The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-06

THE FIRE DEPARTMENTAL Is stated that the paid
Fire Department will be in full operation next week.
The delay in the organization has been from the
fact that the tenders not pleed. The stalls
for horses have been placed IN ali the houses, aud
the horses Will be purchased mex week.
Tue NAVY YARD RoBBERy.-Yesterday Robert D.
Bogart late paymaster's clerk on board the receiv
ing ship Vermont, charged with Ascending with
$780, 900 or $4,000, was placed on trial before naval
court martial. The members OF the press according
to the rules OF the service, were excluded.
ACCUSED OF VIOLATING THE INTERNAL REVENUE
LAw.-Owen J. McCue was arrested yesterday on
charge Of selling cigars without the internal revenue
stamps, as required BY law. He was taken before
Commissioners Jones' when he gave bail IN the sum
Of 81, 900 and the examination OF the case was ad.
,ourned until to-day.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BOARDING House THIEF
Captain woglom, OF the Forty fifth precinct, ap.
peared before Justice VOORHEES, yesterday with
young man in his custody named George
Emil Rau, an alleged notorious boarding house
thief who has recently operated extens lively In
Winlamsburg Among his victims are Mrs. Catha
rine Gordon. OF No. Broadway. Z. d.: Mr.. vree
land ana Mr.. James WetmOre. The prisoner Is q re.
pec,ane appearing young man ne has lately been
alleged ne robbed his fellow clerk. He Is fully iden
tned by some of his victims. Mr.. Rau was commit
tee by the Justice to answer charge OF grand lar.
ceny
A BARROOM FRACAs-John Nolan bartender
employed in liquor store at the corner OF South
First ana Second streets. Il. D.. was arrested last
evening by Captain wOglom to answer charge of
felonous assault preferred by Thomas Summcrsgil
Ii that the prisoner found the complainant In
the OF Inc liquor store In the company OF an IN
toXlcated woman who had recently left the County
I.unatic Asylum and ordered botn to leave the pre-
Muses. TN refusing to do so the prisoner attempted
10 eject them, when Summersglll showed fight, and
beng man or more than ordinary physical
proves. the former took club and struck him
three times upon the head, mnictng extensive
wounds. from which the blood flowed cOpiously.
Onfcer Albert quinn removed the injured man to a
neehbOrinR drug store and Captain Woglom ar
rested Nolan. The woman. whose name Is Minnie
Purv.s was subsequently arrested by Ollcer quinn
and locked mp on charge or intoxication.
ACCUSED OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE
PRErENs Es.-Some time since several citizens ap-
peared before the Mayor and complained that
young man named II. b. Diamond mad obtained
money from them as they believed. under false re-
presentations; that he had distributed circulars
setting forth that upon the receipt OF Ger
tain he would furnish work en-
Titled From Dawn to Day. Diamond re-
ceived his subscriptions through the post, and
although officer Applegate, OF the Mayors office,
gently the accused managed to get the letters out
without beng detected. He was arrested yester-
day. however and taken before the Mayor, when he
stated that The work IN question was still in the
nands OF the printer IN New York He says he can
produce the manuscript and VIII furnish the work
when completed. The Mayor VIII make u further
investigation into the case to-day.
Tue THIRD AvESUE CosFRovERsY.-Y Yesterday
street Commissioner Fury and the Board OF Water
aud sewerage Commissioners were served with an
| injunction obtained by the Brooklyn Improvement
| Company, restraining them from interfering with
the work OF constructing canal under the street, or
OF putting down sewer at that point until the case
can he argued before the Supreme Court. The Water
| and sewerage Commissioners were authorized by an
act Of the Legislature to construct sewer through
Third avenue, aud the Brooklyn Improvement Com
pany also obtained the power to connect their basins
| on either side OF the avenue by cutting canal
/ under It. When the company proceeded to make
the opening tne city interfered and iniunctOns were
/ 0oaned nrst 0y one side ana then by the
| other. Finally the Board OF Water and sewerage
| commissioners resolved TO commence the construc
ton pl tue sewer forthwith AT the point where the
| Improvement company had commenced the work
OF tunDelng and II being Impossible 10 both tunnel
ana sewer the avenue the Improvement Company
SUSPENDED furtheT operations and Obtained an inlunc
ton. Mayo Kabiesch, however. was OF the opinion
! that the Board OF Water ana Sewerage Commission
ers had perfect right TO 60 and buiiu thc sewer
The Corporation Counsel told them that u would Oe
! acontempt OF court to violate the injunction ant
that they should refrain from further interference
mnt the case could be argued. me bfooSiyl
| Improvement company propose, u thcy car
| cross the street with the canal, 70 hi
In about fifteen acres OF low swampl
land and use for comneIchai purposes
| hut II the city puts q sewer through Tue avenue u
| viii cut Them on and the land will probably remair
! ~ 10 is-0ne-haIf under pond Of stagnant wate
| aud the other half mud nat. me 9rade Oh rnlrt
avenue Is about thirty feet above tnese ANUS, afit
tie canal can he put under IL without Intcrferin;
with the surface OF the street. The case which y
| rather an important one, VIII DC set'len eitiT or
| WAY or the 0fner IN "a lew DAYS