The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALLING OF BALcONY.-At three p. NJ. yesterday
the balcony of No. 4l3 West Thirtysxth street. upon
which Margaret and Agnes Kelly and Ellen Mcclure
Wee a n me ss
severely injured internally; the others escaped with
slight bruises.
A kECKLEss HACK DRIvER.-On the afternoon Of
yesterday at the corner Of Eighth and Thirty
second street. q reckless Jehu, who had neither his
eyes nor wits about him. ran down Cornelia Burns,
whose residence Is not given. The woman was seve-
rely injured about the head, and her wounds may
prove fatal The number Of the hack Is said to be
$50.
THE MARKET STREET SrABBING AFFRAY.-John
Phoenix, aged seventeen years, of No. Pelham
street, who was stabbed by Richard Hurley, corner
OF Market and Cherry streets, on Monday night, at
halfpast ten O'Clock is reported IN very critical
condition; so much so that the Coroner at a late
hour was notified TO take his ante-mOrtem state
ment.
AFFRAY IN WOOSTER STREET.-About nine O'Clock
last evening" at No. 40 Wooster rect, white man,
named George Sayers OF No. "a First street, engaged
in an alteration with the occupant of one OF the
rooms, Julia Thompson negress. Both OF them were
drunk. Julia seized a tumbler and hurled 1t with
considerable force at Sayers. IL came IN contact
with his nose the bridge of which was severely cut.
The wound was dressed by DR.. Armstrong, OF the
Central ONCE. The woman was locked up at the
Prince street station house.
DEATH IN A STATION HoUsE.-FrOm two reports
made to the Central ONCE last night appears that
a sailor named Jacobus Phillips at three O'Clock
yesterday morning, fell into the water at the foot OF
Franklin street. North river He was rescued by a
citizen named Ellis, and became so elated at his
providential escape from death that ne patrOniZed
the West street gin mills and got so drunk that he
was arrested and locked up at Captain Petty's sta
ton house at seven A. NJ four hours after his
cue At thlrty-three minutes after I'VE In the even
ing he was found dead In the cell at the Fifth pre-.
cinct station house The dispatches are silent as
to the cause OF his detention &C the station house all
day, when the court was open and hospitals ready
TO receive patients, but as inquest Is to be held
by the Coroner more light will doubtless be thrown
upon the case.
CASUALTIES Observation-Disclosures HOnlehan, az
work blasting at the Of Fortyfth street and
First avenue, was so severely wounded by prema-
ture explosion that his removal to Bellevue Hospital
was rendered necessary NJ. Friedenheim, OF No.
51Sn Grand street. was run down by o horse and
vehicle, driven Dy A. d. G0be at the corner of ave.
nue. and seventh street, and received broken leg
lie was taken home. Jacob Britt, OF No. 524 West
FOrfieth street, fell of a truck, corner OF Eighth
street and Fourth avenue, and received severe
scalp wound. John Brophy, OF No. 10S Cherry
street. wnile swimming at pier No 80 East river, hit
his head against stone and obtained severe
wound. Rosa Rosenburgh, aged two years, OF No.
10 Rvington street, was run over and severely In
jured by car No. 10 Of the East Broadway line,
driven by John Degraw, who was arrested The
casualty occurred corner OF clinton and Rivington
streets. Mrs. Hobereid OF No. 2S6 East Houston
street. at No. 2l9 Wooster street fell down stars and
broke one Of her legs.