The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-24


Average temperature for corresponding date
last year...-.......... ..................... 442s
VITAL STATISTICS The returns made TO the office
OF Mr.. Brown, Metropolitan Board Of Health show,
for the week ending yesterday afternoon, deaths
Al5-increase or one over previous week-birthR
2sa, ana AIS persons married
SELF-AMPUrATIoS.-A cartman named Michael
Finn of No. 10 Dover street, att pier 80 East river
yesterday cut of two OF his fingers accidentally
They were dressed by DR.. Donor, the Central once
Police Surgeon, and Michael went on his way mourn
ing for the loss OF his personal effects.
SORE HKAD-ln one OF the streets Of the Fourth
ward beneath the nickering gaslight yesterday
morning an ofrter OF the police precinct found James
Shay a sailor bleeding profusely. He conveyed
the man TO the station house, where he stated he
had been severely cut on the head by some
unknown man IN Catharine Market. Central
Office surgeon dressed his head and he was conveyed
10 his home
FIRE IN CLINTON STREErAt halfpast three
O'Clock yesterday morning dre broke out in the
cabinet mandatory OF julius Danernheim, Nos. 81
and "a Clinton street, on the second noor Mr. Da-
nernheim's loss on stock IS $500; fully insured
in the Mechanics Insurance Company OF
Brooklyn. Richard Weiss cabinet maker, lost about
5000 covered oy policy IN the Peoples Insurance
Company The hrsi noor IS occupied Dy John
Adams, dealer IN rosewood, who sustains $1,000
loss ana is uninsured. The structure, which
damaged $1,000, ID owned By William rllden, who lis
fully insured.
SUDDEN DEATHs.-Pierce welcn, naive OF Ire
and, ifty-.hres years Or age, VINO had lsng been
troubled with asthma died suddenly al No Batavia
street, on Friday NIGHT. Coroner Rollins WAS mott
fed 10 hold an inquest on the body.
The same coroner was called TO No. Mulberry
street TO hold an inquest over the remains OF Jane
WEIGH, an irish woman, thirtyhya years OF age, VINO
died sudteny.
Michael Fossin, late or No. 81 Eighth avenue, has
hao disease or the heart Tor long time, ana was
advised ey Ma physician 70 be extremely caren how
he exerted himself. On FRIDAY Fossln attend :
ing 10 his business as usual auf ~ night was taken
suddenly Ill and died soon a,tcrward. Coroner
Keenan, WAS notl1ed 70 hold an inquest on the body.
BOARD or PoLtcE.-At q session OF this board
held yesterday. a complaint received from
the managing editor OF morning paper, TO the
effect that his reporter detailed 20 interviewi the
House or Detention, had been denied admtiance,
and thar On appealing TO superintendent Kennedy
he declined giving ann puss 10 enter. The Board
passed resolution lnstructing the superintendent
10 admit all reporters properly Authorized 10 eNa
mine the establishments IN bne presence OF some
oli1ccr az to the manner or it, ADM lstr alton, but
converse VITA witnesses detained there. The Board
also promoted acting 3ergeants q. h Nass or the
Fourteenth precinct; j. 4. Maoney OF the Twelfth,
ana p. A. smith, Of the rwentythrd, 10 full Ser
geants or their respective precincts.
GRAND ARMY OF rHE REPU3LTC--A new post mo.
1lR OF the Grsud Army or The Republic was iD=t.
tuted Al Llntmans Hotel, AIS Grand street on Fri
day evening last by Captain Muiligan aide-de-c camp
on the sbAI OF the Grand Commander State or New
YORK assisted BY several other officers. large
attendance was pre5eu. and ABOUT thirty members
were mustered, Tl9 post Il named after
Colonel Danzrsn, VINO Was killed in attempt
to liberae she Union prisoners OF Libby Prison The
roster OF officers Ia as follows:-Commauder, Hans
Powell, NJ. D.; Vice Commander, L. J. 0dlum;
Junior Vice Commander, J. Murray; surgeon, Nj. i.
Franklin; chaplain. s. Matllard; Adutant W. Leech.
e. NJ. Patterson. Ofncer or the Guard, W. McEntee;
Quartefnas,er's sergeant, I. Z. Grogan.