The New York herald., 1869-02-23


DECEAsE OF COLONEL WILLIAM NJ. SMTH.-Colonel
william M. Smith, prominent citizen Of Selma
Ala died at the st. Nicholas Hotel at four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
KNIGHTS or ST. PArRrcx.-The quarterly meeting
of this body will come or this evening at No. 73f
Broadway. The arrangements for the grand annual
banquet at the Astor House on the 18th OF March
viii be completed, and the tickets win be distributed
TO members
The BOARD or HEALTu.-This Board held its usual
weekly meeting yesterday. The Sanitary Superin-
tendent reported that the Ragged School and Bread
House, located at No. 227 Greenwich street was In
horrible condition. and unfit for habitafion and
lodgings for children. DR.. Harris made report on
the limeburnng nuisance, detailing his visit TO the
infected districts and arrived at the conclusion that
1t IS source Of offensive aud injurious
deflement and poisoning OF the atmosphere
with various compound gases the chief OF which
are sulphide OF ammonium and sulphuretted hydro
gen. These gases Hash over our city, and In GER
tain poisonous states or the atmosphere are per-
ceived by their sufocatIng and peculiar odor far
eastward MS Madison avenue. They are injurious to
health and ut times they are nearly as offensive to
the smell Us the foul cdors which arise from decay
ing offal and badly managed rendering kettes'
wherein such o1al Is boiled. Action was deferred
for the present.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs.-The session OF
the Assembly Committee on Contested Elections
resumed yesterday morning at the Metropolitan Ho-
tel, H. b. Smith presiding, and additional testimony
was taken in the OF Frederick Zirnmer against
Timothy J. Campbell. Joseph II. Ellery, witness for
the contestant swore that seventy-two Illegal voters
ballotcd m the Sixth district Thirteenth ward, OF
whom fcrtytwo were Illegally registered and thirty
were repeatcrs and nonrcsiuents. Six witnesses
who oil testified that they voted for thinner, were
examined. Vincent Clark produced the orig
mai 'telersi hooks, which were opened aud
examined by committee and counsel on both sides.
Judge Loow, Counsel for Zimmer produced the Con-
gress tally TO show that Campbell received only l50
votes in particular district and returned 25i.
j. q. Julian Limeburn, one OF the poll clerks de-
posed that 416 votes were pollcd 515 OF which
for Member Of Assembly: made q return ID Police
Headquarters, which could not then be found; did
not recollect whether Jennings got any votes or
not. Other unimp0ssant testimony was taken. The
present investigation win probably occupy tall Friday
next
FIRE IN WARREN SrRREr--Ioss $s5,ooo.-About
three O'Clock yesterday morning a fre made It's APP
pearance IN the fourth oor OF No. a. Warren street.
occupied by Newstadter 4 Brothers. manufacturers
OF clothing. The firm had large stock, which was
damaged by fire and water TO the extent OF $4,000.
Tue first door is occupied by Bodenheim, Mayer a
Co. as a hardware store; they sustained about
$1,000 damage by water. The following are
the insuranccs:-Newstadter Brothers,, on
stock-Commercial, $4,000; Mechanics and Traders.
$1,000: Pacific, $4,000. Western. OF Buifaio $4,000;
Capital City, S. 0o0 other companies $4,000: total,
$4,000. value OF stock on hand before fire. $4,000
to $4,000; loss, $4,000. B0dcnheim, Mayer Co.,
on stock--Grocers, $500; Lafayet $500; Mer-
chants. t5,ooo;.. Albany City, $4,000; Norwich
or Albany. $4,000; ST. Nicholas, 5000; Baltic,
$4,000, total s40.000their loss was about $4,000.
H. H. A. 8. Stevens loss on building, 81 600: in.
sured for $4,000 In various companies.