The New York herald., 1869-04-30


Average temperature corresponding day last yr. 53h
Average temperature on Wednesday. .......... 69n
Average temperature corresponding day last yr 64%
COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
At the semi-monthiy meeting OF this Board yester-
day large amount OF routine business was trans
acted, but nothing OF Importance transpired.
FELONIOUs ASSAULT ON SHIPBOARD.-Captain
Hartt of the HarbOr Police steamer Metropolitan,
yesterday boarded the ship Liverpool, lying at
anchor In the bay, and arrested Richard Doyle, one
OF the crew, for striking The third mate, William
Wallace, on the head with marlingspike. innicting
serious wounds.
MAYORS OFFICE.-The dull weather Of yesterday
seemed to have the effect of deterrng complainans
from appearing or of compelling licensed people to
be very good. Marshal To0ker finally revoked the
licenses held by Thomas Norton for coaches Nos 11O
and 373 NOrtOns record has been very bad, and the
Marshal has determined to rid the city, If possible,
of scheming hackmen.
WIDENING OF CHURCH STREEr.-Operations to-
wards the widening OF Church street have CON-
menced. The inexorable law OF modern improve
ment has already reached o venerable structure
where in the good old times OF the early history Of
New York s9cn congenial spirits as Thomas add son
Emmett Robert McNevin, Judge Verp.anck and
others were wont to have their Attic feasts
SUDDEN DEATHs.-Henry Sauers q German la
bOrer. twenty-seven years Of age, was taken from
the Fifteenth precinct station house to Bellevue Hos
pital and died few minutes after admission. COr0-
ner Schrmer was notified TO hold an inquest on the
body. On Wednesday evening Winifred TOole, an
Irish woman ffty-four years Of age, died suddenly
at 281 Mott street. An inquest was held on the body
by Coroner Keenan,. .-.>..
SUICIDE BY TAKING POIsON.-On Wednesday even
ing Henry walmer, painter BY trade, while in
melancholy and partially deranged state Of mind,
took quantity of Paris green for the purpose Of self
destruction. He was conveyed to Bellevue Hospital
where death ersued In less than an hour after ad-
mission. Coroner keenan, Will hold an inquest to-
day. Wamer was fifty -One years OF age ana native
OF Germany. He lived AZ 1917 Greene street.
SPLENDID MErEoR-At twenty minutes after
eight O'Clock on Wednesday evening . brilliant
blue meteor much brighter than the planet Venus,
shot into the atmosphere at point about thlrtyve
degrees above the east northeast horizon. After
moving over arc of ffty-six degrees In north
northwest direction 1t suddenly disappeared. SO
brightly aid this meteor flash that its pathway
apparent through the very deep haze with which the
entire sky was covered.
FATAL RAILROAD AcCiDENT.-C0rOner Keenan,
was yesterday notified to hold an inquest at the
Morgue on The body OF Francis Dgnan, an Irish Ia
borer, twentyeight years OF age who died from the
effects OF injuries received the 10Th instant tcom
pound fracture OF both egs). by being run over by
an express train OF cars belonging to the Hudson
River Railroad Company, on Eleventh avenue be-
Fifty and Ffy-fcurth Streets hereto
fore published IN the HERALD; Deceased was a sin
gle man and lived at 232 East Fifty-ninth street.
THE EMBEzzLEMENT AT STEWARDS SrORE.-wil-
liam H. Livingston formerly delivery clerk In the
employ OF A. 7. Stewart Co.. charged with embez-
zling "a, 1914 OF from his employer, was arraigned
before Justice Dodge at the Jefferson Marke.
Police Court yesterday morning, where o formal
complaint preferred against him by John
Van Gaasbeck superintendent OF the carpet depart
ment. Peter 5. Curtis, a bOokkeeper I'm the same
department, arrested upon the statement made by
Livingston that he was In league with him and re-
ceved portion OF the money was discharged.
The books showed that the statement OF Livingston
was false, and made for the purpose OF screening
himself. Curtis testified that Livingston had
eral occasions made false entries on the books,
which were under his charge. Livingston upon his
informal examination, stated he was twenty-seveu
years OF age born in Scotland, resides at Bergen,
~ j.. Is clerk by occupation, and not guilty OF the
charge. He was committed without bail to answer.
THE GREAT PEACE FESTIVAL AND THE TWENTY
SECOND REGInENr.-The authorities OF the city Of
Boston have invited the Twenty second regiment OF
New York to visit that city during the great peace
festival. II the regiment accepts the invitation in
preference TO an encampment ut Long Branch In
July next. they viii leave this city on the lfth OF
June for Boston. the sound, and go through the
following programme:-f'ariiclpate IN the grand pa
rade to be held on the 18th: attend the Grand Jubi-
lee the afternoon and a dress parade on the Com
mon In the evening; on the 18TH make an excursion
around Boston harbor; on the 18th receive the
Providence Light Infantry, participate In the parade
In honor OF the anniversary or the battle Of Bunker
iIil and attend the Jubilee: on the 18th proceed 10
Providence. where they will he guests OF the Prov-
dence military; IN the evening leave for New York.
In the event or the regiment declining this invitation
an encampment will be held at Long Branch on n
more perfect and complete scale than that last year,
with daily target practice on the Wimbledon plan.
prizes for the best marksmen. and grand hop to be
given by the regiment at die close OF the camp.