The New York herald., 1869-12-26

land, dropped dead yesterday morning, In ST.
stephens Roman Catholic church, In Twenty y-elghth
street, while attending divine service The cause
oil death not known. An inquest Will be held to- day.
An aged, respectable appearing female, named
Laurana Keeer, was arraigned before Justice Dodge
yesterday morning upon complaint OF a salesman in
the employ OF r. II. Macy, charged with stealing a
number OF small articles from the store OF hS en-
poyer on Thursday, valued at sixtytwo dollars Sne
was committed TO answer the charge in default OF
$500 ban.
Coroner Flvnn was called yesterday to hold an in ;
quest at the Sixth ward station house over the
mans Of Daniel Toomey, aged thirty-rhree years,
native OF Ireland and resident OF Utica N. Y. who
was found dead IN the yard of No. Tryon row the
result, as Is supposed, of ntempcrance The body
was sent 10 the M0rRue
The Tenth precinct police report that about one
O'Clock yesterday morning an alteration occurred
in the lager been saloon 1913 Delaney street, be-
tween George Stall ana man named Brady. Stall
was stabbed IN the with knife, and received q
wound from which his physicians believe he will
not recover. The would-be murderer escaped, but
the police are securing the city for him.
Peter Burns and william B. White, both well
dressed young men, were arraigned before Justice
Dodge at Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday
morning by oficer Kearny, of the Eighth precinct,
upon complaint OF TWO Frenchmen named Perrit
MinnOt and Victor Shonavin, charged with dlscharg
ing revolver at them on Thursday night i'll Wooster
street. The prisoners stated the Frenchmen as
saulted them, and they acting the defensive.
Counter charges were made by both parties and
they were locked up as disorderiy characters.
From the Twenty-nrst precinct police 1t is ascer-
tanned that about midnight yesterday difficulty
occurred in Farey's auction mart, No. $50 Third av-
enue, between the proprietor ana one Andrew
McGynn, which resulted tue latter retiring forcl-
bly,. Later IN the morning. at the corner OF Thirty
sixth street and Third avenue, McGynn attacked
Israel solomon, one Of Fariey's employees, VINO was
on his way home, and inflicted severe Injuries upon
his head With IA brick. McGynn escaped. Solomon
was taken to his home.
Emanuel Strauss, young German whose father
has on more than one occasion had to rescue him
from the penalties of the law similar frauds, was
brought before Judge Bowling yesterday morning In
precinct. Strauss went to Pearson " IIalstead on
Wednesday, corner OF Broome street and the Bowery
and SAID that he had been sent by Messrs. Patton
Bros, Ss3 Eighth avenue, for ten hams. The hams
Mutual Bank, 750 Broadway drawn In favor OF w.
E. h j. W. Paten, for seventy-One dollars, by Henry
Armstead. The cneck was accepted by Messrs.
Pearson, and the difference, forty-one dollars,
the check to the bank 1t was found
to be forgery. On Friday Strauss had
the audacty TO go to Messrs. Pearson again with
written pencil order purporting to be written by
press wagon waiting this time the hams were
ordered TO be sent III the first case, but Messrs
Pearson this time had detective Mckeever waiting
also. The hve hams were placed in the wagon and
was then arrested He had confederate and 1t
part OF the plan to take the confederate also
but in this the detectives were f0ied. Judge Dow
ling committed STRAUSS to answer.