The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-12
David Grimm, aged sixty years. Who died suddenly


| yesterday morning.
| FOUND IN THE WHARF.-THE body of an unknown
man was yesterday found In tho East river OF the
| Lunatic ASYLUM on Blackweu's Island. Coroner
| Schirmer VIII hold an inquest
TIM GERMAN CIaARMAKRRs' UNION No. 90, OF this
city have resolved 10 make up collection in behalf
OF the cIgarmakers OF Lepsic Cassel and Ashim,
Germany who are now on strike for higher wages.
WALL STREET UsURERs.--It IL reported that at
four O'Clock yesterday afternoon the two Wall street
usurers who were sentenced by Judge Cardozo to
imprisonment to the City Prison. had not been de-
lvered into the custody OF the warden Of that nsti
tuition.
"AcRoss TnE CONTINENT. ~ Yesterday car load
OF fresh fruit arrived In this city direct from
California by the Pacific Railroad. The fruit was
shipped by the sacramento Fruit Company, and.
though detained two days at Chicago was In good
order on It's arrival here.
GENERAL ORDER No. 573n issued yesterday by
superintendent Kennedy requires, in pursuance Of
a resolution adopted by the Board OF Police, that
on and after the 10th day Of November next each
member Of the force shall reside IN the county In
which he is assigned TO duty.
FATALLY INJuRED.-Coroner Flynn was yesterday
notified to hold an inquest OF Bellevue Hospital on
the body Of Margaret Feeney, native OF Ireland,
received fracture Of the shoulder aud other nJu-
rles at her residence No $50 Canal street, causing
her death In the hospital on Tuesday night.
THE ODD FELLOWS AND THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
the Grand Lodge Of the United States OF the indie
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows, which meets In Sep
tember next at san Francisco. will be- passed over
the Union Pacific Railroad at one and One-tiith Of
the regular charge, with free return passage and
at half fare either way on the Central Pacific.
THE BROADWAY PAvENENT.-The distractions
which for two years past now here now there, made
Broadway impossible and in fact, closed large Sec
tons of it at time entirely TO travel to the great
cnagrin Of everybody wno had occasion to pass
down or up across this central th0r0u2hfare are
to hinder traffic no more. The contractor for laying
down the new pavement Mr.. G. II. Gudet, who was
the cause OF these distractions, in order that his
men might proceed with their WORK without OBJ
structons-(no pun ntendedl-has completed his
contract and the last stone put in its place yes
terday afternoon. 1t Is but lust TO say that the new
pavement appears to be the best adapted OF any IN
use in the city for heavy travel, ana 1t looks as II 1t
may last q long time, unless sewer contractors or
gasppe layers or peradventure some horse railroad
monopoly do not come along ana tear II up again.
THE NEW POST OrFICE.-Judging by the earnest
ness with which the preliminary work at the site Of
the proposed Post ONCE is being prosecuted, there
can be DOUBT that The present generation will live
to see the work faft occompli. The posts for the
fence to enclose the work are all sunk and in day
or two the plot will be hidden from the gaze Of
passers by. The work OF removing the fountain and
the trees i5 also rapidly progressing under the d.
rection of the street Commissioner. The fence which
was erected at the northern boundary Of the plot
was seized upon by some enterprsins bill poster,
and the first instament toward making the fence
an academy t OF design was posted TINS did not not
bill was taken down and a sign, post no hlls,''
painted con5picuously the fence. The latest ap.
pontee on the job Is Captain Tisdae, superintend-
ent of rigging. This Is not supposed to be rig on
the pubic but on the governments derrick.
THE AUGUST METEoRs.-The first large meteor OF
the August stream sped across the sky at thirty
minutes after eleven O'Clock on Tuesday evening.
The maximum period Of the display appeared to be
| at 2:4e the following morning, when the meteors
moved in such numbers that observer could not
register them. The meteOrs were noted for the
rapdty OF their night their short trains great bril-
| ltancy and for the large numbers OF q red color,
| equal Gin apparent magnitude to Gamma, UrsI
MINORS. The register runs thus-August TO-
1880 p. MA splendid meteor Of first magnt
tude, emerald, with train of Is deg, shot south
ward 80 deg. from point deg. east Of the
noted cluster in the sword handle Of Perseus
The train was visible thirsyive seconds. At IL :32
another equal to Jupiter, exploded like blue light
near cluster In Perseus. At I2i2 one, yellow equal
to Jupiter shot deg. $. from point deg. S. OF
cluster In Perseus. At 10 one, red, equal to Mars
when brightest, shot E. S. E. 20 deg. from point 8
deg. s. OF Capella; train deg At 2:03 one, yellow,
equal to Venus when brightest shot 10 deg. s. from
point deg. s. OF cluster In Perseus; train deg.
lady observer noticed the peculiar beauty OF this
meteor. At 2:2o one, yellow equal to Capea, shot
$. W. over 20 deg from cluster In Perseus train IL
deg At 2:46 One yellow, equal to Capella, shot g.
| ). e. deg. from point deg. S. or Capela. A,
2:46:10 one, white, equal to Capella shot deg s. S.
w. from point deg. 5. s. W. OF clnster in Perseus
AT 246:12 one yellow, equal to Jupiter shot s. S. T.
| deg. from point deg. L. Of Capella.