The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-08


DEATH OF A PoLIcEMAN.-Patrolman Charles Hud-
son, Of the Eighteenth precinct died yesterday at
eleven O'Clock A. II.
ACCIDENT TO A SAILoR.-Augustus p. Anderson,
second mate OF the schooner Enchantress, yesterday
fell down an area and broke an arm.
FOUND DEAD-A man named william Phillips,
aged ffty-two years. living at No. s5e First avenue
was found dead in his bed at twenty minutes after
eight O'Clock yesterday morning.
Boy KILLED-Last evening a boy aged sixteen
years, named John Graham, resident OF No. LIT
Mott street. climbed up on the roof OF No. 1874
Mulberry street with view OF flying his kite, when
he fell to the ground and sustained injuries from
which he died soon after.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.-Wiam Fahey, o boy aged
i've years, died yesterday afternoon from injuries
sustained by falling into cellar on the corner Of
First avenue and Eighteenth street. He resided at
No. 40S East Eighteenth street. to which number the
remains were removed.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDAL halfpast twelve O'Clock
yesterday morning girl named Mary Lauretz, lv-
ing at No. 90 Elm street. attempted to take her life
with the assistance OF laudanum. When found by
ner OF seventh avenue and West Twelfth street,
suffering from the effects Of the drug.
GOOD TEMPLARs' INsTALLATioN.-A public IN
stallation OF Duane Lodge No. CO. Independent Order
OF Good Templars, was held at Temperance Hail.
evening, when the officers elected the previous week
were duly installed. Several speakers addressed
the meeting, ana the exercises were well attended
and highly interesting.
ARMY REUNION. Ninth Army Corps and the
Burnside Expedition Will hold reunion tomorrow
In this city. meeting will be held at noon In the
armory OF the Twenty-second regiment corner OF
Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street, and q supper
will be given in the evening at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. General Burnside IL In town and Will be
present both OCCASIONS 80 also will other disn-
guished officers VINO were connected with the North
Carolina campaign.
The COAL CARRYING TRADE.-The Pennsylvania
Iron Works, located at Chester Pa, have just closed
o contract with Messrs. Crane a Co.. OF this city,
for the building OF number Of iron golfers for the
coasting trade. These vessels VIII be propelled by
tons. They only the pioneer vessels OF projected
large feet for transporting coal by cheap means OF
communication from the most convenient points OF
shipment to consumers. some OF the large railway
companies are also interested In the enterprise.
MoNsTRosrrY.-In the slaughtering OF some
ewes at M. Tobins Bros. establishment No. 400
East Fortyhfth street. yesterday, most remarkable
malformation was found. 1t consisted OF two bodies
OF lambs complete, the upper halves having grown
together. The head Is that Of a spaniel. and L has
a doubleolnted neck. Nature II seems had intended
to produce twins, but abandoned the work when
partially completed and topped OF the animal struc
turc by the application OF dogs head. The officials
of the Board OF Health have taken the body under
their protection, and VIII have II photographed to-
day.
THE PARK METEOROLOGICAL REPoRT.-From the
report OF the Central PARK Meteorological Depart
ment, for the week ending February 9, 1t appears
that the weekly mean indicated by the barometer
was ~. SOL, the maximum at two O'Clock r. NJ OF
the I'd being 30442 and the minimum at seven
O'Clock A. M. OF the ath, 2s.e82, showing range OF
1.400 degrees. The mean temperature for the week
was 1865, the maximum ut two O'Clock ?. NJ. OF
February being 402 and the minimum at three
O'Clock A. M. OF February 20 degrees, giving
difference or variation OF 20.2 degrees The phe.
nomena OF February were somewhat remarkable
for the period OF the year At one O'Clock r. NJ
snow began falling and changed TO rain at six
O'Clock r. M; depth OF snow ~ inches. Rain con.
tinued during the evening, and thunder storm
prevailed from eight O'Clock TIL eleven o o'clock p
NJ. The rain ceased OF seven O'Clock A. M. OF the
Attn inst, after q duration Of twenty hours Slight
fall Of snow at ten O'Clock p. NJ. OF the Attn. snow
fell also February Q, at six O'Clock A. NJ, for a be.
riod OF half an hour Total depth Of rain and snow
water for the week 1.55 inches,