The New York herald., 1869-04-03

SUICIDE.--Last evening, German, named Conrad
Stevens committed suicide at No. 2l2 Third street.
No cause is alleged for the act. The Coroner was
notified to hold an inquest
LOSSES BY FIRE DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH,
The estimated losses by fire IN this city during the
Bakers report, amounts TO s427, $50, showing In
crease OF s164,00O over the month OF February.
ACCIDENTALLY DRowNED-Late yesterday after
noon Charles Jacobs, youth OF seventeen years
while at play with other boys at the foot OF Twenty
NTH street. East river fell into the dock and was
drowned. Subsequently the body was recovered
and taken to the Morguc where an inquest will be
held The deceased lived at NO. l22 Wilett street.
ANOTHER MAIL BAG ADRIRT.-At five O'Clock yes
terday afternoon as the great mail wagon was pass.
ing up Fiflh avenue Nineteenth street, large
mail bag tumbled into the street, and the driver not
being able to II from the huge pile behind him.
was jogging along very composedy when he was
stopped by some citizens and the bag restored TO Its
place. This dropping OF mail matter along the
streets Of New York is fast becsmIng an Institution.
SUPPOSED suICIDE.-A man whose name is sup
posed TO have been c. H. Conover thirty years OF age
and recently Of Philadelphia, was yesterday found
dead In bed at Nos. "a and SO Chatham street. From
the fact that quantity OF cyanide OF potassium was
found IN one OF his pockets IL s believed death
suited from swallowing quantity OF the poison.
The remains were removed to the Morgue, where Dr.
SHINE will make post mortem examination, after
which an Inquest will be held by Coroner Flynn.
FATAL RUN OVER CAsuALrY.-Coroner Keenan,
yesterday held an inquest at the Thirty fifth street
police station on the body OF Louisa NJ. wotn-
shemer, the little girl nearly three years OF age who
was run over two or three days ago. The jury rem
dered the following verdict:-"That the deceased
came to her death from injuries received by wagon
loaded with manure passing her IN Thirty. fifth
street, near Eighth avenue on the Both day OF March,
1909. We censure the owner Of the wagon Tor en-
p0ylng an incompetent man as driver and disap-
prove OF the practice OF allowing small children TO
60 unattended In the street." The parents OF de-
ceased live at No. 337 West Thirty NTH street.
The SIEGE AT THE CUSTOM HousE.-At the Gus
tom House yesterday the besieging army was large
and most persistent. Messrs Grinnell, Cornwel
and Merritt Collector, Surveyor and Naval Onicer,
were early on hand, but the mportunates were there
before them. so heavily and rapidly did the sppli-
cations pour In especially Mr.. Grinnell, that he
was obliged In sheer despair to order his sergeant
alarms to take no cards letters OF introduc-
ton on any consideration. Messrs. Cornwell and
Merritt, although pretty well overrun with ap-
pllcauons, were not quite heavily be-
sieged az the Collector. SO far none OF the
gentlemen named have had any opportunity to
make, or perhaps even 10 think OF making, any
changes. they receive the applications and accom-
paDyinp Recommendations anu place them on nle
for future reference Al one time yesterday the
crowd was 40 large as to give rise 10 The idea that
mass meeting was about 70 be organized II 10
Highly probable thai no changes will be made for .