The New York herald., 1869-06-23
Average temperature for corresponding date last

wear. .69}d
REMARKABLE SHOwERs-On Monday three thunder
showers occurred The first prevailed at thirty
minutes after midnight; the second from fourteen
minutes after five in the afternoon TO hfty-eignt
minutes after five O'Clock with great force, during
which period one and eighteenth inches OF water
fell, an amount equal to millions OF h0gsheads for
the entire city. The third thunder shower occurred
at and after forty minutes after eight O'Clock the
evening. meteorological work mentions that at
Catsk N Y, the 2oth of July, 1919, ram Iell at
the rate of two and half inches in one hour for six
hours and yet this great fall barely exceeds that OF
Monday.
DANGEROUSLY BEATEN.-A few days ago q dis
turbance occurred in the tenement house No. 12i
Sheriff street. between Rosa Levy, a German wo-
man, and Johanna Fenton. native OF Ireland, both
of whom occupy apartments in the premises. Dur
lEg the quarrel johanna, 1t IS alleged, struck her
opponent on the head with heavy pitcher in1ct-
ing serious and perhaps fatal injury. Coroner
Schirmer was yesterday notified to take the ante.
mOrtem statement Of Mrs. Levy, but on reaching
the house she was found to be partially delirious
and unable TO give clear and correct version of
the occurrence Her cOnditiOny5 regarded as very
critical indeed. Johanna is in custody, awaiting
the result of her victims injuries.
AMERICAN MICROsCOPICAL SOCIETY.-The Ameri-
can Microscopcal Society held stated meeting
last evening at the rooms Of the organization No. 5s
Madison avenue, Mr.. John E. Gavt, the President,
occupying the chair, and Mr.. J. W. Ward acting as
Secretary. The main subject Of discussion arose
from remarks made at previous meeting with re.
gard to differences OF opinion which prevail about
Class OF minute creatures scientifically known as
Eupodisc,. DR.. A. M. Edwards spoke upon
the subject. dwelling upon the differences
writings OF Professors Bayley and Smith, explaining
that one was describing EuDOdiscus Tddiatls while
the other was writing about species Of BedtuDld.
DR.. Edwards explained the differences as he had
found them in an examination OF about 900 speci
mems, and exhibited number OF specimens OF the
true Eupodiscus radiatus. These were examined
by the Society, and discussion arose after the n
spectiOn which was joined IN by almost all the
members present. After examining further speci
mems and discussion upon them the meeting ad
iOurned.
FUEL FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOoIs.-In accordance
with previous announcement the Committee on Sup
plies Of the Board of Education, comprising Com
mlssioners Brennan Lewis and Murphy. met at the
hall of the Board yesterday at noon and opened the
proposals which been received for supplying the
public schools with fuel TOR the ensuing year. The
bids put In were as fOllOws:-Wood--J. 4. Barnard
N Sons for oak 80 So per cord, and for pine $40 62
J. A. Conover for oak $40 SO, pine Sl1 81; G. B. De-
Baum, oak $40 % pine $11 10. COal-H. L. Hoey,
average 50 81 per tOn }. T. Barnard & sons So "a
per ton; l.. J. BellOni, SIS GA per ton; J. O'Nell
Sons, 50 g. The committee awarded the contract
for wood to J. T. Barnard Sons and for coal to l..
J. Bellon. The prices much In advance of those
bated ior some time before awarding the contracts.
The terms OF the agreement are:-Best quality white
ash coal in about the following manifestations
thousand tons furnace sze 200 tons stove sZe 726
tons egg size and seventyve tons Of nut slZe best
quality OF oak wood. sticks mol less than three feet
the pine WOOD not less than three feet six inches
long, The wood to be cut and split and piled away
III the bins and the coal TO be delivered and slowed
in the vaults or bins without extra charge.