The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

serve out the full terms for which they have been
sentenced.
day at noon there 5s7 deaths the city, against
$50 for the same period last year; $40 persons mar
| red and psf births The sanitary officials express
satisfaction with the health or the city for the past
week. and feel that there Is no longer any cause Tor
anxiety as the cold weather is near and the streets
and cutters are now quite free OF NTH. over 500
per week is spent by the Board In cleaning and DIS
injecting Streets lanes, vacant lots and cutters.
THE BROWNE MysTERY.-A quantity OF white
sugar. alleged to be OF the same as used by the late
Mrs. Sarah A. Browne, coOred woman who died q
few days ago, In q very sudden and mysterious man.
ner at 76 sullivan street. as already narrated IN yes
| terdays HERALD, was delivered to Deputy coroner
Shine. Suspicion OF death by poison Is entertained
| and the package OF sugar mas been handed over 10
Prof Chandler, chemist for the Board OF HEALTH who
will proceed to anayze 1t and report the result. IL
will depend on his report whether any further pro-
ceedngs to be had IN the case by Coroner Flynn
| AN OFFICIAL VISIT FROM LONDoE-The Board OF
Fire Commissioners of this city have received COM
munication from the State Department at Washing
ton notifying them, a; the request of the British
Minister that Captain shaw formerly OF the ROYAL
armyl the chief officer of the London Fire Brigade
was about to visit this city and inspect the Metro
politan Fire Department. On the arrival OF Captain
Shaw, IN the latter part of this month, review will
be had and every facility for obtaining Information
afforded MN by the Board A similar notice sent
TO the Mayor has been referred by hun to the Fire
commissioners.
OPENING OF THE FRENCH CABLE TO BUSINESS
new cable OF the societe du Cable Tran. a lantique
Francois, is open for general business. Messages
are received In TINS city al the companys oce, No.
the franklin Telegraph Company, No. II Broad and
rs Gold streets, and OF the Ocean Telegraph Com
pany. The tariff of rates has been fixed at 81 SO
gold per message OF ten words, signature ana adj
dress included, five figures or letters being counted
word, ami seventy-nve cents gold Tor each add
tional word. For cipher messages the rate is
doubled.
MAYORS OFFIsE.-The business at the Marshal's
Bureau during the past week.-Mrs. been remarkably
light. There were few cases OF ''smart" country
men who had not won what they bet on the sen
velope dodge" for whom the Marshal's officers
covered the amount they had lost, making IN the
aggregate S43s. Deputy Marshal DAILY reports the
licenses issued during the week as fo.lows:-JunK
carts, 2; junk shops i; second hand dealers, 2;
boarding house, i; express /: coaches, o. vendors,
49, carts, 81 drivers, 2' stage coaches, 3; p0rters
total 10. The amount received for lees and lines
is s315. Marshal Tooker has betaken himself to
Long Branch and during his absence the business
of the Complaint Bureau Will he attended To by the
afable Major Hart.
THE CHAMBERS STREET CAMP-This street, in the
immediate neighborhood OF Uncle Sans dingy Pa
lais de Justice, continued yesterday to the APP
pearance of military cam under the orders of
General Barlow the United States Marshal. The
General returned to his Office from staten Island in
the forenoon under the escort OF squad OF artillery
men, but nothing more warllke happened than the
sending oil Iurtlve martial SanceS across the street
in the direction of the Superior Court building and
have been provided with sixty rounds OF ball cart
ridges but one expects, except perhaps ii be Gen.
eral Barlow himself that any occasion Tor the OF
a single will during the McCunn- Pratt Bar
low inhrogho. No legal steps will be moved for
until tomorrow.
ASYLUM FOR FOUNDLINGs.-The Good Sisters of
Charity have determined to establish In this city
asylum for fOundlings. They have as yet no mate
rial with which to commence the work, but relying
on their own indomitable zeal in carrying out any
charitable work in which they may engage, and also
the well known generosity of the New York public
they feel confident OF success. The undertaking
will at commend itself to the humane and char
ltably disposed residents OF the metropolis and the
aid which the seli.denyng Sisters ask for should be
Immediately granted. Contributions OF money
suitable clothing Will be received by the Sisters at
ST. Peters, In Barclay street; ST. PatrIcK's orphan
Asylum, Prince street; st. Mary's East Broadway;
st. Gabriel's, in East Thirty-sXth street, and Holy
Cross, IN West Forty-secOnd street.