The New York herald., 1869-01-12

terday at her residence ll3 West Forty -sxth street.
from unknown causes TAe Ooronen were aso
notified that Charles Halenbsck. aged forty three,
had dropped dead yesterday IN the TIN Gn0p l03
Lewis street. probably from disease or the heart
RESCUED vRoA DRowNNG.-Hugh Reilly. no resi-
dence fell overheard at the foot OF pier No - East
river yesterday afternoon. but was rescued fr0m
drowning ~ the bystanders. He was taken 70 the
seventh precinct station and cared for. st. y
SERIoUs AoCIDESr-E Kahl, residing at No.
1877 Spring street. met with serious accident yester
day afternoon In having his ullfractured BY bar
OF his family. s57IN9N ~
ecALDKD sERIoUsLY.--Anns Poinxer, aged twenty
month"; was scalded seriously last evening, BY .
kettle Of boiling wafer accidentally falling from
stove on her neck and chest at the residence q her
cared for the babe. a ss4.s..... ..M-. ,.sssf ~
EMBANKNBNr ACCIDENr.-whtlc several men were
at work In the sewer In Eighty-tnird street. near
Second avenue yesterday, the embaukments gave
way and buried John and James McOann beneath
. tne debris John mad his leg broken and James ma
pltal. sFyot-as r df5nsl. 81 aSsaVsss tst
FIRE IN TENTH SrREEr.--A nre broke out In the
feed store and stables No. 400 Tenth street about
three O'Clock yesterday morning. The premises
damaged about S. 600 before the nre could be
were arrss,ed on cSarss or Of incsnsisrsm % in con- com
necuon with the hre, but were not held BY the su-
th0rtics s~
RELIGIOUS REvrvAL.--An unusual religious inter-
est is just manifest at the Bedford street Me-
thodist Episcopal church, Rev. John f. Cookman,
pastor. On sabbath evening began the protracted
meeting customary among the MethodisIs, and the
pastor gave an able exOrtati0n to religious life,
based on the text III thou wit De wise. tnou shalt
be wise Tor thyself but II thou scorne5t thou alone
shalt bear it." Several went forward Tor special
prayers. ss1 ra
THE FUNERAL OF JOHN McAuLrFFE.-Thc funeral Of
Mr.. kcAune. late vice president OF the Knights Of
St. Patrick, took place yesterday ct the Dominican
church Of ST. Vincent The funeral sermon was
preached by Father Byrnes In his remarks he
pledged 70 tue cause Of truth justice and right. lhe
procession CONSISTED OF the knignts OF St Patrick,
sainins M relatives ana nd friends u the deceased. The
aualr was very imposing.
THE FRRE GrRMAS ScHooI. This institution
located at Nos. 140 and li2 East Fourth street. was
established on shares The schoclhouse, the pro-
perty Of the shareholders. was built In 1859, and Is
valued at $4,000. There are twelve teachers EN-.
ployed, nine OF whom are Germans and three Amer-
cans; two teachers OF female work and one for
drawing. The average number OF scholars varies
from 06U to 750 per month At the semi-anndal meet
ing neld BY the stockhoders OF the establishment
last sunday In the SchO0lh0u5e u was resolved to
increase the school money TO be paid Tor each pupil
attending the increased expenditures rendering this
society was so Amended that employees OF the society,"
being shareholders, should have no vote on their
shares ct the business meetings.
THE POLICE LIFE INSURANCE. AssoCrATroN.-T
second annual report Of the president OF the Metro
poitan Police Aid Association submitted on satur-
day, exhibits the operation OF tnat mutual iifc in
surance company. During the year ending January
9, 1859, tsl,l7z has been distributed among the
families Of thirty-t two deceased mhmbers CIV
Ing to each nearly $1,000. The ASSOCIATION now
numbers i,s2s members, and to rai56 the fund
thus disbursed last year each member contributed
sixteen collars for less than 81 so per month";, with
the knowiege that In the event Of his own death his
brother officers would similarly provide $1,000 his
bereaved family. The statement for the quarter
contributed s6775, which was disbursed as follows
10 the widow OF officer Lauahlin. seventeenth pre-
Thirty-second precinct 1891; Of See Fifth precinct
$751; children Of Dilks Twentysixth precinct t96&;
heiIs Of EdmOnds, Sanitary squad, $06l.