The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-16

and Immediately beat retreat without any
punder.
DEATH FROM Busss.-Charles Doelger child two
years OF age died at the residence of hts parents,
2sa West Houston street. from the effects OF burns.
Previous to his death deceased was attended by %
physician in Tlirtietn street. bug MS certificate or
death was not satisfactory TO the Board OF Health.
The circumstances under which the cnd was burned
did not transplre. Coroner Rollins was notified 10
hold ar inquest on the body OF deceased.
THE BOARD or COUNTY cANVAssERs continued
their official labors yesterday. The returns of the
Eighth Sixteenth and Twentieth wards can-
vassed. but no opposition was entered TO counting
the votes OF the districts. protest was received
from william A. Rooney against counting the votes
cast for owen Cayanagh for member N Assembly,
The protest was placed on file, aud, together With
those already received, Will be considered on ms
last day OF the canvass.
The DEATH or MRS. sMITH-No MURDER
Wooster Beach, NJ. D., yesterday made post NOR
TEN examination the remains OF Mrs. Mary
smith. late or No. 81 Mulberry street. who died
under somewhat suspicious circumstances as here
tofore fully detailed in the HERALD There were
to nothing. Death resulted from disease OF tho
kidneys. Coroner Keenan, will hold an inquest To-
day.
THE DURAND CAsE.-Mr. Joseph Durand. the de-
PENDANT In the abandonment case Of Durand
vs.. Durand states that an affidavit madc
by the plaintiff, grossly nbelling him, has
been widely published. Ont OF regard ior
his child and numerous friends he has avoided
Whenever the facts are necessarily devel oped in ths
course OF judicial proceedings he feels sure tho
courts and public WIN exonerate him.
THE GREENWICH STREET FIRE.--Tne losses at this
fire. No. us Greenwich street, yesterday morning,
were:-Wood Brothers, printers, second floor loss
about 81, 0o0 first floor, occupied by A r. Clark boot
and shoe dealer, loss $1,000, insured for $1,000; J.
Ross, occupant of part OF first floor cigar store,
lost about $500. The basement Is occupied by Fred.
Klein as restaurant, loss $500. insured for $780,
$. harrison, cigar manufacturer on the thrd and
fourth doors sustained about 5000 damage. The
building was damaged $1,000 TO $4,000
FATAL RAILROAD CAsUALrY.-Coroner Schirmer
was yesterday called to hold an inquest nc tho
Morgue on the body OF owen Mcclure man abous
forty years OF agc. who died In Bellevue Hospital
the effects OF injuries received some weeks ago
by beng run over In Chatham square near Oliver
street, ny car SO OF the Dry Dock ilne Deceased.
VINO was intoxicated fell from the front platform ot
the car on which he was riding, and, falling beneath
the wheel, was terribly crushed. Before MS death
deceased exonerated the car driver IRON all blame.
McGulre lived III Park avenue Brooklyn.
UNSAFE BUiLDISos.--T9e following unsafe bald
ings have been reported to the superintendent Of
Public Buildings during the week ending Noyem
ber15:-NOyem0er 0, No. 3is--No. 128 Chsysfio
street, front ana south side wall badly bulged rear
wall badly bulged and cracked and In very dan
Gerous condition November Il, No. 3loNo 655
Sixth street, front wall badly Cracked and out o(
plumb unsaie and dangerous. November Is, No.
i2O--Ao. 39i Cherry street, timbers OF building are
nj rotten; liable 10 fail AZ any mopaenb. November
~ No. 32iAo. rs Leonard street, front wan over
H. 10 and II Jacob street. mont oil buildings very
much buoed November 15 No a23-Fo "a Frank
fort street, building cracked ana settiei. November
10, No. 323-No. lors street, rear wall settled and
cracked
METgoRic AND AuRoRAL D1sPtAY.-The heavens
were completely overcast on the morning OF Novenl-
Der H. bat at other portions Of the earth. perhaps
the Pacific Ocean aIso the November mete-
ors may have been seen. Between three
and four O'Clock Monday morning the reu
variety OF The Aurora Borealis was AGAIN visible.
FStar lf a.
seen PASSING over SKY partly remarkably ciear:--
AT one minute past h.e O'Clock A. Nj . large req
meteor shot thirty degrees towards the pole star
from the pointer Merak OF the "Great Dlppcr.D At
seventeen minutes past i've O'Clock one white,
brighter than Venus, tram Twelve degrees, siios
uoTth-nortneast twenty degrees. from point teu
degrees south OF Regulus, At nineteen
minutes past Ave one emerald equal 10 heguius,
shot east-northeast from point twenty degrees
soutl-sOuInwe5t OF Re.u.us.