The New York herald., 1869-06-25

year.
THE POLICE BoARD.-This body met yesterday,
but beyond the transfer OF two doormen and the
reading OF judgement on some charges against
officers, no business was transacted.
The OLD CITY HOsPITAL.-The demolition OF the
central portion OF the old City Hospital for the
tension Of Pearl street. Is nearly completed. The
southern wing Is still used q hospital under the
authority Of the United States Treasury Department
IL is supported by "a fund raised by tax on mer-
chant seamen, VINO are entitled to its benefits.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS YEsTERDAY.-John Holt aged
fifteen years. Of No. 344 East Tnirty-third street,
wnlle at work on new building, yesterday fell
from a ladder 10 the cellar, and was seriously in
Co.'s, u Beekman street, mad wrist dislocated
10y his hand being caught In the machinery. lie was
taken 10 the City Hospital.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.-On Sunday morning
last Frederick Coors, German "a years OF age, left
his home 163 stanton street. for the purpose OF
bathing the East river the foot OF the street
which ne lived. He unfortunately ventured beyond
his depth and was drowned before aid could be rem.
dered The body was subsequently recovered and
Coroner Schirmer yesterday held an inquest on II.
CoSFIRMATiON.-Confrmat was administered
by Archbishop McCloskey, yesterday afternoon, In
the Catholic church OF ST. Laurence, East Eighty
fourth street. There were altogether $50 candidates
Of whom eighty were females. Or the whole number
100 made their first communion In the morning, at
the High Mass celebrated by Rev. Mr.. Gluckmeyer,
$. j. rhe children were appropriately dressed Tor
the occasion.
THE DELEGATION IN THE METHODIST CHURCH,
The latest returns from the vote lay delegation In
the Methodist EPISCOPAL Church, as received by mail
and telegraph at the ONCE OF the Methodist, in
TINS city, up to last evening, are as follows:-
Number OF churches, 576. Churches giving affrma-
tive majoriles, 3o,; churches giving negative major
tiles, 109 Whole number Of votes, 80 lS3. Number
OF votes for lay delegation 23,8l5; number OF votes
against lay delegation S,Sls Majority for lay dcie
CATION, 15,097.
The VISIBILITY OF MERcuHY.-As this planet ap.
pears near that portion Of the sky occupied by the
solar lumnary 1t Is not often seen with the unas.
sisted eye. Its present position Is the sign Of Gemn
about four degrees south OF the star Mu, and rises
but few minutes before the sun. 10 will be near
the planet Venus on the morning OF October g. 1871,
at hal past i've O'Clock, being then IN the sign OF
Leo and about ten degrees north OF that planet. 10
will be an evening star, quite brilliant on the I'D 0f
next September.
SEIZURE OF CIGARS BY CUSTOM House oFrrcERs.-
on Wednesday afternoon, 23d inst, while Deputy
Surveyor Lewis j. Kirk and Inspector Charles r..
Kane were In the lower Quarantine awaiting the
arrival of Havana steamer. they boarded
the bark Irlna, which had just arrived from
Sagua, and from the actions Of some
OF the crew. had their suspicious aroused that somc-
thing was wrong, they immediately commenced a
search, and were rewarded by finding 10000 prime
cigars, of such brand as Fgaros. Espanoas coii-
GERS seized from another vessel, whose name was
not ascertaned, several thousand more cigars.
INSANE YouNG MAN WASHINGTON Monday last
Duncan McEwen. young man twenty-five years Of
age left the residence Of his parents, No. Bowling
Green, and has not been seen or heard from by his
parents or any OF hts friends since. His parents are
specially distressed from his not being In his right
mind. lie Is about i've feet two inches In height,
| stout built and full face, with grey eyes and
| A scar across his nOse, and q full black beard and
| mustache. lie wore when he left the house light
| let nat q blue nanuc blouse and brown pants, with
blacE stripes on the legs. Any person binding him