichaels, q man seventy-three years OF age
and native OF Ireland, fell on the pavement and
was so severely injured that death ensued soon
afterwards, at his residence, 126 Cherry street,
whilher he had been conveyed Immediately after the
occurrence Coroner Fil Ia was notluel 10 hold an
Inquest on the body
THE CUSTOM HoUsE.-Corector Grinnell Is over
wnelmed with the rush OF patriotic ONCE seekers.
There entered the list OF applicants about
100 names for each position within the gift OF
the Collector There Will be some disappointed ones
among the applicants as Ar. Grinnel mas expressed
his DETERMINATION ~ retain all worthy public SER
wants.
THE SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD CAR DRIVERS
sTRIKE-The strike OF the Second avenue conduc-
tors and drivers still continues There were no cars
running yesterday. Inc rumor that the company
are negotiating for sale Of the road TO the New ha
ven railroad Company Tor freight purposes seemed
10 gam additional currency The drivers seem TO be
nush Ia funds, and the affair progresses good pa-
tgredly.
OLD GUARD.-The veteran members of the Light
Guard and City Guard, organized as the Old Guard,
will celebrate their first anniversary on Thursday
evening, I'D inst, at the Asor House, when IL Is
place. Inis nne organization Is commanded by
Major George W. Mclean, and Is IN u highly pros
porous con iltion. numbering about l60 members,
with constant accessiols 10 the ranks.
DROWNED MAN. The remains Of an unknown
man were yesterday found floating in the dock foot
OF Thrty-elghlh street, East river. The body was
removed to the Morgue. where Coroner Schirmer
was notified to hold an inquest. Deceased was
about forty years OF age, ave feet eight Inches In
height AMI had brown hair aud sandy whissers.
he had on dark clothing. The remains apparently
had been IN tue water several weeks.
RUs OVER ACcIDgSr.-Coroner schitmer yester-
day held inquest at the Twenty y-second precinct
station house, on the body OF August Lorentz the
lad, neary eight years OF age, whose death resulted
from injuries received by being run over by
buicher's driven by Patrick Cronan as hercto-
tore reported In the HERALD. The jury after hear
ing the testimony rendered verdict OF accidental
DEATH whcreupon Cronan was DISCHARGED from
custody. Deceased lived with his parents, at 9tl
Eleventh avenue
BOGUS WATCH SwYpLE.-At the Jefferson Market
Police Court. before Justice Ledwith, yesterday,
was arraigned, by officer Mcconnell, OF the Twen-
tieth precinct. Henry W. PecEnam on the charge Of
swindllng widow woman out Of nfty dollars. Tae
complainant Mrs. Britheca Donaldson OF No. 40
Eleventh avenue charges tnat Peckham, VINO IL well
known TO the police of the Eighth ward, sold her for
the above sum wnat purporIed to be an eighteen
carat gold watch. bat which proved to be bogus
stufr not worth ten dollars. Peckham was held Tor
trial at the 6ensral Sessions.
THE STATION House ourRAGE.-C Captain CafYrey,
Of the Fifteenth precinct, who was tried yesterday
on the charge OF incarcera ating in cell a respectable
citizen, was Indirectly exoneratcd by the board
and the responsibility thrown upon doorman Cro-
nan, of that precinct against whom, 1t Is under
Stood the Captain viii not prefer charges. Under
these circumstances the Board OF Ponce Commis-
sioaer5 have but lew alternatives to order Captain
Csnrey to put his doornan ON trial or hold the Cap
tam responsible for the gross outrage that on the
Oth lust was perpetratei IN ms station house. an
outrage that two days after resulted In the death VI
the citizen arrested.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. As offlcer Grasscs, Of
the sixteenth precinct pairolling his post about
one O'Clock yesterday morning he saw two young
men open the hall door OF No. 431 West Nineteenth
street with night key. Grassick suspected that
they were no better than they should be- and asked
them II tney resided iD the mouse. Ihey replied m
tie aalrmstiye but Tie officer not being satisfied
with the way IN which thcy answered hilnl was
about TO lay lawful hands upon them, wnen tney
suddenly shut the inner hall door, leaving tho
peeer between that aud The outer door, lie at once
gave an alarm. but before the inmates Of the dwell.
ing knew what all the rumpus was about the rascals
ran ont through the back door, ana escapedj BY
leaplPg over the feuces IN the rear OF the house.