The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-23

Average temperature yesterday .7sx
Average temperature for corresponding date last
Average for week last wear
Average Tor week this year
SUDDEN DRArH.-At one O'Clock yesterday Ger.
man. named Hostel conen. aged nifty. one years,
unknown cause.
FOUND DRowNED-The body OF q man. AGED
about sixty years. gray hair dressed In blue coat
black pants and vest and brogan shoes was yester.
day found In the water foot OF I0sth street, North
river.
A CHILD KILLED ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAIL.
RoAD.-A child Of John Roberts, No. as2 Division
street. aged eight years, was yesterday instantly
Killed at the Yonkers station By the three o'clock
southern bound express train, that ran over her
while playing on the track.
CHILD RESCUED IRON DRowNISe.-Frank McCue,
aged I've years. Of Eightynfth street. yesterday fell
into an excavation, made for o sewer, In which
there was considerable depth Of water and would
have been drowned were not for the timely arrival
Of officer Graham. Of the Twentythird precinct, who
rescued him.
ATTRMPTED SuICIpB.-Yesterday morning female
prisoner named Elizabeth Moore, confined in the
Twenty.nrst precinct station house, attempted to
kill herself By hanging. She tied handkerchief
about her neck and attached 1t to the cell door, but
was found by the dO0rman and cut down before in
aensibility had fallen upon her.
THREATENING TO SHo0T-Henry Glypn q book
keeper, wss arralgned before Justice Ledwith yes
terday, charged by John Giar OF No. 42o Sixteenth
street, VITA having presented loaded pistol at him
anu threatening to shoot The accused was COM
mitted in default OF $1,000 ball to answer at the
General Sessions.
ANOTHER KEROSENE FIRE.-About have-past eight
O'Clock last night fire broke out on the second
door of the three story building No. Orchard street.
occupied by Abraham Marks as dwelling 1t was
caused by the explosion Of Kerosene lamp The
house was damaged to the amount Of 81, 900 and
was insured for 81, 500.
DESCENT ON A GAMBLING HoUsE.-The police of
the Sixteenth precinct made descent on the gam
bling house corner OF Twenty-seventh street and
Eighth avenue on Saturday night and arrested the
proprietor, Robert Moran and eleven persons found
on the premises. The officers also captured guam
tty Of articles used In gambling. The prisoners
were brought before Justice Ledwith, at the Jefer
son Market Police Court yesterday morning. Moran
was bailed In the sum Of $500, aud the others were
reprimanded and discharged.
METE0ROLoGIcAL-The meteorological observa
tons at the Park for the week ending August 81 fur
nish the following results:-Barometrlca mean for
the week, S0.O28 inches; maximum ct seven A. NJ.
August Is, 30.l66 tnches minimum at nine 2. M.
August Is 2s:ss4 inches, giving = range Of .272
grees above zero, the maximum being 94.7 at two
7. M. on saturday, August 81; the minimum 81 de-
grees at six A. NJ August II, showing range OF
52.7 degrees The week rather dry for although
there was rain on five days the total amount OF wa
ter that fell was only 80 inches
THE HUMBOLDT CELEBRATION.-The Joint Commit
tee Of Arrangements OF the Northeastern saenger.
bund and of the General saengerbund had q full
meeting yesterday forenoon at the Germanla Assem-
bly, Rooms and resolved to assist In the CEREMONIES
the Park On the I4th Of September next the
centenary Of the birth OF Humboldt The North.
eastern Union with Car ri Anscauet1 as as musical
Conradin Kreuzer, and 'yubnantly Rises Crestlon''
mann Mohr the General Saengerbund. with chorus
Of 500 voices, under the direction Of Frederic
Richard Wagners heroic opera OF "Rienzi."
TEMPLE or ADATH JEsHURUN-RENTINd OF
PEws.-When the Jewish Temple OF Adath Jeshurun,
on West Thirty-ninth street. was built some few
years ago, about two hundred pews therein were
sold for sum OF sSo,O oS even before the temple
the celebration OF Hebrew services. Forty pews re-
NAMED nnsold but were rented by the year TO vari
GUS members OF the congregation. 1t Is customary
ROD as long as the church Itself STANDS ~ Evsy
pew. the managers Of the Temple Adatb Jeshurun.
desirous Of disposng BY sale OF the rented pews.
not being large and comprising principally pew rent.
ers none were sold, but almost ali were hired over
long ana rooms and az s
hOlstered and carpeted throughout. Those which
Cogue but quite near enough to the pulpit TO hear
the reader anu the rabbi distinctly.
THE ToMBs POLICE COURT YEsTERDAY.-It was
an unusually busy day yesterday at this court.
Seated on the bench with Judge Kelly, and an
earnest and interested observer of the SAD develop
view was Mr. EDWARD Stevenson payina teller ius OF Of
the Filth National Bank. prominent politician Of
the. Twenty:arst ward. and one Of the most
Citizens Association. There were I2l prison.
ers srraigned for examination, made up mostly
Of 'drunk and disorderles'-a sad array
Of bloated besotted wretches, ruined1by Their
cases took the usual COURSE discharges nncs or i'm
csnss aad minor assaults we're locked IN OFT a at
the Court Of Special Sessions. There was one accu-
sation Of felonous assault, William Thompson being
charged with cutting with knife and striking on
the head with pitcher Hobert schubert, Of No. 90
Chrystie street, and one OF grand larceny, Emma
Henry Levy of No 40 Robinson street Both were
committed for examination,
SAD EVENT AT THE CLARENDON HoTEL~-At ten
O'Clock yesterday morning an accident occurred
by which an esteemed gentleman was hurried into
eternity. For about three years Adam .. Logan.
who IN the practice OF his profession had amassed
considerable property mad made the Clarendon
walls spent la Europe. About year since. while
travelling on the Continent Mr.. Logan was stricken
to use the limbs OF one side. His mind Il Ia said,
suffered somewhat from the shock to his system,
1t has been his habit to sit on The sill OF one OF
the windows looking Into the yard from the
usua sew from his svor ws wndo% me oa
gentleman lost his balance and was preciptated
to the yard below. The servants and guests rushed
10 the yard to find him in his last death thr0es. De-
ceased was great avorite about the hotel and the
sad event has cast shadow over Its occupants.
Deputy Coroner Beach held an inquest at two
O'Clock, when the above facts ascerained, and
ALI adjournment had until to-day.
QUARREL OVER A CORPsE.-A most remarkable
case Of heartessness on the part Of rival updsN.
takers came under the notice Of lnsns..Jr walIlng
yesterday, At three O'Clock on Saturday morning
woman named Sutton died In the Eleventh ward,
leaving IN bank 500. Her sister in-iaw, her near
est OF kin IN the CITY, with the exception Of young
child OF deceased, called In an undertaken and had
the body prepared for burial, Later In the day
OF the Coroners called and investigating the case,
sent his favorte undertaken the house TO bury the
body. Undertaken No. brought his box aud ice |
and insisted on dumping, at late hour last |