The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-22

Average temperature for corresponding date
last year. 81
NATURALizArios.--To-ds being the last day %
which voters De made duly qualified for service
at the November election. there VIII no doubt lie
quite rush II the various courts.
POLICE BoA8D-Tnls Board held a secret ,ession
Yesterday, but it not asceralned thar any bust
ness beyond the trausfer Of two pairolmen was
transacted
A FATAL MArcB.-Coroner Keenan, yesterday
received infqrmalios .as. Alss May Ngrpay. TX.
teen years OF age, nal died in Bellevue hSspital
from the effects Of burns recently received 81 her
ate residence, No. 80 WilIet street irom her clothes
taking Are gr0m match.
An ALLEGED PRtvArEgR.--Marshal Barlow, owing
to certain Information furnished, has ordered the
Unlted states cutter Seward to have surveillance
over the steam yacht Anna. now lying In The Erie
basin, 1t having been alleged that she was being
lifted ont for cuban expedition.
The DEATH OF MRS. BAaRErT. Coroner schirmeY
yesterday held Inquest the body OF Mrs. Emily
Viola Croker Barrett the actress whose death vt
Mahard's Hotel No. 80 Broadway, has heretofore
been announced tn the HERALD. An examination
showed that death resulted from hernia. Mrs Bar
rett was nearly twen1y'sesen years Of age and
FATAL Truck CAsUALry.-Pstrick Haggerty, nifty.
five years OF age, born In Ireland ana late resident
OF No. loo Washington street, was crushed beneath
the wheels OF truck No $50 thus causing a com.
pound fracture of the legs he was conveyed TO
coroner Keenan, was notified 70 hold an inquest on
the body
SUICIDE BY DROWNING. Catherine Blake or No.
50 Laigh street, aged forty seven and native OF
Ireland, drowned herself the foot OF ves.ry street
this morning, She was seen 10 jump from the pier
save her. The act Is said 10 have been committed
during q ut OF insanity, rom which she has suffered
during the past two years.
HoNoRABLy DrscBAEGEp.-fn the HERALD OF
4 a fy,V.
OF the arrest OF two young men, brothers named
respectively George A. and Louis Reed, and their
committal 10 answer At the 1ombs Police Court on
the charge OF obtaining money under false pretences.
They were taken before the Grand jury and on
Tuesday last were hon0rably discharged no eyi.
dence 10 sustain die charge being sddnced.
THg McGISNEss HoMtoIDg.-Ioseph James. the
man against whom the jury rendered a verdict for
causing the death OF Patrick McGinness OF $40 Ninth
avenue, was yesterday brought before Coroner
keenan, aud admitted TO bail IN the sum of 4 l. 600
To await the action OF the Grand Jury. Deceased
had rupture OF the ntestines, but the evidence
Jailed TO show positively that James Indicted the
fatal violence.
TIE coUscu OF EvASegiacAL CHuacaps, com.
prised OF representatives. nom all the various demons
nations called Evangelical, met yesterday at the
Reformed church, In Washington square Tne pur.
pose OF their meeting is to deliberate upon the
adyisabillty OF mutual alliance, that the various
churches may no longer work against each
e'''~' 10 hStotoiVfo ous MI IN Tie same
interest," The 1ru hours OF the morning
we're occupied by prayer meeting, In which
the assembled clergy Gil joined. After the PRAYER
meeting the roll was called ana the Rev. DR..
Matthews, OF the Reformed Church OF New York
was chosen president The Council then prepared
for business aud the several topics that had becn
prepared for discussion read BY the eecretary
and tho nrst one offered for debate n
was, "Evils q . Schsm Among Eysnssi,.
cal Churches and Importance Of Unityn Ths
nrst speaker was she Right Rev Bishop
MALI nj hn a.
in favor OF unity. He was followed By the New. DR.
Bacon, OF the Reformed Presbyter Church: rev
Or. schumacher, OF the Lutheran Church; Profensor
Dey Of Yale college; Rev. Dr. Crosby, Of the Prcs-
byterian Church; Hon. J. D. nixon, member OF Con-
Qress OF New Jersey, delegate OF the Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. A. 8. HUNT OF the Methodist
Cnurcn. Raw DIR. Schumacher ofrcred q series Of
resolutions concerning Church unity which were
Unanimously adopted. The Council viii remain ~
session during the next sbrcc or tou, days