The New York herald., 1869-09-20

Average for week this year
Average for week last year. .60A
] INTO THE DEPrHs.-Mary Mohon, aged twenty.
| seven years, about hafpast one yesterday morning
| fell down the basement OF No. 813 Water street and
sustained very severe injuries.
THE RIVER THIEvEs.-OHlcers of the harbor
| police on SATURDAY chased boat containing two
| river thieves and four bags OF white sugar. The
thieves made land at the foot Of Dover street and
| escaped, leaving the sugar In the boat.
BRICKNd A MAN.-Danel Lane, OF No. Bt James
street, on Sunday morning entered the Oak street
station house and reported that he had been badly
cut the head with brick in the hands Of william
Flynn, OF No. Al oliver street. His wound was
dressed BY police surgeon.
SUICIDE BY DRowNING.-At half-past twelve
O'Clock yesterday morning an unknown man jumped
into the river at the foot OF pier SO East river and
was drowned. rope was thrown him by parties
standing on the dock, but he refused to take It, aud
sunk. His cap was recovered, ana is at the Fourth
precinct station house. The body has not been
recovered.
FIRE IN PEARL STREET-Loss $s, ,500.-At halEpast
Ave O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon fire was dtscov.
cred on the first floor OF the Of No. POT Pearl
street, occupied py Wadsworth Brother, manufao.
turers and Importers OF varnlsh and white lead oils
causing loss OF 5000 on stock and $500 on the
building. owing to the absence OF the 1rm the
insurance, II any, could not be ascertalned.
DANGEROUSLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STATE.
MENT.-Some three weeks ago Mortimer Sullivan, o
lad living at No. SOL Third avenue, while at play
with some other boys, came In collision with man
named Patrick McKeOn, during which, II Is alleged
the latter struck and kickedlhn in brutal manner.
Subsequently Sullivan disabled from the effects
dangerous condition Coroner Flynn was Yesterday
notified TO take his ante-m0rtem statement. war
rant mas oeen @ ISSUED i3r tne arrest Oh Mckeon and
ner's ONCE, for execution.
ANOTHER KEROSENE EYPLosroN.-At halEpas
eight O'Clock last night kerosene lamp exploded In
the engine room Of the oil dock foot OF Sixtyhfth
street. North river, completely demolishing the en-
gne room and burning about 100 barrels OF OIL caus
Ing loss OF over s30 0o0 the property or Sumbarh,
Agur Go. large quantity Of oil nowed into the
river and was burned. Near the dock was fifteen
loads Of oil and vessel heavily loaded, which
fortunately escaped 10 could not be ascertain ed
whether there was any insurance on the property or
not
Of the Para Mets0rQIQgca pePertmen. for TIE week
ending September Is, lse8 shows the following
atmospheric conditions during that od:-Baro.
Me- nlhes sSSse ss
nnometerNMean, m ea "a deg @ ;ma1m1Ta at four ?. NJ,
September 12 rs. deg; minimum at Six A. M, Sep.
a @ ae kaq fs Sa
three O'Clock 7. NJ. Total depth OF water .13 OF an
Inch.
Zoo FAR FROM HoMB.-George Smout Is we'll
todo tailor, whose sign hangs out In Queen street,
Toronto, Canada. He came to this great city In
search iof experience on Saturday strayed along
the piers OF the North river met conadlng fellow
named Eddy, who took deep interest In the De.
veopment Of the New DOminion; both entered 1873
West street. The result OF these little lndiscretions
was that SmOut was swindied out OF eleven SOW
ereigns, by means Of the envelope trick He appeal
ed to olcer Feld OF the Fifth precinct, who recOv-
cred the money. Charles Ganges, OF Fordham, was
similarly swinded Saturday out Of ten dollars, at
2l3 West street, by man named Jacobs. The money
was also recovered by officer Field
SUPPOSED CHILD MUkDBR.-Tne remains OF fe
male child apparently about q week old were found
In the vault Of premises No. 1913 Hester street by
woman living In the house, who gave information
10 offcer McSherry, OF the Tenth precinct. The
body 1shed out and taken to the station house,
where q partial examination was made by Deputy
Coroner Cushman, who ordered 1t removed to the
Morgue, The child was born alive, but whether 1t
thrown into the sink before or alter death 1t
may be dinicult to determine. The matter how
ever Will be investigated before Coroner Schlrmer,
but IN the meantime Captain Ward OF the Tenth
precinct is making an effort to learn something Of
the parentage OF the child and by whom the body
was deposited in the vault
FATAL CAsuALTIEs.-Several weeks ago Nicholas
Brown, then living at 1913 Washington street, OF.
tended the funeral Of an acquaintance who died IN
the Tombs after which he returned home ascended
to the roof Of his house and went to sieep Later in
the night he and fell from the roof to the pave
m ent, thus receiving terrible injuries. Brown, as
pital, where death ensued on saturday night from
The effects OF the injuries received Coroner Flynn
was notified TO hold an inquest on the body. De.
ceased was thrty-1ve years Of age and native OF
Ireland.
The same Coroner was called to the Morgue to holo
an inquest on tho body OF Robert Stevenson, forty
eight years Of aye and native OF Ireland, whose
death resulted from fracture OF the skull and other
injuries received by falling from pile OF lumber,
corner Of Houston and West streets. The occurrence
~ said TO have been quite accidental.